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
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
TXZ012-032100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Date Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25
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 65 88 67 90
Temp 64 70 75 77 76 69 68 67 66 73 83 87 86 76 72 69 67 76 86 90 87
DewPt 63 65 66 67 67 68 68 67 66 67 68 67 66 69 69 67 66 67 68 67 66
Min/Max RH 69 100 50 97 47
RH 97 84 74 71 74 97100100100 81 61 52 51 79 90 93 97 74 55 47 50
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 10 13 16 16 13 12 11 11 12 13 13 14 13 12 10 8 8 10 10 10
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 66 69 61 52 64 59 67 78 73 43 23 18 23 22 16 27 35 15 4 9 22
PoP 12HR 50 50 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.08 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 7
Vent Rate 18 26 49 47 52 23 13 11 9 41 89115100 9 9 7 5 17 53102 84
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 14 16 18 20 20 18 17 16 19 18 19 19 24 23 18 13 9 11 11 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 Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25
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 89 66 88 66 91 68 92
Temp 73 66 84 84 71 66 84 84 72 67 87 88 74 68 87 89
DewPt 68 66 67 65 66 64 66 64 65 62 64 61 63 61 63 60
Max/Min RH 100 48 93 48 87 39 78 36
RH 84100 57 53 84 93 55 51 79 84 46 41 69 78 45 38
PWind Dir SE SE S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 10 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-032100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Date Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 80 64 92 62 93
Temp 63 69 74 77 78 70 68 66 65 73 83 91 91 77 71 66 63 77 88 92 91
DewPt 63 66 67 67 67 69 68 66 65 68 66 62 59 64 64 64 63 65 65 63 63
Min/Max RH 66 100 34 100 37
RH 100 90 79 71 68 97100100100 84 57 38 34 64 79 93100 66 48 38 39
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S E SE SE
Wind Spd 5 8 10 12 12 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 5 6 9 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 80 75 53 56 71 67 78 71 53 33 7 7 11 12 12 10 15 7 1 1 17
PoP 12HR 60 50 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.09 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 8
Vent Rate 14 23 38 45 48 20 17 18 18 39 52112 72 10 11 9 6 11 43 96 89
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 12 12 13 17 17 17 17 16 19 14 14 16 20 21 18 11 8 11 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 90 63 89 63 92 64 93
Temp 72 64 85 86 69 64 84 85 70 64 87 90 72 65 88 90
DewPt 67 64 67 65 66 64 65 64 64 63 63 60 61 61 61 58
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 44 99 35 89 32
RH 84100 55 49 90100 52 49 80 95 44 36 68 86 40 34
PWind Dir SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 40 10 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-032100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Date Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25
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 85 68 92 68 97
Temp 66 75 81 83 81 73 71 70 69 77 86 91 88 80 75 71 69 80 90 96 93
DewPt 66 66 67 67 68 69 69 70 69 69 69 69 68 71 71 71 69 70 69 67 67
Min/Max RH 58 100 48 100 39
RH 99 75 63 59 65 86 93 99100 77 57 48 53 75 87 99100 70 51 39 43
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 9 12 13 14 12 9 9 8 10 12 13 13 12 10 8 4 4 6 6 8
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 42 35 51 44 39 43 57 66 56 37 18 21 19 13 13 22 38 10 5 7 13
PoP 12HR 40 40 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 3 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 3 7 8 5 1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 10 7
Vent Rate 12 40 69 71 62 32 24 20 18 54116134109 22 18 10 7 17 37 83 68
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 14 17 17 19 20 18 18 16 19 20 19 26 25 21 14 10 6 8 9 11
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 Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25
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 94 68 93 69 96 70 97
Temp 77 69 88 88 74 68 87 90 76 69 90 93 78 70 91 94
DewPt 70 68 68 67 69 67 67 66 67 65 65 62 64 63 63 60
Max/Min RH 100 41 99 42 89 34 79 31
RH 79 97 52 50 84 97 51 45 74 86 44 36 63 78 41 33
PWind Dir SE SE S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 10 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-032100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Date Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 68 91 69 95
Temp 66 73 78 80 79 72 71 70 68 76 84 88 89 79 75 71 69 79 88 93 91
DewPt 65 65 66 67 67 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 67 70 71 70 68 68 68 66 66
Min/Max RH 63 99 49 100 41
RH 95 77 67 66 67 88 93 96 99 78 61 52 50 75 87 95 98 70 52 42 43
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 12 13 14 13 11 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 9 5 5 6 6 9
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 37 36 55 43 43 43 60 65 43 28 17 15 15 10 11 17 35 8 4 5 14
PoP 12HR 40 40 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 <1 3 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 10 8
Vent Rate 14 36 66 59 58 27 18 18 10 49103122104 13 11 8 6 16 38 80 70
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 14 17 17 20 19 18 18 14 19 19 19 24 24 20 16 11 6 8 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 92 68 91 69 94 70 95
Temp 76 68 86 86 74 68 85 88 75 69 87 92 77 70 87 93
DewPt 70 67 68 66 68 66 66 65 66 65 65 62 64 62 63 59
Max/Min RH 98 45 95 43 88 36 78 32
RH 82 98 56 52 84 94 54 46 74 86 48 37 65 77 45 33
PWind Dir SE SE S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 40 10 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-032100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Date Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25
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 81 63 91 62 92
Temp 61 71 78 81 79 71 68 65 64 74 83 89 90 77 71 66 63 79 89 92 87
DewPt 61 65 64 64 66 66 67 65 64 67 65 62 61 64 66 65 63 65 62 63 63
Min/Max RH 56 100 37 100 38
RH 100 80 64 56 63 84 97100100 78 54 41 38 64 84 96100 62 42 38 46
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S W N E SE NE
Wind Spd 9 11 13 14 14 12 11 10 9 11 11 11 10 9 9 5 4 6 9 9 9
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL SC
Clouds(%) 52 28 32 32 46 66 82 55 66 30 6 6 8 10 4 6 20 9 7 4 35
PoP 12HR 30 60 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 1 3 4 6 4 2 1 1 <1 3 6 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 12 2
Vent Rate 12 37 63 95 76 30 19 17 14 45 68 94 91 7 9 6 3 18119121 36
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S W NE NE E NW
T Wind Spd 13 16 17 19 19 20 18 18 17 18 12 12 11 14 18 13 6 9 11 11 21
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 Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25
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 89 61 88 63 91 63 92
Temp 70 63 84 86 69 62 83 86 69 63 87 89 72 64 88 90
DewPt 66 63 66 64 65 62 64 63 64 62 63 60 61 60 60 58
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 43 97 36 87 33
RH 86100 54 47 87100 54 46 83 96 45 38 68 86 40 34
PWind Dir E S S S S SW SW S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 40 10 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-032100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Date Thu 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 64 91 64 94
Temp 63 74 81 83 81 71 68 66 66 76 86 90 89 76 72 67 65 79 89 93 91
DewPt 63 65 64 65 65 66 67 66 66 68 67 66 66 68 69 67 65 69 67 65 64
Min/Max RH 54 100 43 100 38
RH 100 74 57 54 59 83 97100 99 76 52 44 46 77 91100100 71 48 40 41
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E SE
Wind Spd 9 11 13 16 16 13 12 11 10 12 13 13 13 12 10 6 4 5 6 6 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 22 12 25 23 34 44 61 68 71 40 22 16 20 25 11 12 35 13 4 7 27
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 3 5 6 4 2 2 1 <1 3 7 9 5 1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 12 9
Vent Rate 11 51 96108 84 33 31 27 17 62126151 95 26 15 5 3 15 58107 93
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S N E E SE
T Wind Spd 12 18 20 20 21 23 21 20 19 21 20 19 19 26 20 10 8 6 10 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 90 62 90 64 93 64 93
Temp 70 64 85 87 69 63 85 87 71 65 89 91 72 65 89 91
DewPt 67 64 66 64 66 63 66 64 65 63 64 61 63 62 63 60
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 44 99 36 93 33
RH 90100 53 45 89100 52 46 80 96 44 37 72 91 42 35
PWind Dir S SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 40 10 30 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
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