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 Tue May 7 2024
TXZ012-072100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 84 47 81 47 71
Temp 56 52 67 78 83 82 67 60 53 48 61 73 80 78 64 57 52 48 58 67 70 68
DewPt 13 15 20 18 18 20 20 21 21 23 24 25 23 21 24 30 32 32 33 33 33 34
Min/Max RH 9 37 11 54 25
RH 18 23 16 10 9 10 16 22 28 37 24 17 12 12 22 35 46 54 39 28 25 28
Wind Dir W NW W SW SW SW S SW NW NW N SW W W N E NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 14 11 12 16 25 23 13 10 11 10 12 10 18 18 9 12 11 12 19 18 16 13
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 5 12 18 2 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 12 16 30 17 8 11 15 26 37
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7
Vent Rate 12 7 32178350245 8 8 9 7 30 98257257 5 9 7 8 56109110102
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW SW W NW N N W W W N E NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 24 17 16 25 35 33 18 17 20 16 17 16 26 29 12 19 17 18 24 20 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24
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 45 71 47 74 50 78 52 82
Temp 53 45 66 69 54 48 71 72 56 51 73 74 58 53 78 78
DewPt 36 39 37 37 38 40 40 39 43 44 46 46 47 48 46 45
Max/Min RH 79 29 74 29 77 32 84 27
RH 52 79 34 31 54 74 32 30 62 77 38 37 67 83 32 31
PWind Dir NE N SE SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-072100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 47 81 44 72
Temp 51 47 68 77 82 83 66 60 53 48 63 75 80 78 63 55 49 45 58 68 72 70
DewPt 11 12 16 14 15 14 17 16 15 18 22 21 19 17 19 23 27 29 32 32 31 30
Min/Max RH 7 31 10 53 22
RH 19 24 13 9 8 7 15 18 22 31 21 13 10 10 18 29 42 53 37 26 22 22
Wind Dir NW NW W SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W W W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 11 9 13 19 26 21 9 10 9 8 9 13 21 19 9 10 9 11 17 16 13 13
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 2 11 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 2 6 17 38 10 7 7 10 23 37
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 8 7
Vent Rate 9 7 50202345295 8 9 9 6 46159325232 7 8 7 9103106102 93
T Wind Dir NW NW W W SW SW SW W W NW NW W W W NW NE NE NE E E E E
T Wind Spd 19 16 19 29 35 32 18 19 19 14 16 21 32 26 16 17 17 19 27 21 14 16
RFTI 0 0 1 3 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL CL EX CH NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 43 70 45 73 47 79 49 84
Temp 52 43 65 68 52 46 70 70 54 48 74 76 56 50 79 81
DewPt 35 38 36 35 40 40 40 40 44 45 44 39 46 46 43 38
Max/Min RH 82 27 82 30 91 25 89 20
RH 52 82 34 29 62 79 33 33 69 89 34 26 71 86 28 21
PWind Dir NE NE SE S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 30 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-072100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 88 48 83 50 76
Temp 57 53 70 79 86 86 72 63 54 49 63 74 81 82 66 59 53 50 60 70 75 73
DewPt 15 17 22 21 18 22 23 24 25 25 24 27 26 26 29 30 32 33 35 35 34 35
Min/Max RH 8 39 12 53 22
RH 19 23 16 12 8 10 16 22 32 39 22 17 13 13 25 33 44 53 38 28 22 25
Wind Dir W W W SW SW SW SW SW NW NW N W SW W NE NE NE N NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 13 8 9 13 20 19 12 6 9 6 9 9 13 13 12 10 8 8 12 14 13 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 3 4 5 2 4 4 12 5 3 3 3 3 12 18 38 31 16 21 22 28 41
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7
Vent Rate 11 7 48167379317 9 5 9 7 41 62234255 9 8 6 8 64105111 94
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW SW SW N N N W SW W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
T Wind Spd 21 16 17 24 35 35 19 12 17 13 16 12 23 29 18 18 14 17 23 20 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24
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 48 75 48 79 52 83 54 87
Temp 56 48 69 73 57 49 75 77 60 53 78 79 62 55 82 82
DewPt 36 41 38 37 39 41 40 40 43 45 46 47 49 49 48 47
Max/Min RH 78 24 75 24 77 27 83 24
RH 48 77 33 26 51 74 28 27 52 75 32 32 61 80 31 29
PWind Dir N N N SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-072100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 49 82 50 74
Temp 56 52 67 77 84 85 71 63 55 50 62 72 80 80 66 59 53 50 59 68 73 72
DewPt 17 18 22 21 19 21 24 23 26 25 25 26 25 25 28 30 32 33 35 35 34 34
Min/Max RH 9 38 13 52 23
RH 22 26 18 13 9 10 17 22 33 38 24 18 14 13 25 33 44 52 40 29 24 26
Wind Dir W W W SW SW SW SW SW NW N N SW W W NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 14 9 11 14 23 21 12 9 11 9 9 9 14 14 12 12 9 10 16 16 16 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 2 5 5 2 5 4 9 4 2 3 3 3 12 19 36 30 15 19 21 30 42
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7
Vent Rate 11 6 44167376302 9 5 9 7 33 68246257 11 8 6 8 64106110 98
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW SW W N N N W W W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
T Wind Spd 20 14 17 25 35 35 18 12 17 13 14 13 23 28 18 18 14 17 23 20 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 47 73 49 77 53 81 54 85
Temp 56 48 67 72 57 50 72 75 60 53 76 77 62 55 80 81
DewPt 36 40 37 36 39 41 40 39 44 45 45 46 48 49 47 46
Max/Min RH 76 27 74 26 74 29 82 25
RH 48 75 34 28 52 72 32 28 55 73 34 34 61 79 32 29
PWind Dir NE N NE SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-072100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 82 39 78 42 68
Temp 48 44 66 76 82 80 62 53 45 40 58 71 77 75 56 51 45 42 55 65 68 66
DewPt 13 14 19 18 14 14 17 17 19 21 23 22 19 15 23 23 27 28 34 33 31 32
Min/Max RH 7 47 10 58 25
RH 24 30 17 11 8 8 17 24 35 47 25 16 11 10 27 33 48 57 45 30 25 28
Wind Dir W W W SW SW SW W NW N N N SW SW W NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 9 6 10 16 24 23 11 9 9 6 8 12 16 13 12 12 10 10 14 14 13 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 3 2 2 2 3 7 3 3 3 3 3 2 12 25 26 63 65 27 38 37 45 54
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 9 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 7
Vent Rate 8 5 47209430417 8 5 8 6 26195329229 10 8 7 9 60101112 93
T Wind Dir W W W W SW W W NW N N N W W W NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 12 18 27 37 39 17 12 18 14 11 23 27 21 20 19 16 18 23 18 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EX CH NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24
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 39 68 40 73 43 78 45 83
Temp 47 40 63 66 48 41 70 71 51 44 74 74 53 46 79 79
DewPt 36 38 38 36 39 37 40 38 43 43 44 42 46 44 43 40
Max/Min RH 95 32 91 28 99 28 97 22
RH 65 92 39 34 71 87 33 30 74 95 34 32 76 92 28 25
PWind Dir NE N NE SW SW S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-072100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 43 77 44 71
Temp 50 47 66 76 83 82 64 55 48 44 60 71 76 73 57 52 48 44 55 66 71 68
DewPt 17 17 21 20 18 17 21 23 25 22 22 22 22 21 27 28 29 31 36 36 34 34
Min/Max RH 8 43 13 61 25
RH 27 30 18 12 9 9 19 28 40 42 23 16 13 14 31 39 47 61 48 33 26 28
Wind Dir W W W SW SW SW W N N NW N W W N NE NE N N N N N N
Wind Spd 12 10 11 16 20 19 10 9 9 9 11 10 13 12 9 9 9 9 13 14 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 3 3 3 2 14 6 21 6 4 3 2 14 35 22 62 51 36 46 37 35 38
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 9 14 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 13 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 8 8
Vent Rate 10 8 71188401272 8 7 8 8 46100283 96 8 6 6 7 64 93124114
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW W N N N NW W W N NE NE N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 21 17 19 24 33 32 18 14 18 17 17 14 25 21 19 14 14 14 20 18 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 42 71 42 77 47 81 49 85
Temp 49 43 66 69 50 43 72 74 54 48 76 77 57 50 81 81
DewPt 38 38 39 36 39 38 40 38 43 43 44 43 47 46 45 43
Max/Min RH 86 28 84 25 85 27 91 22
RH 66 85 37 29 67 82 30 27 66 82 32 30 69 87 28 26
PWind Dir N N N SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
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