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
548 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
TXZ012-132100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
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 85 65 88 66 91
Temp 62 71 80 84 84 75 71 68 65 77 84 87 85 75 72 68 66 77 87 90 88
DewPt 62 64 64 63 62 64 63 63 61 63 62 60 60 63 63 62 62 62 61 59 59
Min/Max RH 48 87 40 87 35
RH 100 79 58 49 48 69 76 84 87 62 48 40 43 66 73 81 87 60 42 35 38
Wind Dir NW S S SE E S SE S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 5 8 9 11 11 11 11 11 13 16 16 16
Clouds B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 85 26 31 37 31 42 40 39 50 45 48 43 36 44 28 24 25 17 8 12 25
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6
Vent Rate 4 12 26 37 30 5 4 3 3 13 48 63 59 10 12 15 17 51 83116109
T Wind Dir S S S S E SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 9 6 6 9 11 11 10 9 6 9 11 13 14 18 19 20 25 19 19 19
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 Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
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 67 89 66 88 66 90 67 92
Temp 74 67 85 86 72 66 83 85 71 66 86 87 73 67 87 90
DewPt 63 62 64 62 65 63 64 63 64 60 62 60 61 57 60 59
Max/Min RH 84 42 90 43 81 37 73 33
RH 69 84 50 45 79 90 53 48 79 81 45 40 66 70 40 35
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 30 40 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-132100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 63 87 63 90
Temp 62 72 80 83 83 73 69 65 63 74 81 85 86 75 69 66 64 75 85 89 88
DewPt 62 64 65 64 63 66 63 64 63 65 63 61 61 65 62 62 63 64 63 61 60
Min/Max RH 48 100 41 100 36
RH 100 76 59 52 50 79 83 95100 74 54 46 43 73 78 89 97 68 48 39 39
Wind Dir E SW S SE SE SE S SW W SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 13 14 13 12
Clouds B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 71 45 38 37 45 57 56 45 41 45 34 35 35 38 27 25 22 19 6 10 22
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 7 6
Vent Rate 4 15 29 34 28 5 5 4 4 16 50 66 58 8 11 15 16 54 68 97104
T Wind Dir S SW SW SE S SE S SW SW SW S SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 6 6 8 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 12 17 18 18 25 17 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 89 63 87 64 88 64 91
Temp 71 64 84 86 70 64 82 85 69 64 82 87 70 64 85 90
DewPt 62 64 65 62 64 64 66 63 62 62 63 60 60 59 62 59
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 44 93 39 84 34
RH 73100 52 45 81100 57 48 77 93 52 40 71 84 46 35
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 50 30 50 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-132100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
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 90 68 92 69 96
Temp 64 73 83 88 88 79 74 71 68 80 88 91 90 79 75 71 69 81 91 95 92
DewPt 64 66 65 64 63 66 64 64 64 66 63 61 61 64 64 64 64 64 62 60 61
Min/Max RH 43 87 36 85 31
RH 100 78 56 45 43 65 72 80 87 61 43 37 38 60 70 79 84 57 39 31 36
Wind Dir N SE SE E E SE SE SE S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 9 9 9 9 12 13 13 13
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 68 26 14 18 22 43 40 32 32 36 37 28 24 36 31 20 18 10 9 12 20
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 1 1 3 6 8 6
Vent Rate 4 14 21 31 33 8 8 6 4 15 43 59 67 12 13 15 17 66110130110
T Wind Dir S S S E SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 8 5 5 6 11 11 10 6 6 8 10 13 14 16 16 18 26 20 19 20
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 Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
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 70 94 68 92 69 94 70 96
Temp 77 70 89 90 74 68 85 88 74 69 88 91 77 70 91 94
DewPt 64 65 65 64 66 66 66 65 65 62 63 61 61 60 61 59
Max/Min RH 82 39 96 42 81 33 72 29
RH 65 82 45 42 77 94 53 46 74 79 43 37 59 72 37 31
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 30 40 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-132100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 67 90 69 93
Temp 64 73 80 86 86 77 73 70 68 78 85 89 88 78 74 71 69 79 87 91 92
DewPt 64 66 65 64 63 66 65 64 64 66 63 60 61 64 64 63 63 63 62 59 60
Min/Max RH 45 89 38 83 33
RH 100 79 61 48 47 69 75 83 87 67 47 39 40 63 70 77 82 60 43 35 35
Wind Dir NW S SE E E SE SE S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 13
Clouds B2 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 76 23 14 22 25 41 36 37 31 38 37 25 25 35 30 21 18 8 9 8 18
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 7 7
Vent Rate 4 12 23 34 34 8 6 5 4 13 42 58 64 13 11 16 16 59107127125
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 8 5 6 8 13 11 10 6 6 8 10 11 16 17 18 18 25 20 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 70 91 67 90 68 91 70 94
Temp 76 70 86 88 72 67 83 87 73 68 85 89 75 70 88 93
DewPt 63 64 65 63 66 65 65 64 64 62 63 60 61 60 61 59
Max/Min RH 81 40 93 43 83 35 72 31
RH 65 81 50 43 81 93 56 46 73 80 47 38 61 72 41 32
PWind Dir S S SE S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 30 40 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-132100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
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 85 61 89 62 91
Temp 60 71 80 84 83 73 68 63 61 77 85 89 88 75 70 65 62 77 87 91 89
DewPt 60 64 64 63 62 63 62 61 61 63 61 60 59 61 61 61 60 61 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 47 99 37 93 34
RH 100 77 57 49 49 70 81 92 98 62 45 38 38 63 74 84 92 58 42 35 37
Wind Dir W S S SE E SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 11 9 10 10 11 14 16 14 13
Clouds B2 FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 75 13 22 28 22 41 32 25 24 16 16 14 13 27 23 23 21 5 4 6 21
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 8 5
Vent Rate 4 14 28 33 41 4 5 4 2 10 51 80 75 10 11 15 16 57 96138 84
T Wind Dir S SW S SE E SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 8 10 6 6 10 11 10 9 6 6 10 11 12 16 16 18 18 27 24 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 Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
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 63 87 61 85 64 87 64 90
Temp 71 63 84 85 68 61 79 83 69 64 83 85 70 64 86 88
DewPt 60 60 64 62 63 61 64 63 62 62 63 61 60 59 61 60
Max/Min RH 90 43 100 48 93 42 83 36
RH 69 90 51 46 83100 60 50 78 93 51 45 71 83 44 38
PWind Dir S S SE SE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 50 30 50 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
$$
OKZ002-132100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 61 92 64 95
Temp 59 72 82 86 86 73 68 64 61 79 88 92 89 76 71 66 65 81 91 95 92
DewPt 59 65 64 63 61 62 60 61 61 64 59 58 58 61 62 61 61 62 60 58 58
Min/Max RH 41 100 32 90 29
RH 100 78 55 45 43 68 77 90100 59 38 32 36 61 72 85 87 53 36 30 32
Wind Dir W S SE SE E SE SE S SW S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 11 10 9 10 10 13 16 14 13
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 40 23 13 17 11 31 21 17 13 11 12 14 12 37 19 14 16 5 5 7 21
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7
Vent Rate 3 15 26 39 48 6 5 5 4 14 54 78 81 18 12 13 11 58131147127
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE E S S S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 10 6 6 8 14 12 11 8 6 10 11 12 18 17 18 18 26 24 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 89 62 88 63 90 65 94
Temp 74 65 86 86 69 62 82 85 69 64 86 88 72 66 90 92
DewPt 61 62 63 62 63 62 64 63 64 62 63 61 60 60 61 60
Max/Min RH 90 41 100 46 99 39 84 32
RH 65 90 46 44 81100 55 49 84 93 46 41 67 81 39 34
PWind Dir S SW SE SE S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 50 30 40 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS
$$
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