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 CDT Thu Mar 20 2025
TXZ012-202100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CDT Thu Mar 20 2025
Date Thu 03/20/25 Fri 03/21/25 Sat 03/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 64 37 66 36 80
Temp 28 41 54 62 61 50 45 43 40 49 60 65 63 50 44 40 37 50 69 79 77
DewPt 16 17 12 7 6 8 9 9 11 12 17 15 14 16 17 19 20 22 23 20 18
Min/Max RH 10 32 14 50 10
RH 61 37 18 11 11 18 22 24 30 22 18 14 15 25 33 42 50 33 17 11 11
Wind Dir W W SW SW S S S SW SW NW N NE E E SE S S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 6 10 13 16 14 16 16 17 14 14 13 9 6 10 12 10 9 12 14 17 16
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC B2 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 2 1 9 25 47 56 49 83 21 2 4 4 16 18 17 12 5 8 31 25 28
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 10 2
Vent Rate 4 29 79 95 84 9 12 12 9 30 77 61 32 6 8 7 7 28 57247 37
T Wind Dir W W W SW SW S S SW SW N N N N E SE S S S SW W W
T Wind Spd 12 17 18 20 23 21 26 26 24 24 18 10 8 17 20 19 19 23 21 28 23
RFTI 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sun 03/23/25Mon 03/24/25Tue 03/25/25Wed 03/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 42 63 35 75 41 79 44 78
Temp 57 44 56 60 43 35 62 73 50 42 71 75 54 45 72 76
DewPt 22 23 17 13 16 17 20 19 24 25 30 27 32 33 35 31
Max/Min RH 43 15 47 12 51 15 63 18
RH 25 43 21 15 33 47 20 13 36 51 22 17 43 63 26 19
PWind Dir W N E SW S N E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-202100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CDT Thu Mar 20 2025
Date Thu 03/20/25 Fri 03/21/25 Sat 03/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 61 34 66 33 78
Temp 24 39 52 59 59 45 41 38 35 50 59 64 65 48 42 37 34 49 70 77 76
DewPt 13 14 10 6 5 7 7 9 10 10 14 13 14 17 17 17 17 20 21 19 18
Min/Max RH 11 35 13 52 11
RH 64 35 18 12 11 21 24 30 35 19 17 13 14 29 36 45 50 31 15 11 11
Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW N NE SE SE S S S SW W W W
Wind Spd 4 10 14 18 16 13 13 13 12 12 11 6 6 9 9 9 9 12 16 19 18
Clouds CL CL SC FW FW B1 FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 3 1 26 11 20 53 18 39 8 3 6 5 10 22 17 15 7 9 25 22 43
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 3
Vent Rate 4 29 66 93 94 10 13 12 11 24 61 51 49 9 9 8 8 22132290 87
T Wind Dir W SW W SW SW S SW SW W NW N NW S SE S S S SW W W W
T Wind Spd 10 19 20 24 24 20 24 24 21 20 12 8 11 18 18 17 16 17 26 32 27
RFTI 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Red Flag W W W
Date Sun 03/23/25Mon 03/24/25Tue 03/25/25Wed 03/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 42 62 31 74 38 79 42 78
Temp 54 43 56 60 41 32 62 72 48 39 71 76 52 42 72 75
DewPt 21 23 21 18 18 18 22 19 23 24 29 25 30 32 35 32
Max/Min RH 46 19 57 13 56 14 67 19
RH 28 46 25 20 40 56 21 13 38 54 21 15 44 66 26 21
PWind Dir W NE SE SW SW N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CDT Thu Mar 20 2025
Date Thu 03/20/25 Fri 03/21/25 Sat 03/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 66 41 67 37 81
Temp 29 40 55 64 65 53 49 47 43 50 60 66 66 52 45 41 38 49 66 78 80
DewPt 21 22 16 9 8 11 11 10 13 16 18 16 14 17 17 20 22 24 25 23 22
Min/Max RH 10 32 13 52 11
RH 72 47 20 11 10 18 20 22 29 25 19 14 13 25 32 43 52 37 21 12 11
Wind Dir W W SW SW S S SW SW W N N N NE E SE SE S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 6 13 16 16 13 13 13 9 11 12 6 4 5 6 5 5 9 13 14 12
Clouds FW CL CL FW B1 B1 SC B2 SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 7 1 2 25 59 64 34 86 39 1 2 8 16 16 9 13 14 12 28 32 32
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 2
Vent Rate 8 25 81105 99 15 18 17 13 40 87 73 43 8 11 8 8 38 80232 25
T Wind Dir W W W SW SW S SW SW W N N N N E SE S S S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 12 18 17 19 24 20 24 23 18 21 18 11 6 12 16 12 11 21 23 28 18
RFTI 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sun 03/23/25Mon 03/24/25Tue 03/25/25Wed 03/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 44 65 35 75 41 81 45 81
Temp 60 45 58 63 43 35 63 74 50 41 73 78 55 46 73 79
DewPt 24 26 16 13 16 18 20 21 26 27 32 30 35 36 37 33
Max/Min RH 47 13 49 13 57 16 68 18
RH 25 47 19 14 32 49 19 14 38 57 22 17 46 68 27 19
PWind Dir W N E SW S N E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CDT Thu Mar 20 2025
Date Thu 03/20/25 Fri 03/21/25 Sat 03/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 65 41 66 39 80
Temp 31 40 54 63 63 53 50 48 44 49 59 64 65 52 46 42 40 49 65 76 79
DewPt 22 22 15 9 7 11 11 12 14 16 18 15 13 16 18 21 23 24 24 22 21
Min/Max RH 10 33 13 50 12
RH 71 48 22 12 11 18 20 23 29 26 20 15 13 24 32 43 50 37 21 13 12
Wind Dir W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW N N N E E SE S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 9 14 17 16 17 18 17 12 12 12 6 4 9 9 9 9 12 13 16 13
Clouds CL CL CL FW B1 B1 SC B2 SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 0 3 25 54 59 36 87 29 0 3 8 20 13 10 12 13 13 35 30 34
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries
Sprinkles
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 2
Vent Rate 6 20 76102 99 12 16 14 12 32 81 64 39 8 9 7 7 33 77239 32
T Wind Dir W W W SW SW S SW SW SW N N N N E SE S S S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 12 17 17 20 24 20 25 23 19 19 18 10 6 14 17 14 12 21 23 28 20
RFTI 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sun 03/23/25Mon 03/24/25Tue 03/25/25Wed 03/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 45 64 36 74 42 79 46 80
Temp 61 46 56 63 45 36 62 73 51 43 71 77 56 47 72 78
DewPt 24 27 16 13 16 19 20 21 25 28 31 29 34 36 36 32
Max/Min RH 48 14 49 14 55 16 67 18
RH 25 48 21 14 31 49 20 14 36 55 24 17 44 67 28 19
PWind Dir W N E SW S N E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ006-202100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CDT Thu Mar 20 2025
Date Thu 03/20/25 Fri 03/21/25 Sat 03/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 60 30 62 31 76
Temp 21 37 52 59 59 45 39 38 33 45 57 61 61 45 39 35 32 45 65 75 73
DewPt 18 19 12 5 5 6 6 6 8 15 17 15 15 16 16 17 19 21 21 22 22
Min/Max RH 10 39 16 60 13
RH 86 49 20 11 11 20 25 26 35 29 21 16 16 31 39 48 60 38 18 14 15
Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW S SW SW W N NE NE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 4 10 18 20 19 14 13 12 9 11 9 5 9 9 8 6 6 10 14 16 14
Clouds CL CL CL B1 B1 FW B1 B2 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 2 5 56 59 25 57 85 16 3 11 15 19 17 16 18 29 48 57 41 44
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 11 3
Vent Rate 5 24 73 97 73 10 12 10 6 28 62 50 67 8 8 7 8 23 55289 63
T Wind Dir W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N NW SE E SE S S S SW W W
T Wind Spd 12 19 21 25 25 21 24 21 14 20 13 8 10 17 17 16 17 20 21 29 23
RFTI 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Red Flag W W W
Date Sun 03/23/25Mon 03/24/25Tue 03/25/25Wed 03/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 36 59 28 71 35 77 39 77
Temp 52 37 55 57 36 28 62 69 43 35 70 73 48 39 70 74
DewPt 23 23 15 16 15 16 21 20 23 24 29 28 31 33 34 31
Max/Min RH 56 17 61 14 64 17 78 19
RH 32 56 20 20 42 59 20 15 45 63 22 19 51 78 26 20
PWind Dir NW NE SE SW NE NE E SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-202100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CDT Thu Mar 20 2025
Date Thu 03/20/25 Fri 03/21/25 Sat 03/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 63 35 64 31 76
Temp 24 40 55 62 60 47 44 44 37 47 59 63 61 44 39 35 32 47 67 75 73
DewPt 19 21 13 6 4 7 7 7 9 17 14 11 10 13 13 14 17 22 22 21 23
Min/Max RH 10 37 12 53 13
RH 80 47 18 10 10 19 21 21 31 29 17 13 13 28 34 42 53 37 18 13 15
Wind Dir W W SW SW S S SW SW W N N N NE E SE S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 5 10 16 18 16 16 16 13 9 12 12 9 4 5 5 6 8 12 14 13 9
Clouds CL CL CL SC B2 SC B1 B2 SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 3 2 4 29 78 45 53 85 27 4 5 8 13 15 18 18 37 43 38 35 56
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 11 <1
Vent Rate 6 23 76116 57 10 13 12 7 52 94115 38 6 6 7 7 45 74234 6
T Wind Dir W W SW SW SW S SW SW NW N N N N E SE S S S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 16 20 20 23 23 21 26 25 17 25 20 18 6 13 13 16 18 26 23 25 11
RFTI 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Sun 03/23/25Mon 03/24/25Tue 03/25/25Wed 03/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 38 61 29 72 36 76 39 77
Temp 52 39 57 58 37 30 64 69 45 37 71 73 49 40 70 74
DewPt 24 20 11 8 12 13 18 20 23 25 29 28 31 33 34 31
Max/Min RH 48 13 51 14 63 17 77 19
RH 33 47 16 13 35 50 17 16 42 61 21 19 50 77 26 20
PWind Dir NW N E SW NE NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
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