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
549 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
TXZ012-090900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
Date 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon
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 72 97 69 93 63
Temp 99 86 81 76 73 82 92 96 94 82 78 73 70 79 89 91 86 73 68 65 63
DewPt 48 51 51 49 52 55 55 54 53 55 55 54 55 58 57 55 57 60 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 48 24 59 30 93
RH 18 30 35 39 48 40 29 25 25 40 45 51 59 49 34 30 37 64 81 90 93
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W NW NW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SE S E N N
Wind Spd 13 14 13 16 13 12 9 8 9 10 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 8
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 56 57 56 57 51 43 49 60 41 48 46 35 45 35 31 47 63 65 65 76 64
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.18
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 4 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 126 10 10 12 12 37 40 50 43 4 10 9 6 29 53112 58 5 4 14 15
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W NW N S S S SW SW W S SW E SE NE N N
T Wind Spd 23 20 23 23 23 21 11 9 11 11 23 21 13 14 13 13 17 12 11 16 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
Heat Y
Date 08/11Tue 08/12/25Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25
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 85 62 87 65 90 66 91 68 92
Temp 80 82 67 62 82 85 70 65 85 87 71 66 87 87 73 68 88 89
DewPt 62 61 63 62 62 60 62 61 62 60 61 60 62 60 61 60 62 59
Min/Max RH 46 100 40 87 38 81 37 76 34
RH 54 49 87100 51 43 76 87 46 40 71 81 43 40 66 76 42 37
PWind Dir NE S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 40 20 10 5 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-090900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
Date 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 70 97 67 94 60
Temp 100 85 78 75 71 82 91 95 94 81 76 72 68 79 89 92 86 71 66 63 61
DewPt 47 50 49 48 51 54 53 52 52 55 52 51 52 56 56 55 60 62 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 52 22 58 29 100
RH 17 30 36 38 50 38 28 24 24 41 43 49 58 45 33 29 41 75 86 95100
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W NW NE S S S SW SW SW SW W SE S N N N
Wind Spd 12 11 11 12 12 11 8 6 8 9 9 11 10 11 11 11 10 9 6 5 5
Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 26 56 71 66 42 36 47 52 32 56 54 44 34 29 27 51 55 71 69 72 58
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 173 12 10 14 11 32 36 68 64 6 10 11 8 20 55 91 48 5 4 16 8
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW S SE SW SW SW W SE NW E S NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 21 19 23 19 20 9 9 11 12 18 20 16 12 12 13 11 10 8 19 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/11Tue 08/12/25Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 86 59 87 62 91 63 92 65 93
Temp 79 80 65 60 80 84 67 62 84 88 70 64 87 90 72 66 88 91
DewPt 62 63 63 60 63 61 63 62 63 60 61 60 63 58 61 60 62 58
Min/Max RH 45 100 44 100 36 87 33 83 31
RH 56 55 93100 55 46 86100 49 39 75 87 44 34 68 81 42 33
PWind Dir E E S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 50 20 20 5 10 0 10 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-090900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
Date 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon
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 75 99 71 96 65
Temp 105 89 84 78 75 84 92 97 97 85 81 75 71 81 90 95 90 77 71 67 65
DewPt 50 54 51 52 51 55 59 59 57 59 56 57 60 61 59 57 59 63 65 65 64
Max/Min RH 45 26 67 28 98
RH 16 30 32 39 44 37 34 29 27 41 43 54 67 50 34 28 35 61 80 93 98
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW W NW N SE S S SW SW SW SW W SE E NE N N
Wind Spd 11 11 11 11 10 9 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 8 9 10 10 8 5 4 4
Clouds B1 SC B2 SC SC B1 SC B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 51 48 70 41 44 52 46 62 19 45 51 40 35 29 25 45 41 60 77 70 78
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.36
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 4 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 127 13 14 16 17 47 36 47 35 8 13 9 11 45 64117 45 9 9 10 11
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW W NW NW S S S SW N N E NW SE E NE N N
T Wind Spd 21 19 18 19 20 19 10 6 9 10 19 12 16 18 13 14 12 12 12 12 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
Heat Y
Date 08/11Tue 08/12/25Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25
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 87 64 89 67 93 67 94 70 96
Temp 82 85 70 64 83 88 73 67 87 90 74 67 88 91 77 70 91 94
DewPt 64 64 66 64 64 61 64 64 64 62 63 63 64 63 62 62 64 61
Min/Max RH 46 100 39 90 37 86 37 76 33
RH 55 49 86100 52 41 73 90 47 39 69 86 44 38 61 76 40 34
PWind Dir NE S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 20 10 5 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC
$$
TXZ008-090900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
Date 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 75 97 71 94 65
Temp 103 89 84 80 77 83 89 95 96 84 80 74 71 79 88 93 88 75 70 67 65
DewPt 50 53 52 50 52 55 59 58 56 59 56 56 58 60 58 57 58 63 64 64 63
Max/Min RH 44 27 63 30 96
RH 17 30 33 36 41 38 36 29 27 42 43 52 63 52 36 30 36 66 82 92 96
Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW W NW N SE S S SW SW SW SW NW SE E NE N N
Wind Spd 12 12 13 13 12 10 6 5 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 9 6 6 5
Clouds SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 37 46 70 57 49 37 56 63 22 45 51 40 33 27 26 45 37 58 77 69 75
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.31
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 4 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 110 11 12 13 14 40 33 44 35 6 12 6 8 43 59 98 52 6 7 9 10
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW W NW NW SE S S SW W N E N SE E NE N N
T Wind Spd 20 20 19 19 20 18 10 6 10 10 20 12 17 18 13 13 14 11 11 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y
Date 08/11Tue 08/12/25Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 85 63 87 66 90 67 91 70 94
Temp 79 82 69 63 81 86 72 66 85 88 74 67 87 89 75 70 89 92
DewPt 63 64 65 63 63 61 63 63 64 61 62 62 63 62 62 61 63 61
Min/Max RH 49 100 42 88 39 85 39 75 34
RH 58 53 86100 56 43 72 88 50 41 67 85 46 40 63 75 44 35
PWind Dir NE S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 20 10 5 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC
$$
TXZ006-090900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
Date 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon
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 65 94 62 88 59
Temp 98 84 76 71 66 78 87 92 92 79 73 66 63 74 85 88 85 70 65 61 59
DewPt 51 53 52 50 50 58 59 58 55 56 56 56 57 59 58 57 59 62 63 61 59
Max/Min RH 57 29 82 35 100
RH 21 35 42 47 56 49 39 32 29 46 56 70 82 58 41 35 42 75 94 99100
Wind Dir NW S SW SW W N N E S SE S W N N N NE NE NE N N N
Wind Spd 11 9 10 11 10 11 8 8 10 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 9 8 8 8
Clouds SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 46 72 73 46 28 27 33 34 53 61 46 25 35 28 30 42 39 78 83 66 70
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.15
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 45 6 8 8 7 31 44 52 35 4 7 5 10 34 39 68 33 6 14 11 5
T Wind Dir NW S SW SW NW N N E S SE S W N NE NE N E E N N NE
T Wind Spd 19 13 16 16 14 19 12 9 12 9 14 11 18 17 11 13 13 10 18 14 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 08/11Tue 08/12/25Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25
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 83 58 87 59 90 62 92 64 93
Temp 78 81 64 59 81 85 67 60 85 88 70 62 87 90 71 64 88 91
DewPt 61 60 63 59 61 58 61 60 61 59 60 58 60 58 60 58 60 57
Min/Max RH 46 100 38 100 35 87 32 81 29
RH 55 49 96100 52 40 81100 45 37 72 87 41 33 68 81 39 32
PWind Dir E S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 10 0 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-090900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
Date 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 95 62 91 59
Temp 98 83 78 73 67 79 88 93 92 80 73 67 63 76 86 90 85 71 66 62 60
DewPt 50 54 52 52 53 60 63 62 61 61 60 61 60 62 61 60 61 63 63 62 60
Max/Min RH 61 33 90 37 100
RH 20 37 41 48 60 51 43 36 36 53 63 81 90 61 43 37 45 77 89100100
Wind Dir S S SW SW W N N NE SE E SE N N N N N NE NE N N N
Wind Spd 11 9 9 10 9 10 9 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 10 10 9 6 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 71 87 83 58 40 18 19 18 14 57 46 40 37 23 25 31 36 73 68 74 68
PoP 12HR 20 10 40 20 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.39
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS NM NM NM NM IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 2 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 77 6 9 9 8 36 47 47 44 3 5 7 7 28 46 71 33 6 5 7 8
T Wind Dir SW SE SW SW W N N N S E E NE N N NE N E NE NW N N
T Wind Spd 18 13 18 19 14 20 14 9 11 8 12 12 11 14 12 12 17 12 11 8 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y
Date 08/11Tue 08/12/25Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 85 58 88 62 93 63 95 65 96
Temp 81 82 65 59 84 86 68 62 88 90 71 64 90 91 72 65 91 93
DewPt 61 61 63 59 61 58 60 60 61 58 60 60 60 59 60 59 59 57
Min/Max RH 44 100 37 94 32 87 29 82 28
RH 51 49 92100 46 39 76 94 40 35 68 86 37 34 65 82 34 30
PWind Dir NE S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 10 0 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
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