Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
346 PM CDT Sat Apr 21 2018
TXZ012-221000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
346 PM CDT Sat Apr 21 2018
Date 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18 Mon 04/23/18 Tue
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 38 63 41 74 47
Temp 51 49 42 40 38 38 46 58 63 60 50 45 43 42 52 65 73 72 59 55 50 47
DewPt 44 42 39 39 38 37 38 37 36 34 36 37 38 39 41 41 39 38 41 42 43 44
Max/Min RH 100 35 89 27 89
RH 77 77 89 96100 96 73 45 36 37 58 73 82 89 66 41 29 29 51 61 77 89
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NE E E SE S S S S S SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 12 11 8 6 8 9 11 10 8 8 8 6 5 5 8 10 11 11 12 12 13 10
Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 OV OV B2 SC CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 92 71 61 62 89 96 71 38 2 11 7 19 40 39 17 17 21 21 30 26 20 35
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5
Mix Hgt 6 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 78 59 22 14 14 15 14 41 59 20 4 <1 <1 <1 16 45 91111 9 9 7 4
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N NW N NE E E SE SE S SW S S SE E SE NE
T Wind Spd 14 14 12 10 10 11 10 10 10 4 8 6 4 4 9 11 16 19 19 19 16 9
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 04/24 Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18 Sat 04/28/18
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 64 40 64 42 70 42 68 46 73
Temp 62 58 45 40 58 61 46 43 67 65 47 42 64 64 50 46 71 68
DewPt 42 37 37 35 32 30 35 36 39 34 35 35 34 31 36 35 39 36
Min/Max RH 37 82 29 79 29 76 26 65 28
RH 48 45 73 82 37 31 65 76 36 31 63 76 32 29 58 65 31 31
PWind Dir NE N N SE W NE SE S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 5 20 40 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ016-221000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
346 PM CDT Sat Apr 21 2018
Date 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18 Mon 04/23/18 Tue
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 36 67 42 77 47
Temp 55 54 44 40 38 36 46 59 65 65 54 48 45 42 54 68 75 75 61 55 49 47
DewPt 40 38 38 38 37 36 38 37 36 35 37 37 37 36 38 39 38 34 36 38 38 38
Max/Min RH 100 33 79 22 71
RH 56 54 79 94 98100 73 45 35 34 53 67 75 79 54 35 26 22 40 54 66 71
Wind Dir N NE NE NE N N N NW N NE E E SE S S S SW S S S S NW
Wind Spd 12 11 8 4 4 5 5 5 4 6 8 6 5 5 11 12 12 10 9 9 6 10
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B2 SC SC CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 63 46 43 47 71 42 29 4 1 13 22 34 41 28 12 12 14 22 32 12 10 18
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 6 6
Mix Hgt 8 6 2 2 1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 112 54 21 14 5 2 8 50 68 8 5 7 4 <1 30 63154196 <1 <1 <1 6
T Wind Dir N N NE NE N N NW NW NW NE E SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S W N
T Wind Spd 16 10 16 10 5 4 4 10 9 1 11 14 9 5 17 16 16 19 8 5 1 12
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 04/24 Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18 Sat 04/28/18
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 65 40 63 41 71 42 68 45 73
Temp 64 60 45 40 55 62 45 42 68 67 48 43 64 66 50 46 71 70
DewPt 40 37 35 34 31 31 33 33 39 35 34 33 35 33 35 35 38 35
Min/Max RH 35 79 30 73 28 70 28 68 26
RH 41 42 68 79 40 31 64 70 35 30 58 67 34 30 56 67 30 27
PWind Dir N NE NE SE W NE S S MM
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 5 10 40 40 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-221000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
346 PM CDT Sat Apr 21 2018
Date 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18 Mon 04/23/18 Tue
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 39 64 43 74 49
Temp 51 50 45 43 40 39 49 58 63 63 53 49 46 44 56 67 73 73 61 55 52 49
DewPt 44 42 40 39 40 37 39 37 36 35 36 38 39 38 41 41 39 40 41 43 45 45
Max/Min RH 98 34 82 28 86
RH 79 74 83 87 98 94 69 45 36 36 52 67 76 80 58 39 30 30 48 63 76 86
Wind Dir N N N N NW NW N N N NE E E SE S S S S S SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 11 10 5 5 5 6 9 10 9 8 5 5 4 3 4 8 9 9 10 12 9 6
Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 92 74 68 65 88 98 91 70 2 5 6 12 26 31 20 17 15 12 34 31 35 51
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs O IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 2
Vent Rate 56 56 28 25 17 18 23 32 44 30 <1 <1 <1 <1 13 41 78 96 9 12 3 13
T Wind Dir NE N NE N N N N N N NE NE E SE SE S S S S SE E E NE
T Wind Spd 16 16 12 11 9 10 10 9 9 6 6 5 2 2 5 10 14 18 19 27 5 9
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 04/24 Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18 Sat 04/28/18
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 63 42 66 44 71 44 70 48 75
Temp 61 62 49 42 59 65 49 45 68 68 51 44 66 69 54 48 71 72
DewPt 42 37 38 35 33 30 35 36 38 33 35 35 33 31 36 36 39 36
Min/Max RH 36 79 27 73 26 70 23 63 25
RH 50 39 65 77 37 27 58 70 33 27 54 70 29 23 50 63 31 27
PWind Dir NE N N SE W NE SE S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 50 20 5 20 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-221000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
346 PM CDT Sat Apr 21 2018
Date 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18 Mon 04/23/18 Tue
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 39 64 43 74 49
Temp 50 50 46 42 41 39 47 57 63 63 54 50 46 43 54 65 71 73 62 56 52 49
DewPt 44 42 40 39 39 37 39 37 36 36 36 38 38 38 41 41 40 40 41 42 44 44
Max/Min RH 95 35 84 29 84
RH 80 73 81 88 93 93 74 48 37 37 50 63 74 82 62 42 32 30 46 60 73 84
Wind Dir N N N N NW NW N N N NE E E SE S S S S S SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 11 10 6 5 5 6 9 9 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 9 10 10 11 12 9 8
Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV B1 CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 92 73 67 65 89 98 89 63 2 7 7 13 30 33 17 17 15 14 37 29 31 45
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 7 <1 <1 <1 2
Vent Rate 63 52 22 20 16 16 14 28 50 30 3 2 1 <1 15 41 78111 10 12 3 15
T Wind Dir NE N N N N N N N N NE E E SE SE S S S S SE E E NE
T Wind Spd 16 14 12 11 9 9 8 8 10 6 6 4 2 2 6 10 14 19 21 27 5 11
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 04/24 Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18 Sat 04/28/18
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 63 42 65 43 71 43 69 48 74
Temp 60 62 49 42 57 64 48 44 66 68 50 43 65 68 54 48 72 71
DewPt 42 37 37 35 33 30 34 36 38 34 35 34 34 31 36 36 39 37
Min/Max RH 38 77 29 76 27 71 25 64 27
RH 51 40 63 77 41 29 60 73 36 28 56 71 31 25 50 64 31 29
PWind Dir NE N N SE W NE SE S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 5 20 30 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-221000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
346 PM CDT Sat Apr 21 2018
Date 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18 Mon 04/23/18 Tue
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 36 64 40 75 44
Temp 51 50 43 40 38 36 46 57 63 62 51 45 43 40 54 65 73 74 59 52 48 44
DewPt 40 40 39 38 37 36 39 37 37 36 38 36 37 36 39 39 39 38 40 41 41 41
Max/Min RH 100 35 87 26 88
RH 67 67 84 94 96100 76 47 38 38 61 71 80 84 56 38 30 27 51 67 77 88
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N NW NW NE NE E E E S S S S S S E SE SE N
Wind Spd 12 10 8 6 4 4 6 5 5 8 8 6 4 4 10 13 12 10 11 10 6 13
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 63 76 76 74 87 81 65 21 2 18 17 29 40 48 19 14 8 39 45 24 28 46
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 7 5 3 2 2 2 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 2
Vent Rate 98 54 27 16 6 4 10 20 35 7 6 <1 1 <1 24 56 84 96 13 5 5 36
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE N NW SW NW N E E E SE S S SW SW S NE SE N N
T Wind Spd 16 13 11 9 3 2 5 4 5 1 13 3 2 3 13 16 16 18 28 10 10 27
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 04/24 Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18 Sat 04/28/18
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 59 37 64 39 69 38 69 42 74
Temp 56 58 43 37 57 63 44 40 67 66 46 39 65 67 49 43 71 70
DewPt 35 33 33 31 30 29 32 33 35 33 31 32 34 31 36 35 36 36
Min/Max RH 36 79 27 79 27 79 25 76 25
RH 45 39 67 79 35 27 63 75 30 29 55 76 31 26 60 73 28 29
PWind Dir N N N SE NW NE S S MM
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 10 5 10 20 5 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-221000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
346 PM CDT Sat Apr 21 2018
Date 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18 Mon 04/23/18 Tue
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 37 63 39 73 46
Temp 49 49 43 40 38 37 47 56 62 62 51 46 42 40 54 65 72 71 59 53 50 46
DewPt 43 41 40 39 38 37 39 37 37 37 38 37 38 37 41 41 41 41 41 42 45 43
Max/Min RH 100 38 92 31 90
RH 79 73 89 96100100 73 49 39 39 61 72 85 89 61 41 33 34 51 66 84 89
Wind Dir N N N N NW NW N N NE NE E E SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE N
Wind Spd 11 9 6 5 5 5 8 9 8 6 4 4 3 4 8 10 10 10 10 10 5 10
Clouds OV OV B1 B1 OV OV OV OV FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 99 91 68 66 88 99 97 88 8 6 1 7 7 33 20 15 16 17 19 35 58 63
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 2
Vent Rate 30 38 20 20 20 12 12 21 40 30 <1 <1 <1 <1 20 50 72 83 5 5 7 33
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NE E E SW SW S S S S SE S NW N
T Wind Spd 13 17 11 9 9 6 6 8 9 6 5 3 3 3 9 12 14 17 10 10 8 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 04/24 Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18 Sat 04/28/18
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 59 39 64 40 69 39 71 45 76
Temp 54 58 46 39 58 63 44 41 66 65 46 40 67 69 51 46 72 72
DewPt 38 35 36 32 32 30 34 34 38 33 34 33 32 31 36 36 38 38
Min/Max RH 39 79 28 79 28 79 23 69 25
RH 55 42 68 76 37 29 67 76 35 30 63 76 27 24 56 67 29 29
PWind Dir N N N SE NW NE SE S MM
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 40 5 5 20 20 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS 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