Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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155 FOUS54 KAMA 132009 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 309 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2024 TXZ012-140900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 309 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2024 Date 08/13/24 Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 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 74 100 71 100 70 Temp 98 95 85 80 77 74 85 95 98 93 80 77 74 71 83 94 99 95 84 78 73 71 DewPt 52 52 54 57 57 58 61 58 57 59 60 60 60 60 61 59 58 58 60 60 60 59 Max/Min RH 57 25 68 26 68 RH 21 23 35 45 50 57 45 29 25 32 50 56 62 67 47 31 26 29 44 54 64 66 Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S SW S S SW SW W NW NE E E SE S S Wind Spd 16 19 14 14 14 14 16 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 8 8 10 9 9 9 8 Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 5 8 6 2 7 8 3 14 33 51 27 22 14 14 7 14 11 18 5 5 5 5 PoP 12HR 0 20 30 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC Tstms IS SC SC 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 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 176149 9 11 13 10 40130155 34 7 9 10 5 30 66 72 58 6 6 6 6 T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W NW NW NE NE E SE SE S T Wind Spd 20 21 19 20 23 23 23 17 16 14 19 19 18 13 16 13 10 13 13 14 13 13 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 08/16Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24 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 101 73 103 71 104 72 104 72 103 Temp 96 96 80 74 99 98 80 72 98 98 80 73 98 97 79 72 95 95 DewPt 57 53 55 56 55 50 54 56 53 49 52 54 52 50 53 53 52 50 Min/Max RH 22 55 18 58 17 52 18 52 19 RH 27 24 42 53 23 20 41 57 22 19 38 51 21 21 41 51 23 22 PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5 10 5 10 5 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS $$ TXZ016-140900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 309 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2024 Date 08/13/24 Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 68 95 66 97 65 Temp 94 92 79 75 71 69 79 89 93 91 78 73 69 66 79 91 96 94 82 74 69 66 DewPt 52 50 55 58 58 59 61 59 57 55 60 61 60 60 60 59 56 54 60 61 60 60 Max/Min RH 73 28 81 25 81 RH 24 25 44 56 63 73 54 36 30 30 52 66 73 80 53 34 26 26 48 64 73 80 Wind Dir S S S S SW S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W N NE NE E SE S S Wind Spd 14 16 12 10 12 12 13 12 12 11 9 9 9 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 6 6 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL Clouds(%) 3 6 9 12 6 15 17 11 15 31 17 14 10 2 1 2 3 8 9 7 2 2 PoP 12HR 5 20 10 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 176172 9 11 14 10 35 98133 61 9 11 11 9 35 44 94 87 9 8 8 7 T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW NW N SW SE E SE S S T Wind Spd 19 20 17 19 21 18 20 13 13 12 18 20 20 17 14 10 9 11 16 16 14 12 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 08/16Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 98 68 99 67 100 67 101 68 100 Temp 93 94 75 69 94 96 76 68 95 97 76 68 95 97 74 68 93 95 DewPt 58 53 56 57 54 48 55 55 53 47 52 52 51 47 51 52 50 48 Min/Max RH 23 67 19 64 17 59 17 56 19 RH 31 25 52 66 26 20 47 63 24 18 44 57 23 18 44 56 23 20 PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 10 5 10 5 $$ TXZ008-140900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 309 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2024 Date 08/13/24 Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 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 75 103 71 98 70 Temp 100 98 86 82 77 75 85 97101 95 83 78 74 71 80 91 97 95 84 78 73 70 DewPt 52 53 56 58 60 60 63 61 58 61 63 64 63 64 65 64 61 61 63 65 64 64 Max/Min RH 59 24 79 30 82 RH 21 22 37 45 54 59 47 31 24 32 52 60 68 79 59 41 31 34 50 63 73 81 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S W W N NE NE E SE S S Wind Spd 13 14 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 10 8 6 5 4 5 6 6 8 5 4 4 4 Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL Clouds(%) 5 7 4 5 0 3 3 3 31 46 36 30 19 10 5 4 8 12 7 3 3 4 PoP 12HR 0 20 30 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS Tstms IS SC SC IS 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 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 192185 15 16 15 16 54148184 53 12 12 11 8 37 51 66 52 9 8 8 8 T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW NW N N NE NE E E SE S T Wind Spd 20 23 20 21 19 19 24 19 17 14 18 17 14 12 16 12 10 13 13 11 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 08/16Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24 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 104 74 106 73 107 72 107 73 106 Temp 96 99 82 75 99101 82 74 98101 81 73 97100 81 73 94 97 DewPt 61 55 58 59 58 53 58 59 57 52 55 57 55 53 56 57 55 53 Min/Max RH 22 58 18 60 18 59 18 57 21 RH 33 24 44 58 26 20 44 59 26 20 41 58 25 21 41 56 27 23 PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5 10 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS IS $$ TXZ008-140900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 309 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2024 Date 08/13/24 Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 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 75 99 70 96 70 Temp 96 95 84 81 78 76 83 92 97 92 81 76 73 70 79 89 95 93 82 77 73 70 DewPt 52 53 56 59 59 60 62 61 57 60 63 63 63 63 65 63 60 60 64 64 63 63 Max/Min RH 61 26 79 31 80 RH 23 24 38 47 53 58 50 35 26 34 55 62 71 78 62 42 33 33 53 63 72 79 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S W W N NE NE E SE S S Wind Spd 13 16 13 13 14 13 14 13 12 10 9 9 8 6 8 6 6 8 6 6 6 5 Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL Clouds(%) 3 6 7 5 0 3 2 6 28 38 49 28 13 7 4 4 5 9 8 3 3 3 PoP 12HR 0 20 30 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS Tstms IS SC SC IS 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 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 186170 12 14 13 13 49132173 53 10 10 8 7 37 51 65 53 7 6 6 6 T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW NW N N NE NE E SE SE S T Wind Spd 20 23 20 21 19 20 24 18 17 14 19 19 16 12 16 12 10 13 13 12 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 08/16Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24 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 74 103 74 103 73 104 73 103 Temp 92 97 81 74 95 98 80 74 95 98 80 73 94 97 80 73 91 94 DewPt 61 55 57 59 57 52 57 59 57 51 54 57 55 52 55 57 55 52 Min/Max RH 24 59 20 60 19 58 19 57 23 RH 35 25 45 58 28 22 44 59 28 21 40 58 27 22 42 57 30 24 PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5 10 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS IS $$ TXZ006-140900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 309 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2024 Date 08/13/24 Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 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 67 95 63 92 63 Temp 93 92 78 73 69 67 79 89 94 92 77 71 66 63 76 88 92 90 77 72 67 64 DewPt 58 54 55 57 57 59 62 61 58 58 62 61 61 61 62 61 59 57 60 60 60 61 Max/Min RH 77 28 96 32 91 RH 30 28 45 56 65 76 56 38 30 32 61 71 84 94 62 40 33 33 55 66 79 90 Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S NW N N NE NE E E SE S S Wind Spd 13 13 12 11 11 11 13 12 11 9 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 9 6 5 4 4 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW Clouds(%) 2 2 13 9 13 8 10 5 3 4 16 13 10 7 8 4 6 4 6 4 7 18 PoP 12HR 5 10 20 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS 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 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 128 73 11 10 8 7 32 58109 55 5 6 5 12 30 50 70 62 7 6 5 6 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S NW N N NE NE E E E SE S T Wind Spd 17 19 20 19 17 14 18 13 13 11 10 13 10 17 14 13 10 12 13 12 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 08/16Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24 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 67 98 66 99 66 99 66 98 Temp 91 94 75 67 94 95 74 66 93 96 74 66 93 93 74 66 92 93 DewPt 61 53 55 56 57 52 56 57 55 50 53 54 53 51 53 53 54 51 Min/Max RH 24 69 22 74 21 66 21 65 22 RH 37 25 50 68 29 23 53 73 28 22 47 65 26 24 48 64 28 24 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 CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5 10 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS $$ OKZ002-140900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 309 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2024 Date 08/13/24 Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 70 95 62 90 62 Temp 93 91 77 73 71 70 80 90 94 89 74 70 65 62 75 85 90 87 73 69 65 63 DewPt 60 58 58 58 60 60 63 64 63 64 66 64 64 62 65 64 64 62 65 63 62 62 Max/Min RH 71 36 100 41 99 RH 33 33 52 59 69 70 55 42 36 45 76 82 97 99 71 51 42 44 74 81 91 98 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S NW NW N NE NE NE E SE S S Wind Spd 13 12 11 12 12 12 13 12 10 8 4 4 4 4 6 8 5 5 4 4 4 4 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW Clouds(%) 2 1 2 6 8 8 14 11 10 12 40 25 24 11 5 5 5 3 3 5 7 7 PoP 12HR 0 20 40 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC Tstms IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 162114 8 10 9 9 38 75134 68 5 6 8 9 30 50 60 37 5 5 5 5 T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW W SW SW S S NW N N N NE NE E SE SE S T Wind Spd 21 20 17 21 19 19 21 14 16 12 11 13 16 14 17 13 11 10 11 11 11 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 08/16Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 93 66 97 65 97 64 97 66 95 Temp 87 90 72 67 91 91 72 66 90 91 71 65 89 92 71 66 87 88 DewPt 65 61 60 59 63 61 60 60 62 61 61 59 61 58 57 58 61 59 Min/Max RH 34 78 32 83 32 83 29 76 34 RH 47 38 67 75 39 37 65 81 40 36 70 81 39 32 62 75 41 38 PWind Dir S S SW S SW SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 5 10 0 10 5 10 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS IS $$ 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