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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
449 PM CDT Mon May 12 2025
TXZ012-130900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 PM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 Thu
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 56 90 61 88 53
Temp 85 69 63 59 57 74 84 88 86 73 69 65 62 73 82 87 84 72 65 58 53
DewPt 42 46 46 43 40 42 39 38 37 39 37 36 34 36 36 36 34 32 29 27 27
Max/Min RH 56 16 37 16 36
RH 22 44 54 56 53 32 20 17 18 29 31 34 35 26 19 16 17 23 26 30 36
Wind Dir S S S S W W W W W W SW W W W W W SW W W W NW
Wind Spd 12 12 11 9 9 16 23 25 21 14 13 16 16 20 24 25 21 18 14 13 11
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 5 6 4 16 11 13 7 5 8 10 10 19 23 34 35 36 39 20 17 29 61
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 33 9 8 6 6 29114284 98 6 12 13 13 74160291 80 12 12 11 7
T Wind Dir S SE S SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W NW NW
T Wind Spd 14 23 19 16 17 23 26 32 25 17 26 26 25 31 29 34 25 23 21 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/15Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25
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 80 51 83 53 87 56 87 55 84
Temp 74 78 61 51 79 81 61 54 81 85 64 56 83 85 66 56 79 80
DewPt 28 27 30 29 30 28 34 36 38 33 36 34 35 33 38 37 40 37
Min/Max RH 14 43 13 52 15 45 15 49 20
RH 18 15 31 42 17 14 36 50 21 15 35 43 18 15 36 49 25 21
PWind Dir W SW W S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ016-130900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 PM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 87 58 85 50
Temp 85 68 62 58 60 73 82 85 85 71 68 62 58 72 81 85 83 70 62 54 50
DewPt 39 42 40 38 37 40 35 35 37 39 35 34 33 35 36 35 32 29 23 22 23
Max/Min RH 48 16 39 16 35
RH 20 39 46 48 43 30 19 17 18 31 30 35 38 26 20 17 16 22 23 29 34
Wind Dir W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W
Wind Spd 13 9 8 10 13 21 26 26 16 13 13 13 13 21 25 27 24 18 12 9 8
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 7 12 34 43 20 5 6 9 11 19 12 16 21 17 22 40 35 27 22 45 65
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 7 9 10 13 49210378 82 11 16 15 13 91211338184 13 13 9 8
T Wind Dir W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W NW W
T Wind Spd 17 14 17 20 23 26 32 37 24 20 27 24 21 31 33 36 29 24 20 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/15Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 79 48 84 50 86 53 85 52 84
Temp 72 78 57 49 78 81 58 51 81 83 62 54 82 83 63 52 78 81
DewPt 26 25 29 26 27 24 31 31 32 27 30 29 30 28 30 33 35 30
Min/Max RH 14 42 11 47 12 40 13 48 15
RH 18 14 34 40 15 12 36 46 17 13 30 39 15 13 30 48 21 16
PWind Dir W SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-130900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 PM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 Thu
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 93 62 91 54
Temp 85 71 66 59 56 73 87 91 89 76 69 65 62 74 85 90 88 76 68 60 54
DewPt 47 48 48 48 46 48 44 38 40 41 40 38 36 38 37 37 38 34 29 27 28
Max/Min RH 71 15 39 15 37
RH 26 44 51 65 71 40 22 16 18 28 35 37 38 28 18 16 17 22 23 29 37
Wind Dir S S S S W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 13 12 10 6 4 10 18 21 18 11 9 12 11 16 21 21 19 13 12 9 6
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 9 3 14 10 3 7 6 8 9 7 17 32 32 30 34 34 22 13 27 34
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 46 17 15 8 6 17 83252 84 11 12 14 13 51155278 88 18 15 13 9
T Wind Dir S SE S S W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W NW NW
T Wind Spd 18 24 21 12 9 14 20 27 25 16 18 21 18 24 29 33 25 23 18 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/15Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25
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 83 54 87 53 90 57 91 58 88
Temp 76 82 63 54 81 86 64 54 84 88 67 58 86 87 70 58 81 84
DewPt 31 30 34 33 34 31 38 38 40 37 41 40 38 36 45 42 42 38
Min/Max RH 14 45 13 56 15 53 13 55 19
RH 19 15 34 45 18 14 38 54 21 16 38 52 18 16 42 55 24 20
PWind Dir W SW W S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-130900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 PM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 57 91 62 88 54
Temp 85 71 66 60 58 72 84 89 87 75 69 65 62 73 82 87 86 76 68 59 54
DewPt 46 47 47 47 45 46 43 39 41 40 40 38 36 39 37 37 38 33 30 28 29
Max/Min RH 64 17 40 17 37
RH 27 43 51 61 63 40 24 18 20 29 35 37 38 30 21 18 19 21 24 30 37
Wind Dir S S S S SW W W W W SW SW W W W W W SW W W W W
Wind Spd 13 12 12 9 6 12 20 21 21 13 12 13 13 18 23 23 21 16 13 11 9
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 5 3 11 14 1 12 5 10 8 8 17 29 35 29 31 38 22 13 28 36
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 36 15 13 7 6 15 92236 64 10 11 13 15 44164277 84 13 12 11 7
T Wind Dir S SE S SW W W W W W SW W W W W W SW SW SW W NW NW
T Wind Spd 17 25 23 12 11 16 23 27 25 17 20 23 20 24 29 33 25 21 19 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/15Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 82 54 85 54 89 58 90 58 86
Temp 74 81 63 54 79 83 64 55 82 86 67 58 84 86 69 58 79 84
DewPt 31 31 34 32 33 31 38 38 40 36 39 39 37 36 43 40 41 38
Min/Max RH 15 45 14 54 16 52 14 53 20
RH 21 17 33 45 19 16 39 53 23 17 36 51 19 17 39 52 26 20
PWind Dir W SW W S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ006-130900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 PM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 Thu
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 50 88 53 84 44
Temp 87 68 60 55 51 75 85 88 85 70 63 58 54 70 81 84 81 67 58 49 45
DewPt 37 41 42 40 36 39 33 34 35 36 33 30 28 32 31 31 30 26 21 22 22
Max/Min RH 59 14 39 15 41
RH 17 37 51 58 56 28 16 15 17 30 33 34 37 24 16 15 16 21 23 34 39
Wind Dir SW S S SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W
Wind Spd 13 9 5 5 8 13 21 24 21 13 11 12 12 18 24 28 24 17 13 10 9
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 20 7 3 25 12 7 12 6 9 10 10 25 34 25 23 33 32 12 6 9 22
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 73 7 6 6 6 20171315166 9 10 13 11 60200342299 13 14 10 6
T Wind Dir SW S SW W NW W W W W SW W W W W W SW SW W W NW NW
T Wind Spd 18 14 12 13 13 17 25 31 27 17 21 24 20 26 32 39 34 21 19 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 4 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/15Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25
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 78 45 82 46 85 48 85 49 80
Temp 74 76 56 46 78 80 57 47 80 83 59 49 82 82 61 50 76 78
DewPt 25 25 27 26 29 26 32 32 35 29 34 33 31 29 31 32 35 32
Min/Max RH 13 46 12 58 14 57 13 52 17
RH 16 15 33 45 17 14 38 56 20 14 38 53 16 14 32 51 22 19
PWind Dir W W W SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5
$$
OKZ002-130900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 PM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 48 92 55 88 48
Temp 84 67 60 53 49 71 87 92 90 71 65 60 55 74 85 88 85 70 63 53 48
DewPt 43 47 46 45 44 45 42 34 35 37 34 31 28 30 29 30 30 29 25 29 30
Max/Min RH 84 13 36 12 50
RH 24 48 60 74 84 40 20 13 14 29 31 33 34 20 13 13 14 22 23 40 49
Wind Dir S SE SE SE S W SW SW W SW W W W W W SW SW W W W W
Wind Spd 14 12 9 6 4 6 12 17 17 12 10 12 12 16 19 23 21 16 13 11 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 7 3 3 3 6 7 8 6 9 3 12 20 14 31 34 28 18 7 6 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 62 10 8 5 3 11 45223128 9 9 11 9 49139289283 11 14 9 9
T Wind Dir S S S S S NW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW W NW NW NW
T Wind Spd 19 21 18 12 8 10 13 20 21 19 20 24 20 23 25 33 34 19 21 14 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/15Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 81 48 83 47 88 51 89 52 85
Temp 76 79 58 49 80 81 58 48 83 85 62 52 86 85 64 53 81 79
DewPt 27 25 29 31 31 29 34 36 37 32 45 39 35 31 40 38 38 34
Min/Max RH 13 51 14 65 14 68 13 60 18
RH 16 14 33 50 17 15 40 63 19 15 53 62 16 14 42 58 21 20
PWind Dir W SW NW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
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