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
548 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
TXZ012-190900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 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 66 97 68 97 67
Temp 90 78 74 71 68 80 92 95 93 80 76 72 69 81 93 96 91 80 75 72 68
DewPt 53 57 61 62 60 57 50 46 47 50 55 58 58 60 56 53 52 54 55 57 59
Max/Min RH 78 18 69 23 74
RH 28 48 64 73 76 45 24 19 21 35 48 61 69 49 29 24 27 41 50 60 74
Wind Dir SW S S S SW W W SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 11 10 10 11 11 10 9 6 8 9 9 9 10 12 14 14 12 12 11 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 19 9 7 13 9 6 7 16 13 24 20 30 34 14 12 27 40 29 27 29 39
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 71 7 10 10 8 19115135 16 5 7 8 6 25117170114 8 11 9 7
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW W W W S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 17 19 19 18 16 17 13 8 12 18 18 16 16 14 17 19 18 20 18 17
RFTI 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
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 89 59 83 51 82 56 82 55 83
Temp 86 82 69 60 77 76 59 51 74 76 62 56 77 76 63 56 78 77
DewPt 59 58 58 53 48 45 46 45 46 47 48 50 52 51 51 51 52 50
Min/Max RH 36 80 29 79 30 79 35 83 33
RH 41 44 68 77 36 33 62 79 36 35 60 79 42 42 65 83 40 38
PWind Dir S S NW N NW S SE SE N
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 40 10 5 5 10 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS NM SC IS IS IS SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-190900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 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 59 94 62 93 62
Temp 87 73 67 62 59 74 88 92 89 75 70 66 63 76 88 92 87 75 70 66 63
DewPt 48 50 54 54 51 53 47 47 49 53 56 58 58 60 55 53 52 54 56 58 59
Max/Min RH 75 21 85 26 88
RH 27 44 62 75 75 48 24 22 26 46 61 74 84 57 32 27 30 49 61 75 88
Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 5 4 5 5 8 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 11 13 16 13 11 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 5 5 4 18 42 16 8 6 12 24 12 21 22 18 11 29 34 29 30 34 51
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 71 6 7 8 6 10114135 23 7 10 9 8 30146165 82 9 11 10 9
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 11 14 16 12 12 14 13 11 13 19 18 16 19 17 18 18 17 20 18 14
RFTI 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
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 85 53 79 47 81 53 80 51 80
Temp 79 80 62 54 73 73 54 47 72 77 59 54 74 74 58 52 74 75
DewPt 61 58 50 48 46 44 45 44 47 46 49 51 54 53 53 52 52 50
Min/Max RH 43 80 29 90 30 93 40 99 37
RH 53 47 65 80 38 36 73 88 42 33 69 91 51 49 82 98 46 41
PWind Dir S SW NW N E S SE SE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 70 30 10 5 0 20 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-190900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 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 67 100 67 100 69
Temp 93 79 75 71 68 78 91 97 95 80 75 70 67 79 94 98 94 83 78 72 69
DewPt 54 59 63 64 63 60 47 43 46 49 54 58 59 61 57 53 53 55 57 59 61
Max/Min RH 85 15 78 22 74
RH 28 50 66 77 84 54 22 16 19 34 49 65 77 53 29 22 25 38 48 62 74
Wind Dir SW S S SW S W W W W SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 9 8 6 5 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 10 12 12 10 9 9 6
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 13 7 1 2 5 2 8 19 6 4 11 25 34 14 14 31 38 25 22 29 41
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 60 13 14 10 8 22 80151 8 6 8 8 8 32135181 57 12 13 12 10
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW W W W W SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 19 20 13 11 14 13 14 6 9 11 11 11 17 16 17 17 17 18 17 14
RFTI 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
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 92 59 84 51 84 56 85 56 86
Temp 87 84 69 60 76 77 59 51 74 78 62 56 78 79 63 57 78 81
DewPt 59 60 60 56 49 45 47 46 46 46 49 51 52 51 52 53 53 50
Min/Max RH 34 90 28 83 27 81 32 88 30
RH 39 44 72 86 40 33 65 82 36 32 60 81 40 37 66 87 41 34
PWind Dir S S NW N NW SE SE SE NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 50 50 10 10 5 10 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-190900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 96 68 97 69
Temp 90 78 74 71 68 76 88 94 92 79 74 70 68 78 91 95 91 80 76 72 69
DewPt 54 57 62 63 62 58 48 43 47 49 53 58 59 61 57 53 53 56 56 58 61
Max/Min RH 82 18 74 24 74
RH 30 50 65 75 81 55 25 18 22 36 48 65 73 55 33 25 28 43 51 61 74
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW W W SW SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 9 9 9 8 9 8 5 4 5 5 5 5 8 10 12 12 11 11 10 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 9 4 0 1 4 1 9 15 3 5 12 25 32 15 14 29 36 25 22 29 38
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 11 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 63 9 12 9 6 18 73138 7 5 6 7 6 31126178 53 10 11 10 8
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW W W W W SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 17 19 14 12 14 13 14 6 8 11 12 11 18 16 17 17 17 18 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 88 59 80 51 81 57 82 56 83
Temp 84 81 69 60 72 74 58 51 71 77 62 57 75 77 63 57 75 79
DewPt 60 60 60 56 49 45 47 46 46 47 48 51 53 51 52 53 53 51
Min/Max RH 40 88 31 84 31 80 36 86 34
RH 45 50 74 85 45 36 66 82 41 35 59 79 46 41 66 85 46 38
PWind Dir S S NW N NW SE SE SE NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 50 10 10 0 10 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS NM SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-190900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 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 54 90 59 90 60
Temp 85 69 63 59 56 72 84 89 88 70 66 62 59 73 85 90 84 72 67 63 60
DewPt 43 45 47 46 45 45 43 42 45 47 48 51 53 56 57 55 57 58 58 58 58
Max/Min RH 68 19 80 31 92
RH 23 42 55 62 67 39 24 19 23 43 53 68 80 56 38 31 40 61 72 82 92
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW N SW SW E E S SW SW SW S SW S S S S
Wind Spd 13 9 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 9 13 13 12 9 9 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 5 3 3 2 8 23 7 4 6 13 27 27 35 30 36 58 62 49 32 41
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 22 5 5 4 4 8 40113 9 4 5 6 6 27114190 49 6 7 7 6
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW W W SW E SE S SW SW SW S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 11 11 9 9 11 10 14 6 8 11 13 13 19 19 20 16 12 14 14 12
RFTI 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
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 79 50 74 44 76 50 76 49 78
Temp 76 74 58 51 68 69 50 44 70 73 56 50 73 73 56 50 74 75
DewPt 62 60 56 50 48 46 45 44 48 48 48 49 53 51 52 50 53 50
Min/Max RH 52 99 38 99 36 95 43 100 38
RH 60 61 91 97 47 43 83 98 45 41 74 95 50 46 86100 47 41
PWind Dir S W N N W SE E SE N
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 60 10 5 0 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-190900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 91 57 95 64
Temp 88 72 66 61 58 72 83 89 86 70 65 60 58 74 90 94 89 73 70 67 64
DewPt 46 49 55 54 50 45 46 45 46 48 51 53 55 57 58 55 56 58 58 57 58
Max/Min RH 80 20 89 27 80
RH 23 45 68 80 76 38 27 22 25 45 59 78 89 56 34 27 32 60 66 71 80
Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW NW N NW N NE E SE SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
Wind Spd 12 8 6 6 6 6 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 11 12 10 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 3 2 4 7 3 14 15 21 7 8 19 19 25 21 29 68 52 44 41 47
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 32 6 8 8 5 17 31 72 5 5 5 5 5 29159192 23 7 8 8 7
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W NW NW W N NE E S SW SW SW S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 12 17 17 11 14 12 12 6 10 11 10 11 19 20 20 14 14 18 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 84 52 76 44 78 49 78 50 81
Temp 81 78 61 53 68 69 49 44 69 73 55 49 73 74 56 51 75 76
DewPt 61 60 60 53 51 47 47 44 47 47 48 49 53 51 52 51 53 51
Min/Max RH 45 100 39 100 35 98 40 100 37
RH 49 55 97100 54 45 90100 45 39 77 98 48 44 86100 46 41
PWind Dir S SW NW N NW SE E S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 60 20 5 0 10 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC
$$
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