Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
309 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
TXZ012-092100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
309 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 74 47 72 49 72
Temp 55 53 65 71 74 71 59 54 50 48 59 67 71 69 60 55 52 49 61 68 70 66
DewPt 36 34 33 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 41 40 41 41 42 42 43 44 46 45 46 47
Min/Max RH 21 68 33 83 41
RH 49 48 30 23 21 25 39 48 61 68 51 37 34 36 51 61 71 83 58 43 42 50
Wind Dir E NE E E E E E E NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 9 18 19 18 16 12 9 8 9 12 12 11 11 9 6 6 5 11 12 16 16
Clouds SC FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 41 11 12 8 5 12 36 19 29 42 43 49 50 66 57 53 36 53 71 80 76 71
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 4
Vent Rate 8 8 82117137123 8 7 5 5 40 74 74 55 5 5 5 5 37 93100 76
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E NE E E NE E E S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 18 25 21 20 18 17 16 11 13 17 13 12 12 11 12 12 12 17 19 21 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 71 49 76 51 83 53 81
Temp 55 51 66 66 55 50 72 74 57 51 79 81 60 54 76 76
DewPt 48 51 53 51 50 49 46 43 46 46 44 41 47 48 46 44
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 30 84 22 82 28
RH 77100 63 58 83 96 39 33 67 83 29 24 62 80 34 32
PWind Dir S S SW NW N W S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 70 40 30 10 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-092100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
309 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 74 45 70 47 68
Temp 50 47 61 70 74 71 59 54 49 46 58 66 68 69 59 55 50 48 58 64 67 64
DewPt 22 36 35 36 34 33 35 35 36 38 40 40 39 39 43 43 44 45 47 47 46 48
Min/Max RH 23 73 33 90 47
RH 33 67 39 28 23 25 40 48 61 73 51 38 34 33 55 65 80 89 67 54 47 55
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E E NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S SE SE S S
Wind Spd 6 9 17 18 16 18 12 10 8 8 11 12 11 11 8 6 6 5 11 12 16 14
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 39 18 10 14 18 27 18 22 31 36 49 52 61 63 65 51 49 65 76 72 79 67
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.11
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 4
Vent Rate 5 8 71 99136118 11 7 5 5 47 88 86 76 6 5 4 5 54 98125 76
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E NE E E E E E SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 17 24 20 19 20 21 13 11 12 16 17 14 14 13 11 10 12 19 21 21 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 76 46 79 48 85 51 84
Temp 53 50 68 70 52 47 74 76 56 49 80 82 59 52 80 80
DewPt 51 50 53 45 48 46 42 37 44 44 41 34 45 46 42 38
Max/Min RH 100 37 100 23 84 17 81 21
RH 93100 58 40 85 96 31 24 64 82 25 18 60 80 26 23
PWind Dir S SW W NW N W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 50 20 20 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-092100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
309 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 78 49 76 51 77
Temp 56 53 66 73 77 75 63 58 52 50 61 71 75 74 64 58 54 52 64 73 76 72
DewPt 32 31 32 30 32 34 36 37 38 40 42 42 42 41 43 43 45 45 46 45 46 47
Min/Max RH 19 69 29 79 34
RH 39 43 29 20 19 22 37 46 59 69 50 35 30 31 46 57 71 78 53 37 34 42
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 5 11 14 13 11 9 5 5 4 9 9 9 6 4 4 4 4 8 10 12 12
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 49 21 12 17 10 13 20 20 25 29 30 37 41 60 55 51 39 56 65 75 76 74
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 6 5
Vent Rate 7 5 66125127123 6 5 5 5 36 60 69 48 3 3 4 4 38 99 99 99
T Wind Dir E NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SE S SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 12 21 20 17 17 13 11 11 11 14 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 13 18 19 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 77 51 81 52 87 55 85
Temp 59 54 72 71 57 52 75 79 60 53 81 85 64 56 80 80
DewPt 50 52 54 53 53 51 49 46 49 49 47 45 50 51 49 47
Max/Min RH 95 47 100 29 87 23 84 27
RH 72 94 53 54 85 96 39 31 66 85 31 25 61 83 34 31
PWind Dir S S SW NW W W S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 70 40 40 10 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-092100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
309 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 76 49 75 51 75
Temp 57 54 65 72 75 73 63 57 52 49 60 69 73 72 64 58 54 52 63 72 74 70
DewPt 33 31 32 30 32 34 35 36 38 39 43 42 41 41 42 43 45 45 46 45 45 48
Min/Max RH 20 67 31 79 36
RH 39 41 29 21 21 24 36 45 59 67 52 38 32 32 45 56 71 77 54 39 36 47
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 8 13 16 16 13 9 8 6 6 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 4 9 12 13 13
Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 51 22 14 12 10 13 26 19 25 29 34 38 45 64 55 51 38 62 70 76 76 73
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 6 5
Vent Rate 7 5 66124135125 6 5 5 5 31 68 74 46 4 3 4 4 36 98110100
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 12 21 20 18 17 13 11 11 11 13 11 11 9 10 8 10 10 14 19 20 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 75 52 79 53 85 56 83
Temp 59 55 70 69 57 53 73 77 60 54 79 83 63 56 78 79
DewPt 49 52 53 53 53 50 48 46 49 47 47 44 50 50 48 46
Max/Min RH 92 49 97 31 83 24 82 29
RH 71 91 55 58 86 90 41 33 67 79 32 26 61 80 35 32
PWind Dir S S SW NW SW W S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 70 40 30 10 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-092100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
309 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 71 43 68 43 70
Temp 52 48 61 67 71 68 55 50 46 44 55 64 68 66 54 51 46 44 59 68 68 64
DewPt 27 27 29 29 30 31 34 35 37 38 42 41 40 40 43 43 43 43 46 46 46 48
Min/Max RH 22 81 36 99 43
RH 38 44 30 24 22 25 45 55 71 81 60 43 36 39 65 75 90 96 63 46 45 55
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E NE NE N NE E E E E SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 8 13 14 13 13 10 9 9 8 10 9 8 8 5 5 4 4 9 12 13 13
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 81 56 30 42 26 34 42 47 63 44 43 50 70 68 58 63 66 65 75 79 78 75
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.18
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 5
Vent Rate 9 7 58113131126 9 8 7 9 44 65 55 39 5 4 4 5 33109107 75
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 20 18 17 17 18 16 14 16 16 11 9 9 11 9 9 11 14 23 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 46 73 44 77 45 82 47 80
Temp 51 47 69 67 49 45 72 74 53 46 78 78 55 48 76 76
DewPt 51 47 51 47 48 44 46 42 46 44 44 41 47 45 45 42
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 28 95 22 91 26
RH 99100 53 49 95 97 39 32 78 93 30 26 73 89 33 30
PWind Dir S SW NW N N SW NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 60 30 30 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS NM SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-092100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
309 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 73 45 73 46 75
Temp 49 46 61 68 72 70 56 52 47 45 58 68 72 71 57 53 49 47 62 72 75 70
DewPt 27 27 32 31 32 33 37 37 39 40 44 42 40 39 44 43 43 43 46 45 45 45
Min/Max RH 22 82 30 89 34
RH 42 48 34 25 23 25 49 56 74 82 60 39 31 31 61 69 80 87 55 38 34 41
Wind Dir NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE E NE SW SW S S S S
Wind Spd 6 5 10 12 11 10 8 8 5 5 9 9 8 8 4 4 4 4 8 11 13 14
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 55 54 59 39 37 56 31 61 53 47 28 40 34 53 49 49 52 64 58 63 70 72
PoP 12HR 10 20 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 6 4
Vent Rate 5 5 34 89111 86 6 7 6 5 33 58 60 54 3 3 3 5 27112103 91
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE N N N N N S NW NW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 10 14 14 13 12 12 16 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 9 11 14 19 20 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 75 47 78 48 83 50 81
Temp 55 50 72 68 52 48 73 75 55 49 79 79 57 50 77 76
DewPt 50 50 51 50 52 48 49 45 49 46 47 45 50 48 48 45
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 31 97 25 96 27
RH 85100 48 52100100 43 34 81 92 32 30 78 93 36 33
PWind Dir S SW SW N NW NW SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 70 50 40 10 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20ft Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20ft Wind Speed
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12HR(IN)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
Snow Shwrs......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
IS.............Isolated
SC.............Scattered
NM.............Numerous
O..............Occasional
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
WD.............Widespread
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Haines(CAT).........................Haines Index
Mix Hgt(Thousands of FT AGL)........Mixing Height
Example: 6 = 6000 Feet; 12 = 12000 Feet; <1 = Less than 1000 Feet
Vent Rate(Thousands of KT-FT AGL)...Ventilation Rate
Example: 12 = 12,000 Feet; 120 = 120,000 Feet; <1 = Less than than 100 Foot
T Wind Dir(8 Point Compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
Category...
HS............Historically Critical
EX............Extremely Critical
CH............Critical - High
CL............Critical - Low
EL............Elevated
NO............None
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 FT. Wind Speed
Example: <15 = Less Than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or Greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions