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 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
TXZ012-172100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
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 91 68 95 70 96
Temp 70 67 74 84 87 87 78 74 70 68 80 90 94 92 82 77 73 70 81 92 96 94
DewPt 65 63 64 64 64 63 64 64 61 60 60 60 58 56 56 55 54 54 56 57 55 54
Min/Max RH 42 76 29 57 25
RH 84 87 71 51 46 45 62 71 73 76 51 37 30 30 41 47 51 57 42 31 25 26
Wind Dir N N E SE E SE SE NE S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 9 6 5 5 8 10 9 10 10 10 12 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 46 61 33 24 42 36 41 48 57 27 6 6 14 17 24 27 19 14 6 2 6 8
PoP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.07 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 8
Vent Rate 5 10 13 38 51 55 6 10 7 5 33126122113 6 11 18 15 36 93153127
T Wind Dir N NE E SE NE SE SE E SW S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 12 9 9 10 12 16 17 11 12 19 18 16 18 19 21 20 19 21 17 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 Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
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 71 98 72 99 71 97 71 95
Temp 78 71 93 95 79 73 95 95 78 72 93 93 77 71 91 91
DewPt 57 56 59 56 59 57 58 56 60 58 59 58 59 58 59 58
Max/Min RH 59 26 59 24 64 27 64 29
RH 48 59 32 27 50 57 29 27 54 61 32 31 54 64 34 33
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10 0 10 0
$$
TXZ016-172100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 65 93 67 95
Temp 69 65 73 83 89 88 77 71 67 65 78 89 92 92 80 74 70 67 79 90 94 94
DewPt 64 64 66 65 62 62 65 64 63 62 61 62 60 58 59 56 53 54 57 58 57 56
Min/Max RH 39 89 32 63 27
RH 83 97 78 55 41 42 67 79 86 89 56 41 35 32 49 53 55 63 47 34 29 28
Wind Dir NE NE E S S SE SE N E S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 8 4 5 8 9 9 8 6 8 8 10 12 12 11 10 9 10 11 12 12 12 12
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 46 45 39 26 15 35 46 66 39 16 10 7 15 23 34 23 20 11 4 1 4 12
PoP 12HR 30 30 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 1 <1 2 7 10 11
Vent Rate 8 7 14 62 69 57 8 11 7 5 36113135112 10 7 20 13 32107152181
T Wind Dir E NE E S S S SE E S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 10 9 12 11 12 13 13 9 10 19 18 17 18 18 13 23 18 20 18 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 97 70 98 68 96 68 94
Temp 75 68 92 93 76 70 93 94 74 68 92 93 74 68 90 90
DewPt 56 57 59 55 58 57 57 56 59 59 59 57 59 59 59 57
Max/Min RH 68 26 63 25 72 28 73 30
RH 51 68 33 28 54 63 30 28 59 72 33 30 59 73 36 33
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10 0 10 5
$$
TXZ008-172100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
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 70 99 73 101
Temp 72 68 75 85 91 87 79 75 72 70 81 92 97 95 84 79 75 73 83 94100 98
DewPt 67 66 67 67 66 66 67 66 65 64 63 63 60 59 59 56 56 54 58 58 56 56
Min/Max RH 43 81 29 53 23
RH 84 93 78 55 43 49 67 73 80 81 54 38 29 30 41 45 51 52 42 30 23 25
Wind Dir N N E E E SE E NW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 8 5 6 6 6 9 11 12 12 10 10 11 10 12 11 12 12
Clouds B1 B2 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 58 70 29 25 39 38 45 67 69 38 8 7 11 15 25 30 24 20 3 4 5 4
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.08 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 1 <1 2 7 8 8 <1 <1 1 1 2 6 10 10
Vent Rate 13 12 19 31 50 50 9 14 12 8 36119132132 12 15 17 19 45115176176
T Wind Dir N NE E E SE SE SE SW W SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 11 10 9 9 12 13 19 12 11 17 19 19 19 19 21 19 20 23 20 20 20
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 Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
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 74 103 76 104 74 101 74 100
Temp 81 74 97 99 82 76 98100 81 74 97 97 80 74 95 96
DewPt 57 58 59 57 60 60 59 57 62 60 60 58 60 59 59 58
Max/Min RH 57 23 59 21 63 25 62 25
RH 43 57 29 25 47 59 27 24 52 63 30 27 50 60 31 28
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10 5 10 0
$$
TXZ008-172100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 69 96 72 98
Temp 72 69 73 82 88 85 77 74 71 69 79 89 94 93 83 78 75 72 82 92 96 95
DewPt 66 65 67 67 66 65 66 65 64 63 62 63 60 60 58 56 55 54 57 58 56 56
Min/Max RH 46 81 31 54 26
RH 82 88 81 62 49 52 69 74 79 80 57 42 32 33 43 46 51 54 42 33 27 26
Wind Dir N NE E E SE SE E N SW S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 5 8 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 59 68 26 23 35 37 47 64 68 38 7 6 11 15 26 32 24 18 2 2 4 5
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 1 <1 2 7 8 7 <1 <1 1 <1 2 6 10 9
Vent Rate 12 12 17 32 44 46 9 12 13 7 33116122112 9 12 20 19 41114171169
T Wind Dir N NE E SE S SE E SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 11 10 9 9 11 17 19 13 12 17 19 18 19 19 21 21 21 23 20 19 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 74 100 75 101 74 99 74 98
Temp 80 74 94 97 81 75 96 98 80 74 94 96 79 74 93 93
DewPt 56 58 59 57 59 59 59 57 61 60 60 58 59 59 60 58
Max/Min RH 57 24 58 23 62 26 62 27
RH 45 57 31 27 48 58 30 25 52 62 32 28 51 61 33 30
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10 0 10 0
$$
TXZ006-172100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
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 87 64 94 67 95
Temp 65 63 70 78 84 84 73 69 66 64 76 87 93 93 81 74 70 67 80 90 94 93
DewPt 64 63 64 66 66 65 66 65 64 63 64 64 62 60 61 58 57 56 58 59 58 57
Min/Max RH 49 97 33 68 28
RH 97 99 81 67 54 52 78 87 93 97 66 46 36 34 51 58 63 68 47 35 30 30
Wind Dir N N E E SE SE N N SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 6 4 5 8 9 6 6 5 6 12 13 13 12 10 10 11 11 13 13 12 11
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 61 66 51 31 17 42 72 63 53 34 8 5 9 19 45 46 27 20 3 3 7 14
PoP 12HR 20 40 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.57 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 7
Vent Rate 19 11 13 33 62 42 8 5 10 5 39 76132 87 8 8 9 13 43 93172123
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE S SE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 10 9 10 11 16 16 10 12 11 19 20 18 18 16 16 17 19 24 23 20 20
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 Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
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 96 67 97 67 96 66 93
Temp 75 68 92 94 75 67 93 95 75 67 93 93 73 66 90 91
DewPt 57 57 59 56 59 57 58 54 59 57 58 55 59 58 59 57
Max/Min RH 67 27 70 25 73 26 75 30
RH 54 67 34 28 58 69 31 26 58 70 32 28 61 75 36 32
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 10 0 10 5
$$
OKZ002-172100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 64 97 69 99
Temp 64 63 71 76 83 83 72 69 66 64 79 90 96 94 81 76 72 69 84 94 98 97
DewPt 64 63 66 67 66 66 68 67 66 64 65 64 61 59 59 56 56 54 58 59 57 56
Min/Max RH 53 100 30 62 24
RH 100100 83 73 58 58 86 92100100 61 42 32 31 47 49 58 59 42 30 25 26
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E SE NE SW SW S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 6 5 4 5 5 8 5 6 5 5 10 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 11
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 81 64 64 66 28 25 81 81 78 33 7 7 12 18 46 45 29 22 2 3 11 17
PoP 12HR 20 40 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.20 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 8
Vent Rate 17 12 17 30 36 47 10 12 12 4 41105160132 12 11 10 10 38109196154
T Wind Dir N NE NE E SE SE NE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 10 9 8 9 13 13 16 12 9 20 21 20 20 18 20 20 18 20 21 24 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 101 68 101 69 101 69 98
Temp 76 70 96 98 76 69 97 99 77 69 97 96 77 69 94 96
DewPt 57 57 59 56 59 59 57 54 60 60 58 55 59 59 58 55
Max/Min RH 66 24 73 21 72 24 70 24
RH 52 63 29 25 57 70 27 23 56 72 28 25 55 70 30 25
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10 5 10 0
$$
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