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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
149 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
TXZ012-222100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
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 53 79 49 77
Temp 45 43 56 69 77 75 63 59 56 54 67 76 78 74 61 56 52 50 57 67 74 76
DewPt 37 38 42 42 42 41 44 46 46 45 45 41 41 42 44 44 43 44 47 48 48 46
Min/Max RH 28 72 26 80 34
RH 73 82 59 37 29 29 50 62 69 71 45 28 26 31 53 64 71 80 70 50 40 35
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W N NE E E E E E E SE S S
Wind Spd 11 13 20 24 25 21 18 20 19 13 16 16 19 18 13 13 10 9 11 9 12 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 2 3 1 0 3 7 4 6 5 7 47 7 23 21 14 28 25 35 57 57 44 59
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 5 4 <1 2 2 2 2 3 4 3
Vent Rate 8 10 52 80125106 12 14 13 10 25105 83 77 9 36 27 32 40 34 55 43
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W N NE E E E E E E SE S S
T Wind Spd 19 21 28 27 28 28 25 27 26 23 19 19 21 21 19 24 20 19 18 12 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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 85 54 83 53 85 52 82
Temp 60 56 79 81 63 54 79 81 62 54 80 81 61 53 77 78
DewPt 51 53 48 35 27 29 27 22 26 28 29 26 33 37 33 27
Max/Min RH 89 19 37 11 37 12 55 14
RH 71 89 33 19 25 37 15 11 25 37 15 13 35 55 20 15
PWind Dir S S SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 5 0 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-222100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 77 50 84 46 82
Temp 41 40 54 68 76 77 63 56 53 50 67 81 82 78 61 56 50 47 56 67 76 80
DewPt 39 40 44 42 40 37 43 46 46 46 44 37 36 37 44 45 44 44 46 47 44 39
Min/Max RH 24 86 19 92 23
RH 92100 70 40 27 24 49 69 79 86 43 21 19 22 53 68 80 92 69 49 32 23
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W N NE E E E E NE NE E S S
Wind Spd 9 10 19 21 23 20 14 16 13 10 12 13 13 16 12 10 9 9 9 8 10 13
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 2 5 6 3 1 2 2 4 8 5 4 25 19 13 20 34 27 29 32 47 39 58
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 9 5 <1 2 1 <1 2 3 5 10
Vent Rate 8 10 49 71137117 12 12 12 9 29197140 74 9 29 25 12 31 29 50144
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W NW NE E E E E NE E E S SW
T Wind Spd 18 21 27 25 27 27 25 25 24 20 20 17 17 18 20 20 19 17 16 11 11 17
RFTI 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 85 51 82 51 84 48 80
Temp 60 54 80 82 60 52 78 80 59 52 79 81 58 49 75 78
DewPt 46 50 36 20 20 25 25 18 22 24 25 21 26 31 28 22
Max/Min RH 85 10 36 9 34 10 51 12
RH 60 85 20 10 21 36 14 10 24 34 14 11 29 50 17 12
PWind Dir S SW SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 0 0 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-222100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
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 57 82 51 79
Temp 47 46 59 73 82 80 68 63 59 57 69 77 81 77 64 58 53 51 59 68 75 75
DewPt 37 38 42 43 42 43 45 46 48 46 44 43 41 42 43 43 43 44 47 48 48 49
Min/Max RH 23 67 24 75 36
RH 67 74 51 34 24 26 44 55 67 66 41 29 24 28 46 56 67 75 66 48 39 39
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW NW N NE E E E NE E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 14 20 19 16 16 16 13 11 11 16 16 13 12 10 9 9 10 11 10 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 3 1 0 1 2 7 9 4 7 6 39 31 24 18 17 17 26 40 57 57 45 57
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 4
Vent Rate 8 9 61107152129 13 14 12 9 31 75 87 94 9 15 14 24 35 39 43 41
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W NW N NE E E E E E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 19 28 28 28 29 24 24 23 21 19 20 20 24 18 19 17 19 18 14 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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 88 56 88 55 90 55 87
Temp 61 57 82 82 67 56 82 85 65 55 84 86 66 56 80 82
DewPt 54 53 50 45 30 30 30 27 29 33 30 29 35 39 34 28
Max/Min RH 93 23 36 11 42 11 53 12
RH 78 88 32 27 25 36 15 12 26 42 14 13 32 53 19 14
PWind Dir SE S SW W SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 5 0 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ008-222100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 57 80 52 78
Temp 47 46 58 71 79 79 68 63 59 57 68 76 79 76 64 59 54 52 59 67 75 74
DewPt 37 38 41 42 41 42 44 47 47 45 44 42 41 41 42 43 43 45 47 48 48 48
Min/Max RH 25 67 26 75 37
RH 68 74 54 36 26 26 42 56 65 64 42 30 26 29 45 56 65 75 65 52 40 39
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW NW N NE E E E NE E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 12 19 23 23 19 16 19 17 13 12 17 17 16 13 12 9 9 11 11 11 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 2 1 1 1 2 8 7 3 6 1 40 33 20 17 14 17 23 36 57 57 45 58
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 1 1 3 3 4 4
Vent Rate 8 9 60108150126 13 14 12 9 30 77 89 94 9 16 23 22 44 37 45 53
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W NW N NE E E E E E E SE S SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 28 29 28 29 26 25 23 21 19 20 21 24 19 20 19 18 18 14 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 87 57 86 56 89 56 85
Temp 61 58 80 81 67 57 80 84 65 56 82 84 66 56 77 80
DewPt 53 53 48 42 27 29 29 24 28 32 30 27 35 39 33 27
Max/Min RH 91 23 34 11 39 11 52 13
RH 75 83 32 25 23 34 15 12 25 39 15 13 32 52 20 14
PWind Dir SE S SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 5 0 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ006-222100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
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 80 47 77 43 76
Temp 43 43 57 71 79 78 63 57 53 48 64 73 76 72 56 50 46 44 54 65 74 75
DewPt 38 38 42 42 38 36 38 41 42 39 39 40 39 39 40 40 39 39 44 47 46 44
Min/Max RH 20 71 26 85 33
RH 80 83 56 35 22 22 39 55 67 70 39 30 26 30 55 68 78 83 70 52 38 34
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W N NE NE E E E NE NE E SE S S
Wind Spd 12 13 23 21 19 17 14 16 13 8 12 18 16 16 10 9 6 6 9 9 12 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 3 2 1 3 9 5 3 14 11 17 26 17 15 13 10 23 34 57 57 38 48
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 4 4
Vent Rate 10 11 60 85194163 12 13 10 7 32 71 88 82 9 8 9 9 41 37 48 50
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 21 25 31 27 26 27 25 26 21 16 17 21 18 19 19 18 16 13 14 12 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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 84 47 81 45 82 45 78
Temp 56 50 79 79 58 47 77 79 56 45 77 79 55 45 74 75
DewPt 47 44 34 22 23 26 27 22 26 30 29 24 31 32 30 25
Max/Min RH 88 11 43 11 56 12 61 14
RH 72 79 20 12 26 43 16 12 31 55 17 13 40 60 20 16
PWind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
OKZ002-222100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 50 74 44 72
Temp 44 43 58 72 82 80 65 60 56 51 61 71 74 71 56 50 47 44 53 64 70 69
DewPt 38 39 43 43 40 36 42 43 42 39 42 40 37 35 39 38 36 38 42 44 47 46
Min/Max RH 20 64 25 77 41
RH 78 86 56 35 22 20 43 53 60 64 50 33 26 27 53 62 67 77 64 49 43 43
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW NW N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 12 20 21 19 16 14 16 16 8 16 19 16 13 9 8 6 8 10 13 13 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 3 2 2 2 7 4 11 23 11 36 7 8 16 20 23 25 54 65 59 40 40
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 3
Vent Rate 9 9 68 82142104 13 12 11 6 47 82 99 87 8 7 6 11 38 43 38 40
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW NW N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 21 32 26 24 25 27 25 25 14 23 21 20 19 17 14 13 14 19 16 14 17
RFTI 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 85 50 83 47 86 49 82
Temp 54 50 79 80 60 50 78 81 58 47 80 82 59 49 78 77
DewPt 52 50 45 39 30 31 33 28 32 35 34 28 36 37 34 29
Max/Min RH 100 20 47 14 64 12 64 15
RH 94100 30 23 32 47 19 15 37 63 19 14 42 63 20 17
PWind Dir SE S SW W SW S SW SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 5 5 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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
- National Weather Service
- Fort Worth/Dallas, TX Weather Forecast Office
- 3401 Northern Cross Blvd.
- Fort Worth, TX 76137
- 817.429.2631
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