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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
TXZ012-112100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
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 76 40 74 39 76
Temp 47 41 52 67 74 73 57 50 47 44 53 67 73 70 55 48 43 40 51 69 75 72
DewPt 12 12 17 21 19 20 20 18 15 15 19 22 19 20 23 25 25 26 29 28 24 22
Min/Max RH 11 34 13 57 14
RH 24 30 25 17 12 13 23 28 27 30 26 18 13 15 29 40 49 57 42 21 15 15
Wind Dir SW W W NW W SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 12 12 12 9 6 9 11 12 13 17 19 18 13 9 6 8 9 10 14 18 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 1 2 3 5 7 6 5 18 36 29 18 9 6 5 9 21 27 32 40 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 2 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 1
Vent Rate 10 7 7 24 68 9 5 7 9 8 12 90248 21 5 5 5 5 8 78149 26
T Wind Dir SW W W NW W SW SW SW W SW SW W NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 25 19 17 14 12 9 13 19 24 21 21 24 27 19 12 13 14 12 16 25 27 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
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 41 62 35 55 31 63 39 77
Temp 55 43 55 59 44 36 51 53 39 32 54 62 44 40 69 73
DewPt 23 23 16 14 21 21 19 18 22 20 20 17 18 16 20 18
Max/Min RH 45 15 54 24 63 17 38 11
RH 29 45 21 17 40 54 28 25 50 61 26 17 35 37 15 12
PWind Dir SW W NW N NE W SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 10 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-112100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 75 39 70 39 72
Temp 39 36 50 67 73 71 53 47 44 41 52 64 69 68 52 47 42 40 51 66 71 69
DewPt 10 10 16 16 13 15 15 13 12 13 18 20 17 19 22 25 26 26 29 28 23 20
Min/Max RH 9 35 13 59 15
RH 30 34 25 14 10 12 22 25 27 31 27 18 13 15 31 42 53 58 43 24 16 15
Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 12 13 13 12 9 10 11 13 18 21 21 13 10 9 9 9 11 17 19 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 4 3 2 5 3 6 5 7 8 17 34 32 7 9 7 7 16 34 37 46 31 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 1
Vent Rate 8 8 8 45125 13 8 11 12 12 20131269 35 9 10 9 8 19101145 25
T Wind Dir W W W NW W SW SW W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 16 14 17 17 16 21 23 23 24 25 27 19 17 19 18 16 19 26 27 19
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 37 58 30 53 27 62 37 76
Temp 52 39 51 56 41 31 47 50 35 28 54 61 42 38 67 73
DewPt 22 23 14 11 13 18 21 18 23 21 20 13 13 11 16 15
Max/Min RH 53 16 58 27 77 15 34 10
RH 31 53 22 17 31 58 35 28 61 75 27 15 30 33 14 11
PWind Dir SW W W NW NW W SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW CL FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-112100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
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 76 41 77 40 78
Temp 49 43 50 68 75 74 59 50 46 43 51 68 76 74 58 48 44 41 50 70 77 74
DewPt 14 15 18 22 22 24 25 25 21 17 21 24 21 22 28 29 29 28 31 31 26 25
Min/Max RH 13 38 13 60 14
RH 24 31 28 17 14 15 27 36 36 36 29 18 13 14 32 48 54 59 48 23 15 15
Wind Dir SW W W NW W SW S SW SW W W W NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 8 8 9 5 4 4 5 6 9 12 13 13 13 5 3 4 4 5 12 17 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 1 1 3 5 4 1 5 27 32 25 33 6 5 2 8 20 21 21 30 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 7 2
Vent Rate 14 11 10 36 61 13 6 8 10 11 17 57237 48 8 4 7 8 14 75165 32
T Wind Dir SW W W N NW SW SE SW W W W W NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 17 13 12 11 6 9 12 16 17 18 18 24 20 11 6 11 11 14 25 28 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
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 65 36 58 32 64 42 80
Temp 58 47 57 60 45 37 52 56 40 33 55 63 47 43 70 77
DewPt 24 25 17 22 25 22 19 16 21 20 20 17 20 18 21 20
Max/Min RH 42 17 55 20 59 16 37 11
RH 27 42 21 22 44 54 26 20 45 58 25 17 34 36 15 12
PWind Dir SW W NW N N W SW SW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-112100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 75 43 75 40 76
Temp 51 45 50 67 73 74 60 52 49 45 52 66 73 72 58 49 45 41 50 68 75 74
DewPt 14 15 18 22 21 23 24 23 19 18 21 24 21 22 27 29 29 29 31 31 25 25
Min/Max RH 13 34 13 60 16
RH 22 29 29 19 14 15 25 32 31 33 29 20 14 15 31 46 53 60 48 25 16 17
Wind Dir SW SW W NW W SW S SW SW SW W W NW NW N W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 10 9 9 5 4 5 9 10 11 13 13 14 13 6 4 4 5 9 13 17 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 1 2 3 5 4 2 5 26 34 28 31 7 4 3 8 18 22 25 31 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 1
Vent Rate 12 9 8 30 67 11 5 7 9 10 13 54237 45 6 3 7 7 13 76177 31
T Wind Dir SW W W NW W SW S SW SW W W W NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 17 12 12 12 6 10 12 18 18 19 18 24 20 11 6 12 12 16 26 29 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 45 64 37 56 33 63 43 79
Temp 58 47 55 60 46 38 50 55 41 34 53 62 48 44 69 76
DewPt 24 26 17 21 25 23 18 16 22 21 20 17 20 18 21 19
Max/Min RH 44 18 55 21 60 17 36 11
RH 27 44 22 22 43 55 29 22 47 59 27 17 33 35 16 12
PWind Dir SW W NW N NE W SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-112100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
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 71 33 71 31 72
Temp 39 34 49 65 71 70 52 46 40 35 48 67 71 68 50 41 35 32 44 65 71 68
DewPt 13 14 19 20 18 20 17 17 16 17 22 20 18 19 22 22 23 24 27 28 23 23
Min/Max RH 13 48 13 72 16
RH 34 45 30 18 14 15 26 32 38 48 35 16 13 16 33 47 60 72 51 25 16 18
Wind Dir SW W N N S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW N W W SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 8 8 8 5 8 8 8 6 8 10 13 16 12 4 4 4 4 8 17 21 19
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 3 3 3 3 11 6 3 6 31 37 38 10 7 6 4 11 21 25 27 16 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 12 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 2
Vent Rate 7 7 8 35 59 13 6 6 6 5 4125287 30 5 3 5 5 5 68177 48
T Wind Dir W W N N W S S SW W W W N NW NW NW SW W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 16 16 11 9 10 13 14 14 12 11 19 26 19 10 6 11 11 11 23 32 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
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 36 59 28 52 25 60 34 75
Temp 50 37 54 55 37 29 48 50 34 26 51 57 40 34 66 72
DewPt 22 23 16 19 22 20 17 19 21 19 20 16 15 15 19 17
Max/Min RH 56 20 70 25 76 19 46 11
RH 33 56 21 24 55 69 30 29 59 75 29 20 36 45 16 12
PWind Dir SW W NW N N W SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 30 5 5 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
$$
OKZ002-112100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 73 36 73 35 75
Temp 48 40 51 65 72 69 52 46 42 37 50 68 73 69 51 44 39 35 49 69 75 71
DewPt 12 15 20 21 21 24 24 25 23 18 22 23 24 25 28 27 25 25 28 28 22 21
Min/Max RH 14 50 16 67 13
RH 24 36 29 18 14 18 33 44 47 45 33 18 16 19 41 51 58 66 44 21 13 15
Wind Dir W NW N N NE SE SE S W W W NW N N NW W SW SW SW S SW SW
Wind Spd 12 9 10 10 5 4 4 5 6 8 10 13 14 11 4 4 4 5 8 13 20 18
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 3 2 11 34 16 3 5 16 26 33 38 15 5 4 6 16 19 15 14 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 1
Vent Rate 10 7 12 37 43 8 6 6 6 6 7 29123 12 3 3 4 5 6 60151 26
T Wind Dir W NW N N NE SE SE S SW W W NW NW N N W SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 24 17 19 16 9 6 13 14 13 13 11 16 20 13 8 6 9 10 13 19 29 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 42 60 30 55 27 61 37 77
Temp 53 43 57 54 38 31 51 52 34 27 54 58 42 37 69 73
DewPt 22 24 20 27 21 17 14 11 15 17 17 15 16 16 19 17
Max/Min RH 47 23 57 17 65 17 42 10
RH 30 47 23 35 49 56 22 19 45 65 23 18 35 41 15 12
PWind Dir SW W NW N N W SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 40 10 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
$$
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