Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
TXZ012-280900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 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 44 74 46 80 52
Temp 78 76 65 58 49 44 55 65 71 73 60 55 50 47 61 71 77 79 63 58 55 53
DewPt 22 20 23 25 32 39 41 38 36 34 35 36 37 39 40 38 33 28 32 32 30 30
Max/Min RH 82 24 74 15 43
RH 12 12 20 28 52 82 59 37 28 24 39 49 61 74 47 30 20 15 32 37 38 41
Wind Dir SW SW W SW W NW NW NW NW NW E E E E SE S SW SW SE S S SW
Wind Spd 23 21 16 11 11 10 12 10 10 5 8 9 8 6 9 9 10 11 9 11 11 11
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 CL FW FW CL FW CL SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 15 41 57 54 4 9 8 4 11 5 32 51 50 12 5 2 5 2 3 4 3 3
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Sprinkles SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 357313 15 7 8 6 28 62 97 56 6 7 6 5 14103134147 6 7 7 7
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W NW N W W W E E E SE SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 34 33 24 14 17 13 13 11 12 8 13 16 14 11 10 13 16 16 13 16 17 17
RFTI 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W
Date 04/30Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 89 55 89 54 81 47 73 48 77
Temp 84 85 63 56 85 85 65 55 76 79 57 48 68 71 55 49 72 75
DewPt 28 24 36 47 38 33 47 48 43 35 44 39 36 36 39 42 41 41
Min/Max RH 10 71 14 77 20 69 26 77 27
RH 13 11 37 71 19 15 52 77 30 20 61 69 31 27 55 77 33 30
PWind Dir SW S SW S N NE E S S
Wind Char 15> <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 10 20 20 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-280900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 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 40 75 43 81 49
Temp 73 72 59 51 45 41 54 64 72 74 60 53 48 44 60 72 78 80 63 56 53 50
DewPt 20 17 23 28 32 36 39 36 33 30 35 36 35 38 40 33 26 21 24 24 23 24
Max/Min RH 84 20 82 11 36
RH 13 12 25 40 61 84 58 35 24 20 38 52 62 82 48 24 14 11 23 29 31 36
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W NW N NW W S SE S W NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 23 23 11 12 9 6 9 9 10 9 5 5 6 6 8 9 10 11 8 9 9 9
Clouds FW SC SC CL CL FW CL CL CL FW B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 13 36 26 2 3 7 3 4 3 12 70 43 13 5 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 403394 10 9 8 5 27 57100 99 5 6 4 5 26106156172 7 8 8 7
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W NW N W W SW SE NE W NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 35 36 19 19 16 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 10 13 14 14 17 18 14 17 17 16
RFTI 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W
Date 04/30Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 88 52 89 52 83 45 75 47 78
Temp 83 86 60 53 85 87 62 53 79 81 55 46 68 74 54 48 73 76
DewPt 26 20 26 39 31 23 37 36 36 29 36 36 34 32 39 40 42 37
Min/Max RH 8 59 9 54 14 68 20 74 23
RH 12 9 27 59 15 10 40 54 21 15 48 68 28 21 56 74 32 24
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW NW E E S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 20 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-280900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 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 47 77 48 84 53
Temp 86 83 69 63 52 47 59 70 75 75 63 57 51 48 62 76 82 83 68 62 56 54
DewPt 24 23 25 29 36 42 42 40 37 36 37 39 40 41 42 41 35 33 37 40 36 33
Max/Min RH 81 23 78 15 48
RH 10 11 19 27 54 81 52 34 24 24 38 51 66 76 49 29 19 16 32 45 47 44
Wind Dir SW SW W SW W W NW NW NW N NE E E NE E S S S SE S S SW
Wind Spd 20 17 12 10 6 6 9 10 9 5 5 5 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 10 8 9
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 13 37 51 65 10 3 4 4 3 11 32 58 58 12 4 3 5 6 3 3 3 1
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Sprinkles SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 388327 14 7 9 6 28 72 86 47 5 6 6 5 21 74123104 6 8 7 6
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW W W W NE E E E SE S SW SW SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 34 33 21 14 12 12 10 12 10 6 12 13 12 11 10 11 13 13 13 18 16 13
RFTI 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W
Date 04/30Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 93 57 94 56 83 50 77 51 83
Temp 88 90 66 58 87 89 67 57 79 81 60 51 72 76 59 51 75 78
DewPt 29 27 41 49 43 35 51 52 43 38 49 40 36 36 41 43 42 43
Min/Max RH 9 73 12 87 20 67 21 75 23
RH 12 10 39 71 21 15 57 85 28 22 66 67 27 23 50 73 29 29
PWind Dir SW S SW S N NE NE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-280900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 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 47 75 48 82 54
Temp 82 79 68 62 51 47 57 67 73 74 63 56 51 48 60 73 80 81 67 62 57 54
DewPt 22 23 24 29 37 42 42 40 37 35 37 38 40 41 42 40 35 31 36 38 34 31
Max/Min RH 83 24 77 16 44
RH 11 12 19 28 59 83 57 38 27 25 38 51 65 76 51 31 20 17 31 42 42 41
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N E E E NE SE S S S SE S S SW
Wind Spd 21 19 14 11 10 9 11 10 9 5 6 6 6 4 6 9 10 9 9 12 10 9
Clouds FW SC SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 16 42 49 55 7 4 4 3 5 11 25 63 60 12 4 3 5 4 2 3 2 2
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Sprinkles SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 384343 16 7 6 6 32 67 87 46 5 6 5 4 17 74105103 5 8 7 6
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W NW NW W W W NE E E E SE SW SW SW SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 34 34 21 14 12 12 12 11 11 6 12 14 12 10 9 11 12 13 12 17 16 14
RFTI 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CH EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W
Date 04/30Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 91 57 92 56 82 50 75 51 81
Temp 86 89 66 58 84 88 67 57 77 80 60 51 70 74 59 51 74 77
DewPt 30 26 39 47 42 34 49 51 42 37 48 40 37 36 40 43 42 43
Min/Max RH 9 68 13 83 20 66 24 75 25
RH 13 10 37 67 23 15 52 81 29 22 63 66 30 25 49 74 31 30
PWind Dir SW S SW S N NE E S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-280900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 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 70 38 79 43
Temp 75 70 55 47 42 38 53 63 69 68 55 49 43 39 56 70 77 78 61 54 47 45
DewPt 18 19 23 34 37 38 40 37 35 34 36 37 39 39 42 39 33 29 29 29 28 26
Max/Min RH 98 26 99 17 50
RH 12 15 29 59 82 98 60 38 28 28 49 64 87 99 58 33 20 17 30 38 46 47
Wind Dir SW SW W N NW NW N N NW NE NE NE NE N E S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 24 21 10 12 9 9 12 9 8 6 6 6 5 4 5 6 9 11 8 9 8 6
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 8 37 38 11 8 10 5 7 24 29 60 69 32 9 3 3 5 3 3 3 2 2
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 439343 9 6 6 7 38 58 72 69 6 5 5 5 26 54102142 7 7 7 6
T Wind Dir SW SW W NW N N N N W SW E E NE NE E SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 37 34 18 14 14 16 13 10 9 9 14 12 12 11 11 8 11 16 14 16 17 13
RFTI 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W
Date 04/30Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 87 45 88 45 78 41 72 43 78
Temp 83 84 56 46 81 85 58 46 73 76 52 42 65 71 51 43 72 75
DewPt 26 21 28 33 33 24 37 40 38 34 36 35 36 33 38 38 41 36
Min/Max RH 9 62 10 82 20 76 23 85 22
RH 13 10 34 62 18 11 44 78 28 22 55 76 33 25 61 82 32 24
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW NE NE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-280900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 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 42 71 41 80 47
Temp 82 77 61 52 46 43 56 65 70 69 55 48 44 41 58 72 79 78 61 56 51 48
DewPt 18 19 26 37 41 41 42 40 37 34 37 38 40 41 44 41 37 34 37 37 39 32
Max/Min RH 93 27 100 19 64
RH 9 11 26 56 82 93 60 39 30 27 51 69 85 99 59 32 22 20 41 50 63 53
Wind Dir SW SW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NE NE N N SE SE S S SE S S SW
Wind Spd 23 21 11 9 9 10 13 12 11 8 5 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 8 10 9 9
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 16 32 38 35 29 13 44 13 12 7 39 55 68 41 9 3 5 3 4 2 2 3
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Sprinkles SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 13 9 <1 1 1 1 3 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 402233 10 19 17 15 53 82 95 61 4 5 4 3 23 84 97112 7 8 8 7
T Wind Dir SW SW SW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NE E E NE SE S S SW SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 36 31 19 14 14 17 18 14 12 10 10 11 11 8 11 13 11 13 16 17 17 16
RFTI 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W
Date 04/30Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 88 48 89 48 78 43 74 46 79
Temp 85 86 58 48 81 86 60 49 74 75 54 44 69 72 53 46 73 77
DewPt 29 26 38 40 41 31 49 49 40 36 44 37 35 33 39 40 41 39
Min/Max RH 10 77 13 98 21 79 22 81 23
RH 13 11 48 73 24 14 67 97 29 24 70 76 29 24 58 79 30 26
PWind Dir SW SE SW S N NE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms 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