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
559 AM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
TXZ012-222100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
559 AM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
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 63 90 64 90
Temp 62 74 85 89 88 76 70 65 63 76 86 89 86 75 71 67 65 74 85 89 87
DewPt 54 58 54 52 52 55 54 54 54 56 54 54 53 55 57 57 57 59 57 55 55
Min/Max RH 27 71 30 76 31
RH 74 57 35 28 29 48 57 67 71 50 34 31 32 50 61 70 75 59 39 32 34
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S SW W NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 2 4 6 9 9 6 4 4 4 8 11 10 9 8 6 9 11 11 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 1 0 2 2 13 23 25 18 9 6 29 34 54 49 52 54 33 14 31 28
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 5 <1 <1 1 <1 2 5 8 7
Vent Rate 4 13 33 30 56 6 6 4 3 9 66 74 61 12 6 10 9 28 68 96108
T Wind Dir S S E SE SE SE S S SW SW E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 9 5 5 9 16 14 11 9 5 9 9 13 19 13 11 11 14 14 13 17
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 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25
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 65 88 60 76 57 78 61 85
Temp 72 66 82 82 66 62 70 72 61 58 70 74 65 63 79 79
DewPt 59 58 58 57 62 60 61 60 60 58 61 61 63 63 65 64
Max/Min RH 75 38 93 63 100 59 100 55
RH 64 75 44 43 87 93 73 66 97100 73 64 93100 62 60
PWind Dir S S E SE SE SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 50 40 60 40 50 40
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ016-222100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
559 AM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 60 90 60 91
Temp 58 73 83 88 89 75 68 63 60 74 85 89 88 75 68 63 61 73 83 89 90
DewPt 57 58 54 52 49 53 54 54 54 57 54 52 52 55 55 55 54 57 55 54 54
Min/Max RH 25 82 28 80 29
RH 95 60 37 29 25 47 62 74 79 54 35 28 29 50 63 75 78 56 39 31 30
Wind Dir SW S SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW E E E E SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 6 5 4 4 8 9 9 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 3 0 2 2 7 20 33 27 14 9 18 34 52 50 46 36 39 29 38 32
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 8 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7
Vent Rate 4 17 30 40 49 6 7 6 6 10 51 78 49 7 7 7 6 27 80 92 96
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW NE E E SE SE S S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 8 11 4 5 8 12 13 12 11 8 6 9 11 14 13 11 10 14 13 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 91 60 83 57 79 60 85
Temp 72 64 85 86 69 62 75 77 62 60 72 76 65 63 79 81
DewPt 56 56 56 55 60 61 63 62 62 60 64 64 65 63 66 64
Max/Min RH 77 32 97 54 100 62 100 53
RH 58 75 37 35 73 97 65 59100100 76 65100100 63 55
PWind Dir S S SE SE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 40 40 70 40 60 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS SC NM NM SC SC NM SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-222100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
559 AM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
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 66 94 66 93
Temp 65 77 87 92 92 80 73 68 66 78 90 93 88 78 73 68 66 76 88 92 90
DewPt 57 60 56 53 53 55 56 56 57 58 55 55 57 58 60 60 61 61 58 57 58
Min/Max RH 25 72 28 83 31
RH 74 56 34 26 27 42 54 66 72 49 31 28 34 50 64 76 83 60 36 31 34
Wind Dir S S S E SE SE SE S SW W E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 6 9 8 5 4 4 5 9 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 3 1 0 2 5 20 30 36 19 9 10 34 28 63 64 48 45 31 16 24 27
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 9 6 2 1 <1 2 3 6 9 8
Vent Rate 6 17 30 33 64 8 9 7 4 15 69 78100 33 11 6 14 32 86112125
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 4 4 9 12 12 10 6 8 9 9 18 17 11 8 9 13 16 14 17
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 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25
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 67 88 60 76 58 79 63 87
Temp 75 67 82 80 67 62 70 70 62 60 70 75 67 65 80 81
DewPt 61 61 60 63 63 62 63 62 62 60 63 65 65 64 66 66
Max/Min RH 81 44 100 70 100 65 100 55
RH 61 81 48 56 90100 78 75 99100 77 70 94 97 60 62
PWind Dir S SE E E E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 40 30 60 40 60 40 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-222100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
559 AM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 66 91 67 92
Temp 64 75 85 90 90 79 74 68 66 77 87 90 87 77 73 69 67 75 85 91 89
DewPt 54 59 55 52 53 56 57 57 57 57 55 54 56 58 60 60 60 60 57 55 56
Min/Max RH 27 71 30 78 30
RH 70 58 37 27 29 44 56 66 71 50 33 30 35 52 63 72 77 60 39 31 34
Wind Dir S S SW SE SE SE SE S SW W E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 3 4 4 8 6 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 8 6 5 8 9 10 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 1 0 2 4 20 31 36 19 8 8 30 25 62 66 50 50 31 14 24 24
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 6 1 <1 1 1 3 6 9 8
Vent Rate 5 16 28 32 58 7 7 5 3 12 59 64 90 23 10 8 11 33 93113130
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 4 4 9 12 12 10 6 8 8 8 18 18 11 10 9 14 17 14 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 87 61 74 58 77 63 85
Temp 75 67 80 78 66 62 68 69 62 60 69 74 66 65 78 79
DewPt 60 59 59 62 63 62 62 62 61 60 63 64 65 64 66 65
Max/Min RH 77 44 98 73 100 68 100 55
RH 60 75 50 57 91 98 82 77 99100 82 72 95 99 65 62
PWind Dir S SE E E SE SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 40 30 60 40 60 40 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-222100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
559 AM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
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 60 89 60 90
Temp 57 73 84 90 89 74 68 63 60 75 85 88 85 73 68 63 61 73 85 90 88
DewPt 52 56 53 51 48 50 53 54 53 55 54 54 54 58 58 57 56 56 54 52 53
Min/Max RH 24 78 30 87 28
RH 82 55 34 26 24 43 60 73 78 51 35 30 35 59 70 81 85 55 35 28 30
Wind Dir SW SW S S SE SE S SW W W E E E E SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 6 5 5 10 13 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 1 0 2 3 25 39 42 24 15 18 44 45 75 73 54 45 30 17 27 38
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8
Vent Rate 4 18 54 56 57 6 7 5 3 17 49 84 83 13 9 9 6 33 92129127
T Wind Dir S SW S S SE SE S S W W NE E E NE SE S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 12 9 9 10 11 14 11 6 9 8 11 16 17 11 10 11 17 18 17 18
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 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25
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 61 85 57 73 55 76 58 83
Temp 69 61 79 77 62 59 68 70 60 58 70 74 63 61 79 80
DewPt 59 59 58 60 62 59 61 59 60 58 61 61 63 61 63 62
Max/Min RH 94 44 100 64 100 59 100 49
RH 70 93 50 57 99100 77 68100100 74 64 99100 59 54
PWind Dir S S E SE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 30 70 40 70 40 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-222100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
559 AM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 63 90 60 91
Temp 60 76 87 92 90 75 69 65 63 77 86 89 84 72 68 63 61 74 86 91 87
DewPt 54 57 54 51 51 53 53 54 54 57 57 57 58 61 60 60 59 60 57 55 57
Min/Max RH 24 72 34 95 30
RH 80 51 32 25 27 45 57 68 72 50 37 34 42 68 76 89 92 63 38 30 36
Wind Dir SW S S SE SE SE SE SW SW N E E E E SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 8 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 11 8 5 4 4 9 12 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 3 1 0 2 8 30 40 41 25 21 40 43 38 69 57 54 48 33 29 21 33
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 8 5 1 2 <1 <1 3 6 10 7
Vent Rate 4 24 43 59 63 5 5 4 4 10 61106 85 17 21 5 7 48108143109
T Wind Dir S SW S S SE SE S SW SW NW E E E E SE SE S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 10 13 6 8 9 12 11 10 9 8 9 13 18 17 14 8 11 19 19 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 81 55 71 54 76 58 83
Temp 70 61 77 73 61 59 65 66 59 57 67 72 63 62 77 78
DewPt 61 61 62 62 61 59 61 59 59 57 61 63 63 62 65 66
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 73 100 69 100 58
RH 74100 61 67100100 85 80100100 82 75100100 68 65
PWind Dir SE SE E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 50 80 40 60 40 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC NM O SC IS SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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