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
309 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
TXZ012-190900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
309 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Date 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 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
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 38 54 36 65 41
Temp 68 65 55 47 41 39 44 48 51 50 43 40 38 36 43 53 61 64 52 48 44 42
DewPt 25 29 31 36 37 35 35 37 37 38 40 40 38 36 39 39 36 35 37 37 36 35
Max/Min RH 89 54 100 34 79
RH 19 26 40 65 86 85 70 65 59 63 89100100100 86 59 39 34 56 65 73 76
Wind Dir SW SW W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW SE S S S
Wind Spd 19 18 13 13 14 16 17 16 16 16 14 12 13 13 16 16 13 8 6 6 8 8
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 84 83 78 45 51 87 82 85 73 88 93 95 95 78 67 37 15 6 5 4 4 5
PoP 12HR 20 30 100 60 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.19 0.11 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC O O O O NM NM
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 12 8 <1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 <1 3 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 403236 8 31 39 38 43 49 58 47 37 24 27 16 48 84 85 54 4 6 7 6
T Wind Dir SW SW E NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE N N NW NW NW NW W S S S S
T Wind Spd 39 35 20 24 23 23 20 19 19 20 19 20 19 19 21 20 16 11 10 17 18 17
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 04/21Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 79 50 80 50 77 54 78 51 79
Temp 73 76 57 50 76 74 58 51 71 72 59 55 73 72 57 52 73 75
DewPt 35 30 39 41 49 47 49 51 54 50 54 54 52 50 51 50 49 45
Min/Max RH 17 71 31 100 43 100 37 93 31
RH 25 18 51 71 39 38 72100 55 46 83 96 48 46 80 93 43 34
PWind Dir SW S S SE S SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 40 40 70 70 70 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM NM SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-190900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
309 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Date 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 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
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 36 58 33 66 38
Temp 76 73 57 50 41 37 44 51 56 52 42 39 35 34 43 54 63 65 51 45 40 39
DewPt 23 22 23 24 35 36 37 38 37 40 42 39 35 34 40 39 36 34 37 36 33 32
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 31 82
RH 14 15 27 35 79 98 78 60 49 62100100100100 89 56 36 31 59 70 76 78
Wind Dir SW SW SW NW NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW W SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 23 19 12 9 11 12 14 14 14 14 13 10 11 11 12 12 10 6 4 4 5 6
Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 48 55 42 16 36 76 73 59 49 94 94 88 88 75 37 18 7 5 7 5 5 10
PoP 12HR 10 50 90 40 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.16 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O O O SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 12 11 <1 <1 2 2 2 4 6 2 1 2 1 <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 458339 9 7 31 42 40 61 94 38 27 34 19 10 32 59 83 42 5 7 8 7
T Wind Dir SW SW SW NW NE NE NE E SE NE NE N N NW NW NW W W SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 42 35 17 14 21 21 19 17 18 18 20 18 18 14 16 14 14 10 10 13 16 14
RFTI 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/21Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 78 45 80 47 78 50 78 48 78
Temp 72 75 53 46 74 73 54 48 71 74 56 51 72 72 55 49 72 75
DewPt 31 29 35 40 48 47 52 48 52 46 54 51 50 49 52 49 45 40
Min/Max RH 16 79 30 100 34 100 36 100 26
RH 22 18 50 79 39 40 93100 50 37 93100 45 45 92100 38 28
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 40 60 60 60 40 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ008-190900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
309 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Date 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 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
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 40 55 37 67 42
Temp 66 64 54 47 43 40 43 47 51 51 45 43 40 38 43 53 63 66 55 49 46 43
DewPt 31 35 38 41 39 36 37 38 39 39 41 42 40 38 41 41 39 37 40 40 40 41
Max/Min RH 88 56 100 34 93
RH 27 34 54 79 87 85 77 68 63 64 87 94100100 94 63 42 34 57 72 82 92
Wind Dir E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 9 9 10 12 13 10 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 74 82 65 50 81 86 87 79 87 87 92 93 93 83 73 37 18 6 6 3 4 3
PoP 12HR 30 20 90 70 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.30 0.18 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS NM NM O O NM NM IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 6 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 100 74 30 62 63 57 60 62 62 52 45 26 31 23 47 83 78 77 6 7 9 9
T Wind Dir SE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 21 26 27 25 23 23 20 18 19 21 16 16 19 20 18 14 13 10 11 13 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 04/21Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 82 50 84 51 80 55 81 52 80
Temp 74 79 60 51 77 77 59 52 72 74 61 56 75 74 60 53 74 77
DewPt 39 34 42 44 49 49 53 52 56 53 57 56 55 52 55 53 52 48
Min/Max RH 18 74 30 100 43 100 38 100 33
RH 28 20 51 74 37 38 80100 56 47 86100 50 46 84100 47 35
PWind Dir SW S SW S S SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 40 70 70 70 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-190900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
309 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Date 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 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
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 40 54 38 66 43
Temp 64 62 55 47 43 41 44 47 50 51 45 44 41 39 43 52 62 65 55 50 47 44
DewPt 30 34 37 41 38 36 36 37 37 38 41 41 41 39 41 40 38 36 39 40 41 40
Max/Min RH 87 59 100 35 85
RH 28 36 52 78 83 82 74 68 62 61 84 90100100 92 65 42 35 55 68 79 85
Wind Dir SE S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW N N NW NW SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 16 13 13 13 16 16 14 13 13 13 11 12 12 13 13 10 5 4 4 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 77 79 65 36 79 86 87 85 87 82 97 93 93 80 69 37 15 6 6 4 5 3
PoP 12HR 20 20 90 70 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.28 0.15 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS O O O O NM NM IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 7 4 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 1 3 5 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 131 85 24 47 57 55 55 58 62 54 39 23 30 22 47 75 80 91 5 7 8 8
T Wind Dir SE S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW N NW NW NW S S S S
T Wind Spd 21 23 26 27 25 23 21 20 19 20 20 16 17 18 19 18 14 13 10 12 14 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 04/21Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 80 51 82 51 79 56 79 53 79
Temp 71 78 60 52 76 75 59 52 71 74 61 57 73 74 60 54 72 76
DewPt 38 33 41 43 48 48 53 52 55 52 57 57 54 51 54 53 51 46
Min/Max RH 19 71 30 100 44 100 39 100 33
RH 30 20 49 71 38 39 79100 58 47 85100 52 46 81 99 48 35
PWind Dir SW S SW SE S SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 40 70 70 70 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-190900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
309 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Date 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 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
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 31 47 30 66 34
Temp 60 57 43 35 32 31 37 41 45 45 36 35 33 31 43 54 63 65 49 42 37 35
DewPt 25 30 34 35 32 31 34 33 33 35 36 35 33 31 38 36 33 31 35 36 35 34
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 28 99
RH 26 36 69 98 99 99 87 72 63 67 99100100100 83 49 32 28 58 78 90 98
Wind Dir S SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE N N N N NW NW SE S S SW
Wind Spd 17 17 14 16 14 16 17 17 16 14 12 10 11 11 12 12 9 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 B1 FW B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 61 60 51 18 82 88 83 91 87 86 85 88 89 77 37 21 12 14 13 4 4 5
PoP 12HR 20 30 90 40 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.23 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC NM NM O O SC SC
Snow Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 12 <1 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 1 4 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 314302 23 56 43 47 54 56 59 52 23 27 25 16 57 85109 94 5 6 6 4
T Wind Dir S SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N NW NW NW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 31 27 27 29 24 23 21 19 19 20 16 17 17 16 18 16 14 12 10 12 13 9
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
Freeze W W
Date 04/21Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 77 42 80 45 77 47 76 45 77
Temp 72 74 52 43 76 76 53 46 72 73 53 48 72 73 52 46 72 74
DewPt 31 26 29 33 38 39 49 46 51 48 53 48 50 47 51 46 46 38
Min/Max RH 15 68 18 100 36 100 32 100 25
RH 22 17 41 68 25 26 86100 47 42 98100 45 39 95100 39 27
PWind Dir SW SW SW S S SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 20 50 60 50 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-190900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
309 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Date 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 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
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 32 49 32 65 35
Temp 57 54 43 38 35 33 39 45 48 47 39 38 35 33 41 53 62 64 48 42 38 36
DewPt 31 32 35 35 32 31 31 30 31 32 36 37 35 33 38 36 34 30 34 35 35 34
Max/Min RH 96 50 100 28 97
RH 37 43 73 91 89 91 74 56 51 56 89 96100100 88 53 35 28 58 75 90 91
Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N NW NW SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 16 14 13 13 13 14 14 13 12 10 9 9 11 13 13 11 6 4 4 5 5
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 40 64 68 50 88 93 96 89 92 91 93 88 91 89 77 47 19 6 6 3 5 6
PoP 12HR 30 20 80 60 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.17 0.10 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC O O NM NM IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 5 4 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 1 3 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 69 76 25 57 53 56 60 62 59 55 20 26 28 22 54 90116102 4 5 6 6
T Wind Dir E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE N N N N NW NW NW SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 20 26 27 23 21 23 20 17 18 14 14 16 18 19 19 18 16 10 12 13 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 04/21Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 79 45 81 46 77 49 77 46 78
Temp 74 76 54 46 77 76 54 47 73 72 55 50 74 73 55 47 73 75
DewPt 36 28 34 35 38 41 49 47 51 50 53 50 52 49 52 47 47 42
Min/Max RH 16 68 21 100 40 100 38 100 29
RH 25 17 48 65 24 28 82100 45 45 94100 46 43 90100 40 30
PWind Dir SW S SW S S SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 30 50 60 60 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC NM SC SC NM SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS 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