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
349 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
TXZ012-102100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 73 50 70 51 73
Temp 50 47 60 68 71 70 61 57 53 51 60 64 65 61 56 53 53 51 59 67 71 67
DewPt 38 38 39 39 39 41 42 42 43 45 48 48 50 50 51 50 51 51 53 53 51 51
Min/Max RH 31 80 56 100 49
RH 63 71 46 34 31 35 49 57 69 80 64 56 58 67 83 89 93100 80 61 49 56
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E SE SE S SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S W
Wind Spd 8 2 5 5 4 9 8 6 5 4 9 14 18 17 12 11 9 9 12 12 12 13
Clouds SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 29 50 53 48 54 74 69 45 43 52 77 90 82 83 80 72 75 57 65 64 46 47
PoP 12HR 5 10 60 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.60 0.21 0.35
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC O O SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 <1 3 6 5 3
Vent Rate 5 6 46 68 65 48 5 4 4 3 30 58 72 55 19 22 18 13 40100 73 58
T Wind Dir E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 11 13 16 12 10 10 10 9 10 9 17 20 24 24 19 18 14 14 18 18 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 49 76 49 85 55 79 51 76
Temp 54 50 72 74 56 50 80 82 62 56 75 73 57 52 70 73
DewPt 49 48 44 43 45 45 43 41 45 47 48 49 49 48 46 42
Max/Min RH 96 31 86 21 72 35 93 31
RH 83 93 37 33 66 83 27 23 54 72 38 43 75 86 42 33
PWind Dir W NW SE SW S W NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 5 10 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-102100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 70 49 64 50 75
Temp 49 46 59 65 68 68 61 56 52 50 57 61 61 60 55 53 52 51 58 69 74 72
DewPt 37 39 42 41 41 40 42 43 44 46 50 51 51 49 52 52 52 50 55 50 44 42
Min/Max RH 33 86 67 100 32
RH 64 75 52 41 37 36 50 62 73 86 77 69 69 67 92 98100 95 88 51 34 34
Wind Dir NE NE E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W NW
Wind Spd 8 6 12 12 10 11 8 8 5 5 10 13 16 16 9 9 8 6 9 11 13 17
Clouds FW B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 20 51 48 55 59 72 85 63 76 85 88 88 87 83 81 66 76 65 64 25 20 29
PoP 12HR 10 30 80 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.62 0.20 0.07
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC NM NM O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1 <1 3 6 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 <1 3 7 9 6
Vent Rate 15 5 54 83 66 50 6 6 5 5 38 62 70 46 22 22 18 11 40105159104
T Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W W NW
T Wind Spd 12 12 19 17 12 12 12 13 11 11 19 24 25 21 17 17 14 14 17 16 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 47 79 49 86 53 81 48 76
Temp 53 48 74 76 55 50 81 83 61 54 77 76 56 49 69 75
DewPt 48 46 42 37 46 43 40 34 44 46 45 42 49 48 45 37
Max/Min RH 96 23 82 16 77 27 98 25
RH 83 93 32 24 72 79 23 17 53 76 32 30 77 96 41 25
PWind Dir NW NW NW SW SW W N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 10 30 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-102100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 77 52 74 53 76
Temp 53 50 63 72 76 75 65 59 54 52 65 71 71 67 60 58 55 54 63 71 74 70
DewPt 39 39 41 39 39 41 43 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 52 53 53 54 54 53 53
Min/Max RH 26 80 44 98 48
RH 59 66 43 30 27 30 44 55 71 80 53 44 46 55 74 80 92 97 73 55 48 55
Wind Dir NE N NE NE E NE E E E S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 4 3 6 8 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 10 12 11 8 6 6 6 9 10 11 10
Clouds SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 34 24 66 53 66 72 60 28 49 39 77 86 84 80 89 72 83 57 57 68 48 61
PoP 12HR 5 10 50 60 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.23 0.33 0.37
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC O O SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 3 1 2 1 <1 3 6 4 4
Vent Rate 5 4 31 67 58 34 4 3 3 2 17 79 72 51 19 23 12 12 52 85 65 53
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E S S SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 12 11 8 6 8 8 8 6 9 19 20 20 14 14 13 14 18 16 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 51 81 51 89 58 83 53 79
Temp 57 52 76 79 60 52 83 85 65 58 78 77 61 54 72 77
DewPt 52 50 46 44 48 48 46 44 49 50 50 50 51 50 47 43
Max/Min RH 99 27 88 20 75 31 88 28
RH 84 93 35 29 64 85 27 23 56 75 37 39 70 87 40 30
PWind Dir W N SE SW S NW NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 10 10 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-102100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 74 53 71 53 74
Temp 53 50 62 69 73 72 64 59 55 53 63 68 68 65 60 57 55 54 62 69 72 69
DewPt 39 39 40 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 53 54 53 52 52
Min/Max RH 29 78 48 96 50
RH 59 67 45 33 30 32 45 56 69 78 56 48 51 59 73 82 91 95 75 58 50 57
Wind Dir NE N NE NE E NE E SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 5 3 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 3 6 12 13 12 10 9 9 9 11 11 12 12
Clouds SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 26 27 66 49 64 62 54 31 46 31 75 86 85 84 88 76 83 57 57 64 45 58
PoP 12HR 5 10 50 60 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.26 0.31 0.36
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC O O SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 3 1 1 <1 <1 4 6 4 4
Vent Rate 4 4 30 66 58 44 4 3 3 3 20 84 76 53 18 20 11 12 59 87 70 55
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E S S S S SE S S S S S S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 10 9 12 11 8 8 6 6 6 6 11 20 21 21 14 14 14 16 18 16 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 51 80 52 87 58 81 53 77
Temp 57 52 74 78 60 53 81 84 64 58 76 75 60 54 70 75
DewPt 52 50 45 43 48 47 45 43 47 50 49 50 51 50 46 42
Max/Min RH 95 28 85 22 75 34 87 30
RH 84 93 36 30 64 79 28 24 54 75 39 41 71 87 43 31
PWind Dir W N SE SW S NW NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 10 10 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-102100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 68 45 66 46 72
Temp 48 44 58 66 68 67 56 53 47 46 59 63 63 60 52 51 49 47 59 69 71 66
DewPt 36 37 39 40 39 39 42 41 44 44 47 49 51 50 52 51 49 47 53 51 48 47
Min/Max RH 34 93 60 100 43
RH 64 76 49 39 34 36 59 65 88 93 64 61 65 70 99100100100 80 53 43 49
Wind Dir NE N NE E E E E E NW N SE S S S S S S S SW SW W NW
Wind Spd 8 5 8 8 4 8 5 5 4 4 6 11 12 13 9 9 8 6 9 9 11 12
Clouds B2 FW SC SC OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 75 24 47 39 90 67 55 74 71 63 63 84 83 88 82 84 86 32 55 29 39 45
PoP 12HR 10 20 70 70 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.55 0.57 0.08
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 2 1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 6 4
Vent Rate 11 5 40 76 53 49 4 4 4 3 27 71 62 35 14 13 10 10 37 82 86 68
T Wind Dir NE NE E E SE E E E NE N S SE S S S S S SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 14 11 13 12 8 9 10 9 8 6 12 20 21 18 16 14 16 13 14 12 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 76 43 84 49 76 45 74
Temp 49 45 73 74 51 44 79 81 57 50 73 71 52 45 68 72
DewPt 49 44 43 40 45 43 43 38 46 47 47 46 49 45 44 39
Max/Min RH 100 27 99 20 90 35 100 29
RH 97 97 34 29 80 95 28 21 67 88 40 41 88 99 42 30
PWind Dir NW N W SW SW NE N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 5 10 30 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-102100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 73 48 72 50 73
Temp 48 45 60 69 72 71 59 54 50 48 62 69 69 64 55 53 52 50 60 69 72 67
DewPt 38 40 43 41 40 39 43 43 43 44 46 47 48 50 52 52 52 48 54 53 51 51
Min/Max RH 29 85 45 100 48
RH 69 82 53 36 31 31 55 67 76 85 55 45 47 60 90 96100 94 81 56 48 55
Wind Dir N NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE W E S S S S S S S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 5 8 11 9 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 10 13 12 9 8 9 8 9 9 11 11
Clouds B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 64 23 24 40 33 69 53 51 61 51 52 74 79 85 79 78 88 57 61 53 44 63
PoP 12HR 10 10 40 60 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.20 0.37 0.25
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC O O SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 3 <1 1 1 <1 3 5 6 5
Vent Rate 6 4 31 52 59 37 3 4 4 3 12 68 87 48 7 15 18 6 42 56 81 77
T Wind Dir NE N N NE NW N N N N N SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 12 10 12 10 10 6 8 9 9 6 6 16 20 17 13 14 16 13 17 13 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 47 78 46 86 52 77 48 76
Temp 52 48 74 75 54 47 81 83 59 52 74 73 54 48 71 73
DewPt 51 48 47 43 48 45 46 42 50 49 49 47 50 48 45 42
Max/Min RH 100 29 97 22 90 35 100 30
RH 96100 38 31 80 93 29 24 71 90 41 40 87100 40 32
PWind Dir NW N SE S S N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 5 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC 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