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
234 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
TXZ012-270900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
234 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 56 85 57 81 49
Temp 65 64 59 59 58 58 65 76 83 79 70 66 62 57 66 76 80 78 64 59 54 50
DewPt 58 58 58 58 58 58 60 60 54 54 53 56 53 43 35 32 31 34 37 41 42 41
Max/Min RH 100 37 71 17 72
RH 78 81 96 96100100 84 58 37 42 55 70 71 59 32 20 17 20 37 51 64 72
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S SW W W SW W S S W N
Wind Spd 16 16 14 14 14 13 16 17 19 18 17 19 17 13 14 16 16 12 8 8 9 12
Clouds SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 46 71 75 64 54 63 64 38 14 14 31 25 12 3 2 3 4 16 15 31 23 16
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 36 26 14 13 10 9 35 54119 34 13 16 13 8 45137205 14 4 5 5 8
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W W W SW W S SW SW N
T Wind Spd 18 18 18 19 19 20 24 23 26 28 27 31 27 20 24 27 28 13 10 13 13 20
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 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
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 68 50 68 46 75 48 74 51 77
Temp 63 64 54 51 64 66 53 47 70 71 55 48 68 70 57 51 71 73
DewPt 45 47 51 51 53 48 49 45 47 45 48 46 48 47 48 48 52 50
Min/Max RH 45 100 52 95 35 95 40 89 40
RH 52 54 90100 68 53 86 94 44 39 77 91 48 44 72 88 51 44
PWind Dir NE E SW NW N NE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 60 70 30 20 20 30 40 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM NM NM SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC NM NM NM SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ016-270900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
234 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 55 84 48 78 44
Temp 65 65 59 58 58 59 65 75 82 80 66 61 54 49 62 70 75 77 61 54 49 45
DewPt 60 61 59 58 58 59 62 53 43 39 42 46 39 30 29 29 28 31 33 34 36 35
Max/Min RH 100 22 58 17 69
RH 84 87100100100100 89 46 25 23 42 58 56 47 29 22 17 19 36 47 61 68
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW S S SW W W W SW SW SW S SW N
Wind Spd 13 13 12 12 12 12 16 17 19 16 12 13 11 9 13 16 16 12 5 4 4 10
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 50 63 65 66 59 71 59 19 14 16 47 40 15 6 2 4 5 13 21 32 19 16
PoP 12HR 40 5 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.19 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 40 35 12 16 17 10 35 84287 74 9 13 11 8 41137198 85 6 7 6 8
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW S S SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW N
T Wind Spd 17 18 19 23 20 18 21 23 33 24 17 21 20 17 20 26 27 18 11 13 12 17
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 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
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 71 45 68 43 74 45 74 49 76
Temp 64 67 52 47 62 67 50 44 70 71 52 46 68 71 54 49 69 72
DewPt 44 45 52 47 52 43 48 44 46 43 50 46 50 48 51 49 54 50
Min/Max RH 39 100 40 100 32 100 41 100 42
RH 47 45100100 69 41 95 99 42 37 93100 51 45 92100 57 45
PWind Dir NE E NW NW N E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 60 60 20 10 20 30 50 50
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM NM IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC NM NM NM IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-270900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
234 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 86 59 83 49
Temp 68 68 63 61 60 59 67 76 82 80 71 68 65 59 67 77 82 80 67 59 54 49
DewPt 59 60 61 60 60 59 63 63 57 58 60 60 56 47 38 33 32 34 38 43 42 40
Max/Min RH 100 39 76 16 70
RH 71 74 94 98100100 88 64 43 47 67 76 74 62 34 20 16 19 34 54 62 70
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW W W SW SW S S W N
Wind Spd 13 12 11 10 9 9 12 13 17 16 16 16 13 10 12 14 14 11 4 4 6 10
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 69 80 75 67 65 55 65 45 19 21 20 19 11 4 1 1 3 15 16 22 18 13
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 2 1 <1 1 <1 2 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 44 30 17 13 12 11 43 72124 62 23 23 20 16 42139208 29 5 8 9 10
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W W W SW SW S S W N
T Wind Spd 16 14 14 14 12 13 21 23 25 31 31 29 27 21 23 27 29 18 8 11 13 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 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
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 49 71 48 78 50 76 52 80
Temp 64 69 56 50 65 68 55 48 72 75 57 50 69 74 59 52 73 76
DewPt 45 48 53 50 55 50 52 48 49 47 51 48 50 49 51 51 54 52
Min/Max RH 41 100 51 100 34 91 38 93 40
RH 49 46 90100 69 53 89100 44 37 81 91 49 41 76 92 51 44
PWind Dir NE E NE NW N NE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 20 60 70 40 20 20 30 30 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM NM NM SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC NM NM NM SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-270900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
234 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 59 80 50
Temp 67 66 63 61 60 60 66 75 81 79 71 68 65 59 65 73 78 79 67 60 55 50
DewPt 59 59 59 60 60 60 62 62 56 57 58 59 56 44 37 33 32 34 37 41 42 40
Max/Min RH 100 39 73 18 68
RH 75 78 89 98100100 88 64 42 47 63 71 73 58 35 22 19 20 34 49 60 67
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W W SW SW S S W N
Wind Spd 13 13 12 12 12 11 13 14 18 16 19 19 16 12 13 16 16 11 6 5 9 12
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 64 76 73 68 60 57 63 45 17 17 22 22 10 2 1 2 2 16 14 22 19 10
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 46 33 13 12 11 10 42 66117 46 19 20 18 13 42129209 31 5 7 7 9
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW S S W N
T Wind Spd 16 17 14 16 13 14 23 23 25 31 31 31 27 21 24 27 29 18 9 12 13 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 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
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 71 50 69 48 75 50 75 53 78
Temp 63 67 55 51 62 67 55 49 70 73 57 50 67 73 58 53 71 75
DewPt 44 46 53 51 54 49 51 48 49 46 50 48 49 48 50 50 53 52
Min/Max RH 41 100 52 99 36 92 40 89 42
RH 50 48 92100 75 52 87 97 47 39 77 89 52 42 74 89 53 46
PWind Dir NE E NE NW N NE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 20 60 70 30 20 20 30 30 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM NM NM SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC NM NM NM SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-270900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
234 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 51 82 45 77 40
Temp 66 65 58 57 56 55 63 75 80 79 64 59 51 46 62 73 77 75 58 51 45 41
DewPt 58 58 58 57 56 55 60 53 43 40 40 44 34 27 27 22 21 23 26 25 25 31
Max/Min RH 100 23 57 12 67
RH 74 78100100100100 89 46 27 25 41 57 51 47 26 14 12 14 29 35 46 67
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW NW N N
Wind Spd 13 13 12 10 10 10 14 19 21 17 13 13 12 10 13 18 20 16 9 5 11 14
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 63 58 66 73 79 66 50 16 4 11 25 19 7 5 3 5 4 8 9 10 9 6
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 42 12 10 7 10 45136288194 10 13 11 8 50159249215 6 5 7 11
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S SW S S S SW W W SW SW SW SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 18 18 19 16 14 17 24 28 37 33 18 24 21 17 19 26 31 28 11 11 16 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
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 68 42 66 41 72 42 73 46 75
Temp 63 66 48 43 63 63 47 42 69 67 49 43 66 71 52 47 71 73
DewPt 39 40 47 43 50 45 47 42 46 44 47 43 47 47 49 47 52 50
Min/Max RH 33 100 48 99 36 99 39 99 40
RH 42 38 95100 62 53 98 99 43 42 92 99 49 43 89 99 50 45
PWind Dir NE E NE N N NE SE S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 40 60 20 20 20 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC NM IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
OKZ002-270900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
234 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 52 84 51 81 42
Temp 64 63 57 57 55 55 66 78 82 81 66 63 58 52 66 78 81 78 61 54 48 43
DewPt 55 55 56 57 55 55 60 58 50 48 54 54 50 35 29 22 21 21 26 27 30 35
Max/Min RH 100 29 73 11 75
RH 73 73 99100100100 81 49 33 32 65 71 73 52 25 13 11 12 26 36 51 75
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW N N
Wind Spd 13 12 11 10 10 10 14 18 20 16 16 16 13 12 13 16 18 16 10 9 11 12
Clouds B2 B1 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 72 68 90 88 90 75 40 14 16 6 19 13 6 3 3 2 3 5 8 9 17 13
PoP 12HR 30 0 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
Mix Hgt 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 49 50 17 11 6 7 45 97206104 20 14 14 9 38161235135 7 6 8 10
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W W SW SW SW SW W N N
T Wind Spd 16 19 18 18 12 14 25 27 33 32 28 26 26 20 23 25 26 26 16 13 18 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
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 69 43 68 43 75 43 75 48 79
Temp 64 66 50 44 65 65 50 44 71 70 51 43 70 71 54 48 75 75
DewPt 38 39 47 44 48 46 47 44 45 42 45 42 43 44 47 46 50 48
Min/Max RH 33 100 46 100 31 96 34 94 34
RH 39 37 89100 56 50 92100 39 36 80 95 38 37 77 92 41 38
PWind Dir NE E E NW N N S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 60 30 20 20 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC
$$
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