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
549 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
TXZ012-232200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 64 31 74 36 74
Temp 30 37 53 63 60 46 39 36 34 43 63 73 68 51 46 40 37 47 66 72 68
DewPt 15 19 23 21 22 22 21 20 19 23 26 25 27 28 28 27 26 30 31 29 31
Min/Max RH 19 60 17 64 20
RH 53 48 31 20 23 39 47 51 53 44 24 17 21 40 50 60 64 51 27 20 25
Wind Dir W NW N N N S SW SW SW W NW N NE E E E N W SE S S
Wind Spd 8 9 10 5 2 4 6 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 19 4 4 5 5 14 7 5 4 3 3 5 6 4 5 3 2 2 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 25 32 3 3 3 5 6 3 14 32 3 4 4 3 3 2 28 58 4
T Wind Dir W NW N N N S SW SW SW W W NW N NE E E E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 16 9 6 6 11 16 16 11 10 10 8 11 10 9 6 8 11 13 11
RFTI 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
Date Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 37 58 29 63 35 71 36 67
Temp 47 39 52 53 38 30 55 59 42 36 63 66 47 37 59 63
DewPt 31 24 24 19 20 19 21 19 19 18 23 22 23 24 26 26
Max/Min RH 56 23 63 18 48 15 59 20
RH 54 55 33 26 48 63 26 21 39 47 21 19 38 59 28 24
PWind Dir S N N W SW SW SW NE
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-232200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 63 30 74 34 74
Temp 25 38 54 61 60 44 37 34 32 43 66 74 69 52 44 38 35 46 64 72 70
DewPt 15 19 21 21 23 23 21 19 19 23 25 26 30 30 29 28 27 31 31 31 33
Min/Max RH 20 60 17 74 22
RH 65 47 28 21 25 45 51 55 59 44 21 17 23 44 56 68 73 56 29 22 26
Wind Dir W NW N N N S SW SW W W NW N NE E E NE N N S SW SW
Wind Spd 6 9 11 6 3 3 5 6 8 9 10 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 10 6
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 5 19 7 3 7 7 10 8 12 5 7 4 7 7 5 8 5 3 6 3 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 5 7 38 41 3 3 5 7 6 4 24 36 3 6 5 4 4 2 24 54 4
T Wind Dir W N N N N S SW SW W W NW NW NE E E E NE E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 19 11 6 6 11 16 13 10 12 10 8 12 10 9 8 5 10 13 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 37 56 28 61 35 69 36 67
Temp 50 38 51 53 36 29 53 58 39 36 61 64 45 37 59 63
DewPt 26 24 23 20 20 19 19 20 19 17 21 22 23 22 26 26
Max/Min RH 57 26 69 20 48 17 56 21
RH 39 57 33 28 52 67 26 23 44 46 22 20 42 55 28 25
PWind Dir W NE N W SW SW SW E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-232200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 66 33 75 36 76
Temp 32 35 54 65 63 48 40 36 34 42 65 75 70 54 46 40 37 45 66 75 71
DewPt 17 21 25 23 25 24 23 23 22 24 28 27 29 30 31 30 29 31 33 31 33
Min/Max RH 19 64 17 75 20
RH 53 57 31 20 23 39 50 57 61 48 24 17 21 40 56 68 73 56 28 20 25
Wind Dir SW NW N N SW SW W SW SW W W NW NE E E W W SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 5 8 5
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 7 16 8 3 4 3 8 10 10 3 2 6 3 4 2 6 3 2 2 2 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 6 7 32 42 4 5 7 7 8 8 14 33 5 6 5 3 3 4 28 64 6
T Wind Dir W NW N N NW SW SW SW W W W NW N NE E SE SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 16 9 5 8 11 12 13 13 9 9 8 10 9 5 5 6 11 13 9
RFTI 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
Date Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 39 61 31 66 39 73 37 70
Temp 49 40 55 57 40 32 58 62 44 39 65 69 47 38 61 65
DewPt 34 25 25 20 22 22 23 21 21 20 24 25 26 25 27 27
Max/Min RH 59 21 67 17 46 15 60 20
RH 55 55 31 23 47 66 26 20 40 45 21 19 44 60 27 24
PWind Dir SW N N W SW SW SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-232200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 65 34 73 37 74
Temp 33 35 53 64 62 49 41 38 36 42 63 72 69 54 46 40 37 46 64 73 71
DewPt 17 22 25 22 24 24 24 23 22 24 28 27 29 31 31 30 30 31 33 31 33
Min/Max RH 19 62 19 75 21
RH 51 57 33 20 23 37 48 55 57 48 26 19 23 41 56 66 74 57 31 21 25
Wind Dir SW NW N N SW S SW SW SW W W N NE E E NW W SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 4 2 4 5 8 8 6 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 8 6
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 5 18 5 3 4 4 11 8 5 5 3 7 4 4 3 6 3 2 3 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 5 6 31 35 4 4 6 7 7 7 10 26 4 6 4 3 3 3 27 67 5
T Wind Dir W NW N N W S SW SW SW W NW N N NE E SE SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 16 8 5 8 11 13 13 14 9 8 8 11 9 6 5 6 11 14 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 40 59 32 64 39 72 38 68
Temp 50 41 53 57 40 33 56 62 44 40 63 69 48 39 60 65
DewPt 33 26 25 19 22 22 22 20 21 21 24 24 26 26 27 26
Max/Min RH 58 21 64 18 46 16 59 20
RH 52 54 33 23 47 64 27 20 40 46 22 19 42 59 28 23
PWind Dir SW N N W SW SW SW NE
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ006-232200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 63 26 72 30 71
Temp 22 34 55 62 59 42 34 30 27 40 67 72 66 48 41 35 31 43 65 71 67
DewPt 13 21 23 20 23 21 21 19 19 23 28 27 29 29 29 27 27 30 31 30 32
Min/Max RH 19 70 19 84 22
RH 67 57 29 20 24 43 57 62 70 50 23 19 24 47 62 73 84 61 28 22 26
Wind Dir NW N N N S SW SW W W NW N N NE E NE NW NW W S S S
Wind Spd 5 9 10 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 8 8 8 4 3 3 4 4 9 10 6
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 11 25 5 4 4 15 12 6 15 6 8 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 7 11 48 54 3 5 6 6 5 2 24 54 5 5 4 3 3 3 30 55 5
T Wind Dir N N N N SW S SW W W NW N N E E E SE NW SW S SW S
T Wind Spd 17 20 18 11 5 12 14 14 12 8 11 11 11 12 9 6 8 8 12 14 10
RFTI 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
Date Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 32 55 25 62 32 69 30 65
Temp 45 34 52 52 33 25 55 59 38 32 63 64 40 31 57 61
DewPt 27 20 20 18 18 17 19 18 18 15 21 21 21 20 24 24
Max/Min RH 58 23 73 17 51 15 64 21
RH 49 57 29 26 53 71 24 20 45 50 20 19 47 64 28 25
PWind Dir W N N W SW SW W NE
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
OKZ002-232200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 64 29 71 31 73
Temp 26 35 56 63 58 42 36 33 30 42 64 71 64 47 40 34 31 43 66 73 67
DewPt 15 22 24 22 25 22 21 20 19 23 27 27 30 30 29 28 28 30 31 30 32
Min/Max RH 20 63 19 88 21
RH 64 59 29 21 27 44 53 58 63 47 24 19 27 52 65 78 87 62 27 21 27
Wind Dir NW NW N NW W S SW SW SW NW N N NE E SW W W W S S S
Wind Spd 5 8 8 5 3 5 8 9 6 5 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 10 6
Clouds CL SC CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 4 27 4 3 6 4 5 6 6 9 7 5 8 5 4 6 4 5 4 5 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 5 8 39 67 3 4 6 7 5 4 15 52 5 4 3 4 3 4 49 80 6
T Wind Dir NW N N N W S SW W W NW N NE NE E S SW W SW S SW S
T Wind Spd 14 18 18 14 5 10 14 17 13 10 9 14 12 10 8 9 9 11 16 18 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 34 57 27 64 35 71 31 65
Temp 45 35 53 52 33 28 57 58 39 36 64 65 41 32 58 60
DewPt 29 23 21 18 19 18 20 19 17 17 21 22 22 22 24 26
Max/Min RH 60 22 67 16 47 14 66 22
RH 54 60 28 26 57 66 23 22 41 46 19 20 47 66 27 27
PWind Dir W N NW W SW W N NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
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