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
138 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025
TXZ012-042100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
138 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025
Date Wed 06/04/25 Thu 06/05/25 Fri 06/06/25
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 77 58 75 61 84
Temp 50 49 57 67 75 75 65 62 60 59 63 68 73 74 67 66 63 61 70 79 83 81
DewPt 48 47 48 51 53 54 56 57 59 59 61 64 65 65 65 64 63 61 63 64 62 62
Min/Max RH 45 100 72 99 48
RH 93 93 72 56 46 48 73 84 96100 93 87 76 74 93 93 98 99 78 60 49 53
Wind Dir N N NE E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE S S SE S S W W NW NE E
Wind Spd 10 6 5 6 9 12 12 12 11 10 12 13 16 14 13 12 10 8 9 9 8 10
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 44 56 50 17 18 47 53 64 63 91 78 69 59 60 53 34 43 29 33 43 38 23
PoP 12HR 10 70 70 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 1.52 0.25 0.12 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS NM
Tstms SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 2 4 4 <1 <1 1 1 2 2 3 3 <1 1 <1 <1 1 3 4 3
Vent Rate 22 15 11 17 37 48 17 15 20 16 28 38 55 50 19 22 15 2 11 30 33 30
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S SW NE NW N N SE
T Wind Spd 18 14 8 8 10 14 20 17 16 16 20 20 20 20 21 23 19 14 10 10 9 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 Sat 06/07/25Sun 06/08/25Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25
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 60 82 60 86 59 80 59 81
Temp 66 61 76 80 66 61 81 81 65 60 76 77 64 59 76 78
DewPt 64 61 65 62 63 61 62 59 61 59 60 58 60 58 59 57
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 42 99 49 96 46
RH 93100 68 55 90100 53 47 87 97 58 52 87 95 56 49
PWind Dir E SE SE NE SE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 60 20 40 30 40 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-042100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
138 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025
Date Wed 06/04/25 Thu 06/05/25 Fri 06/06/25
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 78 57 78 59 86
Temp 50 49 57 67 75 76 65 61 60 59 63 70 76 77 67 64 62 60 72 79 84 85
DewPt 50 49 51 53 55 57 61 61 60 59 63 66 66 65 67 64 62 59 64 63 60 59
Min/Max RH 48 100 66 100 40
RH 100100 79 60 49 52 87100100100100 86 70 67100100 99 97 76 57 44 41
Wind Dir NE NE E SE S S SE SE NE SE S S S S S S S SW W N NE E
Wind Spd 8 4 4 6 9 11 9 9 8 8 9 12 13 12 11 9 9 6 8 8 9 9
Clouds B1 B2 SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 65 79 49 14 28 48 78 73 84 92 82 65 61 44 40 19 24 54 20 8 27 21
PoP 12HR 20 80 70 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 1.31 0.06 0.08 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC O O NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC O NM SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 6 4 <1 1 1 <1 2 3 4 3 1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 3
Vent Rate 22 16 11 20 69 56 13 17 13 11 26 44 54 53 19 16 13 5 11 33 48 28
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE S S SE SE E SE S S S S S S SW SW N N W E
T Wind Spd 17 12 8 8 13 16 18 16 14 12 17 17 17 19 21 18 19 14 11 10 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 Sat 06/07/25Sun 06/08/25Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25
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 58 86 58 86 57 80 57 82
Temp 65 59 76 85 64 59 82 81 63 58 76 75 62 58 75 77
DewPt 65 59 64 60 63 59 61 59 62 58 60 60 61 58 60 59
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 42 100 50 100 49
RH 99100 65 43 97100 49 47 97100 57 58 97100 58 54
PWind Dir E S E E E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 10 30 30 40 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
138 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025
Date Wed 06/04/25 Thu 06/05/25 Fri 06/06/25
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 79 59 80 62 86
Temp 52 51 58 67 76 78 68 64 61 60 65 72 77 79 71 69 66 63 72 80 85 83
DewPt 50 49 49 51 53 54 58 59 61 60 63 64 64 65 67 68 65 62 66 65 63 64
Min/Max RH 42 100 62 100 48
RH 93 93 71 55 44 44 69 84100100 93 76 66 63 87 95 97 99 81 60 49 53
Wind Dir N N NE NE E E E SE E SE SE S S S S S SW W NW N NE NE
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 6 9 8 8 5 5 9 12 13 13 10 9 6 4 5 6 5 8
Clouds SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) 38 62 44 27 14 37 50 67 77 82 71 66 49 46 37 55 57 43 43 56 32 25
PoP 12HR 20 70 50 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.77 0.12 0.22 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM IS IS NM
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 2 4 5 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 <1 <1 2 3 4 4
Vent Rate 12 8 14 12 27 57 20 19 16 18 31 56 63 63 29 18 9 9 15 31 36 35
T Wind Dir N N NE E SE SE E SE E SE S S S S S S W NE N N N E
T Wind Spd 11 9 6 5 8 13 16 12 13 13 16 18 17 20 20 17 14 11 9 10 9 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 Sat 06/07/25Sun 06/08/25Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25
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 61 86 61 91 61 84 60 84
Temp 68 62 79 82 67 62 86 85 69 62 79 80 67 61 80 81
DewPt 66 62 65 63 65 62 62 59 62 62 60 59 61 61 60 58
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 36 100 44 99 42
RH 93100 62 53 92100 45 41 79100 53 49 82 99 50 46
PWind Dir NE SE SE NE S E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC FW CL SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 70 20 40 20 30 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs NM NM IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
138 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025
Date Wed 06/04/25 Thu 06/05/25 Fri 06/06/25
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 78 58 78 62 84
Temp 52 51 57 65 74 76 67 64 60 60 65 70 75 77 70 69 65 62 70 77 81 83
DewPt 51 49 48 50 53 54 57 59 60 60 62 63 64 65 67 67 65 62 65 64 63 63
Min/Max RH 45 100 65 100 51
RH 94 92 72 57 49 47 71 83100100 92 80 68 66 89 92 99100 82 64 54 52
Wind Dir NE N NE E E E E SE E SE SE S S S S S SW NW NW N NE NE
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 6 9 9 9 8 8 9 12 13 13 12 10 8 5 6 6 6 8
Clouds SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) 40 64 41 26 12 30 46 79 74 77 69 66 50 47 34 48 52 38 33 55 36 22
PoP 12HR 20 70 60 60 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.95 0.09 0.18 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM NM SC NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS NM
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3
Vent Rate 11 7 11 11 31 48 17 20 17 17 29 53 67 61 25 17 7 7 13 30 33 30
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E S SE SE SE E SE S S S S S S W NE N N NE E
T Wind Spd 11 10 6 5 9 12 16 14 14 14 17 19 18 20 21 14 12 11 9 10 9 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 Sat 06/07/25Sun 06/08/25Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25
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 61 84 61 88 61 82 60 83
Temp 68 62 76 82 67 62 83 83 69 62 77 78 67 61 77 80
DewPt 65 62 65 62 64 62 61 59 63 62 60 59 62 61 60 58
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 38 100 47 100 44
RH 90100 69 51 92100 47 44 81 98 55 52 83 98 55 46
PWind Dir NE SE SE NE S E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 70 20 40 20 30 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs NM NM IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-042100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
138 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025
Date Wed 06/04/25 Thu 06/05/25 Fri 06/06/25
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 75 53 77 56 81
Temp 48 47 54 63 72 72 62 58 57 55 61 69 76 76 66 64 60 57 67 75 80 79
DewPt 48 47 50 51 52 53 57 58 56 55 61 63 62 63 65 64 60 56 61 61 58 59
Min/Max RH 46 100 60 100 47
RH 99 99 85 66 49 50 85 98 98100 98 81 63 64 98100 99 96 80 61 48 51
Wind Dir N NE SE S S S E NE E SE S S S S S S W N N N NE E
Wind Spd 4 3 4 6 9 11 9 9 8 8 10 13 14 13 10 8 6 6 8 8 8 9
Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC FW B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 61 83 74 44 20 66 81 82 91 76 80 70 49 29 32 49 43 30 48 41 29 27
PoP 12HR 40 80 30 60 10
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.94 0.01 0.20 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS NM O NM SC SC IS SC SC NM NM SC SC NM
Tstms IS NM NM SC IS SC SC NM SC SC
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3
Vent Rate 10 8 15 24 51 59 16 17 16 14 23 38 59 67 27 14 6 5 15 27 34 37
T Wind Dir NE NE SE S S S E E SE SE S S SW S S S N N N N E SE
T Wind Spd 9 11 9 12 14 17 16 13 17 13 14 16 19 21 18 17 16 13 10 10 9 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 Sat 06/07/25Sun 06/08/25Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25
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 55 81 55 86 55 79 54 80
Temp 61 56 75 79 61 56 83 81 61 56 76 75 60 55 76 76
DewPt 61 56 62 60 61 56 57 55 59 56 58 57 59 55 58 57
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 35 100 46 100 45
RH 99100 63 52 99100 42 41 92100 53 53 95100 53 51
PWind Dir NE S N NE SE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 60 10 30 20 30 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-042100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
138 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025
Date Wed 06/04/25 Thu 06/05/25 Fri 06/06/25
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 74 53 77 57 79
Temp 47 46 57 65 72 72 62 58 56 54 63 68 75 76 65 64 61 58 68 75 78 77
DewPt 47 46 46 48 50 51 54 55 56 54 60 61 63 63 65 64 60 58 63 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 45 100 61 100 53
RH 100100 66 54 46 47 75 89100100 89 78 65 63 99100 97100 84 64 55 57
Wind Dir N N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S NW N N N NE NE
Wind Spd 4 3 4 5 8 10 9 9 8 8 10 12 13 12 10 9 6 6 8 9 6 8
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 63 73 64 48 36 41 77 85 87 68 75 85 74 44 60 76 60 51 62 67 58 43
PoP 12HR 20 80 40 70 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.46 0.02 0.57 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC O NM SC IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC NM SC IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 3 4 2 1 <1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 <1 <1 2 2 4 3
Vent Rate 5 3 18 27 40 54 22 16 13 18 21 40 60 68 14 21 9 4 17 27 39 28
T Wind Dir N N E S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE W N N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 9 6 10 9 12 14 16 13 14 16 14 14 17 23 13 20 12 8 10 12 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 Sat 06/07/25Sun 06/08/25Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25
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 55 81 56 88 57 81 55 82
Temp 61 56 76 79 63 57 85 85 64 58 78 78 62 56 78 79
DewPt 61 56 62 61 62 57 56 53 59 58 57 55 58 56 57 55
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 31 100 41 100 40
RH 99100 61 55 97100 37 34 85100 48 45 87100 48 43
PWind Dir NE SE SW NE S NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC FW CL SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 20 30 10 30 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC 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