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
310 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
TXZ012-122100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
310 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
Date Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 98 70 98 70 97
Temp 72 69 85 95 97 96 84 79 73 70 85 94 98 95 83 78 73 70 82 92 97 95
DewPt 50 49 49 47 46 47 50 52 54 53 53 50 49 49 51 53 56 58 59 56 54 53
Min/Max RH 18 55 19 66 23
RH 46 49 29 19 18 19 31 39 51 55 33 23 19 21 33 42 55 66 46 30 24 24
Wind Dir SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 10 11 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 12
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 6 4 1 6 8 9 5 13 18 6 4 8 8 10 6 5 12 8 7 7 7
PoP 12HR 5 5 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 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 12 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 9
Vent Rate 8 8 39140167152 10 13 12 9 36124130118 8 7 10 8 42100111106
T Wind Dir SW SW W S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 21 13 14 16 20 23 23 21 18 16 14 16 17 18 21 18 18 14 13 13
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 Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 70 98 70 96 69 90 66 86
Temp 78 70 93 95 79 70 91 92 76 69 85 86 73 66 80 85
DewPt 56 58 57 54 58 59 59 57 61 61 62 62 63 62 63 62
Max/Min RH 67 24 69 29 77 41 88 46
RH 47 66 30 25 49 68 34 31 60 76 46 45 71 87 56 46
PWind Dir S S S S S S E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ016-122100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
310 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
Date Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 66 96 65 96
Temp 67 65 81 90 94 94 81 74 69 66 82 91 95 94 80 74 68 66 79 89 95 93
DewPt 49 48 51 47 46 45 49 52 53 52 54 52 49 48 51 53 57 59 61 57 53 51
Min/Max RH 18 61 20 80 23
RH 52 54 35 23 19 19 34 45 57 61 39 27 21 21 37 49 68 78 54 34 24 24
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 12 12 12 12 10 9 9 10 12 12 11 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 2 3 2 1 3 5 13 15 4 8 4 2 6 9 11 9 5 8 5 4 5 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 11 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9
Vent Rate 10 9 34130152123 10 11 11 9 35116120111 9 9 11 9 32 89106111
T Wind Dir SW SW W S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 20 13 14 13 18 19 19 17 18 14 13 14 18 18 20 17 18 13 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 97 66 95 65 89 64 86
Temp 74 66 90 95 75 67 89 93 73 66 82 87 71 64 78 85
DewPt 56 58 57 51 59 61 60 55 63 64 63 60 64 64 63 60
Max/Min RH 75 23 84 27 94 40 100 43
RH 53 75 34 23 59 83 39 28 70 93 52 40 79100 60 43
PWind Dir S S S S S SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 30 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
310 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
Date Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 104 73 103 72 103
Temp 74 71 86 98102100 89 82 77 73 87 98102100 88 82 75 73 84 97102100
DewPt 51 51 50 49 46 47 52 54 55 55 55 50 49 49 51 55 56 57 59 56 54 53
Min/Max RH 15 52 16 60 20
RH 44 49 29 19 15 17 28 38 47 52 33 20 17 18 29 40 53 58 42 26 20 21
Wind Dir SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 11 9 9 10 12 12 12 11 9 9 9 11 11 11 11
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 4 19 9 3 2 6 2 13 13 12 5 4 4 8 8 5 9 9 9 4 3 17
PoP 12HR 5 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 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 12 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 10
Vent Rate 11 10 43143182184 18 20 18 14 39140157139 15 13 12 12 43108131125
T Wind Dir SW W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 16 14 23 13 14 17 21 24 23 18 21 16 16 17 20 18 17 17 19 14 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 104 73 102 71 94 67 90
Temp 82 73 97100 82 74 96 96 79 71 87 88 74 67 83 87
DewPt 58 59 57 54 59 61 60 58 63 64 63 63 66 65 63 62
Max/Min RH 61 20 65 25 79 39 93 41
RH 44 61 27 22 47 65 30 28 57 79 44 44 76 93 52 44
PWind Dir S S S S S S E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 30 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
310 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
Date Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 101 73 101 72 100
Temp 74 71 84 94 99 97 86 81 76 73 84 95100 96 86 80 74 72 82 93 99 96
DewPt 51 51 51 49 46 47 51 54 55 55 55 50 49 49 52 54 56 58 59 56 53 52
Min/Max RH 16 54 18 62 22
RH 45 50 32 21 17 19 30 40 48 54 37 22 18 20 31 41 52 62 46 29 22 23
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 12 11 12 12 13 13 12 10 12 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 12 12 12 12
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 3 15 7 3 2 5 4 11 13 12 6 4 5 8 9 5 9 9 10 7 3 13
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 11 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 10
Vent Rate 9 9 39131169155 17 18 14 12 36130147133 12 11 10 10 42104129124
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 17 17 23 13 14 16 23 25 23 19 20 16 16 17 19 18 17 17 19 14 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 101 72 100 71 90 66 88
Temp 80 73 94 97 81 72 92 94 78 71 84 85 73 67 80 85
DewPt 57 59 57 54 59 61 59 58 63 64 63 63 66 65 63 62
Max/Min RH 61 22 68 27 81 42 95 44
RH 44 61 29 24 49 68 33 30 59 81 49 48 78 95 57 47
PWind Dir S S S S S S E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 30 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-122100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
310 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
Date Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 98 66 98 64 98
Temp 67 64 83 94 98 96 81 75 69 66 82 94 98 96 82 75 68 65 82 93 98 96
DewPt 49 48 50 49 46 44 48 49 50 51 52 52 49 48 51 51 51 52 56 55 52 49
Min/Max RH 17 58 19 65 20
RH 53 56 32 21 17 17 32 39 51 58 36 24 19 20 34 43 54 63 41 28 21 20
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 13 14 14 13 12 12 11 10 16 16 14 12 11 10 9 10 13 13 12 11
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 6 1 1 1 5 19 9 5 11 4 2 4 13 11 8 8 15 3 3 9 14
PoP 12HR 5 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 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 9
Vent Rate 9 8 45151159142 11 15 12 10 55135157145 9 10 8 8 33105162113
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 18 17 23 18 17 16 19 23 20 19 26 20 17 17 18 19 17 16 18 16 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 98 66 96 63 88 61 84
Temp 76 66 93 96 76 67 91 91 71 64 82 84 68 62 80 82
DewPt 54 55 56 50 56 59 59 57 62 62 63 62 64 62 62 60
Max/Min RH 68 20 78 26 95 43 100 45
RH 46 68 29 21 51 77 34 32 72 92 52 47 86100 54 47
PWind Dir S S S S SW NE NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 30 40 50 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-122100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
310 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
Date Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 101 70 101 68 101
Temp 69 67 85 97100 98 81 77 72 70 85 96101 98 82 77 71 69 82 95100 98
DewPt 52 50 52 49 46 46 50 51 52 53 54 52 50 49 52 53 54 53 56 55 52 51
Min/Max RH 16 56 18 60 20
RH 54 53 32 20 16 17 34 40 50 56 35 23 18 20 36 42 55 58 42 26 20 21
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 13 12 12 14 16 16 13 12 12 11 11 13 13 12 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 8 17 5 2 2 1 17 22 12 9 7 1 2 5 13 17 12 20 8 2 3 10
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 11 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9
Vent Rate 9 9 34156175131 10 15 13 15 60172183160 10 11 8 8 33115148121
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 23 16 16 16 19 26 24 24 28 24 19 20 20 21 18 17 18 17 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 101 69 98 65 86 62 84
Temp 77 70 95 98 77 69 93 94 72 66 80 83 67 63 79 82
DewPt 55 56 56 52 58 60 60 57 63 64 65 64 66 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 63 20 73 27 95 49 100 46
RH 46 61 27 21 53 73 33 30 75 93 59 53 96100 58 48
PWind Dir S S S S SW NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 30 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS
$$
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