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
549 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
TXZ012-200900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 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
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 34 65 40 80 49
Temp 41 37 36 37 36 42 53 63 64 52 48 43 41 57 73 79 76 62 57 53 50
DewPt 33 35 36 37 36 37 40 38 36 37 39 38 35 37 36 32 34 36 39 40 42
Max/Min RH 100 35 89 18 74
RH 73 92100100100 82 61 39 35 56 71 82 79 47 26 18 22 38 51 61 74
Wind Dir NE NE N N NW NW NW NW W S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
Wind Spd 16 13 12 13 14 16 14 11 8 6 8 9 8 10 13 14 13 12 13 12 9
Clouds B2 OV B2 OV OV B1 FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 81 94 82 95 93 64 10 3 7 9 4 3 3 9 17 21 31 38 32 36 49
PoP 12HR 90 60 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.45 0.10 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM O O NM
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 32 18 18 17 21 26 46 65 46 4 7 6 4 16133191 84 8 10 9 7
T Wind Dir NE NE N N NW NW NW W W S S S SW W SW SW SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 16 18 19 20 17 16 12 11 20 18 12 18 23 24 21 19 24 21 17
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 04/22Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25Sat 04/26/25
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 50 76 54 76 50 74 51 76
Temp 75 74 57 51 70 70 59 55 72 69 57 51 69 71 57 51 70 70
DewPt 49 49 53 51 56 54 56 55 55 52 53 51 51 49 51 50 52 51
Min/Max RH 34 100 48 100 46 100 43 97 44
RH 40 41 86100 61 57 90100 55 55 86100 53 46 80 96 53 51
PWind Dir S SE S S S E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 40 70 60 80 60 30 30 50
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC NM NM SC SC O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-200900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 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
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 65 35 76 45
Temp 44 36 35 33 34 41 53 63 65 50 44 39 37 58 71 75 74 57 52 48 46
DewPt 36 36 35 33 34 38 40 37 34 36 35 32 31 36 33 31 31 35 35 37 40
Max/Min RH 100 31 87 19 81
RH 73100100100100 89 60 37 32 60 72 76 79 45 25 20 20 43 52 67 81
Wind Dir NE NE N NW NW NW NW W W S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
Wind Spd 16 12 10 11 11 12 11 10 6 4 5 5 6 9 13 14 12 9 9 9 8
Clouds B1 OV OV OV B1 SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 61 96 95 90 68 36 8 4 10 11 5 5 9 10 19 23 41 34 23 26 35
PoP 12HR 90 20 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.37 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC O O O IS
Snow Shwrs IS O
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 25 22 15 15 29 39 80 80 6 5 6 5 15149207 96 8 11 10 9
T Wind Dir NE NE N NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 19 14 16 16 16 19 14 16 14 11 11 12 11 13 23 24 19 16 19 19 17
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 04/22Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25Sat 04/26/25
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 47 76 50 75 46 72 47 73
Temp 74 74 54 49 70 72 56 52 71 68 53 47 68 70 54 48 69 69
DewPt 48 46 53 49 56 52 56 52 55 52 53 47 51 48 51 48 53 51
Min/Max RH 28 100 44 100 48 100 43 100 47
RH 39 37 98100 60 49100100 57 56100100 55 45 90100 57 53
PWind Dir S S S S S E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 30 60 60 70 50 30 30 50
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 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
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 69 41 81 50
Temp 46 43 42 41 39 44 55 66 68 55 49 45 42 57 74 80 79 65 59 55 51
DewPt 33 36 38 40 39 41 41 39 37 40 41 41 39 41 40 34 35 39 41 43 43
Max/Min RH 100 32 96 19 75
RH 61 77 87 94100 88 60 38 32 57 74 85 88 54 29 19 20 38 52 65 74
Wind Dir NE NE N N NW NW NW NW W SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 10 8 9 11 12 12 9 5 4 4 4 4 6 10 12 12 10 11 9 5
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 86 91 94 93 95 81 39 6 7 9 4 3 3 6 7 19 33 35 25 33 34
PoP 12HR 90 80 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.55 0.20 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM O O
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 37 34 21 28 24 35 64 90 77 8 9 10 7 19109235 39 12 14 12 9
T Wind Dir NE NE N N NW N NW W W SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 14 17 17 18 16 14 13 12 14 16 11 13 19 25 20 17 21 17 13
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 04/22Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25Sat 04/26/25
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 83 51 78 54 79 51 76 51 78
Temp 76 77 58 52 72 73 60 55 74 73 59 52 69 74 58 52 71 74
DewPt 49 51 55 52 57 55 59 55 59 54 56 52 53 51 53 52 54 53
Min/Max RH 31 100 48 100 48 100 42 100 44
RH 38 41 89100 59 52 96100 59 52 90100 58 44 83100 54 48
PWind Dir SW SE S S S E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 60 60 80 60 30 30 40
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC NM NM SC SC O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 38 67 42 80 51
Temp 45 43 42 41 39 43 54 64 67 55 50 46 43 56 71 78 77 64 59 55 52
DewPt 33 36 38 40 39 40 40 38 37 39 40 41 39 40 39 34 35 38 41 43 43
Max/Min RH 100 33 91 20 72
RH 62 76 86 96100 89 60 38 34 54 69 82 85 55 31 20 22 38 50 64 72
Wind Dir NE NE N N NW NW NW NW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 12 9 12 12 13 12 9 5 4 5 5 6 9 11 13 12 12 13 11 8
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV B2 FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 86 94 93 95 94 73 19 4 8 8 4 4 2 5 11 18 37 38 24 33 35
PoP 12HR 90 70 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.50 0.17 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM O NM
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 3 2 2 2 1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 32 23 26 18 29 59 98 80 6 8 8 6 17103233 16 10 12 10 8
T Wind Dir NE NE N N NW N NW W W S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 14 14 17 16 17 16 16 14 11 16 16 12 13 19 26 19 18 21 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/22Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25Sat 04/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 80 52 77 55 78 52 74 52 76
Temp 74 75 58 53 70 73 61 56 72 71 59 53 67 73 58 53 69 72
DewPt 48 50 54 53 57 54 59 56 58 54 55 53 52 50 52 53 53 52
Min/Max RH 33 100 49 100 49 100 44 100 46
RH 39 43 86100 63 53 94100 62 54 86100 59 45 80100 57 50
PWind Dir SW SE S S S E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 30 40 60 60 80 60 30 30 50
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC NM NM SC SC O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-200900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 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
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 66 33 77 41
Temp 44 37 37 33 32 44 57 64 64 49 43 37 34 55 72 76 74 59 52 45 42
DewPt 29 32 33 33 32 36 36 31 30 36 36 35 33 37 32 26 26 29 30 31 32
Max/Min RH 99 25 99 15 70
RH 54 80 86 99 99 73 45 29 28 60 75 92 96 50 23 16 17 32 43 58 68
Wind Dir NE NE N N NW N N NW NW S S S W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 10 9 10 10 12 10 8 6 4 4 4 4 6 12 17 16 11 8 6 5
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 75 92 93 97 89 20 7 6 24 14 4 3 7 7 21 23 44 48 34 29 41
PoP 12HR 80 30 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM O SC
Snow Shwrs IS SC
Mix Hgt 3 <1 1 1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 42 10 16 16 9 32 65132 88 6 6 4 3 12122267227 8 7 7 6
T Wind Dir E NE N N N N NW W W S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 13 13 14 16 16 14 17 14 12 14 9 6 10 18 29 29 17 14 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/22Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25Sat 04/26/25
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 44 75 48 73 43 73 44 75
Temp 74 75 51 45 71 72 55 50 70 68 51 44 68 70 51 45 70 71
DewPt 37 40 50 45 53 50 54 50 54 50 51 44 49 47 49 45 48 50
Min/Max RH 20 100 40 100 45 100 39 100 39
RH 26 28 96100 53 46 98100 56 52 99100 50 43 93 99 46 47
PWind Dir S SE S S SW E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 10 30 50 50 70 50 30 30 40
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC SC NM SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC
Sprinkles SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-200900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Date 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 35 66 35 80 43
Temp 48 41 40 38 36 45 56 64 65 49 43 38 36 56 74 79 77 60 54 48 44
DewPt 27 31 33 35 36 37 36 34 29 33 36 35 34 37 35 28 26 30 33 34 33
Max/Min RH 100 26 97 14 66
RH 44 67 77 88100 73 47 32 26 55 75 89 92 50 24 15 15 32 45 59 63
Wind Dir E NE N N N N N NW NW SE S SW SW SW S SW SW S SW SW W
Wind Spd 11 9 6 9 11 12 13 10 5 5 5 5 5 6 10 13 13 12 12 10 8
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 88 89 92 96 98 79 13 3 4 9 3 4 5 6 8 16 28 37 22 20 26
PoP 12HR 80 60 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.23 0.19 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS O NM IS
Mix Hgt 3 2 1 2 1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 44 21 16 26 21 42 81108 88 5 6 5 4 10110199111 10 10 8 6
T Wind Dir E NE N N N N N NW NW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 12 11 14 17 19 19 17 14 11 14 12 11 9 16 21 27 20 20 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/22Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25Fri 04/25/25Sat 04/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 79 45 77 49 76 45 72 45 76
Temp 75 75 53 46 73 72 55 50 73 70 54 46 68 70 52 46 71 72
DewPt 36 41 50 46 53 51 55 50 53 50 51 46 49 46 48 46 49 50
Min/Max RH 22 100 40 100 42 100 40 100 39
RH 24 29 90100 49 48 99100 50 50 91100 50 42 88100 45 45
PWind Dir NE SE SE S S E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 50 50 70 60 30 20 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC IS SC IS IS IS SC
Sprinkles SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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