Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
TXZ012-292100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Date Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
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 43 82 51 80
Temp 55 49 60 75 80 78 61 52 49 45 58 75 82 79 64 59 56 52 64 76 79 76
DewPt 23 30 31 27 23 18 22 23 23 24 29 28 22 19 22 23 22 23 27 25 24 22
Min/Max RH 9 47 10 31 12
RH 29 48 33 17 12 10 22 32 36 43 33 17 11 10 20 25 26 31 24 15 13 13
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W NW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 17 14 14 17 20 17 9 6 9 8 8 9 16 17 13 14 13 13 16 23 26 24
Clouds SC FW SC B2 B1 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 48 19 38 80 53 4 2 3 2 3 3 5 25 42 58 58 63 72 69 74 79 65
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
Haines 6HR 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 6 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 3
Vent Rate 13 11 24130254 79 5 5 8 5 11 77228 34 10 10 10 11 47204244 66
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 27 24 23 25 29 23 12 13 19 13 11 17 27 23 20 24 21 21 27 35 36 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL
Red Flag W W W
Date Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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 71 34 57 32 68 39 74
Temp 59 50 67 64 43 35 50 56 39 33 62 66 46 40 70 71
DewPt 28 30 28 29 35 30 25 19 24 24 25 23 26 25 26 22
Max/Min RH 46 21 85 22 70 18 56 15
RH 30 46 23 27 73 83 37 23 54 69 24 19 45 55 19 16
PWind Dir SW W N N NW NW S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 30 50 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-292100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Date Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 42 80 50 77
Temp 43 43 58 72 78 77 58 51 47 43 60 75 79 77 61 56 54 51 61 72 77 74
DewPt 18 20 24 24 20 18 21 21 21 22 27 21 18 16 19 19 19 20 26 23 23 23
Min/Max RH 10 42 9 30 13
RH 37 40 27 16 11 11 24 30 36 42 28 13 10 10 19 23 26 30 26 16 13 15
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 12 12 13 20 21 19 8 9 9 8 8 12 18 16 10 11 11 9 13 23 27 26
Clouds FW FW B1 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 25 22 59 83 26 6 3 2 4 5 8 20 34 52 65 67 74 80 79 81 63 67
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 9
Vent Rate 9 8 14127276166 5 8 8 6 9123188 84 9 9 9 9 56223340251
T Wind Dir S SW SW W W W SW W W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 19 20 27 32 25 12 19 19 17 13 21 27 25 20 21 18 17 27 35 41 33
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL
Red Flag W W W
Date Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 43 68 32 57 31 67 37 73
Temp 55 44 63 62 40 33 52 56 37 32 62 65 44 38 69 71
DewPt 27 30 27 27 34 31 25 19 23 23 24 21 24 23 24 19
Max/Min RH 56 21 95 23 70 17 56 13
RH 33 56 25 27 79 95 36 24 56 70 23 18 44 55 18 14
PWind Dir SW W N N NW NW SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 40 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-292100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Date Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
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 84 43 85 54 83
Temp 56 51 61 76 83 81 64 56 49 44 52 70 83 83 67 61 58 55 66 78 82 79
DewPt 22 25 26 25 20 21 23 24 27 29 36 35 28 25 27 27 24 23 27 27 26 26
Min/Max RH 9 64 12 29 13
RH 26 37 26 14 10 11 21 30 42 54 54 27 14 12 23 27 27 29 24 15 13 14
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W NW NE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 14 11 12 13 16 13 6 4 4 4 4 5 11 11 11 11 10 9 13 21 23 19
Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 58 40 64 84 45 7 3 2 2 12 26 8 8 28 22 51 57 67 65 74 73 64
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
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 1
Vent Rate 11 9 19 96253 50 6 4 5 4 8 27102 22 8 9 8 7 37160249 24
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NE W SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 19 19 24 31 21 14 10 11 9 8 9 16 14 18 18 18 13 21 31 36 21
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL
Red Flag W W W
Date Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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 74 35 60 34 71 41 77
Temp 63 51 70 65 44 35 52 59 42 35 64 69 49 42 72 75
DewPt 28 31 32 33 35 30 27 22 26 26 28 26 29 27 29 26
Max/Min RH 45 22 84 23 72 18 57 15
RH 26 45 25 29 70 81 37 23 53 71 25 20 46 55 20 16
PWind Dir SW W N N NW NW S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 30 50 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-292100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Date Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 44 83 55 81
Temp 57 52 60 74 81 80 64 56 51 46 53 69 81 81 67 62 58 56 65 76 80 78
DewPt 22 26 27 26 21 21 24 25 26 28 35 33 28 24 27 26 24 24 27 26 25 26
Min/Max RH 10 58 12 29 13
RH 25 36 28 17 11 11 22 30 39 50 50 27 15 12 22 25 27 29 24 16 14 14
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W NE SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 17 12 13 14 17 14 9 6 6 4 5 6 12 13 12 13 12 12 16 23 23 20
Clouds B1 FW B1 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL SC FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 56 25 54 83 37 8 3 3 3 4 31 7 9 31 25 53 61 67 65 70 74 61
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 2
Vent Rate 10 9 14 99261 52 6 4 5 4 7 39108 23 8 9 9 8 40193257 33
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW W NE SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 24 19 19 24 31 21 14 10 11 9 6 10 17 16 18 20 19 18 24 34 36 24
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL
Red Flag W W W
Date Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 51 72 36 58 35 69 41 76
Temp 63 52 68 64 44 36 52 57 42 36 63 67 49 42 70 74
DewPt 28 31 31 32 35 31 26 21 25 26 27 25 28 27 29 25
Max/Min RH 45 23 84 23 69 19 55 15
RH 27 45 25 30 70 82 37 25 51 68 25 20 45 54 21 17
PWind Dir SW W N N NW NW S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 30 50 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-292100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Date Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
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 34 79 46 77
Temp 42 42 57 74 78 74 55 46 40 35 49 69 78 76 59 53 50 47 59 72 77 74
DewPt 23 23 28 24 23 21 23 24 24 25 34 31 24 21 21 22 20 20 25 24 23 24
Min/Max RH 12 71 12 34 14
RH 47 47 32 15 13 13 28 42 53 67 55 24 13 13 23 29 31 34 27 17 14 16
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NE SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 11 11 18 20 20 8 4 4 5 5 10 18 17 12 12 13 13 19 27 31 26
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 CL FW CL FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 62 53 60 72 5 9 3 7 3 3 26 8 8 10 8 24 51 47 55 66 47 48
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
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 6 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9
Vent Rate 8 6 10127326155 6 4 4 4 9 52184 93 11 10 10 13 62235326241
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W W W NW N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 14 16 25 32 25 13 9 10 9 9 16 26 26 20 21 21 25 28 37 39 32
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CH CH
Red Flag W W W
Date Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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 41 65 29 57 29 68 34 72
Temp 54 42 62 57 37 30 51 55 36 30 62 65 42 35 68 70
DewPt 26 28 30 32 32 27 25 20 23 23 26 23 26 23 27 22
Max/Min RH 57 27 94 24 78 18 64 15
RH 33 57 30 37 83 89 36 25 59 76 25 20 52 62 21 17
PWind Dir SW W N N N NW SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 30 50 10 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-292100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Date Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 35 77 46 81
Temp 46 45 58 76 80 77 58 48 41 37 45 63 75 75 59 54 50 47 64 77 80 76
DewPt 20 20 25 24 20 24 25 28 32 36 37 38 33 29 29 30 24 22 26 25 23 26
Min/Max RH 11 100 18 40 12
RH 35 36 28 14 11 14 28 45 70 97 73 39 21 19 32 40 36 38 24 14 12 16
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W W NW N N NE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 14 10 11 12 14 14 8 5 4 4 6 5 12 12 11 11 11 9 16 25 26 24
Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 35 67 72 68 3 10 9 17 4 14 20 7 6 11 6 10 48 48 59 67 63 59
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 6 12 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 3
Vent Rate 11 7 12107255 26 6 4 5 5 12 18 84 36 9 9 10 6 53210269 60
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W NW NE NE NE S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 24 18 18 19 24 17 14 10 11 10 8 8 17 19 19 19 21 16 24 33 34 27
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH
Date Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 43 66 30 58 29 68 36 75
Temp 58 44 63 57 37 30 53 56 37 30 63 65 44 37 72 71
DewPt 26 29 31 32 30 27 25 20 24 24 26 25 26 26 28 25
Max/Min RH 55 29 88 22 79 19 66 15
RH 29 55 30 39 75 88 33 24 58 78 24 22 49 64 20 18
PWind Dir SW NW N N N NW S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 30 40 10 0 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms IS
$$
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