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
351 PM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
TXZ012-170900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
351 PM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Date 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 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 69 93 68 92 66
Temp 91 90 80 76 72 69 79 89 93 89 79 73 71 68 79 89 91 88 78 73 69 67
DewPt 60 58 60 62 63 63 64 63 61 62 64 64 63 63 64 63 62 61 63 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 81 35 84 38 88
RH 36 34 51 62 73 81 60 42 35 41 60 73 76 84 60 42 38 41 60 71 81 87
Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 13 12 12 11 10 13 13 13 13 11 10 9 8 9 9 10 11 9 8 6 5
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 62 44 68 60 31 56 37 24 57 36 38 27 27 30 24 14 23 20 27 25 21 29
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 140 94 8 9 7 6 27 89 86 47 9 6 5 6 23 67 82 56 5 3 4 3
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S SW S SW
T Wind Spd 18 17 19 20 16 14 18 14 16 18 20 16 12 13 14 11 11 13 12 9 10 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 08/19Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25
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 65 89 63 88 63 88 61 88
Temp 87 87 71 65 84 86 70 64 83 86 69 63 83 86 69 61 84 86
DewPt 63 62 64 63 64 60 64 62 62 57 60 59 59 55 57 57 58 55
Min/Max RH 39 93 40 95 37 88 33 87 33
RH 45 43 79 93 51 42 81 93 49 37 73 87 44 35 66 87 41 35
PWind Dir S S NE SE E SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-170900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
351 PM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Date 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 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 66 94 65 93 64
Temp 91 88 77 72 68 66 78 90 92 87 77 71 68 65 79 89 92 89 76 71 67 65
DewPt 57 59 61 61 62 63 65 63 61 62 64 65 64 63 64 63 62 61 63 64 64 64
Max/Min RH 90 35 94 36 99
RH 32 38 58 70 81 90 63 41 36 44 65 82 87 93 59 42 37 40 64 79 90 99
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 8 8 8 8 11 12 11 12 9 6 6 5 8 9 9 9 6 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 61 64 75 69 59 46 26 17 58 62 32 29 24 18 15 11 24 21 39 30 23 30
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 129 90 7 9 9 8 31 74 74 55 8 8 6 6 28 76 83 52 6 4 6 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S NW SE S S
T Wind Spd 17 16 13 17 17 16 19 13 12 16 16 14 11 11 14 10 11 13 11 8 11 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 08/19Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25
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 63 90 61 89 60 89 59 90
Temp 87 87 68 63 85 87 68 61 84 87 67 60 83 87 66 59 84 87
DewPt 62 61 65 63 64 58 63 61 61 56 60 60 59 53 57 58 58 53
Min/Max RH 37 100 36 100 33 100 31 98 29
RH 43 42 89100 49 38 86100 46 35 78100 44 32 73 96 41 31
PWind Dir S S NE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 40 20 10 5 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
351 PM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Date 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 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 73 98 71 97 69
Temp 92 93 84 80 75 73 83 94 96 94 84 77 73 71 81 93 96 93 82 77 72 69
DewPt 60 59 61 63 65 65 66 63 62 63 64 65 66 66 66 63 62 63 63 64 65 65
Max/Min RH 77 32 85 33 90
RH 33 31 46 57 71 77 56 36 33 35 52 66 77 84 60 38 33 37 53 65 80 89
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 11 10 9 8 10 12 12 12 9 8 6 4 6 8 9 9 6 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 54 62 65 69 51 49 24 22 43 29 24 29 28 29 20 11 25 22 22 26 18 24
PoP 12HR 10 20 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 178125 14 16 12 9 38 95103 75 15 8 8 7 27 92100 52 8 7 4 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 19 20 23 16 12 18 14 14 18 20 11 12 10 16 13 12 13 11 10 6 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 08/19Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25
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 96 68 93 66 92 63 92 64 92
Temp 90 92 76 68 88 89 73 66 86 89 71 63 87 90 72 64 87 90
DewPt 63 63 66 66 65 62 64 65 63 58 60 62 59 55 58 59 58 55
Min/Max RH 34 96 37 99 32 96 29 86 29
RH 40 38 71 94 46 40 74 98 46 34 67 96 40 31 60 86 38 31
PWind Dir S S NE SE E SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
351 PM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Date 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 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 72 95 71 95 68
Temp 93 92 83 79 75 72 81 91 94 91 82 76 73 71 81 91 94 91 81 76 71 69
DewPt 58 58 61 63 64 64 65 63 62 63 64 65 65 65 65 63 61 62 63 64 65 65
Max/Min RH 76 34 83 34 86
RH 31 32 47 57 69 76 57 39 35 39 54 69 77 82 60 39 34 38 54 66 80 85
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 14 13 12 12 11 9 11 12 12 13 11 9 9 6 8 8 9 9 8 6 5 4
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 57 51 65 72 42 57 18 24 48 35 28 26 27 29 16 11 28 17 26 23 20 28
PoP 12HR 10 20 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 172122 12 14 10 8 33 89 98 53 11 7 7 5 25 84104 44 7 6 4 5
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 18 20 24 16 14 19 14 14 14 18 13 12 10 16 13 12 11 12 11 6 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 08/19Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25
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 68 91 66 89 64 90 64 90
Temp 88 90 74 68 86 88 73 66 83 88 71 64 84 88 71 64 84 88
DewPt 63 62 65 65 65 61 64 65 63 57 60 61 59 55 58 59 58 55
Min/Max RH 35 93 39 96 34 93 31 83 31
RH 43 39 73 92 49 41 74 95 51 35 68 92 43 32 62 83 41 33
PWind Dir S S NE SE E SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-170900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
351 PM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Date 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 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 65 95 61 95 61
Temp 94 90 77 72 67 65 79 90 95 91 77 70 65 62 78 90 94 90 75 69 65 62
DewPt 57 57 59 59 60 61 62 60 56 58 62 63 63 62 62 60 58 60 63 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 87 27 100 30 99
RH 29 33 55 63 77 87 55 36 28 33 61 79 92100 58 37 30 37 65 80 90 98
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 18 16 10 9 9 8 11 12 11 13 9 9 6 5 8 9 9 9 6 5 4 4
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 57 39 46 46 32 42 15 7 14 38 33 29 9 11 9 4 20 32 32 18 16 20
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 179 97 6 8 7 6 30 62 94 37 7 10 5 5 23 65 97 37 7 7 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S SW S S S S SW SW SW S S SE SW W SW
T Wind Spd 21 20 12 16 14 13 17 13 12 14 13 18 11 11 14 11 10 11 13 13 11 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 08/19Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25
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 60 90 59 91 57 91 57 90
Temp 89 90 68 60 86 88 67 59 84 89 67 58 85 89 67 57 86 88
DewPt 60 58 63 60 60 56 61 59 60 53 57 57 56 51 54 55 55 50
Min/Max RH 30 100 32 100 28 99 26 94 26
RH 38 34 85100 42 34 81100 43 29 70 99 37 27 64 93 35 27
PWind Dir S E NE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 10 0 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-170900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
351 PM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Date 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 68 98 66 97 65
Temp 95 92 80 76 72 69 82 94 97 92 79 73 69 67 81 94 97 92 78 73 68 65
DewPt 59 56 60 61 62 62 64 61 59 60 64 64 64 63 65 62 59 60 63 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 78 29 91 29 95
RH 30 30 50 60 72 78 55 35 29 34 61 72 84 88 57 35 29 35 61 72 84 94
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 17 14 12 11 10 9 12 13 13 12 10 9 8 6 9 9 9 9 6 5 4 4
Clouds SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 46 55 46 53 32 38 26 13 17 30 44 29 24 31 13 6 12 15 32 14 16 26
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 196168 11 13 9 8 37107119 66 13 9 8 6 28 89119 89 8 8 4 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW S SW SW S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 20 19 23 18 17 19 14 14 14 23 17 14 13 17 12 12 14 17 16 8 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/19Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 95 63 92 60 91 59 92 60 92
Temp 91 90 71 63 87 88 69 60 86 88 68 59 88 89 69 61 88 88
DewPt 62 61 64 63 63 59 62 60 61 55 57 58 57 53 55 56 56 53
Min/Max RH 32 100 34 100 31 98 27 86 27
RH 38 37 79100 45 38 78100 44 33 68 96 36 29 61 84 34 31
PWind Dir S SE NE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 10 5 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
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