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 Thu Oct 10 2024
TXZ012-102100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
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 91 56 93 55 94
Temp 60 56 71 86 90 84 71 66 62 58 71 88 92 85 72 66 61 56 71 88 93 87
DewPt 43 44 46 44 39 39 42 44 44 43 44 41 36 36 38 40 40 39 41 38 34 36
Min/Max RH 17 62 14 53 13
RH 53 64 41 23 17 20 35 45 52 57 38 19 14 17 29 38 46 53 34 17 13 16
Wind Dir NW NW NW N E E SE SE S SW NW N E E E SE S W W SW SW S
Wind Spd 5 6 4 5 4 5 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 4 5 4
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 0 0 6 5 8 6 7 8 3 7 7 4 4 16 13 4 3 3 6 10 5 8
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
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 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 4 11 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 13 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 5 27 79 7 5 4 3 2 3 62 72 2 6 5 4 4 3 38140 5
T Wind Dir NW NW N NE NW E E SE S W NW N NW SE E SE S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 11 10 6 8 8 14 12 10 5 6 9 6 9 14 13 11 9 8 8 12 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 Sun 10/13/24Mon 10/14/24Tue 10/15/24Wed 10/16/24
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 55 85 50 81 47 76 44 76
Temp 66 56 79 79 61 51 73 75 58 48 70 70 54 45 71 70
DewPt 37 36 41 40 39 36 35 35 34 34 34 32 33 34 34 33
Max/Min RH 47 21 57 20 58 21 65 21
RH 34 47 26 25 44 56 25 23 40 58 26 24 45 65 26 25
PWind Dir S NE E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-102100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 89 53 91 53 91
Temp 58 55 69 83 87 83 67 61 58 55 69 86 90 83 67 61 56 54 69 85 90 84
DewPt 39 38 42 39 37 38 40 42 42 38 40 37 34 34 36 37 36 34 36 33 31 33
Min/Max RH 16 58 14 50 13
RH 48 54 37 21 17 20 38 49 56 54 35 18 14 17 33 41 48 47 29 16 13 16
Wind Dir NW NW N NE E E E E E NW NW NE SE E E SE SW W W NW W NW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 2 3 0 3 4 7 5 19 37 10 5 2 3 14 7 4 4 6 2 3 3 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 7 13 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 10 14 <1
Vent Rate 5 3 5 55 91 8 7 6 5 6 4 65 67 2 7 7 7 4 8110149 4
T Wind Dir NW W N NE NW E E E SE W NW N NW E E SE S SW W W W NW
T Wind Spd 10 6 9 9 8 8 13 12 10 11 8 8 5 5 13 13 13 8 11 12 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/13/24Mon 10/14/24Tue 10/15/24Wed 10/16/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 84 47 82 47 75 43 77
Temp 62 54 78 78 58 48 75 76 56 47 69 69 51 44 70 71
DewPt 33 32 37 39 40 38 37 34 37 34 34 34 34 34 33 33
Max/Min RH 43 20 69 19 61 24 71 20
RH 34 43 23 25 52 68 25 22 48 60 27 27 52 69 25 25
PWind Dir SW NE E SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-102100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
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 92 56 95 57 96
Temp 58 56 68 83 90 86 72 66 61 58 69 87 94 87 73 67 61 57 70 88 94 88
DewPt 49 49 50 49 42 42 46 48 48 47 48 45 39 39 41 44 43 42 43 41 37 39
Min/Max RH 18 72 15 59 14
RH 72 78 52 31 19 21 40 53 61 67 46 23 15 18 31 43 52 57 38 20 14 18
Wind Dir NW W NW NE E E E E E W W NE E E SE SE S W NW S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4
Clouds CL FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 6 32 27 10 3 9 18 6 6 4 2 5 19 11 3 4 3 9 4 9 6
PoP 12HR 5 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 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 13 <1
Vent Rate 6 5 7 23 58 8 8 6 5 4 4 17 69 6 9 8 7 5 3 43138 5
T Wind Dir NW NW NW NE NE E SE SE SE W NW SE N E SE SE S W W S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 8 9 8 6 9 11 9 8 5 5 5 6 9 13 11 10 6 4 10 12 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 Sun 10/13/24Mon 10/14/24Tue 10/15/24Wed 10/16/24
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 55 86 50 83 49 80 47 80
Temp 67 55 79 80 61 51 75 77 59 49 72 73 57 48 72 74
DewPt 41 42 44 42 40 35 35 35 35 37 36 34 35 36 37 35
Max/Min RH 60 22 56 19 63 20 64 21
RH 39 60 29 26 46 54 23 22 40 63 28 24 43 63 27 25
PWind Dir SW NE E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-102100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 57 92 57 93
Temp 60 57 67 82 88 84 72 67 62 59 68 84 90 85 73 67 62 57 69 85 91 86
DewPt 50 49 49 47 42 42 45 48 48 48 48 45 39 39 40 43 43 43 43 41 38 40
Min/Max RH 19 70 17 58 16
RH 68 74 52 30 21 23 39 50 60 67 48 26 17 20 31 42 50 58 39 22 16 20
Wind Dir NW W NW NE E E SE SE SW W W NE E E SE SE S W NW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 4 32 25 4 2 11 13 4 6 5 2 3 14 10 4 4 2 8 4 8 6
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 12 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 5 24 55 9 7 6 4 3 3 15 64 5 9 7 5 4 2 35133 4
T Wind Dir NW W N NE NE E SE SE S W NW SE NW E SE SE S W W S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 8 8 8 6 10 13 10 8 5 4 5 6 11 16 12 10 8 5 10 12 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/13/24Mon 10/14/24Tue 10/15/24Wed 10/16/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 83 51 81 50 77 48 78
Temp 67 56 76 78 61 52 72 75 59 50 70 71 57 48 70 72
DewPt 40 42 44 42 40 36 36 36 35 38 37 34 35 37 37 35
Max/Min RH 58 25 57 21 62 23 64 23
RH 38 58 33 28 45 56 27 24 40 62 31 26 44 64 31 27
PWind Dir SW NE E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-102100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
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 86 49 88 49 87
Temp 54 50 68 83 86 81 65 59 54 50 67 85 88 82 66 59 53 50 66 83 87 81
DewPt 45 42 44 42 39 41 43 43 43 42 45 43 38 39 39 39 39 37 41 40 37 39
Min/Max RH 19 74 17 65 17
RH 72 75 42 24 19 24 44 56 65 73 45 23 17 22 37 47 58 63 41 22 17 22
Wind Dir NW NW NW NE SE SE SE S W NW NW S SE SE SE SE W NW NW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 18 3 2 4 1 16 9 6 4 14 21 1 6 20 20 9 8 9 12 3 5 9
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 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 7 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 5 45 73 6 6 5 4 3 2 34 63 2 6 7 5 4 7 28 96 4
T Wind Dir N NW N NW W S SE S SW NW NW W W SE SE S SW W W S SW SE
T Wind Spd 9 9 10 6 6 6 12 12 9 6 5 6 6 8 13 14 10 8 9 10 11 10
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 Sun 10/13/24Mon 10/14/24Tue 10/15/24Wed 10/16/24
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 49 77 44 78 43 73 40 73
Temp 59 49 73 73 54 45 71 73 52 43 69 67 48 41 68 69
DewPt 39 38 43 42 40 37 39 39 36 34 37 35 34 33 37 35
Max/Min RH 66 29 73 24 71 26 75 25
RH 47 66 34 32 59 72 30 29 53 70 31 30 58 73 32 28
PWind Dir NE NE E S SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0
$$
OKZ002-102100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 50 91 49 89
Temp 53 50 65 81 87 81 65 59 52 50 67 86 90 83 66 59 53 50 66 82 88 82
DewPt 49 47 46 46 44 44 47 48 47 45 47 45 40 40 42 42 42 41 43 43 40 40
Min/Max RH 22 84 17 74 19
RH 86 89 51 29 22 27 53 67 83 84 48 24 17 22 41 53 66 71 43 24 19 23
Wind Dir NW NW NW NE SE SE SE S W W W SE SE E SE S W W NW SW S E
Wind Spd 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 42 51 55 29 6 11 8 24 9 5 1 2 7 27 24 20 9 6 10 6 5 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 <1
Vent Rate 3 4 5 13 53 4 6 5 4 4 3 23 53 3 6 5 4 4 6 34121 3
T Wind Dir NW NW NW NE W SE SE S SW W W SW SE SE SE S SW W W S SW SE
T Wind Spd 8 9 9 5 6 6 13 12 10 9 6 4 5 9 12 11 9 9 8 11 14 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/13/24Mon 10/14/24Tue 10/15/24Wed 10/16/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 78 44 76 43 75 42 76
Temp 59 49 74 72 53 44 69 70 50 43 69 67 49 42 71 70
DewPt 41 41 43 40 37 33 35 35 34 34 36 33 35 33 36 35
Max/Min RH 74 27 67 23 72 24 73 23
RH 52 74 33 31 54 65 28 28 54 70 30 28 59 71 28 27
PWind Dir NE NE E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 0
$$
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