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
148 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
TXZ012-231000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 34 72 46 77 36
Temp 64 56 45 41 39 36 43 64 72 63 54 52 49 47 55 71 76 67 57 53 46 38
DewPt 35 37 38 36 33 29 29 28 31 31 31 28 26 27 26 27 27 29 29 29 29 29
Max/Min RH 82 22 45 16 70
RH 34 49 76 82 79 75 57 25 22 30 41 39 40 45 32 19 16 24 34 39 51 69
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W SW W W NW N
Wind Spd 9 5 6 8 8 8 9 12 13 12 13 13 14 16 16 19 17 12 12 11 12 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 1 1 4 11 6 3 0 3 1 1 3 4 12 22 20 24 31 37 51 39 37
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 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 26 4 4 6 5 6 6 24 31 8 9 10 10 10 13 28 50 9 7 5 7 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W SW W W NW N
T Wind Spd 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 20 21 19 24 25 25 25 23 23 21 17 16 13 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 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 51 31 60 43 65 32 50 27 54
Temp 47 46 36 32 52 54 48 44 61 54 39 33 47 44 34 28 48 47
DewPt 26 27 27 27 30 35 36 35 36 34 32 29 27 26 26 25 27 26
Min/Max RH 38 83 36 70 33 87 37 88 35
RH 44 47 69 82 42 48 63 69 39 47 76 85 45 48 72 88 43 44
PWind Dir N SE S SW W N N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-231000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 31 72 44 72 36
Temp 62 55 44 39 35 32 41 66 71 61 50 49 46 45 53 68 71 64 53 50 46 39
DewPt 31 34 32 31 28 24 23 27 29 29 27 24 25 26 25 24 25 28 28 26 28 31
Max/Min RH 78 21 48 16 75
RH 31 45 64 75 77 74 48 23 21 30 41 37 43 47 33 19 18 25 38 39 50 72
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 13 16 12 13 12 12 12 13 18 18 12 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 7 14 14 15 18 24 35 49 54 48
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 16 3 4 6 6 6 7 22 31 10 13 12 12 11 14 41 84 12 10 12 9 9
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW
T Wind Spd 8 9 9 11 14 13 14 19 21 19 25 24 24 23 24 24 27 19 20 23 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 52 29 61 42 66 30 49 25 52
Temp 47 46 34 30 53 55 46 43 61 57 39 31 46 45 32 26 47 46
DewPt 29 30 29 29 33 37 35 35 36 36 33 31 28 28 28 26 28 28
Min/Max RH 41 98 39 74 34 99 42 100 39
RH 48 53 82 98 47 50 65 74 39 45 79 98 50 51 85 100 46 49
PWind Dir N SE SW SW W N N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-231000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 34 72 47 76 35
Temp 64 57 47 43 40 36 40 58 70 62 54 51 49 47 53 69 75 67 58 53 43 36
DewPt 37 40 41 40 37 34 34 33 32 36 33 30 26 29 28 29 29 32 30 32 33 32
Max/Min RH 95 24 48 18 84
RH 36 52 78 88 90 92 77 39 24 37 45 43 42 48 37 23 18 26 35 45 67 84
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W NW N
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 10 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 9 9 6 6 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 8 3 0 1 29 25 9 2 1 5 0 1 5 10 13 13 22 26 34 40 31 39
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 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 26 6 9 9 7 7 7 20 33 12 14 15 16 15 16 30 35 7 12 11 10 21
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W W W W N NE
T Wind Spd 10 10 13 13 11 10 11 14 18 17 21 23 24 23 19 17 16 10 17 17 14 16
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 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 51 31 62 42 63 32 51 27 55
Temp 47 47 35 31 53 56 47 43 58 53 39 33 47 46 34 28 48 49
DewPt 27 28 27 27 30 37 38 37 37 35 35 32 28 28 29 27 28 28
Min/Max RH 38 84 36 79 38 98 38 95 34
RH 46 46 72 84 41 48 71 79 46 49 85 96 48 49 80 95 45 45
PWind Dir N SE S SW NW N N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ008-231000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 36 71 48 74 36
Temp 62 57 47 43 41 38 41 56 68 63 55 53 51 49 53 66 73 67 59 54 45 37
DewPt 36 39 41 40 37 34 34 32 32 36 33 29 27 30 28 29 29 31 31 31 33 33
Max/Min RH 90 27 47 20 83
RH 38 52 78 88 85 87 76 40 27 37 44 40 39 47 38 25 20 26 34 41 62 82
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W NW N
Wind Spd 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 9 10 10 12 13 14 14 13 13 12 9 10 9 10 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 0 0 2 23 13 9 2 1 3 0 1 6 10 16 17 22 27 35 39 37 36
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 22 5 7 7 6 6 7 18 31 10 13 13 15 13 15 29 36 7 10 10 9 18
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W N NE
T Wind Spd 10 9 14 13 12 11 13 17 19 18 23 25 26 24 21 18 16 11 18 18 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 50 32 61 43 63 33 50 28 54
Temp 45 46 36 33 52 55 49 44 57 53 40 34 45 45 35 29 46 48
DewPt 27 28 28 28 31 37 38 37 37 35 35 33 28 28 29 27 28 28
Min/Max RH 43 83 39 77 39 94 41 93 37
RH 49 50 71 83 45 50 67 76 48 52 84 93 52 51 78 93 49 46
PWind Dir N SE S SW NW N N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ006-231000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 28 68 36 71 29
Temp 61 52 39 35 32 29 37 61 68 58 47 44 40 37 45 65 71 62 50 44 37 30
DewPt 35 36 35 32 30 26 29 29 29 29 26 23 20 22 25 28 28 31 30 30 29 29
Max/Min RH 96 24 55 20 94
RH 38 53 84 91 93 90 71 29 24 33 43 43 44 55 45 25 20 31 46 57 73 94
Wind Dir SE S SW W W W SW SW S SW SW W W W W W SW SW W W N N
Wind Spd 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 10 12 10 12 12 12 11 10 12 12 10 10 9 10 12
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 3 2 13 13 2 3 0 7 5 1 4 10 26 37 26 25 33 36 46 30 32
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 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 10 3 4 4 4 4 4 9 20 7 10 10 10 9 7 16 35 9 6 6 7 18
T Wind Dir SE S S SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW W W N NE
T Wind Spd 5 8 8 10 9 10 11 13 18 17 21 23 23 19 17 14 14 14 13 13 14 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 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 48 26 58 36 56 25 46 22 49
Temp 44 43 30 26 50 53 43 37 54 47 34 26 43 41 28 23 44 44
DewPt 26 28 27 26 32 36 35 34 35 34 33 26 27 27 26 23 27 28
Min/Max RH 43 100 42 89 44 100 45 100 42
RH 50 54 87 98 50 52 74 88 49 60 95 100 52 56 91 100 51 53
PWind Dir NE SE SW SW NW N N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0
$$
OKZ002-231000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 27 66 36 70 28
Temp 59 51 39 35 32 29 36 57 66 55 43 42 39 37 46 64 69 59 47 42 34 29
DewPt 36 37 37 34 32 29 31 34 35 35 32 28 24 23 26 28 28 32 33 32 31 28
Max/Min RH 100 31 65 21 96
RH 42 60 91 99100100 82 42 31 47 65 57 54 56 45 25 21 36 59 68 89 96
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W W NW NW E NE N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 6 9 9 10 9 6 8 6 5 6 8 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 25 14 1 11 27 18 14 6 6 10 5 7 4 7 9 12 18 39 46 30 20 28
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 10 3 4 5 4 4 3 8 20 5 7 7 8 6 5 17 17 2 4 5 6 16
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W W NW N NW E NE NE NE N
T Wind Spd 6 8 9 12 10 9 9 10 12 12 17 17 18 14 13 12 9 6 9 12 13 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 48 26 58 31 51 25 47 22 52
Temp 44 42 28 27 50 50 40 33 48 44 32 26 43 40 27 23 44 43
DewPt 25 25 24 25 30 35 36 33 33 32 32 26 27 26 26 23 27 27
Min/Max RH 38 96 39 100 46 100 42 100 38
RH 46 52 83 92 46 55 84 100 56 62100 100 53 57 96 100 50 54
PWind Dir N SE S SW N N N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0
$$
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