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
549 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
TXZ012-150900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri
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 55 86 53 74 51
Temp 85 70 63 59 56 72 82 82 74 63 59 55 54 62 68 71 69 59 56 54 52
DewPt 38 44 45 44 42 47 45 46 51 55 55 55 54 55 54 54 53 54 53 53 52
Max/Min RH 60 24 100 53 100
RH 19 39 52 57 60 41 27 28 44 75 87100100 78 61 55 57 83 90 96100
Wind Dir S S S S SW W W SW S E E N N NE NE NE NE E N NW NW
Wind Spd 13 12 10 9 10 12 9 13 13 10 11 9 10 13 12 12 12 6 6 5 8
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 10 23 32 26 15 21 49 56 62 58 69 44 72 71 69 57 53 60 67 44 38
PoP 12HR 10 40 60 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.09 0.09 0.10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 3 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 176 7 6 4 6 19 58 96 35 11 11 8 8 31 60 60 52 14 11 7 11
T Wind Dir S SE S SW SW W W SW S E E NE N NE NE N NE E N NW N
T Wind Spd 19 17 13 10 16 13 11 14 19 14 19 12 13 14 14 13 17 14 14 8 17
RFTI 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
Date 05/17Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24
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 56 91 58 91 59 92 60 89
Temp 74 78 62 58 85 88 66 60 84 88 68 62 85 88 70 62 83 87
DewPt 48 46 48 48 45 41 47 48 47 41 46 46 44 37 40 40 38 32
Min/Max RH 31 72 18 66 19 56 16 45 13
RH 40 32 60 69 25 19 50 64 28 19 45 56 24 16 33 44 20 14
PWind Dir W S SW SE SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ016-150900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri
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 53 89 51 75 49
Temp 87 68 62 56 53 72 85 85 79 63 58 54 52 62 69 71 67 57 54 52 51
DewPt 28 33 34 35 38 42 39 37 41 51 54 53 52 53 52 50 50 53 53 52 51
Max/Min RH 57 17 100 47 100
RH 12 27 35 45 57 34 20 18 26 65 86 96100 72 55 47 53 86 96100100
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W SW S SE NE NE N N NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW
Wind Spd 13 6 6 8 8 9 9 12 12 11 11 9 10 12 13 11 9 5 8 5 6
Clouds FW SC B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 37 59 9 10 35 52 61 61 43 58 35 62 61 58 49 60 65 66 38 36
PoP 12HR 5 30 40 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.15 0.16
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 12 14 6 1 <1 <1 1 2 5 5 3 1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 215 5 4 4 5 13182208 90 27 10 10 17 35 68 52 44 17 19 10 10
T Wind Dir SW W W N W W SW SW S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW N NW
T Wind Spd 18 11 10 9 12 10 17 17 16 27 17 16 18 16 14 12 16 14 21 11 12
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/17Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24
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 55 92 56 92 59 93 59 90
Temp 75 81 61 57 87 89 65 58 84 89 67 62 86 90 68 60 84 88
DewPt 47 39 45 43 38 32 41 44 43 34 40 40 37 29 36 37 33 22
Min/Max RH 22 63 12 61 14 46 11 43 9
RH 37 22 56 59 18 13 41 61 24 14 37 45 18 11 31 42 16 9
PWind Dir W SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ008-150900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri
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 57 88 57 77 53
Temp 89 74 68 61 57 72 84 87 79 65 62 59 57 64 71 74 73 63 59 56 54
DewPt 41 48 49 48 46 49 49 47 54 57 57 56 56 56 55 54 54 55 55 54 53
Max/Min RH 66 25 100 48 99
RH 19 40 51 62 66 43 30 25 42 74 85 91 99 74 56 49 51 75 86 94 96
Wind Dir S S S S W NW NW E E E NE N N NE NE NE NE SE N NW NW
Wind Spd 9 12 10 5 4 6 6 9 10 10 8 6 6 9 10 10 9 4 4 4 5
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 8 31 35 19 15 11 37 46 67 61 54 75 60 75 63 56 41 57 48 37 33
PoP 12HR 5 50 60 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.11 0.09 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 4 1 <1 <1 1 3 5 5 3 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 170 10 8 4 4 15 54127 62 23 11 9 11 38 65 56 55 13 7 4 11
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W NW NW W SE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NW N
T Wind Spd 18 20 16 9 9 10 11 13 19 19 13 13 10 16 14 13 20 12 16 9 13
RFTI 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
Date 05/17Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24
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 85 59 96 60 93 62 95 62 93
Temp 77 82 66 60 87 91 70 62 85 89 71 65 87 92 73 63 85 89
DewPt 51 48 50 50 48 46 51 50 50 48 50 51 48 41 43 43 41 37
Min/Max RH 29 73 18 67 21 61 16 48 15
RH 39 31 57 70 26 21 51 65 30 24 47 60 26 17 34 47 21 16
PWind Dir W S SW SE SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ008-150900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri
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 57 87 56 75 54
Temp 87 74 68 61 58 71 82 85 78 65 61 58 57 63 69 72 71 63 59 56 55
DewPt 40 46 48 47 46 48 48 47 52 56 56 56 56 56 55 53 53 54 55 54 53
Max/Min RH 64 27 100 51 97
RH 19 37 50 60 64 43 30 27 42 74 83 94 95 77 60 52 53 73 84 95 94
Wind Dir S S S S W NW NW E E E NE N N NE NE NE NE SE N NW NW
Wind Spd 11 12 11 8 8 9 8 10 11 11 9 9 9 11 11 11 10 5 5 4 8
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 17 33 42 15 11 11 45 47 68 59 61 79 74 80 64 57 45 59 51 35 33
PoP 12HR 5 50 60 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.08 0.09 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 4 1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 3 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 179 10 8 4 4 14 54110 71 24 11 13 9 37 68 51 58 13 5 4 9
T Wind Dir SW S S W W W NW W SE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE E N NW N
T Wind Spd 18 20 16 9 10 10 11 12 20 19 14 14 11 16 14 12 19 12 12 9 12
RFTI 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
Date 05/17Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24
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 59 94 61 92 63 94 63 92
Temp 75 81 66 61 85 89 69 62 83 88 71 65 86 90 72 64 84 88
DewPt 50 47 51 49 47 44 51 49 50 46 50 51 47 41 42 43 41 36
Min/Max RH 30 68 19 64 22 61 18 48 15
RH 41 31 58 65 27 21 52 62 32 24 46 60 26 18 34 47 22 16
PWind Dir W S SW SE SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ006-150900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri
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 48 82 49 71 46
Temp 83 66 59 51 49 69 79 82 72 58 54 52 50 60 67 70 69 56 52 49 47
DewPt 34 40 43 45 44 47 46 43 49 54 54 52 50 52 51 49 49 52 51 49 47
Max/Min RH 84 25 100 46 100
RH 17 38 54 77 84 46 31 25 44 86100100100 75 56 47 49 85 98100100
Wind Dir SW W N N NW N N E N NE N N N N NE NE NE NE NW NW NW
Wind Spd 12 6 6 5 5 9 8 11 13 9 9 11 9 12 11 9 9 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 28 42 25 21 14 10 32 43 59 67 49 49 74 71 61 58 48 47 38 31 16
PoP 12HR 10 40 50 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.05 0.10 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 3 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 141 4 7 5 4 19 75212 71 11 11 13 17 49 73 55 60 5 6 5 5
T Wind Dir SW W N N N N NW SW N NE N N N NE NE NE NE E NW NW N
T Wind Spd 13 9 16 11 11 10 10 20 25 16 13 19 17 18 16 13 14 11 13 11 12
RFTI 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
Date 05/17Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24
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 51 91 52 88 53 89 54 88
Temp 76 80 58 52 86 87 62 54 81 85 64 56 83 87 65 55 82 85
DewPt 46 41 45 43 39 36 43 42 45 38 41 46 42 34 38 40 36 28
Min/Max RH 23 74 14 65 18 69 15 57 12
RH 34 25 61 70 19 16 50 64 27 19 43 69 24 15 38 57 19 13
PWind Dir W S SW NE W SW SW W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 0
$$
OKZ002-150900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri
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 51 82 51 74 49
Temp 84 67 61 55 52 67 79 82 74 60 56 53 52 62 69 73 70 58 54 52 50
DewPt 41 46 50 51 50 53 52 50 52 57 56 53 52 55 53 51 51 54 53 51 50
Max/Min RH 94 33 100 46 100
RH 22 47 67 86 94 60 39 33 46 91100100100 79 57 46 50 86 96 96100
Wind Dir S SE NW W NW N N N N NE N N N N NE NE NE E NW NW W
Wind Spd 9 8 8 4 5 9 10 9 11 6 8 9 6 10 9 10 9 4 4 4 5
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 40 43 54 39 35 43 21 48 74 57 53 73 84 68 63 50 51 43 34 22 20
PoP 12HR 20 50 60 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.21 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 82 5 5 4 7 20 54 84 34 5 8 10 4 33 48 69 45 8 6 5 4
T Wind Dir S S N NW NW N N N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE E N NW NW
T Wind Spd 14 11 11 9 11 13 11 11 19 11 10 14 10 14 12 16 13 10 9 11 10
RFTI 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
Date 05/17Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24
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 54 92 54 88 56 90 56 89
Temp 77 81 61 55 86 87 65 56 82 85 65 59 83 87 67 58 83 86
DewPt 48 45 50 47 47 41 48 46 49 45 51 50 49 41 43 44 43 37
Min/Max RH 26 77 18 70 23 74 19 60 17
RH 36 28 67 74 26 20 55 69 32 25 61 73 31 20 42 60 24 18
PWind Dir SW S SW SE S SE SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
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