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 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
TXZ012-200900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24 Tue
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 76 55 80 47
Temp 68 66 63 61 59 55 62 71 75 71 64 61 58 56 63 74 79 71 59 55 51 48
DewPt 56 56 55 52 48 46 49 53 54 53 53 52 53 52 55 50 37 37 39 40 40 40
Max/Min RH 78 48 88 22 75
RH 65 70 75 72 67 72 62 53 48 53 67 72 83 86 75 43 22 29 47 57 66 74
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W SW W W W
Wind Spd 19 16 14 14 14 13 16 18 18 16 16 14 13 13 16 18 16 9 6 6 6 8
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 84 57 85 65 71 29 15 24 46 39 39 64 65 66 58 16 4 4 1 1 1 1
PoP 12HR 10 10 50 40 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.07 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt 3 1 2 1 <1 <1 2 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 70 22 36 30 13 10 29 92107 24 11 16 18 9 41102142 5 5 5 4 3
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W
T Wind Spd 25 20 24 24 20 19 21 25 25 19 21 21 23 20 25 25 26 13 12 13 10 9
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 10/22Wed 10/23/24Thu 10/24/24Fri 10/25/24Sat 10/26/24
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 49 83 47 82 50 85 53 86
Temp 78 75 57 49 79 74 58 48 76 74 59 51 79 77 62 54 79 74
DewPt 39 37 40 39 42 39 41 42 42 41 43 42 43 40 41 42 40 36
Min/Max RH 18 70 22 80 22 72 22 64 19
RH 25 25 53 68 27 28 53 80 30 30 55 71 28 26 46 64 25 25
PWind Dir N S NW E SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-200900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24 Tue
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 69 53 75 43
Temp 63 62 59 58 57 55 58 63 67 66 60 58 56 54 60 70 74 68 55 50 46 44
DewPt 59 58 59 58 57 54 55 57 57 57 57 57 56 54 56 41 37 40 42 41 40 40
Max/Min RH 100 68 100 26 88
RH 86 87100 98100 96 89 80 70 73 90 96100100 87 35 26 36 61 71 79 86
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W W
Wind Spd 19 17 17 14 13 13 16 17 18 16 14 12 12 11 13 16 16 9 5 4 4 4
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 92 90 98 96 97 79 76 79 79 80 77 78 86 67 40 8 4 5 3 2 2 2
PoP 12HR 40 40 70 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.02 0.15 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 38 29 30 25 31 28 40 50 62 24 33 27 27 17 48 92110 8 7 7 6 4
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W W W NW
T Wind Spd 21 19 25 24 25 24 26 23 21 18 24 25 21 20 24 25 24 14 13 14 11 9
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 10/22Wed 10/23/24Thu 10/24/24Fri 10/25/24Sat 10/26/24
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 46 80 44 79 48 83 49 83
Temp 74 72 52 46 76 72 53 45 73 73 55 49 76 75 57 50 76 73
DewPt 40 39 41 41 41 42 41 41 42 43 44 43 44 42 41 41 39 37
Min/Max RH 23 84 24 87 28 83 24 73 21
RH 29 30 65 83 28 34 64 86 32 35 66 80 32 30 55 73 26 28
PWind Dir N SW W N SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24 Tue
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 81 57 81 48
Temp 72 70 66 63 59 56 62 73 78 75 67 63 59 57 64 75 79 73 61 57 52 49
DewPt 58 57 56 51 47 46 48 54 54 54 54 53 54 54 58 53 40 41 44 45 44 44
Max/Min RH 75 41 92 25 82
RH 60 61 69 65 64 70 60 50 43 49 65 71 83 90 81 46 25 31 53 64 74 82
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W SW SW W W
Wind Spd 14 12 10 9 9 8 11 13 14 13 12 11 10 10 13 16 13 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 87 78 86 53 61 50 27 10 46 56 41 54 78 75 49 18 7 3 1 1 1 2
PoP 12HR 10 10 50 50 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.13 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 5 2 1 1 <1 <1 2 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 83 40 18 20 11 10 32 93113 33 12 12 16 16 60128151 8 8 8 7 6
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W SW W W
T Wind Spd 20 18 16 19 16 14 20 21 21 17 16 18 18 18 26 27 26 12 11 12 11 9
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 10/22Wed 10/23/24Thu 10/24/24Fri 10/25/24Sat 10/26/24
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 50 85 47 84 52 88 55 88
Temp 78 77 59 50 78 76 58 48 76 77 59 53 80 81 64 55 79 78
DewPt 43 43 44 43 45 42 45 45 46 43 46 46 47 44 45 46 43 38
Min/Max RH 20 77 23 88 24 79 23 71 19
RH 29 30 57 76 31 29 62 88 34 30 61 78 31 27 49 71 28 24
PWind Dir N S NW E S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24 Tue
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 55 78 58 78 48
Temp 69 68 65 62 59 56 61 71 76 73 65 64 60 58 63 73 77 71 61 56 52 49
DewPt 56 57 56 53 48 47 49 54 54 54 55 54 55 55 58 51 39 40 43 44 45 44
Max/Min RH 76 46 90 26 83
RH 65 67 74 72 67 71 64 55 47 51 68 71 83 89 85 47 26 33 53 64 76 82
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W SW SW W W
Wind Spd 14 12 11 11 12 10 12 14 16 13 13 12 12 12 14 17 13 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 86 72 88 57 70 58 37 15 49 51 45 57 78 77 48 15 4 2 1 1 1 2
PoP 12HR 10 20 60 50 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0.11 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 4 2 1 2 <1 <1 2 5 6 2 <1 1 1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 76 30 18 30 12 8 33 97107 31 12 26 21 12 55137139 8 6 7 6 5
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W SW W W
T Wind Spd 21 18 17 21 16 14 21 23 21 17 18 21 19 18 25 28 26 13 11 12 11 9
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 10/22Wed 10/23/24Thu 10/24/24Fri 10/25/24Sat 10/26/24
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 83 50 82 48 81 53 85 56 86
Temp 76 75 59 50 75 74 59 49 73 74 60 54 78 78 64 56 76 76
DewPt 42 42 44 43 44 41 45 45 45 44 46 46 47 44 45 45 43 38
Min/Max RH 23 76 24 85 27 77 25 66 21
RH 30 31 57 75 34 31 61 85 37 34 60 75 34 30 51 66 31 26
PWind Dir N S NW E SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-200900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24 Tue
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 50 68 50 72 41
Temp 62 62 58 56 54 52 56 65 66 64 58 56 54 51 59 69 72 66 53 48 44 42
DewPt 58 58 57 56 54 52 54 58 58 58 57 56 54 51 55 43 41 44 45 44 42 39
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 33 95
RH 87 88 96100100100 91 78 76 79 98 98100100 85 39 33 45 75 86 91 89
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
Wind Spd 14 12 12 12 13 12 13 16 16 12 12 12 12 13 16 16 13 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 92 83 95 93 90 85 75 43 63 61 79 86 82 61 23 1 1 2 3 1 1 2
PoP 12HR 50 50 90 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.21 0.30 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC O NM O O IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 1 1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 53 12 11 24 14 12 28 57 62 14 14 26 14 21 56 96 91 4 6 6 5 4
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W SW SW W W NW
T Wind Spd 20 14 18 20 19 19 23 24 21 17 14 23 17 24 26 25 19 10 12 11 10 8
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 10/22Wed 10/23/24Thu 10/24/24Fri 10/25/24Sat 10/26/24
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 78 42 76 40 75 44 79 44 79
Temp 75 70 50 43 72 68 49 41 70 69 51 45 74 72 53 45 73 69
DewPt 43 44 43 41 44 44 42 41 46 47 45 43 47 47 45 41 42 41
Min/Max RH 27 94 31 100 35 97 32 86 26
RH 32 40 77 91 37 41 77100 41 44 80 93 38 41 73 85 33 36
PWind Dir NE SW N NE SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-200900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24 Tue
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 50 76 53 76 45
Temp 69 66 59 57 54 52 59 70 75 71 60 58 55 54 60 72 75 69 55 52 48 46
DewPt 57 56 57 52 48 47 49 54 55 54 56 54 55 54 57 48 40 41 44 45 42 40
Max/Min RH 93 48 100 28 84
RH 65 70 92 84 80 82 68 56 49 56 87 87100100 89 42 28 36 66 78 80 79
Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 13 10 9 9 9 9 12 16 14 12 11 11 12 12 14 17 13 5 6 5 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC B2 OV B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 79 87 78 65 67 73 48 25 33 61 36 77 90 76 50 14 1 2 2 1 2 3
PoP 12HR 20 30 70 40 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.18 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC NM SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 4 2 <1 1 1 <1 1 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 71 27 11 22 20 7 29 85109 22 13 8 13 27 67146138 5 5 6 6 5
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 19 14 16 19 19 16 21 24 21 17 19 18 19 21 29 28 23 11 11 14 13 12
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 10/22Wed 10/23/24Thu 10/24/24Fri 10/25/24Sat 10/26/24
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 81 44 78 41 77 45 82 47 82
Temp 77 72 51 44 75 69 49 42 71 70 51 46 76 74 56 48 75 71
DewPt 41 41 43 41 43 41 44 42 45 44 46 44 47 45 45 42 39 38
Min/Max RH 22 91 27 100 30 97 27 83 21
RH 28 32 74 88 32 36 84100 39 39 83 93 35 35 67 81 27 30
PWind Dir N SW N SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL 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