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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