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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
258 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
TXZ012-232100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
258 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
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 50 70 53 84
Temp 60 57 72 80 80 76 64 58 55 52 56 61 66 66 59 57 57 56 66 79 84 81
DewPt 48 48 46 41 43 44 46 46 45 46 49 50 50 50 52 53 53 52 52 47 41 37
Min/Max RH 25 87 54 90 20
RH 65 71 40 25 27 32 53 63 68 79 76 66 57 56 78 85 87 86 61 32 22 21
Wind Dir SW SW W N NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 18 12 13 14 16 18 13 14 12 11 12 9 10 12 12 13 12 12 14 17 24 24
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW
Clouds(%) 2 3 8 24 16 6 8 51 57 57 70 61 46 57 62 72 66 82 76 76 43 23
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 3
Vent Rate 12 10 24 65 98 73 13 16 16 24 23 31 25 28 11 7 8 8 19 87213 77
T Wind Dir SW W W N NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 26 21 19 17 19 20 23 21 21 19 18 16 11 18 16 17 17 16 20 23 29 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
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 82 51 80 47 78 47 83
Temp 63 53 77 79 60 52 77 75 56 47 71 75 56 48 75 80
DewPt 32 27 26 22 23 25 27 25 32 36 33 30 35 37 38 32
Max/Min RH 37 12 35 14 65 18 67 17
RH 31 36 15 12 24 35 16 15 40 65 25 19 45 65 26 17
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W W E SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 20 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ016-232100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
258 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 48 77 52 85
Temp 57 55 72 86 84 78 64 57 51 48 56 66 74 76 63 59 56 54 68 81 85 82
DewPt 48 48 45 35 36 39 46 48 47 47 50 50 48 43 46 51 47 44 48 36 28 21
Min/Max RH 16 97 30 75 10
RH 72 78 39 16 18 26 54 73 87 97 80 58 40 30 55 74 73 68 50 20 13 10
Wind Dir SW SW W NW NE E E E E NE NE NE SE S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 11 12 10 13 16 12 12 10 8 9 4 8 10 9 10 9 9 11 16 21 24
Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 5 12 14 27 30 16 22 40 63 64 57 43 62 64 70 53 76 60 59 17 16
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 11 12 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 13 15
Vent Rate 11 10 24145148 76 11 10 15 18 20 15 42 49 7 7 8 8 31122391484
T Wind Dir SW W W W W E E E E E E NE S S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 24 21 19 17 14 19 23 20 19 14 12 6 11 16 14 14 16 17 20 26 35 37
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 80 49 77 44 79 44 83
Temp 60 51 74 77 58 50 74 72 53 45 72 78 52 44 75 82
DewPt 21 25 25 19 21 23 26 23 29 32 30 23 31 32 32 24
Max/Min RH 37 11 34 14 62 13 63 12
RH 22 37 16 11 24 34 17 16 39 61 21 13 44 62 21 12
PWind Dir SW W SW SW W W W SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 10 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-232100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
258 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
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 52 71 55 88
Temp 62 61 74 80 82 78 65 59 55 54 58 64 68 68 60 58 57 57 68 82 87 84
DewPt 48 48 46 44 44 44 45 44 43 43 45 50 50 51 54 54 56 56 53 48 44 43
Min/Max RH 26 72 52 99 22
RH 60 61 36 28 26 30 48 56 64 67 64 60 53 55 80 85 97 96 59 31 22 24
Wind Dir SW SW NW N NE E E E NE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 16 13 12 17 16 13 12 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 8 9 14 20 19
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 8 6 8 6 6 13 40 57 60 69 71 57 57 61 67 74 82 77 75 43 33
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 <1 <1 1 4 8 3
Vent Rate 11 9 31 70 85 79 11 23 24 27 41 33 37 38 14 18 10 10 27 83225 74
T Wind Dir SW W NW N NE E E E E E E SE SE S SE SE S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 23 20 18 19 18 20 18 20 21 19 21 13 12 17 13 14 11 12 20 21 29 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
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 87 54 85 50 82 49 86
Temp 67 55 80 84 64 54 81 79 59 50 75 79 59 49 78 84
DewPt 38 29 28 24 25 28 30 29 37 39 36 33 38 40 39 35
Max/Min RH 37 10 36 13 66 17 72 16
RH 35 36 15 11 22 36 16 16 44 66 24 19 46 72 25 18
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W W SE SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 20 10 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-232100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
258 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 52 70 56 87
Temp 63 61 73 78 80 77 65 59 55 53 57 62 67 68 60 59 58 58 68 81 86 83
DewPt 50 49 47 44 43 43 44 44 44 44 46 50 50 50 52 55 56 55 52 46 42 40
Min/Max RH 27 76 52 96 21
RH 62 63 40 31 28 31 48 57 66 71 67 65 55 54 74 86 94 89 55 30 22 22
Wind Dir SW SW NW N NE E E E NE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 17 13 12 17 16 16 13 13 11 11 11 9 9 11 11 11 10 10 12 16 21 21
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 8 8 13 7 6 12 28 57 57 78 74 57 57 59 66 72 80 76 74 41 27
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 <1 1 5 9 5
Vent Rate 11 9 29 74 89 76 12 28 19 25 40 33 38 38 14 13 15 7 26103240142
T Wind Dir SW SW NW N NE E E E E E E SE S S SE SE S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 24 20 17 19 20 19 19 21 19 18 21 14 13 17 13 13 13 11 20 23 31 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 85 55 83 50 81 49 85
Temp 66 56 78 83 64 55 79 78 59 50 73 78 59 50 76 83
DewPt 34 28 27 23 25 28 30 28 36 38 35 32 37 40 38 33
Max/Min RH 35 11 36 14 63 18 69 16
RH 30 35 16 11 23 36 17 16 41 63 25 19 44 69 26 17
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W W SE SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 20 10 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ006-232100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
258 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
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 76 44 70 48 85
Temp 54 49 69 73 76 73 58 51 48 46 53 60 68 69 57 54 51 50 65 79 84 80
DewPt 40 36 35 39 39 39 40 40 40 39 43 47 48 48 49 51 51 48 43 35 29 25
Min/Max RH 27 79 45 99 12
RH 59 60 29 29 27 29 53 65 74 74 69 62 50 46 74 88 98 95 46 20 14 13
Wind Dir SW W N NE NE E E E E E E SE SE S SE S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 9 13 19 17 16 11 11 9 8 9 8 10 12 9 10 9 6 10 16 24 23
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 4 4 2 3 18 19 34 57 67 70 61 32 37 52 64 61 78 52 37 18 22
PoP 12HR 5 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 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 14 16
Vent Rate 10 7 29 78 97 74 10 12 16 22 25 21 42 42 13 10 6 5 15165479501
T Wind Dir W W N NE E E E E E E SE SE S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 16 19 21 19 19 19 19 19 14 14 11 16 16 16 16 12 12 17 27 39 36
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
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 46 81 44 75 40 75 39 81
Temp 58 46 75 78 54 44 72 70 49 41 70 72 50 40 74 79
DewPt 23 25 27 22 26 28 31 31 35 35 34 30 34 36 37 28
Max/Min RH 45 12 53 19 83 20 87 15
RH 27 43 17 12 34 53 23 23 57 81 26 22 54 85 26 15
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW N SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-232100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
258 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 75 45 67 48 86
Temp 60 55 66 72 75 72 57 52 49 47 54 59 65 65 53 52 52 52 63 79 85 82
DewPt 44 39 45 45 39 37 37 37 36 35 39 43 46 47 51 51 51 52 53 44 38 37
Min/Max RH 25 66 49 100 18
RH 57 55 48 37 27 27 47 55 60 64 56 53 50 52 91 97 98100 70 29 19 20
Wind Dir SW W N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 16 10 18 18 13 13 9 8 6 8 10 11 12 12 10 9 9 6 10 14 20 23
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) 6 7 2 13 1 16 21 16 61 57 84 69 51 57 57 60 75 83 69 61 28 23
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 <1 1 4 12 4
Vent Rate 11 6 40 78 85 77 9 8 7 10 28 43 52 49 16 15 13 11 22 81383110
T Wind Dir W W N NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S SE SE S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 25 14 25 21 18 19 17 17 14 12 18 19 18 19 14 16 14 12 17 24 37 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 84 45 79 43 76 42 83
Temp 61 49 78 81 57 46 75 73 53 43 70 72 51 43 75 80
DewPt 36 28 29 25 29 34 34 34 38 39 38 33 38 40 40 34
Max/Min RH 44 12 63 19 86 22 92 18
RH 40 43 16 13 34 63 22 24 57 86 31 24 62 90 28 19
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 20 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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
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