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
349 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
TXZ012-282100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
Date Fri 03/28/25 Sat 03/29/25 Sun 03/30/25
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 52 81 42 70
Temp 55 52 61 77 83 83 68 62 60 54 66 77 80 77 64 57 50 43 50 63 69 68
DewPt 48 48 51 47 39 35 38 41 35 28 30 25 19 19 21 20 22 28 31 30 26 24
Min/Max RH 18 46 10 55 18
RH 77 86 70 35 21 18 33 46 39 36 26 14 10 11 19 23 33 55 48 29 20 19
Wind Dir S S SW S SW S S S SW W W W W SW SW W W NW N NW NW E
Wind Spd 12 11 13 17 16 14 14 14 13 12 16 18 19 17 13 12 12 11 12 12 12 13
Clouds FW SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 32 18 2 3 19 31 28 35 5 6 33 62 64 48 22 12 24 19 33 39 46
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 4
Vent Rate 8 7 23 83155 74 9 9 10 7 37167214 40 8 9 8 7 17 61 90 56
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S SW W W W W SW W W W NW NW NW SW E
T Wind Spd 19 18 20 19 18 20 23 23 24 17 21 28 27 19 19 23 19 17 13 13 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 03/31/25Tue 04/01/25Wed 04/02/25Thu 04/03/25
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 36 68 44 84 44 72 41 72
Temp 48 37 57 67 50 45 76 80 59 45 66 70 51 42 67 70
DewPt 31 30 30 26 30 32 33 20 17 15 15 12 18 24 27 23
Max/Min RH 75 21 60 10 30 10 48 16
RH 51 75 35 21 46 60 21 11 19 29 14 10 27 48 22 17
PWind Dir E SE S SW W W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 5 5 0 10 10
$$
TXZ016-282100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
Date Fri 03/28/25 Sat 03/29/25 Sun 03/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 47 76 42 73
Temp 49 47 60 75 82 81 64 59 55 49 63 73 75 73 60 54 48 43 54 66 72 71
DewPt 47 47 51 42 31 27 29 30 24 26 30 23 21 21 20 19 17 19 26 22 17 15
Min/Max RH 13 43 13 38 11
RH 93100 72 31 16 14 27 34 31 40 29 16 13 14 21 26 30 38 33 19 12 12
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 9 9 13 13 14 13 11 11 11 9 14 18 19 17 12 10 11 10 12 12 13 12
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL SC SC SC FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 13 12 16 3 2 30 30 34 11 28 25 51 67 58 33 11 21 42 22 35 41 49
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 13
Vent Rate 8 8 27 73187 67 10 11 10 7 48145218204 12 10 10 8 22100145274
T Wind Dir S S SW W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 17 16 23 18 18 19 19 21 19 14 24 26 28 28 23 20 19 14 13 14 17 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 03/31/25Tue 04/01/25Wed 04/02/25Thu 04/03/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 34 71 44 81 41 72 40 73
Temp 48 35 58 70 51 45 74 76 55 42 65 70 50 41 67 70
DewPt 25 31 32 23 28 29 27 18 16 13 14 14 17 24 25 23
Max/Min RH 87 17 54 11 31 11 51 15
RH 40 87 37 17 42 53 17 11 21 31 14 11 27 51 20 17
PWind Dir NE SE S SW W W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
$$
TXZ008-282100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
Date Fri 03/28/25 Sat 03/29/25 Sun 03/30/25
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 55 84 41 70
Temp 59 54 63 79 86 85 71 66 62 57 66 79 83 79 68 59 49 42 48 60 68 68
DewPt 50 51 52 49 43 39 45 46 42 32 32 28 22 21 22 25 32 35 36 35 31 30
Min/Max RH 18 50 10 73 23
RH 73 91 67 35 22 20 40 48 48 39 27 15 11 11 17 27 51 73 62 38 26 23
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW W W W SW SW SW W NW N N N N NE
Wind Spd 10 8 12 14 16 13 13 13 11 8 12 14 16 13 10 8 8 6 8 9 9 10
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW B1 FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 6 7 0 3 17 35 24 60 14 4 15 49 67 50 28 13 14 18 18 33 48
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 5
Vent Rate 13 11 31 95167111 22 19 15 11 32167226 85 13 13 17 11 31 49 62 66
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S SW W W W W SW SW W NW NW N NW NW NE
T Wind Spd 18 16 20 20 18 24 28 27 21 17 21 28 27 24 18 18 20 14 13 12 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 03/31/25Tue 04/01/25Wed 04/02/25Thu 04/03/25
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 36 69 45 86 45 75 43 75
Temp 48 37 56 68 52 46 76 81 59 45 67 72 54 44 69 73
DewPt 33 32 32 29 32 35 35 23 20 18 17 14 22 27 29 26
Max/Min RH 83 23 65 11 33 10 51 16
RH 55 83 39 23 47 65 22 12 22 33 14 10 29 51 22 17
PWind Dir NE E S SW W W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 5 5 0 10 10
$$
TXZ008-282100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
Date Fri 03/28/25 Sat 03/29/25 Sun 03/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 55 82 42 69
Temp 59 54 62 77 84 84 71 66 63 57 65 77 81 78 67 60 50 43 47 59 67 67
DewPt 50 51 51 48 41 36 43 44 39 31 32 28 23 21 22 24 31 34 35 34 30 29
Min/Max RH 18 46 12 71 24
RH 74 89 68 36 22 18 37 46 43 38 29 16 12 12 18 26 48 71 63 39 26 24
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW W NW N N N N NE
Wind Spd 12 11 13 16 16 13 16 16 13 10 13 16 16 16 12 10 10 9 9 10 9 12
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW B1 CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 2 6 1 2 18 36 20 62 5 4 18 51 69 51 27 14 13 17 21 31 45
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5
Vent Rate 11 9 29 88161102 17 15 12 10 28156213 76 11 11 12 9 29 46 64 65
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S S W W W W SW SW W NW NW N NW NW E
T Wind Spd 19 16 21 20 18 21 28 26 20 17 21 28 27 21 19 18 19 16 13 11 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 03/31/25Tue 04/01/25Wed 04/02/25Thu 04/03/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 37 68 46 84 45 73 44 75
Temp 49 38 55 67 53 47 74 80 59 46 64 71 54 45 66 72
DewPt 33 33 31 28 32 34 34 22 20 18 16 13 22 27 29 26
Max/Min RH 82 23 62 12 32 11 51 17
RH 54 82 40 23 45 60 23 12 22 32 15 11 28 51 24 17
PWind Dir NE E S SW W W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 5 5 0 10 10
$$
TXZ006-282100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
Date Fri 03/28/25 Sat 03/29/25 Sun 03/30/25
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 84 44 76 35 66
Temp 52 48 60 77 83 82 63 56 50 46 61 73 76 73 58 51 41 36 46 59 65 63
DewPt 45 45 49 42 29 26 27 27 27 28 32 26 22 19 19 24 31 33 35 32 27 27
Min/Max RH 12 51 12 88 23
RH 78 90 66 29 14 13 25 33 41 50 33 17 13 13 22 35 68 88 65 37 24 25
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S S W W W W SW SW W NW N N N N E E
Wind Spd 10 10 13 13 16 14 10 9 9 9 13 13 16 17 12 9 9 8 9 10 10 13
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 6 5 2 2 10 40 49 42 20 28 16 42 64 70 51 25 13 21 25 31 48 59
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 6
Vent Rate 8 8 30 48224131 9 8 7 6 54127136 70 9 9 9 5 18 51 69 75
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW W SW S S W W W W W SW W W NW N N NW S E
T Wind Spd 18 18 24 16 21 21 18 17 16 13 26 21 19 20 19 19 18 11 10 11 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 03/31/25Tue 04/01/25Wed 04/02/25Thu 04/03/25
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 31 66 42 78 37 69 35 70
Temp 42 32 55 65 47 43 73 74 49 37 63 66 46 36 65 68
DewPt 31 31 31 26 29 27 24 19 16 13 13 14 21 25 26 25
Max/Min RH 97 22 55 11 38 11 64 18
RH 65 97 40 23 48 53 16 12 26 37 14 13 38 64 23 20
PWind Dir NE SE S SW W W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5 5 10 10
$$
OKZ002-282100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
Date Fri 03/28/25 Sat 03/29/25 Sun 03/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 49 79 35 63
Temp 57 52 63 79 86 83 66 60 57 51 65 76 79 75 58 49 41 36 43 56 62 60
DewPt 45 46 49 45 35 29 39 42 37 30 31 30 27 24 25 33 35 33 33 31 29 28
Min/Max RH 13 52 14 90 28
RH 65 80 59 29 16 14 38 52 47 44 28 18 15 15 29 53 79 90 67 38 29 29
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S SW W W W W SW NW N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 13 12 16 17 17 14 14 13 11 9 13 13 12 12 11 10 9 9 11 11 11 11
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 11 3 1 2 3 24 49 33 66 11 7 30 49 69 64 54 22 36 28 28 41 54
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 12 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 2 <1 1 <1 2 3 4 5 5
Vent Rate 10 10 32 84218 89 14 14 7 7 36153150 25 16 16 10 21 38 57 59 50
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W W W SW SE N N N N NW N NE
T Wind Spd 23 21 25 20 20 21 28 27 16 17 20 25 18 13 18 14 13 13 16 14 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 03/31/25Tue 04/01/25Wed 04/02/25Thu 04/03/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 30 64 41 81 38 70 36 71
Temp 41 31 54 63 46 42 74 76 51 38 65 67 46 37 65 68
DewPt 29 30 30 27 30 31 29 18 19 17 13 11 21 25 27 24
Max/Min RH 96 25 66 11 43 10 61 18
RH 63 96 39 25 52 65 19 11 28 42 13 11 37 61 24 19
PWind Dir NE SE S SW W W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
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