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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
344 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
TXZ012-052200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
344 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 80 41 68 36 77
Temp 38 45 64 77 71 58 52 49 45 48 62 68 62 48 43 39 37 46 67 76 70
DewPt 38 45 40 24 20 22 20 20 20 21 23 23 25 28 28 28 27 24 20 16 17
Min/Max RH 11 39 18 68 10
RH 98 98 41 14 14 25 28 31 37 34 23 18 24 45 56 64 66 42 16 10 13
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NE E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 14 17 20 21 16 12 12 11 10 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 9 10 13 16 13
Clouds B1 SC CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 62 50 4 3 3 8 5 4 3 1 3 4 4 8 10 11 16 16 20 19 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 9 10 30101 7 7 7 6 4 4 20 40 11 8 8 9 4 9 40 69 10
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W SW W W W W N NE SE SE SE S S S SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 23 21 23 25 18 17 19 16 12 11 11 13 17 20 19 18 12 12 18 19 16
RFTI 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
RFTI Category NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL
Red Flag W W W
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 47 68 25 45 24 43 23 41
Temp 55 51 66 59 38 26 39 41 30 25 37 40 30 24 35 35
DewPt 18 16 21 20 17 13 11 11 10 12 17 20 19 20 21 19
Max/Min RH 25 16 58 25 58 38 85 44
RH 23 25 18 22 41 57 31 29 42 58 43 44 63 85 56 51
PWind Dir SW NW E NE E SE E NE
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 20
Snow Shwrs IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-052200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
344 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 78 40 74 39 76
Temp 42 48 68 76 71 55 49 46 43 48 67 73 67 51 44 42 40 49 69 75 71
DewPt 42 45 30 19 19 19 18 18 18 21 22 18 22 21 22 19 16 17 15 13 15
Min/Max RH 11 41 12 41 9
RH 100 91 24 12 14 24 28 32 36 35 18 12 18 31 41 40 37 27 12 9 12
Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW S S S SW W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 12 14 21 23 16 10 9 9 9 9 10 12 9 8 8 9 10 12 17 19 12
Clouds B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 60 44 6 2 4 3 6 7 8 6 8 4 5 4 5 7 11 16 18 11 20
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 1
Vent Rate 10 10 47115 9 8 8 7 7 5 23 79 8 7 7 8 9 12 61128 20
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW S S S SW W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 20 20 25 28 18 17 16 16 14 11 11 19 14 14 13 16 18 17 21 27 19
RFTI 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
RFTI Category NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL
Red Flag W W W
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 47 72 24 50 23 47 21 42
Temp 54 50 67 66 39 25 40 45 29 24 39 44 29 22 37 39
DewPt 13 13 23 23 22 16 15 17 13 13 20 26 23 21 23 20
Max/Min RH 24 16 71 26 66 38 98 42
RH 19 22 19 19 51 71 36 33 52 64 45 48 79 97 56 46
PWind Dir SW W E E SE SE E NE
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-052200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
344 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 80 39 65 36 76
Temp 35 43 63 77 74 58 51 46 41 45 59 64 60 47 41 38 36 41 63 74 70
DewPt 35 43 42 27 23 24 23 23 23 24 27 27 27 29 30 30 31 29 26 22 23
Min/Max RH 13 51 24 82 14
RH 98 98 46 15 15 27 33 39 48 44 29 24 29 49 65 74 82 62 24 14 17
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NE E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 13 17 19 12 9 8 5 4 4 8 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 9 12 10
Clouds B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 61 34 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 0 3 3 3 5 9 16 17 16 20 23 19
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle
Frzg Drzl
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 4 1
Vent Rate 9 10 39108 11 12 11 9 6 5 33 44 12 11 8 9 7 11 25 64 12
T Wind Dir S SW SW W SW SW W W W N E E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 20 27 14 18 17 13 10 8 16 13 13 16 12 11 9 6 11 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Freezing Fog Y
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 50 68 25 45 24 44 22 39
Temp 56 52 64 57 37 26 39 42 30 25 39 43 31 23 34 37
DewPt 21 20 25 22 19 15 12 11 13 14 16 20 21 21 21 19
Max/Min RH 29 20 64 25 64 35 92 46
RH 25 28 23 25 47 63 32 28 50 64 38 40 66 91 56 49
PWind Dir SW N NE NE E E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-052200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
344 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 78 41 66 38 75
Temp 34 43 61 75 73 60 54 49 44 46 59 65 61 49 43 40 38 44 62 73 71
DewPt 34 43 41 26 22 23 24 24 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 31 31 29 24 22 23
Min/Max RH 13 48 24 76 14
RH 100100 48 16 15 24 31 36 45 43 29 24 28 48 62 71 75 55 24 14 16
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NE E E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 14 19 21 14 12 10 9 6 5 9 9 11 11 9 9 9 9 10 13 12
Clouds B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 58 32 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 2 4 3 4 5 7 17 20 18 22 21 20
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle
Frzg Drzl
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 10 9 41104 11 11 9 7 5 5 30 42 13 10 6 8 7 13 28 72 12
T Wind Dir SW SW W W SW SW W W W N E SE SE SE SE S S SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 17 21 27 17 19 17 13 10 8 14 14 14 17 11 11 10 10 12 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Freezing Fog Y
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 51 66 26 44 26 44 23 38
Temp 58 53 62 57 38 27 37 42 31 27 39 43 32 24 33 37
DewPt 20 20 25 22 20 16 12 11 14 15 17 21 22 22 21 20
Max/Min RH 28 21 62 26 62 36 91 46
RH 23 27 25 25 47 62 36 28 49 62 41 41 64 90 61 51
PWind Dir SW N NE NE E SE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-052200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
344 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 74 33 65 29 71
Temp 33 39 64 74 68 51 44 40 36 41 59 64 60 44 37 33 30 38 60 69 66
DewPt 31 32 26 19 20 20 19 19 19 22 24 24 25 26 25 23 20 22 21 19 19
Min/Max RH 13 53 21 69 14
RH 95 75 24 13 16 29 36 43 49 46 26 21 27 49 60 66 66 52 22 15 16
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW E SE SE SE S S SW W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 11 14 23 24 14 11 10 9 6 6 9 12 11 10 8 6 5 6 11 16 16
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 19 3 3 2 3 5 6 6 5 3 6 4 5 6 21 21 26 27 25 20
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 1
Vent Rate 7 6 39128 8 8 8 6 5 4 27 53 10 9 8 5 6 8 21 67 18
T Wind Dir SW SW W W SW W W W NW NE E S SE SE S S W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 17 26 28 17 17 17 13 11 10 12 18 16 18 17 11 9 9 13 19 19
RFTI 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO EL CH EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Red Flag W W W
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 41 62 19 43 18 43 15 35
Temp 49 44 59 52 31 20 36 39 24 19 39 42 24 16 31 32
DewPt 16 19 24 20 16 12 12 12 10 10 16 20 18 16 19 19
Max/Min RH 39 23 70 28 68 35 99 50
RH 26 37 26 27 52 70 35 32 55 67 38 42 78 98 60 57
PWind Dir SW N E E E SE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-052200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
344 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 77 32 56 25 66
Temp 24 34 57 75 67 49 45 41 35 40 51 55 50 37 32 29 26 32 53 64 60
DewPt 24 32 31 23 25 24 22 21 22 26 24 22 22 23 24 26 26 27 28 26 25
Min/Max RH 14 64 27 100 23
RH 98 91 38 14 20 37 40 45 57 58 35 27 33 54 72 88100 81 38 23 26
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W W W W NE E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 13 18 17 11 9 9 8 5 6 10 11 10 10 8 6 5 5 5 9 10
Clouds B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 63 59 6 3 3 5 5 5 7 9 3 5 4 5 6 12 13 22 11 20 15
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1
Vent Rate 8 9 21105 4 5 7 6 6 8 38 45 8 8 6 5 8 6 12 26 6
T Wind Dir S SW SW W S W W W NW NE E SE E SE SE SE SE E SE S SE
T Wind Spd 12 14 20 23 12 11 17 13 13 14 19 16 16 17 14 11 11 9 9 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Freezing Fog Y
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 40 57 19 42 19 41 17 34
Temp 50 44 55 49 29 20 37 38 24 20 39 39 25 18 31 31
DewPt 22 21 22 17 14 11 9 7 11 12 14 15 17 17 18 16
Max/Min RH 44 23 68 25 70 33 96 50
RH 33 41 28 28 54 68 31 27 55 70 35 38 72 96 58 55
PWind Dir SW N NE E E SE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
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