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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 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
TXZ012-152100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 50 84 53 86
Temp 58 53 63 73 79 79 65 60 55 50 67 77 82 83 68 62 57 54 68 80 85 83
DewPt 25 26 28 27 26 26 29 29 28 27 31 30 29 28 33 33 35 36 38 37 34 32
Min/Max RH 13 41 13 52 15
RH 28 35 26 18 14 14 26 31 35 41 26 18 14 13 27 34 43 50 33 21 16 16
Wind Dir NW NW W W SW SW SW SW W NW W W W W S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 10 9 9 13 16 10 8 9 9 10 12 12 10 8 9 9 8 10 12 13 13
Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 68 77 83 30 12 10 8 3 3 4 1 3 4 13 23 35 50 61 47 48 24 26
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 11
Vent Rate 9 6 32 94201176 6 5 5 5 24152147105 5 7 7 6 20180256183
T Wind Dir NW NW W W W SW SW W NW NW NW W W W S S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 16 14 18 26 26 14 14 14 13 17 23 18 13 12 17 17 14 12 19 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 89 56 84 53 80 52 82
Temp 64 56 84 86 66 57 81 82 64 54 73 79 59 52 75 81
DewPt 34 32 29 26 34 40 37 34 32 36 38 36 38 40 39 35
Max/Min RH 41 10 53 17 50 21 63 18
RH 33 40 14 11 30 53 21 18 30 50 28 21 45 63 27 19
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW W NE W
Wind Char <15 15> <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ016-152100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 48 83 51 85
Temp 53 50 64 72 77 77 63 56 51 48 68 77 82 80 65 59 54 52 69 80 84 83
DewPt 23 25 27 24 25 26 29 28 25 26 30 27 26 27 32 30 29 30 34 32 29 28
Min/Max RH 14 42 13 44 13
RH 32 37 24 16 14 15 28 35 36 42 24 16 13 14 29 34 38 43 27 17 14 13
Wind Dir NW NW W W W SW W W NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 8 9 12 16 13 8 5 6 6 9 11 13 11 5 5 5 6 9 12 13 12
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 55 83 64 42 7 9 16 6 7 8 1 6 8 21 37 43 60 68 46 35 25 24
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 13 13 12
Vent Rate 8 7 27133202157 7 6 7 6 45150187125 6 7 7 6 17212200163
T Wind Dir NW NW W W W SW W W NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 13 10 21 27 25 13 12 16 13 19 21 21 16 11 14 14 12 13 18 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 87 52 83 49 80 48 83
Temp 61 54 82 84 62 52 79 82 59 50 72 79 57 49 76 82
DewPt 30 26 25 24 27 30 34 28 31 34 38 33 36 36 37 31
Max/Min RH 36 10 42 14 54 19 62 15
RH 31 35 12 11 26 42 20 14 35 54 29 19 45 62 24 16
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W W S W
Wind Char <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 51 86 54 90
Temp 58 52 64 75 81 82 69 62 55 51 69 80 84 85 70 63 58 54 68 82 88 86
DewPt 27 33 35 29 27 28 31 31 31 30 34 31 30 31 35 36 36 37 41 40 37 38
Min/Max RH 13 45 14 52 16
RH 30 47 34 18 14 14 24 31 39 45 27 17 14 14 28 36 44 52 36 22 16 18
Wind Dir W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SE SE S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 5 5 6 11 12 9 6 5 4 6 9 10 9 4 5 5 5 8 10 11 12
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 34 58 65 42 5 11 10 5 4 2 1 1 3 7 27 26 42 48 53 44 25 26
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 16 12
Vent Rate 11 8 23103168171 11 10 8 8 33161179 94 7 10 9 9 28130265198
T Wind Dir NW W W W W SW SW W W W NW W W W SE SE S S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 16 12 13 17 23 25 16 14 12 12 14 20 19 11 10 14 13 12 13 17 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 93 59 89 56 84 53 86
Temp 66 57 87 89 70 60 85 87 68 56 76 83 61 53 79 84
DewPt 45 38 34 31 38 43 40 38 34 39 41 38 42 43 41 37
Max/Min RH 51 11 53 17 53 19 68 17
RH 47 49 15 13 31 53 20 17 29 53 28 20 48 68 26 19
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW W N W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 5 0 0
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 52 85 54 88
Temp 58 54 63 73 79 80 69 62 56 52 67 77 82 84 70 63 58 55 67 80 87 85
DewPt 29 33 34 28 28 29 31 32 31 32 34 31 31 32 35 35 37 37 40 39 36 37
Min/Max RH 14 46 15 52 16
RH 33 45 34 19 15 15 24 32 39 46 29 19 16 16 28 35 45 50 37 23 17 18
Wind Dir W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SE SE S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 10 6 6 8 12 13 10 9 6 5 8 10 10 9 6 8 6 6 9 10 12 12
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 53 62 45 4 13 9 4 4 2 0 2 3 9 25 27 43 46 53 47 22 24
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 15 11
Vent Rate 9 6 21 91169183 9 8 7 7 29150171 74 5 8 9 7 23148263177
T Wind Dir NW W W W W W S W W W NW W W W SE SE S S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 16 11 13 16 23 26 17 14 12 12 16 20 18 10 9 14 14 12 13 18 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 91 59 88 56 82 53 84
Temp 67 58 85 87 69 60 82 86 66 56 74 81 61 53 77 83
DewPt 42 37 32 30 36 42 39 37 34 39 40 38 41 42 41 36
Max/Min RH 48 11 52 17 53 21 67 18
RH 41 46 15 13 30 52 22 18 30 53 29 22 48 67 27 18
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW W N W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ006-152100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 77 44 82 45 85
Temp 49 44 62 71 77 76 63 55 49 45 66 78 81 79 63 56 50 46 66 79 84 82
DewPt 21 22 26 22 21 22 24 24 23 22 28 26 26 27 32 31 31 31 35 33 30 29
Min/Max RH 12 40 13 58 14
RH 33 41 25 16 12 13 22 30 35 40 24 15 13 15 31 39 48 56 32 19 15 15
Wind Dir W W W SW SW SW SW W NW W W W W SW S SE W N E S S S
Wind Spd 9 6 8 9 14 16 12 9 8 6 9 11 12 12 8 6 5 5 8 10 13 13
Clouds FW FW SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 8 20 38 25 3 5 10 4 3 3 1 3 4 11 24 23 33 49 46 39 26 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 10 14 11
Vent Rate 7 6 41 86167231 14 9 7 5 77162173154 6 6 5 4 16194239187
T Wind Dir W W NW W SW SW SW W NW NW NW W W W S S SW N S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 13 13 13 21 27 23 19 16 12 19 20 18 14 13 12 9 10 12 21 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 85 49 82 47 78 45 82
Temp 59 49 82 83 61 49 79 80 58 47 72 76 55 46 75 80
DewPt 35 29 26 25 27 28 32 29 31 35 36 34 38 38 37 33
Max/Min RH 48 10 45 14 62 20 72 17
RH 40 46 13 12 27 44 18 16 36 62 27 22 53 72 25 18
PWind Dir S SW SW SW SW NW N W
Wind Char <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0
$$
OKZ002-152100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 80 49 83 46 87
Temp 50 46 65 74 79 79 63 60 53 49 68 78 82 80 65 57 51 47 66 80 86 83
DewPt 29 31 29 23 21 21 26 24 26 26 31 28 27 26 30 32 33 33 37 37 33 32
Min/Max RH 11 41 13 61 14
RH 43 57 26 15 11 11 24 25 34 41 25 16 13 14 27 38 51 59 34 21 15 16
Wind Dir W W W W SW SW S W W W NW NW NW NW E SE E NE E SE S S
Wind Spd 9 8 9 9 11 12 11 12 9 9 10 11 10 8 6 5 4 5 9 12 13 13
Clouds CL FW SC SC CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 8 35 36 2 4 7 9 8 2 0 2 3 8 13 17 27 36 37 35 42 38
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 10 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 15 11
Vent Rate 7 6 63110169182 8 11 8 7 70172181103 6 5 6 6 36117257198
T Wind Dir NW W NW W W SW S W NW W NW NW W NW E SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 14 18 16 19 21 18 24 19 16 20 19 20 13 12 12 12 13 18 16 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 89 53 87 50 80 46 83
Temp 61 51 86 87 64 53 84 84 62 50 74 77 55 47 77 80
DewPt 46 42 30 24 33 36 34 32 35 38 38 34 38 39 40 35
Max/Min RH 76 10 52 15 63 20 75 18
RH 59 70 13 10 31 52 17 15 37 63 27 21 53 75 26 20
PWind Dir SE S S S SW NW N NW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 5 0 0
$$
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