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
449 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
TXZ012-020900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 52 75 49 71 50
Temp 86 69 64 58 53 61 69 74 73 62 56 53 50 58 65 69 71 61 58 54 51
DewPt 40 52 54 54 52 50 46 45 43 46 50 51 50 51 53 53 52 54 55 54 51
Max/Min RH 96 32 100 51 100
RH 20 55 70 86 96 67 44 35 34 56 80 93100 77 65 57 51 78 90100100
Wind Dir S S S S SE N N NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E N
Wind Spd 19 19 18 14 11 16 16 12 10 10 12 10 9 12 10 12 13 12 12 11 11
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 26 45 27 18 48 35 15 13 11 15 19 45 66 66 58 54 30 31 39 60 61
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 114 22 14 10 15 42 66 66 62 6 10 10 8 26 37 52 37 14 8 27 28
T Wind Dir S S S S S N N N NE E E E E E SE S S S S N N
T Wind Spd 25 28 25 21 19 20 20 13 11 14 16 17 13 14 12 14 16 17 18 21 23
RFTI 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
Red Flag W
Date 05/04Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 71 52 77 57 83 50 85 50 84
Temp 66 68 57 53 70 76 62 58 78 81 60 51 79 83 61 51 77 82
DewPt 50 51 55 53 55 53 57 53 31 22 21 23 23 23 26 28 28 27
Min/Max RH 47 100 44 87 11 33 10 41 13
RH 56 54 93100 59 45 84 83 18 11 22 33 12 11 26 41 16 13
PWind Dir NE SE SE S SW W W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 70 40 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-020900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 48 78 48 77 48
Temp 88 68 61 55 49 60 70 76 78 63 56 53 50 59 67 73 76 61 55 52 49
DewPt 24 37 46 43 39 46 43 39 34 41 46 50 50 52 51 48 45 48 53 52 49
Max/Min RH 74 20 100 33 100
RH 10 32 59 64 68 60 38 26 20 45 69 91100 78 56 41 33 62 93100100
Wind Dir SW S S S N N N NE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E N
Wind Spd 16 12 12 9 10 16 12 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 11 9 11 9 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 9 13 6 12 33 33 14 8 10 10 14 34 70 63 57 44 15 11 22 48 61
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 8 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 2
Vent Rate 287 9 12 9 13 47 56 64 68 7 6 9 14 26 28 39 36 6 7 17 29
T Wind Dir SW S S S N N N NW S E E E E E S S S SE S NE NE
T Wind Spd 25 19 24 19 20 24 17 9 9 17 14 16 14 16 11 13 14 13 16 19 20
RFTI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 05/04Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 75 50 79 54 83 49 85 50 87
Temp 68 70 56 52 71 78 60 55 77 82 58 50 79 83 60 51 80 85
DewPt 48 48 55 52 54 45 49 43 23 15 18 19 20 16 21 22 24 19
Min/Max RH 39 100 31 68 8 30 8 32 8
RH 49 45 98100 55 31 67 63 13 8 21 30 11 8 22 32 13 9
PWind Dir NE SE S S SW W W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 70 40 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-020900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 54 79 51 77 53
Temp 91 72 68 63 57 63 72 77 77 65 59 55 52 60 69 75 76 65 60 57 54
DewPt 42 56 56 56 53 50 47 45 45 48 51 52 51 51 52 52 53 56 56 56 54
Max/Min RH 91 29 96 43 100
RH 18 57 65 81 86 63 41 31 32 55 75 89 95 71 54 44 46 74 87 96 99
Wind Dir S S S SW N N N NE NE E E E NE E E SE SE SE SE N N
Wind Spd 14 20 19 13 9 12 13 11 9 9 9 6 5 9 9 9 10 8 9 6 9
Clouds FW SC SC FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 20 48 39 21 51 39 16 12 11 10 21 46 62 63 57 44 44 35 52 62 63
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 7 1 <1 <1 1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 1 <1 1
Vent Rate 169 31 12 11 14 45 78 71 52 7 9 8 9 28 30 78 63 11 21 17 26
T Wind Dir S S S S N N N NE E E E E E E SE S S S N N N
T Wind Spd 26 32 23 20 13 20 20 13 10 14 14 12 11 13 10 17 18 14 18 20 20
RFTI 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
Tornado A A
Date 05/04Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 76 55 80 60 87 52 89 52 88
Temp 69 72 60 56 74 78 65 61 82 84 64 53 82 87 64 53 80 85
DewPt 50 52 56 56 56 55 60 55 33 26 26 26 26 25 28 30 30 30
Min/Max RH 41 100 43 89 11 36 10 42 12
RH 52 49 87100 54 46 84 81 17 12 23 35 13 11 26 41 16 14
PWind Dir NE E SE S SW SW W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 70 50 5 5 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-020900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 54 77 52 75 54
Temp 89 72 68 60 55 62 71 75 75 65 59 55 53 59 66 73 75 65 60 57 54
DewPt 37 54 55 56 52 50 46 44 44 47 50 51 51 51 52 52 52 55 56 56 53
Max/Min RH 92 31 94 45 98
RH 16 53 65 85 92 64 41 33 33 53 72 89 92 74 59 47 46 71 88 97 95
Wind Dir S S S S N N N NE NE E E E NE E E SE SE SE SE N N
Wind Spd 17 21 19 14 11 16 16 12 9 10 11 9 9 10 9 10 11 10 12 9 10
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 19 44 34 20 48 37 15 12 10 10 20 45 63 63 57 43 40 34 49 62 62
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 1 2
Vent Rate 148 28 13 10 13 46 76 69 58 7 9 9 8 27 31 82 64 10 13 18 28
T Wind Dir S S S S N N N NE E E E E E E SE S S S NE N N
T Wind Spd 27 33 24 19 13 20 20 13 10 14 14 13 11 13 10 17 18 14 18 20 20
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Tornado A A
Date 05/04Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 74 56 79 61 85 52 87 53 86
Temp 68 71 60 57 72 78 65 62 80 82 63 53 79 85 63 53 78 85
DewPt 50 51 56 57 56 55 59 55 31 24 26 26 26 25 28 29 30 29
Min/Max RH 46 100 44 84 12 35 11 40 13
RH 54 50 86100 57 45 80 78 17 12 23 35 14 12 26 39 17 14
PWind Dir NE E SE S SW W W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 70 40 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-020900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 45 74 43 73 45
Temp 86 66 59 51 46 58 67 73 72 57 51 47 44 55 65 72 70 57 52 48 45
DewPt 26 32 45 45 46 44 40 39 38 42 45 47 44 50 50 49 48 51 51 48 45
Max/Min RH 99 27 100 43 100
RH 11 28 60 82 99 61 37 29 29 57 79 99100 83 58 44 45 79 99100 99
Wind Dir SW S S NW N N NE NE E E E E NE E SE S S SE NE N N
Wind Spd 17 9 12 10 17 18 13 9 10 9 9 8 6 8 9 11 13 9 10 11 12
Clouds CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 10 29 20 39 22 14 10 12 9 12 38 68 64 57 39 19 20 32 44 45
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 13 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 320 11 12 14 23 71 72 70 77 7 7 6 5 22 57109 61 19 18 17 15
T Wind Dir SW S S N N N N NE SE E E E E SE S S S S NE N N
T Wind Spd 28 19 23 19 26 27 17 11 12 16 14 12 11 11 13 18 19 17 23 25 20
RFTI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 05/04Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 72 47 78 52 80 43 84 43 83
Temp 64 67 52 49 69 76 58 52 75 77 54 44 77 80 55 44 75 80
DewPt 46 47 52 49 55 49 53 40 25 19 20 21 23 20 24 24 26 23
Min/Max RH 39 100 38 83 11 40 9 46 11
RH 51 48100100 61 39 83 62 15 11 26 39 13 11 30 45 16 12
PWind Dir NE SE S S SW W W NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 60 30 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC
$$
OKZ002-020900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 48 74 45 75 47
Temp 85 66 63 55 49 58 68 74 72 57 52 49 46 56 68 75 72 59 54 51 47
DewPt 35 52 53 51 48 46 42 40 40 45 47 46 45 47 46 48 50 54 53 51 47
Max/Min RH 97 27 98 38 100
RH 17 62 69 87 97 64 38 29 30 63 83 90 96 72 46 38 45 84 96100100
Wind Dir SW S S NW N N N NE E E E E E E SE SE S SE E N N
Wind Spd 14 16 18 12 12 16 14 11 11 9 9 8 5 9 9 11 14 9 9 9 10
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 9 19 39 37 46 34 18 9 6 13 22 42 57 66 59 45 49 29 55 57 53
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.12
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2
Haines 6HR 6 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 2 1 1
Vent Rate 216 14 13 16 24 48 73 73 73 7 6 8 6 29 55103115 16 37 30 20
T Wind Dir SW S SW NW N N N NE E E E E E E S S S S N N N
T Wind Spd 27 28 25 20 20 23 18 12 13 14 13 12 8 12 13 19 27 20 23 24 18
RFTI 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
Date 05/04Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 72 49 78 55 83 46 85 46 83
Temp 66 69 54 50 69 77 60 56 79 79 57 47 79 82 56 46 76 80
DewPt 46 46 53 50 55 52 58 52 30 24 24 25 26 24 29 29 30 28
Min/Max RH 40 100 42 96 12 42 11 51 14
RH 49 44 97100 61 43 93 86 17 13 28 42 14 12 35 51 18 15
PWind Dir NE E SE S SW W W NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 50 40 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS SC
$$
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