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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 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
TXZ012-101000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed
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 33 79 38 74 42
Temp 55 55 43 38 36 34 47 67 75 71 55 50 44 39 49 66 73 70 55 49 46 43
DewPt 25 24 23 23 20 18 22 25 19 19 18 14 14 14 20 24 22 23 24 22 19 18
Max/Min RH 54 11 36 15 36
RH 31 30 45 54 52 51 37 20 12 14 23 23 29 35 31 20 15 17 30 34 34 36
Wind Dir NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W SW S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 4 5 8 9 9 12 14 17 13 13 14 13 12 12 11 8 8 9 11 12 13
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 3 4 6 5 6 3 3 4 4 5 6 5 5 2 2 3 5 6 7 10 23 41
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 42 4 3 5 6 6 6 43 96 12 8 11 9 7 7 21 67 4 5 7 8 8
T Wind Dir N NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W NE S S W W
T Wind Spd 12 8 9 14 16 17 18 23 25 19 21 26 23 18 16 12 13 9 12 18 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/12Thu 03/13/25Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25
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 41 76 41 61 33 59 33 69
Temp 67 69 49 42 70 72 54 42 55 58 43 34 53 57 41 34 61 66
DewPt 24 22 26 26 28 22 23 23 18 15 19 18 19 16 18 19 20 17
Min/Max RH 14 53 14 46 17 54 19 54 14
RH 19 17 40 53 21 15 30 46 23 18 38 51 26 20 39 54 20 15
PWind Dir W W SW SW W W NW W SW
Wind Char 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ016-101000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 31 74 36 74 42
Temp 58 58 43 37 33 33 46 66 72 69 51 46 39 37 50 67 73 70 53 47 44 43
DewPt 19 20 21 18 15 14 19 21 15 14 13 10 10 10 16 19 16 14 15 14 12 14
Max/Min RH 50 10 36 11 32
RH 22 23 41 46 48 46 34 18 11 12 21 23 30 33 25 16 11 11 22 27 28 31
Wind Dir NW NW W SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 4 4 4 8 9 12 17 18 13 11 11 10 9 11 12 12 11 9 10 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 5 4 7 7 7 5 5 4 6 6 7 6 4 3 5 7 7 7 15 34 49
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 10 4 6 8 7 9 65105 12 9 12 10 9 7 49143 12 8 10 10 11
T Wind Dir N NW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 11 8 8 13 18 17 19 24 25 18 18 23 20 18 14 13 18 14 16 20 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 03/12Thu 03/13/25Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 70 40 72 35 56 30 58 30 68
Temp 64 68 47 41 66 70 52 37 51 54 40 31 51 56 38 31 60 66
DewPt 22 21 24 25 26 21 22 22 13 9 14 15 17 14 19 18 19 15
Min/Max RH 15 54 15 54 15 51 18 58 13
RH 20 17 40 53 22 15 31 54 21 16 34 51 26 19 46 58 20 14
PWind Dir W W SW SW W W NW W W
Wind Char 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ008-101000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed
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 34 81 40 74 44
Temp 60 59 46 41 37 35 45 66 78 76 60 52 47 41 48 63 72 72 56 50 47 45
DewPt 22 24 26 27 26 24 25 28 23 22 21 17 17 18 24 28 28 29 29 27 23 21
Max/Min RH 64 12 41 18 41
RH 24 26 45 56 63 63 45 23 13 13 22 25 29 39 38 26 19 20 36 41 39 38
Wind Dir NW W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NW SE SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 13 14 12 11 12 10 8 8 8 5 4 4 6 6 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 3 3 2 6 5 1 2 3 4 4 2 6 3 1 2 6 10 6 6 27 48
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 53 13 6 8 8 10 11 34110 17 15 15 13 10 17 26 34 11 8 7 10 11
T Wind Dir NW NW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W N N NW E E S SW W
T Wind Spd 11 8 10 13 13 14 17 20 26 19 21 21 20 16 12 10 9 6 12 10 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/12Thu 03/13/25Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25
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 75 42 78 44 64 36 60 33 70
Temp 67 72 50 43 70 75 58 45 57 60 45 37 52 59 41 34 59 69
DewPt 27 25 29 29 29 24 23 25 20 21 25 22 17 16 19 19 20 18
Min/Max RH 16 57 14 44 18 55 17 55 14
RH 22 17 43 57 21 15 26 44 23 22 45 54 25 18 41 55 21 14
PWind Dir W W SW SW SW NW NW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 0 0
$$
TXZ008-101000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 35 80 40 72 45
Temp 58 58 46 41 38 37 45 63 75 73 59 53 47 41 48 60 69 71 57 51 48 46
DewPt 22 24 27 27 26 23 24 27 22 22 20 17 17 18 23 27 26 27 29 26 23 21
Max/Min RH 62 12 40 19 39
RH 26 27 46 56 61 57 44 25 14 14 22 24 29 38 38 28 20 19 34 38 37 37
Wind Dir NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NW S SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 6 8 8 11 13 16 13 13 14 13 10 9 8 5 4 8 9 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 4 4 4 7 6 1 3 3 5 4 3 5 3 1 3 6 9 7 7 27 48
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 14 5 7 7 8 10 32102 15 13 13 11 9 11 23 34 10 7 6 9 9
T Wind Dir NW NW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N W SE E S SW W
T Wind Spd 11 8 10 13 13 16 18 23 25 20 23 23 20 16 11 10 8 6 12 11 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/12Thu 03/13/25Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 74 43 77 44 62 36 58 34 68
Temp 65 71 51 44 69 74 58 45 55 59 46 37 51 57 42 35 58 67
DewPt 27 24 29 29 29 24 23 25 19 19 25 22 18 15 19 20 20 18
Min/Max RH 16 55 14 44 18 55 18 55 15
RH 24 17 43 55 22 16 26 44 24 21 43 54 27 19 40 55 23 15
PWind Dir W W SW SW W NW NW W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 0 5
$$
TXZ006-101000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed
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 26 76 31 69 34
Temp 58 57 41 34 30 28 40 63 72 70 52 44 38 32 44 61 68 66 49 42 38 35
DewPt 23 27 26 24 22 20 25 28 23 22 19 15 17 18 23 26 24 24 23 22 19 18
Max/Min RH 74 14 57 19 51
RH 26 31 55 66 71 72 55 26 15 16 27 31 43 57 43 25 19 21 36 45 47 49
Wind Dir W SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N NE SE S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 4 3 4 6 6 6 9 13 17 13 11 11 9 8 9 8 5 9 8 8 8 9
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 2 6 7 3 5 5 5 6 3 7 6 4 4 5 6 7 9 14 11 15 29 60
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 41 4 5 6 6 6 5 23 66 11 10 9 8 7 14 37 54 14 6 6 6 7
T Wind Dir N SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE S S SE S SW W
T Wind Spd 11 5 12 14 16 14 11 19 25 18 20 19 18 17 16 12 10 10 12 13 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/12Thu 03/13/25Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25
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 70 34 72 35 57 27 55 26 66
Temp 66 67 42 35 65 69 50 36 54 55 37 28 50 53 35 27 58 63
DewPt 23 23 25 25 27 23 23 22 19 20 22 18 16 16 17 17 18 18
Min/Max RH 16 68 16 56 21 66 21 65 16
RH 19 19 51 68 23 17 34 56 24 25 54 66 26 23 48 64 21 17
PWind Dir W SW SW SW W NW NW W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 10 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-101000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025
Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 31 80 35 69 36
Temp 62 61 43 38 35 33 46 68 77 72 54 49 42 36 45 61 68 65 48 41 39 37
DewPt 20 21 22 24 23 21 24 26 22 22 20 16 17 18 23 26 26 28 29 28 25 24
Max/Min RH 65 12 49 20 60
RH 20 22 43 57 61 62 43 20 13 15 26 26 36 48 41 26 20 25 48 59 57 59
Wind Dir NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE E SE SE S SW W
Wind Spd 5 3 4 8 9 8 10 13 16 13 12 12 11 9 10 9 6 4 5 6 6 6
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 3 7 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 7 4 4 5 3 5 4 11 28 14 19 36 55
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 48 4 5 7 8 7 7 41 90 12 10 11 8 7 26 45 43 19 6 6 5 5
T Wind Dir N W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NE NE E E SE SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 6 12 18 18 17 16 23 25 19 21 23 19 18 21 17 11 11 13 13 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/12Thu 03/13/25Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 71 36 75 40 63 30 57 28 67
Temp 65 67 44 37 70 71 53 41 59 55 39 31 52 54 35 29 59 64
DewPt 27 25 28 25 28 22 21 22 22 24 21 16 13 12 16 15 16 16
Min/Max RH 18 66 14 46 21 55 16 57 13
RH 24 20 53 61 21 16 28 46 24 30 48 52 21 18 46 56 18 15
PWind Dir NW S SW SW W NW NW W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 10 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
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