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
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
TXZ012-090900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu
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 61 88 63 91 64
Temp 79 78 71 67 64 62 75 83 87 86 75 69 66 63 77 86 89 85 74 70 66 65
DewPt 59 58 58 58 58 57 58 55 53 53 55 56 58 57 57 58 58 58 60 60 60 58
Max/Min RH 84 30 80 35 84
RH 50 50 63 73 81 84 55 38 31 32 50 63 76 80 51 39 35 40 62 71 80 79
Wind Dir NE NE E SE SW W W NW W NE SE S S SW SW SW S S SE SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 9 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 8 6 5 6 6 5 5 6
Clouds SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 35 21 6 10 4 11 5 15 7 6 26 31 27 45 25 20 26 35 37 23 29 23
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.04 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 62 38 3 3 3 3 23 54 54 29 7 8 6 5 34 75 57 52 6 6 5 5
T Wind Dir NE NE E S SW W W NW NW SE SE S S SW SW SW W S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 10 8 8 9 9 9 8 6 4 14 20 14 14 14 11 8 10 14 16 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 07/11Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24
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 93 67 94 69 94 70 95 71 96
Temp 89 89 73 68 91 91 75 69 91 91 76 70 91 92 78 71 92 93
DewPt 58 55 57 56 56 54 55 55 56 54 57 58 58 55 57 58 58 56
Min/Max RH 28 68 27 62 27 66 27 64 28
RH 35 32 57 66 31 29 50 60 31 29 52 65 33 29 48 63 32 29
PWind Dir SW S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ016-090900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu
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 87 61 89 61
Temp 76 76 69 64 60 59 73 79 85 85 73 67 63 62 74 84 87 83 72 66 63 62
DewPt 59 58 60 60 59 59 60 58 55 53 58 58 60 59 60 60 58 58 61 61 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 31 91 37 98
RH 55 53 75 87 98100 63 48 36 33 60 73 88 91 61 43 37 42 69 83 94 93
Wind Dir NE NE NE SE SW W W SW S SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 8 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 5 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 54 33 22 18 5 7 12 29 17 31 55 57 43 37 30 23 31 49 42 34 22 22
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0.11 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 31 3 5 4 4 25 52 60 70 7 9 11 6 24 61 51 76 7 11 6 6
T Wind Dir NE E E S SW W W SW SW S N S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 11 9 6 8 9 10 9 8 8 9 12 18 17 12 11 10 9 13 13 19 11 11
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 07/11Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24
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 91 63 92 65 92 66 93 67 95
Temp 85 87 70 64 86 91 72 65 87 91 73 66 88 91 74 67 89 93
DewPt 59 55 59 58 56 52 57 57 57 53 57 60 58 52 57 60 58 52
Min/Max RH 31 84 26 76 27 82 25 78 24
RH 41 34 68 82 36 26 59 75 36 27 58 81 36 26 56 77 35 25
PWind Dir SW S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-090900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu
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 63 93 67 96 66
Temp 83 82 75 69 65 63 77 85 91 91 79 73 69 67 80 91 94 90 79 73 69 67
DewPt 58 58 59 59 59 59 59 54 53 52 56 58 58 59 59 58 57 56 62 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 87 26 75 28 84
RH 44 44 57 71 81 86 55 35 28 27 45 59 68 75 49 33 29 32 56 68 79 81
Wind Dir NE NE E SW W W W W SE E SE S SW SW SW SW S SE S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 5 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 34 24 6 9 7 6 3 21 13 22 13 23 22 23 18 20 19 42 26 17 14 10
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.05 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 7 5 1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 62 43 8 4 5 5 25 62 71 56 7 10 8 8 31 69 84 67 13 11 9 7
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE W W W NW NW S SE S S SW SW SW W S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 8 5 8 8 9 8 8 6 11 13 12 11 14 10 9 9 17 17 13 11
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 07/11Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24
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 99 70 100 71 100 73 101 74 102
Temp 92 94 76 70 94 95 79 71 95 96 80 73 95 97 81 74 96 97
DewPt 58 56 59 58 56 54 57 57 56 54 59 60 58 55 59 60 58 56
Min/Max RH 25 67 23 61 23 63 23 62 23
RH 32 28 55 66 28 25 48 60 27 25 49 62 29 25 47 61 28 25
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-090900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 90 66 93 66
Temp 80 80 73 68 65 63 75 82 88 87 77 71 68 66 77 87 91 87 76 72 68 66
DewPt 57 57 58 59 59 59 59 54 53 52 56 57 59 59 58 58 56 56 61 61 62 61
Max/Min RH 89 28 75 31 86
RH 47 46 59 71 81 88 57 39 30 30 47 62 71 75 52 38 31 35 60 69 80 83
Wind Dir NE NE E S SW W W W S E SE S S SW SW SW S SE S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 37 16 8 17 7 7 4 24 16 9 21 28 28 29 22 22 19 40 28 20 15 11
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.04 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 61 40 7 3 3 4 23 55 65 43 5 14 7 7 31 66 67 60 10 10 7 6
T Wind Dir NE NE E S SW W W NW NW W SE S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 9 5 6 8 9 6 8 5 11 17 13 12 14 11 8 8 17 18 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/11Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 69 97 71 97 72 99 73 99
Temp 88 91 75 69 91 92 77 71 91 93 77 72 92 94 79 73 92 94
DewPt 58 55 58 58 56 54 57 57 56 54 58 60 58 55 58 60 58 55
Min/Max RH 27 69 25 62 24 66 24 63 24
RH 36 31 56 68 32 27 50 62 31 27 51 65 32 27 50 62 32 27
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ006-090900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu
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 87 59 91 59
Temp 76 76 68 63 59 56 73 83 87 85 72 67 62 60 76 87 90 86 73 66 62 59
DewPt 58 57 58 57 57 56 58 55 54 53 57 56 57 57 58 57 55 54 59 59 59 58
Max/Min RH 99 31 91 31 98
RH 53 52 69 80 94 99 60 39 32 33 60 69 83 91 54 37 32 34 61 76 89 96
Wind Dir NE E SE SE SW W W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 8 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 5 4 4 4
Clouds SC FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 16 26 20 2 9 0 3 5 25 35 32 25 33 10 6 30 31 30 14 7 14
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.03 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 49 36 5 5 4 3 31 54 64 50 7 7 7 6 30 65 71 65 8 8 7 6
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SW W W W W SW SE S SW SW W SW E SE S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 9 8 10 10 9 9 11 8 8 8 14 16 14 13 14 9 9 10 17 18 16 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 07/11Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24
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 63 94 65 95 66 95 66 96
Temp 89 90 70 63 89 92 73 65 90 92 74 67 91 92 75 67 91 93
DewPt 57 52 57 56 56 52 54 55 56 52 55 57 57 52 55 56 57 52
Min/Max RH 26 80 24 70 24 72 24 70 24
RH 34 28 63 78 33 26 51 69 32 26 52 71 32 26 50 69 32 25
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
OKZ002-090900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 88 59 93 61
Temp 79 78 67 63 60 58 74 83 87 86 72 66 62 60 77 88 93 88 74 68 64 62
DewPt 56 55 58 57 57 57 59 54 52 51 55 54 56 57 60 57 53 54 58 60 59 59
Max/Min RH 96 28 90 26 93
RH 45 45 71 80 90 96 59 37 30 30 55 66 80 89 56 35 26 31 56 75 87 89
Wind Dir NE NE E S W W W W E E SE S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 14 10 4 10 5 11 5 6 0 2 19 17 14 23 12 10 19 12 12 9 6 15
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 38 36 5 4 3 4 24 57 55 49 6 6 6 5 24 71 99 72 6 9 6 6
T Wind Dir N NE E SE SW W SW W NW E SE S S SW W W NE SE SE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 6 10 9 8 10 9 6 6 6 13 13 12 12 13 10 9 10 11 19 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/11Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 66 97 68 97 69 98 70 98
Temp 90 92 72 66 92 94 74 68 93 94 75 69 93 95 76 70 93 95
DewPt 55 52 57 58 56 53 57 57 56 53 57 58 57 53 57 58 57 54
Min/Max RH 23 76 23 68 23 69 22 66 23
RH 32 25 59 74 29 25 54 66 29 25 53 67 29 25 51 65 30 25
PWind Dir SW S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
$$
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