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
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 21 2025
TXZ012-212100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 21 2025
Date Sun 09/21/25 Mon 09/22/25 Tue 09/23/25
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 85 60 92 60 79
Temp 61 65 76 83 81 70 65 62 61 70 86 91 86 73 69 65 61 65 74 78 75
DewPt 59 60 61 56 56 58 59 59 57 57 54 50 53 56 58 57 56 58 57 54 54
Min/Max RH 37 90 25 86 43
RH 94 84 60 40 42 66 81 90 87 63 34 25 32 55 68 75 84 78 55 43 48
Wind Dir SE SE NW N NE E SE S S SW SW SW S S SW NW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 9 8 8 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 9 9 8 8 9 11 12 14 14 13 12
Clouds SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 31 42 20 14 1 7 15 30 31 22 17 39 44 60 54 40 20 22 5 17 13
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 10 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 2 3 5 3
Vent Rate 7 12 22 32 10 4 4 3 3 7 54141 13 8 4 26 8 52 58 71 31
T Wind Dir S S NW NW N SE SE S S S SW SW S S SW NW N N N N N
T Wind Spd 13 9 9 8 6 11 10 9 9 10 13 16 17 21 10 24 19 24 19 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 Wed 09/24/25Thu 09/25/25Fri 09/26/25Sat 09/27/25
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 56 76 52 80 53 82 54 81
Temp 61 56 70 71 57 52 74 75 59 53 77 77 61 55 76 76
DewPt 55 54 53 51 52 51 51 48 50 50 51 48 51 50 51 49
Max/Min RH 93 43 96 34 89 32 86 34
RH 81 93 55 49 83 96 44 38 72 89 40 36 70 83 42 39
PWind Dir N N N NW SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-212100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 21 2025
Date Sun 09/21/25 Mon 09/22/25 Tue 09/23/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 57 93 58 82
Temp 58 69 82 87 86 70 63 59 58 71 88 92 87 73 68 62 59 66 76 81 79
DewPt 52 59 54 48 47 51 54 53 52 52 47 46 48 52 55 55 55 57 55 52 51
Min/Max RH 24 80 21 87 35
RH 81 70 38 26 26 50 71 80 80 50 25 21 26 48 62 78 87 72 47 37 38
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW N E SE S SW W W W W W W NW N N N N NE
Wind Spd 6 6 9 8 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 9 6 5 6 9 12 12 12 11
Clouds FW SC CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 34 2 6 3 8 14 32 31 31 22 43 43 60 46 26 14 19 6 14 20
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 12 2 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 6 4
Vent Rate 6 17 43 73 16 6 5 5 4 8117186 23 7 10 25 8 41 48 77 42
T Wind Dir NW N NW NW N E SE S SW W W W W W NW N N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 12 14 11 10 8 12 10 10 9 10 16 18 13 13 18 23 14 19 13 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/24/25Thu 09/25/25Fri 09/26/25Sat 09/27/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 77 50 81 52 85 54 83
Temp 59 54 70 74 56 50 74 79 59 52 78 81 61 54 78 79
DewPt 54 53 52 48 52 50 51 48 52 52 52 48 52 52 51 48
Max/Min RH 98 37 100 32 100 29 93 30
RH 83 98 53 40 88100 44 34 79100 41 32 73 93 39 34
PWind Dir NE N N W S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 20 10 10 5 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 21 2025
Date Sun 09/21/25 Mon 09/22/25 Tue 09/23/25
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 85 60 94 62 82
Temp 63 69 77 84 83 72 67 63 61 70 86 93 88 76 71 65 62 68 76 81 77
DewPt 60 63 63 59 59 61 62 61 60 61 58 52 56 59 61 60 60 60 58 56 55
Min/Max RH 41 99 25 93 41
RH 92 80 61 44 44 68 85 94 97 73 38 25 34 56 72 83 93 76 54 42 46
Wind Dir E S NW NE E SE SE SW SW SW S S S S SW NW N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 5 8 9 12 12 12 11
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 27 50 28 16 7 4 9 39 31 22 28 43 46 54 54 45 23 28 22 20 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 9 1 <1 <1 1 2 3 5 6 3
Vent Rate 10 11 21 28 11 5 6 4 4 9 30135 19 13 8 28 37 57 77 84 38
T Wind Dir SE S NW N E SE S S S S S S SE S SW NW N N N N N
T Wind Spd 11 6 6 6 6 8 9 5 5 9 10 17 16 19 12 25 23 23 19 17 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 Wed 09/24/25Thu 09/25/25Fri 09/26/25Sat 09/27/25
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 58 77 53 82 55 85 56 85
Temp 62 58 72 73 59 53 76 78 61 55 79 80 63 56 79 80
DewPt 56 56 55 53 55 53 52 50 52 52 53 51 52 52 53 50
Max/Min RH 93 45 99 34 91 31 87 31
RH 81 93 55 50 86 99 43 38 72 91 41 36 68 87 40 35
PWind Dir N N N NW SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 21 2025
Date Sun 09/21/25 Mon 09/22/25 Tue 09/23/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 61 92 62 81
Temp 63 68 76 83 82 72 66 63 62 70 84 91 87 76 70 66 62 67 75 79 77
DewPt 60 62 62 59 58 60 61 60 60 60 57 51 55 58 61 59 59 59 58 55 54
Min/Max RH 41 97 26 89 41
RH 92 83 62 45 45 67 83 90 95 72 39 26 34 56 72 80 89 76 55 43 45
Wind Dir SE S NW NE E SE SE SW SW SW S SW S S SW NW N N N N N
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 12 12
Clouds FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 21 43 26 12 5 7 8 32 29 20 26 41 46 60 53 44 23 26 17 17 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 6 3
Vent Rate 7 10 19 28 11 5 5 3 3 10 36119 12 11 7 18 29 56 75 85 37
T Wind Dir SE S NW N E SE S S S S S SW SE S SW NW N N N N N
T Wind Spd 9 6 8 6 6 10 9 5 6 9 11 14 16 20 12 23 23 23 19 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/24/25Thu 09/25/25Fri 09/26/25Sat 09/27/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 76 53 80 54 84 57 84
Temp 62 58 70 72 59 54 74 77 61 55 77 79 63 57 78 79
DewPt 55 55 54 52 54 53 52 50 51 52 53 50 52 52 53 50
Max/Min RH 92 45 97 35 92 31 85 33
RH 80 92 58 49 85 96 46 38 72 92 42 37 68 85 42 37
PWind Dir N N N NW SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-212100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 21 2025
Date Sun 09/21/25 Mon 09/22/25 Tue 09/23/25
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 84 55 89 56 77
Temp 57 65 76 82 81 67 62 59 56 67 83 88 84 70 64 59 56 64 74 77 73
DewPt 57 59 58 54 54 57 58 57 56 57 53 48 49 53 55 55 55 55 53 50 49
Min/Max RH 34 100 25 96 39
RH 98 83 54 37 39 69 86 94100 71 36 25 30 55 72 87 96 72 47 39 43
Wind Dir N N NW NE E SE S SW W SW SW SW SW SW NW N N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 9 8 6 9 12 13 16 16 16 13
Clouds SC SC CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 35 33 2 5 3 8 12 31 37 32 25 46 60 66 47 20 23 11 7 16 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 3 4 6 4
Vent Rate 5 11 22 50 19 4 5 4 3 8 45121 6 5 22 22 15 58 70 95 68
T Wind Dir N N N N E SE S S SW SW SW SW S W N N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 9 9 6 8 8 10 10 10 9 9 12 16 11 11 26 25 20 24 19 18 18
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 Wed 09/24/25Thu 09/25/25Fri 09/26/25Sat 09/27/25
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 51 75 47 79 50 82 50 81
Temp 56 51 70 71 53 48 74 77 56 50 77 79 58 51 77 78
DewPt 52 51 50 49 51 48 49 47 50 49 50 46 50 49 50 46
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 32 96 28 96 29
RH 88 99 49 45 92100 42 35 79 95 39 31 75 95 39 33
PWind Dir N N N SW S SW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC
$$
OKZ002-212100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 21 2025
Date Sun 09/21/25 Mon 09/22/25 Tue 09/23/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 56 88 56 76
Temp 58 67 76 80 79 67 62 60 58 69 83 88 82 70 65 60 57 64 73 76 71
DewPt 58 62 61 59 59 61 60 60 58 62 60 56 57 60 59 60 57 59 57 55 55
Min/Max RH 46 100 34 100 47
RH 100 85 61 49 51 81 93 99100 77 47 34 43 72 82100100 83 57 47 58
Wind Dir W SW NW SE SE SE S SW SW S S S SE SE N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 6 8 6 5 6 9 11 13 13 13 12
Clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 42 22 17 7 2 5 30 44 37 29 28 47 53 67 53 50 50 36 32 27 20
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 1 <1 1 1 1 3 5 6 4
Vent Rate 7 9 19 27 9 4 4 4 4 10 50120 18 9 28 30 20 55 91108 74
T Wind Dir SE S NW N SE SE S S SW SW S S SE SE NW N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 8 6 6 5 5 10 10 9 10 11 13 17 17 18 27 25 20 23 21 20 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/24/25Thu 09/25/25Fri 09/26/25Sat 09/27/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 52 72 48 78 49 81 50 81
Temp 56 53 69 69 53 49 73 74 55 49 76 76 56 50 76 77
DewPt 55 53 55 53 53 49 52 50 50 49 53 51 50 49 53 51
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 38 100 34 97 36
RH 96100 62 58100100 47 43 82100 45 42 80 97 44 40
PWind Dir N N N W SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 10 5 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC
$$
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