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 Tue Aug 19 2025
TXZ012-192100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
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 94 66 90 65 91
Temp 68 67 77 88 91 90 79 73 69 66 76 86 89 86 77 72 68 66 76 86 90 89
DewPt 64 63 64 62 61 60 63 63 62 63 65 63 61 60 62 63 63 62 64 61 59 57
Min/Max RH 33 90 39 88 33
RH 87 87 64 42 37 37 58 71 78 90 69 47 39 42 60 73 83 88 66 43 35 34
Wind Dir SW NW W SE SE NE E SE NW N NE E E E SE SE SE SE S SE E E
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 8 5 4 4 4 3 4 6 8 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 8
Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 60 50 25 23 45 47 69 69 46 33 11 7 31 26 22 11 9 21 16 5 20 16
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 7
Vent Rate 4 3 13 33 39 36 5 4 3 2 11 46 42 37 5 4 3 3 12 51 50 65
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SE SE NE SE NE N N NE NE NE E SE SE S S S NE E E
T Wind Spd 10 9 9 6 5 11 12 10 8 5 6 8 8 10 11 9 8 8 6 8 6 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 Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25
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 64 90 64 89 64 87
Temp 72 65 87 90 72 64 86 88 71 64 85 86 71 65 82 83
DewPt 59 58 58 53 55 55 56 53 56 56 58 56 59 59 60 59
Max/Min RH 79 28 73 29 75 34 81 40
RH 64 78 38 28 55 73 36 30 59 75 40 36 66 81 47 44
PWind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 10 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-192100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 64 90 62 91
Temp 67 65 76 86 91 89 76 71 67 64 76 85 89 87 75 68 65 62 77 87 90 89
DewPt 63 64 65 63 62 62 65 65 65 64 65 63 59 59 63 63 63 62 64 60 58 57
Min/Max RH 36 100 37 100 33
RH 87 97 69 47 38 41 69 80 94100 69 48 37 39 68 82 93 99 63 41 34 34
Wind Dir S NE NE SE SE SE SE NE NE N NE E SE SE SE S SW SW S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 3 3 4 4 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 6
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 61 52 28 23 43 47 59 68 45 38 22 11 26 25 24 12 10 10 9 8 20 9
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 9 5
Vent Rate 5 3 10 26 49 35 6 6 3 3 12 35 68 37 4 5 4 3 9 51 56 42
T Wind Dir S S SW SE SE SE SE NE N N NE E NE E SE S SW SW S NE NE SE
T Wind Spd 10 6 6 5 6 9 12 12 6 6 8 6 9 12 8 9 8 5 4 6 6 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 92 61 90 61 90 62 89
Temp 70 63 86 90 69 62 86 88 68 62 85 86 69 63 84 86
DewPt 59 59 58 53 55 56 56 52 55 55 56 55 58 59 59 57
Max/Min RH 88 28 84 28 79 32 89 35
RH 68 86 39 28 61 83 36 29 62 78 38 35 68 87 42 37
PWind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 20 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-192100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
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 98 68 95 67 95
Temp 73 69 80 92 96 93 83 77 71 68 78 90 94 91 80 75 70 67 79 89 94 92
DewPt 63 66 66 63 61 63 66 66 66 66 67 64 61 62 64 65 65 65 66 63 60 58
Min/Max RH 31 93 33 94 31
RH 72 90 61 39 32 37 57 68 82 93 68 42 33 38 59 71 85 92 64 41 32 32
Wind Dir SE W SW SE SE E E SW N N NE E E E SE SE SE S S SE E E
Wind Spd 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 6
Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 56 40 17 23 41 52 71 52 38 23 10 6 29 23 18 15 10 20 10 3 8 6
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 8 4 <1 1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 8
Vent Rate 5 5 10 36 52 32 6 7 5 4 12 39 66 47 6 11 7 6 16 43 55 71
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S E E E S E NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S E E E
T Wind Spd 8 8 6 5 6 9 9 6 6 5 5 6 8 11 9 12 10 9 8 6 6 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 Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25
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 96 66 95 67 93 66 89
Temp 75 67 90 93 75 66 89 91 76 67 88 88 73 66 83 84
DewPt 60 60 59 54 56 57 56 55 57 59 58 59 61 62 61 63
Max/Min RH 82 26 74 27 75 32 87 41
RH 61 80 35 27 52 73 33 30 53 75 37 39 65 87 48 49
PWind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 20 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-192100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 68 92 68 92
Temp 71 70 79 89 93 92 81 76 71 68 77 88 92 88 79 74 70 68 78 87 91 90
DewPt 64 65 65 63 61 61 65 65 65 65 66 64 61 61 64 65 64 65 65 62 59 59
Min/Max RH 34 93 36 89 34
RH 79 86 63 42 34 37 57 68 82 92 69 45 36 41 61 75 82 88 65 44 34 35
Wind Dir S SW SW SE E E E S NW N NE E E E SE SE SE S S SE E E
Wind Spd 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 6
Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 58 42 18 23 41 53 70 56 39 23 8 6 29 23 19 14 10 20 7 3 13 4
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 8
Vent Rate 5 3 11 36 51 27 5 4 4 3 10 40 72 39 4 6 6 5 16 37 56 70
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SE E E E S N N NE E E E E SE SE S S E E E
T Wind Spd 9 6 8 6 8 10 9 6 6 5 5 8 9 11 6 10 10 9 8 5 6 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 94 66 92 67 90 66 87
Temp 74 67 87 91 75 66 87 89 75 67 85 85 72 66 81 82
DewPt 61 60 59 54 56 56 56 54 57 58 58 58 61 61 61 62
Max/Min RH 79 27 71 29 73 34 84 42
RH 63 77 38 28 52 70 35 31 55 73 39 41 68 84 50 51
PWind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 10 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-192100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
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 93 62 90 61 92
Temp 66 63 77 87 92 91 77 71 65 62 76 87 90 88 75 68 64 61 77 88 92 90
DewPt 62 63 64 62 59 60 63 63 63 62 64 61 57 56 61 62 61 61 62 59 55 55
Min/Max RH 32 100 32 100 28
RH 87 99 64 43 33 36 63 77 93100 67 42 33 34 63 79 91 99 59 38 29 30
Wind Dir NE N SW SE SE E SE NW N N NE E E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 4 3 3 4 5 8 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 8 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 9
Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 62 32 15 7 29 60 67 45 32 21 8 6 16 14 10 7 9 11 2 3 6 7
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 8
Vent Rate 4 4 9 33 53 34 5 4 4 3 10 57 73 70 7 5 4 3 13 55 70 71
T Wind Dir SW N SW SE SE E SE S W NW NE E NE E SE SE S S S E E SE
T Wind Spd 9 8 6 6 8 9 10 9 6 6 5 9 9 11 11 10 8 6 6 8 8 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 Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25
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 94 60 91 61 88 60 86
Temp 70 61 88 91 69 61 87 88 69 61 84 86 68 60 81 83
DewPt 58 57 57 51 54 55 55 52 56 56 55 54 60 59 59 60
Max/Min RH 90 24 83 27 85 31 98 39
RH 66 87 35 26 58 82 34 29 62 84 36 33 76 96 47 45
PWind Dir SE S SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 20 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-192100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 64 93 63 94
Temp 68 65 79 90 96 92 78 72 66 64 76 89 93 90 77 72 66 64 78 90 94 90
DewPt 61 63 64 63 60 60 64 65 65 64 65 63 60 60 63 63 63 63 64 62 58 57
Min/Max RH 31 100 34 100 30
RH 77 93 59 40 31 35 64 78 97100 70 43 34 37 62 74 91 98 62 40 30 33
Wind Dir N W N E E E SE SW N N E E E E E SE S S S SE SE E
Wind Spd 4 3 4 4 5 8 4 4 3 3 3 4 6 8 5 4 4 3 4 5 8 9
Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 62 38 8 11 31 59 49 41 22 21 8 3 12 12 15 13 6 15 6 2 2 1
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 7
Vent Rate 4 3 11 41 60 42 6 4 5 3 11 43 72 54 5 6 5 5 26 57 75 64
T Wind Dir SW W NW SE E E SE S NE E NE E E E SE SE S S S SE E E
T Wind Spd 6 6 8 8 8 11 12 9 6 6 6 8 8 10 11 12 12 10 11 9 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 94 63 92 63 89 60 84
Temp 72 63 90 92 72 63 87 88 71 63 85 84 68 60 79 79
DewPt 59 58 58 53 54 55 56 55 57 59 58 59 61 60 62 61
Max/Min RH 86 25 77 29 86 35 99 46
RH 65 84 34 27 54 76 35 33 62 86 41 42 79 99 55 55
PWind Dir SE S SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 10 30 10 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
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