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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
TXZ012-070900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
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 44 63 43 67 45
Temp 57 55 50 48 47 45 51 56 61 59 51 48 46 44 53 63 66 65 55 51 47 45
DewPt 52 51 50 48 47 45 48 49 49 48 48 47 46 44 46 46 46 45 46 46 46 45
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 47 100
RH 83 86100100100100 89 77 65 67 89 96100100 77 54 48 48 72 83 96100
Wind Dir SE E S NE NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW N N N N NE NE N N
Wind Spd 13 11 9 4 5 6 9 12 12 12 9 6 8 8 9 11 11 11 6 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 85 78 65 62 78 74 77 65 50 46 35 27 35 32 26 24 30 19 13 4 7 14
PoP 12HR 60 30 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.09 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 2 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 23 20 7 4 6 8 19 33 61 48 5 5 11 5 49 74 87 51 4 5 5 4
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW N N N N NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 16 12 11 8 10 9 11 13 16 17 13 14 16 13 18 17 16 14 11 12 12 11
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
Flood A A A
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
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 70 45 73 45 76 49 81 55 87
Temp 66 68 52 46 67 70 53 46 69 75 56 49 74 79 62 55 80 82
DewPt 48 46 47 45 46 43 46 44 45 43 44 42 45 45 45 41 45 44
Min/Max RH 44 100 35 96 31 80 28 62 22
RH 52 45 83 96 47 38 77 93 42 32 64 77 35 30 54 59 29 26
PWind Dir N NE NE SE S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ016-070900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 42 62 41 67 42
Temp 60 57 49 47 44 43 50 56 60 59 50 47 44 42 53 62 66 65 54 49 45 43
DewPt 50 49 49 46 44 43 48 49 49 48 50 47 44 42 48 48 47 47 50 49 45 43
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 49 100
RH 68 74 98 98100100 93 76 66 67100100100100 82 59 50 51 86100100100
Wind Dir NW NW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 10 9 4 4 6 9 11 12 12 10 5 4 4 4 6 9 10 8 4 3 3 4
Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 48 64 71 61 68 69 61 50 66 46 35 18 36 33 14 24 25 27 21 6 11 14
PoP 12HR 40 20 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 3 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 5 4 2 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 35 24 4 8 14 7 28 51 65 50 20 6 7 6 41 63 70 64 6 6 6 4
T Wind Dir W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 10 8 11 14 12 14 16 16 14 12 12 13 13 16 14 12 11 11 11 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 70 42 71 42 75 46 82 52 86
Temp 65 66 50 43 66 69 50 43 68 74 54 47 75 80 61 53 80 82
DewPt 50 48 49 43 47 44 47 43 45 43 44 41 45 43 43 40 42 41
Min/Max RH 46 100 37 100 32 86 25 63 21
RH 57 51 96100 50 40 89100 44 33 70 81 34 28 51 61 26 23
PWind Dir NE NE NE SE SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-070900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
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 48 66 46 70 46
Temp 57 56 53 52 51 50 53 59 63 62 54 51 48 46 56 65 69 69 58 53 49 46
DewPt 53 53 53 52 51 50 52 52 51 51 51 50 48 46 49 49 48 47 49 50 49 46
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 44 100
RH 87 88100100100100 95 77 64 66 88 96100100 79 57 46 46 71 86 99100
Wind Dir E E E N NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N NE NE N N
Wind Spd 13 10 6 4 4 4 5 9 10 10 5 4 4 4 5 9 10 9 4 2 2 3
Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 94 87 76 75 83 92 85 58 55 42 50 45 40 40 31 31 34 23 12 5 8 17
PoP 12HR 80 50 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.12 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 2 1 4 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 26 17 8 8 6 7 20 43 60 54 18 15 22 10 54 85103 76 7 7 7 6
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E NW N N N N N N N NW NW N N N N NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 16 12 9 8 5 6 10 12 14 18 13 12 14 11 17 17 16 14 10 11 11 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
Flood A A A
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
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 74 46 76 47 80 51 85 57 91
Temp 67 73 55 46 70 74 55 47 73 77 59 51 77 83 65 57 83 86
DewPt 51 47 50 46 47 44 48 46 46 44 47 44 47 46 47 43 46 45
Min/Max RH 39 100 32 96 28 78 25 62 21
RH 55 40 83100 44 34 77 96 38 30 64 77 35 28 52 59 27 24
PWind Dir NE NE NE SE S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-070900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 48 64 46 69 46
Temp 56 55 53 51 50 49 52 58 61 61 54 51 48 46 55 63 67 68 58 54 49 47
DewPt 52 53 52 51 50 49 51 51 50 50 50 50 48 46 49 48 47 46 49 49 49 47
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 45 100
RH 86 92 97 99100100 95 78 66 68 86 95100100 79 59 49 46 71 84 98100
Wind Dir E E SE E NW NW N N N N N N NW NW N N N N NE NE N N
Wind Spd 13 11 8 4 4 4 8 10 11 11 6 4 4 4 8 9 10 9 4 3 3 3
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 93 88 71 74 89 91 86 54 58 44 49 39 37 38 28 33 31 22 11 9 10 15
PoP 12HR 80 50 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.12 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM O SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 2 2 1 <1 1 1 2 4 4 3 2 1 <1 <1 3 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 23 17 8 5 6 7 18 41 57 42 19 14 10 10 49 82 98 68 6 6 5 5
T Wind Dir SE E SE NE NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 16 12 9 6 6 6 10 12 14 17 13 13 13 12 16 17 16 14 11 11 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 72 47 75 47 78 52 84 58 89
Temp 66 70 55 47 69 73 55 47 70 77 59 52 75 81 65 58 81 84
DewPt 50 47 50 47 47 44 48 46 46 44 46 45 46 46 47 43 45 45
Min/Max RH 42 100 34 96 30 76 27 60 23
RH 56 43 83100 46 36 76 95 43 31 62 76 35 29 52 58 28 26
PWind Dir NE NE NE SE S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ006-070900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
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 42 59 38 67 39
Temp 52 51 49 47 44 43 49 55 58 57 48 45 42 39 54 63 67 65 52 47 43 40
DewPt 50 51 48 47 44 43 48 49 48 48 48 45 42 39 46 45 44 45 48 47 43 40
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 43 100
RH 93 98 96100100100 98 79 69 72 99100100100 74 52 43 48 86 99100100
Wind Dir E NE NE N N N N N N N N N NW NW N N N NE E NE N N
Wind Spd 14 12 9 8 9 10 12 13 13 12 6 4 5 5 8 9 9 9 4 3 3 4
Clouds OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 94 94 88 83 90 91 75 69 44 57 48 35 35 21 16 31 37 29 18 11 8 10
PoP 12HR 80 50 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.07 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM O SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3 1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 23 20 12 7 9 7 30 54 68 57 14 9 6 5 60 82101 68 6 6 4 4
T Wind Dir E E NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E E NE N
T Wind Spd 17 13 11 9 10 11 16 18 20 19 13 12 14 12 18 16 14 13 12 12 9 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
Flood A A A
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
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 70 40 73 40 77 44 83 50 86
Temp 67 68 48 41 69 70 50 41 71 74 53 45 76 80 59 50 81 82
DewPt 47 45 47 41 44 42 45 41 45 42 44 40 44 44 44 38 41 40
Min/Max RH 41 100 33 100 29 88 24 67 20
RH 49 44 94100 41 35 82 99 38 32 70 81 32 28 57 63 24 23
PWind Dir NE NE NE S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
OKZ002-070900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 44 60 41 67 41
Temp 54 52 49 49 47 45 51 56 58 58 48 46 44 42 55 64 67 65 53 48 44 42
DewPt 50 50 49 49 47 45 50 49 49 48 48 46 44 42 47 45 44 44 47 47 44 42
Max/Min RH 100 65 100 43 100
RH 85 92100100100100 97 77 71 69100 99100100 73 49 43 46 80 96100100
Wind Dir E E E NE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE N NW
Wind Spd 17 13 11 9 8 8 9 11 12 11 5 4 5 5 8 10 10 9 4 3 3 4
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 93 95 93 95 97 90 92 74 68 64 67 47 42 32 27 32 31 40 18 6 9 16
PoP 12HR 90 80 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.62 0.14 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs O O SC NM O O SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 <1 1 <1 <1 3 7 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 30 20 19 12 9 12 19 40 57 52 8 11 8 8 55100 94 80 5 5 4 4
T Wind Dir E E E E NE N N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 21 17 16 11 9 10 13 16 20 19 13 12 13 14 18 17 14 14 12 11 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 72 41 75 42 78 46 84 52 90
Temp 68 69 50 42 72 73 51 43 74 75 55 47 78 81 61 53 84 84
DewPt 47 44 47 42 43 40 43 42 43 40 43 41 43 43 45 40 41 40
Min/Max RH 38 100 28 100 26 83 23 68 18
RH 46 40 88100 35 30 74 97 33 27 65 79 29 26 56 61 22 21
PWind Dir NE SE NE S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
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