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
233 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
TXZ012-302100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
233 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
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 93 55 75 54 90
Temp 60 57 73 88 91 88 73 67 62 57 63 71 74 71 62 59 57 55 70 85 89 85
DewPt 44 43 44 42 41 41 41 42 41 37 33 34 37 38 40 41 42 43 46 44 40 39
Min/Max RH 17 48 25 66 18
RH 55 60 35 20 17 20 31 40 46 48 33 26 26 30 45 52 57 64 43 24 18 20
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SE SE S N N NE NE E E SE S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 6 6 10 9 6 8 8 5 12 14 19 11 9 8 6 8 9 11 14 17 16 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 0 0 0 1 6 4 1 3 2 2 1 3 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4
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 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 2
Vent Rate 5 5 9 54 68 8 5 5 9 11 40 39 39 4 5 6 6 6 29 76111 22
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SE SE S NE NE NE E E E SE S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 11 9 9 14 12 18 24 24 14 10 9 12 16 17 17 23 19 18 16
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 Thu 10/03/24Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24
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 56 83 56 90 56 88
Temp 68 59 87 86 67 57 79 79 63 57 84 84 66 57 82 82
DewPt 41 42 42 37 41 44 44 41 45 45 44 40 41 41 39 37
Max/Min RH 54 15 62 24 66 19 55 16
RH 38 54 21 17 39 62 29 26 52 65 24 21 40 55 21 20
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-302100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
233 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 52 77 51 87
Temp 56 54 71 86 90 86 70 64 58 54 61 69 76 73 61 56 53 52 68 82 87 81
DewPt 41 40 43 40 40 43 42 41 39 35 33 34 38 40 43 43 43 43 46 43 38 37
Min/Max RH 17 51 26 75 18
RH 57 59 36 20 17 23 36 43 49 48 36 27 26 30 51 62 69 72 45 25 18 20
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SE S W N N NE NE E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 5 10 11 8 9 5 5 8 13 20 12 9 9 5 5 8 9 13 16 16 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 3 0 4 3 5 4 5 6 17 3 4 4 4 2 1 2 5 1 3 3 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 2
Vent Rate 6 7 13 54 74 8 6 6 10 14 44 44 39 5 6 7 8 9 33 74114 30
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SE S E NE NE NE E E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 14 17 12 9 10 11 12 19 24 25 16 10 10 12 14 16 18 23 18 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/03/24Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 90 52 85 53 87 53 86
Temp 62 55 85 84 62 53 80 80 61 53 82 81 61 54 80 79
DewPt 40 40 40 37 40 41 43 40 44 45 44 39 41 40 38 36
Max/Min RH 57 17 66 21 76 20 60 18
RH 44 56 21 19 44 65 27 24 54 74 26 23 47 59 22 21
PWind Dir SW S S S S SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-302100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
233 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
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 97 57 75 54 93
Temp 62 59 72 89 94 92 76 69 63 59 63 70 74 72 63 58 56 54 69 85 92 87
DewPt 48 46 46 44 42 43 44 45 41 34 30 33 34 37 40 41 42 44 47 45 40 39
Min/Max RH 16 45 23 68 17
RH 60 64 40 22 16 19 32 41 44 39 30 25 23 27 42 52 61 67 45 24 17 18
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SE SE NE N NE NE NE NE E SE S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 9 5 5 5 4 6 9 14 11 8 5 4 4 6 9 13 16 14 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 2 0 0 4 3 3 1 2 5 0 1 5 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 4 4
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 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 2
Vent Rate 8 7 11 42 59 8 8 8 14 15 64 51 35 6 7 8 8 9 39 86119 27
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SE SE NE NE NE NE E E E SE S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 11 12 11 8 6 12 12 19 20 26 14 9 6 11 12 12 14 23 21 20 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Thu 10/03/24Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24
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 61 95 59 87 58 93 60 92
Temp 69 61 89 89 70 59 81 83 65 58 86 87 68 60 85 84
DewPt 42 43 44 38 43 45 45 43 47 48 46 41 44 44 41 37
Max/Min RH 53 15 60 21 69 18 54 16
RH 37 52 21 16 38 60 28 24 50 68 25 20 41 54 21 19
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-302100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
233 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 58 75 55 90
Temp 62 59 70 86 92 88 75 68 63 59 61 69 74 72 63 59 57 56 68 83 89 85
DewPt 47 46 46 45 43 44 43 45 42 35 31 33 35 37 40 41 43 45 47 45 40 40
Min/Max RH 18 47 25 67 19
RH 59 62 42 25 19 22 33 42 46 41 32 27 25 29 43 52 60 67 47 27 19 21
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SE SE NE N NE NE NE NE E SE S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 5 5 9 9 5 5 9 6 10 13 17 11 8 6 5 6 9 10 14 16 14 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 2
Vent Rate 6 6 11 35 56 8 8 7 16 14 59 49 39 7 6 7 7 9 37 85116 25
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SE S NE NE NE NE E E E SE S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 12 14 12 8 6 14 12 20 20 26 14 10 8 12 14 13 17 24 21 20 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/03/24Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 92 58 86 58 90 60 89
Temp 68 61 86 87 68 59 80 81 66 59 83 84 68 60 81 81
DewPt 42 43 44 38 42 46 45 43 47 48 46 41 43 44 41 37
Max/Min RH 52 17 62 23 68 20 55 18
RH 39 51 23 19 38 62 29 26 50 67 27 23 41 55 24 21
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-302100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
233 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
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 49 73 50 85
Temp 55 52 68 84 89 86 68 61 56 51 58 68 73 71 58 54 53 51 67 82 85 82
DewPt 43 41 45 45 44 46 46 41 34 25 27 32 34 37 40 41 42 42 45 45 42 41
Min/Max RH 21 48 25 73 22
RH 65 68 43 26 21 25 44 48 42 37 30 26 25 28 51 60 66 71 45 28 22 23
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SE NE N N N NE NE E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 8 9 5 5 9 11 14 14 17 11 8 8 5 8 11 13 18 19 16 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 1 0 0 1 7 6 4 2 4 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2
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 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 1
Vent Rate 6 5 7 26 69 6 9 13 14 15 45 35 31 5 6 7 9 10 38 62 91 16
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW NE E NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 11 11 11 10 8 16 23 27 24 24 12 9 9 12 14 20 20 26 21 18 14
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 Thu 10/03/24Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24
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 52 87 50 81 50 85 51 84
Temp 60 52 82 82 60 50 76 78 58 51 82 81 60 52 79 78
DewPt 37 38 42 43 39 40 45 43 44 44 46 41 40 39 39 37
Max/Min RH 59 20 68 26 80 22 62 18
RH 43 58 25 25 46 68 33 28 59 79 29 24 47 62 24 22
PWind Dir SW SW S NE S SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-302100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
233 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 50 71 50 88
Temp 54 51 69 87 91 87 69 61 56 52 59 67 71 68 56 52 51 52 67 83 87 82
DewPt 46 45 47 45 44 45 47 40 32 25 28 30 32 34 38 39 41 42 46 46 44 42
Min/Max RH 19 47 23 74 22
RH 74 79 46 23 20 24 45 47 39 36 31 25 24 28 50 60 68 69 46 27 22 24
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S E NE N N N NE NE E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 9 5 5 9 12 12 10 12 10 6 5 4 5 9 12 14 16 13 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 1 0 1 2 5 4 2 5 5 1 2 2 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 4 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 1
Vent Rate 6 5 7 35 54 9 9 11 12 12 44 34 31 6 5 6 7 9 41 60 78 13
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW N E NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 12 12 11 8 9 18 21 23 19 20 11 9 9 12 14 17 19 27 21 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/03/24Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 90 51 80 52 88 54 86
Temp 63 56 84 84 62 51 74 76 57 52 83 82 62 54 80 79
DewPt 40 40 44 43 41 42 45 44 46 46 48 42 42 40 39 38
Max/Min RH 55 20 70 29 81 22 61 19
RH 43 54 25 23 46 70 35 32 66 79 29 24 47 58 23 23
PWind Dir SW S S E S SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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