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
149 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
TXZ012-110900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 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 63 86 62 84 63
Temp 89 85 74 68 66 64 71 78 83 80 70 66 65 63 69 78 82 80 72 67 65 64
DewPt 57 58 61 60 61 61 63 62 61 62 63 63 62 62 63 63 61 61 62 63 62 62
Max/Min RH 90 48 97 49 97
RH 34 40 64 76 84 90 76 58 48 54 78 90 90 97 81 60 49 52 71 87 90 93
Wind Dir NE E S N N NE E SE S E SE SW E W NW E SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 10 10 9 8 8 6 5 5 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 61 60 67 75 57 68 55 32 39 72 72 73 65 55 57 32 38 29 32 35 39 32
PoP 12HR 60 40 70 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.04 0.20 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC IS IS SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC NM SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 29 15 9 6 7 13 26 32 44 10 3 3 3 8 34 55 39 4 4 5 3
T Wind Dir E S SW N NE NE E NW N E S SW SW W W NE N NE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 10 19 21 13 10 10 8 6 6 9 12 6 6 6 5 6 8 9 11 11 14 8
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 08/13Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
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 66 93 68 93 69 93 68 93
Temp 84 86 72 67 88 89 74 69 88 88 75 69 87 87 74 69 87 87
DewPt 62 59 61 60 61 58 60 60 62 59 61 61 63 60 63 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 38 78 33 73 34 76 37 78 36
RH 48 40 68 78 41 35 62 73 42 38 62 76 45 40 69 78 43 40
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 0 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ016-110900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 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 62 88 59 85 61
Temp 92 87 73 68 66 63 72 80 86 83 68 64 62 62 68 77 82 81 71 65 63 62
DewPt 57 58 61 60 61 61 63 62 61 61 64 63 62 62 64 63 62 62 64 64 63 62
Max/Min RH 97 42 100 49 100
RH 32 37 66 76 86 95 73 54 43 48 87 99100100 86 61 50 52 80 95100100
Wind Dir N NE S SW NE E E SE SE S E NE SE N N E E SE SE S S SW
Wind Spd 6 9 8 5 4 4 5 6 6 8 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 64 69 69 61 69 64 42 32 40 75 78 73 55 58 45 24 27 25 35 26 34 31
PoP 12HR 60 30 80 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0.37 0 0.05
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC SC IS SC O O SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC NM SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 3 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 7 5 <1 1 <1 <1 2 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 36 13 11 7 6 17 32 46 54 16 9 9 7 10 42 44 37 5 6 5 5
T Wind Dir NE SE S N NE E E S S S W SW N NE E NE NE NE E S W SW
T Wind Spd 10 12 19 16 10 6 9 8 8 12 19 9 13 10 5 8 6 8 9 11 9 9
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 08/13Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
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 63 93 66 93 66 92 65 93
Temp 83 86 69 64 86 89 72 67 86 88 73 67 86 87 72 67 87 87
DewPt 63 60 61 60 61 57 60 60 62 59 61 62 63 60 64 63 63 60
Min/Max RH 39 87 33 78 35 83 37 90 37
RH 51 42 75 87 43 34 66 78 44 37 67 83 46 40 78 87 45 40
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-110900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 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 66 88 64 87 64
Temp 91 89 79 72 68 66 73 81 85 83 72 70 66 64 72 81 85 84 75 71 67 65
DewPt 59 61 64 64 64 64 65 64 64 64 66 66 65 64 65 64 62 63 65 64 64 64
Max/Min RH 95 46 100 46 99
RH 35 39 59 77 87 95 78 57 49 53 80 88 98100 79 56 46 49 71 81 92 98
Wind Dir NE E SW N N NE E E NE E SE W SW SW NW E E E SE S S SW
Wind Spd 5 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 56 61 63 68 65 73 54 34 43 72 72 68 66 53 44 35 29 25 25 22 28 29
PoP 12HR 60 40 70 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.13 0.50 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC IS IS SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC NM SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 1 1 <1 3 4 6 5 <1 1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 61 12 15 13 7 22 26 29 26 11 13 3 3 16 42 50 44 8 8 7 4
T Wind Dir E SE SW NW N NE NE NW N E SE W E SW W N N E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 9 13 14 13 11 8 9 6 5 5 13 12 5 4 8 6 6 6 11 12 11 6
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 08/13Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
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 92 68 96 71 96 72 96 71 96
Temp 86 90 75 69 90 92 78 72 90 91 78 72 91 92 78 71 90 92
DewPt 63 61 63 62 63 60 62 63 63 62 62 63 63 62 64 64 64 62
Min/Max RH 38 79 32 73 34 73 35 79 35
RH 48 39 65 78 41 34 58 73 40 38 57 73 40 37 63 79 42 37
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-110900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 86 63 85 64
Temp 89 87 77 71 68 66 71 78 83 83 72 68 66 64 71 79 83 82 74 70 67 65
DewPt 59 61 63 63 63 62 64 64 63 63 65 65 64 64 64 63 61 62 64 64 64 63
Max/Min RH 90 48 99 48 93
RH 37 41 62 76 84 89 79 61 51 51 80 91 95 99 80 59 48 50 70 80 90 93
Wind Dir NE E S N N NE E E E E SE SW SW W NW E E E SE S S SW
Wind Spd 5 9 9 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 60 50 63 68 56 74 51 35 41 72 72 70 64 55 40 31 27 17 24 26 31 32
PoP 12HR 60 40 70 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.26 0.10 0.23 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC IS SC NM NM NM NM IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS SC NM SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 1 1 <1 3 4 6 5 <1 1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 48 67 12 13 8 7 21 26 28 27 8 12 2 3 12 37 49 46 6 8 6 3
T Wind Dir E SE SW NW NE NE NE NW N E SE W SE W W N N NE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 10 13 16 13 9 8 9 6 5 6 11 13 3 5 8 6 6 6 11 13 12 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/13Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 68 93 71 94 71 94 70 94
Temp 84 87 75 69 87 90 77 72 88 89 77 72 88 89 77 71 88 90
DewPt 63 61 62 61 63 59 61 62 63 61 61 62 63 62 63 63 63 61
Min/Max RH 40 77 34 71 36 70 36 76 37
RH 51 42 63 77 44 35 58 69 44 40 59 70 44 40 64 76 45 39
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ006-110900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 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 59 82 58 85 59
Temp 85 85 72 65 62 59 68 76 81 80 68 63 61 60 70 80 84 82 71 65 62 60
DewPt 59 59 61 62 61 59 62 62 61 61 63 63 61 60 62 61 58 58 61 62 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 41 100
RH 41 41 67 89 97100 83 63 51 53 84 98100100 75 51 41 45 71 89 97100
Wind Dir NE E E N NE NE NE E E NE E SW W W N NE E E E SE S SW
Wind Spd 10 10 9 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 79 65 86 83 38 66 50 36 44 60 62 67 40 49 35 22 27 20 32 30 16 17
PoP 12HR 70 40 60 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0.46 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC IS IS IS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS SC NM SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 62 36 9 17 9 7 27 31 36 33 5 9 4 4 14 47 58 53 5 6 3 3
T Wind Dir E NE N NE N NE NE NE NE NE E SW W NW NW N NE NE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 14 12 19 12 12 12 8 6 8 10 12 8 9 6 9 8 9 11 12 8 6
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 08/13Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
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 89 62 93 64 93 65 92 63 92
Temp 84 87 69 63 87 90 72 65 88 90 72 67 88 89 72 65 87 90
DewPt 61 58 60 58 60 57 59 59 60 58 60 59 60 57 62 61 61 58
Min/Max RH 35 87 31 83 31 79 31 89 33
RH 46 38 72 85 39 34 64 81 39 34 66 77 39 34 71 86 41 34
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 10 5 10 5
$$
OKZ002-110900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 83 59 87 59
Temp 88 86 74 65 62 60 68 76 81 79 70 65 62 61 72 82 85 83 72 66 62 60
DewPt 60 61 63 63 62 60 63 62 61 62 64 63 62 61 62 61 59 59 61 62 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 41 100
RH 40 43 70 93100100 84 63 51 55 81 93100100 72 50 41 45 70 87 99100
Wind Dir NE E NW NE N N N N NE NE E SW W W NW NE E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 36 49 77 71 60 77 72 38 37 56 56 51 47 46 29 29 30 17 24 11 11 17
PoP 12HR 80 40 60 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.66 0.01 0.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC O NM SC SC IS SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC NM SC IS
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 1 1 1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 69 61 13 19 15 16 21 25 30 32 5 5 3 2 18 46 46 49 5 5 4 4
T Wind Dir E E NW NW N N NE N N NE NE SE SW SW SE NE NE E E S S S
T Wind Spd 12 14 18 19 12 12 11 6 5 8 10 9 5 5 10 8 6 8 11 11 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/13Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 92 64 96 67 96 68 96 66 96
Temp 86 88 71 65 91 91 74 68 92 91 75 69 92 91 74 67 91 91
DewPt 61 59 61 60 60 58 60 60 60 57 59 59 60 59 61 61 60 58
Min/Max RH 35 86 29 77 29 71 29 82 30
RH 43 38 72 83 37 32 62 75 34 33 59 70 34 34 65 81 37 34
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 10 5 10 5
$$
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