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
503 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
TXZ012-120900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
503 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
Date 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed
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 86 56 90 61
Temp 75 61 57 53 51 65 76 84 84 68 63 59 57 75 85 89 87 74 70 66 62
DewPt 36 40 41 41 40 42 44 43 44 47 47 45 41 42 39 37 37 40 39 37 36
Max/Min RH 66 23 61 16 38
RH 24 46 55 64 66 43 32 24 25 47 56 60 55 31 20 16 17 29 32 34 38
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S W W W W W W SW W W
Wind Spd 9 11 10 10 10 13 13 11 9 10 10 9 9 14 19 20 16 12 13 14 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 5 3 4 24 7 8 8 8 9 14 20 10 9 8 8 10 17 16 14 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 58 6 7 7 6 38 49 89 46 8 7 6 8 33174329 51 7 8 10 9
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S SE S SW W W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 11 17 18 18 17 25 17 13 13 20 17 14 19 26 33 37 25 18 20 21 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/14Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
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 87 54 80 51 82 52 84 54 84
Temp 82 82 63 54 73 79 60 52 76 80 62 53 79 82 64 55 79 82
DewPt 35 33 31 30 29 28 33 33 36 33 40 40 41 36 40 39 40 36
Min/Max RH 15 40 15 49 17 64 19 56 18
RH 18 17 30 40 20 15 36 48 23 18 44 61 26 19 41 55 25 19
PWind Dir W W W SW NW S SW S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ016-120900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
503 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
Date 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 47 86 58 87 58
Temp 75 61 55 50 47 64 79 85 83 67 62 59 59 74 82 86 85 71 68 63 59
DewPt 44 44 40 40 39 41 41 38 40 43 39 38 36 40 37 37 38 40 35 35 34
Max/Min RH 74 18 47 18 40
RH 33 52 58 70 74 43 26 19 22 42 44 45 43 29 20 18 19 32 29 36 40
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 8 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 9 6 8 10 12 17 20 20 14 12 13 13 13
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 11 10 40 39 14 21 25 18 15 25 29 26 8 14 11 25 27 16 14 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 13 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 9 10 9 8 23 46213 44 7 10 10 12 64235390 42 9 13 12 12
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SW W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 10 17 19 19 18 20 14 19 13 14 20 20 23 28 39 40 19 17 23 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/14Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 85 49 79 49 83 51 85 52 84
Temp 81 82 61 50 74 77 57 50 76 81 59 52 80 82 61 53 79 81
DewPt 36 32 28 28 25 26 31 29 32 29 34 34 36 31 34 32 35 31
Min/Max RH 16 43 14 48 14 52 15 45 15
RH 20 17 28 42 17 16 37 45 20 15 39 51 21 16 36 45 20 16
PWind Dir W W W SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-120900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
503 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
Date 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed
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 51 88 54 93 63
Temp 78 64 58 54 51 66 78 86 85 71 65 59 55 73 88 92 90 77 71 67 63
DewPt 39 43 44 43 43 45 45 45 47 49 49 48 46 47 44 40 41 42 40 38 37
Max/Min RH 73 24 74 16 38
RH 25 46 59 66 73 46 31 24 27 46 55 66 71 39 22 16 18 29 32 34 37
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S SW W W W W SW SW W W
Wind Spd 8 8 6 6 6 11 12 11 9 9 9 6 5 9 13 16 13 10 10 11 11
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 6 3 6 12 10 10 14 8 13 11 9 9 2 2 5 8 11 7 9 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 60 9 10 10 9 46 69 76 42 16 15 9 8 29148306 36 12 13 14 11
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW S S S S S SW W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 10 13 16 14 13 23 19 14 17 24 23 13 12 20 26 32 23 17 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 05/14Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
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 90 55 83 53 86 55 89 56 89
Temp 86 88 67 55 75 82 63 53 78 84 64 55 82 86 66 56 81 85
DewPt 37 36 33 30 30 30 35 35 37 36 43 47 43 39 48 44 44 39
Min/Max RH 15 38 15 51 17 73 18 66 18
RH 18 16 28 38 18 15 35 51 23 18 46 73 25 19 51 64 27 20
PWind Dir W W W SW NW SE SW S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ008-120900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
503 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
Date 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 52 86 55 90 62
Temp 77 64 59 55 52 65 76 83 84 71 65 59 56 71 85 89 88 76 71 66 63
DewPt 38 42 43 43 43 44 44 44 47 48 48 47 46 46 43 40 41 41 40 38 37
Max/Min RH 71 25 72 18 38
RH 26 43 55 65 71 46 33 26 29 44 54 65 69 40 23 18 20 29 33 35 38
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S SW W W W W SW SW W W
Wind Spd 8 9 9 9 9 12 12 10 9 11 11 9 8 12 16 17 14 12 12 13 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 4 3 5 18 14 13 12 10 8 12 11 9 2 3 4 11 11 8 10 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 9 9 8 9 42 58 72 29 13 12 7 8 19144325 36 10 11 12 9
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S S W W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 10 16 16 14 16 24 18 13 16 24 21 13 14 18 26 35 23 17 20 20 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/14Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 88 55 81 54 83 55 87 56 87
Temp 83 86 67 55 74 80 63 54 75 82 65 55 79 85 66 57 79 83
DewPt 37 36 33 31 29 31 36 35 37 36 43 46 43 38 46 43 43 39
Min/Max RH 16 41 16 49 18 70 19 63 19
RH 19 17 28 41 19 17 36 49 25 19 45 70 28 20 48 61 28 21
PWind Dir W W W SW NW SE SW S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ006-120900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
503 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
Date 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed
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 45 86 50 88 55
Temp 74 60 53 48 45 63 79 86 84 67 59 53 51 74 85 88 86 70 64 59 55
DewPt 43 42 40 39 38 41 42 39 41 44 43 41 36 38 34 34 36 38 36 33 31
Max/Min RH 76 19 64 15 41
RH 32 51 60 72 75 44 27 20 22 44 55 62 56 27 16 15 17 31 35 37 39
Wind Dir S SE S S S SW SW S S S SW SW W W W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 12 10 9 9 9 10 10 11 10 8 6 5 9 13 17 19 17 12 12 12 12
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 7 2 7 19 8 16 12 13 16 16 18 17 5 5 7 12 14 9 18 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 70 8 9 8 8 17 35138 79 7 6 6 9 44229374225 10 10 11 10
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW W W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 16 17 19 18 17 17 11 14 17 14 13 12 19 25 31 35 32 20 23 23 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/14Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
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 46 77 44 80 46 83 47 83
Temp 81 81 58 46 73 76 57 45 76 78 57 47 78 80 59 48 78 80
DewPt 33 30 24 24 25 24 27 28 31 30 35 36 37 32 37 37 37 31
Min/Max RH 15 42 14 51 16 68 17 69 17
RH 18 16 28 42 17 15 32 51 19 17 44 66 23 17 44 65 23 17
PWind Dir SW W W W NE SE W SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
OKZ002-120900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
503 PM CDT Sun May 11 2025
Date 05/11/25 Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 47 86 48 93 58
Temp 76 61 56 50 48 67 78 85 83 67 60 53 49 70 88 92 90 73 66 62 58
DewPt 34 38 40 41 39 41 42 42 43 47 47 45 44 44 39 36 36 38 36 33 31
Max/Min RH 75 22 86 14 37
RH 22 42 56 70 72 39 28 22 25 49 63 73 84 39 18 14 15 28 33 34 36
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW W SW W W W
Wind Spd 11 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 11 10 9 6 5 6 10 13 13 11 11 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 5 3 8 13 10 4 6 6 8 7 9 11 3 4 5 6 9 4 6 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 79 7 8 7 7 45 49 87 58 9 8 6 5 19133180133 9 10 10 9
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SE S S SW W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 16 16 17 17 17 24 16 13 18 20 19 12 11 16 17 18 20 19 21 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/14Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 88 48 80 48 83 48 86 50 84
Temp 85 84 61 48 76 78 58 48 77 80 59 49 80 83 60 51 79 81
DewPt 31 28 26 30 25 24 32 30 33 30 37 40 39 34 45 46 42 39
Min/Max RH 12 49 13 51 15 72 17 85 21
RH 14 13 25 49 15 13 37 49 20 17 44 71 23 17 58 83 27 22
PWind Dir W W W SW NW SE S S E
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
$$
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