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 Mar 27 2024
TXZ012-280900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 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 30 72 44 81 44
Temp 53 53 44 38 34 31 46 63 71 70 56 52 49 45 58 74 80 77 60 53 48 45
DewPt 32 30 31 31 31 31 33 26 21 19 21 21 23 25 27 24 20 19 22 24 24 24
Max/Min RH 100 14 45 10 44
RH 44 42 60 75 89100 60 24 15 14 25 29 36 45 30 15 11 11 23 32 39 44
Wind Dir E NE SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W W W SW W W
Wind Spd 4 5 5 9 9 10 14 21 23 19 16 16 18 13 13 16 20 16 9 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 38 29 16 3 3 2 9 3 6 38 14 27 36 29 57 42 37 10 9 10 11 12
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 34 4 6 7 7 26117172 67 12 14 13 11 21131226 69 6 6 6 6
T Wind Dir NW NE SE S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 8 6 9 16 17 18 24 25 27 25 23 26 26 23 20 24 26 19 13 13 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
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 52 81 51 73 35 59 35 69
Temp 74 76 59 53 77 76 59 52 69 67 44 36 53 57 41 36 62 66
DewPt 26 21 26 25 26 24 29 30 29 25 32 29 24 22 26 26 28 25
Min/Max RH 11 33 12 43 18 76 24 68 20
RH 16 13 28 33 15 14 32 43 22 21 62 76 32 26 55 67 27 21
PWind Dir W SW SW SW W N N NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ016-280900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 29 71 41 78 43
Temp 53 51 38 33 30 29 46 63 70 69 53 49 46 42 56 73 77 76 57 51 48 44
DewPt 32 30 29 31 30 29 30 22 18 18 18 17 19 21 24 22 19 17 20 20 20 22
Max/Min RH 100 13 44 10 42
RH 45 45 70 92100 98 53 21 13 14 26 28 35 44 29 15 11 11 23 29 33 42
Wind Dir N N E S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W
Wind Spd 10 11 6 8 8 9 13 20 21 17 11 12 13 9 12 19 20 16 8 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 28 2 3 3 20 15 10 13 47 22 32 30 27 58 32 42 12 10 13 19 19
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 137 51 4 5 7 7 25114154119 9 10 12 9 13160239179 6 7 8 7
T Wind Dir N N E S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W W W W SW W W
T Wind Spd 18 13 9 11 17 17 23 26 27 26 20 21 23 19 17 27 28 24 12 17 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 78 49 78 46 70 33 59 33 69
Temp 74 74 57 50 73 74 56 47 66 65 43 34 52 58 39 34 62 66
DewPt 22 18 21 23 26 24 28 30 28 21 29 29 25 22 26 26 27 22
Min/Max RH 11 35 14 53 17 84 23 74 18
RH 14 12 24 35 17 16 34 53 24 18 57 84 35 25 61 73 27 19
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW N N NW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-280900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 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 75 48 84 44
Temp 57 57 48 42 36 33 47 66 74 73 59 56 51 48 59 76 83 79 63 55 48 44
DewPt 32 32 32 32 32 32 34 30 24 23 24 22 23 26 28 28 22 22 25 26 28 29
Max/Min RH 95 14 41 10 57
RH 38 37 53 68 85 95 62 26 15 15 26 26 33 41 31 17 10 12 23 33 45 55
Wind Dir SE E S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
Wind Spd 5 4 4 5 5 4 11 16 19 13 13 17 12 9 10 12 16 12 6 4 4 5
Clouds OV SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 93 38 7 1 3 2 5 3 13 41 13 17 46 41 53 45 24 11 8 7 6 4
PoP 12HR 5 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 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 27 3 6 6 6 28129192 48 11 14 12 8 21 99232 18 6 4 4 5
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 6 5 8 14 13 13 23 27 28 23 21 25 20 16 18 20 27 19 13 9 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
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 54 84 53 76 36 61 37 71
Temp 73 79 62 55 79 80 62 53 71 70 45 36 55 59 43 37 64 68
DewPt 34 25 30 26 28 27 30 32 31 29 33 30 26 23 27 28 30 28
Min/Max RH 12 33 13 43 18 80 24 69 21
RH 24 13 30 33 16 14 29 43 23 22 62 78 32 25 53 68 28 22
PWind Dir W SW SW SW W N N NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-280900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 34 74 48 82 45
Temp 54 56 47 42 37 35 46 64 73 72 60 56 51 49 58 74 81 78 63 55 48 45
DewPt 30 30 32 32 32 33 34 28 23 22 22 21 23 26 28 27 22 22 25 26 28 29
Max/Min RH 92 15 40 11 53
RH 39 38 54 66 82 91 64 26 16 16 24 26 32 40 31 17 11 13 23 32 44 52
Wind Dir NE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 4 4 4 8 9 9 13 19 21 16 16 17 14 11 12 13 18 13 9 6 6 6
Clouds B2 SC CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 79 38 4 1 4 2 9 3 21 46 14 18 45 40 54 42 26 11 7 7 6 4
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 30 25 4 6 6 6 27126196 51 12 13 12 8 20105238 29 6 4 5 5
T Wind Dir SW NW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 6 5 8 14 14 14 23 27 29 23 23 25 21 18 18 21 27 18 13 9 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 82 55 83 53 74 37 60 37 69
Temp 72 78 62 56 77 78 62 53 69 69 46 38 52 59 43 38 63 67
DewPt 33 24 29 26 28 26 30 31 30 28 33 30 26 23 27 27 30 28
Min/Max RH 13 31 13 43 19 77 25 67 21
RH 24 14 28 31 17 15 29 43 24 22 61 74 36 26 54 66 29 23
PWind Dir W SW SW SW W N N NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-280900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 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 25 70 35 78 35
Temp 51 49 37 32 28 26 41 59 69 68 51 46 40 36 53 72 78 74 55 46 39 35
DewPt 33 32 31 30 28 26 31 25 21 22 21 19 19 19 26 23 20 20 22 24 25 26
Max/Min RH 100 16 50 12 69
RH 50 52 80 91 99100 67 27 16 17 30 34 43 49 35 15 12 13 28 42 57 67
Wind Dir NE NE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 3 5 5 6 6 8 11 17 21 19 12 12 9 8 9 14 18 16 9 6 5 5
Clouds SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 28 3 4 4 6 15 18 8 28 28 11 15 28 44 41 37 9 7 6 5 3 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 56 20 3 5 7 7 24 76173 72 11 10 7 6 11157285148 7 4 5 6
T Wind Dir N NE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 10 8 9 12 16 16 20 25 29 26 21 20 17 14 13 25 28 24 14 10 10 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
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 78 48 76 42 68 29 59 29 68
Temp 71 74 54 49 72 72 52 42 64 61 38 29 53 56 36 30 62 65
DewPt 28 21 22 22 26 24 26 28 28 28 30 27 25 22 25 26 28 25
Min/Max RH 13 36 15 57 19 94 24 87 19
RH 20 14 29 35 18 16 36 56 25 29 73 90 34 26 63 84 27 21
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W N N NW W
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-280900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 28 71 40 79 35
Temp 54 54 43 36 31 30 44 61 69 68 53 49 45 41 54 73 78 74 55 47 40 36
DewPt 30 30 31 29 29 29 34 31 25 25 24 23 21 22 28 28 24 26 27 29 32 34
Max/Min RH 100 17 46 13 94
RH 39 39 63 76 90 95 67 32 18 20 32 36 38 46 36 19 13 17 34 50 74 94
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N N
Wind Spd 6 4 5 6 8 8 12 16 18 13 13 13 13 10 12 12 12 9 6 6 4 6
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW SC CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 16 6 5 14 15 18 6 3 12 32 4 6 16 35 40 35 7 22 7 7 9 12
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 31 4 5 7 7 22 79154 29 11 12 12 8 10 91186 11 5 5 4 4
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N N
T Wind Spd 8 8 10 12 18 18 21 24 26 21 21 23 23 19 17 19 20 11 12 11 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/30Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 76 48 79 45 68 30 59 31 68
Temp 63 72 54 49 75 74 55 45 65 58 38 31 52 56 37 31 63 64
DewPt 36 29 28 25 28 27 28 30 31 31 31 28 25 23 25 26 30 29
Min/Max RH 19 41 15 56 23 92 26 82 23
RH 36 19 37 39 18 17 35 56 28 35 77 90 34 28 61 80 28 26
PWind Dir E S SW SW W N N NW W
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 20 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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