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
349 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
TXZ012-070900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 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 60 84 61 88 58
Temp 79 80 69 66 63 61 68 75 81 83 70 67 63 62 73 82 86 79 66 63 61 59
DewPt 65 65 66 64 62 60 62 62 60 59 61 60 61 60 63 65 64 62 63 62 60 59
Max/Min RH 100 44 97 48 100
RH 62 60 90 93 96 97 81 64 49 44 73 78 92 94 71 56 48 56 90 97 97100
Wind Dir S SE SE S NE N E SE SE E E SE S S S S S E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 8 11 12 11 10 9 9 8 6 6 8 8 5 4 6 9 10 11 10 8 9 8
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 15 28 41 31 26 59 59 20 9 14 31 11 13 19 10 12 36 54 49 68 58 65
PoP 12HR 40 5 20 50 60
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.01 0.31 0.32
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC NM SC SC
Mix Hgt 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 45 26 8 11 10 7 17 30 34 29 6 4 3 3 19 34 35 10 18 3 9 6
T Wind Dir S S SE S S N NE N NE SE E SE S S S S S SE E NE N NE
T Wind Spd 11 12 16 21 12 11 11 10 8 8 17 13 9 8 13 11 11 12 24 9 16 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 06/09Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25
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 78 58 80 58 79 59 83 61 87
Temp 72 75 63 58 76 77 63 58 75 76 64 59 77 80 66 61 79 85
DewPt 61 59 60 58 59 58 60 58 59 58 61 59 61 59 61 60 62 60
Min/Max RH 54 100 49 100 50 100 46 97 42
RH 68 58 90100 56 52 90100 58 54 90100 58 49 84 97 56 43
PWind Dir NE SE E SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 40 30 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-070900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 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 59 85 59 90 58
Temp 81 80 68 65 62 60 68 75 82 84 70 65 61 60 73 84 89 84 68 62 60 59
DewPt 64 64 67 65 62 60 64 63 60 58 63 63 61 60 65 65 62 59 61 62 60 59
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 39 100
RH 56 57 95100 99100 87 65 47 41 78 93 98100 76 52 40 42 78100100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SW N NE NE NE E E SE SE E SE S S S NE E NE NE
Wind Spd 8 9 9 9 8 6 8 9 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 8 9 9 9 8 6 8
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 9 33 45 27 28 40 46 28 7 9 31 6 8 16 13 8 29 33 40 44 59 71
PoP 12HR 30 0 5 30 50
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0.03 0.16
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 2 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 1 <1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 49 28 10 23 9 10 19 32 41 31 6 8 5 3 14 31 43 18 7 17 17 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S N NE NE NE SE E SE S S S S S SW E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 13 16 21 17 14 12 10 9 9 12 13 9 8 9 9 10 16 14 17 18 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 06/09Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25
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 78 56 80 55 78 57 85 58 88
Temp 72 75 61 57 75 75 60 56 73 75 61 58 76 83 64 59 81 84
DewPt 61 61 61 57 59 58 60 56 59 59 61 58 60 59 62 59 61 57
Min/Max RH 57 100 51 100 53 100 42 100 37
RH 68 61100100 57 56100100 62 57100100 58 44 93100 50 40
PWind Dir NE NE E S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 40 30 50 30 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-070900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 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 62 87 62 92 60
Temp 80 83 72 69 66 64 69 78 83 84 73 68 64 63 76 86 89 80 68 66 62 61
DewPt 67 67 68 67 65 62 64 62 59 58 61 62 62 63 65 64 64 63 64 64 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 43 100
RH 63 58 86 92 97 96 84 59 44 41 65 80 92 99 68 48 43 56 86 92100100
Wind Dir E E E E NE N NW N NE E E SE S SW S S S E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 8 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 9 6 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 22 12 35 35 43 71 38 12 7 10 20 14 9 10 9 15 34 68 48 64 66 70
PoP 12HR 60 10 20 50 50
QPF 12HR 0.31 0.06 0.02 0.28 0.22
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 3 1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 2 <1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 35 34 13 10 8 17 15 27 26 24 10 6 4 5 15 45 68 20 18 11 21 8
T Wind Dir S SE SE S N N N N N E E SE S SW S S SE NE NE N NE NE
T Wind Spd 8 11 14 13 11 16 9 8 6 5 16 10 5 8 10 12 17 13 26 10 20 8
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 06/09Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25
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 81 60 85 61 84 62 87 63 90
Temp 75 78 66 61 80 81 67 61 79 79 67 62 81 82 69 64 83 86
DewPt 61 59 62 61 59 58 60 61 61 60 63 62 62 61 64 63 63 63
Min/Max RH 49 100 41 100 46 100 43 99 42
RH 61 52 85100 50 45 80100 54 51 86100 52 49 83 96 52 45
PWind Dir NE S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 30 30 30 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-070900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 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 61 84 63 90 60
Temp 77 81 71 68 65 63 68 75 81 83 73 69 65 64 74 83 87 79 68 65 62 61
DewPt 66 66 68 66 64 62 63 61 59 58 61 61 62 62 64 64 63 63 64 64 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 43 98 44 100
RH 67 62 89 93 97 97 84 63 48 43 65 77 91 96 72 53 44 57 87 94100100
Wind Dir E E SE E E NE NE N NE E E SE S SW S S S E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 5 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 9 8 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 25 14 37 29 38 63 44 10 8 9 23 16 8 12 8 14 30 64 43 69 62 69
PoP 12HR 60 10 20 50 50
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.01 0.06 0.25 0.18
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 1 <1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 35 35 9 9 8 15 15 25 28 23 8 4 3 4 11 38 49 13 17 11 22 8
T Wind Dir S SE SE S N N N NE N E E S S SW S S SE NE NE N NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 11 12 13 11 14 10 8 6 5 16 11 5 8 9 11 14 10 24 11 24 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 06/09Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25
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 79 60 83 60 82 61 86 63 89
Temp 73 76 66 61 77 79 66 60 76 78 67 62 78 82 69 64 80 87
DewPt 61 59 62 61 59 57 61 60 60 59 62 62 61 61 63 63 63 61
Min/Max RH 53 100 44 100 49 100 46 98 42
RH 67 55 85100 54 46 82100 59 52 86100 55 49 83 94 55 42
PWind Dir NE S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 30 30 30 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-070900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 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 55 83 55 87 55
Temp 76 78 66 64 60 56 66 75 81 80 68 62 58 56 73 83 86 77 64 61 58 56
DewPt 62 63 66 63 59 56 59 55 53 53 58 59 58 56 62 63 59 60 63 61 58 56
Max/Min RH 100 36 100 41 100
RH 63 59 98 97 97 98 78 51 39 40 71 88 98100 68 51 41 55 97 98100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE E NE N N NE E SE E SE SW SW SW S S E E NE NE N
Wind Spd 8 9 8 6 8 9 8 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 9 9 10 9 8 5 5
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC B1 FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 33 18 41 33 43 62 17 2 8 22 37 6 11 7 7 8 30 38 56 66 65 71
PoP 12HR 40 5 20 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.37 0 0.14 0.07 0.22
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 36 47 8 8 12 10 17 25 35 42 5 2 4 2 23 35 61 18 11 14 8 8
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE N N NE N W S SE S SW SW SW SW SW E NE N NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 14 14 13 14 12 10 8 6 10 12 6 9 6 16 10 11 13 26 17 11 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 06/09Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25
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 77 54 80 53 79 55 84 56 87
Temp 72 75 59 55 76 76 59 54 75 77 61 56 78 81 64 57 80 83
DewPt 58 56 59 55 57 56 58 54 59 57 60 56 59 58 61 57 59 56
Min/Max RH 50 100 45 100 47 100 41 100 37
RH 61 53 99100 51 49 95100 57 51 96100 52 46 92100 49 40
PWind Dir NE W SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 30 20 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-070900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25 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 55 83 58 86 56
Temp 73 74 64 62 59 56 68 76 81 81 68 63 61 60 76 81 84 76 65 62 59 57
DewPt 63 63 64 62 59 56 60 56 52 51 57 57 57 58 62 61 61 59 62 60 59 57
Max/Min RH 100 33 99 45 100
RH 71 69 99100100 99 77 49 36 34 68 81 89 95 61 51 45 56 89 93100100
Wind Dir E E E E N W NW N N E S S SW SW SW S SE E E NE E N
Wind Spd 5 8 6 6 6 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 6 5 4 4
Clouds B1 SC SC B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 61 50 46 73 72 36 8 1 5 12 21 21 15 13 5 17 47 48 66 77 63 62
PoP 12HR 80 5 10 40 40
QPF 12HR 1.31 0 0 0.25 0.08
Rain Shwrs SC SC O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 3 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 1 <1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 22 30 6 10 11 6 20 34 48 27 3 3 4 5 25 66 51 20 7 17 12 4
T Wind Dir SE SE E NE N NW N N NW NW S S SW SW SW SW SW E NE NE E NE
T Wind Spd 8 11 12 13 11 9 11 10 9 5 9 8 9 11 17 19 13 16 14 16 11 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
Flood A A A A A A
Date 06/09Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25
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 79 55 83 56 82 58 85 59 88
Temp 75 77 62 56 80 80 63 57 79 79 63 59 79 81 66 60 81 83
DewPt 57 54 58 56 57 53 58 57 58 56 60 59 59 58 62 60 60 57
Min/Max RH 44 100 37 100 42 100 41 100 39
RH 53 45 88100 45 40 84100 48 45 88100 51 45 88100 48 42
PWind Dir NE SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 20 10 20 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms 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