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
309 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
TXZ012-032100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
309 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 74 52 69 51 74
Temp 58 57 61 66 72 70 62 58 57 54 55 61 67 63 57 54 53 51 57 66 72 73
DewPt 58 57 57 59 57 55 58 56 55 52 49 47 49 49 51 51 52 51 54 54 54 53
Min/Max RH 55 100 52 100 48
RH 100100 87 78 59 59 87 93 93 93 80 60 52 60 80 90 98 99 90 66 53 50
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE S S N N NE NE E E E E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 8 8 9 13 16 14 16 14 12 17 16 14 14 10 9 9 8 9 11 17 20
Clouds OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC FW B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC
Clouds(%) 91 95 93 90 57 60 50 28 9 71 63 69 57 70 67 90 88 84 85 71 46 36
PoP 12HR 30 40 40 70 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.10 0.12 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 1 2 3 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 1 <1 1 1 2 3 6 4
Vent Rate 22 10 16 32 54 42 21 12 13 14 32 41 52 36 14 12 17 14 20 43 99 99
T Wind Dir E E SE SE S S S S S N N NE NE E E E E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 12 12 16 19 23 24 23 24 18 23 18 17 17 14 13 13 11 12 14 20 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 58 82 48 85 50 85 49 78
Temp 61 60 79 79 59 49 79 83 61 51 79 83 61 50 73 76
DewPt 57 58 36 21 19 21 21 19 21 23 24 21 28 34 35 33
Max/Min RH 100 11 33 9 34 10 54 20
RH 88 94 21 11 21 32 11 9 21 33 13 10 28 54 25 21
PWind Dir S SW W W W W NW NE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-032100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
309 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 48 69 49 77
Temp 59 60 66 73 80 77 62 58 55 51 55 62 68 65 56 53 51 50 57 66 75 76
DewPt 56 57 58 56 46 40 52 54 54 51 48 46 47 48 52 53 51 50 54 54 50 48
Min/Max RH 25 100 47 100 36
RH 89 89 74 54 30 26 71 86 96100 77 56 47 54 86100 99100 90 64 41 37
Wind Dir SE E SE S S S SE S S N NE NE E E E E E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 9 11 13 13 14 12 13 13 11 16 14 13 13 9 8 8 6 9 11 16 19
Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW
Clouds(%) 86 89 86 52 28 8 13 36 18 79 71 65 57 62 69 62 83 82 76 57 23 17
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 70 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.12 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 4 10 7 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 <1 <1 1 2 4 7 6
Vent Rate 17 16 29 66201132 10 21 22 23 34 44 62 37 15 10 8 14 20 73147141
T Wind Dir SE E SE S SW S SE S S NW N NE E E SE SE E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 13 16 17 23 23 21 25 25 19 20 18 17 19 16 12 11 11 12 19 24 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 81 47 85 50 87 47 81
Temp 60 57 77 79 55 47 78 82 59 50 80 85 60 48 73 78
DewPt 56 53 26 13 16 16 18 14 18 19 20 16 22 29 32 25
Max/Min RH 92 8 29 7 29 7 48 13
RH 87 85 15 8 21 28 10 8 20 29 11 8 23 48 22 14
PWind Dir S SW W W W W NW N
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
309 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 52 70 53 78
Temp 61 61 64 71 77 75 65 63 60 54 56 63 69 67 60 57 54 53 59 68 75 76
DewPt 53 52 53 56 57 58 60 59 58 53 48 47 48 49 51 52 53 53 54 55 54 55
Min/Max RH 50 98 47 100 44
RH 74 72 67 59 50 54 83 87 94 95 75 57 47 53 74 82 98 99 83 65 48 47
Wind Dir E E E SE S S SE S W N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S
Wind Spd 9 5 6 9 11 12 11 13 10 12 12 13 11 10 6 6 5 4 6 9 12 14
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 71 91 86 80 62 57 54 44 57 72 66 60 56 67 69 80 78 85 81 67 50 44
PoP 12HR 20 50 30 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.05 0.23 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 <1 <1 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 17 16 16 31 70 60 17 14 8 30 42 41 37 55 13 13 15 14 20 46103 94
T Wind Dir E E E SE S S SE S SW N N NE E E E E E E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 17 13 11 11 18 19 18 20 16 20 21 16 12 18 12 12 12 11 11 14 19 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 60 86 50 90 52 89 51 81
Temp 64 62 82 82 62 51 83 87 65 52 79 87 63 52 76 79
DewPt 59 61 37 23 20 24 23 22 24 27 28 26 34 35 36 35
Max/Min RH 99 11 34 8 38 10 54 18
RH 85 94 21 11 19 34 11 9 21 37 15 11 34 54 23 20
PWind Dir S SW W W W W N NE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
309 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 52 69 53 76
Temp 60 59 63 68 74 74 64 63 60 54 55 61 67 65 60 57 55 53 58 67 74 74
DewPt 55 54 54 57 56 56 58 59 57 52 48 47 47 48 50 52 53 53 54 55 54 54
Min/Max RH 53 98 50 100 47
RH 85 83 73 67 54 55 80 87 91 91 76 59 50 55 72 83 94100 88 67 49 50
Wind Dir E E E SE SE S SE S SW N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S
Wind Spd 9 5 6 8 12 14 12 14 12 13 16 14 12 12 9 9 8 5 9 11 14 17
Clouds B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 69 89 88 80 57 57 49 50 57 77 64 58 51 68 66 85 81 84 78 69 43 42
PoP 12HR 20 50 30 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.04 0.16 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 5
Mix Hgt 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 <1 <1 2 2 3 3 3 1 <1 1 1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 18 16 15 34 72 61 18 16 15 31 39 44 43 53 12 10 15 14 18 51 97106
T Wind Dir E E E SE S S SE S SW N N NE E E E E E E S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 13 11 13 18 20 18 19 19 20 21 17 14 18 12 12 12 11 11 14 19 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 61 84 51 88 52 86 52 79
Temp 64 63 79 81 62 51 80 86 64 52 78 85 63 52 73 77
DewPt 58 59 35 21 20 23 22 21 24 26 27 24 33 35 35 34
Max/Min RH 95 11 33 9 36 10 53 20
RH 82 88 21 11 19 32 12 10 22 35 15 11 32 52 25 21
PWind Dir S SW W W W W NW NE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-032100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
309 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 44 67 45 76
Temp 53 53 59 66 74 73 58 55 50 44 50 59 65 64 53 49 47 46 54 63 73 75
DewPt 52 52 55 57 53 52 55 55 50 43 42 42 43 44 47 48 47 46 54 54 51 48
Min/Max RH 45 100 43 100 37
RH 98 94 87 72 49 48 91 99100 95 74 52 43 49 80 97 99 99 99 71 46 38
Wind Dir E E SE S S S SE S N N N NE E E E E E SE S S S S
Wind Spd 6 4 5 6 13 14 11 12 13 16 17 14 12 12 8 6 6 4 8 12 18 19
Clouds B1 OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 69 93 91 80 35 28 30 32 57 63 63 46 54 57 67 73 87 80 84 63 29 26
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.10 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 6 3 <1 <1 1 2 2 3 4 4 1 <1 1 1 2 4 8 7
Vent Rate 10 14 15 39103 51 10 14 25 47 44 55 57 57 11 7 12 9 24 77181170
T Wind Dir SE E SE S S S SE S N N N NE E E SE E E SE S SW S S
T Wind Spd 16 12 11 14 19 19 20 19 21 27 23 18 14 16 11 9 12 8 14 20 26 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 77 40 84 42 83 42 75
Temp 57 55 74 75 52 41 77 81 56 43 77 81 54 43 70 73
DewPt 55 51 26 13 16 17 19 15 18 21 22 18 25 29 32 30
Max/Min RH 98 9 38 8 43 9 60 19
RH 93 87 17 9 24 37 11 8 22 41 13 9 32 59 24 21
PWind Dir S SW W SW NW W NW NE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-032100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
309 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 76 45 67 46 75
Temp 54 53 60 68 75 74 60 58 52 46 50 60 66 63 53 49 48 47 55 64 72 73
DewPt 46 46 48 52 54 54 57 58 51 45 44 43 44 45 48 49 48 47 52 53 53 52
Min/Max RH 46 100 45 100 45
RH 73 78 64 55 48 49 89100 97 96 80 53 45 51 83 99 99100 91 69 52 46
Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S N N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S
Wind Spd 6 4 6 8 13 13 11 11 13 13 14 13 11 11 8 6 6 4 8 12 16 19
Clouds SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 44 74 72 57 57 31 31 65 64 80 57 44 41 57 70 68 80 86 83 72 54 44
PoP 12HR 20 70 10 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 5 5 <1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 6 5
Vent Rate 18 10 25 44 83 82 9 17 35 35 43 49 52 52 9 12 15 12 17 52116122
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S N N N NE E E E E E SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 18 11 14 16 18 19 17 19 23 24 20 14 13 14 10 12 12 10 12 17 24 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 81 45 85 44 82 44 76
Temp 58 57 79 78 56 45 79 83 56 44 74 79 55 45 71 73
DewPt 57 57 32 18 21 22 23 20 25 25 28 25 33 33 33 31
Max/Min RH 100 10 39 9 47 12 63 19
RH 97 98 18 10 25 39 12 10 30 47 18 13 44 62 25 21
PWind Dir S SW W W NW NE NE NE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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