Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
409 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
TXZ012-290900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
409 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun
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 46 81 45 82 51
Temp 71 58 55 53 48 59 75 81 78 60 55 50 46 58 75 81 78 63 60 56 53
DewPt 20 20 19 25 29 30 25 21 19 23 23 22 23 29 27 22 19 24 22 22 22
Max/Min RH 49 11 40 10 29
RH 14 22 24 34 47 33 15 11 11 23 29 32 40 32 17 11 11 22 23 27 29
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W NW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 19 14 16 17 13 13 17 20 16 8 8 9 9 9 12 18 18 13 14 13 13
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 7 14 41 48 39 64 72 53 17 2 6 3 3 6 16 35 58 55 60 50 60
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 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 99 10 12 13 11 26110232 88 5 5 8 6 20123230 63 9 12 9 9
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 26 21 25 27 24 23 24 27 23 12 12 19 16 16 23 27 21 19 23 20 18
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 03/31Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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 81 51 71 35 57 33 67 39 75
Temp 77 77 61 53 69 65 44 37 52 55 40 35 62 65 47 41 70 72
DewPt 27 23 29 30 29 26 33 30 27 24 26 26 26 24 27 24 27 23
Min/Max RH 13 42 20 78 29 70 20 53 15
RH 16 13 29 42 23 22 65 75 38 30 58 68 25 21 45 50 20 16
PWind Dir SW SW W NW N NW NW SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 30 20 10 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-290900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
409 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 41 78 43 80 49
Temp 72 54 49 46 43 58 72 77 76 56 51 47 44 60 76 79 77 62 59 54 51
DewPt 16 18 17 18 21 25 22 18 18 21 21 20 21 27 22 18 17 20 19 21 22
Max/Min RH 46 11 40 10 33
RH 12 24 27 33 42 28 15 11 11 26 31 34 39 28 13 10 10 20 21 28 33
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 17 10 12 12 10 12 19 20 16 6 9 9 10 10 14 19 16 12 11 9 10
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 15 28 40 25 26 53 69 46 15 2 6 7 10 15 42 55 65 56 68 68 70
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 118 8 10 9 9 15125226168 5 8 7 6 16147218117 9 10 8 8
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW W W W W SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 25 19 23 21 20 20 27 28 26 12 19 18 17 16 25 29 26 19 20 19 17
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 03/31Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 79 45 68 34 56 31 66 37 73
Temp 73 75 57 47 64 64 42 36 51 54 38 33 61 64 44 39 68 70
DewPt 24 23 28 29 29 24 33 31 27 24 27 25 25 22 25 23 25 21
Min/Max RH 13 50 21 85 30 75 19 55 15
RH 16 15 33 50 27 22 70 85 39 30 64 72 25 20 47 52 20 16
PWind Dir SW SW W NW N NW NW S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 30 20 10 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-290900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
409 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun
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 48 84 43 86 55
Temp 76 62 60 54 50 60 75 82 81 64 55 48 44 54 75 85 82 67 63 58 56
DewPt 20 22 19 24 28 30 27 21 21 23 24 26 28 34 33 28 24 25 28 24 23
Max/Min RH 45 10 54 12 28
RH 12 21 21 31 42 32 16 10 11 21 29 42 54 45 22 13 12 21 27 26 28
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 13 18 14 9 10 13 19 13 6 4 5 5 6 10 13 13 13 13 12 12
Clouds FW CL FW B1 SC B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 9 5 18 58 50 77 71 53 14 2 6 3 4 1 10 9 41 44 56 47 57
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 5 5
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 60 9 12 11 9 23 72251 47 6 5 3 4 10 49175 18 8 9 10 7
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW W SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 19 25 23 18 20 20 29 23 13 11 8 10 9 12 21 19 16 19 17 14
RFTI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 03/31Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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 85 50 76 37 58 36 70 41 78
Temp 80 80 62 51 70 67 46 37 53 57 41 37 65 68 49 42 72 75
DewPt 28 26 28 31 31 31 35 31 29 25 28 28 29 26 29 28 28 26
Min/Max RH 12 46 20 80 29 73 20 59 15
RH 15 14 27 46 23 26 65 77 39 29 60 70 26 21 47 58 19 17
PWind Dir SW SW W NW N NW NW SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 30 20 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-290900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
409 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 49 82 44 84 56
Temp 74 63 60 55 50 58 73 80 79 64 56 49 45 54 73 82 79 67 63 59 57
DewPt 22 22 20 25 28 29 26 20 21 24 25 26 28 33 32 27 24 25 27 24 23
Max/Min RH 44 10 50 13 28
RH 14 21 21 32 42 32 17 11 11 22 29 42 50 43 22 13 13 21 25 25 27
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W N SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 16 14 18 17 12 13 13 21 14 9 6 8 6 8 12 14 17 13 13 12 13
Clouds FW FW FW B1 SC B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 8 6 23 56 46 74 70 53 14 2 7 3 3 1 11 11 44 44 56 46 57
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 63 9 12 10 8 20 71244 52 8 4 4 4 15 53183 18 8 9 10 7
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 20 25 24 19 20 20 28 21 16 10 9 10 11 14 21 19 17 19 18 14
RFTI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 03/31Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 83 52 74 38 57 36 69 42 77
Temp 77 79 63 54 70 67 46 38 51 56 41 38 63 67 50 44 71 73
DewPt 28 26 28 30 30 31 34 31 28 25 27 27 28 25 29 27 28 26
Min/Max RH 13 41 21 77 29 69 19 55 16
RH 16 14 27 41 23 26 63 75 41 30 57 67 26 21 45 53 20 17
PWind Dir SW SW W NW N NW NW SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 30 20 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-290900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
409 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun
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 78 36 79 44
Temp 67 56 50 44 41 56 73 78 74 55 48 41 37 53 72 79 74 58 52 48 46
DewPt 21 22 21 19 20 26 22 18 19 21 23 23 25 31 29 22 21 21 22 22 22
Max/Min RH 45 11 62 12 38
RH 17 27 31 36 42 31 15 11 12 27 37 49 62 44 20 12 13 24 30 35 38
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 19 12 11 9 9 9 14 20 16 8 5 6 9 8 13 20 19 16 13 16 16
Clouds FW CL FW B1 SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 8 1 19 62 43 56 49 16 12 1 12 2 1 3 10 8 17 34 46 43 54
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 5 4
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 88 11 10 8 6 8115285131 6 3 4 4 15 76237119 10 10 11 11
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 26 23 21 19 14 11 23 29 24 14 8 10 10 11 18 29 27 20 21 21 23
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 03/31Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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 77 42 67 30 56 29 67 34 74
Temp 72 73 53 42 63 58 38 32 51 54 35 31 63 64 42 36 68 70
DewPt 24 24 26 28 29 31 33 28 27 24 25 24 26 25 27 25 26 23
Min/Max RH 14 56 25 89 29 79 20 67 16
RH 17 16 35 56 27 35 82 82 39 30 65 75 25 22 54 63 21 17
PWind Dir SW SW W N N NW W S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 30 20 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-290900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
409 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 44 80 35 79 49
Temp 69 57 52 50 46 59 75 79 76 56 47 40 36 47 67 78 76 61 55 53 51
DewPt 24 23 22 20 21 27 26 22 24 25 27 31 33 36 36 30 28 28 28 24 24
Max/Min RH 42 12 90 16 36
RH 18 26 30 30 37 30 16 12 14 30 45 70 90 64 32 18 17 29 36 32 35
Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW SW SW W SW W NW N N E SE S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 16 14 13 14 11 12 11 14 10 6 5 6 5 8 8 12 13 13 11 13 13
Clouds FW FW CL SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 11 9 3 35 44 47 55 12 10 8 9 5 5 19 8 7 20 22 36 48 47
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 33 11 10 11 9 13 85229 21 6 5 4 4 14 20113 23 10 8 11 9
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW W W W W W N N N E S SW S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 21 23 23 24 20 18 18 24 18 14 10 11 10 9 9 19 19 19 17 20 17
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/31Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 80 45 69 30 57 31 68 36 76
Temp 76 74 56 46 68 57 38 32 51 54 36 33 64 65 44 38 71 71
DewPt 26 25 27 29 31 32 31 28 27 22 26 25 27 27 29 27 29 27
Min/Max RH 14 51 25 88 27 80 21 68 17
RH 16 16 32 51 25 39 76 85 39 28 66 74 25 24 55 64 21 20
PWind Dir SW SW W N N NW N S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 30 10 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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