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 Sat Jul 12 2025
TXZ012-130900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
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 85 63 87 66
Temp 77 78 71 67 64 62 71 79 83 81 73 69 67 65 74 81 84 83 75 71 69 67
DewPt 62 62 64 64 63 62 63 63 62 62 64 65 63 62 64 62 61 61 64 64 63 62
Max/Min RH 100 49 90 46 84
RH 60 58 79 90 97100 76 58 49 53 73 87 87 90 71 53 46 48 69 79 81 84
Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE W NW E SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 6 9 10 12 11 11 12 12
Clouds B1 SC SC FW B1 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 63 47 40 25 51 74 42 20 24 34 64 55 51 56 57 51 32 37 53 50 17 19
PoP 12HR 10 20 30 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 33 24 6 5 3 3 10 22 40 35 7 5 2 2 19 35 61 57 19 18 21 21
T Wind Dir N E E E S S SW E S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 9 9 6 6 8 6 8 9 11 9 6 10 12 10 11 13 17 18 18 18
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 07/15Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
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 66 90 66 87 65 89 67 91
Temp 84 84 72 67 85 85 73 67 82 82 71 65 82 84 72 67 85 87
DewPt 63 62 65 63 64 62 65 63 64 63 64 61 62 61 63 61 62 61
Min/Max RH 43 87 43 87 48 87 43 81 41
RH 49 48 79 87 50 46 76 87 55 53 79 87 51 46 73 81 46 42
PWind Dir S S S S S S S MM MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM MM
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 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
$$
TXZ016-130900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
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 60 85 61 86 64
Temp 77 78 71 66 62 61 71 79 83 82 71 67 64 62 72 80 83 82 73 69 66 65
DewPt 64 64 66 64 62 61 65 65 63 62 66 64 63 62 65 64 61 63 65 64 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 48 97
RH 64 62 84 92100100 80 61 51 51 83 90 97100 78 57 48 52 76 83 92 95
Wind Dir NE E NE E SE E N SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 10 9 9 9 10
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 21 25 31 39 41 68 64 26 28 30 60 65 57 57 53 40 25 37 52 35 23 49
PoP 12HR 0 20 40 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 3 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 31 20 4 7 8 3 6 26 29 33 7 6 4 4 16 32 50 46 13 12 17 17
T Wind Dir SE E NE E S S S S S SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 8 8 10 9 6 5 6 8 9 12 11 11 11 11 9 10 11 16 14 14 14
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 07/15Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
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 88 64 89 64 86 62 86 64 89
Temp 83 85 70 65 83 85 70 65 81 82 68 63 79 84 69 65 83 86
DewPt 65 62 64 64 66 63 65 64 65 63 62 61 64 62 62 61 63 61
Min/Max RH 44 97 46 95 50 93 46 90 41
RH 55 46 81 97 56 48 83 95 57 52 81 93 59 47 77 87 50 43
PWind Dir S S S S S S S MM MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM MM
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 50 30 60 30 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS SC NM SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-130900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
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 64 88 66 92 70
Temp 78 79 72 68 66 64 73 82 85 85 76 72 69 67 77 85 89 87 78 74 72 70
DewPt 64 64 67 66 65 64 65 64 63 63 66 65 66 64 66 63 61 62 65 65 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 46 94 39 82
RH 63 61 83 93 98100 76 55 49 48 70 80 91 91 68 47 39 43 63 74 80 81
Wind Dir NE NE E E SE W NE E E E SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 10 9 9 9 9
Clouds B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 66 24 23 28 44 48 30 10 17 21 49 47 43 52 38 36 30 27 38 37 14 14
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 6 1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 33 34 9 6 3 3 8 21 34 36 8 7 4 4 23 37 58 67 18 16 15 20
T Wind Dir NE E E E S S SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 10 10 8 4 4 4 5 6 6 11 9 6 6 10 8 10 13 17 18 13 18
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 07/15Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
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 94 69 94 69 91 67 91 69 94
Temp 88 89 75 70 88 86 75 70 86 85 73 68 85 88 75 70 88 90
DewPt 64 64 66 65 65 65 67 66 64 64 64 63 62 62 64 63 62 62
Min/Max RH 39 84 41 87 43 84 40 81 37
RH 46 43 73 83 47 51 76 87 49 49 73 83 46 42 69 79 42 39
PWind Dir S S S S S S S MM MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM MM
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 40 30 40 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-130900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 87 66 89 69
Temp 75 77 71 68 66 64 72 79 83 83 75 70 68 67 75 83 86 85 78 74 72 70
DewPt 64 64 66 65 65 64 64 64 63 63 65 65 65 64 65 63 61 61 65 65 65 63
Max/Min RH 100 50 93 42 81
RH 68 64 83 91 99 99 78 60 51 51 72 83 90 92 70 51 43 45 64 73 80 79
Wind Dir NE NE E E SE SW NE E E E SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 9 10 10 10 10 11
Clouds B1 FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 55 21 18 31 45 53 24 12 16 16 40 48 44 58 36 38 27 28 32 39 14 18
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 32 33 8 5 2 3 6 22 33 42 7 6 3 4 21 39 59 65 18 14 16 21
T Wind Dir NE E E E S S SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 10 11 9 5 5 5 6 6 8 10 9 6 9 11 9 10 12 16 18 14 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/15Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 69 92 68 89 67 90 69 92
Temp 86 87 74 70 86 84 74 69 83 84 72 68 83 86 74 69 85 88
DewPt 64 63 65 64 65 64 66 65 64 63 64 62 62 61 64 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 42 82 44 87 45 82 41 79 39
RH 48 45 74 82 50 52 76 86 53 50 76 82 50 44 70 78 47 40
PWind Dir S S S S S S S MM MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM MM
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 40 30 40 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-130900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
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 58 84 60 86 62
Temp 75 76 69 65 61 59 71 80 83 83 71 66 63 61 74 82 85 84 73 69 66 64
DewPt 63 63 64 63 61 59 63 64 62 60 62 62 61 61 63 62 60 60 62 62 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 42 89
RH 65 64 85 95100100 77 58 49 46 72 86 94 99 70 52 43 44 67 78 84 87
Wind Dir E E E E SE W SW SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 5 4 4 4 5 10 10 11 10 9 10 11
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 40 24 29 51 61 63 22 8 8 7 48 45 24 40 30 27 21 26 32 28 26 21
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 37 36 7 5 3 2 8 23 40 30 4 6 3 3 17 36 64 56 9 15 19 12
T Wind Dir E E E E S SW S SE E SE SE S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 10 10 10 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 8 11 11 11 11 12 12 17 18 14
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 07/15Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
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 63 88 63 85 62 85 63 89
Temp 84 87 70 64 83 86 69 64 80 82 68 63 80 83 69 64 83 87
DewPt 63 61 62 61 64 63 64 62 64 63 63 61 62 62 62 61 62 60
Min/Max RH 41 90 43 95 51 93 46 90 39
RH 49 42 75 90 53 46 82 95 57 53 84 93 55 49 78 90 49 40
PWind Dir S S S S S S S MM MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM MM
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 40 30 50 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-130900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 86 60 89 64
Temp 75 76 67 63 61 59 72 80 85 84 72 67 63 62 77 85 88 87 75 70 67 65
DewPt 63 63 64 63 61 59 64 63 61 60 63 62 63 61 64 60 59 59 62 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 37 89
RH 66 64 90100100100 76 55 45 44 73 84 98 98 63 43 38 39 64 76 84 86
Wind Dir E E E SE SW W SE E E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 10 9 9 10 11
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 69 43 27 28 38 39 17 4 7 7 39 33 25 28 19 25 19 22 34 15 19 16
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 32 32 7 3 2 2 8 25 41 43 5 5 5 3 16 49 66 64 12 13 10 9
T Wind Dir NE E E SE S SW S SE SE SE SE SE S SW S S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 9 10 8 4 4 5 6 8 8 10 10 11 6 8 10 11 12 18 18 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/15Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 93 65 92 63 88 62 89 64 92
Temp 89 89 72 66 87 87 70 65 83 84 69 64 84 85 70 66 87 89
DewPt 62 60 62 62 64 63 64 63 64 62 63 61 62 62 62 61 62 60
Min/Max RH 37 90 41 94 45 90 44 87 37
RH 41 39 71 87 46 45 79 93 52 48 82 90 48 46 75 85 43 39
PWind Dir S S SW S S S SE MM MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM MM
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 50 20 50 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC
$$
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