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
529 PM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024
TXZ012-120900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
529 PM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024
Date 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun
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 69 99 70 97 69
Temp 95 83 77 72 69 85 95 97 96 84 78 73 70 84 94 97 95 83 77 72 70
DewPt 49 51 52 51 50 51 48 47 47 50 52 53 53 54 52 51 50 52 53 56 57
Max/Min RH 51 17 56 21 65
RH 21 33 42 48 51 31 20 18 19 31 40 49 55 36 24 21 22 34 43 57 63
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 25 19 3 4 9 7 4 20 4 2 10 6 10 6 3 6 4 5 4 5 11
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 68 5 7 9 8 43141166169 9 12 10 7 40136148135 7 9 10 7
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 14 18 20 19 20 13 14 17 19 24 21 18 18 16 16 16 16 18 21 17
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 07/14Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24
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 70 96 71 94 70 91 68 87
Temp 92 94 78 71 93 93 78 71 91 91 76 70 88 85 73 69 83 84
DewPt 56 53 58 59 57 55 58 60 59 58 62 61 62 63 64 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 23 66 26 69 31 74 40 84 45
RH 30 25 50 66 30 28 50 68 34 33 62 73 42 48 73 81 51 48
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ016-120900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
529 PM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024
Date 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 95 65 95 65
Temp 91 78 71 67 64 81 91 94 93 80 75 69 66 81 89 94 93 79 74 68 66
DewPt 48 50 51 51 50 53 50 47 47 50 52 53 53 55 53 50 48 52 53 57 59
Max/Min RH 60 19 65 20 80
RH 23 38 50 56 60 38 25 20 21 35 46 58 64 42 29 23 22 39 49 67 80
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 9 8 9 9 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 14 8 10 7 13 14 1 5 9 3 11 5 11 6 2 4 11 11 12 6 9
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 106 7 9 9 9 33144155134 10 10 10 9 37127142112 9 10 10 8
T Wind Dir S S S SW W W SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 14 17 18 18 19 14 14 14 18 19 19 18 17 14 14 13 17 18 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/14Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 66 97 66 94 65 90 64 85
Temp 90 95 76 66 90 94 76 67 88 90 73 66 85 85 70 65 80 84
DewPt 56 51 58 59 57 52 59 62 60 57 62 63 62 61 65 64 64 61
Min/Max RH 22 78 23 85 30 90 39 98 45
RH 33 23 55 78 33 24 56 84 39 33 68 90 46 44 83 97 57 46
PWind Dir S S S S S S S E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-120900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
529 PM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024
Date 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun
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 70 104 73 102 72
Temp 99 85 78 73 70 86 98102100 88 83 77 73 87 97101 99 87 81 75 72
DewPt 49 54 54 53 53 52 50 48 48 52 54 55 55 55 52 51 50 52 55 56 58
Max/Min RH 55 16 53 18 62
RH 19 34 43 50 55 32 20 16 18 29 37 47 52 33 22 18 20 31 41 52 62
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 8 10 11 12 12 12 11 9 8 10 12 12 12 11 9 9 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 36 14 8 12 7 15 4 2 9 6 16 8 7 6 1 3 11 2 5 6 7
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 66 10 11 12 9 48140167164 17 18 15 11 46142153159 14 13 14 13
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 14 16 17 14 24 13 13 17 23 24 20 16 20 14 14 17 19 18 19 17
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 07/14Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24
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 102 73 103 74 101 72 96 68 90
Temp 97100 82 73 96 99 82 74 95 95 80 72 91 89 75 69 84 87
DewPt 56 52 59 61 57 54 60 61 60 60 63 63 63 64 66 65 64 63
Min/Max RH 19 66 20 66 26 74 36 89 42
RH 25 20 46 65 27 23 48 65 31 31 56 73 40 43 73 88 51 45
PWind Dir SW S SW S S S S E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-120900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
529 PM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024
Date 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 70 101 73 99 71
Temp 96 83 77 73 70 83 94 99 96 86 81 76 73 84 94 98 95 85 80 74 71
DewPt 48 53 53 53 53 52 50 47 48 52 54 55 55 54 52 51 49 52 54 56 58
Max/Min RH 57 17 54 20 65
RH 20 36 43 49 57 35 23 18 20 32 39 48 53 36 25 21 21 32 41 53 65
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 15 8 8 8 18 5 9 6 6 17 11 9 6 3 3 8 5 6 7 8
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 72 8 9 11 8 39132173174 14 15 12 9 41139149154 12 11 12 10
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 14 16 18 14 24 13 14 17 23 24 20 17 20 16 14 17 19 18 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/14Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 73 100 73 98 72 93 68 87
Temp 93 96 79 73 93 95 80 73 92 93 78 72 87 86 73 69 82 84
DewPt 55 52 58 61 57 53 60 62 59 59 63 63 62 63 65 65 63 62
Min/Max RH 21 69 22 68 28 75 39 90 46
RH 28 23 49 68 30 25 50 67 34 32 59 75 43 46 76 89 54 49
PWind Dir SW S SW S S S S E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-120900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
529 PM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024
Date 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun
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 64 97 65 97 65
Temp 93 78 71 66 64 83 93 97 95 81 75 70 66 82 94 97 95 82 75 69 66
DewPt 47 51 50 50 50 51 49 46 45 48 50 51 51 52 51 49 48 50 51 52 53
Max/Min RH 60 18 59 19 63
RH 21 39 47 55 60 34 22 18 18 33 41 52 58 35 23 20 20 33 43 54 63
Wind Dir S SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 8 8 9 9 13 16 14 13 12 12 11 10 14 16 14 12 11 10 10 10
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 9 5 5 6 10 2 2 3 13 7 13 7 19 4 1 3 11 8 7 8 16
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
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 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 102 9 8 8 7 44157185121 10 13 10 7 47140162135 9 10 9 8
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 13 18 18 16 23 18 17 16 19 23 19 16 23 18 17 17 18 19 18 16
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 07/14Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24
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 97 64 97 64 95 65 89 62 84
Temp 93 94 74 65 92 94 75 65 90 91 71 65 84 85 69 63 80 82
DewPt 55 49 54 57 56 51 57 59 59 57 62 61 62 61 64 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 20 76 21 80 28 89 39 100 47
RH 28 22 50 74 30 23 54 79 36 32 72 88 48 45 86100 57 50
PWind Dir SW S S S S S NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
OKZ002-120900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
529 PM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024
Date 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 66 101 69 99 66
Temp 95 78 72 68 67 84 96100 99 82 78 72 70 84 96 99 96 81 76 70 67
DewPt 49 54 54 53 52 53 49 46 47 51 52 53 53 54 52 50 49 52 53 54 54
Max/Min RH 60 16 57 18 64
RH 21 44 53 58 60 34 20 16 17 34 41 50 56 36 23 19 20 37 45 58 63
Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 8 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 13 12 12 13 16 14 13 12 12 11 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 4 16 11 31 7 4 8 2 6 16 12 16 10 2 4 8 7 11 11 16
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 94 6 7 9 9 37165184106 10 14 11 10 45173164110 9 11 10 9
T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW W S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 13 16 18 20 24 16 16 17 20 26 23 20 25 19 19 17 19 21 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/14Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 100 68 100 68 96 67 89 63 84
Temp 95 97 75 68 95 97 77 69 91 93 73 67 85 85 68 64 79 82
DewPt 54 49 55 58 56 52 58 60 61 58 63 63 64 63 66 64 64 63
Min/Max RH 19 71 20 75 28 87 44 100 49
RH 25 20 50 70 27 22 52 74 36 31 70 86 50 49 93100 59 52
PWind Dir SW S S S S S NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
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