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
449 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024
TXZ012-060900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024
Date 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 54 81 53 88 56
Temp 86 72 67 61 56 65 76 80 76 64 60 57 54 68 82 87 82 69 64 60 57
DewPt 40 40 41 41 40 41 41 40 41 41 41 41 41 43 44 43 42 42 44 45 44
Max/Min RH 59 24 61 21 62
RH 20 31 39 48 55 41 28 24 28 43 49 55 61 40 26 21 24 37 48 58 62
Wind Dir S S SW SW NW N NE E E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 11 10 8 10 16 16 13 10 9 9 8 6 6 12 11 9 10 10 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 4 2 1 4 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 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 10 6 7 4 5 22 42 64 5 5 5 4 4 16 61 87 11 7 8 7 6
T Wind Dir S S SW W N NE NE E E E SE SE S S SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 18 12 12 20 18 14 13 14 14 12 11 14 14 14 13 18 18 16 14
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 10/08Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 56 91 56 91 57 91 58 89
Temp 85 83 66 57 87 83 66 57 86 84 67 58 87 83 68 59 85 81
DewPt 43 38 39 39 39 37 37 37 38 36 37 38 38 34 35 37 37 35
Min/Max RH 15 51 14 47 14 47 14 44 15
RH 23 20 37 51 18 19 34 47 18 18 33 47 18 17 29 44 18 19
PWind Dir SW SW SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-060900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024
Date 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 51 80 50 86 53
Temp 84 68 62 58 53 63 72 78 75 61 56 53 51 66 80 85 80 65 60 56 54
DewPt 39 40 40 39 38 39 39 40 42 43 43 42 41 44 44 41 40 43 44 45 44
Max/Min RH 59 25 71 21 71
RH 20 36 44 48 57 40 30 26 30 51 62 66 68 44 28 22 25 44 56 66 69
Wind Dir S S SW W N N NE NE E E SE S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 9 6 10 14 14 13 9 6 5 5 4 5 11 11 9 9 8 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 2 4 2 4 0 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 1 3 4 4 4 9 8 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 13 7 9 7 8 25 40 47 6 7 6 6 6 19 60101 9 8 9 9 8
T Wind Dir S S SW W N NE NE E E E SE S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 14 17 14 16 20 17 14 12 14 11 12 12 16 13 13 11 16 17 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/08Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 89 54 90 53 89 54 89 54 87
Temp 83 82 61 55 85 83 62 54 84 83 63 55 84 82 63 55 82 79
DewPt 41 35 39 38 38 35 35 35 37 34 36 37 36 33 34 35 35 33
Min/Max RH 16 54 15 50 15 50 14 47 15
RH 23 19 43 53 19 18 36 48 19 17 36 50 18 17 34 47 19 19
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-060900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024
Date 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 56 82 54 90 57
Temp 90 75 68 62 57 65 75 79 77 66 60 56 55 67 82 89 85 72 67 61 57
DewPt 42 43 44 44 43 41 41 41 41 42 41 42 42 45 45 44 44 45 46 46 46
Max/Min RH 59 24 64 22 66
RH 19 32 41 52 58 41 29 25 27 42 50 59 62 45 26 22 24 38 48 58 66
Wind Dir S S SW SW N NE NE NE E E E E SE S S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 10 8 5 6 14 16 13 9 6 4 4 4 4 10 10 8 8 6 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 0 1 1 3 0 1 5 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 5 5 2 6 19 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 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 16 11 9 6 9 44 63 68 9 9 6 5 5 18 79109 13 9 9 9 8
T Wind Dir S S SW SW N NE NE E E E E SE SE S SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 16 13 9 13 25 20 16 13 13 9 8 8 12 18 17 13 13 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
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/08Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 58 95 58 94 59 95 61 93
Temp 86 86 66 58 87 88 68 58 86 87 69 60 87 88 71 62 85 83
DewPt 45 40 43 42 42 40 40 41 42 38 41 41 40 36 38 39 38 36
Min/Max RH 16 55 15 53 16 48 14 43 14
RH 24 20 43 54 21 19 36 53 21 18 36 48 19 16 30 43 19 18
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-060900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024
Date 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 56 80 55 88 58
Temp 87 75 69 63 57 63 73 77 75 65 61 57 55 65 80 87 83 72 66 62 58
DewPt 42 42 43 43 42 40 42 41 42 42 42 43 43 44 45 44 44 44 46 46 47
Max/Min RH 58 26 63 23 66
RH 21 31 40 49 57 42 33 28 30 44 50 58 62 47 29 23 26 38 48 57 66
Wind Dir S S SW SW N NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 11 8 6 9 16 16 13 9 8 6 4 4 5 10 10 8 9 9 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 4 1 6 19 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 15 9 8 5 8 41 62 70 10 7 5 4 4 17 80108 11 8 8 8 6
T Wind Dir S S SW W N NE NE E E E SE SE S S SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 16 16 9 14 25 21 16 13 13 10 8 8 13 18 16 13 14 16 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/08Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 59 92 58 90 59 91 62 89
Temp 83 84 66 59 84 85 67 59 83 84 68 60 85 85 70 62 83 81
DewPt 45 40 42 41 42 39 40 40 41 38 40 40 40 36 38 39 38 36
Min/Max RH 18 52 16 50 17 47 15 42 16
RH 27 22 41 52 23 20 37 50 23 19 35 47 21 18 31 42 21 20
PWind Dir SW SW SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-060900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024
Date 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 51 76 47 84 50
Temp 84 67 60 55 53 61 71 76 73 58 54 50 48 63 79 84 80 64 58 54 51
DewPt 41 42 42 39 36 36 37 39 40 42 40 40 40 44 45 43 42 42 41 40 41
Max/Min RH 57 26 77 23 68
RH 22 41 52 55 53 39 30 26 30 55 61 68 75 50 30 24 26 45 53 59 67
Wind Dir S S W N N NE NE E E E E SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 11 9 8 13 19 21 19 13 8 5 4 4 5 9 14 13 8 6 5 4 4
Clouds FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 3 17 1 4 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 9 6 7 7 5 13 24 22 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 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 11 6 6 9 11 54 59 59 4 5 5 4 4 20 75 77 6 6 5 5 4
T Wind Dir S S W N N NE NE E E E SE S S SW SW SW S SE S SW W
T Wind Spd 12 12 13 18 23 29 23 16 10 11 11 9 10 16 21 14 9 12 11 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/08Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 84 49 86 49 86 50 86 51 83
Temp 80 79 57 50 82 80 58 50 83 80 59 51 83 80 61 52 79 75
DewPt 43 41 42 40 42 41 41 41 42 39 39 37 39 37 36 35 39 37
Min/Max RH 20 71 19 74 18 61 18 53 20
RH 27 26 57 68 24 25 53 71 24 23 47 59 21 21 40 52 23 25
PWind Dir W NE SW N SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-060900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024
Date 10/05/24 Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 51 78 46 86 49
Temp 86 68 61 55 52 63 72 77 73 59 54 50 47 63 79 86 80 64 58 53 49
DewPt 41 43 43 41 37 36 36 37 37 38 37 37 38 43 43 44 43 44 43 42 41
Max/Min RH 59 23 73 23 75
RH 20 39 51 59 56 36 27 24 27 46 52 62 71 47 28 23 27 48 56 67 74
Wind Dir S S N N N NE NE E E E E SE S S S SW S S S SW W
Wind Spd 10 9 9 10 13 16 14 13 8 6 4 4 4 8 13 12 6 6 4 4 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 8 7 5 3 5 17 14
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 11 6 7 9 9 42 67 56 6 5 5 5 5 18 88 91 10 5 5 5 4
T Wind Dir S S NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S SW SW S SE S SW W
T Wind Spd 11 13 16 19 19 26 20 14 11 11 11 11 11 14 20 16 11 12 12 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/08Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 86 49 88 50 87 52 89 54 87
Temp 79 79 57 50 82 82 59 51 82 81 59 53 85 83 62 54 81 76
DewPt 44 43 44 43 44 42 43 43 43 41 41 39 41 38 38 37 39 39
Min/Max RH 22 81 19 78 20 62 17 53 19
RH 29 28 62 78 26 24 55 75 25 24 50 60 21 20 40 52 22 25
PWind Dir NE SE S S E S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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