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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
309 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
TXZ012-212100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
309 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
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 59 38 77 52 77
Temp 42 40 44 52 58 57 47 43 41 40 53 67 75 76 63 59 56 53 64 73 77 74
DewPt 33 30 31 32 33 34 36 35 35 36 39 41 41 40 43 45 45 45 44 40 40 39
Min/Max RH 38 89 27 75 26
RH 70 67 60 46 39 42 65 73 79 85 59 39 29 27 48 60 66 75 48 30 27 28
Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW N NE E
Wind Spd 5 8 8 5 8 10 10 10 12 13 20 23 25 23 18 21 18 13 18 16 16 16
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 70 79 67 57 34 9 3 5 2 2 4 2 4 9 14 7 3 6 10 12 12 10
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5
Vent Rate 22 5 16 21 34 50 7 7 8 10 51 87120 98 11 13 11 10 46 79 99 83
T Wind Dir E E SE SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 11 9 9 6 9 11 16 17 19 21 27 28 28 28 24 26 24 21 21 24 21 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
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 47 76 55 84 54 83 52 84
Temp 55 48 69 74 59 56 78 80 64 55 79 80 60 52 79 80
DewPt 40 41 47 46 52 52 48 38 33 30 27 23 26 31 30 26
Max/Min RH 76 35 87 22 38 11 44 12
RH 57 76 45 37 78 87 35 22 31 38 15 12 27 44 17 14
PWind Dir E SE S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 30 10 5 0 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-212100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
309 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 59 37 80 49 80
Temp 46 43 48 53 58 58 46 41 39 37 52 67 77 79 64 57 54 50 65 76 79 75
DewPt 36 32 32 32 33 35 36 36 37 37 41 41 39 37 42 45 45 46 44 38 37 37
Min/Max RH 39 100 22 89 22
RH 68 65 55 45 39 43 68 82 91100 67 40 25 22 45 64 74 87 47 25 22 25
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW NW N NE E
Wind Spd 8 8 8 8 6 9 9 8 9 12 19 21 23 20 16 16 13 12 13 16 14 13
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 87 80 65 62 31 7 6 3 3 10 8 5 3 5 14 5 4 12 13 13 6 14
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5
Vent Rate 18 25 22 21 33 45 6 7 7 13 51 72122105 11 12 11 9 28 65 77 86
T Wind Dir SE E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NE NE E
T Wind Spd 11 11 10 9 8 11 13 16 17 21 27 25 27 27 25 25 24 20 19 19 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 45 79 53 86 51 82 49 83
Temp 53 46 68 78 59 54 80 81 60 52 77 80 58 49 78 80
DewPt 42 42 48 43 51 51 39 24 25 25 23 18 22 26 25 21
Max/Min RH 87 28 92 12 35 9 40 10
RH 66 86 48 29 75 90 23 12 26 35 13 10 25 40 14 11
PWind Dir E E S SW SW W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 5 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
309 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
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 64 42 82 55 80
Temp 41 41 44 54 62 62 52 48 44 43 56 71 80 81 68 63 59 55 65 75 79 76
DewPt 33 31 31 32 33 35 36 36 37 37 40 42 42 41 43 46 46 46 44 41 38 39
Min/Max RH 34 82 23 71 23
RH 73 70 59 43 34 36 55 64 75 77 56 35 25 24 41 53 63 70 46 29 23 26
Wind Dir E E E S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW N NE E
Wind Spd 4 8 5 5 4 6 8 10 9 12 17 20 19 17 18 17 12 12 14 16 14 13
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 79 73 68 57 28 11 5 2 4 2 2 3 4 12 34 6 3 4 5 13 11 15
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 17 6 14 19 33 45 6 8 8 9 69109158121 11 11 9 7 51 96 99 88
T Wind Dir E E E SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 12 9 6 6 6 9 14 18 16 19 28 28 29 29 21 21 19 14 25 25 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
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 79 56 89 58 88 54 89
Temp 58 49 71 78 61 57 81 84 68 58 82 84 64 54 83 85
DewPt 38 40 47 49 54 55 50 40 35 31 28 26 29 33 33 29
Max/Min RH 70 34 96 20 35 10 44 11
RH 49 70 41 37 77 93 33 21 30 35 14 12 26 44 17 13
PWind Dir E SE SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 30 10 5 0 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
309 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 62 43 81 56 78
Temp 41 40 44 52 60 61 51 48 45 43 55 70 79 80 67 63 59 56 64 72 77 74
DewPt 34 31 32 32 33 35 36 36 36 37 40 42 41 40 43 45 47 45 43 41 39 38
Min/Max RH 36 79 24 69 25
RH 77 70 63 47 37 38 55 63 71 79 57 37 26 25 41 52 63 66 48 32 26 28
Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W NW N NE E
Wind Spd 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 12 12 13 20 21 23 19 19 19 14 13 16 16 16 16
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 83 74 64 57 25 11 4 2 4 1 2 2 5 12 26 7 3 5 5 12 13 15
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 15 4 13 23 34 44 7 8 8 10 68106150119 12 11 9 7 52 93 98 87
T Wind Dir E E SE SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 12 8 6 6 6 10 16 18 18 19 29 28 28 29 24 21 20 14 25 25 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 78 57 87 58 86 55 87
Temp 58 50 69 76 62 58 80 83 68 58 80 83 64 55 80 83
DewPt 39 40 47 48 54 54 48 39 34 30 28 24 28 32 33 27
Max/Min RH 69 35 92 20 34 10 42 11
RH 49 69 47 37 75 87 33 21 28 34 15 12 26 42 18 13
PWind Dir E SE SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 30 10 5 0 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-212100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
309 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
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 60 36 81 46 73
Temp 36 36 42 52 59 58 45 41 39 37 52 70 80 78 62 57 52 47 60 70 73 70
DewPt 33 28 31 32 32 36 37 37 37 37 42 42 38 36 39 41 41 39 39 38 37 36
Min/Max RH 36 100 21 81 27
RH 88 72 64 45 36 44 72 83 94100 68 36 23 22 42 54 67 74 46 31 27 29
Wind Dir E E S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W N NE NE E
Wind Spd 8 6 6 10 9 10 9 11 13 14 21 20 19 19 13 16 13 11 13 16 16 16
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 73 61 67 57 9 8 3 4 4 4 5 3 7 19 15 5 4 5 5 7 13 17
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5
Vent Rate 10 5 16 39 56 54 7 8 10 11 61 89197153 11 12 9 5 55 88 80 77
T Wind Dir E E S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 11 8 9 11 11 12 14 18 21 23 32 28 26 27 23 24 20 12 26 23 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Frost Y Y
Date Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
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 41 78 50 84 48 81 44 82
Temp 50 42 67 76 57 51 80 80 59 49 77 78 55 44 76 78
DewPt 36 38 46 43 48 48 38 27 25 25 25 22 27 29 31 26
Max/Min RH 86 29 95 13 40 11 56 13
RH 59 84 47 31 72 90 22 14 27 40 15 12 34 54 19 15
PWind Dir E SE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 5 0 0 5
$$
OKZ002-212100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
309 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 61 39 83 47 74
Temp 38 38 42 51 59 60 46 42 41 40 56 72 81 81 65 59 54 48 58 69 74 71
DewPt 33 29 31 31 33 34 36 36 36 37 41 42 39 37 41 42 42 39 40 38 35 33
Min/Max RH 36 90 20 76 23
RH 82 70 65 47 36 38 68 78 82 89 57 35 23 21 42 53 65 71 50 32 24 25
Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S W NW N NE NE E
Wind Spd 4 5 5 8 10 8 9 10 12 13 20 21 19 16 13 13 13 13 16 18 16 13
Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 75 89 80 59 57 4 3 2 4 3 2 3 4 15 13 8 6 7 15 10 8 14
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 6
Vent Rate 5 7 11 25 38 54 6 8 9 10 73 93155106 11 10 9 8 70 98 92 84
T Wind Dir E NE SE SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S W N NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 8 6 6 9 11 11 14 19 20 21 32 28 25 26 21 23 20 18 27 21 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Frost Y Y
Date Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 42 76 51 85 52 83 47 85
Temp 50 43 68 74 56 52 81 81 62 52 79 81 58 47 78 80
DewPt 35 37 44 46 52 52 47 35 36 29 29 26 31 35 35 29
Max/Min RH 81 34 100 18 41 12 63 13
RH 56 80 41 37 86100 30 19 38 40 16 13 36 63 21 15
PWind Dir E SE SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 5 5 0 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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
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