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
538 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
TXZ012-050900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
538 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
Date 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 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
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 93 54 88 54
Temp 78 67 64 62 59 73 88 92 85 72 66 60 55 66 82 87 81 68 63 59 55
DewPt 43 43 45 47 47 48 44 40 39 40 41 41 40 41 42 41 41 41 42 43 42
Max/Min RH 65 16 57 20 62
RH 29 41 50 58 64 41 21 16 19 31 40 49 57 40 24 20 24 37 46 56 62
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W N N NE E E SE S SW
Wind Spd 4 6 9 10 10 12 16 13 10 10 9 8 8 13 14 12 9 8 6 6 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 5 1 1 1 1 0 3 6 6 1 1 1 1 0 2 5 5 1 1 1 1
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 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 5 5 7 7 7 19 75 89 8 6 6 4 4 12 28 67 6 5 7 6 5
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W N N E E E SE S S
T Wind Spd 6 14 18 18 18 20 14 13 12 16 18 12 11 12 12 11 11 13 16 16 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 10/07Tue 10/08/24Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24
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 56 90 57 90 57 90 57 88
Temp 83 82 65 57 85 83 66 58 87 84 67 58 86 82 67 58 85 82
DewPt 45 42 43 44 43 38 40 40 38 35 39 40 39 35 37 38 38 35
Min/Max RH 20 62 16 52 14 51 15 47 14
RH 26 24 45 62 23 20 38 51 18 18 36 51 19 18 33 47 19 19
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-050900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
538 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
Date 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 53 90 52 85 50
Temp 79 65 59 55 54 70 85 89 84 68 61 57 53 65 77 84 79 64 58 53 50
DewPt 43 44 43 44 44 47 43 40 40 41 40 40 38 39 39 40 42 43 42 42 41
Max/Min RH 70 18 58 21 72
RH 28 46 55 65 70 43 23 18 21 38 45 53 57 39 25 22 26 46 56 65 70
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW NW N NE NE E E SE S SW
Wind Spd 4 4 6 6 8 11 14 12 11 6 6 4 4 10 12 12 8 5 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 3 3 2 3 0 4 4 4 3 2 2 4 1 2 4 4 2 2 1 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 11 6 9 8 8 22 75 96 13 7 9 8 6 18 27 62 4 7 6 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW W W S S SW W NW N N E E E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 10 12 18 17 17 20 14 12 11 13 18 16 12 14 11 11 9 13 12 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/07Tue 10/08/24Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 86 53 88 55 88 54 87 52 86
Temp 80 80 60 53 83 81 62 55 84 82 63 55 83 81 62 53 81 80
DewPt 43 39 43 44 40 36 38 38 37 34 37 39 38 34 36 38 36 33
Min/Max RH 20 72 16 54 15 56 16 57 15
RH 27 23 52 70 22 20 40 53 19 18 39 56 20 19 39 56 20 18
PWind Dir SW S SW SW SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-050900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
538 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
Date 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 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
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 97 57 89 55
Temp 81 70 67 63 60 74 90 96 90 76 69 62 58 68 81 88 83 70 65 59 55
DewPt 45 45 48 49 50 50 46 41 41 42 44 45 44 44 44 43 43 43 44 43 43
Max/Min RH 69 15 60 21 64
RH 28 41 50 60 68 43 21 15 18 30 41 52 60 42 27 21 24 37 46 56 64
Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W N NE NE E E E SE S
Wind Spd 3 4 6 8 8 11 14 13 10 9 6 4 5 12 14 12 8 4 4 4 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 0 1 1 3 0 2 5 4 0 1 1 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1
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 6 6 6 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 5 7 11 11 10 22 94111 12 11 9 6 7 21 45 72 11 8 8 7 7
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW NW N NE E NE E SE S S
T Wind Spd 5 11 17 16 14 19 18 16 12 17 13 10 10 14 16 13 14 12 12 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/07Tue 10/08/24Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24
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 58 93 58 95 60 94 59 93
Temp 84 85 68 58 86 87 68 59 88 88 70 60 87 87 69 60 87 86
DewPt 45 43 46 46 45 40 42 42 41 39 41 42 42 36 39 41 40 35
Min/Max RH 20 63 16 54 13 51 13 50 13
RH 26 22 46 62 24 19 39 54 19 18 35 51 20 16 33 50 19 16
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-050900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
538 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
Date 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 94 57 86 56
Temp 78 69 67 64 61 72 86 91 88 75 69 63 58 65 78 84 81 70 64 59 56
DewPt 46 45 47 49 49 50 46 41 42 42 44 44 44 43 43 43 43 42 43 44 44
Max/Min RH 66 16 60 24 63
RH 32 43 50 59 65 46 25 18 20 30 41 50 60 45 29 24 27 37 46 57 63
Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W N NE NE E E SE SE S
Wind Spd 3 5 9 9 9 12 14 13 10 10 9 5 8 13 14 11 6 6 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 7 10 9 9 17 86104 13 9 8 5 6 20 41 62 9 7 6 6 7
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW NW N NE E NE E SE S S
T Wind Spd 6 14 18 16 16 19 18 16 13 17 14 10 11 14 16 13 13 12 11 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/07Tue 10/08/24Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 89 59 91 59 91 60 90 60 89
Temp 81 83 67 59 83 85 68 59 85 85 69 61 84 84 68 60 84 84
DewPt 46 43 45 46 45 41 42 41 41 39 40 41 42 37 39 41 39 36
Min/Max RH 22 61 18 51 15 49 16 48 15
RH 29 25 46 61 26 21 39 50 21 20 34 49 23 19 34 48 21 18
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-050900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
538 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
Date 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 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
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 51 90 49 79 47
Temp 76 62 58 56 52 68 85 90 85 67 60 53 50 60 73 79 75 60 54 51 48
DewPt 45 46 45 44 43 47 45 41 41 42 41 39 37 38 39 41 42 43 42 41 41
Max/Min RH 76 18 62 26 78
RH 33 56 62 64 71 47 25 18 21 40 50 59 60 43 29 26 31 53 63 68 76
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW NW N N NE NE E NE E S SW
Wind Spd 8 5 8 9 10 13 18 14 9 6 5 8 18 21 19 13 8 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 3 2 2 4 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 6 2 1 1 2 3 1 7 6
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 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 6 8 9 8 16 49107 11 7 7 6 12 42 50 49 4 6 5 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW NW N NE NE E E E SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 12 17 19 18 19 19 14 11 14 14 14 21 26 19 14 9 12 11 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/07Tue 10/08/24Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24
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 50 85 52 86 51 84 51 85
Temp 79 79 58 50 80 80 59 52 82 80 60 52 81 79 60 52 81 79
DewPt 44 41 41 42 44 41 41 40 41 38 38 37 41 38 38 37 40 37
Min/Max RH 22 71 21 64 18 58 19 58 18
RH 29 26 54 70 28 25 51 63 23 22 44 57 24 23 44 57 23 22
PWind Dir SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-050900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
538 PM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024
Date 10/04/24 Sat 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 56 94 49 81 47
Temp 74 61 59 59 57 72 88 94 86 70 62 54 49 61 75 80 75 61 55 50 48
DewPt 46 47 46 46 45 47 46 42 42 43 42 41 40 39 39 40 40 41 40 39 40
Max/Min RH 67 16 72 24 74
RH 36 58 62 64 64 40 23 17 21 38 47 63 70 43 27 24 28 48 57 66 74
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S NW N N NE E E E E SE S
Wind Spd 4 4 8 10 12 14 18 14 8 6 5 5 11 13 16 12 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 5 2 2 3 3 1 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 4 2 1 3 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 6 8 10 10 20 64102 10 7 6 5 9 49 68 59 8 5 5 4 4
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 13 18 21 21 23 20 14 11 16 13 11 19 27 23 16 12 12 12 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/07Tue 10/08/24Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 87 51 87 51 89 53 87 53 88
Temp 80 81 59 51 81 81 59 52 83 83 60 54 84 81 61 54 84 82
DewPt 43 42 44 42 45 42 43 42 42 40 42 40 42 39 40 38 40 38
Min/Max RH 22 72 21 71 18 61 19 56 17
RH 27 26 56 70 28 25 55 69 23 22 50 59 23 22 46 55 21 21
PWind Dir S SW SE SE SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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