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
249 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
TXZ012-080900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Date 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 Mon 06/09/25 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 62 86 58 77 59
Temp 81 83 69 67 64 63 74 81 84 76 64 62 60 59 65 71 75 75 66 63 61 59
DewPt 64 63 64 64 63 63 66 67 65 64 63 61 60 59 60 60 60 59 62 61 60 59
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 55 100
RH 56 51 84 90 97100 76 63 53 66 97 97100100 84 68 59 57 87 93 98 99
Wind Dir SE SE E SE S S S S SE NE E NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SW S SW
Wind Spd 5 5 9 8 6 5 8 9 10 12 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 13 12 25 17 9 19 9 14 38 72 59 64 68 67 63 51 50 52 58 48 56 58
PoP 12HR 10 50 60 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.35 0.10 0 0.08
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC NM SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1 <1 <1 1 <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 29 27 7 7 5 3 15 31 50 31 8 9 15 7 20 45 53 36 5 5 3 2
T Wind Dir NE SE E SE SE SE S SW S NE E E E NE NE E E SE S W S W
T Wind Spd 6 8 17 16 13 9 11 10 13 26 18 11 16 10 11 11 10 11 13 12 11 6
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 06/10Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25Sat 06/14/25
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 80 58 79 60 84 62 88 65 90
Temp 74 78 63 58 74 75 63 60 77 82 67 62 81 86 70 65 84 89
DewPt 60 60 60 58 62 60 62 60 62 61 62 60 63 60 63 61 62 60
Min/Max RH 52 100 55 100 47 93 40 87 37
RH 62 53 90100 66 60 97 99 60 48 84 92 54 41 78 86 48 38
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 40 40 30 20 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-080900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Date 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 Mon 06/09/25 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 61 91 57 77 56
Temp 83 85 72 66 63 62 73 84 88 82 66 62 61 58 65 69 74 74 66 61 59 57
DewPt 64 62 66 66 63 62 67 66 61 59 64 61 59 58 61 61 60 61 63 61 59 57
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 60 100
RH 53 46 81100100100 81 54 41 45 93 97 95 99 89 74 62 64 92100100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE E S S SW S SE SE E NE NE NE NE E E SE E S E E
Wind Spd 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 10 9 8 4 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC CL SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 6 8 19 7 14 32 27 1 44 37 34 43 75 80 65 51 61 60 62 53 43 58
PoP 12HR 5 30 50 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.01 0.05 0.14
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 2 1 <1 1 1 2 4 5 1 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 29 35 8 11 6 6 11 26 53 24 19 14 22 14 19 39 45 16 19 5 5 1
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S E E E E E E SE SE SE S W SE
T Wind Spd 6 9 14 18 11 9 6 8 10 14 16 18 17 12 10 11 10 13 17 11 10 3
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 06/10Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25Sat 06/14/25
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 79 56 79 58 87 60 91 62 93
Temp 74 76 60 57 74 77 61 59 79 83 65 60 84 87 68 63 87 89
DewPt 61 61 60 57 61 60 61 59 61 60 62 60 60 58 62 59 58 56
Min/Max RH 52 100 53 100 41 100 34 90 29
RH 63 59100100 64 55100100 53 45 90 99 44 38 81 89 37 33
PWind Dir SE S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 60 30 30 10 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-080900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Date 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 Mon 06/09/25 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 89 60 82 60
Temp 82 84 73 68 66 64 75 83 85 73 67 65 62 60 66 75 80 80 71 66 62 61
DewPt 63 63 66 64 64 64 67 67 65 64 64 63 62 60 62 60 59 60 63 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 99 49 100 47 100
RH 53 49 77 87 94 99 75 59 51 72 91 96100100 86 59 49 49 75 90100100
Wind Dir NE E E W SW W S S E NE E NE NE N NE E E SE SE SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 8 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 4 3 3 3
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 7 6 46 26 10 24 23 17 33 68 68 57 63 62 47 44 42 43 54 61 54 54
PoP 12HR 20 60 50 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.40 0.09 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS NM SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 1 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 30 28 7 8 5 4 14 43 52 21 11 10 10 6 14 30 32 32 8 8 6 4
T Wind Dir NE E SE S S S SW SW SW NE E NE E NE NE E SE SE SE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 6 11 11 8 6 9 11 13 18 12 11 8 8 8 8 6 9 12 12 9 6
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 06/10Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25Sat 06/14/25
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 84 61 83 62 87 64 92 67 95
Temp 79 81 67 61 78 78 66 63 81 84 71 65 83 90 73 67 88 90
DewPt 61 61 62 61 61 61 64 63 63 63 64 64 63 63 65 64 63 61
Min/Max RH 44 100 51 100 45 98 39 90 34
RH 52 50 84100 57 56 93100 54 49 80 96 51 41 76 89 43 38
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 30 10 20 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-080900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Date 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 Mon 06/09/25 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 88 60 80 60
Temp 80 83 71 68 65 64 74 81 85 75 66 64 63 60 66 72 78 78 70 66 62 61
DewPt 63 63 65 64 63 63 66 66 65 63 64 63 62 60 62 60 59 60 63 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 98 50 100 51 100
RH 56 51 81 86 93 98 77 61 50 68 92 98100 99 85 65 53 54 77 89 99100
Wind Dir NE E E SE S SW SW SW N NE E NE NE N NE E E SE SE SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 10 9 6 5 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 7 7 33 14 7 23 15 15 31 67 57 61 65 65 50 48 38 44 52 63 55 57
PoP 12HR 20 60 50 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.43 0.08 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS NM SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 1 <1 1 1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 32 28 7 6 4 3 14 35 48 28 9 10 11 5 15 29 36 36 6 7 5 3
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE S S S SW SW E E E E NE NE E SE SE SE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 8 12 11 8 6 10 10 12 20 12 11 10 8 9 8 8 10 12 12 9 6
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 06/10Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25Sat 06/14/25
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 82 61 81 62 86 64 90 67 93
Temp 76 80 67 61 76 77 66 62 78 83 70 65 81 88 73 67 85 91
DewPt 61 60 62 61 61 61 63 62 63 62 64 64 63 62 65 63 62 61
Min/Max RH 47 100 53 100 47 97 41 87 36
RH 59 51 85100 59 58 91100 58 50 79 96 54 41 75 85 46 37
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 30 10 20 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-080900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Date 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 Mon 06/09/25 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 86 54 78 54
Temp 81 80 65 62 60 58 71 82 83 72 62 60 57 55 65 71 76 76 64 61 57 55
DewPt 56 59 62 62 60 58 65 63 59 61 62 60 57 55 59 57 57 57 61 60 57 55
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 49 100
RH 43 48 89 99100100 80 54 45 67 99100 99100 81 62 50 52 90 98100100
Wind Dir SE SE E S W W SW W NE NE NE NE NE N NE E SE SE SW SW W SW
Wind Spd 5 6 6 4 4 3 5 9 10 11 9 9 5 5 5 8 6 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 3 33 34 7 8 50 23 6 36 40 56 65 69 59 54 29 46 60 68 58 53 52
PoP 12HR 30 50 40 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.27 0.05 0.01 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 1 1 1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 52 57 8 5 4 2 16 42100 18 17 19 7 4 15 27 36 13 8 5 3 2
T Wind Dir SW S E SE S SW SW SW W NE NE NE E N NE SE SE SE NW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 9 12 17 11 10 8 11 11 17 17 19 20 8 6 8 9 8 9 18 13 8 4
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 06/10Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25Sat 06/14/25
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 80 54 80 56 85 57 89 59 91
Temp 77 77 61 55 76 77 61 57 79 81 64 58 82 86 67 59 85 88
DewPt 58 57 59 55 59 58 61 57 59 58 61 58 60 57 61 58 58 53
Min/Max RH 45 100 47 100 42 100 34 96 29
RH 53 50 94100 55 52 98100 50 46 90100 47 37 80 94 40 31
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 20 10 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-080900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Date 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 Mon 06/09/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 83 56 80 56
Temp 81 80 68 63 61 61 73 81 79 71 63 60 58 57 67 76 79 79 68 62 59 57
DewPt 55 54 60 59 60 60 64 63 63 61 62 60 58 57 59 57 56 55 59 59 59 57
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 41 100
RH 40 40 77 87 97 98 73 55 57 70 97 99 99100 76 52 44 43 74 90 99100
Wind Dir NE SE S SW SW SW SW S NE NE NE NE E NW N E SE SE S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 10 9 8 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 4 22 38 20 40 33 32 24 76 54 70 69 70 67 38 25 40 43 51 51 54 42
PoP 12HR 10 60 40 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.41 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC
Mix Hgt 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 24 5 4 5 5 19 45 34 26 5 7 5 2 8 27 30 21 3 5 4 3
T Wind Dir NW S S S SW SW SW S E E NE E E NW N NW SW S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 6 6 11 11 12 11 13 12 13 18 10 10 10 5 5 8 6 5 9 12 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/10Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25Sat 06/14/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 84 58 83 58 86 60 89 62 92
Temp 81 81 64 58 79 78 63 59 81 83 67 60 82 85 68 62 86 89
DewPt 58 55 59 58 59 58 61 59 61 59 62 60 61 60 64 62 61 57
Min/Max RH 36 100 43 100 41 100 39 100 31
RH 44 41 84100 50 49 93100 50 44 86100 48 43 87 99 42 34
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 10 10 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
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