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
533 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025
TXZ012-052100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
533 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025
Date Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25
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 67 89 65 88
Temp 69 74 84 88 87 76 71 69 67 75 84 88 85 75 71 68 66 75 84 87 85
DewPt 68 69 69 67 68 70 69 67 67 68 67 65 65 67 68 66 64 66 65 64 64
Min/Max RH 50 100 47 97 46
RH 97 84 61 50 53 82 93 93100 79 57 47 51 76 90 93 93 74 53 46 50
Wind Dir S SE NE E SE SE S N NE S E SE SE SE S E SE S S S S
Wind Spd 5 3 5 9 10 9 6 4 3 3 5 9 11 10 9 5 4 5 8 10 12
Clouds B2 B1 FW CL FW SC SC FW B1 FW FW FW SC B1 FW SC B1 FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 71 54 15 5 23 32 26 25 55 25 23 19 30 52 24 28 55 18 15 26 48
PoP 12HR 10 40 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.23 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3
Vent Rate 5 5 21 35 39 5 9 4 1 6 30 53 57 18 7 9 2 10 34 50 32
T Wind Dir S S NE E SE SE S S S E E SE SE S S NE E S SW S SE
T Wind Spd 6 4 8 10 13 11 14 10 5 4 8 10 13 20 10 17 11 6 9 11 13
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 Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
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 88 67 92 67 95 68 91
Temp 71 66 84 85 72 67 87 89 74 68 90 92 75 68 87 88
DewPt 66 64 66 65 65 62 64 62 63 60 61 58 62 61 63 62
Max/Min RH 93 46 84 38 78 30 78 39
RH 84 93 55 51 79 84 46 41 69 76 38 32 64 78 45 42
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-052100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
533 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025
Date Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 65 90 64 89
Temp 65 74 87 91 91 77 71 67 65 75 84 89 87 75 70 66 64 75 84 87 85
DewPt 65 69 68 64 64 69 68 67 65 69 66 64 63 67 66 66 64 66 66 65 65
Min/Max RH 39 100 42 100 47
RH 100 83 53 41 41 76 90100100 81 54 43 44 75 87100100 74 54 47 51
Wind Dir SE NE E E E E SE SW NE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 9 9 9 6 4 4 3 3 5 6 9 8 5 4 4 5 8 9 10
Clouds SC SC CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 SC FW B1 FW FW FW B1
Clouds(%) 50 40 1 14 19 48 25 34 56 34 16 18 51 63 42 25 55 22 11 25 62
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 6 <1 1 <1 <1 1 5 7 3
Vent Rate 3 7 30 42 49 9 7 3 3 7 31 45 71 12 10 10 4 9 52 64 34
T Wind Dir S NE NE NE SE SE SE S SW E E SE S W S NE E S SW S S
T Wind Spd 6 5 10 11 12 14 12 8 6 3 6 8 13 25 10 12 11 9 11 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 90 64 92 65 96 65 92
Temp 71 64 85 85 71 65 87 90 72 66 91 93 74 65 87 88
DewPt 66 64 65 63 63 62 62 59 61 59 58 57 59 59 60 60
Max/Min RH 100 42 93 33 81 28 81 34
RH 83100 51 47 76 90 43 35 68 78 34 30 59 81 40 39
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 5 10 0 10 0 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ008-052100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
533 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025
Date Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25
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 95 69 94 68 93
Temp 70 77 88 94 91 79 75 71 69 79 88 93 91 79 74 70 68 78 87 92 90
DewPt 70 71 70 68 68 70 69 70 67 70 68 65 65 69 68 69 67 68 66 65 65
Min/Max RH 42 97 40 100 41
RH 100 80 55 42 47 73 83 96 95 74 52 40 43 72 81 96 98 70 50 41 44
Wind Dir S NW NE E SE N SE W NW SW E SE SE SE S SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 2 4 5 8 5 4 3 2 2 4 6 9 6 5 4 4 4 5 9 10
Clouds B2 B1 FW CL CL SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 74 52 19 4 5 46 24 13 39 28 22 25 30 27 26 32 58 21 16 30 46
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.15 0 0.47 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3
Vent Rate 5 7 17 43 58 6 7 5 2 7 25 44 33 11 16 15 6 10 25 50 39
T Wind Dir S SW E E SE SE S SW W N SE SE S S SW E E S S S S
T Wind Spd 5 4 5 9 16 10 9 6 4 4 5 8 12 16 13 18 6 5 6 10 16
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 Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
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 68 93 69 97 70 100 70 95
Temp 75 69 88 90 75 70 92 94 77 71 94 96 78 70 89 91
DewPt 68 66 66 65 67 64 65 62 64 62 61 59 63 62 63 63
Max/Min RH 94 40 86 33 77 27 76 35
RH 79 89 49 44 75 82 41 35 64 73 33 29 59 76 42 40
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-052100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
533 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025
Date Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 68 91 68 91
Temp 69 76 84 91 89 78 73 70 68 76 85 89 90 78 73 70 68 77 85 90 88
DewPt 69 69 69 67 67 70 69 69 67 69 67 64 65 68 68 68 66 67 66 65 65
Min/Max RH 43 98 43 98 44
RH 100 81 61 45 48 75 86 96 96 79 56 44 45 71 84 94 94 72 53 44 48
Wind Dir S NW NE E SE E SE SE NE SW E SE SE SE S SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 3 4 6 9 8 5 4 3 3 4 6 9 9 6 4 4 4 6 9 11
Clouds B2 SC FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 78 50 18 3 7 35 24 12 50 28 23 23 27 28 24 29 68 15 15 25 44
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0 0.31 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3
Vent Rate 4 7 15 46 54 4 6 5 2 6 26 39 32 9 14 14 5 9 28 49 42
T Wind Dir S SW NE E SE SE S SW W N E SE S S S NE E SW S S S
T Wind Spd 5 4 5 10 17 9 10 9 4 4 5 8 11 16 13 19 8 5 8 10 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 92 69 95 71 97 70 93
Temp 74 69 85 90 75 69 88 93 77 71 91 95 78 70 87 89
DewPt 68 65 66 64 66 64 64 61 63 62 60 58 62 61 62 62
Max/Min RH 91 42 86 33 75 28 75 38
RH 82 89 53 43 75 83 44 34 63 73 36 30 59 74 44 41
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-052100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
533 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025
Date Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25
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 93 63 89 61 89
Temp 65 78 88 92 87 74 69 66 63 75 84 89 86 73 68 64 62 74 82 88 86
DewPt 65 66 63 60 63 65 66 64 62 65 65 62 61 64 64 64 62 64 65 64 64
Min/Max RH 33 99 41 100 44
RH 100 65 43 34 45 74 89 95 99 73 52 41 43 74 86 99100 73 56 45 48
Wind Dir NW N NE E E SE S NW NW S SE S S S S E S SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 9 9 9 5 4 4 3 4 6 9 9 6 6 4 4 6 10 10 10
Clouds SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 44 18 4 8 37 30 21 19 42 17 15 20 26 33 24 50 21 23 21 29 39
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 6 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 4
Vent Rate 3 8 73 49 37 2 4 4 2 10 56 30 53 13 8 13 5 13 40 46 35
T Wind Dir W N NE NE E SE S S SW SW S S S SW SE E SE SW S S S
T Wind Spd 5 8 12 10 16 10 13 10 6 6 11 10 16 21 10 18 6 11 11 11 11
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 Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
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 61 89 63 92 65 95 63 89
Temp 69 62 84 87 70 63 88 90 72 65 90 91 70 63 84 87
DewPt 65 62 65 62 63 61 62 58 61 57 59 58 61 59 61 59
Max/Min RH 100 41 94 32 78 28 88 37
RH 87100 52 43 77 93 42 33 67 74 36 33 72 87 46 39
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 5 10 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
OKZ002-052100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
533 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025
Date Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 63 92 62 90
Temp 65 77 88 92 91 76 70 66 64 77 87 91 87 75 68 65 63 76 84 89 87
DewPt 65 69 66 63 63 65 66 65 64 67 65 63 63 66 67 65 63 67 65 64 63
Min/Max RH 35 100 39 100 42
RH 100 76 48 37 40 69 85 99100 71 47 39 44 73 96100100 73 52 43 44
Wind Dir S N NE E E S NE NW SW NE SE SE SE SE E SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 8 9 6 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 4 4 5 8 10 10
Clouds B1 FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 51 24 2 9 13 26 14 11 35 14 11 19 27 26 29 51 30 12 19 35 31
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.14 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 2 <1 1 <1 <1 2 5 6 4
Vent Rate 5 10 41 87 34 6 3 9 3 20 42 54 35 10 17 5 8 10 37 58 42
T Wind Dir SW NW NE E SE S SE NW SW SE S S S S NE E SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 8 9 11 12 17 9 14 9 8 9 9 17 14 18 8 9 6 9 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 91 63 95 66 97 63 91
Temp 70 63 86 88 70 64 90 93 73 67 92 93 71 64 86 88
DewPt 66 63 65 64 65 63 64 59 62 60 60 58 63 62 63 60
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 32 82 28 97 37
RH 88100 50 45 84 97 41 32 68 79 34 31 76 93 45 39
PWind Dir S S S S S S S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 5 20 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
$$
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