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 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
TXZ012-080900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Date 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu
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 38 79 49 81 47
Temp 65 65 52 45 41 39 55 70 77 76 61 56 51 50 63 76 80 77 63 56 51 48
DewPt 24 23 25 29 28 27 31 32 29 29 32 31 29 29 34 35 34 35 38 40 40 38
Max/Min RH 62 15 46 19 69
RH 21 20 35 53 59 62 40 24 17 18 33 38 42 44 34 22 19 22 39 55 66 68
Wind Dir N N SE S S SW SW W W SW S SW W W NW N N E E SE E NE
Wind Spd 6 4 5 6 9 10 12 12 11 9 9 12 12 12 13 13 9 6 9 9 9 8
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 6 5 4 3 2 3 2 2 12 16 13 5 2 3 5 4 14 12 11 4 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 86 51 4 5 7 8 21 50 95 18 5 5 8 8 31 67 67 23 7 7 5 3
T Wind Dir N N S S S SW W W W SW S SW W W N N N E E SE SE E
T Wind Spd 12 9 10 13 19 20 19 13 12 10 12 14 20 19 25 19 11 8 17 17 13 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
Date 04/10Fri 04/11/25Sat 04/12/25Sun 04/13/25Mon 04/14/25
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 43 77 50 89 56 90 51 77
Temp 70 71 52 44 71 75 58 51 82 86 66 57 85 85 65 52 74 75
DewPt 37 32 35 35 39 39 40 40 43 36 37 34 32 28 31 32 31 29
Min/Max RH 22 71 25 67 15 42 10 46 17
RH 30 24 52 70 31 27 51 66 25 17 34 42 15 13 28 46 20 18
PWind Dir NE SE S S SW SW SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-080900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Date 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 36 76 46 81 43
Temp 66 65 50 43 39 37 55 69 75 74 57 53 49 47 62 75 80 77 61 54 48 44
DewPt 24 26 30 30 29 29 31 28 28 31 32 28 27 28 33 35 34 37 39 39 39 40
Max/Min RH 74 17 48 19 88
RH 20 23 47 61 67 73 39 22 18 21 38 39 42 47 33 23 19 24 44 57 71 88
Wind Dir N NW S SW SW SW W W W W SW SW W W NW N NE SE SE S N N
Wind Spd 8 4 4 5 9 10 12 12 12 9 9 10 10 10 11 10 8 6 6 8 8 8
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 7 5 5 5 7 3 4 2 10 11 5 5 6 3 4 3 7 8 5 4 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 104 72 5 7 9 9 17 64103 45 6 11 10 9 18 67 63 38 9 8 7 6
T Wind Dir N NW S S SW SW W W W W SW W W W NW N NW S SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 13 10 10 14 19 19 19 14 14 12 12 23 20 19 18 13 9 9 17 16 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/10Fri 04/11/25Sat 04/12/25Sun 04/13/25Mon 04/14/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 72 41 77 49 88 53 88 50 77
Temp 69 70 50 42 70 75 56 50 82 85 64 54 84 83 63 51 73 75
DewPt 39 37 38 38 41 41 42 42 41 34 34 30 28 29 28 30 30 31
Min/Max RH 27 86 27 78 14 41 11 45 18
RH 33 30 63 86 36 29 59 76 23 17 34 41 13 14 27 45 20 20
PWind Dir NE SE S S SW SW SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-080900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Date 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu
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 40 81 48 83 47
Temp 68 68 55 47 43 40 55 70 79 79 64 56 51 49 64 77 82 80 65 58 52 48
DewPt 23 23 27 29 31 30 33 35 31 30 33 34 34 33 36 36 34 35 39 41 42 40
Max/Min RH 67 15 55 18 76
RH 17 18 34 49 63 67 44 28 17 17 32 44 51 53 35 22 18 20 39 53 68 74
Wind Dir N N SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W N N N NE E E E N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 6 5 6 8 6 9 11 8 5 5 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 2 4 4 3 5 3 2 0 3 8 11 18 10 3 2 2 5 13 14 36 7 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 93 63 6 8 10 10 23 27102 35 9 9 9 10 44 88 75 35 10 9 5 4
T Wind Dir N N SE S SW SW SW SW W SW S S W W N N N E E E SE W
T Wind Spd 11 9 9 12 14 16 17 10 13 10 13 12 14 16 25 20 11 8 14 13 8 6
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 04/10Fri 04/11/25Sat 04/12/25Sun 04/13/25Mon 04/14/25
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 44 82 53 93 59 95 54 80
Temp 72 75 54 45 72 81 61 53 83 91 68 59 87 90 68 55 75 78
DewPt 36 30 35 35 39 39 42 42 45 37 40 36 33 29 34 34 31 29
Min/Max RH 18 70 22 68 14 44 9 45 16
RH 27 19 48 69 30 22 49 67 26 15 36 42 15 11 28 44 20 17
PWind Dir N E SW S SW SW SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-080900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Date 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 41 79 49 82 48
Temp 67 67 55 48 44 42 54 68 77 77 63 58 53 50 64 75 80 79 65 59 54 49
DewPt 23 23 26 30 31 30 33 35 30 30 33 33 33 33 36 36 33 35 40 41 43 40
Max/Min RH 65 16 53 18 74
RH 19 19 33 49 60 63 45 29 18 18 32 39 47 52 35 24 19 21 39 52 67 72
Wind Dir N NE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W N N N E E E E N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 8 9 10 9 9 6 8 9 10 9 11 11 6 5 8 8 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 1 5 5 4 6 3 1 1 2 9 12 20 10 3 1 3 4 15 13 34 6 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 93 50 5 7 9 9 18 25 94 42 8 7 8 8 36 78 71 37 9 8 4 4
T Wind Dir N N SE S S SW SW W W SW S S W W N N N E E E SE NE
T Wind Spd 11 8 10 13 17 16 18 10 12 11 14 14 17 14 24 19 11 8 16 13 8 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/10Fri 04/11/25Sat 04/12/25Sun 04/13/25Mon 04/14/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 75 45 80 54 92 60 93 54 78
Temp 70 73 54 46 71 78 61 54 82 89 68 60 86 88 68 55 72 76
DewPt 37 31 35 36 39 39 42 43 44 36 39 37 32 29 34 34 31 29
Min/Max RH 20 70 23 67 15 43 10 44 17
RH 31 21 49 70 31 25 50 66 27 16 35 42 15 12 28 44 22 18
PWind Dir NE E SW S SW SW SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ006-080900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Date 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu
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 32 78 43 79 42
Temp 68 67 49 42 37 33 53 71 77 75 57 50 46 44 62 74 78 76 59 52 46 43
DewPt 22 24 26 28 28 28 31 28 25 28 29 29 28 28 32 33 32 34 37 38 39 37
Max/Min RH 82 14 55 18 85
RH 17 19 40 58 70 82 42 20 15 18 34 44 49 53 33 22 19 22 44 58 76 80
Wind Dir N NE SE S S SW W W SW S S SW W NW N NE E SE SE E N N
Wind Spd 5 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 5 8 8 8 9 9 11 10 9 9 8 6 6 6
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 3 7 6 2 4 10 3 6 5 11 13 9 4 6 4 7 7 21 26 25 13 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 107 61 5 6 7 6 5 46104 73 7 7 7 7 53 64 74 83 8 6 5 4
T Wind Dir N NW SE S S SW NW NW W SW S SW NW NW N N NW SE E E E N
T Wind Spd 12 9 12 14 17 13 8 8 11 11 17 14 17 17 25 14 10 14 17 13 11 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
Date 04/10Fri 04/11/25Sat 04/12/25Sun 04/13/25Mon 04/14/25
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 38 80 45 89 49 88 46 74
Temp 68 70 48 39 73 78 55 46 84 86 61 50 85 85 59 47 71 72
DewPt 34 30 33 33 39 37 41 41 38 29 30 28 25 24 29 27 27 27
Min/Max RH 21 80 21 84 11 44 9 46 17
RH 28 22 57 79 29 24 59 82 19 13 31 42 11 11 32 46 19 19
PWind Dir NE SE SW S SW SW SW W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
OKZ002-080900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Date 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 33 79 44 79 43
Temp 70 68 50 43 37 34 52 70 77 77 58 51 46 46 62 75 78 76 59 53 48 44
DewPt 21 20 22 23 23 27 31 31 28 27 29 30 29 28 33 32 30 30 34 35 35 35
Max/Min RH 75 15 54 17 71
RH 15 16 33 45 56 75 44 23 16 16 33 44 50 50 33 20 17 19 38 51 59 70
Wind Dir N NE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW N N N NE E E N N
Wind Spd 5 3 4 5 6 8 6 4 5 5 8 8 9 11 13 13 9 6 5 4 5 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 3 5 3 5 5 3 2 3 7 18 7 4 4 3 4 5 15 41 36 20 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 99 48 5 6 6 7 11 21 72 34 7 7 7 10 54 89 99 39 6 5 4 7
T Wind Dir N NW SE S SW SW W SW W SW S SW W NW N N N NE E E SW NW
T Wind Spd 12 8 11 13 14 16 10 6 9 8 17 17 16 23 29 21 16 8 14 11 10 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/10Fri 04/11/25Sat 04/12/25Sun 04/13/25Mon 04/14/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 73 38 81 48 91 53 92 48 78
Temp 69 71 47 39 74 78 56 48 84 88 64 54 88 87 62 49 74 75
DewPt 30 25 28 30 36 35 39 40 42 31 33 31 27 26 30 27 26 24
Min/Max RH 17 71 20 74 12 43 9 44 13
RH 23 18 47 70 25 21 53 74 23 13 31 42 11 11 30 43 16 15
PWind Dir N E SW S S SW SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
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