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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
TXZ012-192100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
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 62 40 47 37 60
Temp 42 38 46 56 60 60 50 48 46 42 43 45 46 46 40 41 38 37 43 50 57 59
DewPt 35 31 32 33 34 34 36 35 34 35 35 34 34 34 35 34 34 33 34 35 37 37
Min/Max RH 35 81 61 89 42
RH 77 74 58 42 37 38 58 60 63 77 73 65 63 63 82 76 85 85 70 56 47 44
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 10 4 8 8 10 16 13 13 13 13 13 14 12 12 9 8 5 5 6 6 8 10
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC
Clouds(%) 37 43 57 87 84 43 41 89 84 86 89 93 92 89 92 95 84 81 78 71 48 38
PoP 12HR 0 60 80 40 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.25 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM O O NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 4
Mix Hgt 1 <1 3 3 4 3 <1 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 <1 3 4 5 5
Vent Rate 14 6 32 35 50 48 17 47 37 35 34 39 41 30 15 13 10 6 21 28 51 57
T Wind Dir E E E SE S SE SE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 14 11 13 11 14 18 19 18 18 18 17 17 14 13 11 9 8 6 8 9 12 13
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 78 50 74 47 70 51 81
Temp 45 41 70 76 59 51 70 71 54 48 65 67 57 52 75 77
DewPt 38 39 43 42 46 46 43 40 43 43 46 47 50 51 48 40
Max/Min RH 96 28 83 30 83 44 96 26
RH 76 92 38 30 62 83 38 32 66 83 50 49 77 96 38 26
PWind Dir S SW SW N E SE S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-192100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 65 38 47 35 61
Temp 41 39 47 56 64 63 51 47 45 40 42 44 46 46 40 39 38 36 42 50 58 60
DewPt 37 35 36 36 36 37 40 40 41 40 40 38 37 37 38 37 36 36 37 37 38 38
Min/Max RH 36 100 69 100 42
RH 84 84 65 45 36 37 66 76 86 99 93 79 71 71 91 92 94100 82 62 47 44
Wind Dir E E SE SE S SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 6 9 9 11 16 11 10 9 10 11 12 10 10 8 8 6 4 5 6 9 10
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW
Clouds(%) 54 53 70 87 49 22 28 69 92 97 95 94 93 91 93 95 85 87 87 84 47 18
PoP 12HR 0 70 80 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.17 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM O O SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 <1 2 3 5 4
Vent Rate 27 19 27 34 46 50 26 28 31 29 32 41 26 20 14 12 11 6 16 30 47 49
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S SE SE E E E E E E E E SE SE S S SW S
T Wind Spd 17 12 12 11 14 18 19 18 18 18 19 18 11 11 10 9 10 6 9 10 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 39 79 48 76 46 75 51 83
Temp 43 40 70 78 57 49 72 73 52 47 66 73 55 52 77 81
DewPt 40 40 44 38 46 45 42 41 44 46 48 45 49 49 45 28
Max/Min RH 100 24 88 29 96 36 95 14
RH 89100 40 24 68 88 34 31 74 96 51 37 80 89 32 14
PWind Dir S SW SW NE E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-192100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
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 67 42 54 39 64
Temp 44 42 49 58 65 64 53 51 48 44 46 49 52 50 45 44 40 40 46 55 63 63
DewPt 35 29 30 30 32 34 34 32 32 33 33 33 33 34 34 35 36 35 35 36 36 38
Min/Max RH 28 66 47 89 36
RH 71 61 47 34 29 32 47 48 55 65 60 53 47 54 66 71 84 85 64 47 37 39
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 1 4 4 5 11 9 9 9 8 9 12 10 9 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 9
Clouds B1 B1 B1 OV B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 57 52 60 88 60 35 40 50 80 72 79 85 90 92 88 93 87 84 72 53 37 26
PoP 12HR 0 50 70 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.21 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 5 5 <1 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 <1 1 1 1 3 4 5 5
Vent Rate 9 6 32 43 54 65 8 26 31 26 49 65 57 38 7 9 9 8 18 36 55 52
T Wind Dir E E E SE S S E E E E E E E E E E E SE S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 10 12 11 12 16 16 16 16 13 18 17 14 14 9 9 8 6 8 10 11 12
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 42 83 52 77 49 76 54 85
Temp 47 43 73 82 62 53 72 74 57 50 68 72 59 55 79 81
DewPt 40 41 45 43 47 47 42 40 42 44 46 49 53 54 50 46
Max/Min RH 95 23 81 26 80 37 97 27
RH 75 93 36 25 59 81 34 29 57 80 45 45 78 95 36 29
PWind Dir S SW SW NE E SE S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 5 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-192100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 65 42 52 40 63
Temp 44 42 49 58 64 63 53 51 47 44 46 48 51 49 44 44 41 40 45 53 60 62
DewPt 35 30 30 31 33 34 34 32 33 34 33 33 33 34 34 35 36 35 35 36 36 38
Min/Max RH 31 69 51 86 39
RH 70 61 49 37 31 34 48 50 57 66 62 58 51 57 68 71 81 82 69 53 42 42
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 3 5 5 8 13 11 11 11 11 12 13 11 10 9 6 5 4 5 8 9 11
Clouds B1 SC B1 OV B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 54 47 62 88 60 34 41 54 83 76 81 82 90 90 90 95 86 85 73 56 41 28
PoP 12HR 0 50 70 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.21 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 5 4 <1 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 5
Vent Rate 7 5 31 42 53 58 8 31 33 35 49 62 58 40 12 10 12 8 18 35 57 54
T Wind Dir E E E S S S SE E E E E E E E E E E SE S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 10 12 11 12 16 16 16 16 14 19 18 14 14 10 8 9 6 8 10 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 43 82 53 75 50 75 55 84
Temp 48 44 72 80 62 53 70 73 57 51 66 71 59 56 77 80
DewPt 40 41 44 41 47 47 42 39 42 44 47 49 53 53 50 43
Max/Min RH 93 24 80 28 79 41 95 27
RH 74 89 37 26 58 80 37 30 57 79 50 45 80 89 39 27
PWind Dir S SW SW NE E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 5 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-192100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
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 64 36 47 31 62
Temp 36 34 45 54 63 62 48 43 40 38 41 45 47 46 37 37 33 32 43 54 61 60
DewPt 33 28 31 34 36 37 36 34 32 32 34 33 32 33 35 35 33 32 37 38 38 39
Min/Max RH 36 84 56 100 41
RH 90 78 58 45 36 40 64 69 72 81 75 62 57 60 91 94100100 81 55 42 46
Wind Dir E SE SE S S SE SE E E E E E E SE E E SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 1 5 8 9 16 11 10 10 9 9 11 10 10 8 6 5 4 6 9 11 12
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) 47 37 68 66 36 23 22 57 85 85 83 86 93 89 79 93 85 85 75 64 31 11
PoP 12HR 0 50 50 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.07 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 4 4 <1 <1 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 4 5 4
Vent Rate 11 4 38 56 69 71 8 13 36 23 29 45 40 37 16 14 9 8 21 45 59 54
T Wind Dir E E S S S S SE SE E E E E E SE E E SE S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 10 16 17 18 19 18 17 18 14 14 16 11 11 9 8 8 8 10 12 13 13
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 38 82 44 72 42 74 47 82
Temp 42 39 73 79 55 45 67 69 49 42 66 70 53 48 77 79
DewPt 40 39 43 36 42 41 39 37 39 41 46 47 50 47 44 30
Max/Min RH 100 20 89 28 96 38 100 17
RH 92100 34 21 62 86 36 31 68 95 48 43 88 97 31 17
PWind Dir S SW SW NE E S S SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
OKZ002-192100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 63 36 51 32 65
Temp 37 35 46 56 62 61 48 42 40 38 43 48 51 49 40 38 35 33 46 55 63 63
DewPt 30 26 28 28 30 31 30 27 29 30 32 30 29 28 32 33 33 33 35 35 35 35
Min/Max RH 29 76 42 100 33
RH 76 67 48 34 30 32 49 56 63 75 65 50 42 45 73 82 93100 65 47 35 35
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E SE S S S S
Wind Spd 5 5 11 12 13 12 9 8 8 8 10 11 11 10 8 6 4 4 6 9 11 12
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 55 57 53 63 44 48 50 61 75 66 80 89 85 91 94 88 84 73 57 29 20 12
PoP 12HR 0 40 40 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 5 5 <1 <1 <1 2 2 4 5 4 1 1 <1 <1 3 4 6 5
Vent Rate 4 6 35 59 70 71 7 6 10 21 29 53 58 50 21 12 8 6 26 49 66 64
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S SE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 10 14 14 14 17 16 14 16 13 16 16 13 13 16 12 10 8 10 12 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 39 84 46 73 42 75 50 84
Temp 44 40 76 80 57 46 67 70 50 43 67 70 55 51 78 78
DewPt 39 40 43 39 44 42 37 34 37 39 44 46 52 51 48 43
Max/Min RH 100 19 89 25 87 36 100 25
RH 83100 31 23 62 86 33 26 61 87 43 41 90100 35 29
PWind Dir S SW SW NE E S S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 0 20 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
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
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