Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
239 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
TXZ012-282100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
239 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
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 44 80 44 81
Temp 37 31 46 65 73 71 57 52 49 45 58 74 80 77 60 53 48 45 59 75 81 77
DewPt 33 31 33 25 21 19 21 20 25 28 30 24 20 19 22 24 23 24 29 26 21 19
Min/Max RH 13 51 10 43 10
RH 85100 60 22 14 14 24 28 39 51 34 15 11 11 23 32 37 43 32 16 11 11
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W W W SW W W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 9 11 17 21 24 19 16 17 17 13 13 16 19 16 9 6 9 9 9 11 16 18
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 3 3 6 3 10 35 13 45 33 18 47 53 32 20 5 5 4 4 8 21 43 56
PoP 12HR 0 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 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 9 4
Vent Rate 7 8 28116175 70 12 13 13 12 25 91225 43 5 4 7 7 14150199 85
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 24 25 27 25 23 26 27 24 21 20 28 20 11 9 16 17 16 24 25 23
RFTI 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Fire Weather A A A
Date Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
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 51 81 50 72 34 54 32 68
Temp 59 52 76 76 60 51 69 66 45 35 49 52 39 33 61 65
DewPt 25 25 26 23 28 29 28 26 32 29 27 23 27 26 24 22
Max/Min RH 35 13 42 18 79 31 77 18
RH 27 35 16 14 29 42 21 22 60 78 42 32 62 75 24 19
PWind Dir SW SW SW W N N N NW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 20 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-282100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
239 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 73 41 79 44 78
Temp 31 29 45 63 71 70 53 48 45 42 58 73 78 76 57 51 48 44 60 74 77 73
DewPt 30 29 28 20 17 18 19 17 20 22 25 23 18 17 20 21 21 22 27 22 18 18
Min/Max RH 12 45 10 41 11
RH 94 98 50 19 13 14 26 29 36 45 28 15 10 11 24 31 35 41 28 14 11 12
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W W SW SW W W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 8 6 12 19 20 17 10 13 12 9 12 19 20 14 6 9 9 9 9 14 19 17
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 3 8 9 4 14 16 26 22 33 17 54 54 34 20 7 7 7 13 15 45 61 70
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 3
Vent Rate 7 8 27115165111 8 11 11 9 27127241119 5 8 8 6 32161210 69
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 24 26 27 25 19 24 23 20 24 27 31 24 11 18 19 16 21 27 29 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Fire Weather A A A
Date Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 77 45 69 33 54 31 67
Temp 57 50 73 74 56 46 66 64 43 34 48 54 37 32 61 65
DewPt 21 23 26 23 28 29 27 24 33 30 27 23 26 25 26 22
Max/Min RH 34 14 51 19 88 30 77 18
RH 24 34 17 15 34 51 23 22 67 87 44 30 64 75 27 19
PWind Dir SW SW SW W NW N N NW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-282100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
239 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
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 77 48 84 44 84
Temp 36 32 48 66 76 75 61 56 52 49 59 75 83 80 63 55 48 44 54 74 83 80
DewPt 32 31 33 28 22 23 24 21 25 28 30 28 21 22 23 26 27 31 35 33 25 24
Min/Max RH 13 47 10 60 12
RH 84 95 57 24 13 14 23 25 35 44 33 17 10 11 21 32 44 60 47 23 12 13
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W SW W W W NW N SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 2 9 13 20 16 14 16 14 8 10 12 16 12 8 5 4 4 4 6 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 3 1 2 3 11 48 5 21 41 45 37 50 21 15 5 4 3 3 6 11 40 51
PoP 12HR 0 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 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 <1
Vent Rate 6 6 31117194 46 11 11 13 7 21 70215 26 8 4 4 3 10 53221 18
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 14 24 26 28 23 23 24 23 16 18 19 28 19 17 11 9 9 8 13 27 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Fire Weather A A A
Date Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
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 55 83 53 76 37 56 35 71
Temp 63 55 79 79 63 53 72 69 47 37 51 55 41 35 64 68
DewPt 28 27 29 28 30 31 30 30 34 30 28 24 28 27 26 26
Max/Min RH 33 13 43 17 78 29 74 18
RH 26 33 16 15 29 43 22 22 61 75 41 30 59 71 24 20
PWind Dir SW SW SW W N N N NW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-282100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
239 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 76 48 81 45 83
Temp 37 34 47 64 74 74 61 57 52 49 58 73 80 79 63 56 49 45 55 72 81 79
DewPt 32 30 32 25 21 23 23 21 24 27 29 27 22 22 24 26 27 29 33 32 25 23
Min/Max RH 14 44 11 54 12
RH 85 85 55 23 14 15 23 25 33 42 33 18 11 12 22 31 43 54 45 22 13 13
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 13 18 20 16 16 16 17 10 12 13 17 13 9 5 6 5 6 9 13 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 4 1 2 2 15 49 5 24 42 38 33 49 19 15 4 4 3 3 6 9 40 52
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 9 <1
Vent Rate 6 6 30109192 69 10 12 13 7 19 70230 24 8 4 4 4 12 84226 18
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 16 24 26 28 24 23 24 23 16 18 20 28 19 17 9 10 10 10 17 28 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Fire Weather A A A
Date Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 82 53 74 37 55 35 69
Temp 63 56 77 77 63 53 69 68 47 38 50 55 41 35 61 67
DewPt 27 26 28 26 29 31 29 29 33 31 28 24 28 27 26 25
Max/Min RH 31 14 43 19 78 30 73 19
RH 26 31 17 15 28 43 23 24 59 76 43 31 59 71 26 20
PWind Dir SW SW SW W N N N NW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-282100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
239 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
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 72 35 77 35 78
Temp 29 28 41 62 71 69 53 46 40 36 53 72 77 73 54 46 39 35 52 72 78 73
DewPt 27 26 29 23 19 22 22 20 19 19 25 22 19 20 22 24 25 26 30 28 22 20
Min/Max RH 14 50 11 68 12
RH 95 94 63 22 14 17 30 35 43 50 33 15 11 13 28 42 57 68 43 19 12 13
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W W W NW W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 5 9 13 20 18 12 11 9 6 8 13 16 14 8 5 4 5 5 11 19 19
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 2 3 3 13 19 4 24 25 10 28 23 12 11 4 5 3 3 7 12 33 39
PoP 12HR 0 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 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 9 3
Vent Rate 7 7 13 71186108 10 10 7 6 7130286158 5 3 3 4 9142239 85
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W W W W NW W W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 17 17 23 29 28 21 21 17 13 12 24 29 24 12 8 8 10 11 24 29 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Fire Weather A A A
Date Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
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 42 68 29 54 28 68
Temp 54 49 72 72 54 42 65 61 38 30 49 52 35 29 61 65
DewPt 22 22 25 25 26 28 26 28 31 27 25 22 25 23 26 23
Max/Min RH 35 15 56 19 90 29 83 18
RH 28 34 17 17 34 56 23 27 77 88 39 32 65 78 26 20
PWind Dir SW SW SW W N N N NW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 30 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-282100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
239 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 72 40 77 35 77
Temp 30 31 45 62 71 69 54 49 46 42 55 73 77 74 55 47 40 36 47 65 75 73
DewPt 28 29 32 29 23 25 25 24 22 22 28 28 24 26 28 32 34 35 38 37 33 30
Min/Max RH 15 48 13 97 20
RH 93 93 61 29 16 19 31 37 38 44 35 18 13 17 36 56 79 97 71 35 21 20
Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW S S S SW SW SW W W SW NW N N N E SE S S
Wind Spd 8 9 13 14 16 13 13 13 12 10 11 11 13 6 5 5 6 4 5 8 12 16
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 15 6 2 5 11 32 4 15 31 24 31 19 8 18 21 9 3 12 21 20 15 32
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 7 8 28 66152 34 11 11 12 9 9 74173 10 4 4 5 4 10 26 84 16
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NE NE NE E S SW S
T Wind Spd 18 19 24 21 25 23 21 25 23 19 16 17 20 8 11 11 12 10 9 11 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 80 46 70 29 54 30 68
Temp 55 50 77 74 56 47 67 60 39 30 50 52 36 31 62 65
DewPt 27 25 26 27 27 30 28 31 30 28 27 23 26 25 27 27
Max/Min RH 38 13 52 20 94 29 82 20
RH 34 38 16 17 33 52 23 33 72 92 41 32 67 79 26 24
PWind Dir SW SW SW W N N NW NW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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