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
548 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
TXZ012-050900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 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 87 59 80 55
Temp 80 70 67 65 62 68 81 87 81 71 67 63 60 66 76 80 74 64 61 58 55
DewPt 45 48 50 52 53 55 54 49 50 52 52 52 52 53 53 51 53 54 55 55 54
Max/Min RH 78 27 75 36 96
RH 29 46 54 63 72 63 39 27 34 51 59 67 75 63 45 36 48 70 81 90 96
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S W W E E E NE NE NE
Wind Spd 19 19 19 18 16 18 17 17 14 16 14 13 11 9 8 9 10 10 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 8 8 6 6 7 4 3 13 30 36 25 24 28 26 14 34 49 49 64 70 80
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 45 10 13 13 11 52 81177 26 10 9 9 5 14 34 79 14 4 7 9 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW S S S S S S S W SW S SE E E E E
T Wind Spd 24 24 27 25 21 28 21 20 19 23 21 20 14 11 9 11 12 11 11 11 11
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 10/07Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
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 74 55 77 57 84 57 83 55 81
Temp 69 69 60 55 71 72 62 58 79 79 64 58 79 77 62 56 75 76
DewPt 56 56 56 55 58 56 56 56 57 53 54 54 54 50 52 52 53 50
Min/Max RH 53 100 48 93 36 87 33 86 35
RH 63 63 87100 64 57 81 93 47 41 70 87 42 39 70 86 46 40
PWind Dir E SE S S SW SW SW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 5 0 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-050900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 57 88 56 83 54
Temp 80 69 65 62 59 68 82 87 82 68 65 61 57 66 77 82 76 64 59 56 54
DewPt 43 46 49 52 53 56 50 45 44 49 51 53 53 54 51 50 52 55 56 56 54
Max/Min RH 90 23 86 34 100
RH 27 44 56 70 80 64 33 23 26 50 60 77 86 65 41 34 43 74 89100100
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SE SE E E E E NE
Wind Spd 19 17 16 13 12 13 13 13 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 6 5 4
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 3 7 15 11 3 4 8 21 22 27 28 27 20 30 26 46 51 54 59 65 77
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 56 13 16 16 11 33131168 20 12 10 8 8 18 44120 6 7 7 6 5
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S SE NE E E E
T Wind Spd 24 24 26 24 19 24 21 20 16 20 19 16 16 12 10 13 11 13 13 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/07Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 76 54 78 55 83 55 83 52 82
Temp 70 73 59 55 72 73 60 56 78 79 62 56 78 78 60 53 75 77
DewPt 57 54 58 55 58 57 58 56 57 53 55 55 54 50 54 53 55 50
Min/Max RH 48 100 52 100 38 96 33 100 35
RH 62 51 96100 63 56 95100 49 41 78 96 43 38 82100 49 38
PWind Dir E SE S S SW SW S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 40 20 5 0 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-050900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 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 63 90 61 83 56
Temp 83 75 71 67 64 72 84 89 84 75 71 66 62 69 77 82 77 66 61 58 56
DewPt 47 51 53 55 55 57 55 52 54 55 54 54 55 54 54 53 55 56 58 57 56
Max/Min RH 75 27 77 36 100
RH 29 43 53 64 72 58 37 28 35 50 56 66 77 60 44 36 46 72 89 98100
Wind Dir S S S S S SW S S S S S S S W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 17 17 16 14 12 16 14 14 13 13 12 11 6 8 6 6 8 6 5 5 4
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 16 4 4 10 8 1 3 12 39 33 22 30 26 17 20 26 52 59 61 77 77
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 1 1 3 5 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 2 1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 49 18 21 23 17 64 93206 29 15 15 11 8 24 30 47 22 15 10 11 9
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W NW SE NE N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 24 24 26 25 18 27 23 23 23 20 19 14 11 12 9 9 14 13 10 12 10
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 10/07Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
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 77 56 79 59 86 59 85 56 84
Temp 70 72 62 57 72 74 64 59 81 81 67 60 80 79 64 57 78 79
DewPt 57 58 58 57 60 59 59 59 59 56 57 58 57 54 53 53 54 53
Min/Max RH 51 100 49 99 37 93 36 86 35
RH 63 60 88100 66 59 84 99 47 42 70 93 45 42 68 86 43 41
PWind Dir NE E S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 5 0 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-050900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 88 61 81 56
Temp 82 74 70 67 65 71 83 88 83 74 70 66 62 67 75 80 75 65 61 58 57
DewPt 47 50 52 54 54 56 54 50 52 55 55 54 54 53 52 52 54 56 57 57 57
Max/Min RH 72 27 77 37 100
RH 29 42 53 62 67 59 38 27 35 51 58 65 77 62 46 37 48 73 87 95100
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 18 19 19 19 16 17 16 14 13 14 14 13 9 9 8 6 9 9 8 8 8
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 12 7 5 10 7 0 2 18 28 36 23 30 27 17 17 26 48 58 63 76 76
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 1 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 52 15 17 19 16 58 82190 24 12 12 9 7 20 26 46 19 12 12 10 8
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S W NW SE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 24 24 26 25 19 27 21 21 23 20 19 16 12 12 9 9 14 13 11 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/07Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 76 57 78 60 85 60 83 57 82
Temp 68 71 61 58 71 73 64 60 80 80 66 60 79 77 64 58 77 78
DewPt 56 57 58 58 59 58 59 59 58 55 56 57 56 53 54 53 54 53
Min/Max RH 54 100 51 95 39 89 36 85 37
RH 65 60 89100 66 59 84 95 47 43 69 89 46 43 68 85 45 42
PWind Dir NE E S S SW SW SW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 5 0 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-050900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 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 56 85 51 75 51
Temp 80 69 64 61 58 67 80 84 80 66 61 57 52 59 70 75 70 58 55 53 52
DewPt 44 46 48 49 51 53 45 39 40 46 50 50 48 47 49 48 51 54 54 53 52
Max/Min RH 81 19 85 39 100
RH 28 44 56 64 77 62 29 20 24 48 66 77 85 66 47 39 51 87 99100100
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S NW N N E E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 21 20 17 16 13 14 16 16 10 9 9 10 11 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 2 5 6 3 4 1 2 6 6 17 22 16 18 6 8 26 36 63 69 77 79
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.16
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 47 16 15 16 12 38112199 16 8 12 8 9 19 31 58 38 8 7 6 5
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S NW N N SE SE NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 24 26 26 20 19 24 24 26 14 14 21 14 16 13 11 12 14 11 11 10 10
RFTI 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/07Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
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 70 52 74 54 82 52 80 50 80
Temp 65 68 56 53 69 71 58 54 77 77 59 53 76 75 58 51 74 76
DewPt 55 54 56 53 57 56 57 54 56 51 53 52 52 49 51 50 53 50
Min/Max RH 58 100 52 100 34 95 35 96 36
RH 71 62 99100 66 58 95100 47 40 81 95 42 40 78 96 47 41
PWind Dir E SE S S SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 40 10 5 0 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-050900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 88 53 75 49
Temp 81 71 67 64 61 70 83 88 82 68 65 60 54 61 70 74 69 57 54 52 50
DewPt 45 48 50 52 51 54 51 45 45 51 54 53 52 52 52 51 52 54 54 52 50
Max/Min RH 73 22 92 45 100
RH 27 44 55 64 70 57 33 23 27 56 68 78 92 71 54 45 56 90 99100100
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S W NW N N NE NE NE N NE
Wind Spd 19 19 17 17 16 16 14 13 10 10 10 10 9 11 10 9 9 8 6 6 5
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) 7 3 5 9 6 0 2 6 14 26 24 31 24 21 27 27 35 57 83 82 88
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.15
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 2 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 58 16 14 16 15 56 82222 21 16 13 9 6 27 36 32 23 19 9 13 11
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 27 26 27 25 24 28 21 26 16 21 20 16 13 18 13 10 11 12 11 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/07Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 70 52 74 55 84 53 81 50 81
Temp 64 66 56 53 70 70 60 56 80 78 61 54 78 75 59 51 77 76
DewPt 55 55 56 53 59 57 58 56 57 53 54 53 54 50 51 50 53 51
Min/Max RH 60 100 55 100 34 96 35 96 35
RH 73 68 99100 67 63 92100 46 43 78 96 43 42 75 96 43 42
PWind Dir E SE S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 30 10 10 0 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
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