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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
549 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
TXZ012-102200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
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 35 16 45 24 41
Temp 21 21 29 35 30 23 22 20 20 25 39 44 39 33 31 28 26 28 36 40 35
DewPt 19 18 21 21 17 15 14 14 14 18 27 30 27 29 29 27 23 23 25 24 22
Min/Max RH 52 84 56 96 52
RH 92 88 72 56 58 71 71 77 77 74 62 58 62 85 92 96 88 81 64 52 59
Wind Dir N NW NW NW W SW SW SW W SW SW NW N N N N N NW N N NW
Wind Spd 17 14 14 12 9 10 11 11 11 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 9 4
Clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 60 17 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 0 2 4 10 37 45 44 34 10 14 8 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 18 13 45 47 3 6 7 6 4 4 9 11 6 8 8 14 12 18 32 31 3
T Wind Dir N N N NW W W W W W SW W W N N N N N N N N NW
T Wind Spd 26 23 25 20 11 17 20 17 13 16 13 12 14 20 19 20 19 18 17 12 9
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
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
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 17 43 19 44 20 50 24 54
Temp 24 18 37 37 26 20 39 38 28 21 42 42 31 25 47 47
DewPt 19 17 24 23 20 18 23 22 18 16 22 22 20 19 25 26
Max/Min RH 96 47 92 43 81 34 78 31
RH 81 96 59 56 78 92 52 52 66 81 45 45 63 78 42 44
PWind Dir W SW SW W W W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-102200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 34 15 47 20 39
Temp 21 21 30 34 28 19 19 19 20 25 40 46 38 29 29 25 23 25 36 39 33
DewPt 18 17 21 21 19 16 16 15 16 20 30 34 31 28 28 25 23 24 25 23 24
Min/Max RH 56 92 60 100 52
RH 90 84 69 57 70 90 88 86 84 81 66 62 76 96 96100100 96 65 52 69
Wind Dir N NW N NW W W W W W SW W W N N N N N N N N NW
Wind Spd 13 12 13 11 9 9 9 10 11 13 14 14 11 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 4
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 49 8 2 2 4 3 4 4 6 3 2 3 14 47 66 63 66 39 29 22 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 13 11 38 35 4 8 9 8 8 10 16 17 5 9 9 8 11 29 39 41 3
T Wind Dir N N N NW W W W W W W W W N N N N N N N N NW
T Wind Spd 24 20 23 18 11 18 20 18 19 20 21 23 14 18 18 17 16 18 17 14 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 15 41 17 42 17 49 22 53
Temp 21 17 37 35 23 19 38 36 23 18 42 40 28 24 47 46
DewPt 19 17 24 25 20 19 24 24 17 16 22 25 21 20 25 29
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 47 94 35 87 35
RH 94 100 59 66 88 100 56 61 77 94 46 55 75 86 42 51
PWind Dir SW SW SW NW NW W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-102200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
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 39 19 46 24 44
Temp 24 24 32 38 32 23 22 21 21 25 39 45 39 34 32 29 26 28 39 43 38
DewPt 21 20 22 22 20 18 17 17 17 19 27 30 30 31 30 28 25 24 25 23 23
Min/Max RH 51 89 54 97 44
RH 87 84 65 52 60 81 82 83 84 79 62 55 70 88 95 94 97 86 57 44 54
Wind Dir N NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N N N NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 10 9 11 9 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 8 8 6 6 6 9 8 4
Clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 51 7 2 2 2 2 4 2 3 0 2 3 19 55 56 49 28 12 14 11 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 13 17 50 56 5 8 10 10 9 8 11 14 8 11 10 11 10 18 52 62 6
T Wind Dir N N N N W W W W W SW SW N N N N N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 19 17 21 18 8 13 16 16 14 13 10 10 13 17 16 17 14 14 17 16 9
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
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
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 21 46 21 52 26 56
Temp 25 20 39 38 26 22 39 40 28 22 44 45 31 27 48 49
DewPt 20 19 24 25 21 20 23 23 20 17 22 24 23 23 26 29
Max/Min RH 95 44 94 39 83 31 85 32
RH 81 95 55 58 83 93 52 49 71 82 40 44 72 84 42 46
PWind Dir W SW SW W W W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-102200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 38 21 45 25 42
Temp 26 25 32 37 33 25 24 23 23 26 38 44 39 35 33 30 28 28 38 42 37
DewPt 21 20 22 21 20 19 17 17 18 20 26 29 29 31 30 28 26 24 25 23 23
Min/Max RH 51 84 54 95 47
RH 83 82 65 53 58 77 77 78 80 78 61 55 67 86 91 93 93 85 60 47 56
Wind Dir N NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N N N N NW N N N
Wind Spd 14 12 12 9 5 8 9 9 9 8 8 9 11 9 10 10 9 9 10 9 4
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 44 8 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 0 2 4 19 54 55 50 31 15 15 10 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 13 16 46 52 5 7 9 8 8 8 11 15 8 10 9 9 8 18 50 59 5
T Wind Dir N N N N W SW SW W W SW SW N N N N N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 19 17 20 18 9 13 18 16 16 16 11 11 14 17 16 16 13 14 18 16 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 20 43 22 46 22 51 27 54
Temp 26 21 36 38 28 23 38 40 29 23 43 44 32 28 46 49
DewPt 20 19 24 25 21 20 24 24 20 18 22 24 23 23 26 29
Max/Min RH 94 46 91 40 81 33 83 34
RH 78 93 61 59 77 90 56 51 70 80 43 45 70 81 45 47
PWind Dir W SW SW W W W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-102200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
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 39 15 50 18 42
Temp 18 21 33 39 32 19 18 17 17 23 46 48 39 30 28 23 21 24 39 41 35
DewPt 15 16 17 11 13 12 11 10 10 16 24 28 30 27 26 22 19 20 20 18 18
Min/Max RH 31 79 38 98 38
RH 87 82 49 32 45 73 74 73 72 73 41 45 69 87 93 98 92 84 46 38 50
Wind Dir N NW N NW W SW SW SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 13 12 12 10 5 6 8 8 6 5 9 16 13 12 11 10 9 9 12 9 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 22 2 0 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 11 9 44 69 72 58 40 33 21 20 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 10 17 66 81 5 6 6 6 5 3 8 49 13 9 12 16 13 23 75 76 4
T Wind Dir N N N N W SW W SW SW SW NW N NE N N N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 23 20 21 19 11 14 14 14 12 11 10 24 19 18 17 20 17 16 19 16 11
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
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
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 13 42 13 44 15 51 19 54
Temp 19 14 38 35 20 14 39 37 20 16 45 41 25 20 49 45
DewPt 16 14 21 19 17 14 20 17 14 12 18 20 18 17 22 24
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 34 87 26 87 27
RH 88 100 50 51 90 100 45 44 76 85 33 43 74 86 34 43
PWind Dir W SW W NW NW W W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-102200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 38 15 46 20 42
Temp 19 22 32 38 30 19 19 20 20 25 42 46 39 30 29 25 22 25 39 41 33
DewPt 18 18 20 16 15 14 12 12 12 16 23 30 31 29 27 24 21 22 22 20 20
Min/Max RH 37 80 45 98 42
RH 97 85 59 39 54 80 75 71 72 68 46 52 72 96 92 96 96 88 49 42 57
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW N N N N N NW NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 12 12 12 10 4 6 9 9 8 4 6 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 12 11 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 16 4 2 2 4 3 4 4 7 8 23 23 67 73 72 39 21 15 12 9 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 8 12 55 80 4 6 7 7 6 3 13 54 10 7 8 8 7 15 61 76 5
T Wind Dir N N N NW W W W W W SW N N N N NW NW NW NW N N NW
T Wind Spd 19 19 21 21 10 13 17 16 16 11 12 23 18 17 18 19 17 16 18 17 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 15 43 15 46 18 53 20 54
Temp 20 16 38 34 21 16 39 36 21 19 45 42 26 21 48 44
DewPt 18 16 20 20 19 16 18 17 15 13 18 21 20 18 22 24
Max/Min RH 100 37 100 32 82 26 90 28
RH 91 100 47 56 92 100 42 46 77 78 33 43 78 88 35 45
PWind Dir W SW W NW W W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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