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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
349 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
TXZ012-282200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
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 73 35 69 39 67
Temp 37 48 66 72 68 52 44 39 36 45 61 68 64 52 47 42 40 46 59 66 65
DewPt 17 21 24 17 17 18 21 22 22 26 27 25 26 27 28 30 32 36 38 33 27
Min/Max RH 11 57 20 74 24
RH 44 34 20 12 14 26 40 50 56 47 27 20 23 38 47 62 74 68 46 29 24
Wind Dir SW W W W N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW
Wind Spd 12 13 16 12 6 6 6 4 4 6 12 13 13 14 14 16 14 19 23 23 17
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 4 4 3 6 14 35 27 27 39 54 43 28 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.13
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 <1
Vent Rate 7 9 62104 4 4 6 4 4 6 37 65 29 9 12 10 9 35 98177 10
T Wind Dir W W W W N NE NE E SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 19 19 14 8 12 16 12 10 11 14 16 19 23 25 24 24 31 33 36 24
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
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 76 40 61 30 57 31 61
Temp 49 42 68 71 52 41 56 54 38 31 49 55 38 32 54 59
DewPt 27 26 26 21 21 18 20 23 24 21 21 19 19 19 21 20
Max/Min RH 53 13 39 19 67 22 60 20
RH 42 52 20 15 29 38 24 30 57 66 33 24 46 58 27 22
PWind Dir SW SW SW W NW N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ016-282200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 71 32 69 39 67
Temp 34 47 63 69 67 49 42 36 33 44 61 68 67 51 46 42 40 48 59 66 64
DewPt 19 21 23 17 18 18 19 20 21 25 26 25 25 27 29 31 34 41 36 25 22
Min/Max RH 12 63 19 81 19
RH 54 35 21 14 15 30 40 52 61 47 26 20 20 39 51 65 80 77 43 21 20
Wind Dir W SW SW W SW W NW NE NE E SE S S SE SE SE S S SW W W
Wind Spd 9 12 16 12 5 4 4 4 4 4 9 11 11 10 11 12 12 17 23 21 17
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 3 7 3 14 10 5 8 8 7 10 9 33 25 30 31 36 48 39 18 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 2
Vent Rate 8 11 70101 3 3 6 6 4 6 33 80 9 10 10 10 10 42 97261 40
T Wind Dir W W W W W NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S SW W W
T Wind Spd 18 19 19 13 6 6 12 12 10 10 12 13 13 19 20 20 20 27 29 37 25
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 41 72 36 58 26 58 30 64
Temp 47 42 66 68 49 37 53 53 37 27 48 57 38 32 56 61
DewPt 24 22 23 18 17 14 18 22 24 22 22 19 20 19 21 20
Max/Min RH 47 14 40 21 81 22 61 18
RH 39 46 19 15 28 39 26 29 60 81 35 22 48 60 25 20
PWind Dir W SW SW W N N S S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-282200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
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 75 35 70 40 69
Temp 37 47 66 73 70 54 45 40 37 43 62 69 68 54 48 45 41 47 60 67 67
DewPt 21 23 25 17 19 21 24 25 25 27 29 27 27 29 30 32 34 38 40 37 29
Min/Max RH 11 64 19 76 24
RH 51 38 21 12 14 27 43 54 61 53 28 20 21 38 50 61 75 71 48 33 24
Wind Dir SW W W W N NE NE N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 8 10 12 9 5 4 4 3 2 3 8 10 10 10 11 11 9 13 21 20 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 5 4 2 2 4 9 22 25 33 49 46 47 43 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.17
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 <1
Vent Rate 11 15 46 79 7 8 7 5 5 6 40 81 23 14 16 14 13 41142165 19
T Wind Dir W W W NW N NE NE NE E E SE S S SE SE S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 19 18 11 9 12 11 9 8 6 12 16 16 18 20 18 17 26 34 35 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
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 42 77 42 64 31 58 31 65
Temp 51 43 68 72 55 43 58 56 39 32 49 56 38 32 56 62
DewPt 29 30 31 24 24 21 22 26 28 23 22 19 22 22 24 22
Max/Min RH 62 14 41 22 72 22 64 19
RH 42 61 25 16 30 40 25 31 63 70 34 23 51 63 29 21
PWind Dir SW SW SW W NW N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 20 10 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-282200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 73 36 69 41 68
Temp 39 47 64 72 70 54 46 41 38 43 60 68 67 54 49 46 42 47 57 65 67
DewPt 21 23 25 17 18 21 23 25 25 27 28 26 27 29 30 32 34 38 40 35 28
Min/Max RH 11 64 20 74 23
RH 48 38 23 12 14 27 41 52 61 53 29 21 22 37 48 59 73 70 52 33 23
Wind Dir SW SW W W NW NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 11 12 12 9 5 5 4 4 3 4 9 11 12 13 14 14 13 16 21 21 17
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 4 2 3 4 9 27 23 32 48 48 50 38 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.18
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 10 13 43 81 6 6 6 4 3 4 39 74 27 12 13 12 11 39128161 17
T Wind Dir SW W W W N NE NE E E E SE S S SE SE SE S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 19 18 12 9 12 11 8 8 6 12 16 17 19 21 19 18 27 34 35 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 43 76 43 62 32 57 33 64
Temp 52 44 67 72 56 44 57 56 40 33 47 56 40 34 54 63
DewPt 29 30 30 23 23 21 22 26 28 24 21 20 21 22 23 22
Max/Min RH 60 14 41 24 70 23 62 20
RH 41 59 25 16 28 40 26 31 63 70 36 23 47 62 30 21
PWind Dir SW SW SW W NW N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 20 10 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ006-282200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
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 69 28 67 33 64
Temp 30 41 64 69 65 46 38 33 29 39 59 66 64 49 42 38 34 42 56 62 62
DewPt 18 21 18 14 17 19 21 21 21 24 26 25 26 27 27 28 30 36 37 29 26
Min/Max RH 12 71 21 87 25
RH 61 44 17 12 15 34 50 61 71 54 28 21 23 43 55 67 85 78 49 28 25
Wind Dir W W W N NE NE NE N N N S S S SE S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 9 9 8 9 6 4 4 3 4 11 12 10 11 10 9 8 12 21 21 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 6 7 5 5 6 13 37 25 27 39 54 45 23 14
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.15
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 <1
Vent Rate 8 6 32 63 7 5 6 3 4 2 43 76 11 10 10 9 7 32102215 21
T Wind Dir W W W N NE NE E E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 19 13 10 9 12 12 12 8 9 6 16 18 12 20 20 18 16 24 32 40 25
RFTI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
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 34 70 33 56 24 55 26 62
Temp 42 35 65 66 45 34 55 49 33 25 48 52 33 27 54 59
DewPt 27 26 27 21 17 17 21 25 24 21 21 20 20 19 22 21
Max/Min RH 70 16 49 26 84 26 71 21
RH 54 69 24 18 32 49 26 40 69 83 35 28 57 70 29 23
PWind Dir W SW SW W N N SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 5 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC
$$
OKZ002-282200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 70 28 66 35 66
Temp 34 43 65 69 64 46 40 34 29 41 60 66 63 47 43 39 36 44 59 64 60
DewPt 20 21 18 17 20 22 22 22 22 25 27 25 26 26 27 28 30 35 37 35 30
Min/Max RH 13 74 20 81 31
RH 56 41 16 13 18 38 48 61 74 54 28 20 24 44 54 64 79 70 43 34 31
Wind Dir W W N N NE NE N NW NW E SE S SE SE SE S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 11 9 9 9 8 4 4 3 3 4 9 12 11 11 11 10 9 13 20 20 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 4 3 2 6 4 4 6 5 5 3 3 8 14 34 34 43 51 63 45 33
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.16
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 <1
Vent Rate 8 7 29 67 7 5 4 3 3 3 43 86 10 10 9 8 8 34134192 16
T Wind Dir W W N N NE NE E NE SW E S S S S S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 13 13 13 12 12 9 8 9 6 13 17 16 20 19 16 16 25 34 35 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 37 74 36 59 26 53 26 60
Temp 44 37 65 68 48 37 56 49 34 27 46 50 32 27 53 57
DewPt 29 31 32 22 21 21 26 28 26 21 20 18 19 19 22 22
Max/Min RH 78 15 52 30 79 24 73 22
RH 56 77 29 17 34 52 31 43 73 78 34 28 58 73 30 25
PWind Dir W SW SW W NW N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 10 0 0 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC
$$
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