Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
425 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
TXZ012-102215-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
425 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
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 33 24 39 26 47
TEMP 21 23 30 33 31 28 26 25 24 27 35 39 36 31 29 28 26 30 42 47 43
DEWPT 19 20 23 26 27 25 24 24 24 27 30 32 31 29 28 27 26 27 28 28 28
MIN/MAX RH 74 100 75 100 47
RH 93 89 76 77 85 89 92 96100 99 82 76 80 91 97 97100 91 58 48 55
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S S S SW S SE SE NW NW NW N N NE
WIND SPD 14 16 14 17 9 9 9 6 5 5 8 8 6 9 8 8 6 10 12 8 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 87 85 83 85 86 83 79 82 85 81 78 70 63 46 30 16 3 11 19 10 0
POP 12HR 5 5 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
FRZG RAIN S S
RAIN S S S S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 2
MIX HGT <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 2
VENT RATE 8 14 26 23 3 <1 5 <1 <1 4 8 8 5 <1 3 4 4 4 7 10 3
T WIND DIR S S S S SE SE S S S S S SW S W W NW NW NW N N W
T WIND SPD 18 16 19 17 6 10 11 9 6 9 9 5 3 0 5 9 8 8 8 4 2
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
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 52 27 44 25 50 28 47
TEMP 31 26 45 47 33 28 40 40 30 25 44 46 33 28 42 43
DEWPT 26 25 26 25 25 23 24 23 22 22 26 25 24 23 26 25
MAX/MIN RH 96 34 90 43 91 37 85 41
RH 81 95 46 41 73 84 53 50 73 87 48 43 68 81 52 47
PWIND DIR SE NW N NE SE S SE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 10
$$
TXZ016-102215-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
425 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 25 42 25 49
TEMP 21 24 31 35 33 29 27 26 25 28 38 42 39 32 29 27 25 30 43 49 44
DEWPT 21 24 30 31 30 29 27 26 25 28 32 32 33 32 29 27 25 30 31 29 27
MIN/MAX RH 85 100 66 100 46
RH 100100 93 86 88 98 98100100100 78 66 78 98 97100100 98 62 47 52
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S SW S S SW SW SW S SW NW N N N NE E
WIND SPD 11 12 11 11 9 9 8 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 4 10 12 11 10 8 5
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 57 69 82 81 80 77 74 81 88 80 73 63 53 38 23 14 5 5 5 2 0
POP 12HR 5 5 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0 0
FRZG RAIN S S
RAIN S S S S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 3
MIX HGT <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3
VENT RATE 8 14 24 18 3 <1 4 4 2 4 5 6 <1 <1 1 3 4 3 12 4 5
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW S W SE NE NW NW NW NW N E S
T WIND SPD 17 16 18 13 6 6 9 8 4 8 5 4 0 1 2 5 8 6 9 1 2
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 54 26 48 28 53 28 50
TEMP 32 26 47 49 33 27 42 44 33 28 47 48 34 28 45 46
DEWPT 25 24 25 23 25 24 25 23 24 23 26 25 25 24 26 25
MAX/MIN RH 94 30 94 38 84 33 89 38
RH 78 94 42 37 72 87 50 44 67 79 44 40 69 85 49 44
PWIND DIR SW N N NE SE SW SW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ008-102215-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
425 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
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 34 26 38 29 48
TEMP 21 23 31 34 32 29 28 27 26 28 35 38 36 33 31 30 29 33 43 48 44
DEWPT 19 21 24 27 28 25 25 26 25 27 30 31 31 31 30 30 29 29 29 29 29
MIN/MAX RH 66 100 76 100 48
RH 92 91 77 77 84 84 90 98 99 98 82 76 83 95 99100100 89 58 48 56
WIND DIR S S S SW SE SE S S S S S S S S SE W W NW NW N N
WIND SPD 9 11 12 13 8 10 8 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 5 3
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW SC FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 90 85 81 83 85 86 87 84 81 74 66 63 60 47 34 19 4 17 31 16 0
POP 12HR 5 0 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
MIX HGT <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 1 1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 1
VENT RATE 7 11 27 23 4 <1 5 <1 <1 3 4 5 5 2 7 4 4 3 5 4 4
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW N W SW
T WIND SPD 16 12 20 17 8 8 10 6 4 6 4 3 3 2 8 9 8 6 5 2 4
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
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 52 29 45 25 48 28 50
TEMP 34 29 46 48 35 29 41 41 30 25 42 44 33 28 45 46
DEWPT 26 25 25 24 26 24 23 21 22 21 25 24 24 23 26 25
MAX/MIN RH 88 34 84 40 89 40 86 37
RH 75 87 45 40 71 84 49 46 71 85 51 46 71 83 48 44
PWIND DIR SE N N NE SE S E NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 10
$$
TXZ008-102215-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
425 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 24 37 28 48
TEMP 22 24 31 34 32 28 26 25 24 27 34 37 35 32 30 29 28 32 43 48 44
DEWPT 19 21 25 27 27 25 25 25 24 27 30 31 31 30 29 29 28 28 28 29 29
MIN/MAX RH 73 100 76 100 48
RH 91 89 76 75 82 85 91 99 98 97 83 76 84 95 96 99100 89 57 48 56
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S SE W W NW NW N NE
WIND SPD 9 11 12 13 6 10 8 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 3 5 5 6 8 5 4
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW SC FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 91 86 81 83 85 86 86 84 81 74 66 63 60 46 32 18 3 16 30 15 0
POP 12HR 5 0 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
MIX HGT <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 1 1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 1
VENT RATE 7 11 27 24 4 <1 4 <1 2 3 4 5 5 2 7 4 4 3 5 5 4
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N NW SW
T WIND SPD 16 12 20 18 8 8 9 6 4 5 4 3 3 2 8 9 8 5 5 2 4
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 52 27 44 25 48 28 49
TEMP 32 27 46 47 33 28 40 40 30 25 42 44 33 28 44 45
DEWPT 26 25 25 24 25 24 23 21 21 21 25 24 24 23 26 25
MAX/MIN RH 91 34 84 40 88 38 85 37
RH 77 89 45 40 71 84 50 46 69 84 49 44 71 84 49 44
PWIND DIR SE N N NE SE S E N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 10
$$
TXZ006-102215-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
425 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
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 34 22 39 22 45
TEMP 17 20 30 34 32 27 25 23 22 25 35 39 36 29 26 24 22 26 39 45 40
DEWPT 17 20 25 26 27 26 24 23 22 25 27 28 28 27 25 24 22 25 27 27 27
MIN/MAX RH 74 100 65 100 52
RH 100100 84 74 84 96 96100100100 73 65 73 91 96100100 96 64 52 62
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S N N NW NW NW W S
WIND SPD 8 9 14 16 6 6 5 5 4 3 6 6 5 4 8 10 8 9 9 8 5
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 90 80 70 74 77 82 86 75 63 53 44 37 30 27 23 13 3 17 31 16 0
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3
MIX HGT 1 1 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
VENT RATE 14 12 27 26 17 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 1 2 <1 <1 <1 3 14 9 4
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S SW SW W N N NW SW SW W NW NW N N SW SW
T WIND SPD 16 13 20 19 12 5 3 9 6 4 2 2 1 4 4 5 6 6 8 3 8
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
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 21 52 23 43 21 48 23 48
TEMP 27 21 44 46 30 24 38 39 27 21 41 43 29 23 42 43
DEWPT 23 21 23 22 23 21 22 22 21 20 24 24 22 21 25 25
MAX/MIN RH 100 31 98 43 100 39 96 39
RH 85 100 43 38 76 91 53 51 78 96 51 48 75 92 51 47
PWIND DIR SW N N NE SE S E N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
OKZ002-102215-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
425 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 24 41 25 47
TEMP 17 21 32 37 34 29 27 26 24 27 37 41 38 32 29 27 25 29 41 47 42
DEWPT 17 20 23 24 25 24 24 23 23 26 29 30 30 29 28 27 25 26 26 27 27
MIN/MAX RH 60 100 66 100 45
RH 98 96 70 60 68 80 89 91 96 96 75 66 74 91 96 99100 90 54 45 55
WIND DIR S S S SW S S S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 6 9 14 12 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 6 9 10 8 5
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 77 81 85 82 79 80 81 73 65 59 53 49 46 38 31 21 11 26 42 21 1
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT <1 1 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1
VENT RATE 7 13 26 28 28 5 2 3 2 3 5 5 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 7 8 3
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW NW W S S W W NW NW N NW SW
T WIND SPD 14 14 19 16 16 10 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 6 4 6 6 6 8 4 5
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 51 26 45 23 46 22 48
TEMP 29 23 44 46 32 27 40 41 29 23 40 41 28 22 42 44
DEWPT 23 21 24 24 23 20 21 20 19 19 23 23 21 19 25 25
MAX/MIN RH 98 34 81 36 86 39 96 40
RH 79 92 46 41 68 76 46 43 67 82 49 48 74 89 52 47
PWIND DIR SW N N N E S NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
$$
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)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. 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
SNOWSHWRS......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 100 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
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
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS