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
407 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025
TXZ012-281000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
407 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025
Date 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 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
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 36 73 35 69 39
Temp 59 46 41 39 38 47 65 71 68 52 45 39 36 45 61 68 64 52 47 42 40
DewPt 16 16 17 17 18 21 23 19 19 18 21 21 23 26 27 25 25 27 28 30 31
Max/Min RH 46 13 59 20 73
RH 18 30 37 40 44 35 20 14 15 26 38 48 59 47 27 20 23 38 47 62 70
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 9 11 12 14 16 12 6 6 8 5 4 5 12 13 13 14 16 16 17
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 4 4 4 5 6 4 5 8 15 16 29 31 47
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 13 5 5 7 7 11 67 92 4 3 5 4 3 8 33 77 11 9 11 10 9
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W W W NW NE NE E E E SE S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 11 16 19 19 19 20 13 8 8 14 11 10 13 13 16 16 20 24 24 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/02/25 Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
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 65 39 74 41 62 30 59 33 62
Temp 55 63 45 40 66 68 52 42 57 56 39 31 51 57 40 34 55 59
DewPt 36 28 33 31 29 23 22 19 21 20 23 21 21 19 20 19 21 19
Min/Max RH 26 73 16 39 20 66 21 55 19
RH 49 26 63 70 25 18 31 39 24 24 52 66 30 22 44 54 26 21
PWind Dir S W SW SW W NW NW SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 5 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM
$$
TXZ016-281000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
407 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025
Date 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 33 70 31 70 39
Temp 58 44 39 35 35 46 62 68 67 49 43 36 32 43 62 69 67 51 46 41 40
DewPt 17 18 18 18 19 22 23 19 19 20 21 22 22 26 27 26 27 27 29 30 36
Max/Min RH 53 14 67 20 87
RH 20 36 43 49 52 38 23 15 16 32 42 58 66 51 26 20 23 39 51 65 87
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW NW N NE N E SE S S SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 9 10 13 16 12 5 4 4 4 4 4 9 12 12 12 12 12 13
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 5 4 4 6 5 4 9 3 15 11 6 11 11 7 15 15 12 21 32 40 54
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 19 6 6 8 8 13 65 91 5 3 4 4 4 6 35 88 10 10 11 10 11
T Wind Dir S SW SW W W W W W SW SW NW NE E E S S S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 6 12 13 18 18 19 19 13 9 6 9 10 9 11 13 13 14 19 20 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/02/25 Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 62 38 70 37 60 27 60 32 64
Temp 57 60 44 39 66 67 50 38 55 56 38 28 50 59 40 33 57 61
DewPt 32 27 29 26 24 20 19 17 18 17 21 21 21 18 19 18 20 18
Min/Max RH 25 63 15 43 19 75 19 54 17
RH 38 28 56 61 20 16 29 43 23 21 50 75 33 20 43 53 23 19
PWind Dir SW W SW SW W NW NW S S
Wind Char 15> <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC
$$
TXZ008-281000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
407 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025
Date 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 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
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 36 75 35 70 40
Temp 62 49 41 39 38 46 64 73 71 54 46 39 36 43 62 70 67 54 48 44 41
DewPt 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 20 19 20 23 25 25 28 28 27 28 29 30 32 34
Max/Min RH 51 11 65 20 79
RH 17 29 40 45 50 40 22 13 14 26 41 55 65 55 27 20 23 37 49 62 75
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W N NE NE N N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 9 11 12 9 5 4 4 2 2 3 8 11 11 11 11 11 11
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 3 1 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 3 3 3 5 17 20 26 34 48
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 12 7 9 10 10 15 51 98 5 8 7 5 5 6 42 79 19 15 14 14 13
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W W W NW NE NE NE E SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 11 14 16 17 19 20 16 6 13 11 8 8 8 13 16 17 19 19 19 17
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 03/02/25 Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
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 64 40 76 43 64 32 60 33 64
Temp 56 63 46 40 66 71 53 44 58 58 40 32 49 59 41 34 55 61
DewPt 42 32 37 36 33 30 27 23 26 25 26 23 22 20 23 22 23 22
Min/Max RH 30 85 19 44 24 68 21 59 20
RH 58 31 71 85 30 22 36 44 29 28 56 68 34 22 47 59 29 21
PWind Dir S W SW SW W NW NW SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 70 5 0 10 20 5 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs NM NM IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-281000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
407 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025
Date 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 38 73 37 70 41
Temp 61 49 43 41 40 46 63 71 69 54 46 40 37 43 61 69 67 55 49 45 42
DewPt 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 20 19 20 22 24 24 28 28 27 28 28 30 32 34
Max/Min RH 50 12 62 20 78
RH 17 30 37 43 46 40 23 14 14 26 39 52 61 54 29 21 23 36 47 60 72
Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW SW W W N NE NE N N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 9 10 11 13 13 10 6 5 4 4 3 4 9 12 12 13 14 14 14
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 3 2 6 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 3 3 4 6 15 18 28 35 50
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 16 6 7 9 10 13 47 90 5 7 6 4 4 6 40 78 15 13 12 12 11
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NE NE E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 12 14 17 18 19 20 14 8 13 11 8 8 8 13 16 16 19 20 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/02/25 Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 63 41 74 44 61 33 59 35 63
Temp 55 63 46 42 65 71 54 45 56 57 41 33 48 58 42 36 54 62
DewPt 40 31 36 36 32 27 26 23 26 23 26 23 22 20 22 22 23 22
Min/Max RH 30 80 18 43 25 67 21 57 20
RH 57 31 69 79 29 19 34 42 31 27 56 66 35 22 45 56 30 21
PWind Dir S W SW SW W NW N SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 5 0 10 20 5 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs NM NM IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-281000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
407 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025
Date 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 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
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 29 70 29 67 34
Temp 58 42 36 34 31 41 63 69 65 46 38 33 30 40 59 66 64 48 43 38 35
DewPt 17 17 17 17 18 21 20 12 15 18 20 21 21 25 26 26 26 27 28 28 31
Max/Min RH 61 11 69 21 91
RH 20 36 45 50 58 44 19 11 14 32 48 60 69 54 28 22 23 43 55 66 85
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W N NE NE NE N NW SE S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 6 4 4 3 4 11 12 12 12 11 9 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 2 4 4 4 6 5 4 3 3 4 3 4 5 5 6 7 19 20 25 34 56
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 17 7 7 8 8 9 32 62 6 6 5 3 3 4 37 74 9 8 9 8 8
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W W N NE NE E E E SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 11 16 16 19 19 18 12 10 10 14 12 8 8 9 13 18 13 17 18 16 16
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 03/02/25 Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
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 60 33 69 34 56 24 56 27 61
Temp 53 59 38 33 64 65 46 35 53 52 33 25 49 54 35 28 54 58
DewPt 35 31 33 30 28 22 21 19 23 21 24 20 21 20 20 18 22 21
Min/Max RH 31 91 18 52 27 82 24 67 21
RH 51 33 81 89 26 19 37 51 31 29 68 81 33 26 54 66 28 24
PWind Dir S W SW SW W N NW SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 0 0 10 20 5 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-281000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
407 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025
Date 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 33 70 28 67 34
Temp 59 43 40 38 35 43 63 70 64 46 40 34 29 41 60 67 63 47 42 39 35
DewPt 16 15 16 17 19 21 19 15 18 21 22 22 23 26 26 25 25 25 26 28 30
Max/Min RH 53 12 77 20 84
RH 18 32 38 42 53 41 18 12 17 37 48 61 77 56 27 20 23 42 53 65 81
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE N NW NW SE SE S SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 5 9 10 11 11 10 9 10 8 4 4 3 3 4 9 12 11 12 11 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 4 3 6 4 5 3 2 5 3 3 4 3 4 3 5 19 26 32 34 49
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 4 7 9 9 9 7 21 55 6 4 3 2 3 5 60 87 12 10 9 8 8
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W NW N NE NE NE E E S S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 17 21 20 20 13 10 11 11 11 9 6 8 9 17 19 17 19 18 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/02/25 Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 60 34 72 38 57 26 56 27 60
Temp 55 57 40 35 62 66 48 39 54 51 34 27 49 53 34 28 53 57
DewPt 40 32 36 34 34 26 24 23 27 25 23 20 20 18 19 20 22 21
Min/Max RH 36 96 18 53 30 76 23 71 21
RH 57 39 86 96 35 21 39 53 34 36 65 74 31 25 55 71 29 24
PWind Dir S W S SW W NW N SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 5 0 10 30 5 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM IS SC
$$
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