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
528 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
TXZ012-032100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
528 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Date Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25
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 59 86 60 87
Temp 62 72 86 89 84 72 67 64 61 69 81 85 80 70 67 64 61 69 82 86 82
DewPt 49 49 48 45 46 49 50 51 51 52 50 46 46 49 51 51 52 54 53 50 49
Min/Max RH 22 70 26 72 28
RH 62 44 27 22 27 44 54 63 70 55 34 26 30 47 56 63 72 59 37 29 32
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 10 13 13 13 16 13 13 12 14 19 21 21 19 18 17 16 17 16 16 13
Clouds FW FW CL SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 11 4 27 7 9 6 4 6 4 1 11 4 9 12 7 7 4 3 18 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 9 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 2
Vent Rate 6 15139156 25 12 11 9 8 23168219 50 10 12 13 10 47 96184 32
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 17 17 17 19 23 21 20 19 19 24 26 24 24 25 23 21 26 21 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25
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 59 83 58 79 55 73 55 80
Temp 68 60 77 76 64 59 74 73 60 56 69 68 60 56 74 74
DewPt 52 52 54 54 55 55 57 55 56 55 56 54 55 53 56 53
Max/Min RH 75 37 87 43 96 53 90 41
RH 57 75 45 46 73 87 55 53 87 96 63 61 84 90 53 48
PWind Dir S S SE S E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 30 50 30 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-032100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
528 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Date Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 55 85 58 88
Temp 58 74 86 88 83 71 65 59 55 69 81 84 81 69 66 61 58 68 82 87 83
DewPt 46 47 46 45 43 46 49 50 50 52 48 46 45 47 50 52 52 54 50 45 44
Min/Max RH 22 83 26 80 23
RH 66 38 25 23 24 41 57 71 83 54 32 27 29 45 57 71 80 60 33 23 25
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 11 13 13 11 11 10 9 9 13 18 19 17 16 14 13 12 13 13 13 11
Clouds CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 4 4 43 15 17 9 7 2 5 1 9 5 9 12 10 3 5 2 15 15
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 10 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 2
Vent Rate 8 25165152 22 10 14 11 8 27169201 48 14 14 14 11 42152195 27
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 20 18 17 14 19 21 20 17 19 24 25 21 23 24 23 18 24 21 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 58 84 55 80 54 73 54 80
Temp 66 58 78 77 61 56 76 74 58 55 70 70 58 55 74 76
DewPt 53 53 53 52 57 56 57 55 58 55 58 57 58 55 58 54
Max/Min RH 83 36 100 43 100 58 100 44
RH 63 83 42 42 89100 52 51100100 66 64 98100 56 47
PWind Dir S S SE S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 30 50 30 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-032100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
528 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Date Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25
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 62 89 63 90
Temp 65 75 88 93 87 77 72 67 64 73 85 88 83 75 71 66 63 72 85 89 85
DewPt 52 52 50 48 50 52 52 54 54 54 51 48 49 51 53 53 54 55 55 52 53
Min/Max RH 22 72 25 71 27
RH 64 45 27 22 28 42 50 63 70 52 31 25 30 43 53 62 71 54 36 27 34
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 9 11 13 12 14 13 12 9 13 17 19 18 17 14 14 12 13 13 13 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 7 8 25 13 3 4 7 3 0 3 8 13 10 9 10 6 3 4 14 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 12 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 3 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 10 2
Vent Rate 8 23 69207 32 22 22 16 13 38167250 51 19 17 17 15 66 90199 38
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 17 18 20 19 26 26 20 16 20 24 27 23 23 23 20 17 26 20 21 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25
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 85 59 81 57 75 57 82
Temp 71 62 80 79 65 60 76 74 63 57 71 71 62 57 76 76
DewPt 54 55 55 57 58 58 59 58 60 57 58 58 58 57 58 57
Max/Min RH 78 37 93 46 100 54 99 43
RH 55 78 43 46 78 93 55 57 90100 64 62 87 99 53 51
PWind Dir S S SE S E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 40 30 50 30 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ008-032100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
528 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Date Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 63 87 64 89
Temp 65 74 87 91 86 77 71 68 65 72 84 86 83 75 71 67 64 71 83 88 84
DewPt 51 51 49 47 48 52 52 54 54 54 51 47 48 50 53 54 53 55 54 51 52
Min/Max RH 22 69 26 68 27
RH 60 44 27 23 28 42 52 61 67 53 33 26 30 42 53 63 68 56 36 27 33
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 10 12 13 13 16 16 16 13 13 18 20 19 19 19 18 16 16 14 13 12
Clouds FW FW CL SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 6 3 28 15 6 5 6 4 1 2 9 8 11 9 9 5 3 3 14 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 11 2
Vent Rate 7 20 71199 29 19 18 14 11 27164249 52 16 14 15 13 62 90206 31
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 17 17 20 19 26 26 21 18 19 24 27 23 24 23 21 18 26 20 21 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 84 59 79 57 73 57 80
Temp 71 63 78 78 65 60 74 73 62 58 69 71 62 58 75 76
DewPt 54 54 55 56 59 58 58 57 59 58 58 56 57 57 58 56
Max/Min RH 74 38 92 48 100 56 97 45
RH 56 74 45 47 80 92 58 58 89100 69 60 86 96 56 50
PWind Dir S S SE S E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 40 30 50 30 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ006-032100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
528 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Date Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25
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 89 55 85 56 86
Temp 56 71 86 88 84 70 64 59 56 68 81 85 81 69 65 61 57 68 81 86 81
DewPt 44 46 46 44 44 46 47 48 48 51 48 45 45 47 48 49 50 52 48 42 41
Min/Max RH 20 76 25 77 21
RH 64 41 25 21 25 43 53 67 75 54 32 25 28 45 55 64 77 57 31 21 24
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 12 18 17 13 13 13 12 10 14 21 25 21 19 16 14 12 13 14 14 11
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 1 1 9 11 33 12 5 4 2 2 12 9 15 8 2 3 1 1 6 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 9 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 3
Vent Rate 6 25189238 30 10 13 10 8 37213258 67 13 13 12 10 44119232 38
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 23 25 25 19 18 21 18 17 24 28 29 25 23 21 21 18 23 24 26 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25
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 53 78 53 75 53 71 53 78
Temp 62 54 72 72 58 54 71 69 57 54 66 68 57 53 73 73
DewPt 50 49 50 53 56 54 56 55 57 54 57 55 56 53 56 54
Max/Min RH 83 38 100 48 100 56 100 43
RH 66 83 45 51 94100 59 61 99100 72 62 97100 56 50
PWind Dir S NE SE SE E S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 40 30 50 30 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-032100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
528 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Date Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 59 87 60 88
Temp 60 74 89 92 86 74 69 64 60 72 84 87 82 71 68 63 61 71 83 88 82
DewPt 48 49 47 45 46 50 51 52 51 52 50 45 46 49 50 51 51 53 52 47 47
Min/Max RH 20 72 24 71 24
RH 65 41 24 20 25 44 53 64 71 49 31 24 28 45 54 65 70 53 34 24 29
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 9 12 16 16 13 16 16 14 12 14 18 21 20 19 17 16 13 16 13 13 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 0 2 4 22 9 6 2 8 1 1 5 12 11 20 9 4 1 2 8 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 8 12 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 11 2
Vent Rate 8 24173253 27 19 15 13 11 35213252 69 15 15 14 14 63 96222 35
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 20 24 25 20 26 26 23 19 24 27 28 25 25 25 23 21 27 24 23 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 78 53 73 52 71 53 79
Temp 66 56 73 73 59 54 68 68 57 53 67 68 57 54 75 73
DewPt 53 52 53 54 58 54 58 57 57 53 57 56 56 54 57 55
Max/Min RH 86 41 100 55 100 58 100 45
RH 64 86 50 52 95100 69 68100100 70 65 95100 54 53
PWind Dir S NW E E E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 50 30 50 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC SC
$$
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