Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
TXZ012-110900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
Date 04/10/24 Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 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 37 67 43 81 51
Temp 64 62 49 45 42 39 48 58 65 65 52 49 46 44 58 74 80 77 63 59 55 52
DewPt 35 34 35 34 31 29 28 28 30 32 37 36 34 33 36 36 34 32 34 34 34 36
Max/Min RH 70 27 68 18 54
RH 34 35 58 65 65 67 46 32 27 29 56 61 63 65 44 25 19 19 34 39 45 54
Wind Dir NW N N N N N N N W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 8 8 9 9 12 8 9 9 10 13 12 11 16 19 23 19 16 20 18 16
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 20 22 3 5 3 5 3 3 3 6 3 3 1 1 3 4 5 8 11 11 7 8
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 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 148 31 7 7 8 7 37 44 66 59 8 9 9 10 35 89187 29 12 13 11 10
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N W SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 23 17 16 17 17 16 19 12 12 13 18 21 23 21 27 23 26 23 25 27 25 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO EL NO NO
Date 04/13Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
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 84 52 85 53 80 47 79 50 82
Temp 77 80 61 53 81 81 61 53 74 73 55 47 72 77 59 51 78 79
DewPt 38 29 29 31 29 26 26 25 27 25 28 29 29 25 27 28 27 27
Min/Max RH 15 43 12 33 15 49 14 41 13
RH 24 15 29 43 15 13 26 33 17 17 35 49 20 14 29 41 15 15
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 5
$$
TXZ016-110900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
Date 04/10/24 Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 34 68 40 80 47
Temp 61 61 47 42 39 35 47 57 65 65 51 47 44 41 57 74 79 76 61 56 51 48
DewPt 36 37 37 35 31 31 32 32 34 35 36 35 32 32 36 36 32 32 31 32 33 35
Max/Min RH 87 29 73 18 62
RH 40 42 67 76 75 86 55 38 31 33 56 62 64 72 46 26 18 20 33 40 50 62
Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NE E SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 9 8 6 6 9 5 10 9 9 10 10 9 12 16 19 17 13 16 13 14
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 16 3 3 4 5 3 4 4 6 3 3 3 3 5 7 6 10 12 9 8 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 83 38 4 6 6 6 27 35 78 59 7 10 9 9 30102196 45 11 11 10 9
T Wind Dir N N N NE N NE NE W SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 13 10 12 16 14 16 10 14 16 17 23 21 19 24 21 25 24 24 25 21 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/13Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 82 49 82 49 77 44 78 47 83
Temp 77 79 56 50 78 79 57 50 72 71 52 44 71 75 55 48 77 80
DewPt 35 26 25 29 24 24 21 22 25 23 23 25 28 22 23 23 25 22
Min/Max RH 13 45 12 34 15 47 13 38 11
RH 22 14 30 45 13 13 24 34 17 16 32 47 20 14 28 38 14 12
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W SW W SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-110900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
Date 04/10/24 Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 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 41 70 45 86 53
Temp 70 68 55 50 45 41 51 61 68 69 56 52 48 45 59 78 85 83 68 63 58 54
DewPt 31 31 34 34 31 29 26 25 27 29 35 37 36 36 36 36 33 33 34 35 35 37
Max/Min RH 62 20 72 15 52
RH 23 26 44 53 57 62 37 25 21 22 44 55 64 70 42 22 15 16 28 34 42 52
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
Wind Spd 14 12 6 8 9 8 9 9 9 8 6 10 8 6 11 13 16 14 17 17 12 13
Clouds FW SC CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 16 31 4 4 6 13 4 2 3 8 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 7 11 11 10 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 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 259162 6 8 9 7 41 64 87 74 6 9 7 7 32 87227 32 11 12 9 8
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NW W S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 26 26 14 17 18 14 19 14 13 12 13 20 17 17 25 24 26 23 23 24 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/13Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
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 89 54 90 57 84 50 83 52 86
Temp 81 85 66 55 85 86 66 57 77 77 58 50 75 81 62 53 80 83
DewPt 39 29 30 32 27 24 27 25 28 26 32 32 30 25 29 30 28 28
Min/Max RH 13 41 9 30 13 50 12 41 12
RH 22 13 26 41 12 10 23 29 16 15 37 50 19 13 28 41 15 13
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-110900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
Date 04/10/24 Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 41 69 46 85 54
Temp 68 66 55 49 46 42 50 60 67 68 57 53 49 46 59 76 84 81 68 63 59 55
DewPt 30 31 34 33 31 29 27 25 27 30 35 36 37 35 36 36 33 33 34 35 35 36
Max/Min RH 62 22 68 16 50
RH 25 27 45 55 56 59 41 27 22 24 45 53 63 66 41 24 16 17 28 34 41 50
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N W SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 12 6 6 10 9 11 8 9 8 9 12 11 9 13 14 19 17 18 19 14 13
Clouds FW SC CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 20 32 3 5 6 14 4 2 3 8 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 8 10 10 9 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 245130 6 7 8 7 37 63 74 68 7 9 8 8 34 86230 32 12 12 9 8
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N W SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 25 25 14 17 17 13 17 14 12 12 16 20 19 18 26 24 26 23 23 25 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/13Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 88 55 88 57 82 51 82 53 84
Temp 80 84 65 56 83 84 66 57 76 75 58 51 73 79 62 54 78 82
DewPt 38 28 30 30 27 24 26 25 27 26 31 31 29 25 29 29 28 28
Min/Max RH 13 38 10 29 15 47 13 39 13
RH 23 13 26 38 13 12 23 28 17 16 36 47 20 14 28 39 16 14
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 5
$$
TXZ006-110900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
Date 04/10/24 Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 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 33 67 36 83 45
Temp 63 60 47 41 37 33 46 57 65 65 51 46 41 37 57 75 82 79 62 56 50 46
DewPt 28 29 32 32 29 27 26 26 28 29 33 35 33 32 33 31 25 26 30 30 31 31
Max/Min RH 77 24 84 12 55
RH 26 30 55 69 73 77 45 29 25 26 51 66 74 81 40 20 12 15 30 37 48 55
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 19 16 10 11 9 8 9 6 9 11 9 10 9 6 10 14 19 19 13 14 12 10
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 34 21 12 11 10 18 4 3 4 9 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 9 12 14 7 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 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 271194 5 7 8 7 31 51102 84 7 8 9 7 28164284182 11 10 8 7
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N NW W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 26 25 12 17 17 14 14 11 16 16 16 19 19 17 21 26 26 29 23 23 18 17
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather A A A
Date 04/13Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
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 83 45 84 47 76 41 78 44 79
Temp 79 80 56 46 80 81 57 47 72 70 50 42 71 75 55 44 73 76
DewPt 31 21 21 22 21 17 17 20 22 23 27 28 26 21 24 24 27 25
Min/Max RH 10 40 9 34 14 60 12 45 14
RH 17 11 25 38 11 9 21 34 15 17 41 58 18 13 30 45 18 15
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-110900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
Date 04/10/24 Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 36 67 36 84 50
Temp 70 64 49 45 40 36 48 58 65 65 50 44 40 37 56 74 83 81 65 60 55 51
DewPt 28 28 33 33 28 24 24 23 24 26 30 32 33 33 36 35 29 29 32 33 32 32
Max/Min RH 63 20 88 14 49
RH 21 26 54 62 62 61 39 26 21 23 45 62 77 85 48 24 14 15 30 36 42 49
Wind Dir N N N N N NW N N NW SW SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 19 16 10 11 10 9 12 9 9 5 6 6 6 6 10 12 14 14 16 17 16 16
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 19 17 10 23 15 3 3 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 4 9 12 15 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 12 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 270133 7 9 10 9 55 64 75 61 7 6 7 7 27138292 70 13 12 11 9
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 26 24 14 20 19 17 21 14 12 11 16 16 17 17 21 21 27 24 26 24 21 19
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/13Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 87 49 87 50 81 45 80 46 80
Temp 82 83 60 50 84 83 60 50 76 72 52 46 73 77 57 46 75 77
DewPt 34 24 25 25 25 21 23 22 23 25 32 31 30 24 28 27 29 27
Min/Max RH 10 38 8 33 12 59 13 46 14
RH 18 11 27 38 11 10 24 33 14 17 46 57 20 14 33 46 18 16
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0
$$
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