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
243 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
TXZ012-042100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
243 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25
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 90 67 89
Temp 70 66 72 80 85 85 75 72 68 67 75 85 89 85 77 73 69 68 76 84 88 85
DewPt 66 66 67 69 67 68 70 71 68 67 69 69 68 68 69 69 67 66 67 67 66 65
Min/Max RH 52 100 50 97 48
RH 87100 84 69 55 57 84 97100100 82 59 50 57 76 87 93 93 74 57 48 51
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S E SE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 9 5 4 9 10 10 9 8 5 4 4 8 9 10
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 84 71 66 30 27 20 37 38 61 65 31 9 18 24 26 24 30 27 22 16 35 35
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.08 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 <1 <1 1 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 4 <1
Vent Rate 23 16 30 53 73 52 24 21 13 2 8 24 38 39 9 5 3 2 5 35 37 9
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S SE SE E E SE S S S SW S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 14 16 16 16 18 20 20 16 9 6 10 11 14 17 11 8 5 5 9 10 16
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 Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
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 87 67 90 67 92 66 92
Temp 71 65 82 84 72 67 86 87 73 67 88 89 73 66 88 89
DewPt 67 64 66 65 65 63 65 63 64 61 63 60 63 60 62 60
Max/Min RH 97 50 87 42 84 36 81 34
RH 87 97 58 53 79 87 50 45 73 81 43 38 71 81 42 38
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 10 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-042100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
243 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 64 92 65 90
Temp 67 66 73 84 90 90 77 71 67 65 77 87 92 89 77 71 67 65 75 85 89 86
DewPt 66 66 69 65 60 59 65 68 66 64 68 67 65 65 69 69 67 65 69 67 65 65
Min/Max RH 34 100 41 100 45
RH 97100 86 54 37 36 67 89 97 97 74 52 41 45 76 95100100 82 54 45 49
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE E NE E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 9 10 10 10 8 8 8 5 4 5 9 9 9 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 9
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW B1
Clouds(%) 69 68 39 6 5 10 6 26 39 57 18 4 8 24 22 21 21 24 27 17 22 59
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 4 6 4 1 1 <1 <1 1 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 2
Vent Rate 17 10 28 45 69 36 16 19 5 4 7 30 34 29 7 6 5 2 5 32 48 24
T Wind Dir S S SW SW W S SE S S E E E E SE SE S S SW S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 11 16 13 12 11 17 19 11 9 6 10 10 10 17 13 12 5 5 8 9 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 87 64 90 64 93 64 94
Temp 68 64 81 85 69 64 85 88 71 65 87 90 72 64 89 90
DewPt 66 64 67 65 65 64 64 62 62 60 62 57 60 59 59 57
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 39 87 32 84 30
RH 93100 62 51 87100 49 42 73 84 43 33 66 84 36 33
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 10 20 5 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
243 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25
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 69 96 69 94
Temp 71 68 75 82 88 88 78 74 71 69 78 89 95 91 81 75 72 70 79 88 93 90
DewPt 68 68 69 70 69 69 71 71 71 69 71 70 68 68 71 71 71 69 69 68 66 65
Min/Max RH 52 100 42 100 41
RH 89 99 82 66 54 54 79 90100100 79 53 42 48 73 88 95 98 72 52 41 44
Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S SW SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 9 9 12 13 13 12 9 5 4 3 4 6 8 6 4 4 3 3 5 6 9
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 83 64 51 38 27 15 18 25 54 71 47 11 15 22 25 14 19 26 21 18 34 26
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 2 2 3 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 2 2
Vent Rate 24 21 38 57 69 49 36 23 15 9 10 16 41 40 10 9 5 3 7 32 16 23
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S E SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 13 17 16 16 18 21 18 12 9 5 5 9 10 13 11 6 5 5 6 8 13
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 Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
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 92 69 95 70 98 69 98
Temp 74 68 84 89 76 69 90 92 76 70 92 94 77 69 92 93
DewPt 68 67 67 65 67 66 66 63 66 63 64 60 65 62 62 60
Max/Min RH 97 44 90 36 81 30 81 30
RH 83 97 56 46 75 88 45 38 71 79 39 32 68 78 37 33
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 40 10 20 5 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
243 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 89 69 93 69 92
Temp 70 68 75 81 87 87 77 74 71 70 77 87 92 89 79 75 71 69 77 85 89 90
DewPt 68 67 68 68 68 68 70 71 71 69 70 69 67 68 70 71 69 68 68 67 65 65
Min/Max RH 51 100 44 100 42
RH 93 97 81 66 53 54 79 92100 97 77 57 44 50 75 89 93 97 75 55 44 44
Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S SE E S E SE SE SE S S S SW SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 8 4 4 5 6 8 8 6 4 4 4 5 6 9
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 76 68 52 31 16 15 17 21 48 73 40 10 12 22 19 15 15 30 19 14 34 28
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 4 6 3 2 1 1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 3 2
Vent Rate 21 19 36 59 75 51 29 21 13 7 9 17 36 41 9 6 4 3 6 34 20 20
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S S E SE SE S S SW SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 13 17 16 14 18 20 18 12 9 5 6 9 10 13 10 6 6 5 6 8 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 89 69 93 69 95 69 95
Temp 73 68 82 87 75 69 87 90 75 70 89 92 76 69 89 92
DewPt 67 66 67 65 67 65 65 62 65 62 63 60 64 62 61 59
Max/Min RH 96 46 88 38 80 32 80 31
RH 82 95 60 47 78 87 48 39 71 77 43 34 67 78 40 34
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 10 20 5 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-042100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
243 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25
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 63 92 62 90
Temp 69 63 73 82 87 89 76 71 66 64 77 89 92 88 74 69 65 62 76 84 89 87
DewPt 65 63 67 65 63 61 63 67 65 64 67 64 62 64 66 67 65 62 66 65 64 63
Min/Max RH 39 100 37 100 42
RH 89100 81 56 44 39 65 88 99 99 70 44 37 45 75 90 99100 72 52 44 46
Wind Dir S S SW S S S SE S SE NE N E E SE SE S SW NW S S S SE
Wind Spd 10 9 10 10 10 8 8 9 4 4 5 9 9 9 5 5 4 4 4 6 9 10
Clouds B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 79 77 60 14 3 21 24 13 43 51 18 1 15 41 19 9 18 32 12 23 19 36
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 6 5 <1 1 <1 <1 1 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 4
Vent Rate 18 13 31 40 53 39 10 13 4 1 7 37 62 48 4 5 2 1 6 27 36 39
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SE S S N N E E N SE S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 17 13 14 11 11 9 13 13 9 5 6 10 10 10 14 11 9 5 6 8 10 11
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 Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
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 86 62 90 62 92 63 92
Temp 67 62 82 84 69 63 86 88 70 63 88 90 70 64 89 90
DewPt 64 62 65 63 64 62 64 62 63 60 62 58 60 58 59 58
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 39 95 32 86 32
RH 90100 57 49 84 98 49 42 76 90 42 34 71 83 37 34
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 10 30 5 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-042100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
243 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 89 64 93 63 92
Temp 69 65 73 82 87 84 74 70 66 65 77 89 92 90 76 70 66 64 77 87 91 88
DewPt 66 65 68 68 66 66 68 69 66 65 69 67 64 64 67 67 66 64 67 65 64 63
Min/Max RH 47 100 39 100 40
RH 91100 82 62 51 56 83 98100 99 76 47 40 42 74 89100100 71 48 41 43
Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SW E E SE SE S N S SW SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 12 13 13 12 12 9 5 4 4 6 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 8 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW B1 B1 FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 84 71 59 40 23 28 25 17 56 66 19 2 8 27 26 9 16 23 9 15 15 31
PoP 12HR 10 40 5 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 2 2 3 4 6 3 1 1 1 <1 2 4 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 3 4
Vent Rate 37 28 46 70 93 47 28 16 13 5 14 28 63 78 5 5 8 2 8 53 26 50
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW W NE E E SE S N S SW S SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 17 20 18 17 17 20 13 13 9 9 8 9 11 16 13 14 9 9 9 10 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 89 63 93 64 96 64 95
Temp 67 63 84 87 70 64 89 91 71 65 91 93 72 65 90 90
DewPt 65 63 65 63 65 64 65 62 64 62 63 58 62 61 61 58
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 36 97 29 90 31
RH 94100 53 45 85100 45 38 79 91 40 31 72 87 38 34
PWind Dir S S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 50 10 30 5 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
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