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
448 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
TXZ012-022100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
448 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25
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 63 88 62 86
Temp 63 70 79 85 84 76 71 66 63 72 83 87 84 73 67 65 63 70 79 85 83
DewPt 63 65 66 65 65 65 64 63 62 64 65 63 64 65 66 64 63 65 66 65 64
Min/Max RH 50 97 45 100 50
RH 100 84 64 51 53 69 79 90 97 76 55 45 51 76 97 97100 84 64 51 53
Wind Dir SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S SW SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 11 10 12 12 11 9 6 6 8 10 12
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 71 67 7 17 21 17 51 60 38 10 4 14 14 23 39 45 60 52 15 7 7
PoP 12HR 5 60 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.51 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC NM SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 4
Vent Rate 10 20 43 68 77 9 10 13 9 28 61 74 64 14 9 4 8 13 24 43 41
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE S E SE S SW W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 13 12 13 19 19 20 23 21 20 16 11 13 18 16 10 9 8 9 11 13
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 Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25
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 95 69 98 69 98 70 98
Temp 69 65 87 92 76 69 93 95 77 70 93 94 78 71 93 94
DewPt 65 64 66 61 61 59 60 57 58 57 59 56 57 56 57 55
Max/Min RH 97 34 73 25 66 26 61 25
RH 87 97 50 36 60 70 33 28 52 63 32 28 48 59 30 27
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ016-022100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
448 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 62 93 61 90
Temp 62 72 81 88 88 76 71 66 63 74 85 92 92 75 67 63 62 71 81 88 89
DewPt 62 65 65 64 62 65 64 63 61 63 62 59 56 64 65 63 62 65 65 63 61
Min/Max RH 42 93 30 100 39
RH 100 79 58 45 42 69 79 89 93 69 46 33 31 69 93100100 81 58 43 39
Wind Dir S S SW S S SE S S SE SW W NW NE E SE SE E E E SE SE
Wind Spd 5 9 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 5 4 5 8 9 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 39 22 8 15 10 30 31 42 35 13 5 12 8 6 14 32 40 35 5 4 9
PoP 12HR 5 30 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 6
Vent Rate 3 25 47 69 76 9 11 9 10 36 62 94 69 10 8 8 7 9 29 45 65
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S SE S SW W NW E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 13 12 12 12 16 19 17 18 19 17 11 12 18 16 17 10 6 9 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 98 68 100 69 100 68 99
Temp 70 64 90 97 76 68 94 97 76 69 94 97 76 68 93 95
DewPt 65 64 62 52 57 56 55 51 54 55 55 50 53 53 55 53
Max/Min RH 100 22 66 20 61 19 59 22
RH 84100 40 22 53 65 27 21 46 61 27 21 45 59 28 24
PWind Dir SE SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 0 10 0
$$
TXZ008-022100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
448 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25
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 90 64 92 65 89
Temp 66 72 82 88 88 78 73 67 65 74 85 91 86 75 69 67 65 71 80 87 88
DewPt 65 67 67 66 67 67 67 65 64 67 67 65 67 67 67 67 65 67 67 66 65
Min/Max RH 47 99 43 100 46
RH 97 83 60 49 49 70 80 95 98 78 54 43 53 77 92100100 84 65 49 47
Wind Dir SE S S S S SE E SE S S S SE E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 6 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 10 9 5 4 4 4 5 6 9
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 72 57 27 28 23 42 71 66 26 10 14 13 7 20 46 46 65 44 16 8 5
PoP 12HR 5 70 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.78 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 3 5 7 5 <1 1 1 1 2 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4
Vent Rate 12 30 53 77 80 13 15 20 18 40 62 63 44 11 11 6 4 12 21 40 43
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE S S SW SW E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 13 12 12 18 17 16 19 14 18 14 10 17 12 13 8 5 5 6 9 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 Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25
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 98 71 103 73 102 73 103
Temp 72 67 89 96 79 72 96100 81 73 96 99 81 74 96 99
DewPt 67 66 67 64 64 61 60 57 60 58 59 57 57 56 58 56
Max/Min RH 98 33 73 22 60 23 55 22
RH 84 98 49 35 59 69 30 24 49 59 29 24 44 54 28 24
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-022100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
448 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 89 65 90 65 87
Temp 65 71 80 86 86 77 72 67 65 73 83 89 84 74 68 67 65 70 78 85 86
DewPt 64 66 67 66 66 67 66 64 64 66 66 64 67 67 66 66 65 67 67 66 65
Min/Max RH 50 99 44 100 48
RH 98 84 65 52 53 71 83 91 96 80 57 44 56 79 93 99 99 88 68 53 49
Wind Dir SE S S S S SE E SE SE S S SE E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 10 10 12 11 10 10 9 10 10 9 11 11 9 5 4 4 5 8 9
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 73 52 24 20 20 45 72 59 24 8 9 11 7 14 43 50 66 45 15 7 4
PoP 12HR 5 60 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.66 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC NM SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4
Vent Rate 8 28 55 73 78 12 12 16 15 34 56 64 41 12 11 5 4 13 20 38 43
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE S S SW SW E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 13 13 12 19 18 17 23 16 17 16 10 20 13 13 9 6 6 6 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 96 72 101 73 100 73 100
Temp 71 67 87 95 78 72 93 98 80 73 94 97 80 73 94 97
DewPt 67 66 67 62 63 61 59 56 59 57 59 56 57 55 58 56
Max/Min RH 97 34 68 23 59 24 54 24
RH 85 97 53 34 60 67 32 25 48 57 31 25 45 53 30 26
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ006-022100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
448 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25
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 88 59 88 59 87
Temp 60 71 81 87 86 73 66 62 60 72 83 88 85 72 65 62 60 70 79 86 85
DewPt 60 63 64 64 63 65 64 62 60 64 63 59 61 64 65 62 60 64 65 63 62
Min/Max RH 42 100 38 100 44
RH 100 75 55 46 46 76 93100100 76 51 38 45 76 99100100 81 61 47 47
Wind Dir S S SW S S SE E SE S SW SW E E E SE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 11 12 12 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 11 9 6 4 4 4 8 10 12
Clouds SC FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 27 25 5 7 31 47 57 32 46 12 3 12 16 13 21 39 61 47 11 5 7
PoP 12HR 10 50 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.24 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4
Vent Rate 8 33 61 75 59 8 11 16 10 33 49 85 28 5 5 3 3 8 22 45 49
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SE E SE S SW SW W E E SE SE E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 12 18 17 14 16 14 21 19 18 19 13 11 17 10 11 5 5 5 9 11 13
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 Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25
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 96 65 100 66 99 66 98
Temp 68 62 88 95 74 66 94 97 74 67 93 96 74 67 93 95
DewPt 65 62 63 53 58 54 53 52 56 53 55 54 56 53 56 54
Max/Min RH 100 24 71 20 66 22 64 24
RH 90100 45 24 58 66 25 22 53 62 28 25 53 61 29 25
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
OKZ002-022100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
448 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 60 86 59 88
Temp 61 71 83 88 87 73 68 63 61 72 82 85 81 70 65 62 60 71 82 87 86
DewPt 61 64 64 64 64 66 65 63 61 65 65 63 63 65 64 62 60 65 64 63 62
Min/Max RH 43 100 48 100 42
RH 100 80 53 45 46 79 89100100 78 56 48 55 84 97100100 80 54 44 45
Wind Dir SE S S S S S SE S S S S E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 10 12 13 12 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 10 9 5 4 4 4 5 10 11
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 60 64 32 9 41 62 84 84 31 35 28 23 16 26 33 48 59 43 13 4 2
PoP 12HR 20 60 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.76 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 3 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 3 3 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 6
Vent Rate 16 45 77 99 96 7 11 10 9 40 40 35 29 23 5 3 3 13 36 46 61
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S SW SW SW NE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 14 19 17 16 19 14 18 14 18 18 11 10 12 10 9 6 5 6 9 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 98 67 102 68 102 68 101
Temp 69 63 90 95 76 68 97 99 77 69 97 98 77 69 97 97
DewPt 64 63 64 60 62 59 53 51 58 56 55 53 57 54 55 53
Max/Min RH 100 30 78 19 68 21 62 21
RH 86100 43 32 63 73 23 20 53 63 25 22 50 59 25 23
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 0 10 0
$$
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