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
449 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
TXZ012-220900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun
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 63 91 63
Temp 87 76 70 65 63 76 85 89 88 76 70 66 63 76 87 90 87 76 71 67 64
DewPt 54 56 56 56 55 59 56 53 52 54 54 54 54 56 54 52 51 54 55 56 56
Max/Min RH 75 27 72 27 75
RH 32 50 61 73 75 56 37 29 29 46 57 65 72 50 32 27 29 46 57 68 75
Wind Dir E SE SE SE S S SE E SE SE SE S SW SW E E E SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 8 9 6 4 4 3 2 4 8 9 8 5 4 4 4 8 10 10 9 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 9 14 9 5 9 5 2 15 3 5 6 5 13 5 6 23 23 50 43 32 32
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 60 5 5 4 3 17 27 31 56 5 5 4 4 11 46 72 70 7 6 6 5
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW E E E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 9 12 13 11 10 10 4 5 9 13 12 10 10 6 6 9 11 17 14 14 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 08/24Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25
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 91 66 87 60 76 57 75 60 83
Temp 85 88 73 66 82 82 67 61 73 72 62 58 70 73 64 61 77 78
DewPt 56 54 57 57 58 57 60 59 60 59 61 58 62 62 63 61 64 63
Min/Max RH 30 73 39 93 58 100 66 100 54
RH 37 31 57 73 44 43 78 93 64 64 97100 76 68 97100 64 60
PWind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 40 40 60 40 60 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ016-220900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 90 58 90 60
Temp 89 74 68 62 60 75 84 88 88 75 68 62 59 74 85 89 88 74 69 63 61
DewPt 52 56 57 57 57 59 57 54 50 54 54 54 54 57 54 52 51 52 53 53 54
Max/Min RH 90 27 87 27 81
RH 29 54 68 84 90 58 40 31 27 48 61 75 83 54 34 28 28 45 57 70 78
Wind Dir E SE SE S SW S SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW E E E SE SE S S
Wind Spd 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 9 6 5 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 5 6 10 17 9 4 8 4 9 8 10 15 9 8 15 18 42 50 30 28
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 71 6 7 4 5 18 45 40 46 8 6 6 5 15 41 65 65 7 9 6 6
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SW E E E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 10 12 13 9 10 11 6 5 8 16 12 12 11 9 5 8 10 14 17 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/24Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 64 89 60 82 56 78 59 84
Temp 85 89 72 64 84 86 68 60 78 77 62 57 70 76 63 60 77 81
DewPt 55 53 54 56 56 55 59 60 61 61 61 57 64 63 63 60 65 62
Min/Max RH 28 77 32 98 49 100 62 100 53
RH 36 29 54 75 38 35 73 98 56 57 97100 80 64100100 66 53
PWind Dir S S S SE S SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 30 30 60 40 60 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-220900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun
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 63 94 65
Temp 90 79 73 67 65 78 88 92 91 80 73 67 64 77 89 93 90 80 74 68 66
DewPt 56 57 57 58 58 60 56 53 53 55 57 57 57 58 55 54 54 57 59 60 60
Max/Min RH 77 26 80 27 83
RH 32 47 56 72 77 53 34 27 28 42 56 70 78 53 31 27 29 46 60 75 82
Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SE E SE SE S S SW SW E E E SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 9 8 5 4 4
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 13 9 5 8 4 2 7 1 7 5 4 8 9 8 18 23 47 49 37 30
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 64 7 8 7 6 19 30 32 54 9 9 7 6 19 47 61 83 9 9 8 6
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW E E E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 9 10 11 10 9 9 4 5 8 12 13 10 10 10 6 6 11 13 13 11 8
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 08/24Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25
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 94 67 87 60 75 57 76 60 86
Temp 88 90 76 67 82 81 68 61 72 72 63 58 70 73 66 61 79 81
DewPt 58 57 59 62 60 62 63 61 61 61 61 58 63 64 64 61 66 66
Min/Max RH 29 81 42 100 64 100 66 100 55
RH 36 32 56 81 48 52 85100 69 69 92100 78 71 95100 64 60
PWind Dir S SE SE E E E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 40 30 50 40 60 40 60 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-220900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 92 64 92 66
Temp 89 79 73 67 65 77 86 90 90 79 73 67 64 76 87 91 88 79 73 68 66
DewPt 55 58 58 58 58 60 56 52 53 55 56 57 57 58 55 52 53 57 58 59 59
Max/Min RH 77 27 77 28 80
RH 32 48 58 71 77 56 37 28 29 43 56 69 77 54 34 28 30 47 59 71 80
Wind Dir E SE SE S S SW S E SE SE S S SW SW E E E SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 8 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 8 6 5
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 10 10 5 8 3 1 8 0 7 6 5 14 8 6 16 22 52 51 32 30
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 61 6 8 6 5 17 32 30 45 7 8 6 5 14 45 58 74 9 8 7 6
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW E E E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 9 11 13 10 9 10 4 5 8 12 14 10 10 10 6 6 11 16 13 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/24Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 92 67 85 60 74 57 74 61 85
Temp 86 89 75 68 80 79 67 61 70 71 62 58 68 71 65 62 77 79
DewPt 57 56 58 60 60 60 63 61 61 61 60 58 62 63 64 62 65 65
Min/Max RH 30 78 43 100 65 100 71 100 56
RH 38 34 57 78 50 53 86100 74 71 93100 81 76 97100 67 61
PWind Dir S S SE E SE E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 30 50 40 60 40 60 40
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-220900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun
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 90 60 90 60
Temp 89 73 68 62 60 75 85 90 90 75 68 63 60 74 86 90 88 75 69 63 61
DewPt 51 54 57 56 55 57 55 52 50 51 53 54 54 55 53 52 51 54 56 55 55
Max/Min RH 86 26 82 27 83
RH 27 50 67 80 86 53 36 27 26 43 59 73 80 50 33 27 29 48 63 75 81
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SW S S S SE SE S S SW SW SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 9 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 9 5 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 9 8 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 1 5 4 11 23 8 2 4 1 6 17 21 21 19 15 38 43 71 65 52 41
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 63 6 7 5 3 20 58 65 60 5 7 5 4 14 48 77 53 7 8 6 6
T Wind Dir E SE S S S S SW S SE SE S S SW SW SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 10 13 13 10 9 12 9 8 10 11 16 11 10 8 6 9 11 13 16 12 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 08/24Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25
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 91 61 84 56 73 54 75 57 83
Temp 85 89 69 61 79 79 62 57 71 72 59 55 69 74 62 58 77 80
DewPt 54 52 57 57 58 58 62 57 60 59 59 55 61 61 62 58 63 60
Min/Max RH 27 87 43 100 61 100 61 100 50
RH 35 28 65 87 48 49 98100 69 64 99100 76 63 99100 61 51
PWind Dir S S E E SE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 40 30 60 40 70 40 60 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC NM NM SC SC NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-220900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 61 93 60 91 61
Temp 89 76 70 64 61 78 88 92 90 76 70 64 61 76 87 91 86 74 69 65 61
DewPt 53 56 56 57 56 58 55 52 51 53 53 55 54 56 56 55 56 59 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 84 23 82 30 94
RH 29 51 63 79 84 51 33 26 27 45 56 72 79 51 35 30 37 60 74 86 93
Wind Dir E SE SE S SW SW S SE SE SE S SW SW SW E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 9 6 5 5
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 0 9 3 4 8 1 1 2 1 9 15 23 24 27 22 29 40 52 52 47 49
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 72 6 6 5 4 24 61 58 62 6 5 5 5 18 59 90 84 12 8 5 5
T Wind Dir SE E S S S SW S SE SE SE S S SW SW E SE E E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 10 13 13 11 9 12 9 8 10 12 12 11 11 11 8 10 14 19 16 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/24Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 92 60 78 55 68 51 74 57 83
Temp 87 88 69 61 74 73 61 56 65 64 57 53 68 72 61 58 76 77
DewPt 57 56 59 61 62 62 61 56 60 58 57 53 61 62 61 58 64 64
Min/Max RH 30 100 57 100 72 100 67 100 57
RH 37 35 70100 65 68100100 82 82100100 79 72100100 66 64
PWind Dir S SE E E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 60 40 70 40 70 30 60 30
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC NM NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC NM SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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