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
349 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025
TXZ012-040900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Date 06/03/25 Wed 06/04/25 Thu 06/05/25 Fri
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 49 77 58 78 61
Temp 67 63 56 53 51 49 58 67 75 77 66 63 60 58 63 69 75 77 68 66 63 61
DewPt 54 52 51 50 49 48 48 51 52 54 56 57 59 58 61 65 64 64 65 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 98 43 100 64 100
RH 63 68 84 89 93 95 69 56 45 45 70 81 98100 93 87 69 64 90 90100100
Wind Dir N N N NE NE N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 20 17 14 12 11 10 8 8 10 13 13 13 12 10 11 13 16 16 13 12 11 9
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 35 9 23 27 35 54 38 15 17 14 48 65 75 86 85 72 62 46 37 27 25 28
PoP 12HR 10 10 70 70 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 1.71 0.22 0.10
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC NM SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 2 <1
Vent Rate 85 65 33 21 19 11 12 16 37 82 31 26 25 16 27 57 60 50 27 28 21 5
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE N NE E S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW N
T Wind Spd 23 21 18 18 16 12 9 9 11 17 19 20 20 16 23 25 24 21 19 23 16 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 06/06Sat 06/07/25Sun 06/08/25Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25
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 84 61 83 58 84 60 84 59 81
Temp 78 81 66 61 76 81 65 59 79 81 66 60 79 79 64 59 76 79
DewPt 63 63 64 61 65 63 63 59 61 58 59 58 59 58 59 57 59 57
Min/Max RH 49 100 53 100 43 93 43 96 45
RH 60 54 93100 69 54 93100 54 46 78 93 50 49 84 93 56 47
PWind Dir W SE SE NE NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 40 20 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-040900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Date 06/03/25 Wed 06/04/25 Thu 06/05/25 Fri
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 49 78 57 79 58
Temp 70 67 57 53 50 49 57 68 75 78 67 63 60 58 65 70 77 78 67 64 61 59
DewPt 55 53 55 52 50 49 51 52 55 56 61 62 60 58 64 65 64 63 66 64 61 59
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 58 100
RH 58 62 93 98100100 81 57 49 48 81 96 99100 97 84 64 60 95100100100
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE E SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S SW W
Wind Spd 16 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 11 13 10 12 10 9 10 12 13 12 11 10 9 6
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 14 7 17 29 51 58 44 19 29 28 58 69 82 74 80 74 47 32 26 18 13 25
PoP 12HR 20 10 90 60 40
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 1.53 0.08 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS O O O O NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS O O O O IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 5 4 2 1 2 1 2 3 5 6 1 1 1 <1 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 <1
Vent Rate 79 53 22 22 25 17 14 22 45 90 17 26 16 15 30 55 54 50 17 26 23 4
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE E SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S SW NE
T Wind Spd 19 16 16 18 18 13 9 9 12 18 17 24 17 18 21 20 20 18 19 20 17 10
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 06/06Sat 06/07/25Sun 06/08/25Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25
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 58 86 56 83 57 84 56 81
Temp 79 84 65 59 77 85 63 57 79 79 62 58 79 78 61 57 77 78
DewPt 63 60 65 59 63 59 63 57 61 59 61 58 59 59 61 57 59 58
Min/Max RH 40 100 41 100 47 100 43 100 46
RH 57 44100100 61 41100100 54 50 97100 50 51100100 55 50
PWind Dir W SE SE E E SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 10 30 20 40 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-040900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Date 06/03/25 Wed 06/04/25 Thu 06/05/25 Fri
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 50 79 59 82 63
Temp 64 62 57 55 52 51 59 68 76 78 68 64 62 60 66 73 79 81 72 69 66 63
DewPt 53 52 53 52 52 50 50 51 52 54 58 60 62 60 64 64 64 65 67 67 65 63
Max/Min RH 98 42 100 56 100
RH 68 70 85 92 98 97 72 54 43 43 70 88 99100 92 73 60 58 83 92 98100
Wind Dir N N NE NE N N NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW W
Wind Spd 19 16 11 9 5 5 5 5 8 11 10 8 5 5 9 12 13 13 10 9 6 4
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 49 28 29 25 31 52 50 33 12 20 51 69 83 82 81 70 58 49 34 36 50 39
PoP 12HR 5 10 70 60 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 1.18 0.11 0.22
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM
Tstms SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC NM IS
Mix Hgt 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 <1
Vent Rate 82 70 39 27 13 8 17 13 23 70 21 23 21 22 33 68 78 59 24 24 19 10
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE E SE S S S S S S S N N
T Wind Spd 23 21 17 16 10 8 9 6 9 14 16 16 13 16 19 23 24 19 18 16 16 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 06/06Sat 06/07/25Sun 06/08/25Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25
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 62 84 59 88 61 88 61 84
Temp 80 85 68 63 77 82 66 60 83 85 68 62 84 83 67 61 79 82
DewPt 64 62 66 63 65 64 64 60 61 58 62 61 59 59 62 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 45 100 53 100 37 100 38 100 43
RH 58 47 91100 64 55 96100 48 40 80 97 43 44 84100 53 45
PWind Dir N E E NE N SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 60 20 40 20 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS NM SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-040900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Date 06/03/25 Wed 06/04/25 Thu 06/05/25 Fri
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 50 78 59 80 62
Temp 63 61 56 55 52 51 57 66 75 77 68 64 62 60 65 71 77 79 72 69 66 62
DewPt 53 52 52 52 51 50 49 50 52 54 57 59 61 60 63 64 64 64 67 66 65 62
Max/Min RH 99 43 100 59 100
RH 68 71 85 90 99 96 72 56 46 44 67 86 98100 92 77 65 59 83 90 99100
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE E SE SE S S S S S SW W
Wind Spd 19 16 12 10 8 6 5 5 8 12 11 10 8 8 9 12 13 13 12 10 9 5
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 47 19 26 26 34 57 49 35 13 19 52 70 82 80 81 70 57 44 31 29 45 38
PoP 12HR 5 10 70 60 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 1.48 0.11 0.18
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC NM SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 1 2 1 <1
Vent Rate 82 64 32 26 14 9 14 14 26 77 20 20 22 20 30 63 77 51 19 22 17 10
T Wind Dir N N NE NE N NE NE E SE SE SE E SE S S S S S S S N N
T Wind Spd 23 20 17 16 11 9 8 6 9 16 17 17 16 17 18 23 24 17 17 16 17 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 06/06Sat 06/07/25Sun 06/08/25Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25
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 84 62 82 60 86 62 86 61 81
Temp 77 83 69 63 76 80 66 61 80 83 68 62 81 80 67 62 77 80
DewPt 63 61 66 63 64 64 65 61 61 57 62 61 59 59 62 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 47 100 55 100 40 98 40 99 49
RH 62 48 91100 66 57 95100 52 42 80 96 47 48 83 99 56 49
PWind Dir N E E NE NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 60 20 40 20 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS NM SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-040900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Date 06/03/25 Wed 06/04/25 Thu 06/05/25 Fri
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 46 75 54 79 55
Temp 64 63 54 51 48 47 55 63 73 74 61 58 57 55 63 70 77 78 66 62 59 56
DewPt 51 51 52 51 48 47 49 51 52 53 58 58 57 55 61 63 61 60 64 62 59 56
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 53 100
RH 63 64 93 99 99100 80 64 48 49 88 99 99100 93 76 58 54 92 99100100
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE E SE S S SE E E SE SE S S S S S S N N
Wind Spd 20 14 11 9 5 5 5 8 11 13 9 9 8 8 10 13 14 13 10 9 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 23 13 23 45 71 84 64 61 16 40 76 78 78 70 80 69 37 33 21 36 44 35
PoP 12HR 20 30 80 40 60
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 1.11 0.01 0.21
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS O O NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS O O NM NM SC SC NM SC SC
Mix Hgt 4 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 91 55 25 17 11 8 12 20 51 72 23 26 18 20 31 51 76 70 31 29 8 5
T Wind Dir N NE E NE NE E SE S S S E SE SE S S S S SW S N N N
T Wind Spd 25 17 14 13 10 9 8 9 13 16 17 20 18 18 18 18 21 24 17 23 20 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 06/06Sat 06/07/25Sun 06/08/25Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25
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 81 55 81 53 83 54 84 54 80
Temp 76 79 61 56 74 78 60 54 80 80 61 55 80 77 60 55 76 77
DewPt 60 58 61 56 62 60 60 54 57 55 59 55 56 56 60 55 57 55
Min/Max RH 46 100 49 100 37 100 38 100 44
RH 58 48 99100 65 54 99100 44 42 91 99 44 48 98 99 51 46
PWind Dir NE E E NE NE W SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 50 10 30 20 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-040900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Date 06/03/25 Wed 06/04/25 Thu 06/05/25 Fri
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 45 75 54 79 57
Temp 59 59 51 50 47 46 59 65 72 75 63 58 57 55 63 70 76 78 67 64 60 58
DewPt 50 50 51 49 47 46 46 47 50 50 54 56 57 55 61 61 62 62 65 63 60 58
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 57 100
RH 74 73 98 99100100 62 50 44 41 74 90 99100 92 73 61 59 92 98100100
Wind Dir N N NE NE N N SE SE SE SE E E SE SE S S S S S S NW NW
Wind Spd 20 14 9 6 4 4 4 8 10 11 9 8 8 8 11 13 13 12 10 9 8 6
Clouds B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 68 43 52 36 40 69 61 45 49 31 70 85 87 76 86 83 57 47 41 57 56 52
PoP 12HR 5 20 70 40 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.62 0 0.59
Rain Shwrs IS NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS NM NM NM NM SC SC NM NM SC
Mix Hgt 3 3 2 1 <1 <1 2 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 73 55 25 16 5 3 14 25 37 56 18 17 17 20 37 48 56 85 21 17 10 13
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S W NW N
T Wind Spd 25 18 12 12 8 5 8 10 11 16 14 13 14 17 18 18 18 25 14 25 18 18
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 06/06Sat 06/07/25Sun 06/08/25Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25
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 81 55 79 56 85 57 85 56 82
Temp 76 79 62 56 74 77 61 57 82 82 63 58 81 79 62 57 79 80
DewPt 60 59 61 56 60 61 61 57 57 53 58 57 56 55 59 57 57 55
Min/Max RH 47 100 54 100 33 100 38 100 39
RH 57 50 98100 63 57100100 42 36 84 97 42 43 90100 46 42
PWind Dir N NE E SW N S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 60 20 30 10 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS 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