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
549 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
TXZ012-152200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 49 25 59 34 61
Temp 23 28 43 49 42 33 30 28 27 32 50 58 49 41 40 38 39 43 56 60 51
DewPt 18 20 23 22 19 19 17 15 14 16 20 20 20 20 21 23 23 24 26 24 24
Min/Max RH 34 60 23 54 25
RH 81 71 45 34 39 56 58 58 57 51 30 23 31 43 46 54 52 47 31 25 34
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW N
Wind Spd 4 5 9 9 5 8 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 12 14 16 17 19 21 20 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 5 3 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 1 1 6 16 7 7 8 20 4 2 4 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 2 2 20 51 3 4 4 4 4 3 9 26 5 9 12 12 11 13 71 95 17
T Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W N N
T Wind Spd 5 8 11 16 10 12 12 14 11 10 10 14 17 24 29 28 26 24 26 24 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 22 34 12 28 9 23 7 28
Temp 35 23 31 28 20 13 23 24 17 10 19 20 13 8 21 24
DewPt 24 18 17 16 12 6 4 6 4 3 6 7 5 3 8 10
Max/Min RH 81 49 74 40 73 50 82 48
RH 64 81 56 60 71 73 43 45 56 73 56 56 70 79 56 54
PWind Dir N NE N E SE SE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 5 20 30 20 0
Snow Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-152200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 46 22 56 33 59
Temp 20 24 39 44 39 28 26 25 24 29 49 55 46 37 36 35 36 41 54 58 51
DewPt 20 22 25 23 21 19 17 15 15 17 22 19 21 22 23 24 24 26 27 24 25
Min/Max RH 41 71 24 66 27
RH 100 90 57 42 48 68 68 67 70 60 34 24 38 54 59 65 63 56 35 27 36
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W N
Wind Spd 3 4 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 6 9 12 11 12 13 14 16 19 23 21 13
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 4 2 2 6 2 4 7 12 18 9 13 16 5 6 18 31 6 3 6 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 1
Vent Rate 3 3 17 30 3 5 5 5 6 4 14 31 6 12 14 14 14 18 89139 17
T Wind Dir W W W NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N
T Wind Spd 6 8 10 11 8 11 11 11 12 10 12 18 17 25 28 27 27 27 33 25 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 20 38 9 29 7 24 4 26
Temp 32 22 32 31 17 10 23 26 15 8 19 20 10 5 19 23
DewPt 25 22 19 18 14 9 8 10 6 4 7 8 6 4 8 11
Max/Min RH 100 51 97 42 85 51 95 51
RH 75 100 58 59 88 96 52 50 67 83 59 59 83 95 62 61
PWind Dir NE E NE SE SE SE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 30 5 20 30 20 5
Snow Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-152200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 51 25 59 36 60
Temp 23 27 42 50 45 34 30 28 27 30 50 58 51 41 39 39 39 42 56 59 52
DewPt 21 22 24 21 19 20 19 18 17 19 22 22 24 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 26
Min/Max RH 29 72 25 57 26
RH 91 80 49 32 35 55 63 66 66 62 33 25 34 47 52 55 57 50 30 26 36
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W SW S S S SW SW SW SW W N N
Wind Spd 3 4 6 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 9 11 12 12 12 14 14 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 14 7 1 2 2 3 7 5 5 2 1 2 6 4 5 5 19 9 2 8 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 1
Vent Rate 5 5 28 76 7 7 7 7 6 6 12 27 11 13 16 16 15 16 49 78 18
T Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW N N
T Wind Spd 8 9 13 16 10 11 11 12 9 10 10 14 17 20 24 24 23 18 18 19 18
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 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 22 35 12 31 10 26 7 30
Temp 35 24 31 29 20 13 25 27 17 11 20 22 13 8 22 26
DewPt 26 21 17 15 12 5 3 5 4 4 6 7 6 5 9 11
Max/Min RH 89 47 72 32 74 43 91 42
RH 71 89 55 54 71 71 39 38 56 73 53 51 73 89 54 53
PWind Dir N NE N E SE SE E SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 0 20 30 20 0
Snow Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-152200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 50 27 58 38 60
Temp 25 28 41 49 45 35 32 30 29 31 48 57 50 42 40 40 41 43 54 59 52
DewPt 22 22 24 21 19 21 20 19 18 19 21 22 24 23 23 25 25 25 25 25 26
Min/Max RH 30 68 26 55 28
RH 89 79 49 34 36 56 63 62 65 60 34 26 36 47 50 55 54 49 32 28 36
Wind Dir SW W W W W W W SW SW W SW S S S SW SW SW SW W N N
Wind Spd 4 4 8 9 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 9 9 12 13 16 16 16 16 16 13
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 9 10 2 2 2 4 5 4 5 4 1 3 6 5 6 5 19 11 3 8 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 26 72 6 6 6 6 5 4 10 25 10 12 13 14 13 14 47 81 15
T Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW N N
T Wind Spd 8 8 13 16 10 11 11 11 9 10 10 16 19 23 25 24 24 19 18 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 24 34 14 30 11 24 8 29
Temp 36 25 30 30 21 15 23 27 18 12 19 22 14 9 21 26
DewPt 27 22 18 15 13 7 4 6 5 5 6 7 7 5 9 11
Max/Min RH 88 49 72 34 73 47 88 47
RH 70 88 60 53 72 72 43 41 56 72 57 53 73 85 59 54
PWind Dir NE NE N E SE SE E SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 5 20 30 20 0
Snow Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-152200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 48 20 57 28 57
Temp 18 23 43 48 40 27 23 23 21 28 51 57 47 35 34 32 31 35 54 56 48
DewPt 15 17 17 11 14 13 12 11 12 15 17 17 18 19 17 16 14 16 20 22 23
Min/Max RH 22 67 20 52 24
RH 89 79 35 22 33 55 61 60 67 58 26 21 30 50 50 51 50 44 26 26 38
Wind Dir W W NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW N N
Wind Spd 4 4 6 8 4 4 5 4 4 4 8 12 11 12 13 13 12 12 14 17 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 5 1 2 2 3 2 6 3 6 2 3 7 4 4 7 9 7 4 8 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 1
Vent Rate 4 3 33 85 4 5 5 4 3 2 15 41 6 10 11 10 8 8 60109 20
T Wind Dir W W NW N NW W W NW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NE N N
T Wind Spd 9 9 12 17 9 11 12 9 6 8 13 23 18 21 23 21 18 14 21 25 18
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 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 17 30 6 26 4 21 -1 25
Temp 28 19 28 24 14 7 21 22 11 5 18 17 6 0 19 21
DewPt 23 18 17 15 10 5 6 8 4 3 7 8 4 0 9 11
Max/Min RH 100 55 94 44 94 53 100 51
RH 80 100 64 67 84 93 51 54 74 92 61 67 94 100 63 65
PWind Dir NE NE N SE SE E E SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 30 5 40 40 20 0
Snow Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-152200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 50 22 59 28 55
Temp 19 24 44 49 40 28 27 26 24 29 52 59 49 36 34 33 31 35 51 55 46
DewPt 15 16 16 14 14 15 14 14 15 17 21 21 20 20 19 18 16 19 23 24 24
Min/Max RH 23 70 23 56 29
RH 84 71 32 24 34 58 58 61 68 61 29 23 32 51 55 55 55 52 33 30 42
Wind Dir W W W NW W W W W W W S S S S SW SW SW W N N N
Wind Spd 4 5 6 9 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 10 9 11 12 12 11 10 13 14 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 9 15 2 1 3 3 2 4 4 8 4 2 5 4 5 6 8 9 8 10 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 4 3 23 80 4 5 6 4 4 2 19 44 8 9 9 8 6 6 41 97 12
T Wind Dir W W W NW W W W W NW W SW S S S SW SW W NW N N N
T Wind Spd 11 9 11 17 10 12 14 11 9 5 12 19 19 21 20 18 14 13 21 25 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 18 30 7 27 4 21 -1 27
Temp 29 19 27 24 14 8 22 21 10 5 17 15 7 0 20 21
DewPt 22 17 16 13 8 3 3 5 3 3 7 6 4 0 9 10
Max/Min RH 92 52 79 36 93 53 100 48
RH 76 92 62 61 75 79 43 48 73 91 63 66 88 100 62 64
PWind Dir N NE N E SE E E SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 30 10 5 30 40 10 0
Snow Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC
$$
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