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 Thu Apr 3 2025
TXZ012-040900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
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 57 30 38 23
Temp 51 50 42 41 42 41 46 51 55 54 46 43 38 31 32 32 33 33 30 29 26 24
DewPt 38 39 39 41 41 41 42 42 41 41 41 42 38 31 30 26 26 24 23 23 21 20
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 69 84
RH 61 66 89100 96100 86 71 59 61 83 96100100 92 78 75 69 75 78 81 84
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE E E E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N NW NW
Wind Spd 20 18 14 12 10 8 8 9 9 11 12 13 18 21 24 25 23 19 13 10 9 9
Clouds B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 79 53 66 94 96 96 94 87 78 86 86 94 94 92 93 95 92 95 79 54 32 26
PoP 12HR 80 70 100 100 40
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.14 0.30 0.44 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM O NM SC SC NM O O O O O IS IS
Snow Shwrs O O O O SC SC
Mix Hgt 4 4 1 1 <1 1 1 3 4 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 84 79 28 23 7 10 14 21 38 27 12 24 30 36 66 72 71 27 7 6 6 5
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SE E NE NE E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N NW
T Wind Spd 23 24 24 19 12 9 11 10 11 12 13 18 23 29 33 34 32 23 18 17 16 14
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 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
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 55 31 69 39 78 45 79 46 79
Temp 46 54 37 32 63 66 46 40 71 73 55 46 73 76 56 47 73 75
DewPt 22 22 24 24 30 28 29 29 33 33 33 32 36 34 36 35 37 33
Min/Max RH 27 75 21 67 19 58 20 63 20
RH 38 28 59 72 29 24 51 64 25 23 43 58 26 22 47 63 27 21
PWind Dir NW W NW S SW SW W SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-040900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 38 54 27 33 19
Temp 50 49 41 41 40 40 44 50 53 51 43 42 35 29 29 28 30 30 26 25 22 20
DewPt 36 37 37 39 40 40 41 40 39 41 43 42 35 29 29 28 28 27 26 25 22 20
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 88 100
RH 60 62 86 93100100 89 70 59 68100100100100100 98 92 88100100100100
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE E E E NE NE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW
Wind Spd 20 16 12 9 8 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 13 18 23 24 21 16 9 5 5 6
Clouds SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 44 48 72 95 97 97 90 87 83 85 91 93 95 94 93 95 91 93 67 49 30 29
PoP 12HR 70 70 100 100 30
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.19 0.31 0.50 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC NM O O O
Snow Shwrs O O O O O SC SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 141112 18 28 15 16 17 27 43 39 12 15 15 56 75 71 70 24 8 7 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S S E E NE E E E NE NE N N N N N N N NW
T Wind Spd 26 25 20 19 13 12 10 9 11 12 11 11 16 29 33 32 29 19 16 14 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 51 27 66 37 77 42 78 44 78
Temp 43 50 32 28 61 63 42 38 70 73 52 43 72 75 54 45 72 75
DewPt 26 27 28 27 33 31 31 29 32 33 33 31 35 35 35 36 36 35
Min/Max RH 38 100 26 74 18 65 19 70 20
RH 51 41 85 96 34 30 65 71 25 23 49 62 26 23 48 70 27 23
PWind Dir NW W NW SW SW SW W SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-040900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
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 43 59 31 41 24
Temp 54 54 46 45 45 44 47 53 57 57 49 46 39 32 32 34 37 40 35 32 28 25
DewPt 41 41 42 43 43 43 45 44 42 42 45 45 39 32 31 27 26 23 24 24 23 21
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 50 87
RH 60 60 87 93 92 98 91 71 57 56 86 96100100 96 73 62 50 65 70 80 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S E E NE E NE NE NE N N N N N N N NW NW
Wind Spd 18 14 12 9 6 4 4 5 8 9 9 11 13 17 20 23 21 14 10 5 4 4
Clouds B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 72 59 57 93 97 96 95 90 85 73 88 92 95 93 91 91 92 91 78 49 34 18
PoP 12HR 60 70 100 90 30
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.12 0.29 0.31 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC NM NM SC SC SC O O O O O O O O SC SC
Snow Shwrs IS O O O SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 5 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 101 92 33 31 13 16 16 26 37 39 38 35 53 75 88 90 87 27 11 9 9 7
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S E E E NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 23 23 20 18 13 12 9 9 9 11 17 19 26 33 33 33 29 21 16 13 14 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 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
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 60 32 73 41 81 46 83 48 82
Temp 50 59 39 33 65 70 49 41 73 78 57 47 75 80 59 49 75 79
DewPt 23 22 28 27 31 29 33 32 35 35 36 35 38 35 38 38 37 32
Min/Max RH 23 78 20 71 18 63 18 67 17
RH 34 24 63 77 28 22 53 71 25 21 44 63 26 20 46 67 25 18
PWind Dir NW SW NW S SW SW W SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-040900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 44 57 31 39 25
Temp 53 52 46 45 45 44 47 51 55 55 49 46 39 33 32 33 36 38 35 33 29 26
DewPt 40 40 42 43 43 43 44 43 40 41 44 44 39 33 30 26 24 23 24 24 23 21
Max/Min RH 99 56 100 55 84
RH 62 64 86 93 93 95 89 73 58 61 85 93100100 92 75 63 55 64 71 79 81
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SE E E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N NW NW
Wind Spd 19 17 13 11 9 6 5 6 8 10 11 13 18 21 23 23 21 16 12 8 6 5
Clouds B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 71 55 55 93 97 96 95 87 81 81 87 93 95 93 91 93 91 93 75 50 30 20
PoP 12HR 60 70 100 90 30
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.12 0.31 0.36 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC O O O O O IS IS O IS
Snow Shwrs IS O O O SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 5 2 2 <1 2 2 3 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 102 95 30 25 13 17 17 24 37 37 36 33 45 69 87 95102 21 9 7 8 6
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S E E E NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N NW
T Wind Spd 25 23 21 18 14 12 9 9 9 11 17 19 25 34 34 34 32 20 16 13 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 58 33 71 41 80 47 81 49 80
Temp 48 57 40 34 63 69 50 42 71 76 58 48 73 79 59 50 73 78
DewPt 23 22 27 27 31 29 32 33 34 34 35 35 37 35 38 38 37 32
Min/Max RH 26 78 21 69 19 62 19 64 18
RH 37 26 59 77 31 23 52 69 26 22 43 62 28 21 46 64 27 19
PWind Dir NW SW W S SW SW W SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-040900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
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 37 53 23 38 17
Temp 53 51 41 39 38 38 44 50 52 49 40 37 30 25 27 32 36 37 29 24 21 18
DewPt 38 37 38 38 38 38 41 37 37 39 40 37 30 25 26 22 22 22 23 21 19 18
Max/Min RH 99 53 100 53 99
RH 57 59 89 97 98 99 87 61 55 67100100100100 95 66 57 56 80 89 92 99
Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE E E E NE N N N N N N N N N NW NW
Wind Spd 23 18 13 9 8 6 5 5 9 10 12 14 19 21 26 26 23 16 9 6 5 5
Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 59 43 52 71 95 96 82 80 91 91 92 90 93 94 92 95 87 83 61 33 31 17
PoP 12HR 30 70 100 90 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.44 0.16 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC NM O O O
Snow Shwrs IS O O O NM NM IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 5 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 4 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 156113 30 24 18 19 28 33 54 55 17 45 41 68 91106116 65 6 6 5 5
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S SE E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N N NW
T Wind Spd 31 28 25 21 17 17 13 6 10 16 14 23 27 35 37 35 31 23 13 13 12 12
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 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
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 56 27 68 34 77 39 80 41 78
Temp 49 54 32 28 63 65 41 35 71 74 50 40 75 77 51 42 72 75
DewPt 20 22 25 23 26 26 30 28 31 30 32 31 32 30 34 34 33 30
Min/Max RH 25 88 20 80 16 70 16 72 17
RH 32 28 73 81 24 23 64 75 23 20 51 69 21 18 51 72 24 19
PWind Dir NW W NW S SW SW W W NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-040900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 38 55 26 41 19
Temp 55 52 42 40 41 39 45 51 54 50 41 37 31 26 29 36 40 40 32 28 23 20
DewPt 38 38 39 39 39 39 42 40 39 39 41 37 31 26 24 19 17 17 19 18 18 17
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 37 91
RH 53 58 89 95 94100 90 66 56 66100100100100 80 49 40 39 58 66 80 87
Wind Dir SE S SE SE S SE S E NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N NW NW
Wind Spd 20 18 13 10 9 8 6 5 9 11 12 13 16 19 21 21 20 16 9 6 6 6
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 74 65 60 84 96 98 95 85 80 91 92 90 93 94 93 89 87 83 66 35 27 14
PoP 12HR 40 70 90 70 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.28 0.10 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC NM O O O IS IS IS
Snow Shwrs O NM NM SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 4 2 2 1 1 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 137 98 33 33 18 17 21 25 42 43 24 45 56 68 89126139 88 7 7 6 5
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SE S E E NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N NW
T Wind Spd 31 29 24 21 14 16 11 6 10 16 17 26 31 34 35 33 32 27 17 16 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 58 29 70 35 78 40 81 43 79
Temp 52 55 34 30 66 67 44 36 72 75 51 41 76 78 52 44 74 76
DewPt 17 17 23 21 25 24 28 29 31 30 34 33 31 29 34 34 32 28
Min/Max RH 20 74 17 78 17 72 15 68 16
RH 25 22 64 70 21 19 54 75 22 18 52 72 19 17 49 68 21 17
PWind Dir NW W NW S SW S NW NW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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