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
549 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
TXZ012-122100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
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 85 56 89 60 85
Temp 49 64 76 83 84 69 62 59 57 75 85 88 86 73 69 66 61 72 82 85 83
DewPt 40 43 43 43 42 45 46 43 40 42 39 37 37 40 37 35 33 35 34 33 31
Min/Max RH 22 56 16 35 15
RH 71 46 31 24 23 42 56 55 53 31 20 16 18 30 31 32 35 26 18 15 15
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S W W W W W SW W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 10 13 13 12 9 11 10 9 11 17 21 21 18 13 17 18 18 21 25 25 21
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 31 7 3 4 7 9 7 24 12 6 4 7 7 11 12 11 25 20 24 26 23
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 10 3
Vent Rate 6 35 56 71 32 10 7 5 6 25137302104 8 13 12 11 86178324 64
T Wind Dir S S S SW S SE S SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 17 25 20 16 14 24 18 14 17 20 24 35 29 19 26 25 26 31 33 35 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL CL
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
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 52 79 51 82 53 86 56 86
Temp 63 52 74 77 60 51 77 80 61 53 78 83 65 57 82 84
DewPt 28 27 28 27 32 33 33 31 38 40 41 34 38 36 34 31
Max/Min RH 38 14 50 15 61 17 46 14
RH 26 38 18 16 35 50 20 17 42 61 27 17 37 45 18 15
PWind Dir W W SW W S SW S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-122100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 57 86 58 85
Temp 47 63 77 85 85 68 62 60 59 74 82 86 84 71 68 63 58 71 80 84 81
DewPt 40 41 42 37 40 43 40 38 36 39 35 36 38 39 35 33 33 34 33 31 30
Min/Max RH 18 46 17 40 14
RH 78 44 29 18 20 41 44 45 43 28 19 17 19 31 29 33 40 26 18 15 16
Wind Dir S SW SW W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 9 12 12 12 9 6 8 9 13 19 23 23 18 14 17 16 14 21 26 26 21
Clouds SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 30 4 6 8 8 22 28 33 13 1 6 11 21 27 16 16 23 7 17 19 19
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 7
Vent Rate 9 20 35171 47 7 9 10 13 49270401118 11 15 14 14 91229350197
T Wind Dir S SW SW W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 20 13 17 14 13 18 19 25 26 37 41 25 21 27 25 23 29 35 39 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL CL
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 78 48 83 49 86 53 85
Temp 59 50 74 76 57 49 76 81 58 50 80 83 62 54 81 83
DewPt 25 25 25 24 30 30 31 28 33 35 34 28 32 29 30 27
Max/Min RH 39 14 49 14 57 13 40 12
RH 27 38 17 14 35 48 19 15 39 56 19 13 32 38 16 13
PWind Dir W W W W SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
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 88 54 93 62 90
Temp 51 66 79 86 86 72 66 59 55 74 89 92 90 76 71 66 62 74 85 89 86
DewPt 44 46 45 44 46 48 48 48 45 47 43 38 40 41 39 36 35 36 34 33 33
Min/Max RH 22 69 16 37 14
RH 78 47 30 23 25 43 52 66 69 38 20 16 17 28 31 33 36 25 16 14 15
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S SW W W W W SW SW W W W W W W
Wind Spd 5 11 12 11 9 10 9 6 6 11 14 18 14 12 12 13 13 18 21 23 20
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 16 9 3 3 6 8 9 28 8 7 4 4 9 8 7 13 19 24 22 27 28
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 3
Vent Rate 8 44 72 78 46 17 16 8 7 18108216 78 13 13 15 14 59193297 61
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE S SW W W W W W SW W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 12 23 20 16 19 23 21 11 12 13 18 25 25 19 19 21 19 25 33 35 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
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 53 83 52 86 54 89 58 90
Temp 66 53 75 81 63 52 79 84 63 54 81 87 68 59 85 87
DewPt 28 29 29 29 34 36 36 34 40 42 44 37 44 40 37 35
Max/Min RH 39 14 53 15 64 17 50 14
RH 24 39 18 14 34 53 21 17 43 64 27 17 42 49 18 16
PWind Dir W W SW W S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 57 90 62 87
Temp 52 65 76 84 84 71 65 60 58 72 86 89 87 76 71 67 63 73 81 86 84
DewPt 44 45 44 43 46 47 47 46 44 46 42 39 41 41 40 37 35 36 34 33 34
Min/Max RH 24 61 17 37 15
RH 75 47 32 24 27 42 51 60 60 39 22 17 20 28 33 34 36 26 18 15 17
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S SW W W W W SW SW W W W W W W
Wind Spd 9 12 13 11 9 12 11 9 9 12 17 19 17 13 13 16 16 21 23 25 21
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 16 8 2 2 8 6 6 23 5 5 3 4 9 8 7 12 19 22 25 22 29
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 10 3
Vent Rate 7 41 63 69 39 14 13 6 7 14109218 69 11 12 13 13 61187302 50
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE S SW W W W W W SW W W W W W SW W
T Wind Spd 12 24 20 16 17 25 23 12 12 16 20 26 26 19 21 23 21 26 33 35 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL CL EL
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 81 53 84 55 87 58 89
Temp 65 54 73 80 63 53 77 83 63 55 79 86 67 59 83 85
DewPt 29 29 29 30 34 36 36 34 40 41 42 37 43 39 36 34
Max/Min RH 39 15 52 16 60 17 49 14
RH 25 39 20 16 33 52 23 17 42 60 28 17 41 48 19 16
PWind Dir W W SW W S S S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-122100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
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 86 50 88 54 82
Temp 45 62 78 85 84 67 59 53 51 74 85 88 86 70 64 58 54 70 79 82 80
DewPt 39 41 42 39 37 42 42 40 36 39 32 32 34 35 33 30 27 30 28 26 26
Min/Max RH 17 60 14 37 13
RH 80 46 28 20 19 41 53 60 57 27 15 14 16 28 31 34 36 22 15 13 14
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S SW W W W W W SW W W W W W SW W
Wind Spd 9 11 11 11 9 8 5 5 10 13 19 21 19 13 13 14 14 23 25 28 24
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 17 7 2 5 18 14 7 24 10 5 4 7 9 11 12 20 20 19 22 14 19
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 13 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 9
Vent Rate 8 27 33199 83 7 6 5 6 25181303208 10 11 11 12 77229357268
T Wind Dir S SW SW W SW S SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W
T Wind Spd 18 21 13 17 19 14 13 12 14 17 25 29 33 19 23 23 21 31 35 41 33
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CH CH
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
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 78 44 81 45 84 49 85
Temp 58 45 74 76 56 45 76 79 56 46 78 81 60 50 81 82
DewPt 22 23 25 24 29 29 30 28 36 35 37 30 36 32 31 28
Max/Min RH 42 13 54 15 68 15 53 12
RH 25 41 16 15 35 54 18 16 46 65 23 15 41 51 16 14
PWind Dir W W W W SW SW SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
OKZ002-122100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 49 93 56 87
Temp 47 66 78 84 84 67 60 53 49 72 89 93 90 72 66 61 57 74 84 87 84
DewPt 41 42 42 42 42 46 46 45 43 44 40 33 32 36 33 31 27 30 27 26 25
Min/Max RH 21 81 12 34 11
RH 80 41 28 23 23 47 60 74 79 36 18 12 13 27 30 32 32 20 13 11 12
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE S W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 9 13 13 12 11 10 9 6 6 8 11 14 14 13 13 13 13 19 20 23 21
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 9 5 2 4 8 4 3 7 7 8 8 8 7 3 6 13 15 18 16 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 8
Vent Rate 7 55 54 71 59 10 9 5 3 9 85223119 8 10 10 10 69195313277
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW NW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 28 17 13 19 21 19 11 8 8 13 20 19 18 21 21 21 28 32 34 36
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CL
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 80 47 83 47 87 52 88
Temp 61 48 76 78 57 48 77 80 58 48 80 84 62 53 84 85
DewPt 25 28 26 23 31 31 33 29 36 37 39 34 41 38 35 30
Max/Min RH 47 12 53 15 68 16 60 13
RH 25 46 16 13 37 52 20 15 44 66 23 17 46 58 17 14
PWind Dir W W SW NW SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
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