Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
144 FOUS54 KAMA 140709 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 209 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 TXZ012-142100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 209 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 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 102 72 102 72 98 Temp 73 70 85 95100 99 87 81 75 72 87 98102100 87 82 75 71 83 93 98 95 DewPt 55 55 59 55 52 50 51 53 54 56 56 51 50 48 50 52 54 56 57 56 54 53 Min/Max RH 19 57 17 58 24 RH 53 59 41 26 20 19 29 38 48 57 35 21 18 17 28 35 48 60 41 29 23 25 Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S Wind Spd 12 12 13 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 12 12 13 12 12 11 11 11 9 10 12 Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC Clouds(%) 11 9 2 1 9 13 2 3 5 15 11 10 19 10 19 29 44 30 27 22 40 39 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC Tstms SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 9 Vent Rate 9 8 33 66 96 93 6 7 10 8 24105142122 7 9 7 6 34 50128125 T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW W S S S S SW W W N W S S T Wind Spd 20 18 19 13 13 14 16 17 23 20 18 14 14 16 17 18 14 12 18 11 14 16 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 Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 92 67 86 66 88 66 86 Temp 78 71 88 86 73 67 81 83 71 66 83 85 73 67 83 83 DewPt 57 60 60 61 63 62 62 60 61 60 60 59 61 59 61 61 Max/Min RH 69 36 84 44 81 40 80 45 RH 48 69 39 44 71 83 53 46 71 80 46 42 66 76 48 48 PWind Dir S N NE E SE SE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12HR 30 30 50 30 40 30 40 40 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC $$ TXZ016-142100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 209 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 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 66 100 68 96 Temp 69 66 81 91 97 98 83 75 69 66 83 95 99 98 84 77 72 65 79 90 95 94 DewPt 55 56 61 55 52 48 51 52 55 56 57 52 48 46 49 51 54 57 59 56 53 52 Min/Max RH 18 70 17 68 21 RH 62 72 52 30 22 18 33 45 60 70 41 23 18 17 30 40 54 74 49 32 24 24 Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S Wind Spd 9 9 12 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 8 6 9 8 10 10 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) 10 5 1 1 1 15 5 8 6 10 4 5 6 9 19 37 37 31 17 19 25 38 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC Tstms SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 12 9 Vent Rate 10 9 32 64 82 80 7 8 9 8 26 88119 98 8 8 6 8 35 56142114 T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W E SE S S T Wind Spd 19 17 18 12 12 12 14 16 18 16 17 12 12 12 14 16 11 13 17 10 13 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 Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 67 92 64 86 62 86 62 86 Temp 74 67 86 86 70 64 79 84 68 63 79 85 69 63 81 84 DewPt 59 61 60 59 64 64 63 60 63 63 62 59 64 62 62 60 Max/Min RH 80 37 100 44 100 41 99 42 RH 60 79 41 39 81 99 57 46 84100 56 41 83 97 53 46 PWind Dir S S NE E SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12HR 30 30 60 30 50 40 50 40 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC $$ TXZ008-142100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 209 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 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 107 75 108 75 103 Temp 75 72 86 99105104 92 83 78 75 89102107105 92 85 78 74 86 96102100 DewPt 55 54 57 55 52 51 53 54 55 56 56 50 48 49 51 54 55 59 60 58 56 54 Min/Max RH 16 52 14 56 23 RH 50 54 38 23 17 17 27 38 45 52 33 18 15 16 25 34 46 59 41 28 22 22 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S Wind Spd 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 9 10 11 12 12 10 9 6 8 9 8 8 9 Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC Clouds(%) 16 5 2 2 9 16 5 12 12 19 12 6 12 22 21 43 55 48 39 23 31 44 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC Tstms SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 10 11 Vent Rate 12 10 43 87118118 13 13 12 12 34126154147 13 12 9 10 42 72115146 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW SW S S SW W W NW NW S S T Wind Spd 17 16 21 14 12 16 18 18 17 18 20 16 13 16 18 17 13 13 18 12 13 14 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 72 94 67 90 67 92 67 90 Temp 80 72 87 90 74 67 82 87 73 67 84 88 75 67 85 87 DewPt 63 63 62 61 65 64 61 59 62 61 60 58 61 60 62 61 Max/Min RH 73 35 90 37 82 34 78 39 RH 57 73 43 39 73 89 49 40 67 81 44 36 63 78 46 42 PWind Dir S N NE E SE SE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12HR 30 30 50 30 40 30 40 40 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC $$ TXZ008-142100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 209 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 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 103 74 104 73 100 Temp 74 72 83 95101101 89 82 77 74 86 98103101 90 83 76 73 83 93 98 96 DewPt 55 55 57 55 51 50 53 54 55 56 55 51 48 48 51 54 55 59 60 57 55 53 Min/Max RH 18 53 16 59 24 RH 51 55 41 26 20 19 29 38 45 53 35 20 16 17 27 37 48 62 45 31 24 24 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S Wind Spd 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 9 8 9 9 Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 10 4 3 4 9 6 5 11 15 16 14 7 11 17 23 42 55 47 39 27 33 35 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC Tstms SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 10 Vent Rate 11 10 38 76111101 10 11 11 10 29107159139 11 10 8 9 39 67 97142 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW SW S S SW W W NW W S S T Wind Spd 19 18 21 14 13 14 18 19 19 18 20 14 14 16 18 18 13 13 18 12 13 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 71 92 67 87 66 89 67 88 Temp 78 71 85 86 73 67 79 84 71 66 81 86 73 67 82 85 DewPt 62 63 61 61 64 64 61 58 61 61 60 57 60 61 61 60 Max/Min RH 77 37 90 40 84 36 80 42 RH 59 77 45 43 75 90 54 43 71 84 48 38 65 80 49 44 PWind Dir S N NE E SE SE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12HR 30 30 50 30 40 30 40 40 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC $$ TXZ006-142100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 209 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 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 102 66 102 67 96 Temp 69 66 85 97101 99 85 77 70 67 86 99102100 84 77 70 68 81 91 95 92 DewPt 48 48 51 50 47 47 51 50 50 50 52 47 46 46 51 53 55 57 59 58 57 54 Min/Max RH 16 54 15 70 27 RH 47 52 31 21 16 17 31 40 48 54 30 17 15 16 32 44 59 68 47 33 28 27 Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW W NW NW SE S Wind Spd 9 9 12 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 12 13 12 11 9 8 6 6 8 8 9 9 Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 8 20 0 0 7 10 13 7 23 28 15 11 20 32 55 65 64 55 37 36 34 53 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC Tstms SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 7 Vent Rate 8 7 23 72147108 9 9 7 6 26142153154 6 5 6 8 36 63 58 85 T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW NW NW NW N N SW SW T Wind Spd 18 14 16 13 14 13 18 19 17 14 19 14 13 14 12 11 12 13 18 13 12 13 RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 64 89 61 83 60 85 61 86 Temp 72 65 84 83 68 62 78 80 67 61 81 83 68 62 82 83 DewPt 61 62 61 61 64 62 62 59 61 60 61 59 62 61 62 61 Max/Min RH 93 39 100 45 99 42 99 44 RH 68 92 46 48 86100 57 48 80 99 51 45 81 97 50 48 PWind Dir NE NE NE E SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12HR 30 40 60 30 40 30 50 40 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC Tstms SC IS SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC $$ OKZ002-142100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 209 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 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 105 71 105 70 97 Temp 71 69 87100103102 85 79 74 71 87101105102 85 78 73 70 81 91 96 93 DewPt 51 50 52 51 49 49 53 53 52 51 53 50 48 49 53 55 57 60 62 61 60 58 Min/Max RH 15 50 15 68 32 RH 50 51 31 19 16 17 33 41 47 50 31 18 15 17 33 45 58 71 52 37 31 30 Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W NW N SE SE Wind Spd 11 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 9 9 11 12 12 12 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 Clouds FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC Clouds(%) 7 8 4 7 4 1 14 8 21 25 16 9 15 24 45 62 72 66 35 29 22 38 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC Tstms SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 7 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 9 Vent Rate 9 8 21 87162121 9 9 9 8 25173224164 7 7 6 11 39 72 83101 T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N SW SW T Wind Spd 19 18 17 13 13 13 18 19 19 19 21 18 18 18 14 13 12 18 18 13 14 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 87 61 83 61 86 61 85 Temp 72 65 82 84 67 62 78 82 66 61 81 83 67 61 81 83 DewPt 64 64 63 62 64 62 62 60 61 61 62 59 61 61 63 62 Max/Min RH 96 44 100 44 100 42 100 45 RH 76 95 52 48 90100 59 47 83 99 53 44 80 99 53 49 PWind Dir NE NE NE E SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC PoP 12HR 30 30 50 20 30 20 40 40 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC $$ 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