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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 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
TXZ012-231000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
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 24 65 32 72 37
Temp 57 40 34 31 27 37 55 64 62 46 40 36 33 44 64 72 67 52 45 41 38
DewPt 20 19 18 17 17 20 23 21 24 22 22 20 19 23 27 27 28 28 28 27 26
Max/Min RH 70 19 56 19 62
RH 24 42 52 57 65 50 29 19 24 38 48 51 56 43 24 19 23 39 51 57 62
Wind Dir S S SW SW W NW N N N S SW SW SW W NW N NE E E NE N
Wind Spd 9 9 8 8 6 10 9 5 3 4 6 9 9 9 10 9 6 5 4 4 4
Clouds CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 6 4 6 4 25 5 5 7 4 7 12 10 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 5 6 6 5 4 4 12 37 2 2 4 5 6 5 13 40 3 5 4 4 3
T Wind Dir S S SW W W NW N N N S S SW SW SW NW NW N NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 11 16 16 14 11 11 10 11 5 6 11 14 17 13 11 12 8 12 12 12 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 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
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 72 37 59 30 65 36 72 37 65
Temp 65 67 46 38 54 55 37 31 57 61 44 37 65 67 48 39 58 59
DewPt 31 30 30 23 22 18 19 19 21 19 21 20 23 22 23 22 25 25
Min/Max RH 19 57 21 61 17 50 14 50 22
RH 28 25 53 54 28 23 48 61 24 19 40 50 20 18 37 50 28 27
PWind Dir E S N N W SW SW SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ016-231000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 24 66 31 73 35
Temp 54 37 30 27 25 37 55 64 62 44 38 34 32 44 65 72 67 51 44 38 36
DewPt 21 20 19 18 17 20 22 20 23 22 20 19 18 23 26 27 31 29 29 28 28
Max/Min RH 74 19 58 19 75
RH 27 50 62 71 74 51 28 19 22 41 48 54 57 42 23 19 26 43 55 67 72
Wind Dir S S SW W W NW N N NW S SW SW W W NW NW NE E E NE N
Wind Spd 9 8 6 6 8 10 12 6 4 4 5 8 9 9 11 9 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 4 5 7 9 15 14 5 8 5 9 16 7 3 8 4 6 5 5 6 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 6 7 7 5 6 24 43 2 3 6 8 7 6 24 54 5 6 6 6 4
T Wind Dir S S SW W W NW N N NW S SW SW W W NW NW NE E E E NE
T Wind Spd 11 13 14 16 12 13 13 11 5 5 12 17 14 12 12 12 10 12 11 12 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 71 37 58 27 64 36 71 35 64
Temp 63 67 46 38 53 54 35 28 56 61 41 37 63 66 47 37 56 59
DewPt 31 33 28 23 21 19 21 19 20 21 21 18 22 22 22 22 26 27
Min/Max RH 22 56 22 70 19 49 15 54 24
RH 30 28 49 54 29 26 56 68 24 21 44 47 21 19 37 54 31 29
PWind Dir SE W NE NE W SW SW SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-231000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
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 25 69 32 74 37
Temp 58 42 34 30 27 35 55 66 65 49 41 36 33 41 64 73 68 53 45 41 38
DewPt 20 22 21 21 20 22 26 24 26 25 24 23 23 25 29 29 31 30 31 31 29
Max/Min RH 78 18 65 20 72
RH 22 45 58 67 76 60 33 20 23 39 51 60 65 53 27 20 25 41 56 66 71
Wind Dir S S SW SW W NW N N W S SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E N NW
Wind Spd 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 3 2 2
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 3 2 6 5 13 3 4 4 3 4 15 12 2 2 5 4 3 2 5 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 7 9 8 7 6 6 15 42 3 5 7 8 9 8 15 44 7 8 5 4 5
T Wind Dir S S SW SW W NW N N NW S SW SW SW SW W NW N NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 9 13 13 12 10 10 9 10 4 8 11 13 14 13 9 10 10 11 9 6 8
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 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
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 74 40 62 31 67 39 75 38 67
Temp 66 69 48 41 55 58 39 31 59 64 44 39 67 71 50 39 59 62
DewPt 34 33 32 26 24 20 22 21 22 21 23 22 25 23 26 26 27 27
Min/Max RH 20 60 21 66 17 50 14 59 22
RH 30 26 53 55 30 23 50 66 23 19 42 50 20 17 38 59 29 26
PWind Dir SW SW N N W SW SW SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-231000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 26 67 34 73 38
Temp 58 42 35 31 28 35 52 64 63 49 41 37 35 42 63 72 68 54 46 42 39
DewPt 18 21 21 21 21 23 26 24 25 25 24 24 23 25 29 28 30 30 30 30 29
Max/Min RH 79 19 64 20 69
RH 21 43 55 65 75 60 36 22 23 40 50 59 62 52 27 20 24 40 53 64 69
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW NW N NW W S SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E N NW
Wind Spd 6 9 8 6 5 4 5 4 3 4 5 8 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 3 3 7 5 13 6 4 5 4 4 16 12 2 3 5 4 3 3 5 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 7 7 6 5 5 15 35 2 4 6 7 8 7 12 48 7 6 5 4 5
T Wind Dir S S SW SW W NW N N NW S SW SW SW SW W NW N NE E E N
T Wind Spd 9 14 14 12 10 10 10 10 4 9 11 13 14 13 9 12 11 11 10 8 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 73 40 60 32 67 39 74 39 66
Temp 63 69 49 41 54 57 40 32 58 65 45 39 65 70 51 40 58 62
DewPt 33 32 31 26 24 19 21 22 22 22 23 22 25 23 26 26 26 26
Min/Max RH 20 59 22 65 17 50 15 58 23
RH 32 25 50 54 31 23 47 65 25 19 42 50 22 17 37 58 30 26
PWind Dir SW SW N N W SW SW SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ006-231000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
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 63 26 71 32
Temp 55 35 28 23 21 34 56 62 59 42 34 29 27 40 66 71 65 48 41 35 33
DewPt 17 19 18 17 17 20 24 20 24 21 20 19 19 24 29 28 31 29 28 28 28
Max/Min RH 84 19 72 20 82
RH 22 53 65 77 83 56 29 20 26 43 55 65 71 53 24 20 27 47 60 74 81
Wind Dir S SW SW W NW N N N S S SW W W NW N N E E E N NW
Wind Spd 8 5 5 5 6 9 10 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 9 8 8 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 4 4 6 23 8 6 5 5 5 9 12 9 8 8 5 8 5 8 4 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 5 3 5 7 32 35 3 6 6 6 5 4 30 99 7 6 5 4 4
T Wind Dir S S SW W NW N N N SW S SW SW W NW NW N NE E E E N
T Wind Spd 10 11 13 9 12 16 13 9 6 12 13 13 11 9 12 17 13 13 11 9 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 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
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 68 32 56 25 64 31 71 32 62
Temp 63 65 41 33 52 53 31 25 58 61 39 32 63 66 43 33 56 57
DewPt 31 31 27 19 19 17 19 17 20 20 20 18 22 23 22 22 24 24
Min/Max RH 22 59 21 73 17 56 14 64 22
RH 29 28 57 56 27 24 60 71 23 20 46 56 21 19 44 63 29 27
PWind Dir SW NE N N W SW SW NW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
OKZ002-231000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 21 66 30 71 32
Temp 56 36 29 24 22 34 56 65 60 43 38 34 31 41 65 71 64 48 41 36 33
DewPt 20 20 19 18 19 22 24 22 24 22 21 21 20 25 29 28 31 29 29 28 28
Max/Min RH 88 19 66 20 82
RH 24 53 65 76 87 61 29 19 25 42 50 58 63 53 26 20 29 48 61 72 82
Wind Dir S S SW W NW NW N N S S SW SW W NW N N NE E SW W NW
Wind Spd 8 5 5 6 6 8 9 4 3 5 8 8 6 5 8 8 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW SC CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 5 8 4 9 12 27 4 3 8 4 11 15 12 11 10 5 4 3 5 5 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 4 4 4 6 26 56 2 5 7 7 7 4 26 43 4 5 3 3 4
T Wind Dir S S SW W NW NW N NW W S SW SW W W NW N NE NE E NW NW
T Wind Spd 10 11 11 10 11 13 13 13 5 12 16 16 17 10 12 12 11 11 8 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 71 34 57 27 65 34 72 33 62
Temp 65 65 44 35 53 53 33 27 58 60 39 35 65 66 43 34 55 57
DewPt 32 30 27 21 21 18 19 17 20 20 19 19 22 23 24 24 25 24
Min/Max RH 21 56 22 65 17 54 14 67 23
RH 29 27 51 55 27 25 55 65 22 21 45 53 19 19 46 67 31 28
PWind Dir SW W N NW W SW SW N NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
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