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
549 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
TXZ012-250900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 60 82 55 69 52
Temp 89 74 69 64 61 69 76 80 72 60 60 58 56 59 65 69 67 59 57 55 53
DewPt 51 58 61 60 59 60 61 60 61 60 59 58 56 56 58 58 57 57 56 55 53
Max/Min RH 93 51 100 67 100
RH 27 57 76 87 93 73 60 51 68100 96100100 90 78 68 70 93 96100100
Wind Dir E E SE SE S E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 11 11 12 12 10 11 11 13 13 13 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 8
Clouds SC FW B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 29 22 54 54 71 47 46 50 83 89 82 84 88 84 76 73 63 55 56 83 86
PoP 12HR 10 50 90 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.19 0.17 0.17 0.09
Rain Shwrs SC O O NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC NM SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 <1 <1 1 2
Vent Rate 48 10 18 10 15 25 47 54 30 18 20 18 14 14 26 37 21 4 15 13 16
T Wind Dir E E SE E E E E SE NE NE NE NE NE N E W E N NE NE N
T Wind Spd 13 20 20 13 14 16 13 14 21 19 17 14 12 11 11 11 11 11 17 11 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 05/27Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25Fri 05/30/25Sat 05/31/25
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 73 54 74 55 76 55 75 55 76
Temp 67 72 60 55 69 71 60 56 71 74 60 55 71 74 62 56 72 73
DewPt 55 55 57 55 58 58 59 56 58 56 58 55 57 55 56 54 56 55
Min/Max RH 53 100 59 100 52 100 50 95 49
RH 65 55 90100 68 64 96100 64 53 93100 61 51 81 93 57 53
PWind Dir NE SE S SE SE E SE SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 40 60 30 30 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ016-250900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 57 85 53 75 52
Temp 94 75 68 62 57 70 80 84 75 62 59 57 54 61 68 74 71 59 57 55 53
DewPt 34 46 51 53 53 57 57 54 57 61 58 56 54 58 57 55 54 59 57 55 53
Max/Min RH 86 35 100 51 100
RH 13 35 55 71 86 63 45 35 53 97 98 96100 90 68 52 55100100100100
Wind Dir S E SE S S NW NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE N E NE E E E NE
Wind Spd 10 9 10 9 8 10 11 12 13 12 9 8 8 6 8 9 9 9 8 5 5
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B2 OV
Clouds(%) 26 49 55 51 61 38 32 37 66 69 65 87 92 77 62 42 38 60 45 81 92
PoP 12HR 5 40 70 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.06
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 8 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 6 3 <1 <1 1 2
Vent Rate 67 8 14 13 13 25 45100 54 16 20 18 16 18 28 51 30 7 7 18 22
T Wind Dir S E SE S S NW E SE E NE E NE E NE NW SW NE E E E NE
T Wind Spd 11 16 20 18 13 13 12 14 19 14 17 13 12 10 9 10 11 14 14 13 11
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/27Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25Fri 05/30/25Sat 05/31/25
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 77 52 79 52 79 53 78 53 77
Temp 67 75 58 54 72 73 58 53 73 77 59 54 71 77 59 54 72 73
DewPt 56 55 58 54 60 56 58 53 59 55 59 54 58 56 58 54 57 56
Min/Max RH 49 100 48 100 44 100 47 100 51
RH 67 51100100 65 56100100 62 46100100 63 48 96100 59 54
PWind Dir E SE S S S SE S SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds B2 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 20 40 50 60 30 30 30 40 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-250900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 61 79 56 72 54
Temp 88 72 68 65 62 67 73 77 71 62 60 59 57 60 67 71 69 61 59 56 54
DewPt 57 65 66 65 62 64 62 61 61 62 60 58 57 60 58 58 57 59 58 56 54
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 62 100
RH 35 77 94100100 89 69 58 71 98100 98100 98 75 63 66 92 97100100
Wind Dir NE E E NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 11 12 10 8 8 6 5 8 8 9 6 5 4 4
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2
Clouds(%) 42 33 62 67 68 63 60 51 89 93 91 92 89 89 82 73 65 65 71 90 83
PoP 12HR 20 40 90 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.15 0.34 0.13 0.18
Rain Shwrs IS SC O O NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC NM SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2
Vent Rate 56 19 27 22 21 36 47 46 36 27 22 21 18 18 30 33 23 26 34 14 17
T Wind Dir E E E NE NE NE NE E N NE NE NE NE N NE E E N NE NE N
T Wind Spd 17 19 18 16 14 16 13 12 19 19 14 13 13 10 9 10 10 12 17 9 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 05/27Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25Fri 05/30/25Sat 05/31/25
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 77 55 77 57 78 55 79 57 80
Temp 68 76 63 56 71 75 63 58 73 76 63 56 73 78 64 58 74 77
DewPt 56 55 58 56 60 58 61 58 59 59 60 56 59 58 58 57 57 56
Min/Max RH 47 100 53 100 51 100 48 99 45
RH 64 48 84100 67 56 95100 63 55 90100 61 50 83 98 54 47
PWind Dir NE SE S SE SE E SE SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 40 60 30 40 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC NM SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-250900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 61 78 57 71 54
Temp 88 74 69 65 62 66 72 77 70 62 61 59 58 60 65 69 68 61 59 56 55
DewPt 56 63 65 64 62 63 62 61 60 61 61 59 58 58 58 57 56 58 58 56 55
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 64 100
RH 34 69 86 98100 90 69 59 71 98100 99100 95 77 65 66 91 95100100
Wind Dir E E E SE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 6 5 4
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV
Clouds(%) 40 26 55 68 66 63 57 46 89 93 90 89 87 87 79 67 67 64 69 89 88
PoP 12HR 20 50 90 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.26 0.27 0.15 0.16
Rain Shwrs IS SC O O NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC NM SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 2 1 2 2 4 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 3 1 2 2 2
Vent Rate 48 14 25 19 21 33 45 45 33 24 20 18 17 18 25 35 23 10 32 12 14
T Wind Dir E E E NE NE NE NE NE SE NE NE NE NE N NE SE E NE NE NE N
T Wind Spd 17 19 18 17 16 16 13 13 19 19 14 13 13 10 9 10 10 11 17 9 10
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 05/27Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25Fri 05/30/25Sat 05/31/25
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 75 56 76 57 77 56 77 57 78
Temp 67 74 63 57 71 73 63 58 71 75 63 57 71 77 64 58 73 75
DewPt 56 55 58 57 59 58 61 58 59 57 59 57 58 57 59 58 57 56
Min/Max RH 51 100 57 100 52 100 51 100 49
RH 68 51 85100 67 61 94100 67 54 87100 63 51 84 99 57 52
PWind Dir NE SE S SE SE E SE SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 40 60 30 30 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC NM SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-250900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 71 50 68 47
Temp 84 66 60 58 55 61 67 71 66 58 56 54 51 57 63 67 65 56 54 52 48
DewPt 51 59 60 58 55 59 59 57 58 57 55 54 51 56 55 54 54 55 53 52 48
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 62 100
RH 32 78100100100 94 74 62 74 98 97 98100 96 74 63 67 98 97100100
Wind Dir E E E NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE N NE NE E E E NE NE NE
Wind Spd 12 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 12 9 8 8 8 6 8 9 9 6 4 4
Clouds FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) 7 17 66 81 94 87 75 81 93 99 92 92 93 87 79 56 76 74 74 84 89
PoP 12HR 10 40 90 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.33 0.11 0.11
Rain Shwrs SC O O O O SC SC NM NM IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 2 <1 1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 2 2
Vent Rate 76 20 27 23 22 32 42 59 35 26 13 18 17 16 24 33 26 9 14 18 9
T Wind Dir E E E E NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE N E E NE NE E NE
T Wind Spd 19 19 20 18 17 17 14 14 18 17 16 13 14 10 10 9 10 13 16 10 5
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 05/27Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25Fri 05/30/25Sat 05/31/25
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 50 77 50 75 50 76 50 76
Temp 67 73 56 51 72 72 57 51 71 72 56 51 72 74 57 51 72 73
DewPt 54 53 56 51 57 55 57 51 55 55 56 50 56 55 56 51 55 54
Min/Max RH 47 100 49 100 50 100 49 100 47
RH 63 48 99100 59 56 99100 59 54 99100 57 50 95100 54 51
PWind Dir SE SE S SE S E S SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 40 50 20 30 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC IS SC IS SC
$$
OKZ002-250900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 66 50 66 47
Temp 75 62 59 57 55 59 64 65 62 56 55 54 51 57 61 65 64 55 53 50 48
DewPt 59 62 59 57 55 59 59 59 57 56 55 54 51 56 55 54 52 55 53 50 48
Max/Min RH 100 76 100 64 100
RH 58 99100100100100 83 79 83100 99 99100 96 79 67 65100100100100
Wind Dir E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 12 12 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 8 6 5 4
Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) 65 80 77 96 96 94 77 82 97 99 95 96 95 92 88 81 74 75 74 82 89
PoP 12HR 30 40 100 60 30
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.07 0.28 0.16 0.08
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC O O O O NM NM NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 2
Vent Rate 44 25 23 20 21 23 35 36 26 19 16 16 15 15 16 23 22 25 16 14 14
T Wind Dir E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 17 19 18 17 17 17 16 13 16 14 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 17 13 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 05/27Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25Fri 05/30/25Sat 05/31/25
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 75 50 74 50 73 49 77 50 78
Temp 67 73 56 51 70 70 57 51 70 71 56 50 73 75 58 51 74 74
DewPt 52 51 54 51 57 56 57 51 57 54 55 50 55 54 55 51 55 52
Min/Max RH 44 100 56 100 51 100 45 100 43
RH 58 45 92100 62 60100100 62 54 97100 52 49 91100 51 47
PWind Dir NE SE S SE E E S SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 40 60 30 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC 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