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
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
TXZ012-202100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 66 41 80 49 79
Temp 39 38 45 56 64 64 54 48 43 41 59 74 79 77 62 57 53 50 63 74 78 73
DewPt 37 35 38 40 36 34 35 36 35 33 36 34 30 31 34 38 41 42 47 48 47 49
Min/Max RH 32 73 17 74 34
RH 92 89 75 55 35 33 48 63 73 73 42 23 17 19 35 49 64 74 56 40 34 43
Wind Dir N NW NW NW W W S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 16 16 11 8 6 8 8 8 11 13 16 13 12 13 12 9 11 11 13 13
Clouds OV OV B1 FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 92 96 54 11 1 5 7 3 3 8 8 19 19 32 33 23 40 40 38 50 44 53
PoP 12HR 70 0 0 5 40
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0 0 0.23
Rain Shwrs O NM SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 <1
Vent Rate 17 24 38 84 92 48 4 6 6 5 18141230 39 8 9 8 6 32 74 71 16
T Wind Dir N NW NW NW W W S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW S S SE
T Wind Spd 17 20 24 23 18 12 10 16 16 14 18 20 25 20 20 23 21 16 21 17 19 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 Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25Sat 04/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 76 55 76 49 69 50 71
Temp 57 51 70 74 60 56 73 69 56 50 65 67 56 50 66 68
DewPt 53 51 56 53 57 56 55 53 53 50 50 47 50 49 50 49
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 46 100 46 98 47
RH 86100 61 48 90100 53 57 90100 58 49 80 96 56 51
PWind Dir SE S SE S NE NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 60 60 80 60 40 40 60
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC NM NM SC NM O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-202100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 67 38 78 45 81
Temp 39 36 47 55 64 66 51 45 41 38 59 73 77 75 59 53 48 46 61 74 79 74
DewPt 37 33 38 39 36 33 34 33 32 31 34 31 29 29 33 34 37 40 47 47 43 46
Min/Max RH 29 78 17 81 28
RH 93 88 70 54 35 29 52 63 70 78 39 21 17 18 37 48 67 81 60 38 28 36
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW W W S SW SW W SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 9 11 12 11 9 8 4 5 6 6 10 13 16 12 9 9 10 9 10 9 10 11
Clouds OV B2 FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 96 83 11 2 2 9 10 6 5 8 11 23 22 44 35 23 28 48 35 43 45 36
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.12
Rain Shwrs O IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 5
Vent Rate 17 23 40 68 95 84 5 6 6 6 16145204108 8 10 10 8 34 99159 90
T Wind Dir NW NW N NW W W SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 18 19 19 17 16 10 13 13 13 14 20 24 21 16 19 19 16 20 18 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25Sat 04/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 47 79 51 77 46 68 47 70
Temp 54 51 71 76 57 52 74 69 53 47 64 66 53 48 66 68
DewPt 54 51 54 47 55 52 52 51 53 47 51 49 52 48 51 49
Max/Min RH 100 33 100 38 100 51 100 48
RH 100100 54 36 93100 47 53100100 62 54 96100 58 51
PWind Dir SE S S S NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 50 70 50 40 50 60
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 70 43 82 50 83
Temp 43 41 47 57 66 68 55 50 46 43 56 74 81 79 65 60 55 51 64 76 81 77
DewPt 41 39 41 41 38 38 40 40 41 39 41 40 34 35 39 42 43 43 47 49 48 51
Min/Max RH 30 86 18 75 32
RH 92 92 80 55 35 33 57 68 81 86 55 30 18 20 37 50 65 74 55 38 32 40
Wind Dir N NW NW NW NW W SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S SE
Wind Spd 9 10 12 12 9 4 4 4 4 4 8 11 13 12 11 12 9 5 8 8 10 12
Clouds OV OV B2 FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 95 94 78 16 2 6 7 4 4 3 7 11 21 30 31 15 35 27 32 38 47 49
PoP 12HR 80 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0 0.32
Rain Shwrs O O SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 2
Vent Rate 26 31 45 99109 65 6 9 9 7 17 98248 67 13 16 11 8 38 72120 38
T Wind Dir N NW N N NW W S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S SE
T Wind Spd 17 21 23 23 18 13 10 13 13 11 13 19 26 23 19 24 17 12 18 16 17 25
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 Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25Sat 04/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 51 79 56 80 50 70 50 74
Temp 59 52 72 76 62 57 74 71 58 51 64 69 57 50 67 72
DewPt 56 52 58 55 60 57 58 56 56 51 51 49 52 50 53 51
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 46 100 47 100 46
RH 90100 60 48 92100 56 58 92100 62 48 83100 60 48
PWind Dir SE S SE S NE NE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 60 60 80 60 40 30 50
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC NM NM SC NM O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 69 44 80 51 81
Temp 43 41 47 56 65 68 56 51 47 44 56 72 79 78 65 60 56 52 62 74 80 75
DewPt 41 39 40 40 36 37 39 39 41 38 39 39 33 34 37 40 42 43 46 48 47 50
Min/Max RH 31 81 19 72 32
RH 92 94 78 56 36 32 53 64 79 81 54 30 19 20 36 48 61 72 56 40 32 42
Wind Dir N NW NW NW NW W S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 11 12 13 12 9 5 4 5 6 6 9 12 14 13 12 13 12 8 9 9 10 12
Clouds OV OV B2 FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 95 94 75 13 1 7 7 4 5 3 5 14 19 34 35 18 36 30 30 44 45 48
PoP 12HR 80 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0 0.25
Rain Shwrs O O SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 2
Vent Rate 22 28 40 99102 54 5 7 7 6 15 88234 65 11 13 9 7 33 71119 32
T Wind Dir N N N N NW W S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 20 21 23 17 12 10 13 14 11 14 19 26 20 20 23 18 12 19 16 17 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25Sat 04/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 52 78 57 78 51 69 51 72
Temp 59 53 71 75 62 58 72 70 58 52 62 67 57 51 65 70
DewPt 55 53 57 54 59 58 57 55 56 52 51 48 52 51 51 50
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 47 100 49 99 49
RH 88100 62 49 90100 59 59 92100 67 51 83 98 62 50
PWind Dir SE S SE S NE NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 60 50 80 60 40 30 50
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC NM SC SC NM O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-202100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 67 34 78 41 79
Temp 40 37 50 59 66 66 50 44 38 34 56 73 77 75 59 53 46 42 60 74 79 75
DewPt 34 33 34 33 28 27 33 34 33 31 34 30 24 25 28 29 30 32 36 37 35 39
Min/Max RH 21 90 14 66 20
RH 79 84 54 37 24 23 53 68 81 89 44 20 14 15 30 41 54 66 41 27 20 27
Wind Dir N NW N NW NW NW SE S NW NW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 11 10 6 6 4 4 4 4 6 13 19 17 12 9 6 5 9 9 11 12
Clouds OV B2 CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 95 85 4 2 6 14 11 4 5 7 3 31 24 54 53 39 32 52 33 42 30 30
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 1 <1 3 5 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 12 10
Vent Rate 20 10 44 86137104 5 4 4 3 11125267169 8 7 6 5 19 53198188
T Wind Dir N N N N NW NW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 16 19 17 17 14 10 9 9 8 10 17 31 28 17 16 13 11 13 12 19 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25Sat 04/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 44 76 48 75 44 67 44 71
Temp 52 46 70 74 54 49 72 68 51 45 63 65 49 44 66 69
DewPt 52 46 53 48 54 49 52 51 51 45 48 47 48 44 50 48
Max/Min RH 100 37 100 42 100 47 100 43
RH 98100 54 40 99100 49 54 99100 57 51 95100 55 47
PWind Dir SE SE S N NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 50 60 50 30 40 50
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-202100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025
Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 67 36 81 44 80
Temp 41 39 48 59 66 66 50 45 39 37 58 75 80 78 61 55 49 44 61 75 80 75
DewPt 35 35 36 34 30 25 29 32 33 32 35 32 26 24 28 33 34 32 35 35 37 41
Min/Max RH 21 85 13 64 21
RH 77 88 62 38 26 21 43 61 79 83 43 21 14 13 29 43 55 61 38 23 21 29
Wind Dir N N N N NW NW S SW SW SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW NW E SE SE
Wind Spd 9 10 12 13 11 8 4 5 5 5 6 11 16 14 12 12 10 8 9 9 11 12
Clouds OV OV B2 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 94 96 72 7 2 3 7 6 6 6 7 11 19 27 40 21 26 25 38 38 32 32
PoP 12HR 50 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 5
Vent Rate 26 18 47110141105 3 6 6 4 9109230210 9 11 8 6 16 38111 85
T Wind Dir N N N N NW NW S SW SW SW SW S SW SW S SW SW SW W SW S SE
T Wind Spd 16 19 23 23 20 18 6 12 13 11 9 16 23 29 20 24 19 13 10 10 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25Sat 04/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 45 77 50 77 45 67 44 71
Temp 53 47 72 73 56 51 74 68 52 46 63 65 50 45 67 69
DewPt 52 47 53 50 55 51 53 51 51 46 45 44 47 45 49 47
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 42 100 43 100 43
RH 96100 50 45 97100 48 54 96100 53 46 88100 51 45
PWind Dir SE SE S S NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 50 50 70 60 30 30 40
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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