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 Tue Jun 24 2025
TXZ012-242100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
448 AM CDT Tue Jun 24 2025
Date Tue 06/24/25 Wed 06/25/25 Thu 06/26/25
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 67 88 67 86
Temp 68 73 81 85 85 76 72 69 67 77 85 87 86 77 73 69 67 76 82 85 83
DewPt 63 63 62 59 56 57 58 59 60 62 61 58 58 61 62 60 60 61 63 61 61
Min/Max RH 37 78 38 78 44
RH 84 71 53 41 37 52 61 70 78 60 45 38 39 58 68 73 77 59 53 45 48
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 12 14 16 18 17 13 13 13 12 13 16 16 14 11 9 9 9 12 13 12 12
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 62 35 30 25 18 33 23 26 24 16 26 38 40 53 54 52 66 57 54 60 62
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.01 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 3 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 4
Vent Rate 7 59120175169 10 9 13 8 59129128126 10 6 7 4 32 53 69 50
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 21 23 24 24 19 19 23 18 20 20 20 23 18 14 16 10 13 16 16 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 Fri 06/27/25Sat 06/28/25Sun 06/29/25Mon 06/30/25
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 90 68 92 69 93 66 87
Temp 71 66 87 87 74 68 89 89 74 69 89 89 72 66 83 84
DewPt 63 60 61 59 61 59 60 58 61 60 61 60 63 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 84 36 73 33 74 33 87 43
RH 77 82 42 39 64 72 38 35 64 72 39 38 73 86 49 46
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 10 5 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-242100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
448 AM CDT Tue Jun 24 2025
Date Tue 06/24/25 Wed 06/25/25 Thu 06/26/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 64 84 64 83
Temp 66 70 76 82 82 73 69 67 64 73 78 81 83 74 69 66 65 73 80 82 80
DewPt 65 66 65 62 60 61 60 60 60 64 63 61 61 64 63 62 62 64 64 64 63
Min/Max RH 47 87 47 92 53
RH 97 86 68 51 47 67 73 77 87 72 59 50 47 70 81 87 91 72 57 53 56
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 12 14 16 16 13 9 9 9 9 13 16 14 12 8 5 5 6 11 12 12 10
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 80 60 51 33 38 60 58 53 46 49 53 60 60 85 75 67 64 69 69 48 60
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 0.05
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 3 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 3 2
Vent Rate 17 53110152138 7 8 12 10 59129137133 7 5 5 7 35 49 50 24
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SW S SW S S
T Wind Spd 14 21 23 24 23 12 13 18 16 21 23 20 21 13 10 9 8 16 13 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/27/25Sat 06/28/25Sun 06/29/25Mon 06/30/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 89 65 91 64 93 62 86
Temp 67 63 84 86 70 65 87 88 71 65 88 88 68 63 80 83
DewPt 63 60 62 61 62 60 61 59 61 60 61 61 63 62 64 64
Max/Min RH 91 40 84 35 86 35 100 46
RH 88 89 48 43 76 82 42 38 71 85 41 40 84 98 57 52
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S SW S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 0 10 10 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-242100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
448 AM CDT Tue Jun 24 2025
Date Tue 06/24/25 Wed 06/25/25 Thu 06/26/25
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 70 92 70 91
Temp 71 77 83 88 87 79 75 72 70 80 88 91 88 79 75 71 70 80 86 89 88
DewPt 65 66 64 61 59 59 60 62 62 63 61 59 60 63 63 63 63 63 63 61 62
Min/Max RH 36 76 34 79 39
RH 82 69 52 40 39 50 61 71 76 56 41 34 39 57 66 74 77 58 45 40 42
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 12 13 16 14 12 11 11 10 12 13 14 13 9 8 8 6 9 11 11 10
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 63 43 40 42 16 28 23 28 23 12 21 36 35 50 51 48 64 54 46 51 57
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.02 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 4 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 5
Vent Rate 7 70139165151 14 15 17 15 73151157145 14 12 10 6 49 61 73 61
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 21 23 23 23 18 18 23 18 21 21 20 23 18 16 13 9 17 17 14 14
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 Fri 06/27/25Sat 06/28/25Sun 06/29/25Mon 06/30/25
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 68 96 71 98 71 98 68 93
Temp 74 68 91 92 78 72 93 94 78 71 93 93 76 68 86 89
DewPt 64 62 62 60 62 61 60 59 62 61 62 60 65 64 63 62
Max/Min RH 84 31 71 28 73 29 86 36
RH 71 80 38 35 59 69 34 31 58 70 36 33 70 86 45 40
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 10 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-242100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
448 AM CDT Tue Jun 24 2025
Date Tue 06/24/25 Wed 06/25/25 Thu 06/26/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 70 90 69 89
Temp 69 76 81 86 86 78 74 71 70 79 85 88 87 78 74 72 69 77 83 86 87
DewPt 64 65 64 60 58 59 59 62 61 62 61 59 59 63 63 62 62 62 62 61 62
Min/Max RH 38 74 37 78 41
RH 84 69 56 41 39 54 60 72 73 58 46 37 40 59 69 73 78 60 50 43 43
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 11 13 14 16 16 13 13 13 12 13 13 14 13 11 9 9 9 10 12 11 10
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 62 43 39 37 19 26 26 31 24 14 25 39 39 51 53 49 61 57 48 51 57
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0.01 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 3 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 5
Vent Rate 7 69125169141 13 13 15 13 64144148137 11 10 7 5 39 52 72 52
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 23 21 23 23 18 19 23 19 23 21 20 21 18 14 12 10 17 16 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/27/25Sat 06/28/25Sun 06/29/25Mon 06/30/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 93 71 95 71 95 68 90
Temp 74 68 88 89 76 71 90 92 77 71 90 91 75 68 84 86
DewPt 64 61 61 60 62 60 60 58 62 60 61 60 65 63 62 62
Max/Min RH 82 34 70 30 71 31 86 40
RH 72 78 41 37 62 68 36 32 60 68 38 35 71 85 49 44
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 10 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-242100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
448 AM CDT Tue Jun 24 2025
Date Tue 06/24/25 Wed 06/25/25 Thu 06/26/25
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 82 62 83 61 84
Temp 63 72 76 80 79 71 67 64 62 74 80 82 80 71 68 64 61 72 80 84 82
DewPt 63 64 65 64 62 62 62 60 60 62 61 60 60 63 63 62 60 62 62 61 62
Min/Max RH 52 92 47 99 46
RH 100 77 68 57 55 74 83 86 92 66 53 47 50 75 83 94 98 69 55 46 51
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 10 14 16 17 14 10 9 9 10 16 18 17 14 10 8 8 6 11 12 12 12
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 75 65 67 52 54 57 52 58 55 42 53 60 66 84 75 61 69 56 56 42 49
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.03 0.03 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 3 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 4
Vent Rate 12 47 98111107 12 7 8 10 87147143 94 8 5 4 13 44 52 68 66
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 12 20 21 21 24 14 11 12 16 25 26 24 21 12 9 9 11 23 16 16 20
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 Fri 06/27/25Sat 06/28/25Sun 06/29/25Mon 06/30/25
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 89 63 91 61 92 60 85
Temp 67 60 86 87 70 64 88 89 70 62 88 88 67 61 81 82
DewPt 62 60 60 58 61 58 58 57 61 59 59 59 62 60 60 61
Max/Min RH 99 35 83 32 91 33 98 44
RH 84 98 42 37 72 82 37 34 73 89 38 37 83 96 49 49
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 10 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-242100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
448 AM CDT Tue Jun 24 2025
Date Tue 06/24/25 Wed 06/25/25 Thu 06/26/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 66 89 64 88
Temp 66 74 81 85 84 75 71 67 66 78 86 89 86 75 72 67 64 75 84 87 83
DewPt 64 66 65 62 60 60 59 59 60 62 60 58 58 61 62 62 62 63 63 61 61
Min/Max RH 42 81 35 92 42
RH 96 74 58 46 44 61 65 76 81 58 42 35 39 62 71 83 91 66 49 42 48
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 10 13 16 17 16 12 11 12 12 16 17 18 14 11 9 9 8 11 12 12 12
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 80 55 63 57 38 51 36 46 37 24 31 36 42 65 54 62 75 54 51 51 51
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 5
Vent Rate 9 50131148152 10 14 10 12 90202190164 11 7 5 5 34 65 69 89
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 20 24 24 25 20 23 19 19 26 27 24 25 20 14 10 11 19 19 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/27/25Sat 06/28/25Sun 06/29/25Mon 06/30/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 93 65 94 65 94 62 87
Temp 68 64 89 87 71 66 91 91 72 66 90 89 69 63 83 84
DewPt 63 61 62 61 62 60 60 58 62 60 61 60 63 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 97 33 84 30 85 33 99 43
RH 84 92 40 42 73 82 36 33 70 82 38 38 81 97 49 46
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 0 10 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
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