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
348 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
TXZ012-062100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
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 83 53 88 55 91
Temp 62 56 65 77 82 78 66 62 58 54 67 82 87 82 70 65 61 56 70 85 90 84
DewPt 41 41 40 41 42 43 43 44 43 44 45 48 46 45 44 45 45 45 46 43 38 38
Min/Max RH 24 69 24 66 16
RH 46 57 40 28 24 29 43 52 57 69 45 31 24 27 39 48 56 66 42 23 16 19
Wind Dir SW NW N NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 8 8 13 14 12 8 8 6 4 4 8 13 13 9 10 10 9 8 9 9 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 0 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 5 4 1 4 10 5 3 8 10 14
PoP 12HR 0 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 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 12 <1
Vent Rate 4 3 15 33 53 7 4 5 5 5 14 63 81 6 6 8 6 5 17 57133 4
T Wind Dir W W N N NE NE E SE SE S S SW SW S S SW W SW W SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 9 16 17 13 9 11 14 13 12 16 14 14 12 16 19 17 14 16 11 12 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 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
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 92 57 92 58 92 59 90
Temp 65 57 87 85 67 58 87 85 67 59 88 86 69 60 83 80
DewPt 41 41 40 37 38 38 39 37 38 38 37 34 36 39 39 37
Max/Min RH 57 14 47 14 45 13 46 16
RH 41 55 19 18 34 47 18 18 34 45 16 16 30 46 21 21
PWind Dir S SW SW SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-062100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 51 86 53 88
Temp 58 53 63 74 81 77 63 57 54 51 66 79 85 80 65 59 56 54 69 83 87 81
DewPt 39 38 38 38 40 42 45 44 44 44 48 46 44 43 43 44 46 45 47 41 34 36
Min/Max RH 23 80 24 74 16
RH 49 57 39 27 23 29 51 62 70 77 51 31 24 27 45 57 69 71 45 23 16 20
Wind Dir W N N NE NE NE NE SE SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 6 8 13 13 12 8 4 4 4 4 6 11 12 9 9 8 6 6 8 9 9 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 4 0 3 3 4 3 3 2 4 0 2 3 4 3 7 12 13 2 4 6 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 13 <1
Vent Rate 7 6 20 35 52 8 6 5 6 5 15 55 84 6 8 10 9 10 27 97130 4
T Wind Dir W NW N N NE NE NE SE S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 11 17 16 13 10 12 11 11 10 14 12 13 12 17 19 17 19 21 13 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 90 53 89 55 89 55 87
Temp 61 55 85 83 61 54 84 83 63 56 84 83 64 55 81 78
DewPt 39 38 37 35 36 36 37 35 37 36 36 34 34 38 37 37
Max/Min RH 56 15 52 15 46 14 52 17
RH 44 54 18 18 39 50 19 18 38 46 18 17 32 52 21 23
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
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 83 54 91 58 92
Temp 63 57 66 76 82 79 66 62 57 54 66 83 89 85 73 67 61 58 70 84 91 86
DewPt 44 43 43 44 44 45 44 43 43 44 46 49 47 46 47 49 48 46 48 45 40 41
Min/Max RH 26 70 23 66 18
RH 50 59 44 32 26 30 45 50 58 69 47 31 23 26 40 51 61 65 44 26 18 21
Wind Dir SW W N NE NE NE E E E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW W SW SE
Wind Spd 5 6 13 13 12 8 4 4 2 2 5 12 11 9 9 6 5 4 4 5 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 1 4 0 1 5 4 1 5 5 20 17 12 8 10
PoP 12HR 0 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 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 9 <1
Vent Rate 6 6 20 45 56 12 10 7 6 6 19 78 94 11 11 10 8 8 19 29 87 7
T Wind Dir SW W N NE E NE E E SE S S SW SW S S SW W W W SW S SE
T Wind Spd 9 9 14 16 13 12 14 11 9 9 13 17 16 13 16 14 12 11 14 10 10 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 Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
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 95 58 94 60 95 62 93
Temp 65 58 88 88 68 59 87 88 70 61 89 89 71 62 85 83
DewPt 44 44 42 39 42 41 41 40 40 39 39 36 39 41 41 38
Max/Min RH 62 14 50 15 44 13 45 16
RH 46 59 20 18 38 50 20 19 33 44 17 15 31 45 21 21
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 55 89 58 90
Temp 64 58 64 74 79 78 67 62 58 55 66 81 87 83 72 67 62 59 68 82 88 84
DewPt 43 43 42 44 44 44 44 44 44 45 46 49 46 47 47 48 47 46 48 45 41 41
Min/Max RH 28 70 25 63 20
RH 47 56 45 35 29 31 44 51 60 69 48 34 25 28 41 50 58 63 47 27 20 23
Wind Dir SW NW N NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW W SW SE
Wind Spd 8 8 13 14 12 8 5 4 4 3 6 12 11 8 9 9 8 5 5 5 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 3 1 5 7 16 14 11 5 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 9 <1
Vent Rate 5 5 20 44 53 11 8 7 5 5 18 77 95 13 9 9 7 6 16 30 87 6
T Wind Dir W W N NE NE NE E SE SE S S SW SW S S SW W W W SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 9 10 16 17 13 11 14 12 10 9 14 18 16 14 17 16 12 11 14 10 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 58 93 59 92 61 93 62 90
Temp 65 58 85 85 68 60 84 85 69 62 86 86 70 62 82 80
DewPt 44 44 42 38 41 40 41 40 39 40 39 36 39 40 41 38
Max/Min RH 59 15 48 17 44 14 45 17
RH 45 58 22 20 38 48 22 20 33 44 20 18 32 45 24 23
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ006-062100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
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 76 45 84 51 84
Temp 56 53 62 71 76 72 58 52 49 47 61 79 84 79 64 58 54 51 65 80 84 79
DewPt 39 35 34 37 39 41 42 42 41 42 46 46 44 43 43 41 41 41 44 43 40 40
Min/Max RH 26 89 25 67 21
RH 53 50 35 29 26 32 56 68 74 84 58 31 25 28 46 55 61 67 47 27 21 25
Wind Dir NW N N NE NE E E NE SE S SW SW SW S S SW SW W W SW S SE
Wind Spd 13 20 23 20 14 8 4 4 4 4 10 17 16 9 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 4 8 4 4 2 7 15 32 22 12 7 5 6
PoP 12HR 0 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 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 <1
Vent Rate 9 12 46 58 58 6 6 6 5 5 13 67 84 5 6 6 6 5 10 37 71 4
T Wind Dir N N N NE NE E E E SE S S SW SW S S SW W W SW S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 25 27 23 17 10 12 12 10 11 13 23 18 12 12 12 12 10 11 13 11 9
RFTI 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
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 48 86 49 86 50 87 52 84
Temp 57 49 82 80 59 50 82 81 60 51 83 81 61 53 79 74
DewPt 42 41 42 41 42 39 41 39 38 37 39 38 37 36 39 39
Max/Min RH 77 19 70 19 60 16 52 21
RH 56 74 24 25 53 66 23 23 44 59 21 21 41 52 24 27
PWind Dir S SW SW SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
OKZ002-062100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 78 46 87 50 85
Temp 57 52 63 74 78 73 59 53 48 46 61 79 86 81 65 59 54 50 65 80 85 79
DewPt 41 38 36 36 37 38 39 37 37 39 43 47 46 44 46 45 44 42 46 45 42 42
Min/Max RH 23 76 24 77 22
RH 56 60 36 25 23 28 47 55 64 76 50 32 25 27 50 61 69 75 49 29 22 27
Wind Dir NW N NE NE E E E SE SE S S S SW S S S SW W NW NE E E
Wind Spd 10 13 16 17 13 8 4 4 3 4 10 16 13 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 0 1 2 4 3 2 4 4 12 10 5 4 7 9 17 19 11 13 8 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 <1
Vent Rate 9 8 41 63 69 9 6 5 4 5 19 78 90 5 5 5 5 4 8 30 75 7
T Wind Dir NE N NE NE E E E E SE S S SW SW SW S SW W NW NW E S E
T Wind Spd 19 19 24 20 17 12 12 12 10 11 19 23 17 9 11 11 12 10 10 10 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 89 50 88 53 90 55 86
Temp 56 49 83 81 59 51 82 82 60 54 86 83 63 55 80 76
DewPt 44 44 44 41 43 42 44 41 41 39 41 38 40 38 40 41
Max/Min RH 86 19 74 19 60 16 53 20
RH 64 83 25 24 55 71 26 23 49 58 21 20 42 53 24 28
PWind Dir SE SW S NW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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