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
449 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
TXZ012-172100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
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 86 55 87 53 81
Temp 54 68 82 84 82 68 63 59 55 73 84 86 84 70 65 59 54 69 78 81 78
DewPt 36 36 36 34 36 38 38 37 38 37 30 27 26 27 27 29 31 34 33 30 29
Min/Max RH 16 53 11 41 15
RH 50 31 19 17 19 33 39 44 53 27 14 12 12 20 24 32 41 27 19 16 17
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW W
Wind Spd 6 8 10 13 13 9 9 9 10 13 17 20 19 13 12 11 9 12 14 19 19
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 75 67 28 43 23 13 19 17 6 5 3 4 9 11 13 25 32 6 3 14 28
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 8 13 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 12
Vent Rate 5 11163315116 5 6 7 7 30218268206 7 8 7 5 43207337310
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW W
T Wind Spd 14 16 24 28 26 12 16 19 18 20 28 32 29 17 19 17 12 17 24 31 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
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 49 78 48 81 50 83 57 90
Temp 59 50 69 77 57 48 71 80 60 51 74 82 63 57 82 85
DewPt 37 40 38 35 37 38 41 38 41 43 45 44 47 48 49 44
Max/Min RH 68 21 68 21 74 25 72 22
RH 44 68 32 22 47 68 34 22 49 74 35 26 56 72 32 24
PWind Dir NW NW NE E SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-172100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 51 84 50 79
Temp 53 71 82 83 82 66 59 55 52 71 81 84 82 68 61 55 51 68 76 79 76
DewPt 26 31 29 30 33 36 33 30 28 27 24 24 23 26 25 26 29 33 32 29 27
Min/Max RH 14 40 11 42 15
RH 36 23 14 15 17 33 37 39 40 19 12 11 11 20 25 32 42 27 20 16 16
Wind Dir W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
Wind Spd 8 9 12 17 14 9 6 9 9 13 19 21 18 12 10 9 8 12 17 20 18
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 79 63 45 30 23 15 15 47 23 6 4 5 11 18 12 29 21 2 6 24 26
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 12 14 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 13 10
Vent Rate 7 11285397164 6 7 7 8 41196291269 9 10 10 8 93228368223
T Wind Dir SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W
T Wind Spd 14 14 27 32 25 12 14 16 17 21 28 33 28 17 19 18 16 20 26 33 25
RFTI 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 45 77 45 83 50 87 57 92
Temp 57 46 69 76 55 46 73 82 60 51 79 84 64 57 84 87
DewPt 32 39 39 33 38 38 40 34 41 43 46 41 48 50 45 40
Max/Min RH 75 21 73 18 77 21 76 17
RH 39 75 33 21 53 73 30 18 49 76 31 22 57 76 26 19
PWind Dir NW N E SE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-172100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
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 90 56 91 55 86
Temp 54 68 81 88 86 72 64 60 57 74 87 91 88 74 66 60 56 70 82 85 83
DewPt 41 43 41 37 40 43 45 48 44 43 34 29 30 31 31 33 34 37 35 32 32
Min/Max RH 16 64 11 43 14
RH 60 40 23 16 20 36 49 63 62 33 16 11 12 20 27 36 43 30 19 14 16
Wind Dir W W SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 4 4 8 10 10 8 6 6 6 10 14 18 16 10 9 6 5 8 11 14 16
Clouds B1 B1 FW B1 SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 58 53 22 52 35 12 17 46 7 2 2 3 9 10 12 29 30 6 2 10 26
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 13 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 13 12
Vent Rate 8 15 43296 93 11 8 10 9 32220298213 12 10 8 6 35165361291
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 11 14 25 25 16 12 14 13 18 27 32 32 18 14 12 9 14 20 31 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
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 80 49 83 50 88 59 95
Temp 61 52 72 79 59 49 73 82 62 51 77 85 65 59 85 91
DewPt 43 42 39 36 40 40 41 39 43 45 46 46 49 49 49 43
Max/Min RH 70 20 73 21 79 24 71 19
RH 50 68 30 21 50 73 31 21 50 79 33 26 56 71 29 20
PWind Dir NW NW NE NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-172100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 57 89 55 84
Temp 56 67 79 85 84 72 65 61 58 72 85 88 85 73 66 61 56 69 80 83 80
DewPt 40 40 40 37 40 43 43 44 42 40 33 29 30 30 30 32 34 36 35 32 32
Min/Max RH 18 56 12 43 16
RH 55 38 25 18 22 35 45 54 56 31 16 12 14 21 25 34 43 29 19 16 17
Wind Dir SW W SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 4 5 8 10 11 9 9 9 9 12 16 19 17 12 11 9 6 9 12 16 17
Clouds B1 B1 FW B1 SC FW FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 60 60 13 55 33 10 19 50 5 1 2 3 9 9 12 28 27 6 3 10 26
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 13 10
Vent Rate 7 10 40226103 10 7 8 9 30216279176 11 9 7 5 31186355246
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W SW SW W
T Wind Spd 12 11 14 25 25 17 13 14 17 20 27 32 31 18 14 12 9 13 21 31 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 51 78 49 82 51 86 59 93
Temp 61 52 70 77 59 49 71 82 62 52 75 85 66 59 83 91
DewPt 42 42 39 35 40 41 41 38 43 44 46 45 48 49 49 43
Max/Min RH 70 21 75 21 76 25 69 19
RH 50 70 32 22 48 75 34 22 49 76 36 26 53 68 31 19
PWind Dir NW NW NE NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ006-172100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
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 83 46 83 47 78
Temp 45 63 76 82 81 65 57 52 47 69 81 83 81 66 59 52 48 67 76 78 75
DewPt 31 37 38 32 32 36 36 35 31 30 25 23 24 26 28 29 29 32 30 29 30
Min/Max RH 15 54 11 49 17
RH 57 38 25 16 17 34 45 54 53 23 13 11 12 22 30 41 48 27 19 17 19
Wind Dir NW N E SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW W
Wind Spd 5 5 4 11 13 9 9 8 8 13 19 23 21 12 10 9 6 10 13 17 16
Clouds SC SC FW B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 43 34 12 59 19 18 34 32 11 9 8 10 11 11 10 10 10 3 7 26 42
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 14 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 11 12 12
Vent Rate 3 11 43298208 9 7 6 7 34253355384 9 7 10 7 68233312260
T Wind Dir N N SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 9 10 25 29 17 13 14 16 21 33 41 37 17 14 16 13 19 25 28 25
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
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 43 77 41 80 45 85 51 91
Temp 53 43 71 75 52 41 71 79 57 45 76 83 60 52 83 87
DewPt 41 39 37 32 37 37 39 36 40 40 44 40 46 45 42 37
Max/Min RH 86 19 86 21 82 21 80 16
RH 64 85 29 21 56 85 31 21 53 81 32 22 59 77 24 17
PWind Dir NW N NE SE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-172100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 48 88 49 82
Temp 45 63 77 84 83 64 57 53 49 71 86 88 85 69 61 55 50 69 79 82 77
DewPt 36 40 44 39 35 46 48 47 45 41 28 24 24 27 27 30 30 34 34 32 32
Min/Max RH 17 86 10 46 16
RH 70 42 31 20 18 53 73 80 86 34 12 10 11 21 27 38 46 27 20 16 19
Wind Dir NE E E SE S E SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW W
Wind Spd 5 9 11 10 11 9 9 8 8 11 16 20 19 12 10 9 8 9 11 13 14
Clouds SC SC FW B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 42 33 12 55 33 17 36 42 22 10 4 9 9 12 13 21 19 9 2 20 49
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 4
Vent Rate 4 25 44128125 7 5 5 5 25306348357 9 7 7 7 54148263 59
T Wind Dir E E E S S E E S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW W
T Wind Spd 10 14 12 14 19 16 11 11 11 17 33 36 39 19 14 13 14 19 20 28 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 45 75 41 81 44 86 53 92
Temp 56 46 71 73 51 41 71 80 55 44 77 83 60 54 85 88
DewPt 42 39 35 32 37 38 38 35 40 40 42 41 46 45 44 40
Max/Min RH 77 21 90 19 85 21 74 17
RH 60 76 27 22 57 88 30 20 56 84 29 23 59 71 24 19
PWind Dir NW NW N N SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
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