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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