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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
534 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

TXZ012-020900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
534 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

Date           08/01/25      Sat 08/02/25            Sun 08/03/25            Mon
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          88          63          90          62
Temp             82 73 68 66 64 71 80 86 84 76 71 66 63 72 83 89 84 73 68 65 63
DewPt            61 62 62 63 63 65 66 65 65 65 65 63 62 64 65 63 63 65 65 63 63
Max/Min RH                  100          48          97          42         100
RH               49 68 81 90 97 81 62 50 53 69 81 90 97 76 55 42 49 76 90 93100
Wind Dir         SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  E SE  S  S  S  E SE SE SE  E
Wind Spd          8  9  9  9  9  9 11 11 12 13 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 13 11  9  6
Clouds           FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%)        11 32 44 47 60 50 16 22 32 39 41 44 27 23  8 14 20 23 39 44 63
PoP 12HR                     20          10          40          20          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.50           0        0.01
Rain Shwrs             IS                SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
Tstms                  IS                SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt           4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate        34  5 10 11  8 21 51 67 78  9  8  7 11 39 70 57 56 10  9  8  5
T Wind Dir       SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S SE SE  S  S SW  S  E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd       10 12 16 14 12 11 13 13 18 20 18 16 23 25 19 13 17 23 20 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           08/04Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25
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       87      65      95      68      99      70      98      68      98
Temp          79 83 71 65 88 92 76 69 93 95 78 70 94 94 77 69 92 92
DewPt         66 64 65 63 64 60 61 58 59 56 56 55 58 56 57 56 57 56
Min/Max RH         48      97      32      70      25      59      25      65      26
RH            64 53 81 93 45 34 60 68 32 27 47 59 30 28 50 63 31 30
PWind Dir          SE      SE       S       S      SW       S      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       5       0       5       0       5       0       5       0

$$

TXZ016-020900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
534 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

Date           08/01/25      Sat 08/02/25            Sun 08/03/25            Mon
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                 62          91          63          94          62
Temp             83 72 68 64 62 72 82 89 88 75 71 67 63 75 86 93 91 75 68 64 62
DewPt            62 64 64 64 62 66 66 64 63 66 64 63 62 64 62 58 57 63 65 64 62
Max/Min RH                  100          40         100          30         100
RH               49 76 87100100 81 57 45 43 73 80 87 97 68 44 31 32 66 90100100
Wind Dir         SE SE SE SW  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S SE  S SW  W NE  E SE SE  E
Wind Spd          6  6  5  4  5  9 11  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10  9  9  9  5  4
Clouds           FW SC SC B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%)         7 48 50 54 34 24  3  7 32 33 28 24 31 16  3  5  4  7 13 33 43
PoP 12HR                     40           5          30           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.03           0           0
Rain Shwrs          SC SC                SC SC IS IS
Tstms               SC SC                SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt           4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4 10  7 <1  1 <1 <1
Vent Rate        40  6  7  5  6 20 53 88 96  9 11 10  8 31 53115 70  8 20  9  3
T Wind Dir       SE SE  E  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SE  S SW  W  W  E SE  S  S
T Wind Spd       11 11 13 10  9 10 13 14 16 17 20 19 13 17 14 12 11 14 21 17  6
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           08/04Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25
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      63      98      67     101      69     100      68      98
Temp          80 90 71 63 89 97 75 68 94 98 76 69 94 96 76 68 92 94
DewPt         65 60 65 63 59 51 54 55 55 51 53 54 54 51 54 53 55 52
Min/Max RH         36     100      21      64      19      59      21      60      24
RH            59 36 83100 37 21 47 63 27 21 45 59 26 22 47 59 29 24
PWind Dir          SE      SE      SW       S      SW       S      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       5       0       5       0      10       0      10       5

$$

TXZ008-020900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
534 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

Date           08/01/25      Sat 08/02/25            Sun 08/03/25            Mon
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          90          64          93          64
Temp             86 76 71 67 65 73 82 88 88 79 73 67 65 74 85 91 85 75 69 67 65
DewPt            62 64 63 65 65 66 67 67 67 67 67 65 65 67 66 66 67 67 67 66 65
Max/Min RH                  100          48         100          43         100
RH               45 65 76 93100 79 61 49 49 67 81 95100 77 53 43 54 76 93 98100
Wind Dir          E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd          6  5  5  5  4  6  9 10 11  9  9  8  9  9 10 10 11  9  6  4  4
Clouds           CL SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%)         5 32 42 34 58 52 19 16 33 34 52 49 38 22 21 16 17 22 49 50 58
PoP 12HR                     20          10          50          20          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.98        0.04        0.01
Rain Shwrs             IS                SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
Tstms                  IS                SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt           6 <1  1  1  1  3  5  6  6 <1 <1  1  1  3  4  6  3 <1  1 <1 <1
Vent Rate        45  9 17 12 11 34 57 73 83 13 13 22 21 53 68 64 42 11 18  7  7
T Wind Dir       SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  E SE  S  S  S  E  E SE  S  E
T Wind Spd        8 13 14 11  9 12 13 13 17 19 17 20 23 24 19 12 16 16 18  9 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           08/04Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25
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       89      66      98      71     104      72     104      72     102
Temp          79 88 72 66 89 96 79 72 96100 81 73 97101 80 73 94 96
DewPt         67 65 68 66 66 63 64 60 59 57 59 56 59 56 58 57 59 57
Min/Max RH         46     100      32      70      21      58      21      59      25
RH            67 48 84100 46 33 60 67 29 24 47 56 28 23 48 58 30 27
PWind Dir          SE      SE       S       S      SW       S      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       5       0       5       0       5       0      10       0

$$

TXZ008-020900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
534 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

Date           08/01/25      Sat 08/02/25            Sun 08/03/25            Mon
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          89          65          91          65
Temp             85 75 71 67 65 72 80 86 86 78 72 67 65 73 83 89 84 75 69 67 65
DewPt            62 63 63 64 64 66 66 66 66 67 65 65 64 66 65 65 66 67 66 66 65
Max/Min RH                   97          50          99          45         100
RH               46 66 75 90 97 82 63 52 52 69 80 95 96 78 56 45 54 77 91 99100
Wind Dir          E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd          6  8  6  6  6  9  9 10 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 12 11  9  5  4
Clouds           FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%)         7 38 53 33 56 52 22 14 37 37 54 47 33 19 18 13 19 19 46 52 59
PoP 12HR                     20          10          50          20          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.93           0        0.01
Rain Shwrs             IS                SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
Tstms                  IS                SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt           6 <1  1  1  1  3  4  6  5 <1 <1  1  1  2  4  6  3  1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate        41  8 17 14  9 32 54 79 77 11 10 18 30 49 63 64 30 16 10  6  5
T Wind Dir       SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E SE  S  S  S  E  E SE  S SE
T Wind Spd        8 13 17 12  9 12 13 14 17 20 17 19 24 24 19 12 12 18 17  9  9
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           08/04Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25
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       87      66      96      71     101      73     101      73      99
Temp          77 86 71 67 88 94 78 71 94 98 80 73 95 99 79 73 92 94
DewPt         67 65 67 66 65 61 63 59 59 56 57 56 58 55 58 56 58 56
Min/Max RH         48      98      32      68      22      56      22      56      26
RH            71 49 85 97 47 33 60 66 31 25 46 55 29 23 49 56 32 28
PWind Dir          SE      SE       S       S      SW       S      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       5       0       5       0       5       0      10       0

$$

TXZ006-020900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
534 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

Date           08/01/25      Sat 08/02/25            Sun 08/03/25            Mon
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          89          59          89          59
Temp             82 72 66 62 61 72 81 87 87 74 67 62 60 70 82 88 85 72 65 62 60
DewPt            61 62 63 62 61 63 65 64 63 66 65 62 60 63 63 61 61 64 64 62 60
Max/Min RH                  100          43         100          40         100
RH               48 70 88100100 74 58 46 44 76 95100100 79 53 40 45 76 98100100
Wind Dir         SE SE SW  S  S  S SW  S  S SE SE SE  S  S SW  S  E  E SE SE  E
Wind Spd         10  6  6  5  6 11 12 12 11  9  9  9  8  9  9 10 11  9  5  4  4
Clouds           SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%)        32 49 50 28 17 13 14 12 44 44 45 40 42 19  4  5  7  8 24 41 64
PoP 12HR                     40          10          40           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.41           0           0
Rain Shwrs       SC SC IS                SC SC SC SC
Tstms            SC SC IS                SC SC SC
Mix Hgt           4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate        47  6  6  4  5 34 73 91 66  7  9  9 12 40 40 76 48  9 14  4  3
T Wind Dir        S SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S SE SE SW SW  W NE  E SE  S  E
T Wind Spd       11 12 11  9  9 18 18 17 18 14 11 14 20 18 12 12 12 17 17  6  6
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           08/04Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25
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       88      62      96      64      99      65      99      63      96
Temp          78 87 69 63 88 94 72 65 94 96 73 66 94 96 72 64 91 93
DewPt         65 61 65 63 62 55 57 54 54 53 56 53 55 54 57 54 56 55
Min/Max RH         41     100      26      70      22      65      22      73      26
RH            63 42 87100 41 26 59 67 26 24 55 62 27 25 60 70 31 28
PWind Dir          SE       S      SW       S      SW       S      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       5       0       5       0      10       0      10       0

$$

OKZ002-020900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
534 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

Date           08/01/25      Sat 08/02/25            Sun 08/03/25            Mon
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          89          60          86          60
Temp             84 72 68 63 61 72 82 87 86 73 68 63 61 71 80 85 81 69 66 62 61
DewPt            60 61 61 63 61 64 64 64 64 66 65 63 61 65 65 64 63 66 65 62 61
Max/Min RH                  100          44         100          51         100
RH               44 69 80 99100 78 56 47 47 79 91100100 80 59 51 55 90 97100100
Wind Dir         SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  E SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S SE
Wind Spd         10  8  6  6  8 10 12 12 12 10  9  9  8  9  9 10 11  8  5  4  4
Clouds           FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%)        12 42 28 26 36 50 27 13 42 71 57 57 49 40 28 22  8 24 40 59 62
PoP 12HR                     30          10          60          20          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.73           0           0
Rain Shwrs          IS SC                SC SC NM NM IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms               IS IS                SC SC SC IS       IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt           6 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  7  6 <1  1 <1 <1  3  5  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate        86  8  9 12  9 46 78102 93  8 16 13 10 43 57 60 45  5  9  3  3
T Wind Dir        S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  N SE  S SE SE
T Wind Spd       14 14 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 13 17 21 19 13 11 29 11 11  6  6
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           08/04Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25
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       88      62      98      67     102      68     102      66     100
Temp          81 85 69 63 90 95 75 68 96 99 76 69 97 99 77 67 94 94
DewPt         65 62 65 63 64 59 62 58 53 53 59 55 56 53 57 57 56 55
Min/Max RH         44     100      29      75      19      66      20      73      24
RH            58 47 87100 43 30 66 70 23 22 55 62 26 22 51 70 29 27
PWind Dir          SE       S       S       S      SW       S      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       5       0       5       0       5       0      10       0

$$

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