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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
443 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024
TXZ012-142100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
443 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024
Date Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24
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 51 83 49 79
Temp 52 69 82 85 83 67 61 56 52 67 80 83 80 64 59 53 50 60 73 78 76
DewPt 34 37 34 25 25 28 26 24 25 30 26 23 22 23 24 22 24 28 26 26 27
Min/Max RH 11 35 11 36 14
RH 50 31 18 11 12 23 26 29 35 25 14 11 12 21 26 29 36 29 17 15 16
Wind Dir W W W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W W W W W NW
Wind Spd 6 8 9 12 12 9 9 9 9 12 17 24 23 21 21 24 25 27 26 24 18
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 14 34 34 47 42 20 33 67 62 48 8 5 5 2 2 2 3 5 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 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 6 6 6 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 8 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 10 6
Vent Rate 8 9 91133 32 6 6 7 6 10145246 57 10 16 15 17101196219128
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW S W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W N
T Wind Spd 18 13 13 17 19 14 13 17 14 18 29 31 26 24 28 27 28 31 29 27 24
RFTI 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 1 1 3 1 3 3 4 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL EL EL CL EL CL CL CL NO
Date Wed 04/17/24Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24
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 47 84 47 69 40 63 41 57
Temp 55 47 77 81 58 47 63 65 47 40 58 61 49 42 52 53
DewPt 34 34 32 26 30 32 33 34 32 32 34 35 36 37 37 35
Max/Min RH 61 13 56 27 73 35 82 47
RH 45 60 19 13 34 56 32 31 56 73 40 38 61 82 56 50
PWind Dir N SW SW NE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-142100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
443 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024
Date Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 49 82 46 78
Temp 50 68 81 84 80 63 57 53 50 66 77 81 79 62 54 49 46 58 71 77 76
DewPt 32 36 29 22 25 25 23 20 21 28 19 15 14 15 20 18 23 27 26 24 24
Min/Max RH 10 33 8 40 13
RH 51 31 15 10 13 23 27 27 31 24 11 8 8 16 26 30 40 31 18 14 14
Wind Dir W W W SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 6 8 10 12 12 8 9 9 8 11 19 24 25 21 24 23 26 27 26 20 14
Clouds CL CL SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 2 27 36 40 60 57 27 56 64 51 16 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 1 7 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 10 5
Vent Rate 8 18116151 49 7 7 8 6 15147340173 15 14 17 17107188221 82
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW SW W SW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 18 17 19 20 20 14 17 18 16 18 29 35 36 28 27 27 29 33 31 25 19
RFTI 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 7 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EX EX EL CL EL EL EL CL EL EL
Date Wed 04/17/24Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 43 83 45 73 39 66 40 57
Temp 53 44 76 81 57 45 63 71 48 39 59 65 49 41 53 54
DewPt 29 30 29 22 24 29 33 34 35 34 38 39 39 38 41 38
Max/Min RH 59 11 53 25 84 36 89 52
RH 39 57 18 12 28 53 32 26 62 84 45 38 68 89 64 56
PWind Dir NW SW SW NE E E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-142100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
443 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024
Date Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24
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 91 54 88 53 84
Temp 53 69 86 90 88 72 64 58 54 70 84 88 85 69 63 56 53 64 77 83 80
DewPt 29 33 31 23 25 28 28 29 26 28 25 23 23 31 28 24 24 27 26 26 29
Min/Max RH 9 34 9 33 12
RH 38 26 14 9 10 19 25 33 34 21 11 9 10 24 26 29 32 24 15 12 15
Wind Dir W W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W W NW NW
Wind Spd 4 5 4 9 9 8 6 5 5 8 14 19 19 21 19 24 23 21 26 24 19
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 0 0 9 30 36 36 50 51 35 52 63 31 11 5 6 3 1 2 3 4 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 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 6 6 4 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 8 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 8
Vent Rate 6 10 70 96 58 7 5 5 5 9142280 75 12 14 15 14 81226269171
T Wind Dir W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S W W W W W W NW
T Wind Spd 16 14 9 11 16 14 12 12 12 13 27 33 24 25 25 27 26 26 29 27 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 2 1 3 2 2 4 5 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL EL CL EL EL CL CH EL
Fire Weather A A A A
Date Wed 04/17/24Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24
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 47 87 49 72 42 65 41 58
Temp 58 48 79 84 61 49 65 67 48 42 60 63 49 42 52 56
DewPt 36 36 33 27 32 33 34 33 31 32 32 34 35 36 35 34
Max/Min RH 64 12 54 25 69 30 78 41
RH 44 63 18 12 33 54 30 28 52 67 35 34 58 78 51 43
PWind Dir NW SW SW NE NE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC
$$
TXZ008-142100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
443 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024
Date Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 55 86 53 82
Temp 55 68 83 87 85 71 65 59 55 68 82 86 83 68 63 56 53 62 75 81 78
DewPt 29 34 32 23 25 28 27 28 26 28 25 21 22 27 27 24 24 27 26 26 29
Min/Max RH 10 32 9 33 14
RH 37 28 16 10 11 20 24 30 32 22 12 9 11 21 25 29 32 26 16 14 16
Wind Dir SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W W NW NW
Wind Spd 9 10 8 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 16 21 21 21 21 25 25 26 25 24 18
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 0 0 10 35 30 33 42 52 35 63 62 28 11 5 5 2 1 2 3 4 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 7 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 12 8
Vent Rate 7 8 64 93 79 8 5 6 6 9144287135 12 15 16 14 82226269158
T Wind Dir W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW
T Wind Spd 16 12 10 11 17 17 12 14 14 13 27 33 27 25 25 28 28 29 29 27 23
RFTI 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 2 1 3 2 3 4 4 1
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL EL EL CL EL CL CL CL EL
Fire Weather A A A A
Date Wed 04/17/24Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 85 50 71 43 64 43 57
Temp 58 49 77 83 62 50 63 66 49 43 58 62 50 44 52 54
DewPt 36 36 32 28 32 33 33 33 32 32 33 34 35 36 35 35
Max/Min RH 62 13 52 27 67 32 75 44
RH 43 60 20 13 33 52 33 30 52 66 39 34 56 75 53 48
PWind Dir N SW SW NE NE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC
$$
TXZ006-142100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
443 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024
Date Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24
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 46 82 43 78
Temp 39 62 78 83 82 62 56 50 46 66 78 81 77 61 54 46 43 57 73 78 75
DewPt 25 31 29 21 20 23 22 19 16 20 16 13 14 14 20 20 23 26 24 25 27
Min/Max RH 9 30 8 45 14
RH 57 31 16 10 10 22 27 30 29 18 10 8 9 16 26 35 45 30 16 14 17
Wind Dir W W S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW N
Wind Spd 4 3 3 9 11 9 9 6 8 13 21 25 23 23 21 24 20 23 24 23 18
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 1 2 14 38 12 10 45 55 48 23 24 7 9 8 13 4 4 4 5 8 27
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 6 6 6 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 11 12 7
Vent Rate 6 4 40 98100 8 8 7 7 21197372331 13 11 12 11 77273280155
T Wind Dir W NW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW N
T Wind Spd 13 6 5 11 14 17 17 16 16 21 35 37 32 26 24 27 23 26 29 26 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 6 3 1 2 1 3 5 4 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO CH EX CH CL EL EL EL CL CH CL EL
Fire Weather A A A A
Date Wed 04/17/24Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24
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 40 82 41 66 35 64 35 54
Temp 50 41 75 79 53 41 59 62 43 35 57 61 44 36 49 52
DewPt 33 32 29 24 26 29 33 33 30 30 34 35 33 34 36 36
Max/Min RH 75 12 63 29 82 33 92 50
RH 52 71 18 13 36 63 37 34 59 82 42 38 67 92 60 55
PWind Dir N SW W NE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-142100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
443 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024
Date Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 48 86 46 77
Temp 44 66 82 88 85 65 58 53 49 68 83 86 82 62 57 51 47 61 74 77 73
DewPt 31 38 38 26 25 26 27 25 23 25 20 14 16 25 25 23 24 27 28 31 31
Min/Max RH 10 36 7 40 18
RH 60 36 21 11 11 23 30 34 36 20 10 7 8 24 29 33 40 27 18 18 21
Wind Dir W NW E S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W NW NW NW
Wind Spd 5 4 3 9 9 6 8 8 6 11 19 23 20 18 19 25 21 25 31 31 23
Clouds CL CL CL SC FW CL SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 2 32 9 2 32 53 55 70 50 9 7 5 16 9 4 6 7 8 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 7 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 10 7
Vent Rate 6 10 48100101 5 7 7 6 14199330242 8 10 11 11124293312172
T Wind Dir W N E S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S W W W W W NW NW
T Wind Spd 13 10 8 10 14 12 17 17 14 19 33 36 31 20 21 28 24 28 35 36 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 5 0 0 2 1 4 4 4 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH NO NO EL EL CL CL CL EL
Fire Weather A A A A
Date Wed 04/17/24Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 41 84 42 66 35 62 35 55
Temp 50 42 77 81 55 42 59 61 43 36 57 60 44 36 50 53
DewPt 36 35 32 25 30 31 31 29 29 28 29 30 31 31 32 31
Max/Min RH 77 12 65 26 75 29 82 40
RH 57 75 19 13 39 65 34 29 58 73 34 32 60 82 49 42
PWind Dir NW SW SW NE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS
$$
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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- Northern Indiana Weather Forecast Office
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