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
449 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
TXZ012-062100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25
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 54 30 65 37 78
Temp 26 36 45 52 52 40 36 32 31 46 60 64 63 49 44 41 38 55 70 77 75
DewPt 24 25 24 22 21 24 25 25 25 28 26 24 24 27 28 28 28 33 34 31 32
Min/Max RH 28 78 21 68 18
RH 92 64 43 31 29 52 64 75 78 49 27 22 22 42 53 59 67 43 26 19 21
Wind Dir NW N N N N SE SW W W NW N N N S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 10 9 6 4 4 6 8 9 9 5 4 5 8 9 10 12 14 13 12
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 42 21 13 3 10 15 16 4 4 4 4 4 7 6 4 4 2 2 5 4 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1
Vent Rate 4 29 60 67 56 2 4 4 4 10 62 72 43 3 5 8 8 28 80124 10
T Wind Dir N N N N N SW W W W NW N N N S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 16 13 12 11 5 10 11 12 11 11 10 8 9 14 20 20 24 19 19 14
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 Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25Fri 04/11/25Sat 04/12/25
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 46 74 43 77 50 87
Temp 56 49 75 77 56 47 69 71 52 44 70 75 58 51 80 83
DewPt 33 30 38 38 41 39 36 33 35 35 37 37 40 40 41 36
Max/Min RH 49 21 74 23 70 24 66 17
RH 42 48 26 24 57 74 30 25 52 70 30 25 51 66 25 19
PWind Dir SW N E N E SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-062100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 50 27 64 35 76
Temp 25 34 42 48 48 37 32 29 28 46 58 62 62 46 40 37 37 53 69 75 73
DewPt 25 29 28 27 27 30 27 28 28 31 27 26 27 31 30 30 30 33 32 32 34
Min/Max RH 38 100 24 81 21
RH 100 82 56 44 43 77 84 96100 56 31 25 27 56 69 77 76 46 26 21 24
Wind Dir NW N N NW NW SW W W W NW N N W S SW SW SW SW W W SW
Wind Spd 6 8 8 8 5 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 4 4 6 9 10 13 14 14 11
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 41 21 15 5 15 18 18 9 7 4 4 4 10 8 6 6 4 3 5 3 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 <1
Vent Rate 6 29 41 59 46 4 5 6 6 16116 96 40 4 7 9 10 30103140 13
T Wind Dir NW N N NW NW SW W W W N N N NW SW S SW SW W W W SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 11 12 11 8 11 12 14 17 19 12 8 8 14 18 20 23 21 20 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25Fri 04/11/25Sat 04/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 45 80 43 73 41 76 48 86
Temp 53 46 74 77 54 44 68 69 50 42 68 75 56 49 80 83
DewPt 33 27 36 38 38 39 38 36 38 36 37 37 39 39 39 35
Max/Min RH 50 20 82 27 83 24 71 15
RH 47 47 25 24 56 82 33 30 63 81 32 26 54 70 23 18
PWind Dir SW NW SE NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25
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 58 31 69 39 81
Temp 30 39 49 56 57 45 38 34 32 46 62 67 68 54 46 42 40 54 70 79 78
DewPt 25 25 22 20 18 23 26 28 27 29 26 24 24 29 31 32 32 34 36 33 34
Min/Max RH 22 83 18 74 18
RH 82 56 35 23 22 41 61 78 83 51 25 19 18 38 55 66 72 47 28 19 20
Wind Dir NW N N N N SE SW SW W NW N N N S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 6 6 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 6 9 11 11 9
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 32 18 6 2 6 13 13 5 4 2 1 4 6 6 4 5 2 2 3 5 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 1
Vent Rate 6 31 66 87 77 4 6 6 6 10 81 79 55 7 9 11 11 32 64112 13
T Wind Dir N N N N N SE SW W W NW N N N S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 13 12 12 12 6 10 10 10 8 12 9 8 10 13 17 17 21 18 18 14
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 Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25Fri 04/11/25Sat 04/12/25
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 50 83 47 77 44 80 52 90
Temp 58 50 76 80 58 48 71 74 54 45 70 78 60 53 81 87
DewPt 35 33 39 37 43 40 36 31 35 36 38 37 42 41 42 38
Max/Min RH 53 20 73 19 69 21 66 16
RH 42 52 26 21 56 73 28 20 49 69 30 22 51 65 25 18
PWind Dir SW N E N E SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 57 33 68 40 79
Temp 30 39 47 54 56 46 39 36 34 46 61 66 67 53 47 44 41 54 68 76 78
DewPt 25 25 22 19 18 22 27 29 28 29 26 23 23 29 31 32 31 34 35 32 33
Min/Max RH 23 80 18 69 19
RH 81 56 37 25 23 40 61 77 80 50 26 20 19 39 52 62 68 47 29 21 20
Wind Dir NW N N N N SE SW SW W NW N N N S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 9 9 11 12 11 9
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 34 17 8 2 8 13 15 6 4 2 2 4 7 6 5 5 3 2 4 5 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 <1
Vent Rate 5 28 62 79 79 4 5 6 6 10 70 69 54 5 7 9 10 30 62113 11
T Wind Dir N N N N N SE SW W W NW N N N S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 12 12 12 12 6 10 11 10 9 11 9 8 10 13 17 18 21 18 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25Fri 04/11/25Sat 04/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 81 48 76 45 78 53 88
Temp 59 51 74 79 59 49 68 73 54 46 68 77 61 54 80 85
DewPt 35 33 39 37 43 40 35 31 35 36 37 36 41 41 41 37
Max/Min RH 51 21 70 21 69 22 64 17
RH 41 50 28 22 54 70 29 22 48 69 33 23 48 62 25 18
PWind Dir SW N E N E SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-062100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25
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 55 25 66 32 77
Temp 22 37 47 54 53 39 32 27 27 48 61 65 64 47 40 36 33 52 71 76 74
DewPt 21 23 19 17 18 20 22 21 19 25 23 22 24 28 28 28 29 33 32 28 30
Min/Max RH 22 76 19 86 17
RH 95 55 32 24 24 47 65 76 72 40 23 19 22 47 61 73 84 48 24 17 19
Wind Dir NW N N N N SE SW W NW N N N S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 8 8 6 4 4 5 5 8 8 9 6 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 18 18 9 3 9 29 11 6 8 4 7 6 9 6 4 4 4 4 9 8 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 3 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 4
Vent Rate 6 30 59 91 78 3 4 5 7 22125 70 50 6 7 8 8 12 49127 66
T Wind Dir N N N N N SE SW W NW N N N NW S S SW SW SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 11 13 12 8 10 11 16 18 17 9 8 12 16 17 18 13 11 16 18
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 Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25Fri 04/11/25Sat 04/12/25
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 43 79 41 73 38 77 45 87
Temp 51 44 75 76 52 42 67 70 47 39 69 75 55 46 80 84
DewPt 31 29 34 35 38 36 33 30 33 33 36 35 38 38 35 30
Max/Min RH 56 19 80 21 80 21 75 13
RH 46 55 22 22 59 78 28 23 57 79 29 23 54 73 20 14
PWind Dir SW NE E NE SE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-062100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 57 28 67 34 79
Temp 22 39 49 55 55 40 34 30 28 48 63 66 65 48 42 38 35 53 71 78 76
DewPt 19 21 16 15 14 17 19 20 19 24 21 21 22 25 26 27 29 34 33 31 30
Min/Max RH 18 70 18 79 17
RH 88 48 27 20 19 39 55 67 69 38 19 18 19 40 53 65 77 47 25 17 18
Wind Dir NW N N N N SE SW W W NW N N E SE S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 6 5 3 4 8 8 9 9 8 9 8
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 30 14 6 3 11 38 14 5 6 4 3 4 7 6 3 7 6 3 5 7 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 1
Vent Rate 4 19 59 75 66 3 4 4 5 12102 70 41 5 7 8 8 23 53124 13
T Wind Dir N N N N N SE SW W W N N N NW S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 10 11 11 11 6 11 11 12 12 14 9 6 12 16 18 18 18 13 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25Fri 04/11/25Sat 04/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 45 80 42 73 38 78 47 88
Temp 53 46 76 77 53 43 69 70 48 39 71 75 55 48 80 84
DewPt 33 30 34 33 37 37 29 27 30 31 35 33 37 38 39 34
Max/Min RH 55 18 79 18 75 20 69 15
RH 46 53 22 20 54 79 22 20 50 74 27 21 51 69 23 17
PWind Dir SW N NE N E SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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