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
149 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
TXZ012-202100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25
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 99 72 97 68 93
Temp 74 72 83 94 97 96 85 78 74 72 83 94 96 92 81 75 71 69 79 89 92 90
DewPt 58 57 59 58 56 56 59 59 59 59 61 60 58 59 62 61 61 60 61 61 59 59
Min/Max RH 25 64 28 76 33
RH 57 59 44 30 26 26 41 52 59 64 48 32 28 33 53 62 71 73 54 39 33 35
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW S SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 16 17 16
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 7 2 2 12 14 24 11 19 22 12 5 25 36 40 27 22 17 8 6 23 25
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 5
Vent Rate 17 12 32104145101 8 11 10 7 26115146129 15 11 11 11 39133172 93
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 25 21 21 16 14 16 21 24 19 14 17 14 16 17 23 19 17 17 18 20 20 23
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 Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25
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 91 68 93 67 93 69 96
Temp 74 68 87 87 73 69 89 89 73 68 89 90 75 69 92 93
DewPt 61 60 62 61 62 61 62 60 62 60 61 59 60 58 59 56
Max/Min RH 76 38 78 34 81 33 70 27
RH 64 76 43 42 68 76 41 38 68 76 39 35 60 68 33 29
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 20 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-202100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 97 69 96 66 93
Temp 71 67 81 92 95 96 82 76 71 69 81 92 94 89 77 71 68 66 77 88 92 89
DewPt 56 57 60 58 56 55 59 59 59 59 62 60 60 61 63 62 61 61 63 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 25 72 31 84 34
RH 59 70 49 32 27 25 46 56 67 72 53 34 32 39 62 72 78 84 61 42 34 38
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW S S SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 11 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 11 11 12 12 10 9 9 9 12 13 14 13
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 8 2 0 12 14 34 34 36 26 15 6 34 43 52 38 33 20 15 9 17 25
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5
Vent Rate 13 10 25 90103 90 10 9 9 7 22 87117 93 15 10 8 8 30 90155101
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW S SW S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 21 18 18 13 11 12 19 17 14 13 16 12 13 13 23 16 11 11 16 16 19 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 92 66 93 65 94 66 95
Temp 71 65 87 88 70 66 88 91 71 65 89 92 73 66 91 92
DewPt 61 61 62 61 62 62 62 59 61 60 60 57 59 58 58 56
Max/Min RH 87 37 86 32 83 29 75 28
RH 71 87 43 41 76 86 42 34 71 83 38 31 62 75 33 30
PWind Dir S S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 10 30 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25
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 102 75 102 72 99
Temp 77 75 85 96100100 88 82 78 75 86 97101 97 86 79 75 72 83 93 97 95
DewPt 59 59 61 60 57 58 60 61 61 62 63 61 59 60 62 63 62 61 63 62 59 60
Min/Max RH 23 63 25 70 28
RH 55 58 44 31 24 25 39 49 57 63 46 31 25 30 45 57 64 70 51 36 28 30
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 11 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 9 9 9 11 13 14 14
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 9 5 10 10 17 11 20 17 23 14 8 20 23 25 32 18 11 4 6 12 15
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 6 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 10 <1 <1 1 <1 3 7 9 8
Vent Rate 20 16 46 78163138 15 15 11 11 40 82149147 17 16 14 12 45121160164
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 21 19 23 14 14 19 21 21 14 14 19 12 16 17 23 19 14 14 19 19 20 24
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 Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25
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 72 97 71 98 70 97 72 100
Temp 79 72 91 92 77 71 92 92 77 70 91 95 79 72 94 97
DewPt 61 62 62 62 64 63 63 62 64 62 62 60 61 61 60 58
Max/Min RH 70 32 76 31 76 30 68 26
RH 55 70 39 36 64 76 38 37 63 76 38 30 55 68 32 28
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 20 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 75 100 71 96
Temp 77 75 83 93 97 97 86 81 77 75 84 94 98 95 84 77 74 71 81 90 95 93
DewPt 59 58 60 60 57 58 60 61 61 61 62 61 59 60 63 62 61 61 62 62 59 59
Min/Max RH 25 62 27 71 30
RH 53 57 47 34 26 27 41 51 60 62 49 34 27 32 50 59 66 71 54 39 30 33
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 13 11 11 11 12 12 11 10 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 14
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 10 3 6 6 6 12 26 14 30 11 7 18 22 24 34 18 13 4 5 11 17
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 7
Vent Rate 17 15 39 78152 98 13 12 10 8 35 79148142 17 14 13 11 43123154155
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 21 20 23 16 14 18 23 21 16 14 18 12 16 17 23 19 16 14 19 19 20 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 72 94 71 95 70 94 72 97
Temp 77 72 89 89 76 71 89 90 76 70 88 92 78 72 92 95
DewPt 61 61 62 61 63 62 63 62 63 62 61 59 60 60 60 58
Max/Min RH 70 34 76 33 77 32 68 27
RH 58 70 41 39 65 75 42 40 66 76 41 34 55 67 35 28
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 20 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-202100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25
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 67 96 66 93
Temp 68 66 79 90 95 94 80 75 70 67 81 92 96 93 79 73 69 66 78 88 92 90
DewPt 58 57 61 61 56 56 57 59 59 58 61 60 57 58 60 61 60 59 61 61 59 58
Min/Max RH 26 74 27 78 32
RH 70 74 54 38 28 28 45 58 68 74 50 34 27 31 52 67 74 78 56 41 33 34
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 11 13 13 11 8 9 9 8 10 12 13 13 11 10 10 9 12 13 14 14
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 7 2 1 4 5 18 43 26 21 4 4 13 24 46 34 26 22 4 4 12 17
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 6 <1 1 <1 <1 2 7 9 6
Vent Rate 8 8 24 65156 70 5 7 6 4 18 78146 82 9 16 9 7 31116154120
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 17 13 17 14 12 16 13 10 12 14 17 16 19 18 14 13 18 19 19 21
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 Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25
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 65 91 64 91 63 91 65 94
Temp 72 65 87 88 70 64 86 89 70 63 86 89 72 65 90 92
DewPt 61 60 61 60 62 61 62 60 62 61 62 59 60 58 59 55
Max/Min RH 84 35 90 37 93 35 80 27
RH 68 84 42 39 76 90 45 39 76 93 45 37 67 78 35 29
PWind Dir S S S SW S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 20 30 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
$$
OKZ002-202100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 100 69 101 68 97
Temp 71 68 82 94 99 98 83 78 73 69 83 96100 95 82 76 72 69 82 93 96 94
DewPt 60 58 61 60 56 55 59 60 60 59 61 60 57 58 62 61 61 60 61 60 58 57
Min/Max RH 23 70 24 76 27
RH 68 69 49 32 25 24 44 55 64 70 48 30 24 30 51 60 68 73 50 33 28 30
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 10 10 11 10 8 9 9 8 9 11 13 12 11 10 10 9 12 13 16 13
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 7 1 1 9 10 32 22 23 14 5 4 11 23 44 35 24 11 2 3 9 14
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9
Vent Rate 8 8 27 70190156 8 11 8 5 28 75171154 13 13 9 7 40133217199
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 17 13 18 17 17 20 16 10 14 13 17 18 23 23 17 14 19 18 24 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 95 65 94 64 95 67 98
Temp 76 68 90 91 72 66 90 90 72 65 88 93 74 67 94 96
DewPt 60 60 60 59 62 61 63 61 63 62 62 59 61 59 59 55
Max/Min RH 78 31 87 34 94 31 77 25
RH 57 76 36 35 71 84 41 38 74 91 42 32 63 76 31 26
PWind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 10 30 5 20 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
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