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
529 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
TXZ012-082100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
529 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
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 72 56 82 57 83
Temp 53 56 63 71 70 62 60 59 58 65 77 81 77 67 64 60 58 66 79 82 77
DewPt 53 55 58 58 58 59 58 57 56 58 59 56 55 55 55 54 54 56 56 53 52
Min/Max RH 59 100 42 87 35
RH 100 96 84 64 66 90 93 93 93 78 54 42 47 65 73 81 87 70 45 37 42
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 6 9 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 13 12 10 10 10 9 9 11 13 12 11
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 86 87 64 47 20 17 12 20 23 20 5 21 25 35 40 39 39 38 25 32 16
PoP 12HR 30 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 8 <1
Vent Rate 13 12 30 38 11 5 6 5 5 33 64 89 8 5 6 5 6 21 78100 7
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 12 12 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 18 16 16 12 13 14 13 16 19 14 14 12
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 Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25
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 83 60 84 59 78 59 82
Temp 65 59 78 78 67 61 80 79 67 60 73 73 63 60 76 77
DewPt 51 50 52 47 47 49 54 53 55 53 53 53 55 56 57 54
Max/Min RH 72 29 65 36 78 42 87 41
RH 60 72 40 34 49 65 41 41 65 78 49 49 75 87 52 45
PWind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-082100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
529 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 74 54 81 55 82
Temp 55 58 65 72 72 62 59 57 56 65 76 80 77 64 61 57 55 66 77 81 77
DewPt 55 58 61 60 59 59 58 57 56 60 59 56 55 56 55 55 54 57 56 53 52
Min/Max RH 62 100 43 96 37
RH 100100 86 67 63 90 96100100 84 56 44 47 74 81 93 96 72 48 39 42
Wind Dir SE S S SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 6 12 11 9 8 6 6 6 9 12 11 9 6 5 5 5 9 12 12 10
Clouds B2 OV B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 81 91 68 48 17 15 31 36 26 33 9 36 24 45 48 43 38 27 28 21 19
PoP 12HR 40 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 8 <1
Vent Rate 10 15 30 44 14 6 7 7 8 28 63 84 8 7 7 7 8 23 84105 12
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 14 17 17 12 12 13 13 14 17 16 14 12 13 13 14 16 18 16 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 82 58 84 57 77 57 80
Temp 62 56 77 78 65 59 79 79 65 58 72 73 61 58 73 76
DewPt 52 51 53 50 50 51 56 52 57 55 56 56 59 58 60 56
Max/Min RH 83 35 75 36 92 51 100 47
RH 69 83 43 38 58 75 45 39 74 90 57 55 92100 64 50
PWind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-082100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
529 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
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 76 58 86 60 86
Temp 55 58 67 74 73 65 63 60 59 68 81 85 80 71 66 62 60 70 82 85 80
DewPt 54 56 59 60 60 60 60 59 59 61 60 58 58 57 57 57 56 58 57 55 55
Min/Max RH 57 100 40 88 36
RH 99 91 74 60 64 85 90 96 99 78 51 40 46 62 73 84 88 66 42 36 41
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 9 10 9 8 8 6 6 10 12 11 9 8 8 6 5 9 12 12 9
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 90 81 77 52 19 10 8 14 18 5 3 17 15 35 37 42 32 32 38 35 23
PoP 12HR 30 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 2 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 1
Vent Rate 12 13 36 60 24 10 10 9 8 46 86 95 13 9 10 9 9 26 79111 12
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 9 9 13 17 14 14 13 13 12 21 17 16 13 13 14 13 13 18 16 16 12
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 Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25
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 62 87 64 89 61 80 60 83
Temp 68 62 82 82 71 65 83 83 71 61 75 75 66 61 78 79
DewPt 53 51 54 50 49 51 55 56 55 54 55 55 57 59 60 59
Max/Min RH 68 30 61 35 77 42 94 45
RH 59 68 38 33 46 60 38 40 58 76 50 50 73 93 55 50
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW SW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-082100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
529 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 75 58 84 60 84
Temp 52 56 64 73 73 64 63 61 60 67 79 83 80 70 66 63 61 69 80 83 80
DewPt 52 55 58 59 59 60 59 59 59 60 60 58 57 57 56 56 56 57 57 54 54
Min/Max RH 59 100 41 86 37
RH 100 96 80 61 63 85 89 92 96 77 51 42 46 63 70 78 86 65 46 37 41
Wind Dir E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 6 10 11 10 10 10 10 9 12 13 12 9 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 10
Clouds OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 91 83 76 48 17 12 9 22 17 3 3 13 12 36 37 41 34 32 34 34 16
PoP 12HR 30 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 <1
Vent Rate 11 12 36 61 21 9 8 8 8 38 80 92 12 8 8 8 8 24 81110 12
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 9 9 14 18 16 14 13 14 14 19 18 16 14 13 14 13 14 18 16 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 85 65 87 61 78 61 82
Temp 68 62 80 81 70 66 81 82 70 62 73 74 65 62 75 77
DewPt 52 51 53 50 49 51 56 55 56 54 54 54 58 59 60 58
Max/Min RH 68 32 61 36 75 43 91 48
RH 58 68 40 34 46 60 42 40 60 75 51 50 76 91 59 51
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW SW S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-082100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
529 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
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 72 54 81 55 81
Temp 52 56 64 72 70 60 58 57 56 65 77 81 77 64 61 57 55 66 78 81 77
DewPt 52 56 58 58 58 59 58 57 56 59 58 56 55 57 56 55 54 56 54 52 52
Min/Max RH 59 100 41 95 37
RH 100 99 79 60 65 94100100100 82 53 42 47 76 84 92 95 70 44 37 42
Wind Dir S S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 10 14 16 12 11 9 11 11 13 17 16 12 9 9 9 9 12 16 16 13
Clouds OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 88 86 72 40 10 17 25 34 23 6 4 12 33 46 49 50 50 40 42 39 28
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 2
Vent Rate 12 21 39 79 16 8 9 9 9 37 87 94 13 7 7 7 8 22 89124 25
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 16 18 23 16 16 18 18 18 23 21 19 14 13 16 16 17 19 20 20 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 Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25
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 56 82 60 84 53 74 54 78
Temp 62 56 78 79 65 60 81 80 63 54 71 70 58 55 73 75
DewPt 52 50 52 50 52 53 53 50 52 48 50 51 57 55 57 55
Max/Min RH 81 34 78 30 80 42 100 46
RH 72 80 40 37 63 77 37 35 68 80 47 51 94100 58 51
PWind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Char <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-082100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
529 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 74 55 84 57 84
Temp 51 56 64 73 71 61 59 57 56 68 81 84 79 67 63 60 58 69 81 84 78
DewPt 51 55 57 58 58 59 58 57 56 59 59 57 56 57 56 56 54 56 56 54 53
Min/Max RH 56 100 40 90 35
RH 100 95 77 58 65 92 96100100 74 48 40 46 70 77 86 88 63 42 35 42
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 5 9 13 13 11 10 10 11 11 13 16 13 11 9 9 9 9 12 13 13 12
Clouds OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 90 82 72 35 8 6 19 26 24 3 1 3 7 41 39 43 38 31 33 38 31
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 8 1
Vent Rate 12 20 44 68 13 9 9 12 14 44 95100 15 8 7 7 7 24 90131 16
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 12 16 19 20 16 17 19 20 21 26 24 19 16 17 16 14 16 20 19 19 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 85 62 88 55 77 55 80
Temp 66 59 81 80 68 63 84 81 65 56 73 71 61 56 76 75
DewPt 54 51 53 51 50 51 54 52 51 48 52 53 55 56 59 57
Max/Min RH 75 31 66 29 74 42 100 48
RH 64 75 38 36 53 65 36 37 61 74 48 54 81100 55 53
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW SW S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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