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 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
TXZ012-050900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 66 89 67 88 66
Temp 85 84 74 70 68 66 72 83 88 85 74 72 68 67 75 84 87 83 74 71 68 66
DewPt 68 67 70 70 68 66 69 69 67 68 69 69 68 66 68 67 66 66 67 66 64 64
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 50 93
RH 57 57 88 98100100 90 62 50 57 83 91 99 96 79 57 50 57 79 84 87 93
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S SW E E SE SE SE S SW S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 14 12 9 5 4 6 9 9 9 6 4 4 4 5 9 11 10 9 6 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 12 15 24 34 53 61 46 3 17 33 20 20 33 42 42 25 29 52 68 37 35 52
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 4 1 1 <1 <1 1 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 71 53 25 21 14 5 7 21 35 39 5 5 3 2 7 31 49 34 8 7 2 2
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S NE E SE SE SE S SW SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 17 20 19 17 9 5 8 10 13 11 10 6 4 4 8 10 17 16 16 8 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 07/07Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 88 67 89 67 92 68 94 68 91
Temp 82 85 72 67 85 87 72 67 87 89 74 68 90 91 74 68 86 88
DewPt 66 64 66 63 65 64 64 62 64 62 64 61 61 59 63 60 62 61
Min/Max RH 48 87 44 84 38 78 31 76 38
RH 58 50 81 87 51 46 76 84 46 41 71 78 38 34 69 76 45 41
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-050900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 92 65 89 63
Temp 89 90 76 70 66 65 74 85 90 89 75 71 67 66 75 84 87 85 74 69 65 64
DewPt 59 57 65 67 66 64 68 67 64 64 69 68 67 65 69 67 65 64 67 66 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 45 100
RH 36 33 69 90 99 97 82 55 41 43 81 90100 96 82 57 48 50 79 90100100
Wind Dir SW S SE SE SE SE NE NE E E SE SE S N S SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 10 8 8 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 6 5 4 3 4 6 8 9 8 6 4 4
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC CL CL SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 0 8 7 12 40 56 31 0 2 33 28 21 26 37 39 19 27 51 39 24 30 28
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 1 <1 <1 1 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 1 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 103 64 13 17 7 2 8 33 38 49 9 7 4 2 8 37 51 14 15 8 3 2
T Wind Dir W SW SE S S SE NE NE NE E SE SE S W SW SE SE SE SW S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 9 17 17 12 5 6 11 10 12 18 12 9 5 4 8 9 11 14 14 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/07Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 88 64 91 64 92 65 96 65 93
Temp 83 85 70 64 85 88 70 64 86 89 72 65 90 92 73 65 87 88
DewPt 65 64 65 63 65 62 63 62 63 59 61 60 59 57 60 59 61 59
Min/Max RH 46 97 39 93 34 84 28 81 34
RH 56 50 84 97 51 42 78 93 46 37 67 84 35 31 63 81 41 37
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 20 5 10 5 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-050900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 94 68 93 68
Temp 88 87 77 73 71 69 77 87 93 90 79 73 70 68 78 87 92 89 78 75 71 68
DewPt 68 69 71 71 71 69 71 70 68 67 70 69 69 68 70 68 66 66 69 69 69 66
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 42 97
RH 52 54 79 95100 99 82 57 44 48 74 87 98 99 76 53 42 46 73 83 94 93
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S SW NE E E SE S SW SW S SE SE SE S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 12 9 5 4 2 4 5 8 5 4 4 3 3 4 6 9 6 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 20 10 21 23 44 61 42 10 11 34 21 18 23 32 24 23 32 43 56 27 25 34
PoP 12HR 10 5 30 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 5 5 2 2 1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 70 74 28 25 11 6 7 22 48 43 7 9 5 2 7 30 46 37 11 13 3 5
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW NE NE SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE S SW S SW
T Wind Spd 16 17 19 17 11 8 4 6 9 11 10 11 8 3 4 6 8 16 14 14 6 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 07/07Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 93 69 96 70 98 71 100 69 96
Temp 86 89 75 69 90 91 76 70 91 94 78 71 93 96 77 70 90 91
DewPt 67 65 68 65 66 64 65 64 65 62 64 62 61 59 63 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 41 88 37 81 32 73 27 77 31
RH 52 44 78 87 45 41 69 80 42 35 62 73 35 29 62 77 38 36
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-050900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 92 69 91 68
Temp 86 86 77 72 71 69 75 84 90 89 78 74 71 69 77 85 89 87 77 73 70 68
DewPt 68 68 70 71 71 69 70 69 67 66 69 69 69 68 69 68 65 65 69 69 68 66
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 44 97
RH 56 55 80 97 99 99 84 61 46 48 74 86 94 98 76 57 46 48 75 86 94 92
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S SW NE E SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 14 12 8 4 3 4 6 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 6 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 19 11 10 22 45 54 42 9 6 33 21 19 24 29 25 22 27 43 53 26 30 32
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 5 5 1 1 1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 73 69 26 23 10 4 7 21 49 41 6 7 3 2 7 28 45 37 11 14 2 4
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S W NE NE SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 17 20 18 11 8 4 6 10 12 10 10 5 4 4 6 8 18 14 18 6 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/07Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 69 93 70 95 71 97 69 95
Temp 83 89 74 69 87 90 75 70 89 93 77 71 91 94 77 69 88 89
DewPt 66 65 67 65 66 63 65 63 64 61 64 62 61 59 63 61 61 59
Min/Max RH 44 88 39 81 33 74 29 77 33
RH 56 45 80 86 49 42 71 80 45 35 64 74 37 31 63 77 41 37
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 20 5 20 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-050900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 92 62 88 61
Temp 88 87 76 70 66 63 77 88 92 88 74 69 65 63 75 83 87 85 74 68 64 62
DewPt 61 61 65 67 66 63 65 62 60 63 65 66 65 62 66 64 64 64 64 65 63 62
Max/Min RH 100 35 99 45 100
RH 41 41 70 91100100 68 43 35 43 75 89 99 97 73 52 46 49 72 89 98100
Wind Dir S S SE S SE NW N NE NE E S S W NW S S S SE SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 8 8 9 4 4 4 8 9 9 6 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 8 6 4 4
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 6 8 8 35 44 9 1 19 33 24 15 19 31 20 22 24 29 40 28 32 27
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 1 <1 <1 1 7 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 60 49 10 17 5 2 8 73 43 26 2 2 3 2 9 38 49 15 10 5 3 2
T Wind Dir S S SE S S NW N NE NE SE S S SW W S S S SE S SW W W
T Wind Spd 11 10 17 16 10 6 8 12 10 10 10 9 8 5 5 8 10 11 14 8 8 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 07/07Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 88 62 90 63 92 64 94 62 90
Temp 82 86 69 62 86 88 70 63 87 90 72 64 90 90 70 63 86 87
DewPt 65 64 65 62 65 62 63 61 63 59 61 58 59 58 61 59 60 58
Min/Max RH 44 100 39 93 33 82 29 89 35
RH 56 47 85100 50 42 78 93 45 35 68 81 36 34 73 87 41 37
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 20 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-050900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 93 63 91 63
Temp 88 86 74 69 67 66 77 87 91 90 75 71 65 64 78 87 90 86 73 70 65 64
DewPt 66 66 67 69 67 65 69 66 64 63 66 66 65 64 68 66 65 64 66 66 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 43 100
RH 48 52 79 99 99 97 76 50 40 40 74 86 98100 70 51 43 47 79 87100100
Wind Dir S S SE S S S W NE E SE S S W W SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 12 9 5 4 4 5 6 8 6 4 4 4 4 6 8 9 8 6 4 4
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC B1 FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 11 35 25 32 47 57 21 2 13 34 25 18 18 27 14 19 23 32 41 29 28 29
PoP 12HR 20 10 30 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 5 1 2 <1 <1 1 5 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 92 84 20 22 9 5 11 48 97 35 4 3 3 2 10 37 32 38 13 7 2 3
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW NW NE E SE S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 18 16 11 9 8 10 12 13 13 10 9 5 6 8 9 12 17 12 6 6
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 07/07Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 63 92 64 94 66 97 64 91
Temp 84 89 70 64 87 90 72 65 90 92 73 66 93 91 72 65 88 88
DewPt 65 63 66 64 65 64 65 62 64 60 62 60 61 58 62 61 61 59
Min/Max RH 41 100 40 93 33 81 28 90 35
RH 52 43 87100 48 42 79 90 43 34 68 81 34 33 72 88 41 38
PWind Dir S S SW S S S SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 5 20 5 20 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS 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