Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
308 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
TXZ012-262100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
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 81 50 79 47 76
Temp 59 58 69 78 80 79 64 60 55 51 67 76 79 76 63 57 52 47 59 71 76 74
DewPt 27 30 34 30 28 27 28 24 23 25 30 28 23 21 20 25 28 32 36 34 32 31
Min/Max RH 14 36 12 56 19
RH 29 34 27 17 15 15 25 25 29 36 25 17 12 13 19 29 39 56 42 26 20 20
Wind Dir W SW W W SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW
Wind Spd 13 16 20 21 23 20 12 13 11 12 14 23 29 27 16 12 12 12 13 12 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 3 2 1 1 4 3 3 2 6 4 18 25 36 45 36 11 4 6 3 10 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 9
Vent Rate 9 9 67165246189 8 12 9 9 61232384339 11 8 11 8 49102122105
T Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W W S
T Wind Spd 20 20 25 24 26 27 18 23 19 19 21 31 35 34 21 17 20 18 17 16 14 13
RFTI 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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 46 80 51 88 58 84 53 75
Temp 55 46 72 79 59 52 84 86 65 59 81 76 62 54 70 72
DewPt 35 38 37 29 36 36 29 27 40 50 46 45 51 49 46 43
Max/Min RH 73 15 59 11 72 25 83 33
RH 47 73 28 16 42 54 14 12 40 72 29 33 67 83 42 35
PWind Dir NE W S SW S S S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10 30 20 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-262100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 48 75 44 77
Temp 53 51 64 74 78 77 61 56 51 48 64 72 74 71 57 52 47 45 58 68 74 75
DewPt 27 30 34 29 26 23 24 22 23 24 30 26 20 18 22 26 29 32 35 32 30 26
Min/Max RH 13 39 13 62 16
RH 36 45 32 19 15 13 24 27 33 39 29 18 13 13 25 36 49 61 42 27 20 16
Wind Dir W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW
Wind Spd 10 12 20 23 24 20 9 12 9 9 16 21 29 26 13 12 12 10 12 12 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 8 15 34 29 25 21 14 4 7 6 5 9 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 12
Vent Rate 8 10 63186241234 6 10 9 8 76227410369 9 10 12 10 48105216197
T Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 18 20 24 26 27 27 13 21 20 18 21 29 36 37 20 19 20 20 17 16 21 19
RFTI 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 44 82 49 89 54 85 51 76
Temp 52 45 72 81 56 50 84 86 61 54 80 79 60 52 70 73
DewPt 34 36 33 22 25 28 25 21 34 47 43 40 48 49 46 40
Max/Min RH 72 11 42 9 77 21 91 29
RH 50 72 24 11 30 42 11 9 36 77 27 25 66 91 42 30
PWind Dir W W SW SW S SW S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-262100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
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 86 54 84 50 79
Temp 58 55 67 78 84 83 70 64 58 54 69 81 84 80 68 62 55 50 61 73 79 77
DewPt 30 32 35 33 28 28 29 27 25 26 30 31 24 24 21 26 30 32 39 36 33 33
Min/Max RH 12 34 11 50 19
RH 34 41 29 19 13 13 22 24 28 34 23 16 11 12 17 25 38 50 43 26 19 20
Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW
Wind Spd 12 12 16 14 16 14 12 12 9 6 10 19 24 20 13 10 9 6 9 12 12 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 1 1 1 4 3 3 2 10 4 16 29 40 34 38 16 6 15 6 12 23
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 10 8
Vent Rate 9 9 65176257261 9 9 8 7 44222412374 11 11 9 7 44103128 89
T Wind Dir SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW W W N
T Wind Spd 19 19 24 24 26 27 19 19 17 16 20 28 35 34 20 17 17 16 13 16 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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 83 54 93 59 89 55 78
Temp 57 48 73 82 63 54 87 91 68 60 85 83 64 56 73 74
DewPt 38 40 41 34 41 41 32 29 43 51 48 46 52 51 48 46
Max/Min RH 76 17 63 10 73 23 85 33
RH 49 76 31 17 45 60 14 11 41 71 28 27 65 82 41 37
PWind Dir NE E S SW S S SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5 30 20 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-262100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 55 82 51 78
Temp 57 54 65 76 81 82 69 64 58 55 68 78 81 78 66 61 54 51 60 70 76 76
DewPt 30 31 34 32 28 28 29 28 26 26 30 29 25 22 21 26 30 32 38 36 33 32
Min/Max RH 13 33 12 51 19
RH 36 41 32 20 15 14 22 25 29 33 24 17 13 13 18 26 40 49 44 29 21 20
Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW W W NW
Wind Spd 16 16 19 17 18 18 13 13 12 10 13 19 26 24 14 13 12 9 11 13 12 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 1 1 1 4 3 3 2 8 4 16 33 40 30 34 12 5 13 6 13 22
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 10 9
Vent Rate 9 9 64175255258 10 9 8 8 48215411356 12 8 10 7 43106118 96
T Wind Dir SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW W W SW
T Wind Spd 19 19 23 24 26 27 19 20 18 18 20 28 35 32 21 17 17 14 13 16 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 81 55 91 60 87 55 76
Temp 57 48 71 81 63 55 85 89 68 61 82 81 65 56 70 74
DewPt 37 41 40 31 40 39 32 28 43 51 47 44 52 51 47 44
Max/Min RH 76 17 58 10 72 23 84 33
RH 47 76 33 17 43 55 15 11 40 69 29 27 63 83 44 35
PWind Dir NE SE S SW S S SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5 30 20 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-262100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
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 80 43 74 39 72
Temp 51 49 65 76 80 77 61 55 48 44 63 71 74 70 55 49 42 39 54 67 72 70
DewPt 27 28 32 28 24 23 25 23 23 24 30 26 22 21 24 27 30 33 37 35 32 33
Min/Max RH 13 46 14 80 23
RH 39 45 29 17 13 13 25 29 37 46 29 18 15 16 30 42 61 80 52 30 23 25
Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW E
Wind Spd 10 9 13 13 17 19 11 13 9 8 16 21 28 24 12 12 9 8 10 10 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 3 1 1 3 6 2 3 3 12 15 29 37 42 10 14 11 12 17 14 31 44
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9
Vent Rate 8 7 36194240274 9 10 8 7 93247399278 10 8 6 6 48100113118
T Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W SW S
T Wind Spd 18 16 16 21 23 27 19 20 18 17 26 32 36 31 19 16 13 12 18 13 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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 78 43 88 48 84 47 72
Temp 48 40 68 77 54 44 83 85 59 49 80 79 57 48 67 70
DewPt 38 38 38 29 32 31 28 23 31 36 40 37 44 47 46 41
Max/Min RH 95 17 62 9 60 19 96 33
RH 68 92 33 17 42 60 13 10 35 60 24 22 62 96 46 35
PWind Dir NE SE S SW S SW SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-262100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 48 80 43 74
Temp 55 51 66 77 82 80 64 59 52 48 67 77 80 76 59 54 47 43 56 69 73 71
DewPt 31 31 37 32 28 25 29 27 27 26 31 29 24 22 25 26 32 37 39 37 35 34
Min/Max RH 13 42 12 77 24
RH 40 47 34 19 14 13 26 29 38 42 27 17 13 13 27 34 54 77 52 31 25 26
Wind Dir SW W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N
Wind Spd 12 9 11 12 12 13 11 11 9 8 12 20 25 21 11 10 9 8 12 13 13 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 3 2 5 3 6 3 4 6 20 6 22 32 41 17 24 17 21 16 16 16 19
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 10 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8
Vent Rate 9 7 48185239187 9 9 9 7 48269392263 8 8 5 10 56122151 97
T Wind Dir SW W W W W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW W W
T Wind Spd 20 17 17 20 20 20 20 21 20 17 23 33 35 29 16 17 12 14 18 19 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 41 79 48 88 51 84 49 74
Temp 50 42 70 77 56 48 84 86 60 51 81 78 58 50 70 72
DewPt 39 40 41 34 39 38 33 27 39 40 43 40 48 49 46 43
Max/Min RH 96 20 72 11 67 22 96 33
RH 67 93 35 21 54 68 16 12 46 67 27 26 69 96 42 35
PWind Dir N E S SW SE S SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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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