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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
148 AM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025

TXZ012-222100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 AM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025

Date             Tue 07/22/25            Wed 07/23/25            Thu 07/24/25
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                 93          67          91          68          94
Temp          71 69 80 89 91 89 78 73 69 67 76 87 91 88 79 75 71 69 79 88 92 89
DewPt         61 60 61 61 58 58 61 62 61 60 63 63 61 61 63 62 62 60 62 62 60 62
Min/Max RH                   32          78          37          78          34
RH            71 73 52 39 33 35 56 68 76 78 64 45 37 41 58 64 73 73 56 42 34 41
Wind Dir      SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S
Wind Spd      13 13 14 16 17 16 13 12 12 12 14 16 17 16 13 12 12 11 11  9 10 10
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%)     19 19 12  7 16 22 29 48 32 53 27 20 28 35 49 52 49 25 18 16 27 40
PoP 12HR                     10          20          10          20           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                   IS IS                   IS IS                   IS
Tstms                        IS IS                   IS IS                   IS
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  2  7 10  4  1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  9  2
Vent Rate      8  8 41135181 89 29  9  9  8 43111136 74 11 10 11 10 27 68 85 21
T Wind Dir     S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W SW SW  S
T Wind Spd    16 17 21 21 21 23 23 16 14 16 19 20 21 21 14 16 17 17 17 11 11 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          Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25Sun 07/27/25Mon 07/28/25
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       67      94      68      97      70      97      70      95
Temp          73 68 88 89 74 69 91 93 77 71 92 93 77 72 91 92
DewPt         63 61 61 60 60 58 58 56 58 58 59 57 60 60 60 58
Max/Min RH         78      36      70      27      64      28      66      31
RH            71 78 41 38 62 68 33 29 52 64 33 30 56 66 36 32
PWind Dir          SW      SW       S      SW       S       S       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           20       5      10       0       5       0      10       0
Rain Shwrs    IS
Tstms         IS

$$

TXZ016-222100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 AM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025

Date             Tue 07/22/25            Wed 07/23/25            Thu 07/24/25
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                 92          64          91          63          94
Temp          68 66 78 87 90 87 75 69 66 64 76 86 90 88 78 71 67 64 78 88 92 89
DewPt         62 61 62 61 60 60 63 63 62 62 63 63 61 60 63 61 61 60 62 61 60 59
Min/Max RH                   35          93          36          90          34
RH            81 84 59 42 36 40 66 81 87 93 65 46 38 39 59 70 81 87 57 40 35 37
Wind Dir      SW  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S
Wind Spd      10 10 12 13 14 13 12 10 10 10 13 14 14 13  9  9  9  8  9  8  9  9
Clouds        B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%)     56 39 26 10 32 35 47 35 57 50 38 17 26 37 52 41 43 23  8 16 23 46
PoP 12HR                     20          30           5          20           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS SC SC                   IS IS                   IS
Tstms                     IS SC SC                   IS IS                   IS
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  2  7 10  4  1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  8  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  9  3
Vent Rate      9  7 32112143 87 15 11 10  8 38 87125 43 11  7 11 10 21 58 72 21
T Wind Dir    SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
T Wind Spd    16 14 18 17 17 23 17 17 16 12 19 18 18 21 16 10 16 14 13 10 10  9
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          Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25Sun 07/27/25Mon 07/28/25
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       64      94      65      96      67      95      67      95
Temp          70 65 87 88 71 65 90 91 73 67 90 92 74 68 89 92
DewPt         62 60 60 59 60 58 57 56 59 58 59 57 60 60 60 57
Max/Min RH         84      33      78      27      73      29      76      29
RH            76 84 40 37 68 78 33 31 62 73 35 31 61 76 38 31
PWind Dir           S      SW       S      SW       S       S       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR           20       5      10       0      10       0      10       0
Rain Shwrs    IS
Tstms         IS

$$

TXZ008-222100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 AM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025

Date             Tue 07/22/25            Wed 07/23/25            Thu 07/24/25
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                 98          71          96          69          97
Temp          74 71 83 93 97 94 83 77 73 71 80 90 95 91 82 76 72 70 81 91 95 93
DewPt         63 62 63 62 60 60 62 63 63 63 64 64 62 63 64 65 64 63 64 63 62 63
Min/Max RH                   30          77          34          81          35
RH            68 73 51 36 30 32 49 62 72 77 57 42 34 39 55 69 75 78 55 41 35 37
Wind Dir      SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S
Wind Spd       9  9 12 13 14 14 12 10 10  9 12 13 14 13 10  9  8  8  8  6  8  8
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%)     14 25 10  9 13 24 30 28 23 44 27 28 26 31 47 55 50 27 23 22 22 28
PoP 12HR                      5          20          10          30           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                   IS IS                   SC SC                   IS
Tstms                        IS IS                   SC IS                   IS
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  3  8 10  8  1  1 <1 <1  3  7  7  4 <1  1  1 <1  2  5  7  3
Vent Rate     11 10 48148201155 20 17 12 10 53135141 81 12 15 14 11 29 49 81 31
T Wind Dir    SW  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    13 13 20 21 23 24 18 17 13 13 18 20 24 21 14 17 14 13 13 10 12 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          Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25Sun 07/27/25Mon 07/28/25
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       69      98      71     102      73     101      74     101
Temp          76 70 91 93 78 72 95 98 80 74 95 97 81 74 95 98
DewPt         65 64 63 61 63 60 58 57 60 60 60 59 61 61 60 58
Max/Min RH         80      32      68      24      62      26      64      27
RH            70 80 40 36 61 67 29 26 51 62 30 28 52 64 32 28
PWind Dir           W      SW       S      SW       S       S       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           20       5      10       0       5       0      10       0
Rain Shwrs    IS
Tstms         IS

$$

TXZ008-222100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 AM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025

Date             Tue 07/22/25            Wed 07/23/25            Thu 07/24/25
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                 95          70          94          70          95
Temp          74 72 81 90 94 91 81 76 72 70 78 87 92 89 81 76 72 70 79 87 92 90
DewPt         62 62 62 62 59 60 62 63 63 62 63 63 61 63 64 64 63 62 64 63 61 63
Min/Max RH                   31          77          36          78          36
RH            67 72 54 39 31 35 54 64 73 77 60 45 36 41 56 65 73 77 59 45 36 40
Wind Dir      SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S
Wind Spd      12 12 13 13 16 16 13 12 12 11 13 13 14 13 12 10 10  9  9  6  8  8
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%)     15 22 11  8 19 29 31 43 29 54 21 24 23 28 43 57 48 30 19 22 17 26
PoP 12HR                      5          20          10          20           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                   IS IS                   IS IS                   IS
Tstms                        IS IS                   IS IS                   IS
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  2  8 10  6  1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  6  3 <1 <1  1 <1  2  5  7  4
Vent Rate     11  9 40143199125 21 12 12  9 46129112 58 11 12 13 10 25 47 74 29
T Wind Dir    SW  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW  S
T Wind Spd    16 14 20 21 23 23 19 16 14 13 17 21 21 19 14 16 14 13 12 10 11  9
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          Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25Sun 07/27/25Mon 07/28/25
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      95      71      99      73      98      74      98
Temp          75 70 87 90 77 72 92 96 78 74 92 95 80 74 92 95
DewPt         65 63 63 61 62 60 58 57 59 59 60 58 61 61 60 58
Max/Min RH         79      35      66      25      61      28      64      28
RH            70 79 44 38 61 66 32 28 52 61 34 29 51 64 35 29
PWind Dir           W      SW       S      SW       S       S       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           20       0      10       0       5       0      10       0
Rain Shwrs    IS
Tstms         IS

$$

TXZ006-222100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 AM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025

Date             Tue 07/22/25            Wed 07/23/25            Thu 07/24/25
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          90          61          90
Temp          68 66 78 87 91 89 75 69 66 64 75 85 89 87 76 68 65 62 76 86 89 85
DewPt         61 60 62 61 59 58 62 62 62 61 63 62 61 60 62 62 62 61 63 63 61 62
Min/Max RH                   32          92          38          99          40
RH            77 81 57 42 34 35 64 78 88 91 66 46 38 40 63 80 89 96 64 46 40 47
Wind Dir      SW  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW  N SE  S
Wind Spd      10 10 13 14 16 16 13 11 11  9 12 13 14 13  9  8  5  5  5  5  6  8
Clouds        SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%)     35 48 12 21 20 21 59 54 44 34 22 13 14 27 66 63 46 23  7  9 19 38
PoP 12HR                      5          20          10          20          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                   IS IS                   IS IS                   IS
Tstms                        IS IS                   IS IS                   IS
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  2  7  9  5  1  1 <1 <1  2  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  3
Vent Rate     12  7 31117183102 27 14  7  8 40 92134102  7  9  4  5 13 40 35 26
T Wind Dir    SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  S  S
T Wind Spd    18 14 19 20 23 24 25 16 12 13 19 19 20 20 11 11  8 10  9 10  8  9
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          Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25Sun 07/27/25Mon 07/28/25
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      91      63      95      65      95      67      95
Temp          68 64 84 89 71 65 90 93 73 66 90 93 74 68 90 92
DewPt         63 62 63 59 61 59 59 56 57 57 58 55 59 58 60 57
Max/Min RH         93      34      83      27      73      26      73      28
RH            84 93 49 37 70 81 36 29 57 73 34 28 59 71 37 31
PWind Dir          NW      SW      SW      SW       S      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           20       5      10       0      10       0      10       0
Rain Shwrs    IS
Tstms         IS

$$

OKZ002-222100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 AM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025

Date             Tue 07/22/25            Wed 07/23/25            Thu 07/24/25
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                 96          66          94          63          94
Temp          71 68 83 92 95 93 78 73 68 66 79 89 93 90 77 71 67 64 78 88 92 90
DewPt         60 60 61 60 58 58 60 61 62 62 63 62 61 60 63 65 64 63 64 63 63 63
Min/Max RH                   28          86          34         100          38
RH            69 76 49 34 29 31 53 67 80 86 57 41 35 37 63 81 89 97 63 44 38 41
Wind Dir       S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW NW  N NW SE
Wind Spd      10 10 13 14 16 16 13 11 11 10 13 14 14 13 10  8  6  6  6  6  6  6
Clouds        SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     27 23  1  6 13 17 47 22 27 46 22 18 28 31 61 66 47 42 13 23 19 25
PoP 12HR                      5          20          10          40          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.07           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                   IS IS                   SC SC                   SC
Tstms                        IS IS                   SC SC                   SC
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  2  8 10  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  9  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  8  6
Vent Rate      9  7 33155208167 17 16  9  9 51112172 99  7 10  6  4 26 48 67 36
T Wind Dir     S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW NW  W SW
T Wind Spd    18 14 18 23 23 24 20 18 16 17 19 20 21 21 12 17 11  8 12  9  9  8
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          Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25Sun 07/27/25Mon 07/28/25
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       64      94      65     100      68     100      70     100
Temp          70 65 88 90 72 66 93 96 76 69 96 96 78 71 96 97
DewPt         65 64 63 61 63 61 59 55 58 57 57 54 59 59 58 55
Max/Min RH        100      35      90      24      69      23      66      23
RH            85 97 44 38 73 84 32 26 55 67 27 25 52 66 28 25
PWind Dir           N      SE       S       S       S       S       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           30       5      10       0      10       0      10       0
Rain Shwrs    SC IS
Tstms         SC 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