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
148 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
TXZ012-221000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon
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 17 58 26 66 32
Temp 34 34 23 20 19 18 29 47 56 53 39 33 30 27 37 56 65 60 45 39 36 33
DewPt 8 9 9 10 11 11 14 18 18 20 21 21 20 19 22 24 22 24 24 23 20 19
Max/Min RH 74 22 75 19 57
RH 32 34 54 64 72 74 53 31 22 27 48 61 66 71 54 29 19 25 43 52 52 56
Wind Dir SW S S SW W W W W SW S S SW SW W NW N N SW S S SW W
Wind Spd 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 8 8 8 9 5 4 4 5 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 2 4 6 6 4 5 7 14 8 6 7 4 4 6 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 37 10 6 6 6 5 4 15 38 3 6 7 6 4 4 10 18 1 3 4 5 5
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W W W SW SW S S SW SW W NW N NW W S S SW W
T Wind Spd 12 10 16 16 17 14 13 10 12 11 18 19 17 12 11 10 6 4 6 11 12 12
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 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
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 76 36 70 37 61 31 64 36 70
Temp 66 69 46 37 64 67 47 38 57 56 40 32 56 60 43 37 62 65
DewPt 25 27 27 26 30 28 28 24 20 17 19 17 19 18 21 18 24 25
Min/Max RH 15 64 21 57 18 54 17 46 18
RH 21 21 47 64 28 23 47 57 23 21 42 53 23 19 41 46 23 22
PWind Dir W NE E SW N N W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ016-221000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 16 57 25 65 30
Temp 38 38 25 20 17 16 28 47 55 53 37 31 28 26 37 57 64 60 43 37 33 31
DewPt 10 12 12 12 13 13 16 19 20 22 21 21 20 19 21 21 19 22 23 20 19 18
Max/Min RH 86 23 81 17 60
RH 31 34 59 71 85 86 60 33 25 30 52 66 73 76 51 24 17 23 45 50 56 58
Wind Dir SW S SW SW W W W SW SW S S SW SW W NW N N NW S SW SW W
Wind Spd 8 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 9 6 5 6 6 6 6 9 6 4 4 4 5 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 5 5 4 7 8 4 8 4 12 7 5 8 11 9 11 8 6 5 5 8 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 27 9 5 5 6 6 5 22 46 5 7 8 8 5 5 23 27 2 4 5 6 6
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W W W SW SW S S SW SW W NW N NW N S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 10 9 12 12 13 13 11 10 13 11 14 17 17 12 10 10 8 5 8 10 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 75 36 71 37 61 29 64 37 71
Temp 65 69 45 37 63 67 47 38 56 56 38 30 56 60 41 37 62 66
DewPt 24 28 27 27 29 29 28 25 20 17 19 18 19 18 20 17 23 24
Min/Max RH 16 70 20 59 19 62 18 46 18
RH 21 22 49 68 27 24 47 59 24 21 46 60 23 19 43 44 23 21
PWind Dir W NE SE SW N N W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-221000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon
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 19 60 26 65 32
Temp 36 36 25 22 21 19 28 47 58 55 40 34 30 27 34 55 64 61 46 39 35 33
DewPt 8 12 12 12 14 14 17 22 23 24 24 23 23 22 24 27 26 28 26 25 24 22
Max/Min RH 79 24 84 23 66
RH 31 36 56 64 73 79 63 36 26 30 51 63 75 79 65 34 23 28 45 57 62 64
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW W W W SW S S SW SW W W N NW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 3 2 10 8 2 1 3 3 4 2 7 9 14 12 4 6 5 3 8 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 10 9 8 8 7 8 21 41 6 11 9 9 7 6 13 17 3 5 6 7 7
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W W W W SW S S SW SW W NW N NW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 8 14 13 12 12 12 11 12 10 17 14 14 11 9 8 5 4 9 9 11 11
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 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
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 76 37 72 40 64 33 67 39 74
Temp 65 70 46 37 64 68 49 41 57 59 40 33 59 63 43 39 63 68
DewPt 28 30 31 30 32 32 32 26 22 17 20 20 21 20 23 21 26 30
Min/Max RH 17 75 22 56 17 58 17 49 19
RH 25 22 55 74 30 26 52 56 25 19 43 57 23 19 44 48 24 24
PWind Dir W NE SW SW N N W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-221000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 20 59 27 64 33
Temp 35 37 27 23 23 21 29 46 56 55 41 35 31 28 35 53 63 61 47 40 36 34
DewPt 6 12 12 13 14 15 17 20 21 24 23 23 23 22 24 27 25 28 26 25 24 22
Max/Min RH 78 25 82 23 64
RH 28 36 53 63 70 78 62 36 26 30 47 62 71 78 65 37 24 28 44 54 61 62
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W N NW S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 3 3 2 9 8 2 2 3 4 5 3 7 11 14 13 6 6 5 4 8 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 41 11 7 8 7 6 6 21 40 6 9 8 8 5 4 13 16 3 4 5 7 6
T Wind Dir W S S SW W W W W SW S S SW SW SW NW N NW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 9 14 14 13 12 11 12 13 11 17 16 14 11 8 8 5 4 8 10 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 75 38 71 40 62 33 65 40 73
Temp 64 70 47 39 63 68 50 41 56 60 41 34 57 63 45 40 62 68
DewPt 28 30 30 30 32 32 32 27 21 18 20 20 20 20 23 22 25 28
Min/Max RH 17 71 23 57 18 56 18 48 19
RH 25 22 52 70 32 26 50 57 26 19 43 55 24 20 42 48 24 22
PWind Dir W NE SW SW N N W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-221000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon
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 14 55 21 63 26
Temp 35 35 22 17 15 14 25 47 55 50 35 28 23 22 34 56 63 57 41 34 30 27
DewPt 14 16 14 13 13 13 17 21 21 22 21 20 19 17 19 23 21 24 23 21 19 19
Max/Min RH 93 26 91 20 73
RH 41 45 71 83 90 93 69 34 26 33 55 70 82 83 55 28 20 28 48 58 65 71
Wind Dir SW S SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N S SW SW W W
Wind Spd 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 10 10 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 3 5 4 9 7 5 5 4 4 5 3 7 14 15 8 7 5 5 6 7 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 31 6 5 5 5 4 4 30 51 5 5 7 5 4 6 22 30 2 5 5 5 6
T Wind Dir W S SW W W W W SW SW SW S SW W NW N N NW S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 11 6 10 11 12 11 11 17 19 11 12 16 11 10 13 11 9 6 11 11 12 13
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 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
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 32 68 33 59 26 62 32 71
Temp 66 68 41 32 62 65 43 34 55 55 34 27 55 59 38 32 62 65
DewPt 27 30 28 27 30 30 27 21 18 16 17 15 18 19 21 18 24 25
Min/Max RH 17 80 23 60 18 64 18 57 19
RH 23 24 59 80 29 27 53 58 23 21 50 62 22 21 50 56 23 22
PWind Dir NW NE SW SW N N W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-221000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 14 59 21 63 29
Temp 35 34 20 16 15 14 26 49 59 53 35 29 25 22 34 56 63 57 42 36 32 30
DewPt 7 13 13 13 14 14 18 22 21 23 22 21 20 19 22 24 21 24 23 22 21 20
Max/Min RH 98 22 94 20 68
RH 30 42 75 88 96 98 70 34 23 31 58 72 82 89 62 29 20 28 47 56 62 67
Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W SW SW S S SW W W NW N N S S SW W W
Wind Spd 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 8 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 5 3 4 5 6 5 3 3 6 4 4 9 13 16 8 7 7 4 7 9 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 45 2 3 4 4 4 3 25 58 4 5 7 6 4 5 16 25 2 5 6 7 6
T Wind Dir W S SW W W W W SW SW S S SW W NW NW N N S S SW W W
T Wind Spd 12 5 8 11 12 11 8 11 14 11 11 16 14 11 12 9 8 6 12 14 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 73 32 69 34 60 28 64 34 71
Temp 66 65 40 33 62 64 44 35 55 54 35 28 57 58 38 34 63 63
DewPt 27 30 29 27 31 31 28 21 19 15 17 18 19 19 19 19 24 24
Min/Max RH 17 80 23 58 18 65 17 53 19
RH 23 26 63 78 31 30 53 57 24 21 48 65 22 22 47 53 22 23
PWind Dir NW N SW SW N NW NW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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