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
448 AM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025
TXZ012-252100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
448 AM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025
Date Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25 Sun 07/27/25
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 67 96 69 96
Temp 60 68 78 84 87 76 72 70 68 80 91 94 92 82 76 73 71 81 91 94 91
DewPt 60 65 64 63 63 65 65 64 62 64 61 58 58 60 60 60 60 62 60 59 59
Min/Max RH 45 84 30 68 31
RH 100 90 62 50 45 68 79 81 81 58 37 30 32 47 58 64 68 53 36 31 34
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW W E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 11 11 12 11 10 11 10 11 12
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 48 26 12 13 33 31 28 34 34 10 5 20 26 21 15 14 16 9 6 19 22
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7
Vent Rate 7 13 32 40 44 5 5 4 4 19 78108111 8 9 9 8 34 70106 99
T Wind Dir NW NW NW W S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 8 8 8 6 9 12 12 13 11 12 11 11 14 16 18 18 17 18 12 13 16
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 Mon 07/28/25Tue 07/29/25Wed 07/30/25Thu 07/31/25
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 94 68 94 68 94 67 93
Temp 77 71 89 90 75 70 89 91 75 69 90 91 74 68 88 90
DewPt 61 60 61 57 58 57 57 55 57 55 55 53 56 56 56 55
Max/Min RH 68 31 63 27 61 26 65 30
RH 58 68 39 33 56 63 34 30 54 61 31 28 53 65 34 31
PWind Dir S SW S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-252100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
448 AM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025
Date Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25 Sun 07/27/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 64 96 67 95
Temp 58 69 79 87 88 77 70 68 65 79 90 93 92 80 74 71 68 79 90 93 90
DewPt 58 64 63 60 59 62 62 61 60 62 60 56 56 59 59 59 59 62 60 58 58
Min/Max RH 37 84 28 73 31
RH 100 84 57 41 37 61 75 78 84 55 36 29 31 49 59 66 73 55 38 31 34
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW SE SE S SW W SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 43 19 7 11 23 18 18 39 18 10 4 12 28 22 17 20 15 8 9 14 19
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 8
Vent Rate 5 16 46 54 49 7 6 7 5 22 84108101 9 12 12 10 38 77111106
T Wind Dir N NW NW W SW SE S SW SW SW S S SW S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 6 9 10 8 10 12 12 14 11 12 11 11 13 14 18 18 16 18 12 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/28/25Tue 07/29/25Wed 07/30/25Thu 07/31/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 92 65 93 65 94 64 93
Temp 74 67 86 89 73 66 87 89 72 66 88 91 71 65 87 90
DewPt 61 60 61 57 57 57 59 56 56 54 54 50 54 54 56 54
Max/Min RH 78 33 73 31 65 23 68 28
RH 64 78 43 34 57 73 39 33 57 65 31 25 54 68 35 30
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
448 AM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025
Date Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25 Sun 07/27/25
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 69 99 72 100
Temp 62 71 79 86 89 78 74 71 69 81 92 97 96 85 80 77 73 83 93 97 96
DewPt 62 67 66 65 66 67 66 66 65 66 63 60 60 62 62 62 62 64 63 60 61
Min/Max RH 45 88 29 70 29
RH 100 87 65 51 46 69 76 83 88 61 38 30 31 46 54 61 70 52 36 30 32
Wind Dir W NW NW NW N SE S SE SW S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 9 9 9 9 6 9 9 10 11
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 50 33 22 17 29 16 15 26 41 13 10 11 17 16 11 10 10 9 8 14 8
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 9
Vent Rate 10 14 24 42 39 8 7 6 7 20 66111126 13 17 15 10 44 89123122
T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW W S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 9 6 5 6 8 11 10 9 11 11 10 11 16 19 19 18 13 18 14 14 16
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 Mon 07/28/25Tue 07/29/25Wed 07/30/25Thu 07/31/25
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 73 98 71 98 71 98 69 97
Temp 80 73 92 94 79 72 92 94 79 71 92 94 78 70 89 92
DewPt 62 62 62 59 59 58 58 55 58 57 57 55 58 60 60 58
Max/Min RH 68 29 61 26 60 25 72 30
RH 54 68 37 30 50 61 32 27 49 60 31 26 51 72 38 32
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
448 AM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025
Date Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25 Sun 07/27/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 89 69 97 72 98
Temp 65 70 77 83 87 78 74 71 69 80 90 94 93 84 79 76 73 81 91 94 93
DewPt 65 66 66 65 65 67 66 66 64 65 63 60 60 61 61 61 62 63 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 48 86 31 67 31
RH 100 90 69 54 48 69 76 83 86 61 40 32 33 47 55 61 67 53 38 32 34
Wind Dir W NW NW N N SE S SE SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 9 9 10 11
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 50 23 25 12 26 13 14 24 38 7 10 8 17 16 14 8 10 5 6 10 10
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8
Vent Rate 9 13 26 43 28 6 6 5 6 17 67112127 12 14 13 8 41 86113117
T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 9 6 6 6 6 11 11 10 10 11 10 11 16 18 19 18 13 18 14 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/28/25Tue 07/29/25Wed 07/30/25Thu 07/31/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 95 71 96 71 95 69 94
Temp 79 73 89 92 78 72 89 92 77 71 89 92 76 70 87 90
DewPt 61 61 61 58 58 57 58 55 58 56 56 55 57 60 59 58
Max/Min RH 67 31 61 27 60 26 71 32
RH 55 67 40 32 49 61 35 29 51 60 32 29 53 71 39 34
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-252100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
448 AM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025
Date Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25 Sun 07/27/25
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 86 62 94 65 94
Temp 62 72 80 84 86 74 69 65 63 78 89 93 92 78 73 69 66 80 90 94 92
DewPt 62 64 63 63 62 64 63 63 61 62 61 57 55 59 59 59 58 59 60 57 56
Min/Max RH 45 93 27 75 28
RH 100 76 58 48 45 72 83 92 93 59 40 31 29 51 62 70 75 49 37 30 30
Wind Dir NW N NW N SE E SE W W S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 6 11 11 10 9 9 9 8 11 12 12 12
Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 58 17 16 11 9 14 15 12 18 3 3 3 6 13 19 14 15 3 2 4 8
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 7
Vent Rate 5 14 32 40 31 5 5 5 4 19 72113112 8 11 9 7 37 66102 91
T Wind Dir N NW NW SW SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 8 6 8 10 11 11 11 13 14 13 16 16 17 17 16 21 18 14 14
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 Mon 07/28/25Tue 07/29/25Wed 07/30/25Thu 07/31/25
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 66 92 65 91 64 90 62 88
Temp 73 67 87 90 73 65 87 89 71 65 86 87 70 63 83 85
DewPt 61 60 62 58 58 57 59 56 59 56 58 56 58 60 60 58
Max/Min RH 78 33 75 31 74 32 90 36
RH 64 78 42 35 60 75 39 33 66 74 38 35 66 90 45 40
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW E SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-252100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
448 AM CDT Fri Jul 25 2025
Date Fri 07/25/25 Sat 07/26/25 Sun 07/27/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 63 98 68 99
Temp 64 74 81 86 85 74 70 66 64 79 92 97 95 81 76 72 69 84 95 98 96
DewPt 64 67 65 64 63 65 65 65 63 65 62 58 57 60 60 60 59 60 58 56 56
Min/Max RH 46 99 27 71 25
RH 100 77 59 49 48 75 86 96 98 62 38 28 28 50 59 65 71 44 29 25 26
Wind Dir NW N N NE SE E S SE SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 10 11 10 10 10 10 9 11 12 12 12
Clouds B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 75 28 28 34 11 13 9 9 34 7 3 4 5 17 13 12 13 2 3 5 4
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 10
Vent Rate 5 18 27 39 49 5 4 5 5 25 95138160 10 12 8 9 44115148157
T Wind Dir NW NW N W W S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 5 9 6 5 10 10 10 11 11 14 13 13 17 19 20 16 17 21 18 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/28/25Tue 07/29/25Wed 07/30/25Thu 07/31/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 97 68 97 66 95 63 92
Temp 77 69 93 94 77 69 92 93 75 67 91 91 73 65 86 88
DewPt 60 60 59 56 57 56 56 55 56 59 59 57 60 62 61 58
Max/Min RH 72 26 65 26 74 29 90 33
RH 57 72 32 28 51 64 30 28 52 74 34 32 65 90 43 37
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 20 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
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