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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
504 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
TXZ012-180900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
504 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat
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 66 41 62 40
Temp 83 66 61 56 51 52 60 64 63 51 48 45 42 47 57 62 61 52 49 46 42
DewPt 24 26 24 24 30 40 39 39 38 39 38 37 35 36 37 38 39 41 41 41 39
Max/Min RH 64 29 77 40 91
RH 11 22 24 29 44 63 46 39 40 63 68 74 77 65 46 41 44 66 74 81 89
Wind Dir SW S SW NW N N N NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Spd 17 12 10 20 21 26 21 17 13 13 14 11 9 12 11 13 16 13 12 11 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV
Clouds(%) 4 3 3 1 2 15 4 21 22 24 76 78 76 76 74 70 60 52 67 86 91
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.24
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM O
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 1 1 3 3 3 3 <1 <1 2 2
Vent Rate 118 8 9 7 9 51 66 64 47 7 8 14 17 34 35 44 51 15 11 24 35
T Wind Dir SW S SW W N N N NE E E E E E SE SE S SE SE E E E
T Wind Spd 25 18 20 16 21 27 25 19 16 16 16 13 14 13 12 16 18 19 14 16 19
RFTI 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
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 49 38 61 42 81 50 76 50 78
Temp 44 44 39 38 51 60 46 43 73 78 59 51 70 73 56 51 71 74
DewPt 36 35 35 35 38 40 41 43 45 41 47 45 45 43 47 47 47 45
Min/Max RH 69 92 47 100 24 81 31 87 32
RH 75 71 86 87 61 48 83100 37 27 64 81 40 34 72 87 42 35
PWind Dir NE NE SE S SW S NE SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 30 5 5 0 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs O SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-180900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
504 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 48 69 39 67 39
Temp 82 63 57 54 50 57 64 68 68 53 48 44 40 47 57 65 65 53 49 46 42
DewPt 18 22 20 19 22 40 40 38 37 40 39 39 39 41 40 42 43 45 44 44 42
Max/Min RH 50 25 97 41 100
RH 9 21 24 25 33 54 41 33 32 60 72 84 97 79 54 42 45 76 84 95100
Wind Dir SW SW SW W N N NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Spd 17 10 9 13 18 21 18 12 13 11 11 9 8 9 9 12 16 11 9 9 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV
Clouds(%) 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 9 12 35 72 80 74 74 83 55 33 35 58 85 93
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.22
Rain Shwrs NM NM O
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 2 2 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 1 2
Vent Rate 174 8 7 8 7 35 43 44 42 7 29 36 8 25 32 52 49 9 13 19 24
T Wind Dir SW SW W W NW N NE E E E E SE E SE S S S SE SE E E
T Wind Spd 24 17 16 19 17 21 18 12 16 17 20 17 11 12 12 16 19 19 16 14 16
RFTI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 50 36 64 41 83 48 79 49 78
Temp 45 45 39 37 53 63 46 42 75 80 57 49 73 74 55 50 72 77
DewPt 38 38 37 37 41 42 44 42 44 35 43 45 44 42 47 48 46 42
Min/Max RH 72 100 45 100 19 89 26 95 28
RH 76 75 94100 64 46 93100 33 20 59 88 35 31 74 93 39 30
PWind Dir NE E S S SW SW SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 20 0 5 0 0 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs O SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ008-180900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
504 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat
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 50 68 42 67 41
Temp 87 72 65 58 52 55 62 67 66 54 50 45 42 48 59 66 65 55 52 46 42
DewPt 26 28 27 27 39 42 39 39 39 38 38 36 35 33 34 36 38 40 40 40 37
Max/Min RH 68 30 74 32 83
RH 11 19 23 30 62 61 43 35 37 54 62 70 74 56 37 32 37 57 65 78 82
Wind Dir SW S SW N N N N NE E NE E E E E SE SE SE SE E E NE
Wind Spd 14 13 12 21 21 21 21 13 10 10 11 8 5 9 9 11 11 9 9 8 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL B1 B1 FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV OV
Clouds(%) 5 2 1 2 5 57 57 19 15 11 69 78 69 73 78 76 67 56 63 88 89
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.25
Rain Shwrs NM NM O
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 4 4 <1 <1 2 <1 3 4 4 4 2 3 2 2
Vent Rate 164 8 9 6 33 68 70 57 53 7 9 19 6 40 45 58 56 28 37 34 31
T Wind Dir SW S SW W N N N NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E NE
T Wind Spd 24 19 19 14 24 26 23 14 14 13 14 12 10 13 12 13 16 16 14 17 17
RFTI 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL NO NO EL NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
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 52 39 64 44 86 52 79 54 82
Temp 48 48 43 40 55 63 48 45 78 83 62 52 72 76 60 54 74 77
DewPt 36 36 36 36 39 41 44 45 46 42 49 47 46 44 48 49 49 48
Min/Max RH 57 86 41 100 21 82 29 84 30
RH 63 61 77 85 54 44 85100 32 24 62 82 39 32 64 83 41 35
PWind Dir NE E SE S SW S NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 20 5 5 0 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs O SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-180900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
504 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 50 66 43 65 42
Temp 84 71 66 60 52 54 60 65 64 54 51 45 43 49 58 65 64 55 52 48 43
DewPt 25 27 27 27 38 41 39 38 38 39 38 36 35 34 34 36 38 40 41 41 38
Max/Min RH 68 29 73 35 84
RH 12 20 23 29 59 62 46 38 39 55 61 69 72 56 41 35 39 59 64 78 83
Wind Dir SW S SW N N N N NE E NE E E E E SE SE SE SE E E NE
Wind Spd 14 13 12 21 21 23 20 16 13 12 13 10 9 10 10 12 13 12 11 11 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL B1 B1 FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV OV
Clouds(%) 5 3 1 1 4 57 57 24 17 12 68 79 72 74 75 76 64 55 61 88 88
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.33
Rain Shwrs NM NM O
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 4 4 <1 <1 2 1 3 4 4 4 2 3 2 2
Vent Rate 142 8 8 6 30 63 67 63 48 7 9 23 11 41 49 58 51 24 35 33 32
T Wind Dir SW S SW W N N N NE E E E E E SE SE S SE SE E E NE
T Wind Spd 25 19 20 14 24 26 23 17 14 13 16 13 11 13 13 14 16 16 14 17 18
RFTI 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL NO NO EL NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 49 40 63 45 85 53 78 54 80
Temp 45 46 43 41 53 62 49 46 75 83 62 53 70 75 60 55 72 77
DewPt 35 35 36 37 39 41 43 45 46 41 48 47 45 44 47 49 49 47
Min/Max RH 65 87 44 100 21 80 31 81 32
RH 68 67 76 86 58 47 82 97 35 24 59 80 41 34 64 80 43 35
PWind Dir NE E S S SW S NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 20 5 5 0 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs O SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-180900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
504 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat
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 42 62 35 67 35
Temp 80 63 56 50 44 49 56 61 59 46 41 38 36 46 58 66 64 50 46 41 36
DewPt 21 23 25 26 38 40 38 37 37 37 36 34 34 36 37 39 40 42 40 39 35
Max/Min RH 85 39 93 36 100
RH 11 21 30 39 77 72 51 41 43 72 81 85 93 69 46 37 40 74 79 93 99
Wind Dir SW SW NW NW N N N NE E E E E SE SE SE S SE SE E E NE
Wind Spd 18 13 17 21 25 26 20 13 12 10 11 9 6 9 11 13 16 12 9 10 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 OV OV
Clouds(%) 4 2 3 3 4 57 57 26 12 17 29 73 62 68 73 62 36 44 76 89 91
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.36
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 1 1 3 4 5 4 <1 1 2 2
Vent Rate 180 9 7 7 18 55 55 49 46 7 7 17 10 39 56 71 59 9 14 31 40
T Wind Dir SW SW W NW N N NE E E E E E SE S S S SE SE E E NE
T Wind Spd 23 19 16 14 27 26 19 13 14 14 14 12 11 14 16 16 19 19 13 14 19
RFTI 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
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 46 33 64 39 83 43 74 46 77
Temp 42 42 37 34 53 63 45 40 76 80 54 44 67 71 52 46 70 74
DewPt 35 36 35 34 40 41 44 40 42 34 41 41 43 42 46 45 46 42
Min/Max RH 72 100 42 100 17 90 31 98 28
RH 77 76 95100 60 44 95100 29 19 60 90 41 36 79 95 42 31
PWind Dir NE E S S SW SW NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 20 0 5 0 5 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-180900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
504 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 43 61 35 63 35
Temp 82 63 59 55 45 48 55 61 59 45 42 38 36 46 58 63 61 49 45 41 36
DewPt 28 27 26 31 41 39 37 35 34 34 32 31 29 31 30 32 33 34 32 31 33
Max/Min RH 85 38 81 31 90
RH 14 25 28 40 85 73 50 39 40 65 69 77 76 56 34 32 34 56 59 68 89
Wind Dir S S N N N N N NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E NE
Wind Spd 13 10 23 27 28 24 19 13 11 10 9 6 5 10 12 12 13 11 9 10 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV
Clouds(%) 4 2 3 3 64 67 57 22 14 3 52 57 72 68 76 66 60 54 80 91 91
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 3 3 4 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 5 <1 <1 2 2
Vent Rate 115 7 9 13 71 74 71 56 56 6 7 4 6 49 62 70 72 9 7 27 29
T Wind Dir SW S W NW N N N NE E E E E SE SE S S SE E E E NE
T Wind Spd 17 16 21 25 31 27 20 14 14 12 14 10 12 17 16 14 17 19 14 18 17
RFTI 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/20Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 49 34 63 40 83 45 74 48 80
Temp 45 47 38 35 55 62 44 41 76 79 56 45 68 72 52 48 72 76
DewPt 33 32 35 34 37 39 42 41 43 38 44 44 42 41 45 46 48 44
Min/Max RH 54 98 40 100 21 96 29 95 28
RH 62 57 87 97 49 43 93100 30 23 65 96 38 33 77 92 41 32
PWind Dir E E S S SW S NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 20 5 5 0 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs NM IS IS
$$
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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