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
503 AM CDT Thu Sep 11 2025
TXZ012-112100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
503 AM CDT Thu Sep 11 2025
Date Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25
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 64 84
Temp 65 74 88 93 89 76 71 68 65 74 84 88 85 74 70 68 66 71 78 80 76
DewPt 55 57 52 46 47 49 49 51 52 55 51 48 49 51 51 53 55 59 59 58 59
Min/Max RH 20 65 25 68 47
RH 70 55 29 20 24 39 46 55 63 51 32 25 29 44 51 59 68 66 52 47 56
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 12 12 16 13 13 12 12 11 13 16 18 17 13 12 13 12 14 16 16 12
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 16 2 5 14 6 10 22 13 27 7 4 14 4 17 37 40 50 51 59 71 67
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.18
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 <1
Vent Rate 8 23 71161 44 9 8 9 7 30117179 79 10 9 11 10 46 81107 9
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 18 19 18 19 18 19 19 20 18 19 21 23 20 19 19 20 18 21 18 18 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 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25
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 84 60 86 61 84 60 84
Temp 65 62 77 78 66 63 80 80 67 63 79 78 65 62 78 78
DewPt 60 60 61 58 59 58 58 54 56 55 56 54 55 55 57 55
Max/Min RH 93 46 84 36 75 38 78 40
RH 84 93 58 50 78 84 47 41 68 75 45 43 70 78 48 45
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 30 10 5 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-112100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
503 AM CDT Thu Sep 11 2025
Date Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 59 89 61 82
Temp 60 72 87 92 88 73 68 63 60 72 83 87 84 73 68 65 63 69 76 77 73
DewPt 56 58 50 45 46 49 52 53 53 55 50 48 49 52 53 55 57 61 61 61 62
Min/Max RH 20 78 26 81 57
RH 87 60 29 20 24 43 57 69 78 54 32 26 30 48 60 70 81 75 60 57 68
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 12 12 14 13 11 10 9 9 12 14 16 16 12 11 11 9 12 13 13 11
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 2 6 8 10 3 17 29 27 25 17 8 10 7 24 46 53 63 75 70 66 54
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.40
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM
Tstms SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 3 2
Vent Rate 9 24 95169 82 10 11 10 8 35115170129 11 11 11 10 31 64 41 25
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 16 20 20 23 21 18 19 18 14 17 16 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 58 85 58 85 59 82 58 84
Temp 63 60 77 79 64 60 79 79 65 60 76 77 63 59 78 78
DewPt 62 60 61 56 60 59 59 56 56 55 58 57 57 56 57 56
Max/Min RH 100 42 96 42 84 46 89 42
RH 99100 58 45 87 96 51 46 73 84 53 50 81 89 48 47
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 20 5 5 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-112100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
503 AM CDT Thu Sep 11 2025
Date Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25
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 66 94 67 87
Temp 67 78 89 95 92 80 75 71 67 78 88 92 88 79 74 71 68 76 82 83 78
DewPt 57 58 53 47 49 50 51 53 54 56 52 48 51 52 53 53 56 59 59 59 61
Min/Max RH 19 64 22 66 44
RH 70 50 29 20 23 35 43 53 64 48 28 22 28 40 48 54 65 58 46 44 57
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 10 11 13 12 12 9 9 8 10 13 16 14 12 10 10 9 12 13 13 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 2 2 10 11 7 12 16 14 17 9 6 10 5 12 20 36 34 37 53 72 66
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.15
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 5 1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 2
Vent Rate 10 36 74167 53 17 14 13 10 40136208 87 16 13 15 14 56 80 87 28
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 14 20 18 19 19 23 19 18 14 20 23 24 20 18 18 20 16 21 17 18 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 Sun 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25
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 63 89 63 87 63 88
Temp 69 64 80 79 69 63 83 83 70 65 81 80 68 64 81 81
DewPt 62 62 63 61 61 60 59 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 58 57
Max/Min RH 93 45 90 36 76 37 79 38
RH 79 93 55 54 77 90 45 42 63 76 44 45 67 79 45 44
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 20 10 5 5 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-112100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
503 AM CDT Thu Sep 11 2025
Date Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 66 91 66 85
Temp 68 76 87 93 90 79 74 70 67 76 86 89 87 77 73 71 67 74 80 80 76
DewPt 57 57 53 46 48 50 51 53 54 56 51 48 50 52 52 53 56 59 59 59 61
Min/Max RH 20 62 24 67 48
RH 68 53 31 21 24 36 44 54 62 51 30 24 28 41 48 54 66 60 49 49 59
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 11 11 13 13 13 12 12 10 12 13 16 16 13 12 12 11 13 14 13 12
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 6 3 11 9 6 14 16 14 28 11 5 10 4 13 21 35 37 39 54 73 64
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.20
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM
Tstms SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 4 2
Vent Rate 10 34 67166 54 14 12 11 10 34125200 72 13 12 13 12 56 76 63 21
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 16 21 18 19 19 21 20 20 17 19 21 24 20 20 19 20 16 21 17 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 85 62 87 63 85 62 86
Temp 67 63 78 78 67 64 81 81 69 64 79 79 68 64 79 80
DewPt 62 61 62 60 61 60 60 57 57 56 56 56 56 56 57 56
Max/Min RH 93 49 88 39 75 40 78 40
RH 85 93 57 54 80 87 49 44 64 75 46 46 67 77 47 44
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 20 10 5 5 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-112100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
503 AM CDT Thu Sep 11 2025
Date Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25
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 91 59 89 61 81
Temp 61 74 86 91 89 74 68 64 60 73 84 88 85 73 68 64 62 70 75 77 73
DewPt 53 56 54 48 44 47 49 49 50 53 49 45 45 49 52 52 54 57 59 58 59
Min/Max RH 20 69 22 75 51
RH 75 53 34 23 21 38 51 59 69 49 30 22 25 43 57 65 75 63 57 51 61
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 10 13 14 16 14 13 12 11 9 13 16 18 17 16 13 12 11 14 16 16 13
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 5 9 8 5 5 12 10 15 10 11 6 7 5 21 31 44 58 71 71 54 46
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.29
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 2
Vent Rate 7 27 72178109 12 10 9 6 42118182168 10 13 11 10 32 74127 33
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 16 20 19 21 21 19 19 19 14 23 23 23 25 19 21 18 14 17 19 21 19
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 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25
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 55 83 55 85 57 82 57 84
Temp 61 57 77 79 61 57 79 80 63 58 78 77 63 57 78 78
DewPt 61 57 56 51 58 57 58 53 56 55 55 53 56 55 56 53
Max/Min RH 100 34 100 36 90 38 92 38
RH 99100 48 37 90100 48 40 79 90 46 44 77 92 46 42
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 10 5 5 5 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC
$$
OKZ002-112100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
503 AM CDT Thu Sep 11 2025
Date Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 63 92 64 84
Temp 65 77 90 94 90 76 71 68 64 76 87 91 86 74 71 68 65 74 81 82 77
DewPt 54 56 54 47 47 49 50 51 51 53 50 45 47 51 52 52 53 57 59 59 60
Min/Max RH 20 63 21 64 45
RH 69 48 30 20 23 39 48 56 63 45 28 21 26 44 51 58 64 55 47 45 56
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 11 13 13 14 13 12 12 12 11 13 16 17 16 13 12 12 11 13 14 14 13
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 5 6 15 4 2 8 4 11 17 14 13 10 3 12 14 26 35 42 65 64 55
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.14
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4
Vent Rate 9 25 78206 45 14 12 10 10 45142214 83 11 13 10 12 49 74126 79
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 19 20 19 23 18 24 21 20 19 25 25 26 23 20 20 18 18 23 20 23 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 58 85 58 87 60 85 59 85
Temp 64 60 79 79 64 59 81 81 67 61 80 78 65 60 79 78
DewPt 61 60 58 56 60 58 60 56 57 55 56 55 57 55 57 55
Max/Min RH 100 38 99 37 81 39 84 39
RH 89100 49 46 88 96 48 42 71 81 43 45 74 84 46 45
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 20 10 5 5 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
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