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
323 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
TXZ012-082100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
323 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 82 47 73 45 73
Temp 53 48 61 73 80 80 64 57 52 48 61 70 73 71 58 54 49 46 58 67 72 71
DewPt 28 25 26 26 25 21 24 30 32 32 32 33 33 34 35 36 38 38 40 39 39 39
Min/Max RH 11 54 23 74 29
RH 38 40 26 17 13 11 22 35 46 54 33 25 23 26 42 50 66 73 51 36 30 31
Wind Dir N N N W W W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE E E
Wind Spd 10 9 12 9 16 16 9 12 11 11 18 19 18 16 11 10 9 8 12 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 2 2 3 2 2 6 13 36 24 11 8 7 8 26 28 13 27 38 40 43 39 51
PoP 12HR 0 5 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 6 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7
Vent Rate 9 8 38 55228271 8 9 8 9 78115148123 8 9 8 5 28 53 69 65
T Wind Dir N N N W W W NW NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE
T Wind Spd 18 18 18 10 23 28 16 17 16 18 23 21 20 18 17 18 17 13 13 11 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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 72 51 72 50 77 51 81
Temp 56 50 68 68 55 51 67 68 55 51 72 73 57 52 76 78
DewPt 41 45 45 47 50 51 52 51 50 49 48 47 48 49 48 47
Max/Min RH 83 43 100 49 95 36 93 30
RH 57 83 43 47 83100 59 54 83 93 42 40 72 89 37 33
PWind Dir SE S S S SW N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 60 60 40 40 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC NM SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-082100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
323 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 46 74 45 73
Temp 53 47 63 73 80 80 63 56 50 47 60 71 74 72 59 54 48 45 57 67 72 71
DewPt 17 20 22 21 17 15 18 21 28 32 34 34 33 33 35 36 37 38 40 39 37 37
Min/Max RH 8 58 22 78 27
RH 24 34 21 14 9 9 18 25 43 57 37 26 22 24 40 50 65 78 53 35 28 29
Wind Dir NW NW N W W W N N NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE E E E SE
Wind Spd 9 8 8 12 19 17 9 9 9 9 16 17 16 16 11 10 9 8 11 11 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 2 3 2 2 2 4 7 33 5 7 17 7 15 37 36 35 24 42 47 45 49 56
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7
Vent Rate 7 6 30116306221 7 8 7 8 76110137113 9 9 13 5 39 70 90 77
T Wind Dir NW N N W W W NW NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 13 13 18 29 26 14 18 16 17 25 20 18 18 18 19 18 12 14 13 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 47 69 48 75 47 80 49 83
Temp 55 48 65 66 53 49 70 71 53 48 74 76 55 50 78 80
DewPt 42 45 48 48 53 49 50 45 50 47 45 41 48 47 44 40
Max/Min RH 90 47 100 36 100 26 95 22
RH 61 89 54 52100100 49 39 89 96 35 29 77 91 30 24
PWind Dir SE S S W NW NW SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 60 60 50 30 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM NM SC SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-082100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
323 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 84 50 77 47 77
Temp 55 50 64 74 82 82 66 60 54 50 63 72 76 74 62 56 50 47 59 70 75 75
DewPt 29 25 26 27 26 28 30 31 32 31 32 34 34 36 37 37 39 40 41 41 40 40
Min/Max RH 12 47 22 77 27
RH 36 37 23 17 13 14 26 33 42 47 32 25 22 25 40 50 66 77 51 34 28 28
Wind Dir NW NW N N SW W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 8 5 9 6 13 11 11 11 9 5 11 13 13 11 8 8 5 4 8 8 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 3 2 3 1 12 7 44 50 12 11 11 9 25 15 35 29 24 32 35 37 48
PoP 12HR 0 5 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 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 7
Vent Rate 8 7 50 53214160 9 9 7 6 56103114109 8 9 6 4 31 44 57 56
T Wind Dir N N N W W W NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 16 14 18 10 21 18 17 18 16 13 21 18 14 14 14 18 13 10 11 9 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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 78 53 77 53 83 53 85
Temp 59 52 74 73 59 53 73 74 59 54 76 77 61 54 80 82
DewPt 42 47 45 47 51 52 53 51 52 52 50 50 51 51 50 48
Max/Min RH 82 33 98 42 97 31 91 27
RH 53 82 35 39 75 96 49 45 79 94 40 38 70 89 34 31
PWind Dir SE S S S SW N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 60 70 40 40 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM SC NM SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-082100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
323 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 49 75 48 75
Temp 55 50 63 72 80 80 66 59 54 50 62 70 74 73 61 56 51 48 58 69 74 74
DewPt 29 26 26 26 26 26 29 30 32 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 39 41 40 39 40
Min/Max RH 13 48 23 73 28
RH 37 39 24 18 14 13 25 33 44 48 33 26 23 26 40 49 64 73 52 35 29 29
Wind Dir NW NW N W W SW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 9 6 10 8 13 12 10 12 10 9 14 16 14 12 10 9 8 6 9 9 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 3 2 2 2 12 7 47 47 10 11 10 10 27 16 38 29 26 34 36 38 50
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7
Vent Rate 7 6 47 52216201 8 9 8 7 55113124124 7 9 7 5 27 51 56 56
T Wind Dir N N N W W W N NE E NE NE E E NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 16 13 18 10 21 19 16 18 16 14 21 20 18 17 16 18 13 11 11 10 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 52 76 53 75 53 81 54 84
Temp 59 53 72 72 59 54 70 73 58 53 75 77 60 55 78 81
DewPt 42 46 45 47 51 51 52 51 52 50 49 49 50 50 49 47
Max/Min RH 78 36 94 44 93 33 87 28
RH 53 78 38 41 76 92 53 46 78 89 41 38 69 84 37 31
PWind Dir SE S S S SW N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 60 70 40 40 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM SC NM SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-082100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
323 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 78 42 68 40 71
Temp 45 41 59 70 77 76 57 51 46 43 56 65 68 66 53 49 43 41 55 66 71 69
DewPt 22 22 24 23 20 16 22 24 24 24 33 33 32 33 36 37 38 38 40 39 37 38
Min/Max RH 10 49 26 92 29
RH 39 47 26 17 12 10 25 34 42 48 43 30 26 29 53 64 82 90 59 37 29 32
Wind Dir N N N SW SW W N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE E E SE
Wind Spd 9 8 9 10 14 12 9 12 10 9 14 14 13 12 9 9 9 6 9 6 6 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 3 2 2 1 7 16 17 56 57 45 34 32 30 42 33 46 26 41 47 43 47 57
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 9 7
Vent Rate 9 8 36156309239 8 8 7 7 44106121101 7 9 7 6 39 46 78 67
T Wind Dir N N N SW W W NE NE E N NE NE E NE NE NE NE N NE E S S
T Wind Spd 18 17 13 21 27 23 18 17 16 17 21 20 16 13 16 18 16 14 12 8 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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 44 70 46 73 45 77 46 81
Temp 52 45 66 64 51 47 70 69 50 46 73 74 53 47 77 78
DewPt 41 44 47 49 50 47 51 47 48 45 46 45 47 45 47 44
Max/Min RH 97 44 100 41 100 33 99 27
RH 66 95 50 57 97100 51 45 92100 38 35 80 94 35 30
PWind Dir S S S W NW N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 50 60 60 30 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM SC SC NM SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-082100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
323 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 77 44 71 41 73
Temp 48 44 61 70 76 75 58 52 49 45 57 67 71 69 55 51 45 42 57 68 73 71
DewPt 25 23 23 24 23 23 25 25 26 29 37 35 34 35 38 38 39 39 42 40 38 38
Min/Max RH 13 56 25 91 27
RH 40 43 23 18 14 15 28 35 41 54 48 30 26 28 53 62 79 89 57 35 28 30
Wind Dir N NW N N SW NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 9 8 11 9 12 11 9 9 6 8 12 13 12 10 8 8 6 5 8 6 8 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 3 2 2 11 25 20 62 74 60 43 33 28 38 19 42 31 21 25 25 36 41
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 8 8
Vent Rate 8 8 50 73227119 7 6 5 7 36 82 94 95 8 7 6 5 39 48 64 55
T Wind Dir N N N W W N N E NE N N N N N NE N N N N N NW NW
T Wind Spd 17 18 17 12 21 17 16 14 12 16 17 14 13 13 17 16 13 12 11 8 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 47 75 48 75 48 80 48 82
Temp 54 48 71 71 54 49 72 70 53 49 75 75 56 49 79 79
DewPt 41 43 44 45 50 49 51 50 52 49 49 48 50 48 49 48
Max/Min RH 84 34 100 41 100 32 100 29
RH 62 84 38 40 86100 48 48 96100 39 38 81 96 35 34
PWind Dir S S S S S NE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 60 60 40 40 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC SC NM SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
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