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
214 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
TXZ012-091000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
214 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Date 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 24 31 17 38 19
Temp 38 34 29 28 25 26 26 28 30 28 25 24 20 18 21 31 37 31 25 23 20 22
DewPt 21 19 18 17 17 17 21 22 26 27 25 23 20 18 17 17 15 13 12 11 12 13
Max/Min RH 78 68 100 40 70
RH 49 53 62 64 71 68 81 78 85 96100 96100100 85 56 40 47 58 60 69 67
Wind Dir W SW S SW S W SW N NE N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 12 8 10 6 6 5 4 14 17 16 18 19 18 16 13 14 12 8 9 10 11 10
Clouds CL CL CL FW B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 1 4 19 70 79 87 88 96 98 96 91 71 62 29 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
PoP 12HR 10 70 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0.08 0 0
Snow L C L L S S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 2 1 2 1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 37 5 7 8 9 6 11 39 65 36 33 67 30 22 22 57 67 4 5 7 7 6
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 19 20 20 16 13 17 27 23 28 36 27 25 24 21 19 10 13 19 18 16
RFTI 0 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 NO
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 50 24 43 20 45 20 47 23 53
Temp 43 42 31 25 38 37 26 21 39 39 28 21 40 41 30 24 46 46
DewPt 21 24 25 22 21 19 17 15 20 20 20 17 21 21 20 19 21 22
Min/Max RH 32 89 38 77 37 84 36 79 29
RH 40 48 78 86 50 48 68 77 46 47 71 84 46 45 66 79 36 39
PWind Dir W N N S SW S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-091000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
214 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Date 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 22 32 15 38 19
Temp 38 34 24 23 23 24 27 28 32 31 26 23 19 16 20 32 37 31 23 23 20 23
DewPt 20 19 18 17 17 19 24 24 27 30 26 23 19 16 17 15 12 12 12 13 13 13
Max/Min RH 88 77 100 35 72
RH 48 54 76 79 77 81 87 83 84 96100100100100 85 49 35 45 64 66 72 65
Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW W SE NE NE N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 10 6 8 5 13 6 4 16 16 16 16 14 13 12 12 13 12 6 9 9 10 11
Clouds FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 7 5 6 19 69 82 83 85 86 95 87 85 67 48 11 3 3 4 3 4 4 8
PoP 12HR 10 60 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.04 0 0
Snow C L L L C C
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 2 1 2 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 5 8 9 10 10 11 51 53 39 40 49 15 13 10 57 67 4 7 10 9 9
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W N NE N N N N N N N NW W SW W W W
T Wind Spd 12 12 17 19 21 18 12 20 24 23 31 34 23 23 18 20 19 9 13 21 19 18
RFTI 0 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 NO
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 55 22 42 17 46 17 46 21 54
Temp 48 45 29 23 38 36 23 18 40 39 25 18 40 40 27 22 46 45
DewPt 21 24 25 23 21 19 17 17 20 21 19 18 22 23 21 19 20 22
Min/Max RH 29 99 40 96 36 98 38 89 26
RH 34 45 87 99 49 50 77 95 43 48 78 98 47 51 80 88 34 39
PWind Dir W N N S SW S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-091000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
214 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Date 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 26 32 21 40 20
Temp 41 37 30 28 27 27 26 29 31 30 27 26 24 22 23 34 40 34 25 22 21 22
DewPt 23 22 21 20 19 19 21 24 28 30 27 26 21 20 18 18 16 14 14 13 14 15
Max/Min RH 77 71 100 37 74
RH 48 54 68 73 71 72 81 78 87100 99100 90 89 80 50 37 43 63 66 72 73
Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW W NW NE NE N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 6 8 9 8 3 4 14 17 12 13 12 11 9 9 10 9 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 1 2 18 56 63 81 84 96 97 94 85 66 54 24 3 2 3 3 3 4 5
PoP 12HR 5 60 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.05 0 0
Rain L
Snow S C C L S S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 8 11 13 11 9 20 56 57 32 47 53 32 41 21 58 68 6 9 10 10 10
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 12 18 19 17 13 16 20 23 20 27 29 23 20 18 19 18 9 13 16 14 14
RFTI 0 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 NO
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 50 24 45 20 47 20 48 23 55
Temp 43 43 31 25 40 39 26 21 39 41 27 21 40 42 29 24 46 48
DewPt 21 25 27 24 23 20 20 17 20 21 21 19 23 23 22 20 22 23
Min/Max RH 33 96 38 85 33 92 36 84 27
RH 41 50 85 94 50 46 76 85 45 44 79 91 49 47 75 84 38 37
PWind Dir W N N W SW SE SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-091000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
214 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Date 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 27 32 22 39 21
Temp 39 37 31 29 28 29 27 30 31 31 28 26 25 23 23 32 38 34 26 23 22 23
DewPt 23 23 21 20 20 20 22 24 28 30 28 26 22 20 19 18 15 14 14 14 14 16
Max/Min RH 76 69 100 38 74
RH 52 55 66 69 71 69 80 78 88 98100 97 89 91 83 55 38 43 58 66 70 72
Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW W NW NE NE N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 8 12 11 11 8 9 16 18 14 16 16 16 13 11 11 10 5 8 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 1 2 24 56 56 87 85 97 98 93 86 69 57 28 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
PoP 12HR 5 60 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.05 0 0
Rain S
Snow C C C L S S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 48 8 11 12 11 9 16 59 70 32 42 51 34 37 18 56 62 5 7 8 8 8
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 13 19 20 18 14 14 23 26 23 27 29 24 21 18 19 17 9 13 16 16 16
RFTI 0 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 NO
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 50 26 44 21 45 21 47 25 53
Temp 42 43 32 27 38 39 28 22 38 40 29 22 39 41 31 26 45 48
DewPt 21 25 28 25 22 20 20 18 20 21 22 20 22 23 22 21 22 23
Min/Max RH 34 94 39 84 36 92 39 83 29
RH 43 49 84 93 53 46 71 83 48 45 75 92 50 48 71 83 40 38
PWind Dir W N N W SW SE SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-091000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
214 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Date 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 18 32 14 37 15
Temp 37 32 23 21 20 19 23 32 32 28 22 20 17 15 20 33 37 30 21 18 16 18
DewPt 24 23 20 18 17 18 21 27 28 27 22 19 16 14 15 14 10 11 9 8 9 9
Max/Min RH 98 80 100 32 73
RH 59 69 87 87 88 97 92 83 85 94100 94 95 98 81 45 32 44 60 65 73 68
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 14 10 9 10 8 4 13 21 20 19 19 16 16 12 11 12 10 5 6 8 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 2 6 25 45 65 82 97 97 93 76 47 34 13 3 3 3 3 4 5 8
PoP 12HR 0 50 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.02 0 0
Snow C S S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 2 1 1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 49 8 9 9 8 5 17 80 75 63 43 27 16 13 11 61 52 3 6 7 6 6
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N N N NW SW SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 20 16 20 21 18 11 23 31 29 31 33 26 23 20 17 21 16 8 14 16 14 13
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 49 19 40 14 41 14 43 17 52
Temp 44 39 26 20 37 34 20 15 37 35 20 15 39 37 22 18 45 43
DewPt 21 25 25 19 19 17 16 13 19 19 17 15 20 20 17 15 19 20
Min/Max RH 35 96 38 92 38 99 38 87 26
RH 38 57 95 93 48 48 84 92 47 52 87 97 45 52 81 86 33 39
PWind Dir NW N N S SW NE SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
OKZ002-091000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
214 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Date 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 16 32 15 37 15
Temp 39 32 23 22 20 18 20 31 31 27 22 20 19 16 20 32 37 28 19 17 16 18
DewPt 23 23 21 20 19 18 20 27 29 27 22 20 19 16 17 17 15 13 12 11 10 10
Max/Min RH 100 84 100 40 78
RH 50 69 91 94 97100 99 85 92100100100100100 89 53 40 53 76 74 75 72
Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 8 12 8 9 4 11 20 18 13 13 12 12 11 10 11 10 4 6 9 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 1 4 2 4 15 27 65 93 97 97 93 80 68 35 9 3 2 4 3 4 5 8
PoP 12HR 0 50 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.03 0 0
Snow C S S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 7 8 8 8 6 12 63 52 30 34 19 15 9 13 44 45 4 6 8 7 6
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N NW N NW W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 16 19 19 18 13 19 27 23 23 27 24 23 19 19 19 16 11 14 18 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 47 19 42 15 42 15 44 18 52
Temp 42 37 27 20 38 33 21 16 38 34 20 16 38 35 22 19 45 42
DewPt 22 27 27 20 20 19 17 15 18 18 18 16 20 19 18 16 20 22
Min/Max RH 42 100 38 97 36 100 36 91 29
RH 45 64100 98 49 54 85 96 44 52 92 100 47 52 83 88 35 46
PWind Dir NW N NW W N S W SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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