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 PM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018
TXZ012-161000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
238 PM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018
Date 04/15/18 Mon 04/16/18 Tue 04/17/18 Wed
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 40 87 53 87 42
Temp 67 66 53 47 42 40 56 76 85 84 67 63 58 53 71 83 87 83 65 56 48 42
DewPt 21 18 19 21 19 18 20 21 16 11 15 18 17 15 13 11 10 8 8 7 8 8
Max/Min RH 41 6 23 5 24
RH 17 16 26 35 39 41 24 13 8 6 13 17 20 22 11 6 5 6 10 14 19 24
Wind Dir W SW S SE SE S S S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
Wind Spd 6 5 8 9 10 11 16 18 19 18 16 14 13 13 17 25 29 28 31 18 16 13
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 4 12 17 8 12 9 5 4 12 13 13 4 5 7 12 12 1 0 1 0 4
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 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 11 11 3 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 94 38 <1 <1 <1 <1 16116300264 <1 <1 <1 <1 15264440473113 25 6 <1
T Wind Dir NW W SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW W SW SW SW W W NW NW
T Wind Spd 12 5 8 9 8 9 18 24 28 27 11 13 14 11 17 35 46 51 51 28 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 7 8 8 7 1 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO EL EX EX EX EX EL NO NO
Red Flag W W W W W W W
Date 04/18 Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18
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 69 42 73 49 66 39 62 36 67
Temp 63 67 50 42 70 67 54 49 63 62 46 39 60 58 41 37 62 64
DewPt 11 10 16 23 30 33 36 44 39 33 32 31 31 27 30 30 30 27
Min/Max RH 9 46 21 83 32 73 28 79 23
RH 13 11 25 46 22 28 50 83 41 33 58 73 33 30 65 75 30 24
PWind Dir NW SE S SE S W N N MM
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 MM
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 40 40 30 10 5 5
Rain C
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ016-161000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
238 PM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018
Date 04/15/18 Mon 04/16/18 Tue 04/17/18 Wed
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 40 86 51 85 39
Temp 67 68 53 47 43 40 58 77 85 82 65 62 57 51 70 80 85 80 62 52 46 39
DewPt 19 17 17 18 18 18 15 12 8 6 9 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 7 8 7
Max/Min RH 41 5 20 6 27
RH 16 14 24 31 37 41 18 8 5 5 11 14 16 20 10 7 6 6 12 16 21 27
Wind Dir SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N
Wind Spd 5 8 8 8 8 9 13 17 19 18 14 13 12 12 20 26 32 32 29 16 13 12
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 4 16 22 9 11 9 8 5 20 13 16 9 10 20 28 8 2 1 1 0 3
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 4
Mix Hgt 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 10 3 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 45 46 <1 <1 <1 <1 8154313242 <1 <1 <1 <1 46224399460105 23 <1 <1
T Wind Dir W SW SE S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW W NW NW NW
T Wind Spd 6 8 8 8 9 9 17 25 28 26 12 11 12 10 26 36 48 52 48 26 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 2 1 0 0 4 7 8 8 6 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL EL EL NO NO CL EX EX EX CH NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W W W W W
Date 04/18 Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18
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 68 41 73 49 68 38 63 34 69
Temp 60 66 48 42 69 68 52 49 64 62 46 38 59 60 40 34 63 67
DewPt 10 12 18 21 33 38 37 43 34 29 27 26 27 26 28 27 29 27
Min/Max RH 11 45 25 79 25 61 24 75 21
RH 14 12 31 44 26 33 56 79 32 28 48 61 29 27 63 75 27 22
PWind Dir NE S S SE S W N N MM
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 MM
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 40 20 20 0 5 5
Rain S
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-161000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
238 PM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018
Date 04/15/18 Mon 04/16/18 Tue 04/17/18 Wed
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 40 88 55 89 43
Temp 67 68 56 49 44 40 58 75 85 87 70 64 60 55 71 84 88 86 69 58 50 43
DewPt 22 20 21 23 21 20 22 24 19 16 18 20 17 14 12 9 9 8 10 12 11 11
Max/Min RH 45 7 20 5 27
RH 18 16 26 36 40 45 25 15 9 7 14 18 18 19 10 6 5 5 10 16 20 27
Wind Dir NW W S SE SE SE S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
Wind Spd 6 5 6 6 8 6 12 14 17 16 13 13 13 12 16 23 29 25 31 17 14 12
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 4 15 19 13 14 14 9 6 16 8 8 10 9 8 18 6 1 1 0 0 1
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 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 12 12 5 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 108 57 <1 <1 <1 <1 13 63299288 <1 <1 <1 <1 15260460500205 39 4 7
T Wind Dir NW W SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW W NW
T Wind Spd 13 6 6 8 6 6 13 20 29 28 11 14 11 11 17 36 46 52 51 31 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 6 8 7 7 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO CL CH EX EX EX NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W W W W W
Date 04/18 Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18
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 70 43 73 49 66 40 62 36 68
Temp 63 69 51 44 70 71 56 49 64 63 49 40 60 60 42 36 61 67
DewPt 12 11 16 23 28 29 35 43 40 33 34 34 32 28 30 31 31 27
Min/Max RH 10 43 19 79 31 77 28 81 22
RH 13 10 24 43 21 21 45 79 41 32 55 77 35 29 62 81 32 23
PWind Dir NW S SE SE SE S NW N MM
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 MM
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 40 50 40 10 10 5
Rain C
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-161000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
238 PM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018
Date 04/15/18 Mon 04/16/18 Tue 04/17/18 Wed
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 40 87 54 87 44
Temp 66 67 56 48 43 40 56 73 85 85 70 64 60 54 69 82 87 85 70 58 50 44
DewPt 22 20 21 23 22 21 22 23 19 15 17 19 16 13 11 9 9 8 9 11 10 10
Max/Min RH 46 7 20 5 25
RH 19 17 25 37 41 46 27 15 9 7 13 18 18 19 11 6 5 5 10 15 19 25
Wind Dir W SW S SE SE S S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
Wind Spd 5 5 8 9 9 9 13 16 18 16 14 14 13 13 17 24 31 27 31 17 14 13
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 4 15 20 11 14 16 9 7 15 11 10 10 7 9 17 5 1 0 1 0 1
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 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 12 12 5 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 94 48 <1 <1 <1 <1 13 80312284 <1 <1 <1 <1 15240472500235 25 6 7
T Wind Dir NW W SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW W NW
T Wind Spd 12 6 6 6 5 6 14 23 29 27 10 13 11 10 17 36 47 52 54 27 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 7 8 7 7 1 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO CL EX EX EX EX EL NO NO
Red Flag W W W W W W W
Date 04/18 Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18
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 69 44 72 51 65 41 61 38 67
Temp 61 68 52 44 68 70 58 51 63 63 49 41 57 58 44 38 59 66
DewPt 12 11 16 24 30 32 35 45 41 35 34 34 32 29 32 32 33 29
Min/Max RH 10 44 22 79 34 77 31 79 25
RH 14 11 24 44 24 25 43 79 45 34 56 77 39 33 62 79 37 26
PWind Dir NW E S SE S W N N MM
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 MM
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 40 50 40 10 10 5
Rain C
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-161000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
238 PM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018
Date 04/15/18 Mon 04/16/18 Tue 04/17/18 Wed
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 35 86 47 83 34
Temp 66 66 50 43 37 35 55 75 85 84 65 58 52 48 68 79 82 79 58 48 40 34
DewPt 21 20 21 23 21 20 18 16 12 9 11 13 12 11 10 8 8 8 9 9 10 9
Max/Min RH 54 6 23 6 35
RH 18 17 31 44 52 54 24 11 7 6 12 17 20 22 10 7 6 7 14 20 27 35
Wind Dir W S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW
Wind Spd 6 6 8 8 6 8 13 18 20 20 14 11 11 11 20 31 34 34 27 16 14 13
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 3 6 17 10 16 18 28 22 13 19 16 21 12 8 23 19 1 1 0 1 0 6
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 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 12 5 2 <1 <1
Vent Rate 77 38 <1 <1 <1 <1 14 75299269 <1 <1 <1 <1 15204430500209 38 6 <1
T Wind Dir NW SW SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
T Wind Spd 10 5 5 6 4 6 16 24 29 27 6 9 11 8 17 39 49 56 48 28 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5 2 0 0 0 3 8 8 8 5 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH EL NO NO NO CL EX EX EX CH NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W W W W W
Date 04/18 Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18
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 66 36 72 44 62 34 59 31 67
Temp 58 65 45 37 68 69 51 44 60 57 42 34 57 56 37 32 60 66
DewPt 10 11 18 20 30 34 37 41 36 31 31 28 29 27 29 28 30 27
Min/Max RH 11 50 23 89 34 78 30 88 22
RH 15 12 33 49 24 27 58 89 41 37 64 78 34 32 71 85 32 23
PWind Dir NW SE S SE S W N N MM
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 MM
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 40 30 30 10 10 5
Rain C
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-161000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
238 PM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018
Date 04/15/18 Mon 04/16/18 Tue 04/17/18 Wed
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 33 85 48 86 39
Temp 64 64 49 41 36 33 51 70 83 81 63 56 53 49 68 81 85 82 62 52 45 39
DewPt 23 22 21 21 19 17 20 22 20 20 21 21 17 13 14 14 12 10 10 9 10 15
Max/Min RH 51 9 25 6 36
RH 21 20 33 43 50 51 29 16 10 10 19 24 24 23 12 8 6 6 13 17 23 36
Wind Dir NW NE E E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 6 8 13 16 17 17 13 10 10 10 16 26 32 32 29 19 18 16
Clouds FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 7 4 24 29 20 25 7 13 12 37 11 16 18 17 15 21 6 10 5 0 1 0
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 3 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 10 12 6 5 <1 <1
Vent Rate 128 67 <1 <1 <1 <1 12 54238 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 4221416500259203 10 8
T Wind Dir NW NW E E E SE S S SW SW SE SW SW W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
T Wind Spd 16 9 6 9 6 6 13 20 28 14 8 4 8 8 8 29 46 55 54 51 23 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 8 6 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO EL CH EX EX CH NO NO NO
Frost Y
Red Flag W W W W W W W
Date 04/18 Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18
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 67 38 72 46 62 37 58 33 67
Temp 60 65 47 39 66 69 53 46 59 60 45 37 54 55 39 34 59 65
DewPt 14 10 16 21 29 31 33 41 41 35 35 33 32 30 31 31 31 29
Min/Max RH 11 47 21 85 38 85 34 92 24
RH 16 11 28 47 25 24 47 85 50 39 69 85 43 38 74 89 35 26
PWind Dir NW E SE SE SE E N N MM
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 MM
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 40 50 50 20 20 5
Rain C S
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS 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