Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
149 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
TXZ012-280900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 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 29 72 45 80 47
Temp 55 51 39 35 31 30 45 63 71 69 55 53 49 46 58 75 80 76 60 55 51 47
DewPt 31 28 30 30 30 30 32 27 22 21 22 22 24 25 29 25 21 20 23 25 25 26
Max/Min RH 96 14 43 11 43
RH 40 41 70 82 96100 60 25 16 16 27 30 37 43 33 15 11 12 24 31 36 43
Wind Dir NE N SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W W SW SW W W
Wind Spd 9 5 6 9 9 9 13 20 23 19 16 16 17 13 13 18 21 16 10 13 12 9
Clouds FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 21 34 8 4 4 4 6 12 16 19 14 45 54 63 47 48 44 27 17 22 19 15
PoP 12HR 10 0 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 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 33 33 3 5 6 6 21117146 67 10 12 12 12 29129227 36 6 7 8 7
T Wind Dir NW N SE S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 10 8 9 12 14 16 21 26 27 24 23 25 25 25 23 26 28 19 12 16 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
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 81 50 80 49 71 34 55 32 66
Temp 74 77 59 51 75 76 59 50 68 66 44 35 48 54 38 33 60 64
DewPt 27 21 26 27 27 24 30 31 27 23 31 28 25 22 25 25 26 22
Min/Max RH 12 39 13 48 18 75 28 72 19
RH 17 12 28 39 17 14 33 48 21 19 60 75 40 28 59 72 27 20
PWind Dir W SW SW SW W N N NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ016-280900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 29 72 41 79 46
Temp 50 52 38 33 31 29 45 63 71 69 54 49 45 42 57 73 78 76 59 53 49 46
DewPt 28 28 30 31 30 29 31 23 19 19 20 19 20 22 26 24 20 19 22 22 22 23
Max/Min RH 100 14 45 11 41
RH 43 39 74 92 96100 56 22 14 15 27 31 36 45 31 16 11 12 24 29 34 41
Wind Dir N N E S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W
Wind Spd 10 9 5 6 8 8 13 20 21 16 12 13 12 9 12 19 19 18 10 14 13 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 12 12 3 3 6 27 18 20 18 27 25 51 40 57 44 53 46 35 25 24 21 27
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 105 36 4 4 5 6 18105154 51 9 11 12 9 16161247112 6 9 9 8
T Wind Dir N N E S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW W W W
T Wind Spd 16 11 9 11 13 16 21 27 29 23 21 21 23 20 20 29 31 20 13 19 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 78 48 78 44 69 32 55 30 66
Temp 74 75 57 49 73 74 56 45 64 66 43 33 47 54 37 31 60 64
DewPt 23 18 22 23 26 24 30 30 27 21 29 27 26 23 26 25 25 20
Min/Max RH 11 37 14 55 17 80 30 78 18
RH 15 11 26 37 17 15 37 55 24 18 57 80 43 31 66 78 26 18
PWind Dir W SW SW SW W NW N N W
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-280900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 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 31 74 48 83 47
Temp 58 52 42 37 34 33 45 66 73 72 59 56 51 48 58 76 82 79 64 56 50 47
DewPt 29 31 32 32 31 31 34 30 24 24 25 23 24 26 29 28 23 23 25 27 28 29
Max/Min RH 96 15 42 11 50
RH 34 44 68 83 89 93 64 27 16 16 28 28 35 42 32 17 11 13 22 32 42 49
Wind Dir E SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W
Wind Spd 3 4 4 4 5 4 9 16 18 13 14 17 13 9 10 13 18 14 9 8 9 8
Clouds SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 47 43 3 8 15 12 7 7 9 23 15 46 54 60 44 45 33 22 18 18 15 8
PoP 12HR 10 0 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 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 30 24 3 4 5 5 15117174 40 11 13 11 8 26 79215 16 6 4 5 6
T Wind Dir S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW W W W
T Wind Spd 5 6 8 10 12 12 14 26 29 21 21 25 21 17 20 21 28 17 12 9 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
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 83 53 84 52 76 35 58 33 70
Temp 75 80 61 53 78 79 62 52 71 71 46 36 52 56 41 34 63 68
DewPt 32 26 32 28 30 27 30 33 30 25 32 29 27 24 26 27 29 26
Min/Max RH 13 38 13 47 16 78 27 77 20
RH 21 14 33 38 17 15 30 47 21 18 58 75 38 29 55 74 27 20
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W N N NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-280900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 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 33 73 48 82 49
Temp 56 51 42 38 35 34 45 65 72 71 59 56 52 48 57 74 81 78 64 57 51 49
DewPt 30 31 33 32 32 32 34 29 24 24 25 23 24 26 28 27 23 23 25 27 28 29
Max/Min RH 94 16 42 12 47
RH 36 47 71 80 90 92 64 27 16 17 27 28 34 42 34 18 12 13 23 32 41 47
Wind Dir E E S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W
Wind Spd 8 4 4 8 9 9 12 18 21 16 16 18 14 11 13 14 19 16 10 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 38 42 3 7 16 14 6 10 13 23 16 46 55 59 43 42 34 22 18 19 15 7
PoP 12HR 10 0 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 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 26 22 3 4 5 6 17115175 46 11 13 12 8 26 86212 23 6 5 5 6
T Wind Dir S W S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 9 6 8 11 13 14 18 27 31 21 23 25 21 17 20 21 28 18 12 10 11 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
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 82 54 82 53 74 36 57 34 68
Temp 73 79 62 54 76 78 62 53 70 69 46 37 49 56 42 35 61 66
DewPt 31 25 30 28 30 27 31 33 30 25 32 29 26 24 27 26 29 26
Min/Max RH 13 36 14 46 17 75 29 72 21
RH 22 13 30 36 19 16 30 46 23 18 57 74 40 30 55 69 29 22
PWind Dir W SW SW SW W N N NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ006-280900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 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 24 72 36 77 38
Temp 49 49 35 31 28 26 41 62 71 68 53 47 41 37 53 71 76 73 55 48 42 39
DewPt 30 31 32 30 28 26 31 27 23 24 24 22 22 21 27 25 23 23 25 25 26 26
Max/Min RH 100 16 54 13 61
RH 49 50 88 97 99 99 66 26 16 19 32 38 46 53 36 18 14 15 31 40 53 59
Wind Dir NE E S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 5 4 4 5 6 6 11 16 21 18 12 11 9 8 10 17 20 16 10 9 9 8
Clouds B1 FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 59 10 3 12 23 27 25 8 18 21 9 43 47 50 35 32 18 13 19 19 11 9
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 44 21 3 5 6 6 12 85151 33 11 11 9 7 14128254116 6 5 6 6
T Wind Dir N NE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 8 8 9 12 14 14 17 29 32 24 21 20 19 17 16 26 29 20 12 11 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
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 77 45 76 42 68 29 54 28 66
Temp 70 73 54 46 72 72 53 42 64 63 38 29 49 52 35 29 61 64
DewPt 29 22 24 24 27 25 28 29 27 24 30 25 26 23 25 24 26 24
Min/Max RH 14 42 16 60 19 87 30 85 20
RH 22 15 31 42 19 17 38 60 24 23 73 84 40 32 65 81 26 22
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW N N NW W
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-280900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 26 72 40 79 38
Temp 54 47 35 32 29 28 44 63 72 69 53 50 44 41 54 73 78 73 56 49 42 38
DewPt 27 32 32 29 28 28 33 32 26 27 26 25 24 23 29 29 25 27 28 29 31 32
Max/Min RH 100 18 52 14 79
RH 35 54 89 91 97100 66 31 18 21 35 38 45 50 38 19 14 17 34 47 66 79
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW
Wind Spd 6 6 5 6 8 8 11 16 17 13 12 13 13 10 12 12 14 13 11 9 8 8
Clouds FW SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 20 44 11 26 21 20 12 5 7 20 9 7 40 48 31 25 13 13 13 20 9 16
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 38 29 4 5 6 6 16 87152 33 10 13 11 10 18100243 23 6 5 4 4
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W N
T Wind Spd 8 9 11 13 16 16 19 27 29 23 21 25 23 20 20 21 26 16 12 11 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 75 46 79 44 69 29 57 29 68
Temp 67 71 54 47 75 73 55 45 66 61 38 30 52 54 37 30 63 65
DewPt 35 31 32 28 29 28 29 32 30 29 30 27 25 22 24 25 27 26
Min/Max RH 20 51 15 60 21 87 26 85 20
RH 30 23 43 47 18 19 38 60 26 29 73 86 35 28 60 81 25 23
PWind Dir SE S SW SW W N N NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
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