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
234 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
TXZ012-252200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
234 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 47 31 65 47 62
Temp 44 36 36 43 46 42 36 34 33 33 40 57 64 59 56 55 53 52 53 58 60 52
DewPt 33 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 27 29 32 35 34 35 35 35 35 36 35 33 32
Min/Max RH 45 78 33 53 36
RH 65 69 69 53 45 53 67 72 75 78 64 38 34 39 45 47 50 52 52 42 36 46
Wind Dir N N N N N NE E S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N
Wind Spd 16 17 16 14 11 4 4 4 8 12 14 20 20 17 17 16 17 18 17 18 18 14
Clouds SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 41 18 33 19 27 42 22 9 11 41 17 25 31 45 60 65 68 69 51 47 52 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 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2
Vent Rate 33 34 42 42 35 3 3 4 5 7 12 35 41 15 11 11 13 11 20 48 66 37
T Wind Dir N N N N N NE E S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N
T Wind Spd 26 26 25 20 14 6 8 10 14 19 23 28 27 24 27 27 26 25 20 20 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 29 49 28 54 32 52 26 48
Temp 38 30 44 43 33 28 48 48 39 33 48 45 33 27 43 42
DewPt 31 27 25 25 26 24 27 27 28 27 26 25 25 23 24 26
Max/Min RH 88 39 85 36 78 33 85 39
RH 76 88 47 49 75 85 44 44 64 78 42 45 72 85 47 53
PWind Dir N N S S SW N E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-252200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
234 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 47 30 63 48 67
Temp 48 36 36 42 46 42 35 33 31 32 39 55 63 58 52 51 50 50 56 64 64 54
DewPt 31 31 29 29 30 30 30 31 30 30 32 34 36 36 35 34 35 35 36 36 34 33
Min/Max RH 50 96 36 58 31
RH 51 84 75 60 53 62 84 91 96 92 76 44 36 44 53 52 56 57 48 36 33 46
Wind Dir NW N N NE NE E SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N
Wind Spd 9 11 12 12 9 5 4 4 6 9 14 19 20 16 14 12 13 13 14 19 19 13
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 28 42 28 26 45 33 29 23 13 12 21 23 25 48 57 45 53 59 59 53 52 55
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 2
Mix Hgt <1 1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 2
Vent Rate 9 25 28 36 28 4 4 5 8 9 22 34 49 16 13 12 13 13 21 58 58 36
T Wind Dir N N N N NE E SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N NE
T Wind Spd 18 20 21 16 10 8 9 11 16 18 25 26 27 21 25 24 24 25 20 21 21 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 29 48 26 53 32 52 24 48
Temp 37 30 42 43 30 27 47 48 40 33 48 44 31 25 43 42
DewPt 33 29 27 28 28 27 29 30 30 28 26 26 26 24 25 29
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 40 82 34 98 41
RH 85 98 55 55 90 100 48 48 67 82 41 49 81 98 48 60
PWind Dir NE N S SW SW N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-252200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
234 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 49 32 67 45 61
Temp 42 35 36 43 47 44 37 35 33 34 40 58 66 61 57 56 53 51 48 55 59 52
DewPt 31 28 28 28 26 28 27 27 27 27 29 33 36 37 37 38 38 38 38 35 33 35
Min/Max RH 42 80 32 65 38
RH 65 74 71 53 44 52 66 73 78 76 65 38 32 40 47 51 57 62 67 46 38 51
Wind Dir N N N N N NE E S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N
Wind Spd 11 10 12 12 8 4 2 3 4 6 12 17 18 14 14 12 12 11 11 13 13 12
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 33 21 21 12 27 34 22 3 18 40 7 18 30 37 49 46 55 71 46 44 54 75
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 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2
Vent Rate 51 45 49 55 42 4 4 5 7 10 32 69 71 21 15 16 16 13 16 59 77 45
T Wind Dir N N N N N NE E S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N
T Wind Spd 25 23 24 20 14 6 6 8 11 14 25 31 28 20 23 24 23 19 14 19 19 21
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 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 29 51 28 55 31 52 24 48
Temp 38 30 45 45 33 28 48 49 39 32 48 45 31 25 43 42
DewPt 33 29 27 27 27 27 28 28 30 28 26 26 26 23 23 26
Max/Min RH 96 37 95 35 85 34 91 37
RH 82 96 48 48 79 95 46 43 70 85 43 46 81 91 45 52
PWind Dir N N S S SW N E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-252200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
234 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 48 34 66 46 61
Temp 43 36 36 42 46 44 38 36 35 35 40 56 65 61 58 56 54 52 49 54 59 51
DewPt 32 29 28 28 27 28 27 28 28 28 31 33 36 38 37 38 39 39 38 35 34 34
Min/Max RH 43 78 35 64 40
RH 65 74 74 57 47 53 64 73 75 76 68 42 35 41 46 51 56 61 65 49 40 52
Wind Dir N N N N N NE E S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N NE
Wind Spd 14 13 13 12 8 4 3 4 6 10 13 18 19 16 17 14 16 14 13 13 13 12
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 38 17 23 12 27 37 13 4 18 32 12 21 28 37 52 52 60 69 48 45 53 71
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2
Vent Rate 47 42 46 53 40 4 4 5 7 8 28 66 73 19 14 13 14 11 15 57 71 42
T Wind Dir N N N N N NE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N
T Wind Spd 25 23 24 20 14 6 8 9 13 16 25 32 29 21 25 24 24 20 16 19 19 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 30 49 29 54 33 51 26 47
Temp 39 31 43 44 34 30 47 49 41 34 46 44 32 27 41 42
DewPt 33 30 27 27 28 28 29 29 31 29 26 26 27 24 23 26
Max/Min RH 96 41 92 38 82 35 89 40
RH 81 96 53 51 78 91 49 46 67 82 45 49 79 89 49 53
PWind Dir N N S S SW N E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-252200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
234 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 46 28 63 37 54
Temp 37 31 34 42 46 42 32 30 29 30 37 54 63 60 51 49 44 41 43 51 53 46
DewPt 28 26 29 29 28 28 27 27 28 29 32 35 35 37 37 37 36 36 36 33 33 33
Min/Max RH 46 100 35 82 45
RH 69 80 79 59 49 57 81 89 96 96 82 47 35 43 58 64 75 81 76 50 46 59
Wind Dir N N N N NE E SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N N N NE
Wind Spd 13 12 12 11 6 4 4 5 9 12 16 19 20 16 14 12 12 10 12 16 17 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 11 11 8 17 21 36 21 16 13 31 33 31 43 42 49 55 54 61 58 41 57 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 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 3
Vent Rate 42 21 32 43 25 3 4 6 7 9 23 45 54 17 11 10 9 7 18 61 76 56
T Wind Dir N N N N NE E S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N N N N
T Wind Spd 26 20 23 17 9 6 9 14 16 19 24 28 26 23 23 21 19 17 19 19 21 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 23 46 22 50 26 47 20 45
Temp 32 24 41 41 28 23 44 45 34 27 44 40 26 21 40 39
DewPt 30 24 26 28 27 23 29 30 28 25 23 25 23 20 23 26
Max/Min RH 100 47 100 44 94 37 99 44
RH 92 100 55 59 95 100 57 55 78 91 42 53 88 97 50 59
PWind Dir NE NW S SW W N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-252200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
234 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 46 27 63 34 52
Temp 33 30 33 41 45 40 31 28 28 29 38 55 63 56 50 47 41 37 42 49 51 44
DewPt 28 26 28 25 24 25 25 24 25 27 31 34 35 37 38 37 36 35 35 33 33 32
Min/Max RH 39 92 35 93 49
RH 79 86 81 52 42 55 79 85 88 91 75 44 35 48 64 68 82 93 75 53 49 61
Wind Dir N N N N N NE SE S S S S SW SW S SW W NW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 11 10 11 11 6 3 4 4 8 10 13 17 16 11 12 10 10 10 11 13 13 10
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 24 12 5 7 14 7 10 12 15 40 16 22 40 42 46 48 49 50 48 44 67 62
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 3
Vent Rate 45 20 42 46 29 2 3 5 7 9 33 53 46 6 6 7 7 7 22 71 74 50
T Wind Dir N N N N N E S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW W N N N N N
T Wind Spd 24 19 24 19 11 5 8 12 16 19 27 28 23 12 14 16 16 17 19 21 23 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 23 48 22 50 25 46 19 44
Temp 31 24 43 41 28 23 44 44 31 26 43 38 24 20 40 38
DewPt 29 24 25 26 26 23 28 28 28 26 23 23 22 20 21 23
Max/Min RH 100 39 100 42 100 38 100 40
RH 95 100 48 56 93 100 52 54 88 100 45 55 92 100 46 55
PWind Dir N NW S S SW N E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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