Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
TXZ012-290900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 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 46 82 51 89 56
Temp 69 70 57 53 50 47 63 75 80 80 65 59 55 52 70 84 88 86 70 63 59 57
DewPt 35 33 35 35 37 39 40 36 31 28 30 32 32 31 35 30 27 26 30 35 42 47
Max/Min RH 74 14 46 11 69
RH 28 25 43 50 61 74 43 24 17 15 27 36 41 44 27 14 11 11 22 35 53 69
Wind Dir NW NW E E SE SE S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S
Wind Spd 8 4 5 6 6 6 10 10 13 12 9 11 11 12 17 17 16 14 10 11 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 4 4 15 22 21 4 4 13 5 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 4
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 81 55 6 5 6 4 24151164159 5 8 7 8 29203242186 7 8 10 9
T Wind Dir W W E SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 8 11 13 13 11 14 19 17 17 11 18 17 18 19 20 21 19 14 17 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/01Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
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 90 56 79 44 74 47 79 50 78
Temp 85 85 66 57 76 77 55 45 67 71 54 48 73 74 57 51 73 76
DewPt 42 37 50 48 38 31 36 31 27 26 33 37 40 41 44 46 47 44
Min/Max RH 16 75 18 58 17 65 26 83 30
RH 22 18 56 72 25 18 49 58 22 18 45 65 30 30 62 83 40 32
PWind Dir SW S NW N NW S SW S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 10 5 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-290900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 44 81 48 87 51
Temp 69 71 57 52 48 44 62 74 79 79 62 56 52 49 69 83 86 84 66 59 55 52
DewPt 31 29 33 33 35 36 38 31 25 21 25 25 24 26 29 27 24 21 26 27 30 41
Max/Min RH 73 11 41 9 66
RH 24 21 40 48 62 73 41 20 14 11 24 30 33 41 22 13 10 10 22 29 38 66
Wind Dir W S E SE S NW W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW
Wind Spd 12 12 10 9 5 5 6 10 12 11 8 9 9 8 12 13 16 13 8 9 9 11
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 4 17 48 44 9 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 5
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 78 78 6 6 4 4 19123155163 6 7 7 6 33186208187 5 6 8 6
T Wind Dir W SW SE SE S W W W W W S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 13 14 10 11 11 16 17 18 14 17 17 14 18 19 19 18 11 12 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/01Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 52 81 41 74 45 79 49 80
Temp 84 87 63 53 77 78 53 42 66 73 52 45 73 73 54 49 74 78
DewPt 33 23 38 37 32 22 32 30 25 23 31 37 38 37 44 46 46 39
Min/Max RH 9 57 12 62 15 73 22 89 24
RH 16 10 40 54 19 12 45 62 21 15 44 73 28 27 69 89 37 25
PWind Dir SW SW W N W S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 10 10 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-290900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 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 48 85 53 94 57
Temp 73 73 61 56 51 49 64 77 83 83 68 62 56 54 72 88 93 91 73 66 60 58
DewPt 38 37 38 38 38 39 41 39 34 33 36 40 38 35 34 31 27 28 33 40 44 48
Max/Min RH 69 15 53 9 68
RH 28 27 42 51 62 69 42 26 17 16 31 44 51 49 25 13 9 10 23 38 56 68
Wind Dir NW NW E SE E E S S S SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
Wind Spd 8 4 4 4 4 4 6 10 11 9 5 11 8 6 11 13 13 10 8 10 9 10
Clouds FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 13 5 3 15 32 16 3 2 8 7 4 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 2
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 96 60 4 4 4 4 23137162114 5 10 8 6 26215230168 5 7 9 8
T Wind Dir NW NW E SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 8 9 9 9 9 11 18 17 13 11 20 17 13 17 20 19 17 11 14 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/01Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
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 94 58 83 45 75 49 83 52 83
Temp 89 90 69 59 79 80 58 46 69 74 57 50 76 79 60 53 75 81
DewPt 45 40 54 51 41 34 41 34 29 28 34 38 40 41 45 46 48 46
Min/Max RH 15 77 17 63 16 67 21 80 26
RH 22 17 59 74 27 19 53 61 22 18 42 65 27 26 59 78 37 28
PWind Dir S S NW N NW S SW S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 10 5 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-290900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 49 83 54 91 57
Temp 71 72 61 56 52 49 63 75 81 81 68 62 57 55 71 85 90 89 73 65 60 58
DewPt 37 35 36 37 38 39 41 39 33 31 34 37 35 33 34 31 28 27 31 38 42 46
Max/Min RH 69 16 47 10 65
RH 29 27 39 49 60 69 44 28 18 17 29 40 45 43 26 14 11 11 22 36 51 65
Wind Dir NW NW E SE E SE S S SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
Wind Spd 4 1 2 3 4 4 8 10 11 9 8 12 10 10 14 16 14 12 9 11 10 10
Clouds FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 10 5 3 17 28 13 3 2 6 7 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 2
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 86 55 4 4 4 4 24123158123 4 9 7 6 26198231190 6 7 8 8
T Wind Dir W W E SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 8 9 9 10 9 11 16 16 13 11 20 17 14 17 19 19 18 12 14 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/01Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 92 58 81 46 74 49 81 53 81
Temp 86 89 69 59 77 78 57 47 68 72 57 50 74 77 60 53 74 80
DewPt 43 37 53 49 40 32 40 33 29 27 33 38 39 40 45 46 47 45
Min/Max RH 15 71 18 59 18 64 23 76 27
RH 23 16 58 71 27 19 54 58 23 19 41 64 29 27 58 76 39 30
PWind Dir SW S N N NW S SW S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 10 5 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-290900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 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 39 78 43 87 43
Temp 67 67 53 49 44 39 58 70 76 76 59 54 48 44 67 82 86 84 64 57 49 44
DewPt 35 34 35 36 38 38 40 38 31 28 28 28 28 26 30 27 24 22 25 27 30 33
Max/Min RH 93 16 51 10 64
RH 30 29 49 60 80 93 51 31 19 17 30 37 46 49 25 13 10 10 22 31 48 64
Wind Dir NW E E NE NE N SE SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W
Wind Spd 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 8 10 8 9 8 6 9 12 13 13 9 8 6 5
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 32 25 32 49 34 13 4 2 2 5 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 7 3 3 2 2
PoP 12HR 10 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 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 14 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 77 54 5 5 4 3 17 56 91105 5 7 6 5 23202190187 7 6 5 4
T Wind Dir NW SW E E E NW W SW SW SW SE S SW SW W W SW SW S SW W NW
T Wind Spd 10 8 11 10 10 8 10 8 10 11 11 17 16 11 14 18 14 16 14 13 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/01Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
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 47 76 37 71 41 79 44 79
Temp 81 85 59 48 73 73 49 39 64 69 49 42 71 75 52 45 72 76
DewPt 35 23 38 32 36 28 30 29 27 26 31 35 37 34 42 43 45 40
Min/Max RH 10 59 17 67 18 77 20 94 26
RH 18 10 44 55 26 19 47 67 25 20 49 77 29 22 69 92 38 27
PWind Dir SW SW N N W S SW S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-290900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 42 80 47 89 48
Temp 69 68 54 48 45 42 61 73 78 78 61 55 51 48 69 85 89 86 66 58 52 49
DewPt 36 34 36 36 38 38 42 41 36 32 37 41 39 32 33 30 28 26 34 39 42 40
Max/Min RH 87 18 65 11 77
RH 29 27 50 63 76 87 49 32 22 19 41 60 64 55 26 14 11 11 30 50 69 73
Wind Dir NW NW E SE W S S S SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW S SE E S SW
Wind Spd 12 8 5 4 3 3 6 9 9 9 6 11 10 8 12 12 12 9 9 10 6 8
Clouds FW CL FW SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 6 4 19 41 42 13 3 2 6 4 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 10 6 2 3 5
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 14 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 110 76 4 3 3 3 22 72103 98 4 10 9 6 21226200105 9 8 5 4
T Wind Dir NW W SE SE SW E S SW SW SW SE S S SW W W W SW E E SE W
T Wind Spd 14 11 8 8 8 5 11 11 11 10 11 21 20 13 14 20 16 12 19 17 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/01Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 49 76 40 72 44 80 46 81
Temp 83 86 62 50 73 73 50 41 65 70 51 45 73 76 54 47 74 78
DewPt 41 34 48 48 38 33 38 31 30 27 32 35 37 36 43 43 45 42
Min/Max RH 14 94 22 74 19 71 20 89 26
RH 22 16 60 93 28 23 62 68 27 20 49 69 27 23 66 86 35 28
PWind Dir SW S N N W S SW SE S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 10 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
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