Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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718 FOUS54 KAMA 210748 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 248 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024 TXZ012-212100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 248 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024 Date Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24 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 87 64 82 61 90 Temp 69 66 74 81 83 82 74 70 67 65 72 77 80 79 71 68 64 62 76 86 88 86 DewPt 61 61 61 59 58 56 57 59 60 59 59 58 57 57 58 59 58 57 58 56 55 55 Min/Max RH 39 87 45 87 33 RH 76 84 64 47 43 41 55 68 78 81 64 52 45 47 63 73 81 84 54 36 33 35 Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE NW NW N NE E E SE S SW SW SW S SE SE Wind Spd 5 6 10 11 11 10 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 8 Clouds SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW Clouds(%) 31 36 55 50 60 49 76 82 79 68 46 65 63 42 32 20 20 28 13 23 38 25 PoP 12HR 20 30 30 10 20 QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.13 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 2 <1 <1 3 6 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 10 7 Vent Rate 5 7 34 64 81 62 10 15 6 3 26 54 44 25 3 4 4 3 23 65 63 55 T Wind Dir NE N NE NE NE E NE E N N NE NE NE E S S SW SW W E NE E T Wind Spd 12 13 16 14 13 12 12 10 8 6 10 10 8 6 9 10 11 9 8 8 8 9 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 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24 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 63 93 65 95 67 95 68 94 Temp 72 64 89 90 74 66 90 91 75 68 90 91 76 68 89 91 DewPt 57 56 55 53 56 56 54 53 56 57 55 54 55 57 56 54 Max/Min RH 78 27 71 26 69 27 69 28 RH 59 75 32 28 53 70 30 28 52 68 31 29 48 68 33 29 PWind Dir S S SE S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12HR 20 10 0 5 0 0 5 5 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS $$ TXZ016-212100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 248 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024 Date Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24 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 85 61 77 58 86 Temp 67 64 73 81 83 78 68 65 63 62 67 71 76 76 68 64 60 59 73 80 84 85 DewPt 60 61 62 59 58 57 61 62 62 61 61 60 59 57 59 61 60 59 61 57 55 53 Min/Max RH 42 100 51 100 33 RH 78 92 67 47 42 48 77 90 95 97 81 68 57 51 74 90100100 65 45 37 33 Wind Dir N N NE NE E E N NE N N NE E E E SE SW SW W W S SE SE Wind Spd 6 6 10 10 9 10 12 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 Clouds SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 50 54 37 52 61 77 81 94 80 77 60 53 51 38 38 26 26 30 9 15 17 18 PoP 12HR 40 60 40 20 20 QPF 12HR 0.02 0.29 0.03 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 7 5 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 10 8 Vent Rate 8 7 28 62 72 59 16 12 12 12 11 22 39 31 6 6 6 4 27 58 60 58 T Wind Dir NE N NE NE E E NE NE N NE NE NE NE E S SW SW W NW NE N NE T Wind Spd 13 14 14 11 11 13 13 11 11 10 6 6 8 8 12 12 11 10 8 8 6 8 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 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24 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 90 61 92 63 92 63 91 Temp 67 61 83 89 69 62 87 89 71 63 87 91 71 63 82 89 DewPt 59 58 56 52 57 56 54 50 56 58 56 51 56 58 57 54 Max/Min RH 93 28 84 25 84 26 84 30 RH 75 90 40 28 65 81 32 26 60 84 35 26 59 84 42 30 PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 5 0 5 5 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS $$ TXZ008-212100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 248 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024 Date Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24 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 90 66 87 63 94 Temp 69 68 74 82 87 85 77 72 68 66 73 79 84 84 75 70 66 64 77 88 93 90 DewPt 63 64 64 59 57 55 59 60 61 61 62 59 56 56 59 61 60 59 60 56 54 54 Min/Max RH 33 86 38 87 27 RH 81 87 71 46 36 36 54 66 78 84 67 50 39 39 58 71 81 84 57 34 27 30 Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE E N NW N NE E E SE S SW SW SW S SE SE Wind Spd 4 4 6 9 10 9 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 Clouds SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) 29 60 74 50 58 65 69 67 65 47 43 57 45 46 32 20 20 28 13 18 18 27 PoP 12HR 10 20 30 10 20 QPF 12HR 0.03 0.05 0.14 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 2 3 6 7 7 1 1 <1 <1 3 7 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 7 Vent Rate 10 17 30 77 81 71 15 14 8 4 30 53 63 41 6 7 7 5 19 63 67 55 T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE N NW NE NE NE E SE S SW SW SW E NE E T Wind Spd 12 12 13 14 12 11 13 11 9 6 9 9 11 9 9 10 11 8 5 6 6 8 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 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24 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 68 100 70 99 71 99 Temp 74 66 91 95 76 68 93 96 78 71 93 95 78 71 92 94 DewPt 59 58 56 52 58 58 54 52 58 59 56 54 58 59 57 54 Max/Min RH 77 22 71 21 68 22 66 24 RH 60 75 30 24 54 70 27 23 51 67 29 25 50 66 31 26 PWind Dir S S S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12HR 20 5 0 5 5 0 5 5 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS $$ TXZ008-212100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 248 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024 Date Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 87 65 83 64 91 Temp 69 68 72 79 83 82 74 71 67 65 71 76 80 80 72 69 66 64 75 84 89 88 DewPt 62 63 63 59 57 54 58 60 61 61 61 58 56 56 59 60 60 59 60 55 53 54 Min/Max RH 37 87 42 87 29 RH 78 85 75 51 41 39 57 67 81 87 70 54 43 44 63 73 81 85 60 38 30 31 Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW NW NE E E SE S SW SW SW S SE SE Wind Spd 4 4 8 9 9 9 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 30 56 69 54 56 54 78 73 72 57 44 52 46 46 32 20 20 28 13 21 16 23 PoP 12HR 10 20 30 10 20 QPF 12HR 0.03 0.08 0.08 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 1 2 5 7 6 1 1 <1 <1 3 7 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 8 Vent Rate 9 14 26 67 71 71 12 12 7 4 26 53 62 38 5 5 6 5 18 63 64 56 T Wind Dir NE N NE NE NE NE N N N W NE NE E E S S SW SW SW E NE E T Wind Spd 12 12 13 13 11 12 12 11 8 6 9 8 11 9 10 10 11 9 6 8 6 8 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 65 95 67 97 69 96 70 96 Temp 72 66 88 92 75 68 89 93 76 70 89 92 76 70 88 91 DewPt 58 58 55 51 57 58 54 51 57 59 54 53 56 58 56 54 Max/Min RH 79 24 71 23 70 25 66 26 RH 61 77 33 25 54 70 30 24 52 70 31 28 50 66 34 29 PWind Dir S S S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS $$ TXZ006-212100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 248 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024 Date Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24 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 81 58 80 57 88 Temp 63 61 70 76 80 75 67 63 60 58 69 76 79 79 68 64 60 58 74 84 88 86 DewPt 60 60 62 60 59 59 59 59 60 58 60 58 56 55 58 59 58 57 58 55 53 53 Min/Max RH 49 100 43 100 30 RH 89 97 75 57 49 57 75 86 99100 72 53 45 45 71 83 94 97 58 37 30 32 Wind Dir N N NE NE E NE N N NW NW NW E E E SE SW SW W SW S SE SE Wind Spd 4 4 8 8 8 8 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 6 5 5 Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 41 64 51 70 52 71 73 76 57 54 44 51 51 34 32 23 23 26 12 14 24 20 PoP 12HR 30 40 30 10 20 QPF 12HR 0.11 0.08 0.10 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 11 6 Vent Rate 5 6 25 39 42 40 10 5 5 3 15 37 45 42 5 5 5 4 21 56 64 44 T Wind Dir NE N NE NE E N N N N N N NE NE NE S SW SW W W E N S T Wind Spd 11 11 11 10 11 13 11 10 9 6 6 6 8 9 11 10 10 8 6 8 6 8 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 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24 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 58 92 60 94 62 94 63 92 Temp 67 59 88 90 70 61 90 91 71 63 89 90 72 64 88 89 DewPt 57 56 54 50 55 56 54 50 55 56 55 52 55 56 56 54 Max/Min RH 92 25 86 23 78 26 77 28 RH 69 90 31 25 58 84 30 25 56 78 32 28 55 75 35 30 PWind Dir S S S S S S S S Wind Char <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 PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$ OKZ002-212100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 248 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024 Date Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 82 59 83 58 90 Temp 63 62 70 77 80 79 68 65 61 59 72 78 82 81 68 65 60 59 76 85 89 87 DewPt 62 62 64 61 58 57 59 60 61 59 60 58 56 56 59 59 59 59 60 56 55 54 Min/Max RH 44 100 40 100 31 RH 97100 80 57 47 47 74 85 99100 67 51 41 42 73 82 95100 58 37 31 33 Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NW N W W NW NE E SE SE S SW SW SW S SE E Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 8 6 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 Clouds SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 47 81 68 67 57 56 76 65 38 44 35 34 34 30 30 16 15 26 17 15 14 17 PoP 12HR 10 20 20 10 10 QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 Mix Hgt <1 1 2 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 11 7 Vent Rate 4 10 22 52 59 53 9 9 4 3 17 42 63 49 5 6 6 4 15 75 66 51 T Wind Dir NE N NE NE NE NE N N NW N N N NE E SE S SW SW SW E SE SE T Wind Spd 9 10 10 11 11 10 12 11 9 8 6 8 9 6 11 13 13 10 6 8 6 8 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 60 94 62 95 64 94 65 94 Temp 67 61 88 91 70 63 91 92 72 65 90 91 72 66 89 91 DewPt 58 58 56 51 57 57 55 52 56 58 57 54 57 58 57 55 Max/Min RH 93 25 86 24 80 26 76 28 RH 72 90 34 26 62 83 31 26 58 79 33 29 58 75 34 30 PWind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$ 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