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
349 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2025
TXZ012-171000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2025
Date 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 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
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 34 58 23 31 12
Temp 49 40 40 38 37 43 55 58 50 40 34 28 24 25 30 31 26 22 20 17 13
DewPt 21 19 21 23 25 26 26 22 23 26 25 21 19 18 17 17 17 16 14 11 9
Max/Min RH 61 25 81 56 83
RH 33 42 46 54 61 51 32 25 34 57 69 75 79 75 59 56 67 76 78 78 82
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW W N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE
Wind Spd 10 12 16 18 19 20 21 20 14 12 10 10 9 11 12 12 13 13 11 9 8
Clouds FW CL CL CL B1 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 13 5 3 3 59 1 2 2 5 8 9 14 38 62 79 83 75 84 69 58 47
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.04
Snow Shwrs SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 <1
Vent Rate 4 8 11 13 13 16 68107 16 7 11 11 7 23 38 48 20 43 49 21 4
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W N N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 13 20 28 31 29 29 29 26 19 17 20 17 12 12 13 14 16 20 20 14 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25
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 25 11 21 9 33 18 43 20 41
Temp 22 22 17 12 19 18 13 10 25 29 23 21 36 36 26 21 36 35
DewPt 6 7 4 4 9 9 6 5 9 10 10 10 16 17 16 14 18 16
Min/Max RH 47 72 60 82 39 63 38 76 39
RH 50 51 56 69 65 67 72 81 49 44 57 62 44 45 65 74 47 45
PWind Dir SE SE SE E SW SW SW N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 30 5 0 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-171000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2025
Date 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 32 58 20 34 10
Temp 45 36 35 34 33 40 53 58 50 37 31 26 21 24 30 32 28 20 17 14 11
DewPt 23 22 23 25 25 27 28 23 25 25 26 25 21 21 20 20 20 19 16 13 11
Max/Min RH 72 26 100 61 100
RH 41 56 61 69 72 61 37 26 38 62 81 98 98 90 66 61 74 96 97 97 99
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 10 12 12 13 16 21 24 19 10 6 5 5 5 8 10 12 12 11 9 6 5
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 17 2 3 17 17 5 3 5 10 2 5 22 39 51 59 65 77 73 63 59 64
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.09
Snow Shwrs IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 1 2 3 2 2
Vent Rate 7 11 12 13 14 17 82 93 5 8 7 7 11 25 36 51 20 45 47 20 15
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W W NW N NE NE E E E S S E NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 23 25 27 26 29 36 26 13 16 14 13 13 12 11 13 17 23 20 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 24 8 23 6 33 15 43 17 40
Temp 21 22 14 9 20 20 10 7 25 26 18 18 36 36 22 18 34 34
DewPt 11 13 7 5 10 11 7 5 8 9 9 8 14 19 16 14 18 17
Min/Max RH 59 87 59 92 38 69 36 85 40
RH 64 68 73 84 64 68 87 92 48 49 67 64 40 51 77 84 50 50
PWind Dir SE SE SE E W SW SW N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 30 5 0 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-171000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2025
Date 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 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
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 36 60 23 29 14
Temp 51 40 38 39 38 43 56 59 52 41 35 29 24 24 28 28 26 22 21 17 15
DewPt 25 23 22 25 26 27 24 24 26 28 26 22 19 18 17 17 17 15 12 11 8
Max/Min RH 63 24 82 60 75
RH 36 48 52 57 63 53 29 26 36 59 69 73 79 79 63 60 68 75 69 74 73
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W W N N N NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE
Wind Spd 8 9 11 13 13 13 14 17 12 9 8 6 5 8 10 10 10 9 6 4 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL B1 CL CL CL CL FW CL FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 8 5 1 1 63 2 3 3 4 14 5 18 54 77 87 84 76 77 72 60 47
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.04
Snow Shwrs IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 2 <1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2
Vent Rate 9 11 14 17 17 21 60109 28 13 20 17 19 38 38 41 35 53 46 37 15
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 14 17 21 26 26 23 23 26 19 17 18 14 13 14 12 12 14 18 16 12 10
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 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25
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 26 13 24 9 34 18 43 21 43
Temp 23 24 17 14 21 21 12 10 25 28 22 20 36 37 26 22 36 37
DewPt 5 6 6 6 9 10 7 5 9 12 11 12 19 19 18 17 18 17
Min/Max RH 41 73 52 84 38 69 40 82 36
RH 44 45 60 70 59 61 80 81 50 50 63 69 49 50 71 82 47 44
PWind Dir SE SE SE E SW SW SW N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 40 30 5 0 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ008-171000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2025
Date 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 39 59 25 29 15
Temp 51 42 41 41 40 44 53 57 53 42 36 31 26 26 27 28 26 23 22 19 16
DewPt 26 23 23 26 27 27 24 24 26 28 27 23 20 19 18 17 17 15 13 12 10
Max/Min RH 59 26 80 62 77
RH 38 47 48 54 59 52 32 28 35 57 69 75 78 77 68 62 70 73 71 74 75
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW W N N N NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE
Wind Spd 9 12 14 18 18 17 16 18 13 12 10 9 9 10 11 11 12 11 9 8 5
Clouds FW FW CL CL B1 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 10 6 2 1 56 4 3 3 3 18 6 18 55 77 87 85 78 79 73 62 46
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.04
Snow Shwrs IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 1 <1 <1 1 1 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 2
Vent Rate 9 10 13 15 15 19 59112 22 11 13 13 17 32 35 39 38 46 57 33 19
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W N N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 17 19 24 27 26 24 25 27 18 17 18 13 13 13 12 12 16 18 18 12 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 25 14 23 10 33 20 42 22 42
Temp 22 24 19 15 19 21 14 11 24 28 23 22 35 37 27 23 35 37
DewPt 6 7 7 7 9 10 7 6 9 12 11 12 18 20 18 17 18 17
Min/Max RH 44 74 55 82 41 67 41 80 37
RH 49 48 59 70 64 61 76 80 53 48 61 66 50 50 68 80 50 44
PWind Dir SE SE SE E SW SW SW N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 40 30 5 0 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-171000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2025
Date 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 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
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 28 55 18 27 5
Temp 47 35 34 33 30 36 53 55 47 34 28 24 20 21 26 27 22 16 14 10 6
DewPt 19 20 19 19 18 19 19 20 24 25 23 20 18 19 19 18 17 14 11 9 6
Max/Min RH 61 25 94 68 98
RH 32 53 53 56 61 51 26 25 39 69 80 84 91 90 75 68 80 91 86 93 97
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W N N N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 11 13 14 16 13 12 16 19 13 11 9 9 8 9 11 12 12 11 9 6 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL SC FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 6 5 1 5 35 9 4 2 2 7 27 66 78 92 90 86 82 82 75 65 46
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.05
Snow Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 7 9 12 12 11 8 78130 12 9 12 19 22 22 31 35 33 42 46 34 4
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W N N N NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 21 25 26 23 17 26 29 18 19 17 16 12 11 12 13 20 20 16 12 9
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 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25
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 24 5 21 1 31 11 41 15 40
Temp 21 21 12 7 19 17 5 2 23 24 15 13 36 34 20 16 34 32
DewPt 8 10 7 5 9 9 3 2 9 10 7 8 18 19 15 14 18 15
Min/Max RH 52 95 61 100 43 81 39 94 39
RH 56 62 80 92 65 71 94 98 54 53 71 77 46 54 79 94 50 50
PWind Dir SE SE E NE SW SW W N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 40 30 5 0 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-171000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2025
Date 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 28 55 19 27 7
Temp 49 36 33 34 30 37 52 55 47 34 29 25 21 21 26 26 21 17 15 12 8
DewPt 20 22 20 20 18 19 22 24 26 24 22 18 17 16 17 15 13 9 7 5 3
Max/Min RH 62 29 86 61 80
RH 32 57 58 56 62 49 31 30 44 67 74 76 84 80 68 61 70 72 70 73 79
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N N
Wind Spd 10 12 12 13 12 11 14 17 12 10 9 9 9 9 11 12 10 9 6 4 4
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW SC FW CL FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 4 8 2 3 17 29 12 5 18 31 42 62 80 95 92 86 76 74 66 54 38
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.01
Snow Shwrs SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 1 <1
Vent Rate 8 9 10 11 9 7 49107 15 14 11 26 42 39 35 37 41 73 42 12 3
T Wind Dir S S SW SW W W N N N N NE NE N N N N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 18 20 23 25 20 16 24 28 19 20 17 17 17 13 12 13 17 20 16 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 25 8 20 2 32 12 42 16 41
Temp 22 21 13 8 18 14 5 3 24 24 15 14 36 33 22 17 35 32
DewPt 3 5 6 5 9 6 4 2 8 10 9 10 18 19 16 15 18 17
Min/Max RH 38 90 57 100 40 85 40 93 37
RH 44 49 75 86 67 69 94 98 49 55 77 84 47 57 78 92 48 52
PWind Dir SE SE E E SW SW W N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 50 20 5 0 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS
$$
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