Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
000 FOUS54 KAMA 132244 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 544 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 TXZ012-141000- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 544 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 Date 04/13/18 Sat 04/14/18 Sun 04/15/18 Mon 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 29 54 28 68 38 Temp 48 40 35 32 29 36 46 53 52 40 36 32 29 45 59 67 66 52 46 42 39 DewPt 26 25 23 21 18 17 17 15 14 15 15 15 16 18 20 19 19 20 20 21 21 Max/Min RH 66 21 60 15 50 RH 42 55 61 63 63 45 31 22 22 36 42 49 58 33 22 16 16 28 35 43 48 Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW W NW NW NW W SW S SE S S Wind Spd 26 23 21 24 24 32 33 31 26 11 8 9 10 10 9 9 6 8 10 11 11 Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 69 64 58 49 40 35 29 19 8 8 8 5 3 4 6 5 5 8 11 13 15 PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 5 Mix Hgt 3 2 4 5 3 5 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 54 35124153 78190266306240 <1 <1 <1 <1 30128111 49 <1 <1 <1 <1 T Wind Dir NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW W SE SE SE SE T Wind Spd 20 26 35 39 35 43 43 41 34 9 8 10 8 17 19 14 8 6 8 8 9 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Freeze W W W Wind Y Date 04/16 Tue 04/17/18 Wed 04/18/18 Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 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 84 52 84 41 72 41 74 49 71 Temp 76 80 60 53 80 78 53 41 66 69 50 41 69 70 55 49 68 66 DewPt 23 16 18 27 21 15 14 16 11 13 19 25 27 28 35 39 36 28 Min/Max RH 8 36 8 36 10 52 17 68 22 RH 14 9 19 36 11 9 21 36 11 11 29 52 21 21 47 68 31 24 PWind Dir S SW SW NW NE SE SE S S Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC $$ TXZ016-141000- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 544 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 Date 04/13/18 Sat 04/14/18 Sun 04/15/18 Mon 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 29 56 26 69 38 Temp 45 40 35 32 29 38 49 55 56 41 33 29 27 45 59 67 67 52 46 42 39 DewPt 26 26 26 22 19 18 17 15 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 18 18 18 19 19 19 Max/Min RH 71 19 68 15 46 RH 48 58 68 68 66 44 28 20 19 34 49 58 65 33 21 16 16 26 35 40 44 Wind Dir NW N N N N N N NW N NE N NW W NW SW SW S S S S S Wind Spd 23 16 16 19 21 29 28 23 20 9 5 4 4 6 10 8 9 9 10 11 12 Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 73 69 65 50 34 24 14 10 5 6 7 5 3 4 5 5 5 8 10 13 16 PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 Mix Hgt 3 3 <1 <1 <1 5 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 38 38 4 8 9200238261213 <1 <1 <1 <1 12 63 64 39 <1 <1 <1 <1 T Wind Dir W NW W NW N N NW NW N NE NE NW W NW W W SW SE S S S T Wind Spd 17 17 8 17 20 46 39 33 28 5 5 4 5 6 10 9 6 6 6 6 6 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Freeze W W W Wind Y Date 04/16 Tue 04/17/18 Wed 04/18/18 Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 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 83 49 82 39 71 40 75 47 72 Temp 75 80 58 49 79 76 51 39 63 68 48 41 69 71 52 48 67 69 DewPt 19 13 13 19 18 15 12 14 12 15 19 22 29 32 37 38 29 25 Min/Max RH 7 30 9 35 11 48 20 71 18 RH 12 8 17 30 10 10 21 35 13 13 32 46 23 24 57 70 24 19 PWind Dir SW SW SW NW E SE S S SW Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC $$ TXZ008-141000- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 544 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 Date 04/13/18 Sat 04/14/18 Sun 04/15/18 Mon 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 31 54 27 68 40 Temp 54 46 38 34 31 38 46 52 52 39 33 31 28 44 58 66 67 54 47 43 41 DewPt 28 25 22 20 18 17 17 15 14 14 15 15 15 17 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 Max/Min RH 58 20 59 16 46 RH 35 44 51 55 58 41 31 23 22 35 46 52 57 33 23 17 16 27 35 41 45 Wind Dir NW N NW NW NW NW N NW N N NW W NW NW NW NW SW S SE SE S Wind Spd 25 21 24 25 25 31 33 31 27 10 9 9 10 10 9 8 5 8 9 10 11 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 71 67 63 56 49 46 43 27 11 10 8 6 3 5 7 7 6 11 15 16 17 PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 5 Mix Hgt 3 6 5 5 4 6 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 60186140167140228283315254 4 <1 <1 <1 40152142 68 <1 <1 <1 <1 T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE SE T Wind Spd 23 34 34 37 39 43 44 42 35 9 8 8 6 18 21 16 9 6 8 6 8 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Freeze W W W Date 04/16 Tue 04/17/18 Wed 04/18/18 Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 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 85 55 84 43 72 43 75 50 71 Temp 75 83 63 55 80 80 55 43 66 70 51 43 69 72 56 50 68 69 DewPt 25 18 19 25 22 16 15 16 11 13 18 24 27 28 33 39 36 30 Min/Max RH 9 31 8 33 10 47 17 66 23 RH 15 9 18 31 12 9 20 33 11 11 27 47 21 19 42 66 31 23 PWind Dir S SW SW NW NE SE SE S S Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC $$ TXZ008-141000- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 544 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 Date 04/13/18 Sat 04/14/18 Sun 04/15/18 Mon 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 30 54 28 68 39 Temp 52 45 38 33 30 36 43 52 53 41 35 31 28 43 56 66 67 55 48 43 40 DewPt 27 25 22 20 18 17 17 15 14 14 15 15 16 18 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 Max/Min RH 61 20 60 16 48 RH 40 46 51 57 60 45 34 23 21 33 44 51 60 36 24 17 16 25 34 42 47 Wind Dir NW N NW NW NW NW N NW N N NW W NW NW NW W SW S SE S S Wind Spd 25 21 23 25 25 31 33 31 27 10 8 9 10 10 9 8 5 8 9 10 11 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 72 68 63 55 47 43 38 24 9 9 9 6 3 5 7 6 6 10 14 16 17 PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 5 Mix Hgt 4 6 4 5 4 6 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 70180102170112204266306256 4 <1 <1 <1 38144124 60 <1 <1 <1 <1 T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW W NW NW NW W SE SE SE SE T Wind Spd 23 34 33 39 36 42 43 41 36 8 6 8 6 17 20 14 8 6 6 6 8 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Freeze W W W Date 04/16 Tue 04/17/18 Wed 04/18/18 Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 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 85 55 84 42 72 43 74 50 70 Temp 73 83 64 55 80 81 56 42 63 70 52 43 68 72 57 50 65 68 DewPt 24 17 19 25 21 15 15 15 11 13 18 24 27 28 33 39 36 29 Min/Max RH 8 31 8 33 10 47 18 66 23 RH 16 8 17 31 11 8 19 33 13 11 26 47 21 20 41 66 34 24 PWind Dir S SW SW NW NE SE SE S S Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC $$ TXZ006-141000- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 544 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 Date 04/13/18 Sat 04/14/18 Sun 04/15/18 Mon 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 26 53 26 68 36 Temp 48 37 32 29 26 36 45 52 51 39 33 29 27 46 60 66 67 52 45 40 37 DewPt 26 24 22 20 18 17 16 15 14 15 16 17 17 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 Max/Min RH 71 21 68 16 52 RH 42 59 66 70 71 45 31 23 22 37 49 60 65 34 21 17 16 30 38 46 50 Wind Dir N N N N NW N N N N N N NW W W W W S S SE S S Wind Spd 27 31 29 29 26 34 34 32 25 10 6 6 8 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 11 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 78 76 73 61 49 37 25 16 6 8 11 7 4 6 7 7 6 11 15 19 22 PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs Snow S S LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 Mix Hgt 6 1 2 3 2 6 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 118 26 49103 34231280298224 <1 <1 <1 <1 33 88 67 39 <1 <1 <1 <1 T Wind Dir N N NW N NW N N N N NE N NW W NW NW NW SW SE SE SE S T Wind Spd 23 24 28 34 25 48 46 40 32 6 5 6 6 11 12 8 5 5 4 5 5 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Wind Y Y Y Y Y Date 04/16 Tue 04/17/18 Wed 04/18/18 Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 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 84 46 79 34 69 37 73 45 69 Temp 76 82 57 47 77 74 48 34 63 67 46 38 67 71 53 46 66 66 DewPt 20 14 16 18 17 10 13 12 11 13 19 22 26 29 35 37 31 25 Min/Max RH 7 32 8 40 11 54 19 71 20 RH 12 8 19 31 10 8 25 39 13 13 34 53 21 21 50 71 27 21 PWind Dir SW SW SW NW E SE S S S Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC $$ OKZ002-141000- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 544 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 Date 04/13/18 Sat 04/14/18 Sun 04/15/18 Mon 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 27 51 24 67 36 Temp 48 36 31 29 27 33 43 50 48 35 29 27 25 41 57 66 65 50 44 39 37 DewPt 27 24 22 20 18 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 16 18 21 21 22 22 22 21 20 Max/Min RH 69 23 71 17 54 RH 44 60 65 68 68 50 34 25 26 43 55 60 68 38 24 18 19 33 41 48 50 Wind Dir NW N N NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW E E SE SE S Wind Spd 31 31 32 32 32 37 36 35 27 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 6 8 8 9 10 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 74 75 75 71 66 58 50 33 15 13 11 9 8 8 8 7 6 14 22 23 23 PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0 Rain S S Rain Shwrs IS IS Snow S S LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 Mix Hgt 7 4 5 5 4 6 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 259118167195148226260293215 5 <1 <1 <1 43165136 63 <1 <1 <1 <1 T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW N NW NW NW E E E SE T Wind Spd 42 33 42 44 42 47 46 44 37 11 9 9 6 19 25 18 10 6 5 5 6 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A High Wind A A A Wind Y Y Y Y Y Date 04/16 Tue 04/17/18 Wed 04/18/18 Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 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 85 50 82 39 70 39 74 47 69 Temp 75 82 59 50 79 76 50 39 63 67 48 39 67 71 53 47 65 65 DewPt 24 19 20 23 22 15 16 14 13 13 17 23 27 27 32 38 36 31 Min/Max RH 9 34 9 35 11 52 17 71 25 RH 15 10 22 34 12 10 25 35 14 12 29 52 22 19 44 71 34 28 PWind Dir S SW SW NW N SE SE S S Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC $$ 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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