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 Sat Jul 6 2024
TXZ012-062100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
310 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Date Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
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 88 68 93 64 79
Temp 64 63 73 81 86 86 76 73 70 68 80 89 92 86 72 68 65 64 69 72 75 74
DewPt 60 59 59 60 62 61 61 61 62 61 61 60 59 61 63 63 63 61 61 61 62 62
Min/Max RH 42 78 33 94 64
RH 87 87 62 49 45 43 60 66 76 78 52 38 33 43 73 84 93 90 76 68 64 66
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 4 4 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 16 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 10 9
Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 44 62 40 46 34 13 21 14 6 12 7 4 8 14 28 66 78 93 82 71 62 54
PoP 12HR 20 10 30 50 40
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.01 0.01 0.26 0.14
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 3
Vent Rate 8 4 21 64109 98 10 13 10 11 60 93156 70 17 23 29 19 23 35 34 29
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW NE NE NE NE E NE E E E
T Wind Spd 11 9 11 14 17 18 21 23 21 21 26 16 16 21 19 19 18 17 12 12 12 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 Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24
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 60 85 62 88 63 89 66 91
Temp 65 61 78 82 69 63 81 82 68 64 82 84 71 66 85 87
DewPt 61 59 59 56 58 58 58 58 60 58 59 59 60 59 60 59
Max/Min RH 96 39 86 41 83 41 80 37
RH 87 93 52 41 68 84 46 44 76 81 46 43 68 78 43 39
PWind Dir SE SE SE S SE S SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 20 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-062100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
310 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Date Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
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 88 64 95 60 77
Temp 63 61 70 79 86 86 74 71 67 65 80 89 94 90 74 67 63 61 67 70 74 74
DewPt 63 61 62 63 61 58 61 61 62 61 59 54 49 50 60 63 63 61 63 63 62 61
Min/Max RH 38 87 22 100 62
RH 100100 75 57 43 39 63 70 84 87 50 30 22 25 62 87100100 87 77 65 63
Wind Dir SE E SW S S S S S S S SW SW W NE E NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 4 4 6 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 10
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 62 69 32 20 8 16 7 14 13 10 7 3 2 6 14 63 74 87 87 76 68 59
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0 0.09 0.07
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 14 13 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4
Vent Rate 7 9 20 49106 96 11 12 11 12 57103170152 19 39 32 24 35 45 49 41
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW S S S S S SW W W N E NE NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 8 10 11 11 14 17 18 20 21 20 23 13 13 14 21 23 21 17 17 16 12 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 Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24
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 57 85 60 88 60 90 62 92
Temp 63 61 76 83 66 61 81 83 66 61 82 85 68 63 84 87
DewPt 63 61 59 54 60 59 59 57 61 60 58 55 60 59 59 56
Max/Min RH 100 36 96 38 98 34 88 33
RH 100100 56 37 83 93 47 41 84 95 44 36 76 87 42 35
PWind Dir E S SE S S S SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 20 20 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
310 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Date Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
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 92 70 97 64 84
Temp 65 63 75 84 90 89 80 75 72 70 81 89 95 88 73 69 66 64 70 76 79 78
DewPt 61 62 62 61 63 62 63 63 63 64 65 63 63 64 65 65 64 64 63 62 62 62
Min/Max RH 38 80 35 99 55
RH 87 96 63 45 41 42 56 66 73 80 58 41 35 45 77 88 93 99 80 61 55 58
Wind Dir SE S SW S S S S S S S S SW SW E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 3 4 5 9 11 12 12 11 11 9 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 6
Clouds SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 44 46 24 27 12 17 9 32 22 10 7 5 14 31 40 73 75 85 78 62 47 50
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 50 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.09 0.02 0.15 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 8 7 1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 5 1 2 2 2 3 5 4 4
Vent Rate 6 5 29 68117111 18 18 14 12 80102115 80 22 39 35 19 21 52 49 45
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W N NE NE NE E NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 8 8 11 13 16 18 19 20 19 16 26 17 13 18 18 24 17 12 9 11 12 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 Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24
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 62 91 64 93 64 95 68 96
Temp 67 63 81 86 70 65 86 86 71 65 86 88 74 68 87 91
DewPt 63 62 59 57 60 60 60 59 62 61 61 60 62 61 61 60
Max/Min RH 99 36 86 38 88 36 81 33
RH 87 96 47 37 72 84 42 41 73 87 43 39 67 79 41 36
PWind Dir SE S S S SE S SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 20 20 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
310 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Date Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
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 89 69 93 64 81
Temp 65 63 72 81 87 86 78 74 71 69 79 87 91 85 72 68 66 64 68 73 76 75
DewPt 62 61 61 60 62 62 63 63 63 63 64 62 61 63 65 65 64 63 63 61 61 61
Min/Max RH 41 81 37 98 59
RH 89 94 68 50 43 44 60 68 74 81 60 42 37 48 79 89 93 98 83 68 60 62
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 4 8 10 12 12 13 13 13 12 13 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 8
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 54 61 32 26 11 10 13 32 15 9 8 5 9 24 41 74 74 87 80 68 47 45
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.01 0.19 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 9 5 1 2 2 2 3 5 4 4
Vent Rate 5 5 27 62109101 17 13 13 12 82 90115 73 29 39 29 17 22 51 42 46
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W NE N NE NE E NE E E E
T Wind Spd 9 9 11 13 16 19 20 20 20 17 26 16 13 18 23 24 17 12 10 11 11 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 Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24
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 61 88 64 90 64 92 67 93
Temp 66 62 78 82 69 65 82 83 70 65 83 85 72 67 85 88
DewPt 62 61 59 56 59 60 59 59 61 61 59 60 61 61 61 59
Max/Min RH 98 39 87 39 89 38 82 35
RH 87 97 52 41 71 85 46 44 73 88 45 43 69 81 45 39
PWind Dir SE S S S SE S SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 20 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-062100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
310 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Date Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
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 88 62 87 58 79
Temp 60 59 71 80 87 86 74 69 65 62 75 82 87 81 69 63 60 58 66 73 77 75
DewPt 60 58 61 62 61 58 60 60 59 59 60 61 59 58 62 61 60 58 60 58 57 57
Min/Max RH 38 91 39 100 50
RH 97100 72 54 42 38 61 72 81 91 61 48 39 46 77 92100100 80 60 51 54
Wind Dir S W SW SW SW S S S S SW SW NW NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE E E
Wind Spd 4 4 10 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 9 9
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 60 54 39 7 2 13 28 13 5 21 13 5 10 15 50 58 60 75 52 32 41 31
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.02 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 6 6 6 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 8 7 1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 9 2 2 <1 1 <1 3 5 5 6
Vent Rate 5 4 31 71128112 21 19 10 9 34 52107 42 42 15 24 11 40 56 52 52
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW W NW N NE N NE NE NE E E E E
T Wind Spd 10 8 13 16 19 19 23 21 18 17 14 13 14 19 28 19 18 12 14 12 11 10
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 Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24
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 56 86 58 88 58 90 61 92
Temp 62 58 79 79 64 59 83 82 65 60 82 84 68 62 85 87
DewPt 59 58 58 56 58 58 59 57 60 58 59 56 59 59 59 55
Max/Min RH 100 39 97 37 98 34 93 32
RH 89 99 49 45 80 96 44 43 84 93 46 38 73 90 41 34
PWind Dir SE S S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-062100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
310 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Date Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24
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 88 63 84 58 81
Temp 60 59 73 82 87 85 73 69 65 63 72 79 83 78 65 62 60 59 67 74 79 77
DewPt 58 59 62 62 61 61 63 61 62 62 64 64 65 64 65 62 60 59 62 59 57 57
Min/Max RH 39 98 55 100 46
RH 93100 67 50 41 44 71 76 90 98 76 60 55 61 99100100100 83 58 47 50
Wind Dir S S SW S S SW S S S S S W NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 4 5 10 13 14 13 12 12 12 11 12 11 12 13 11 9 9 8 9 9 9 6
Clouds SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 44 34 14 19 0 3 24 39 26 33 35 43 35 30 60 57 64 80 49 28 12 10
PoP 12HR 5 40 30 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.13 0.01 0.31 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 3 1 1 1 <1 3 6 7 6
Vent Rate 5 4 38 78131 77 9 13 10 14 44 64 78 50 18 24 17 6 24 68 64 51
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SW S S S S SW NW NE NE N NE NE N NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 11 9 16 17 19 21 19 23 18 21 18 12 16 18 18 19 13 8 9 12 10 10
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 Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24
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 57 87 59 88 60 90 63 92
Temp 62 59 80 83 64 60 83 83 65 62 83 85 68 64 86 88
DewPt 60 59 58 55 58 58 59 58 61 61 61 58 61 61 61 59
Max/Min RH 100 36 96 40 98 37 93 35
RH 92100 47 39 81 93 45 44 86 97 47 40 78 90 43 38
PWind Dir SE S S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS 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