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
518 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
TXZ012-192200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
518 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
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 27 14 22 4 35
Temp 10 12 20 26 24 20 18 16 16 16 20 21 16 11 8 5 4 12 25 33 30
DewPt 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 1 3 5 8 7 4 2 0 1 3 5 6
Min/Max RH 33 52 46 88 30
RH 73 66 47 34 38 48 49 48 48 50 46 50 71 82 84 87 82 60 38 30 35
Wind Dir N N S S S SE S S S SE S E NE NE NE N NW W W SW SW
Wind Spd 5 4 4 10 11 13 14 16 13 13 12 10 13 14 12 9 6 10 14 14 11
Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 11 17 36 7 41 44 51 63 81 78 81 86 88 82 71 45 29 7 4 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Flurries SC SC SC
Snow Shwrs IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 <1 1 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 11 13 14 60 6 14 15 18 19 33 39 41 19 29 29 9 11 20 42 53 8
T Wind Dir N N S S S S S S S S S E N NE NE N NW W W W SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 5 14 12 20 23 21 20 21 16 11 16 23 19 11 11 12 17 17 14
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
Extreme Cold A A A A A A
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
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 20 45 19 45 21 54 29 54
Temp 24 22 39 36 26 22 39 37 28 25 45 46 38 33 47 46
DewPt 6 5 11 13 12 10 11 11 10 8 11 16 14 13 18 22
Max/Min RH 48 27 60 24 50 20 45 26
RH 45 47 31 38 55 59 31 34 46 48 25 30 37 43 31 38
PWind Dir SW N N NW W SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-192200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
518 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 27 12 24 4 33
Temp 8 10 19 26 24 18 16 15 14 14 21 23 18 11 8 5 4 9 22 30 27
DewPt 5 5 5 6 9 8 7 5 4 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 3 6 8 9
Min/Max RH 41 70 52 96 38
RH 89 80 53 41 52 65 67 63 63 66 53 55 71 89 92 93 91 74 49 38 46
Wind Dir N S S S S S S S S SE SE NE NE NE NE NE N W W SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 9 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 8 10 13 13 10 6 4 8 13 13 12
Clouds FW SC B1 FW B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 18 47 56 12 51 22 36 62 68 37 54 83 89 85 82 67 35 15 6 3 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 <1 2 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 6 6 28 61 12 10 14 17 13 31 19 41 17 34 31 20 8 21 38 43 10
T Wind Dir N NE S S S S S S S S S NE NE NE NE NE N W W W SW
T Wind Spd 10 5 11 17 14 19 20 20 16 18 9 11 16 24 21 12 10 12 14 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Extreme Cold A A A A A A
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 19 44 17 44 20 52 26 56
Temp 21 22 39 35 22 19 37 35 24 24 45 45 35 32 49 47
DewPt 7 3 10 13 12 11 11 11 9 7 11 16 13 11 17 22
Max/Min RH 59 28 71 26 52 22 43 24
RH 54 42 30 41 65 70 33 36 52 48 26 31 41 41 27 37
PWind Dir SW N N W W SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-192200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
518 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
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 30 17 23 5 38
Temp 11 12 21 28 26 22 21 19 18 18 22 22 16 12 10 6 5 10 25 34 31
DewPt 4 4 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 7 9 7 5 2 1 2 3 6 7
Min/Max RH 29 52 46 85 29
RH 74 69 44 30 36 44 45 46 51 53 48 54 72 82 80 81 83 68 39 29 36
Wind Dir NW NW SW S S SE S S S S S E NE NE NE N W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 3 2 3 6 6 9 10 10 9 9 8 9 12 10 5 4 4 6 12 13 9
Clouds FW FW SC CL SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 16 15 28 5 30 69 86 78 75 82 89 86 84 73 55 24 21 6 3 1 3
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Flurries SC SC SC SC SC
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 5 <1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 2 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 9 13 12 49 7 19 30 32 26 40 52 43 40 56 43 8 11 22 48 55 11
T Wind Dir N N SW SW S S S S S S S NE NE NE NE N W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 9 9 4 11 11 18 21 19 17 18 14 10 18 24 17 6 11 12 18 18 14
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
Extreme Cold A A A A A A
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
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 21 46 20 47 21 55 28 55
Temp 24 22 39 37 26 23 40 40 27 24 45 48 37 33 47 45
DewPt 9 8 13 14 14 11 11 10 12 10 13 19 17 16 20 23
Max/Min RH 57 28 62 22 55 22 52 29
RH 52 54 35 38 60 60 30 30 52 53 27 31 44 50 35 40
PWind Dir SW N NW NW W SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-192200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
518 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 28 17 23 7 36
Temp 11 12 20 26 26 23 21 20 18 18 21 22 17 12 10 8 7 11 23 32 31
DewPt 6 5 3 1 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 3 2 3 4 6 8
Min/Max RH 31 53 47 84 32
RH 77 72 48 33 37 46 46 47 52 54 50 55 71 83 80 80 79 68 43 32 37
Wind Dir NW N SW S S SE S S S S S E NE NE NE N W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 3 4 8 9 12 13 13 12 10 9 9 13 13 9 5 4 9 13 13 11
Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 18 20 36 6 32 50 69 76 75 83 88 87 84 76 56 26 22 7 4 1 3
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Flurries SC SC
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 1 2 1 2 4 5 2 2 2 <1 1 2 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 7 10 14 55 9 13 28 27 21 36 50 47 36 45 34 5 13 21 45 56 10
T Wind Dir N N SW S S S S S S S S NE NE NE NE N W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 9 8 5 13 11 18 21 19 17 18 14 11 18 23 16 6 10 12 18 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Extreme Cold A A A A A A
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 22 45 22 46 22 53 30 54
Temp 26 24 38 37 27 25 38 39 29 26 43 48 39 34 45 46
DewPt 9 8 13 14 14 12 11 10 12 11 12 19 18 16 20 23
Max/Min RH 54 29 59 24 52 24 50 30
RH 49 50 35 38 58 57 33 29 49 51 29 32 42 47 36 41
PWind Dir SW N NW NW W SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-192200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
518 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
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 25 8 19 -3 34
Temp 2 5 18 24 21 17 15 13 10 13 19 16 10 4 2 -1 -2 7 24 32 27
DewPt 0 2 3 3 6 5 5 4 3 6 8 9 6 2 0 -3 -3 1 5 6 7
Min/Max RH 39 74 61 99 33
RH 94 88 50 40 49 61 64 65 71 71 62 72 84 91 91 94 97 76 42 33 41
Wind Dir NW W S S S SE S S S S NW NE NE NE NE NW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 3 3 9 12 9 11 12 10 8 8 9 16 18 13 6 4 6 10 16 16 12
Clouds FW SC B1 FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 20 41 56 16 50 75 66 55 51 80 86 90 86 72 53 28 15 7 4 2 4
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries SC SC SC
Snow Shwrs IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 1 4 3 2 2 2 <1 <1 2 2 2 <1
Vent Rate 3 3 33 65 7 8 21 14 11 13 37 64 50 31 27 3 10 20 38 44 11
T Wind Dir NW NW SW S S S S S S S N NE NE NE NE NW SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 4 11 18 11 16 20 19 14 12 11 21 26 20 14 6 12 13 19 20 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
Extreme Cold A A A A A A
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
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 14 43 14 43 15 51 21 50
Temp 18 17 39 33 19 16 38 35 20 18 44 43 30 26 45 41
DewPt 6 7 11 12 11 8 10 8 7 6 11 16 13 12 18 20
Max/Min RH 65 26 70 23 59 21 59 29
RH 58 65 32 40 68 70 31 32 56 58 26 32 50 56 33 43
PWind Dir SW N N NW W SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-192200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
518 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 27 13 18 -3 37
Temp 5 8 20 26 22 15 15 16 14 16 18 14 8 3 1 -2 -3 7 25 34 27
DewPt 2 2 1 0 2 3 2 4 4 6 10 9 5 2 -1 -3 -5 0 6 7 7
Min/Max RH 30 65 58 98 32
RH 87 76 43 31 41 58 54 58 63 65 73 81 90 97 93 94 88 72 43 32 43
Wind Dir NW W SW S S SE S S S S E NE NE N N W SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 3 3 4 8 6 9 10 10 9 9 9 13 13 9 4 4 6 10 13 13 11
Clouds CL FW SC FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 7 40 18 41 73 84 89 85 96 91 89 82 70 46 16 9 8 3 2 5
PoP 12HR 0 20 50 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.01 0
Flurries SC
Snow Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 3 3 2 1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 21 52 4 6 9 19 17 32 33 58 53 27 14 3 5 11 37 52 8
T Wind Dir NW NW SW SW S S S S S S N NE N N N W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 6 8 13 11 13 17 19 17 16 10 24 23 16 10 8 12 12 19 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Extreme Cold A A A A A A
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 16 43 16 43 16 52 21 47
Temp 20 17 38 32 21 19 38 33 20 19 43 41 29 25 41 37
DewPt 8 10 14 13 13 10 11 10 10 9 14 16 16 15 21 21
Max/Min RH 76 31 71 24 65 24 68 36
RH 60 74 37 46 70 68 32 37 64 64 30 36 59 66 44 52
PWind Dir SW N NW NW W SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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