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
238 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
TXZ012-180900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
238 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Date 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun
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 57 80 39 61 37
Temp 89 90 75 70 66 59 69 75 78 75 61 52 43 40 47 57 61 57 49 45 41 38
DewPt 26 25 27 29 29 28 27 24 24 26 31 37 36 34 36 37 37 38 39 39 39 36
Max/Min RH 30 13 83 41 97
RH 10 10 17 22 25 30 21 15 13 16 32 56 76 80 65 47 41 49 67 81 93 93
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW
Wind Spd 29 23 19 16 16 13 16 16 19 18 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 16 13 11 12 12
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 13 17 9 28 33 39 55 72 62 47 60 44 48 53 59 50 46 59 83 86 80 62
PoP 12HR 0 10 30 40 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.16
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC O O O O SC
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 12 9 <1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 1 1 2 2
Vent Rate 464171 11 10 11 9100218386255 8 40 43 44 45 49 80 79 18 15 26 30
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE N N NW
T Wind Spd 47 36 26 25 25 21 31 32 37 34 18 25 25 23 18 16 17 18 16 13 16 17
RFTI 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EX CH NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W
Date 04/20Mon 04/21/25Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25
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 68 41 81 52 79 50 73 51 74
Temp 57 67 49 42 75 78 59 52 77 71 57 51 69 71 58 52 68 68
DewPt 37 31 34 35 34 30 37 42 49 47 50 49 50 47 49 48 49 49
Min/Max RH 26 79 15 68 35 96 40 87 39
RH 47 26 56 77 22 17 43 68 37 42 77 92 51 43 72 87 50 51
PWind Dir NW S SW S S SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 0 0 5 40 50 60 60 70
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-180900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
238 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Date 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun
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 55 78 37 63 34
Temp 88 86 71 64 61 57 66 73 77 73 59 50 43 38 47 58 62 56 46 43 39 35
DewPt 29 25 26 24 23 22 23 22 22 22 23 29 32 35 37 37 36 40 42 42 38 35
Max/Min RH 26 13 90 38 100
RH 12 11 18 22 23 25 20 15 13 15 25 43 67 90 70 45 38 55 87 97 99100
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE E NE N N N NW
Wind Spd 31 24 16 13 12 10 16 19 23 19 11 10 10 10 12 12 14 14 12 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
Clouds(%) 4 16 9 47 81 81 78 46 31 40 29 39 34 48 39 35 53 75 83 78 77 49
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 50 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.13
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC O O NM NM SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 13 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 11 <1 <1 2 2 3 4 6 3 2 2 2 1
Vent Rate 537209 12 16 14 11120268444347 9 19 39 37 45 56 95 44 28 19 27 14
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W SW SW W SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE E N N N NW NW
T Wind Spd 47 37 23 26 24 19 31 35 41 36 18 24 21 18 17 14 17 17 18 13 16 12
RFTI 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EX CH NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W
Wind Y Y
Date 04/20Mon 04/21/25Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25
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 68 38 79 48 81 47 74 48 74
Temp 57 67 46 39 73 76 55 49 75 74 54 48 69 71 55 49 67 69
DewPt 36 29 33 31 30 26 36 44 47 43 47 48 48 45 49 49 49 47
Min/Max RH 24 81 14 85 29 100 37 100 40
RH 45 24 60 74 20 15 50 85 37 33 77100 46 40 80100 51 44
PWind Dir NW S SW S S SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 0 0 5 30 50 60 60 60
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC NM SC NM NM NM
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-180900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
238 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Date 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun
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 58 82 41 61 38
Temp 94 93 80 73 69 61 68 74 79 76 62 52 45 42 46 55 60 57 49 46 42 39
DewPt 28 26 29 29 27 26 29 30 28 31 38 42 40 37 38 38 39 38 41 42 41 39
Max/Min RH 28 15 86 45 100
RH 10 9 15 20 21 26 23 20 16 19 42 69 81 83 72 53 45 49 73 87 97100
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW
Wind Spd 26 21 16 13 12 10 11 11 13 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 13 12 10 8 8 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 14 6 14 7 25 8 41 72 68 59 61 43 60 66 73 66 62 61 81 83 85 70
PoP 12HR 0 20 30 40 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.23
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC SC O O O O SC
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 7 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 2 1 2 2
Vent Rate 475160 18 17 18 16 59120303162 53 77 79 56 64 64 65 72 20 11 17 29
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE N N NW
T Wind Spd 47 35 24 24 24 20 23 20 29 26 25 27 26 23 21 18 14 17 12 11 11 16
RFTI 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EX CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W
Date 04/20Mon 04/21/25Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25
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 68 42 83 53 83 51 76 52 77
Temp 57 67 49 42 74 80 61 54 77 74 59 52 70 74 59 53 70 71
DewPt 39 33 37 38 39 33 41 44 51 50 53 52 54 50 55 52 51 51
Min/Max RH 28 86 17 70 33 100 42 95 41
RH 51 28 63 84 28 18 48 70 40 42 80100 56 44 85 95 51 48
PWind Dir NW S SW S S SE NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 0 0 5 40 50 60 60 70
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM
Tstms SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-180900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
238 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Date 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun
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 60 80 42 60 38
Temp 90 91 78 72 69 62 67 72 78 75 62 52 45 42 47 54 59 56 49 45 42 39
DewPt 31 26 28 29 27 26 28 29 27 30 38 42 40 37 37 38 38 37 41 41 42 39
Max/Min RH 28 15 85 46 100
RH 12 10 16 20 21 26 24 20 15 19 41 67 82 82 69 55 46 50 73 85 99100
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW
Wind Spd 28 23 19 16 14 12 13 12 14 14 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 9 9 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 14 7 11 9 33 15 51 64 66 57 52 43 60 64 72 65 60 64 82 85 86 70
PoP 12HR 0 20 30 40 80
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.23
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC SC O O O O SC
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 12 9 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 2 1 2 1
Vent Rate 476143 14 13 16 15 58158339234 43 72 66 53 58 63 67 73 23 12 21 19
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE N N NW
T Wind Spd 48 36 24 24 24 21 21 26 33 29 25 27 24 23 20 18 14 16 13 12 12 14
RFTI 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EX CH EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W
Date 04/20Mon 04/21/25Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25
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 67 43 81 54 81 52 75 53 75
Temp 55 67 50 43 72 79 62 55 75 74 59 53 68 73 59 54 68 70
DewPt 38 32 37 38 37 31 40 44 50 49 53 52 53 49 55 51 50 50
Min/Max RH 28 83 17 68 34 98 43 91 42
RH 53 28 61 82 28 18 45 68 41 43 80 97 58 45 86 91 53 51
PWind Dir NW S SW S S SE NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 0 0 5 40 50 60 60 70
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM
Tstms SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-180900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
238 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Date 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun
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 49 75 34 53 31
Temp 88 87 71 64 58 52 61 69 73 71 50 42 37 35 42 49 53 51 41 38 35 32
DewPt 19 19 19 18 17 19 27 26 21 23 33 37 35 34 36 34 34 35 37 37 35 32
Max/Min RH 32 13 98 49 100
RH 8 8 14 17 21 27 27 20 14 17 52 82 93 97 79 57 49 55 87 96 98 98
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 33 27 20 16 12 10 13 14 17 16 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 11 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW CL B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 2 5 10 4 79 76 59 53 23 35 31 43 63 81 78 79 70 75 89 80 79 56
PoP 12HR 0 10 30 40 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS SC SC O O NM NM SC
Snow Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 14 12 2 3 3 2 3 4 5 5 2 2 2 <1
Vent Rate 546474 14 14 11 9 81211433300 51 66 63 44 56 62 76 67 22 21 23 6
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W SW W SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW
T Wind Spd 52 48 26 27 21 18 23 28 36 28 28 27 23 20 19 17 16 16 12 12 12 10
RFTI 8 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EX HS CL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
High Wind W W
Red Flag W W
Date 04/20Mon 04/21/25Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25
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 66 34 78 44 80 44 72 45 71
Temp 56 65 42 35 72 75 52 45 75 74 51 45 68 69 50 46 65 67
DewPt 35 29 33 32 33 27 32 37 42 41 49 45 47 46 50 46 49 48
Min/Max RH 25 92 15 73 22 99 38 100 45
RH 44 26 67 89 24 17 46 73 31 30 91 99 48 44 98 99 56 50
PWind Dir NW S SW S SW E NE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 0 0 5 20 40 50 50 60
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-180900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
238 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Date 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 Sun
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 46 71 34 53 33
Temp 92 90 74 68 61 51 56 64 70 67 49 42 38 35 42 49 53 52 42 39 37 34
DewPt 17 17 18 19 18 26 33 32 31 29 36 36 34 33 33 32 33 32 35 37 36 34
Max/Min RH 47 19 94 44 99
RH 6 7 12 15 19 38 41 30 23 24 62 80 85 94 72 51 46 47 74 90 98 99
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 29 21 18 14 13 11 12 11 13 16 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 9 8 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW CL B1 B1 B1 B1 FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 2 3 6 4 62 61 61 58 25 64 51 55 78 87 87 83 76 76 72 83 87 78
PoP 12HR 0 10 30 30 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.24
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 5 3 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 <1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 510228 14 13 10 9 30 68150 97 68 62 44 45 59 66 69 58 7 7 10 10
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W NW W S NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E E N NW NW
T Wind Spd 49 42 27 26 20 16 14 16 23 23 27 25 21 20 20 17 14 13 13 10 11 11
RFTI 8 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EX CH EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
High Wind W W
Red Flag W W
Date 04/20Mon 04/21/25Tue 04/22/25Wed 04/23/25Thu 04/24/25
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 65 34 80 47 81 44 73 46 71
Temp 54 64 42 35 74 77 55 47 76 72 53 45 68 70 53 47 66 67
DewPt 35 29 32 33 36 27 35 38 43 44 47 45 48 46 50 47 49 47
Min/Max RH 27 94 16 71 24 100 40 100 44
RH 50 27 68 90 25 16 46 70 31 36 79100 48 43 88100 53 48
PWind Dir NW S SW S SW SE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 50 5 0 5 20 40 50 50 60
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS 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