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
529 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
TXZ012-061000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
529 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 41 71 37 74 46
Temp 72 58 52 49 45 49 63 70 64 49 43 40 38 48 67 74 70 60 55 51 50
DewPt 8 19 18 19 19 21 24 23 26 30 31 29 26 22 20 17 17 17 16 15 15
Max/Min RH 39 17 64 11 25
RH 8 22 26 30 35 33 22 17 23 48 62 64 62 35 16 11 13 18 21 23 24
Wind Dir W W W W W NW NE SE SE SE S S S SW W SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 12 12 11 10 9 10 13 16 13 13 12 13 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 4 4 4 3 1 3 3 4 6 8 16 12 14 15 13 24 26 28 22 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 11 8 7 5 5 3 18 55 11 8 8 10 9 10 32 65 12 9 9 12 11
T Wind Dir W W W W W NW E S SE SE SE S S W W W SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 16 18 18 14 13 10 11 16 14 19 19 17 13 12 16 20 17 21 21 23 21
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 69 25 49 25 41 22 40 18 40
Temp 66 60 38 26 41 45 33 26 36 39 29 24 36 37 25 19 31 36
DewPt 22 22 18 14 15 18 16 16 19 20 20 19 19 18 17 15 15 16
Min/Max RH 17 60 29 65 42 81 42 84 40
RH 19 23 44 60 34 33 49 65 50 46 69 81 50 46 71 84 51 44
PWind Dir NW E E E E E NE NE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 10 20 20
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-061000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
529 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 40 74 40 76 47
Temp 72 56 50 46 42 47 68 73 67 51 45 42 41 50 68 75 70 56 53 50 49
DewPt 13 16 16 17 18 23 24 18 23 23 22 21 16 17 17 14 16 14 12 12 11
Max/Min RH 44 12 43 10 25
RH 10 21 26 32 39 38 19 12 19 33 40 43 37 28 14 10 12 19 20 22 21
Wind Dir W W W W W W W SW S S S SW W W W SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 13 10 9 9 9 9 10 12 9 8 6 9 10 12 17 19 12 11 11 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 3 4 6 5 4 6 6 6 3 5 6 10 14 17 11 30 21 22 11 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 16 9 7 8 7 6 27 83 8 7 7 8 7 10 40 95 15 10 12 14 15
T Wind Dir W W W W W W W SW S S S SW W W W W SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 18 17 14 16 14 12 12 18 13 13 16 17 14 14 19 25 18 19 21 24 21
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 73 26 55 26 47 22 44 17 42
Temp 67 67 40 27 46 52 34 27 38 44 31 23 39 42 25 18 32 40
DewPt 25 27 23 19 22 28 22 19 24 28 26 22 21 19 19 16 17 20
Min/Max RH 17 73 32 72 46 98 34 95 39
RH 20 22 50 73 39 39 61 71 56 53 81 98 48 39 78 94 53 44
PWind Dir W E SE SE SE SE E E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-061000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
529 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 39 66 36 74 48
Temp 75 60 51 47 41 45 58 63 61 47 41 38 36 43 62 72 68 60 56 53 51
DewPt 11 22 22 23 24 26 29 29 31 31 32 31 30 28 26 23 24 22 20 17 19
Max/Min RH 54 26 80 16 31
RH 8 23 32 38 49 47 33 28 32 55 71 78 79 55 25 16 19 23 25 24 28
Wind Dir SW SW W W W NW NE E E E E SE S SW SW SW S SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 11 9 6 5 4 4 8 9 9 8 5 4 4 4 8 10 9 10 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 3 4 11 14 10 8 14 16 11 22 33 39 31
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 13 12 10 8 7 5 29 37 13 12 7 11 6 9 17 45 10 14 14 15 15
T Wind Dir SW W W W W NW E E E SE SE S SE SW W SW SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 14 18 16 12 10 8 14 13 13 16 11 12 9 8 9 14 11 19 19 19 18
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 68 24 49 24 41 22 37 16 37
Temp 63 59 37 25 41 46 32 25 36 39 29 23 34 35 24 17 30 35
DewPt 26 22 19 15 14 17 17 17 17 20 22 21 19 18 17 15 15 17
Min/Max RH 19 64 26 71 40 93 45 91 42
RH 24 24 48 64 33 31 54 71 46 46 74 93 53 49 75 91 54 47
PWind Dir N E E E E E NE NE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 10 20 20
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-061000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
529 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 41 66 39 74 50
Temp 74 61 53 49 44 46 58 63 62 48 43 40 39 45 61 72 70 61 57 55 53
DewPt 10 21 23 23 24 26 28 29 31 32 32 32 30 26 24 23 23 22 20 18 18
Max/Min RH 52 25 75 15 29
RH 9 21 30 36 46 45 32 27 31 54 66 74 70 47 24 16 18 22 24 23 26
Wind Dir SW SW W W W W NE E E SE SE S S SW W SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 13 12 9 9 6 4 8 9 10 11 9 8 9 8 9 12 11 13 12 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 2 3 3 4 1 3 2 3 4 8 14 12 12 16 13 16 25 34 39 29
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 12 11 8 7 5 4 28 35 10 12 7 10 7 10 18 50 10 12 11 13 13
T Wind Dir SW W W W W W E E E SE SE S S SW W SW SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 17 18 16 12 10 8 14 13 13 17 12 12 10 9 10 16 12 19 19 19 18
RFTI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 67 26 49 26 41 23 36 18 37
Temp 62 60 39 27 40 47 33 27 36 40 30 25 33 35 26 19 29 36
DewPt 26 22 19 16 14 18 17 18 17 21 22 22 19 18 18 16 16 18
Min/Max RH 19 63 27 69 43 88 47 88 43
RH 25 23 46 63 35 31 51 68 47 47 71 88 56 51 72 88 57 47
PWind Dir N E E E E E NE NE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 10 20 20
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-061000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
529 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 33 67 29 72 40
Temp 72 54 45 39 35 41 60 66 62 44 37 32 30 39 61 71 66 54 50 46 44
DewPt 9 19 19 19 19 23 27 25 27 27 25 22 20 21 21 19 18 16 14 14 16
Max/Min RH 58 20 66 14 38
RH 9 26 35 43 52 48 28 22 26 52 59 66 66 49 21 14 16 22 23 27 32
Wind Dir W W W W W NW E SE SE SE S S W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 13 11 10 9 8 5 9 11 11 9 8 5 5 5 9 14 14 16 13 12 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 12 15 14 23 23 18 18 25 35 30 29
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 8 8 8 6 5 3 23 57 8 8 8 5 4 6 14 61 26 11 12 11 9
T Wind Dir W W W W W NW E S SE SE S S SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 16 17 17 13 12 9 11 17 13 16 17 12 9 8 10 19 19 23 20 19 18
RFTI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 63 19 48 18 41 15 34 10 37
Temp 61 55 32 20 39 44 26 19 36 39 23 16 31 31 18 11 30 33
DewPt 25 22 16 12 14 19 14 13 17 21 18 16 17 17 15 11 14 17
Min/Max RH 23 71 30 79 42 99 49 99 43
RH 26 27 51 71 34 36 60 78 44 50 81 99 55 56 85 99 52 50
PWind Dir N E SE E E E NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 10 20 20
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-061000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
529 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 31 56 26 62 40
Temp 71 52 45 41 36 38 48 54 49 36 31 28 26 32 50 60 55 49 49 46 44
DewPt 18 24 21 22 23 27 27 25 25 24 25 26 26 28 30 29 29 24 20 19 20
Max/Min RH 69 30 99 31 43
RH 13 33 38 46 60 64 44 32 38 62 79 92100 84 46 31 36 38 32 34 38
Wind Dir W W W W W NE E E E SE SE E E E E SE SE S SW SW W
Wind Spd 10 9 9 6 4 6 10 10 9 9 6 5 4 4 4 8 9 10 11 11 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 3 4 4 4 4 7 3 4 4 4 18 28 16 32 15 15 17 12 22 31 23
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 4 5 6 5 5 7 29 35 8 8 7 5 6 6 12 20 6 8 11 9 10
T Wind Dir SW W W W NW NE E E E SE SE SE SE E SE S SE S SW W W
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 12 12 13 17 16 14 17 14 11 10 8 8 11 12 16 20 19 17
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25 Wed 02/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 58 18 42 19 38 16 31 10 33
Temp 56 49 29 19 36 39 24 20 34 34 22 17 28 28 17 11 27 29
DewPt 23 17 13 11 11 12 13 13 14 15 17 16 17 15 13 10 13 14
Min/Max RH 22 70 27 76 38 96 52 97 44
RH 28 28 52 70 34 32 62 75 42 46 81 96 62 59 83 96 54 54
PWind Dir N E E E E E NE NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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