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
349 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
TXZ012-230900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun
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 58 90 63 89 59
Temp 82 81 68 63 60 59 67 80 89 89 75 69 67 63 75 84 88 87 73 68 65 61
DewPt 51 51 58 61 60 58 61 60 51 44 48 52 54 53 53 52 50 51 56 57 57 56
Max/Min RH 100 21 69 26 84
RH 34 35 70 93 99 97 81 51 27 21 38 55 63 69 46 33 27 29 55 68 75 84
Wind Dir NE E E SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S SW W W W E SE SE S W
Wind Spd 11 13 16 16 14 12 13 14 16 13 12 13 14 14 13 12 13 13 13 14 14 13
Clouds CL CL FW B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 2 3 23 52 66 85 57 22 23 20 28 11 7 13 10 23 26 31 44 52 45 60
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 5 1 1 1 1 2 4 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 3 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 60 20 24 23 15 31 71187106 6 8 11 9 33 36 49 48 30 15 17 9
T Wind Dir NE E E SE SE S S S SW SW S S SW SW W NW NE E E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 12 14 23 25 24 16 18 21 24 24 16 21 25 20 18 11 12 16 24 21 19 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 05/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25
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 52 69 49 74 52 76 54 76
Temp 74 71 58 54 63 67 54 50 65 71 58 54 70 73 61 56 71 75
DewPt 58 57 56 54 53 51 51 48 50 49 51 51 53 51 54 53 54 51
Min/Max RH 52 100 56 94 44 91 43 91 42
RH 57 61 93100 70 56 90 93 58 46 77 90 55 46 78 90 55 43
PWind Dir N NE NE E E SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 60 40 20 10 30 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-230900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun
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 56 92 58 94 57
Temp 85 86 68 62 58 57 69 82 90 90 74 66 63 58 77 87 92 91 74 66 62 59
DewPt 47 47 56 60 58 57 60 54 41 36 42 47 49 48 46 40 38 36 47 51 52 54
Max/Min RH 100 15 74 13 83
RH 27 26 64 93 98100 72 38 18 15 33 51 62 68 33 19 15 14 39 58 70 83
Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE SE SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W SW SW S S S SW
Wind Spd 9 9 12 13 12 8 11 12 14 12 9 10 12 12 12 11 12 12 10 12 12 11
Clouds CL CL FW SC B1 B2 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 4 15 36 62 83 48 19 39 28 21 15 12 14 12 23 33 35 42 47 42 50
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 4 <1 1 <1 1 2 4 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 41 11 23 17 14 26 52236110 8 13 14 10 24 95220176 13 16 16 11
T Wind Dir E NE E SE SE S SW W W SW S S SW SW W W SW SW E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 10 12 20 24 23 13 16 16 24 19 16 24 25 19 13 14 19 16 20 18 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25
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 84 51 70 48 76 51 78 52 79
Temp 76 76 57 54 64 68 53 50 67 74 57 53 71 74 58 55 72 78
DewPt 55 51 57 54 55 53 53 50 53 50 54 53 55 52 57 55 55 52
Min/Max RH 36 100 56 100 41 100 42 100 38
RH 47 41100100 73 58100100 60 43 92100 56 45 96100 55 40
PWind Dir N NE NE E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 50 40 20 10 30 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-230900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun
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 61 94 63 92 60
Temp 84 82 70 66 63 61 68 81 92 92 77 71 68 64 75 84 89 88 73 68 64 62
DewPt 53 54 58 63 63 61 63 62 55 47 53 58 56 56 57 55 52 54 60 62 61 61
Max/Min RH 100 21 76 28 99
RH 34 37 65 90 98100 84 51 29 21 44 63 66 74 53 37 28 31 64 81 91 98
Wind Dir NE E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW W E E SE S N
Wind Spd 10 12 12 11 9 8 9 12 13 12 11 11 9 9 10 9 10 12 11 11 11 9
Clouds FW CL FW B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 11 4 16 80 87 98 77 32 12 19 26 10 11 12 12 15 27 49 41 61 61 66
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Sprinkles IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 5 2 2 1 2 3 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 4 2 2 1 1
Vent Rate 60 67 29 29 23 21 42 89161103 13 16 14 8 30 45 51 54 39 23 10 12
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE S S SW SW SW S S SW SW NW N NE NE E E NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 14 21 20 18 13 18 21 24 23 18 21 19 12 13 12 11 17 21 16 11 11
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 05/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25
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 54 71 49 77 54 79 55 79
Temp 75 73 60 55 63 68 56 50 68 75 60 55 72 77 63 58 75 78
DewPt 59 58 58 55 53 51 52 50 50 50 53 54 54 52 57 56 55 52
Min/Max RH 48 100 53 100 40 96 40 93 38
RH 57 58 93100 69 55 86100 53 41 79 96 53 42 80 93 49 40
PWind Dir NE NE N NE E SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 20 60 40 20 10 20 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-230900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun
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 61 93 63 90 60
Temp 81 81 70 65 63 62 67 80 90 91 77 71 69 64 73 82 87 87 73 68 65 62
DewPt 53 53 58 63 63 61 63 61 53 45 50 56 56 55 55 54 51 53 58 61 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 21 73 29 96
RH 37 38 66 91 99 97 86 53 29 21 39 60 64 72 53 38 30 32 60 77 90 95
Wind Dir NE E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW W E E SE S N
Wind Spd 11 12 13 13 12 9 11 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 12 9 11 12 13 13 13 12
Clouds FW CL FW B1 B2 OV B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 11 4 11 65 83 97 71 20 13 21 25 11 9 11 12 18 29 43 40 61 56 62
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 5 1 1 1 1 2 4 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 2 1 <1 1
Vent Rate 55 61 23 20 22 14 37 80163 83 10 13 12 7 30 44 46 51 39 22 11 12
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE S S SW SW SW S S SW SW NW N N NE E E NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 14 21 19 17 12 18 21 25 23 18 23 20 12 14 13 11 16 24 17 13 12
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 05/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25
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 81 54 70 50 75 54 78 56 78
Temp 73 72 60 56 62 67 56 51 66 74 61 56 71 77 63 59 73 77
DewPt 59 58 58 55 53 51 52 51 50 49 53 54 54 52 56 56 54 52
Min/Max RH 51 99 56 100 41 95 41 91 40
RH 62 61 92 98 72 57 85100 57 42 76 95 56 42 77 90 51 42
PWind Dir NE NE NE NE E SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 20 60 40 20 10 20 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-230900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun
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 54 91 51 87 52
Temp 79 79 65 59 58 55 66 80 89 90 71 62 56 51 68 79 86 84 66 60 57 55
DewPt 50 50 55 59 57 55 59 57 44 32 35 37 41 45 52 52 48 46 53 58 57 54
Max/Min RH 100 13 80 24 99
RH 37 37 71 99 96 98 79 45 21 13 27 39 57 78 56 38 27 27 63 94 99 96
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW N S SE E E NE N
Wind Spd 12 12 12 11 9 8 11 13 16 14 9 8 8 9 10 9 12 13 11 11 12 12
Clouds FW FW FW SC OV OV SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 19 12 22 40 89 94 50 11 15 29 15 8 7 21 24 26 37 48 46 60 60 69
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 <1 1 <1 2 3 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 3 <1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 59 66 14 13 14 10 34 55234227 9 6 7 5 35 36 78 44 14 22 19 18
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N SE E E E NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 14 20 19 14 11 17 18 27 28 18 13 16 11 18 12 16 18 20 17 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25
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 76 47 68 44 74 48 78 49 78
Temp 71 72 54 50 63 65 50 47 66 73 55 50 71 73 57 52 73 76
DewPt 55 51 53 50 51 49 50 46 50 47 51 50 52 51 54 51 52 49
Min/Max RH 43 100 53 100 38 99 37 99 36
RH 56 48 98 99 65 55100 98 56 40 86 98 50 45 87 97 47 38
PWind Dir NE NE NE E SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 50 30 20 10 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-230900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 55 91 53 80 53
Temp 79 78 65 59 58 58 65 79 89 90 72 64 58 54 66 74 79 75 63 59 57 55
DewPt 51 51 53 56 57 56 61 59 53 44 49 53 50 54 57 56 55 55 60 59 57 55
Max/Min RH 100 20 100 43 100
RH 37 39 66 91 96 93 86 50 29 20 45 68 76100 74 52 43 50 89 99100100
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE N N N NE E E E NE N
Wind Spd 13 13 12 11 10 9 12 13 13 12 12 10 9 9 10 10 12 13 12 11 11 11
Clouds FW CL FW SC B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 8 4 15 35 85 97 85 27 14 12 9 8 15 47 47 51 53 67 57 74 80 79
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 <1 2 1 2 4 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 75 83 13 17 23 15 44 69153160 8 8 7 8 33 35 44 30 23 17 19 17
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE S S SW SW SW S S W N NE N NE NE E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 18 21 19 17 14 20 19 20 25 19 18 16 12 18 14 16 17 18 13 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 73 47 67 43 73 49 77 49 79
Temp 68 67 53 50 60 65 50 45 67 72 55 50 73 74 58 53 75 77
DewPt 55 54 53 50 50 48 48 45 47 45 49 50 50 49 51 51 51 49
Min/Max RH 58 100 51 100 37 100 38 96 35
RH 64 63100100 68 53 94100 49 38 80100 45 41 78 94 43 37
PWind Dir NE NE N NE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 60 30 20 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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