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
349 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
TXZ012-072200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 50 39 48 34 61
Temp 42 45 48 49 48 45 44 41 39 41 44 47 43 39 38 36 35 42 54 60 54
DewPt 39 43 44 44 45 45 44 41 39 41 43 43 41 39 36 34 31 33 35 35 35
Min/Max RH 82 100 86 100 39
RH 89 93 86 83 89100100100100100 96 86 93100 92 92 85 70 48 39 48
Wind Dir NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE S SW W W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 14 18 21 21 18 18 18 20 20 21 20 18 13 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 5
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 94 96 95 95 96 97 97 95 97 97 90 79 62 32 29 8 5 2 1 2 2
PoP 12HR 80 100 90 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.23 1.08 0.55 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM O O O O O O O O SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 9 31 39 45 29 25 29 27 28 22 25 49 26 14 12 9 8 15 51 61 6
T Wind Dir E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE SW W SW W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 17 25 25 28 24 21 26 24 24 24 23 20 20 18 20 20 19 17 20 18 11
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 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 34 68 36 69 41 73 38 61
Temp 41 35 60 59 44 37 61 60 47 42 66 64 48 39 56 54
DewPt 34 31 36 37 35 31 35 36 36 34 38 36 30 27 27 26
Max/Min RH 86 33 80 29 75 28 62 26
RH 76 85 41 44 70 79 38 41 65 73 36 35 49 62 33 34
PWind Dir W W SW NW SW SW W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-072200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 46 38 46 30 58
Temp 36 40 42 44 44 45 44 42 39 41 43 45 41 36 35 32 31 39 52 57 50
DewPt 36 40 42 44 44 44 43 41 39 41 42 41 39 36 34 32 31 33 34 34 34
Min/Max RH 82 100 86 100 42
RH 100100100100100 96 96 96100100 96 86 93 98 98100100 78 49 42 53
Wind Dir NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE N N W W W W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 13 14 18 19 14 14 13 13 18 18 14 19 13 10 8 8 8 9 13 13 9
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 97 96 98 96 96 97 97 98 98 93 87 81 56 35 22 8 8 3 2 3 3
PoP 12HR 90 100 80 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.43 0.97 0.26 0 0
Flurries SC
Rain Shwrs O O O O NM O O O O O SC SC
Sprinkles SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 1 1 1 1 <1 <1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 1
Vent Rate 21 17 26 18 14 11 27 34 29 27 28 42 23 17 9 11 9 18 63 72 16
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E NE N NE NE N W W W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 18 18 21 21 17 17 21 26 23 21 17 21 18 18 19 19 19 19 24 21 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 30 64 34 66 39 70 35 59
Temp 36 31 56 55 40 35 60 56 43 39 64 60 44 35 54 51
DewPt 34 31 36 37 33 29 34 36 35 33 37 35 29 26 25 28
Max/Min RH 100 37 80 32 81 31 70 29
RH 92 100 46 51 76 78 37 46 72 79 36 38 55 69 32 41
PWind Dir W W W W SW SW W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-072200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 52 41 49 35 61
Temp 42 44 48 50 48 45 43 42 41 41 44 47 45 41 39 38 36 43 55 60 54
DewPt 42 44 45 45 45 45 43 42 41 41 44 45 44 41 39 37 35 36 37 37 38
Min/Max RH 77 100 91 100 43
RH 100 98 87 83 88 99 99100100100 99 92 95100100 97 96 76 51 43 55
Wind Dir NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SW W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 10 13 17 17 14 13 13 14 13 16 17 16 11 9 6 6 8 9 10 9 4
Clouds OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 97 85 96 96 96 96 96 99 99 95 93 85 69 46 27 19 14 3 1 2 2
PoP 12HR 70 100 100 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.18 0.85 0.73 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM O O O O O O NM NM SC SC
Sprinkles SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 <1 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 9 35 49 34 33 33 36 44 39 30 28 45 31 28 25 17 10 31 53 72 7
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE SE SW SW SW W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 12 23 21 20 20 23 25 26 26 19 19 18 18 19 19 17 14 20 21 20 10
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 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 34 68 36 69 42 75 39 63
Temp 41 35 60 60 44 37 61 60 46 42 67 65 49 40 57 54
DewPt 37 34 39 41 38 34 38 38 39 36 39 38 33 29 28 28
Max/Min RH 97 36 92 33 80 28 65 25
RH 84 94 46 48 79 90 42 45 76 79 37 37 55 64 33 35
PWind Dir W W SW NW SW SW W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-072200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 51 40 48 36 59
Temp 41 43 46 48 48 45 43 41 41 41 43 46 45 41 40 38 37 41 52 58 53
DewPt 41 43 44 45 45 45 43 41 41 41 43 44 43 41 40 37 35 35 37 37 38
Min/Max RH 78 100 89 100 46
RH 100100 95 89 90 98100100100100100 90 94100100 94 93 78 56 46 57
Wind Dir NE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SW W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 12 13 17 18 16 16 16 19 18 18 18 16 12 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 4
Clouds OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 97 87 96 97 96 96 97 99 99 95 93 86 71 48 29 21 11 3 2 2 2
PoP 12HR 80 100 100 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.21 0.93 0.66 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM O O O O O O O NM NM IS IS
Sprinkles SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 9 30 45 33 34 33 38 37 33 28 23 48 30 28 20 17 9 25 49 65 6
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE S SW SW W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 13 21 21 20 21 23 26 26 25 20 20 19 18 20 20 19 17 20 21 19 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 35 66 36 67 42 73 40 60
Temp 41 36 58 59 45 37 59 59 46 43 65 65 49 41 55 53
DewPt 37 34 39 40 38 34 37 38 38 36 39 37 33 30 28 27
Max/Min RH 97 40 90 35 77 30 64 28
RH 86 95 49 51 77 88 45 47 74 76 39 37 54 64 36 37
PWind Dir W W SW NW SW SW W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ006-072200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 44 34 41 28 53
Temp 34 37 40 43 43 41 40 38 36 38 39 40 39 35 35 32 30 37 50 53 47
DewPt 33 36 39 40 40 38 38 36 35 37 39 39 39 35 33 31 29 33 37 36 38
Min/Max RH 83 98 89 100 53
RH 96100 96 90 89 90 92 92 97 96 98 96100 99 94 97 96 87 61 53 70
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE N N N NW W W W W W W
Wind Spd 17 17 18 18 17 18 17 20 20 21 21 19 13 12 9 9 8 6 9 8 4
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 96 96 97 98 96 97 98 98 97 95 94 91 84 58 54 32 22 8 1 2 1
PoP 12HR 90 100 100 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.55 1.00 0.62 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs O O O O O O O O O O O O SC SC
Sleet S
Tstms SC IS SC 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 1 1 <1 <1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 18 12 18 19 12 17 27 32 34 33 32 32 14 17 18 10 7 16 32 33 3
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW W NW W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 20 19 20 20 19 21 25 25 26 27 25 21 16 17 20 16 13 17 16 13 9
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
Winter Storm W W W W W W
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 26 62 28 63 32 65 31 54
Temp 32 27 57 53 35 29 58 53 37 33 59 57 40 32 51 48
DewPt 32 27 38 39 34 29 35 38 34 30 35 34 29 26 27 28
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 36 89 33 79 33
RH 99 100 49 60 95 100 42 56 87 87 40 42 64 78 39 46
PWind Dir W SW W NW W SW W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
OKZ002-072200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 48 37 44 33 55
Temp 40 43 45 47 45 42 41 40 39 42 42 43 42 39 38 36 34 40 50 55 48
DewPt 38 42 42 42 42 39 39 38 38 39 40 42 41 39 37 36 34 36 38 38 38
Min/Max RH 78 96 88 100 53
RH 92 97 89 84 89 89 94 91 95 91 93 95 96 99 96 97100 84 62 53 68
Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 11 13 16 14 13 13 12 14 14 18 19 16 11 9 8 9 10 10 12 10 4
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 97 96 96 89 89 97 98 98 98 97 95 93 89 66 53 50 37 19 16 7 3
PoP 12HR 70 100 100 50 0
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.81 0.92 0.10 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC NM SC NM O O O O O O SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 <1 2 <1 <1 1 2 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 9 28 42 46 20 25 28 30 28 30 29 23 11 27 12 13 13 28 39 34 4
T Wind Dir E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E SW W W W W W W NW
T Wind Spd 13 23 21 23 18 20 23 24 23 21 24 19 12 16 13 16 13 17 18 13 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 29 65 31 64 35 69 33 56
Temp 34 30 59 55 38 32 58 54 39 36 61 59 42 34 53 47
DewPt 34 30 40 41 38 32 39 38 38 32 38 36 32 29 28 28
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 39 97 33 84 32
RH 100 100 48 60100 100 48 55 97 86 42 41 67 83 37 46
PWind Dir W SW SW NW SW SW W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
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