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
354 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024
TXZ012-012100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
354 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 78 49 74
Temp 59 55 71 84 90 88 69 62 59 56 61 72 77 75 63 57 52 50 59 66 71 72
DewPt 41 46 46 42 33 36 50 53 53 52 49 46 43 40 43 46 48 46 47 48 49 49
Min/Max RH 13 88 28 91 42
RH 51 70 41 23 13 16 51 71 80 88 65 39 29 28 48 67 86 87 64 52 46 43
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW N N N NE E E E NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 10 13 16 21 19 21 19 16 13 18 16 12 10 11 12 11 10 13 11 11 13
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW B1 SC FW SC SC CL CL FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW
Clouds(%) 3 1 8 0 5 8 51 38 20 40 30 4 0 9 4 16 36 65 57 57 57 24
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 15 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 4 3
Vent Rate 14 10 31174372175 20 18 12 10 49 66 95 63 8 9 9 17 36 52 67 41
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S W N N N NE E E E E E SE S SE
T Wind Spd 26 20 19 23 28 23 28 26 21 14 23 20 17 11 17 18 18 17 17 16 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
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 74 52 75 57 84 51 84
Temp 58 52 69 71 58 53 70 73 61 58 78 82 61 51 78 82
DewPt 52 52 48 50 54 53 54 54 55 50 37 27 28 29 29 25
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 49 82 13 42 11
RH 80100 47 48 86100 57 52 81 75 23 13 28 42 16 12
PWind Dir SE NE SE SE S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 20 40 50 50 10 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ016-012100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
354 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 51 80 47 79
Temp 52 50 70 84 89 88 68 61 57 53 63 73 79 78 63 56 51 48 58 68 76 78
DewPt 26 36 40 32 26 25 40 46 41 37 45 41 36 32 37 42 44 47 49 47 42 38
Min/Max RH 10 62 19 96 24
RH 37 59 33 16 10 11 37 58 56 54 53 32 21 19 39 60 77 96 72 48 30 24
Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW NW N N N E E E E E E SE S S
Wind Spd 6 8 9 12 19 17 14 17 11 12 16 12 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 9 10 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 0 1 2 0 0 1 5 2 2 29 13 2 2 13 15 8 34 65 57 39 15 8
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 7 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 7 7
Vent Rate 8 7 20182329260 12 12 10 16 50 64 80 72 7 9 8 17 25 31 80125
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW NW N N N E E E E E E S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 17 14 23 27 25 24 24 20 24 23 17 10 11 17 19 17 16 14 11 13 19
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 76 49 79 54 83 50 86
Temp 55 49 69 72 56 51 71 78 60 55 79 81 59 51 79 85
DewPt 47 49 47 47 54 51 55 45 47 44 26 20 22 23 24 19
Max/Min RH 100 35 100 31 70 10 33 8
RH 73100 45 41 95100 55 31 61 68 14 10 24 33 13 9
PWind Dir SE NE SE S S SW W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 10 30 50 40 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
354 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 96 55 80 51 77
Temp 62 56 69 85 94 91 72 67 61 57 63 73 79 78 64 58 53 51 60 69 75 76
DewPt 40 43 43 42 35 37 54 56 56 55 50 47 43 42 44 46 48 46 45 47 48 50
Min/Max RH 11 94 26 86 38
RH 44 61 39 22 12 15 52 70 85 93 63 39 28 28 48 64 83 82 59 44 39 41
Wind Dir S SW W SW SW S S S S NW N N NE NE E E E NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 11 10 11 12 17 14 25 20 17 13 16 13 11 9 10 10 8 5 9 10 10 11
Clouds FW CL FW CL FW FW B1 SC FW SC SC FW CL FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 6 0 7 0 6 14 56 39 17 50 37 8 0 6 2 9 42 63 57 57 57 27
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 14 7 1 2 <1 <1 3 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 4 3
Vent Rate 10 7 24 65357164 34 46 10 12 51 77 99 80 8 8 8 13 30 48 43 42
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW S S S S NW N N N NE E E E E E SE S SE
T Wind Spd 19 16 14 14 27 26 33 25 19 16 23 20 18 14 16 14 14 12 13 14 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
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 52 77 54 80 59 88 53 88
Temp 62 53 70 75 61 55 74 77 64 60 81 85 63 53 82 87
DewPt 54 52 47 50 55 55 55 56 58 52 38 30 32 31 32 27
Max/Min RH 98 36 100 43 86 12 44 10
RH 76 95 44 42 81100 52 48 79 77 21 14 31 42 16 12
PWind Dir S NE E SE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 20 30 40 50 5 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
354 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 55 78 52 75
Temp 64 56 67 83 92 90 72 67 61 57 63 72 77 77 64 59 54 52 59 69 74 74
DewPt 39 42 42 41 34 35 51 55 55 54 49 46 41 41 43 47 48 47 45 46 48 49
Min/Max RH 13 90 27 85 39
RH 40 58 40 23 13 15 48 65 82 90 61 40 28 29 46 65 81 82 60 45 41 41
Wind Dir S SW W SW SW SW S S S NW N N NE NE E E E NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 16 12 12 13 17 16 24 20 18 13 17 16 13 9 12 12 10 9 11 10 11 12
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW B1 SC FW SC SC FW CL FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW
Clouds(%) 5 0 6 0 3 11 52 33 13 49 31 6 0 7 3 9 41 62 57 57 57 23
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 14 9 <1 2 <1 1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 4 3
Vent Rate 11 7 20 68355207 28 33 10 14 50 80 95 87 8 9 9 15 28 52 47 48
T Wind Dir SW W W SW SW SW S S S NW N N N E E E E E E SE S S
T Wind Spd 21 17 13 16 27 27 32 24 20 16 23 20 17 16 16 14 14 12 13 13 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 75 54 78 60 86 55 86
Temp 61 54 68 73 61 55 72 77 64 60 80 84 63 55 79 85
DewPt 54 51 47 49 54 55 55 55 58 51 37 29 31 30 31 26
Max/Min RH 95 39 98 45 82 13 40 11
RH 76 92 47 43 80 97 56 49 79 71 22 14 30 39 17 12
PWind Dir S NE SE SE S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 20 30 40 50 10 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-012100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
354 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 47 75 42 74
Temp 51 44 62 78 87 86 67 60 52 48 60 70 75 73 57 50 45 43 54 65 73 72
DewPt 31 35 39 39 28 25 28 43 46 45 43 39 36 35 39 40 42 41 44 45 45 44
Min/Max RH 11 88 24 96 35
RH 47 69 42 24 12 11 24 54 79 88 54 32 25 25 50 68 89 93 70 48 37 37
Wind Dir N N N S SW SW S S NW N N N NE E E E NE NE E SE S S
Wind Spd 8 8 8 8 18 19 12 13 14 18 18 13 10 12 9 10 9 6 9 10 10 13
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL SC B1 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 5 1 6 1 1 2 13 2 26 38 10 0 1 11 4 5 45 60 57 46 31 22
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 11 13 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 6 6 12 36285349 7 12 8 34 66 83 83 78 8 8 8 6 23 52100 83
T Wind Dir NW N N S SW SW SW S NW N N N N E E E E E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 14 9 10 28 29 13 23 18 25 25 19 12 13 17 17 14 11 12 12 18 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
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 72 46 78 51 82 42 84
Temp 52 44 66 70 52 47 70 75 57 51 78 80 54 43 77 81
DewPt 49 42 42 44 51 47 54 50 52 40 30 22 25 26 27 21
Max/Min RH 97 35 100 39 84 11 52 10
RH 88 93 42 40 95100 56 42 83 65 17 12 32 50 16 11
PWind Dir SE NE SE S S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 40 30 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC
$$
OKZ002-012100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
354 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 50 75 44 73
Temp 55 50 64 77 87 86 67 62 56 51 60 71 75 73 57 52 47 44 56 66 71 72
DewPt 45 45 48 48 37 32 46 53 53 49 46 42 38 36 39 40 41 39 41 42 44 45
Min/Max RH 15 92 25 86 35
RH 68 83 57 36 17 15 46 72 88 91 59 35 26 26 50 66 80 82 57 42 37 38
Wind Dir NE N N N S SW S S W N N N NE E E E NE NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 9 4 13 14 17 19 13 16 18 16 12 12 10 10 8 4 9 12 12 13
Clouds FW FW SC CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW
Clouds(%) 8 24 27 3 2 6 32 30 41 61 30 11 0 5 9 11 53 57 57 57 57 25
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 10 7 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 3
Vent Rate 6 4 16 21195150 13 15 13 33 56 92 94 78 7 7 8 5 23 43 44 70
T Wind Dir E N N NW S SW S S W N N N N E E E E E E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 13 9 11 6 21 25 24 27 17 23 24 20 14 13 16 14 13 11 13 13 14 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 45 72 48 77 54 85 47 86
Temp 55 45 67 70 54 49 71 75 59 55 80 80 56 47 79 83
DewPt 51 45 43 44 51 49 54 52 57 45 35 26 30 30 31 26
Max/Min RH 100 34 100 42 95 13 52 11
RH 88 99 42 40 90100 55 46 93 71 20 13 37 51 17 12
PWind Dir SE NE SE S S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 30 5 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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