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 CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
TXZ012-012100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 98 75 100 73 95
Temp 76 74 84 92 96 95 86 81 77 75 85 96 99 94 82 78 75 73 81 90 94 91
DewPt 60 59 61 57 57 53 55 55 57 58 59 59 59 60 61 62 61 59 61 62 63 61
Min/Max RH 24 58 27 63 35
RH 58 59 46 31 27 24 35 41 50 55 41 29 27 32 49 58 63 61 51 39 36 37
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 13 13 17 18 20 20 17 17 18 18 19 16 14 12 10 9 10 11 12 9 10 10
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 6 8 3 0 5 6 6 12 21 25 12 9 27 53 69 67 58 67 56 54 45 56
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 8
Vent Rate 11 12 56151206204 17 16 17 13 64164204108 8 4 8 9 26 61 66128
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S E S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 21 23 26 23 25 25 23 23 25 25 26 21 19 18 17 10 18 18 19 13 12 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24
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 71 99 67 83 64 89 67 94
Temp 77 72 94 95 76 67 80 81 68 64 83 85 72 67 90 92
DewPt 61 59 56 54 61 59 58 58 57 57 58 58 58 59 58 55
Max/Min RH 67 23 76 44 80 36 76 28
RH 58 64 28 25 60 75 48 46 68 77 42 40 61 75 34 29
PWind Dir S SW NE NE E S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 30 30 30 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ016-012100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 95 71 98 68 93
Temp 73 69 80 89 93 93 82 77 73 71 81 92 97 94 80 75 71 69 79 87 91 88
DewPt 60 62 62 59 56 54 57 58 60 60 61 59 57 57 61 63 63 61 62 61 60 60
Min/Max RH 26 70 26 77 35
RH 65 77 54 37 29 27 43 52 64 70 51 33 27 29 52 66 74 76 56 42 35 39
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 16 16 17 17 12 12 13 13 16 13 13 12 8 5 8 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2
Clouds(%) 5 6 3 3 8 29 24 28 28 23 14 16 29 53 52 68 60 56 53 46 45 73
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 3
Vent Rate 11 11 51141196210 11 11 14 11 56174181106 7 6 7 10 23 65 99 38
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 19 24 20 21 24 18 18 23 19 23 20 19 17 12 11 13 17 14 13 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 Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24
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 67 98 64 83 61 88 63 94
Temp 73 68 93 95 73 64 77 82 67 62 81 83 69 63 86 93
DewPt 64 62 55 46 60 61 60 58 60 60 60 59 60 59 58 52
Max/Min RH 85 17 89 44 96 38 89 24
RH 74 81 29 19 64 89 56 44 80 94 48 43 73 87 39 25
PWind Dir S SW E E SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 20 20 40 20 30 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 102 79 106 73 98
Temp 79 76 87 96100 98 89 85 81 79 88 99104 97 84 79 76 74 84 91 96 93
DewPt 61 62 63 60 57 56 57 57 58 61 61 61 60 61 66 65 65 64 65 64 64 63
Min/Max RH 23 54 24 73 35
RH 55 60 45 30 24 25 34 39 45 54 42 29 24 31 54 63 68 73 53 42 36 37
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 10 10 13 14 17 17 14 14 14 13 16 13 12 9 6 4 5 6 8 8 8 8
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 15 6 3 0 1 7 18 19 9 23 27 8 25 66 70 66 67 52 55 60 45 60
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 9 11 10 1 1 <1 1 4 9 12 7 1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 6
Vent Rate 18 15 73201234241 21 26 20 20 88172222 99 17 10 6 9 47 52 59 95
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W SW S SW E S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 23 18 26 25 25 27 21 24 24 21 28 23 20 17 14 14 9 12 19 14 12 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 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24
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 73 102 68 87 64 94 69 99
Temp 78 74 98 97 78 68 82 82 70 64 87 89 74 69 94 95
DewPt 64 63 59 57 64 60 58 58 60 60 59 59 61 61 60 55
Max/Min RH 72 22 76 38 87 32 76 24
RH 62 70 29 26 62 76 44 43 71 86 38 35 63 74 32 26
PWind Dir S W NE NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 30 20 30 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 99 77 103 73 95
Temp 78 75 84 93 97 96 87 84 80 78 85 96101 95 82 78 75 73 81 87 93 90
DewPt 61 61 63 58 56 55 56 57 58 60 61 60 59 61 64 65 64 64 64 63 63 63
Min/Max RH 25 57 26 72 37
RH 55 62 48 32 26 26 35 41 48 56 44 31 26 32 54 64 68 72 56 45 37 41
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 13 12 16 16 18 19 17 16 18 18 17 14 13 11 9 6 8 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 11 6 5 1 2 6 24 20 9 21 32 11 24 55 68 68 68 52 60 68 42 60
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 9 10 10 1 1 <1 <1 3 8 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 6
Vent Rate 16 13 67192224222 21 26 19 17 68162202128 11 7 6 7 46 50 57 96
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 23 19 26 25 25 26 21 25 24 23 27 21 19 17 16 13 10 13 20 16 12 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 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24
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 72 100 67 84 64 90 68 97
Temp 77 73 95 95 77 67 79 80 68 64 84 87 73 68 91 92
DewPt 64 63 58 57 63 60 56 57 59 60 59 58 60 60 58 55
Max/Min RH 72 23 78 40 87 35 78 26
RH 65 71 30 28 63 78 47 45 73 86 42 37 64 76 34 29
PWind Dir S W NE NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 30 20 30 20 30 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-012100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 96 70 98 65 90
Temp 71 69 82 91 95 92 81 76 72 70 83 93 96 90 77 72 68 66 76 83 89 85
DewPt 57 58 62 61 59 58 60 60 60 61 62 60 59 59 64 64 64 64 66 64 63 62
Min/Max RH 29 73 29 95 41
RH 60 68 50 38 30 31 49 57 66 73 49 32 29 34 63 75 87 95 71 52 42 45
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SE SE E N NW S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 18 19 20 18 13 12 13 16 16 13 12 10 8 6 5 8 8 6 9 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 3 5 3 5 12 20 41 30 20 24 14 16 38 49 53 48 48 66 75 61 53 50
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 1 <1 <1 3 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 4
Vent Rate 10 10 60190245200 11 13 9 12 60121144124 13 11 11 9 26 54 27 65
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW E NE E NE NW SW S S
T Wind Spd 19 19 27 27 27 26 18 13 18 20 23 16 14 13 16 14 13 10 12 13 10 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24
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 63 96 60 81 58 88 61 94
Temp 71 64 93 90 70 61 77 78 64 58 83 84 68 62 89 90
DewPt 62 61 53 51 56 56 54 54 57 58 59 56 59 59 57 50
Max/Min RH 93 22 85 38 100 35 92 23
RH 74 89 26 25 59 84 45 43 76 99 44 38 75 89 34 25
PWind Dir S NW NE NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 30 20 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-012100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 73 97 67 88
Temp 71 71 84 92 96 95 82 77 75 73 84 94 96 90 75 71 69 67 75 82 87 84
DewPt 63 61 63 61 60 58 60 62 60 61 64 62 62 63 68 68 67 67 68 67 66 65
Min/Max RH 28 66 32 99 50
RH 76 72 50 35 30 29 48 60 61 65 50 35 33 41 79 91 96 99 81 61 50 54
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W E E E E NE NE E SE S
Wind Spd 12 12 17 19 20 18 13 12 13 16 16 13 11 9 6 5 5 6 8 8 9 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1
Clouds(%) 4 11 3 2 1 12 42 19 10 43 20 22 30 54 58 55 61 86 79 72 49 51
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 4 <1 1 <1 1 2 3 4 2
Vent Rate 9 9 62196250234 10 6 9 11 67105 88 55 9 14 6 12 14 26 49 27
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W NE E NE E E E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 18 19 28 28 29 28 18 13 19 21 25 17 12 16 17 17 13 12 10 10 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24
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 64 93 61 83 59 89 64 95
Temp 69 65 90 90 69 61 78 80 63 59 84 85 68 64 90 91
DewPt 67 64 61 55 58 57 55 53 57 59 60 57 60 61 59 55
Max/Min RH 99 29 86 36 100 35 91 26
RH 92 96 38 31 66 86 44 39 80 99 45 39 76 89 36 30
PWind Dir S NW NE NE S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 30 20 20 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS 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