Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
334 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
TXZ012-272100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
334 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
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 53 29 72 45 80
Temp 34 32 37 46 52 51 39 35 31 30 45 63 71 69 55 53 49 46 58 75 80 76
DewPt 32 29 28 29 29 28 30 30 30 30 32 27 22 21 22 22 24 25 29 25 21 20
Min/Max RH 39 100 14 43 11
RH 92 88 70 51 41 41 70 82 96100 60 25 16 16 27 30 37 43 33 15 11 12
Wind Dir SE N SE SE NE N SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 13 0 14 12 9 5 6 9 9 9 13 20 23 19 16 16 17 13 13 18 21 16
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 45 49 68 66 65 34 8 4 4 4 6 12 16 19 14 45 54 63 47 48 44 27
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 2
Vent Rate 10 7 31 31 33 33 3 5 6 6 21117146 67 10 12 12 12 29129227 36
T Wind Dir SE SE S S NW N SE S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 18 17 19 13 10 8 9 12 14 16 21 26 27 24 23 25 25 25 23 26 28 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL
Date Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
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 81 50 80 49 71 34 55
Temp 55 47 74 77 59 51 75 76 59 50 68 66 44 35 48 54
DewPt 25 26 27 21 26 27 27 24 30 31 27 23 31 28 25 22
Max/Min RH 43 12 39 13 48 18 75 28
RH 31 43 17 12 28 39 17 14 33 48 21 19 60 75 40 28
PWind Dir SW W SW SW SW W N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ016-272100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
334 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 54 29 72 41 79
Temp 33 30 38 48 54 52 38 33 31 29 45 63 71 69 54 49 45 42 57 73 78 76
DewPt 30 29 33 33 29 28 30 31 30 29 31 23 19 19 20 19 20 22 26 24 20 19
Min/Max RH 36 100 14 45 11
RH 89 96 82 56 39 39 74 92 96100 56 22 14 15 27 31 36 45 31 16 11 12
Wind Dir S N NW N N N E S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 2 0 4 8 10 9 5 6 8 8 13 20 21 16 12 13 12 9 12 19 19 18
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 50 44 57 64 18 12 3 3 6 27 18 20 18 27 25 51 40 57 44 53 46 35
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 9 6
Vent Rate 7 5 12 38105 36 4 4 5 6 18105154 51 9 11 12 9 16161247112
T Wind Dir S S W N N N E S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 13 9 10 12 16 11 9 11 13 16 21 27 29 23 21 21 23 20 20 29 31 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 46 78 48 78 44 69 32 55
Temp 53 46 74 75 57 49 73 74 56 45 64 66 43 33 47 54
DewPt 22 23 23 18 22 23 26 24 30 30 27 21 29 27 26 23
Max/Min RH 41 11 37 14 55 17 80 30
RH 29 41 15 11 26 37 17 15 37 55 24 18 57 80 43 31
PWind Dir SW W SW SW SW W NW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-272100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
334 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
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 53 31 74 48 83
Temp 36 34 39 49 53 52 42 37 34 33 45 66 73 72 59 56 51 48 58 76 82 79
DewPt 34 31 28 30 31 31 32 32 31 31 34 30 24 24 25 23 24 26 29 28 23 23
Min/Max RH 41 96 15 42 11
RH 92 89 65 48 43 44 68 83 89 93 64 27 16 16 27 28 35 42 32 17 11 13
Wind Dir E N SE SE E SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 8 0 6 6 3 4 4 4 5 4 9 16 18 13 14 17 13 9 10 13 18 14
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 79 68 81 83 78 43 3 8 15 12 7 7 9 23 15 46 54 60 44 45 33 22
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 1
Vent Rate 12 11 33 37 30 24 3 4 5 5 15117174 40 11 13 11 8 26 79215 16
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 13 12 16 10 5 6 8 10 12 12 14 26 29 21 21 25 21 17 20 21 28 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
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 83 53 84 52 76 35 58
Temp 56 47 75 80 61 53 78 79 62 52 71 71 46 36 52 56
DewPt 27 29 32 26 32 28 30 27 30 33 30 25 32 29 27 24
Max/Min RH 50 13 38 13 47 16 78 27
RH 32 49 21 14 33 38 17 15 30 47 21 18 58 75 38 29
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-272100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
334 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 53 33 73 48 82
Temp 36 34 38 47 52 51 42 38 35 34 45 65 72 71 59 56 52 48 57 74 81 78
DewPt 34 31 28 30 30 31 33 32 32 32 34 29 24 24 25 23 24 26 28 27 23 23
Min/Max RH 41 92 16 42 12
RH 91 89 66 50 44 47 71 80 90 92 64 27 16 17 27 28 34 42 34 18 12 13
Wind Dir SE N SE SE E E S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 9 0 12 11 8 4 4 8 9 9 12 18 21 16 16 18 14 11 13 14 19 16
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 73 67 74 87 74 42 3 7 16 14 6 10 13 23 16 46 55 59 43 42 34 22
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 1
Vent Rate 12 7 33 32 26 22 3 4 5 6 17115175 46 11 13 12 8 26 86212 23
T Wind Dir S SE S S S W S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 14 13 17 12 9 5 8 11 13 14 18 27 31 21 23 25 21 17 20 21 28 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 82 54 82 53 74 36 57
Temp 57 49 73 79 62 54 76 78 62 53 70 69 46 37 49 56
DewPt 27 29 31 25 30 28 30 27 31 33 30 25 32 29 26 24
Max/Min RH 47 13 36 14 46 17 75 29
RH 32 47 22 13 30 36 19 16 30 46 23 18 57 74 40 30
PWind Dir SW W SW SW SW W N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ006-272100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
334 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
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 50 24 72 36 77
Temp 29 29 36 44 50 49 35 31 28 26 41 62 71 68 53 47 41 37 53 71 76 73
DewPt 29 29 32 32 31 31 32 30 28 26 31 27 23 24 24 22 22 21 27 25 23 23
Min/Max RH 47 100 16 54 13
RH 100100 86 61 48 50 88 97 99 99 66 26 16 19 32 38 46 53 36 18 14 15
Wind Dir SE N SE NE NE E S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 4 0 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 11 16 21 18 12 11 9 8 10 17 20 16
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 75 88 78 84 50 10 3 12 23 27 25 8 18 21 9 43 47 50 35 32 18 13
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 6
Vent Rate 9 11 17 18 44 21 3 5 6 6 12 85151 33 11 11 9 7 14128254116
T Wind Dir S S S N N NE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 13 12 10 6 8 8 9 12 14 14 17 29 32 24 21 20 19 17 16 26 29 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH EL
Date Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
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 38 77 45 76 42 68 29 54
Temp 48 39 70 73 54 46 72 72 53 42 64 63 38 29 49 52
DewPt 25 26 29 22 24 24 27 25 28 29 27 24 30 25 26 23
Max/Min RH 61 14 42 16 60 19 87 30
RH 40 59 22 15 31 42 19 17 38 60 24 23 73 84 40 32
PWind Dir W SW SW SW SW SW N N
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-272100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
334 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 50 26 72 40 79
Temp 24 27 35 46 50 47 35 32 29 28 44 63 72 69 53 50 44 41 54 73 78 73
DewPt 22 24 29 30 32 32 32 29 28 28 33 32 26 27 26 25 24 23 29 29 25 27
Min/Max RH 47 100 18 52 14
RH 95 91 77 53 49 54 89 91 97100 66 31 18 21 35 38 45 50 38 19 14 17
Wind Dir SE N S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 4 0 8 6 6 6 5 6 8 8 11 16 17 13 12 13 13 10 12 12 14 13
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 73 86 82 84 61 44 11 26 21 20 12 5 7 20 9 7 40 48 31 25 13 13
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 11 2
Vent Rate 6 4 17 39 38 29 4 5 6 6 16 87152 33 10 13 11 10 18100243 23
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 13 9 13 11 8 9 11 13 16 16 19 27 29 23 21 25 23 20 20 21 26 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 38 75 46 79 44 69 29 57
Temp 49 38 67 71 54 47 75 73 55 45 66 61 38 30 52 54
DewPt 29 32 35 31 32 28 29 28 29 32 30 29 30 27 25 22
Max/Min RH 79 20 51 15 60 21 87 26
RH 47 79 30 23 43 47 18 19 38 60 26 29 73 86 35 28
PWind Dir W SE S SW SW W N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
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