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
600 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
TXZ012-140900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
600 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat
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 67 97 69 95 69
Temp 89 78 73 69 67 79 91 95 94 82 77 72 70 81 92 95 92 82 76 72 70
DewPt 56 59 60 59 59 61 58 55 54 57 57 57 57 59 58 55 54 56 57 59 59
Max/Min RH 76 25 65 26 69
RH 33 52 64 70 75 54 33 26 26 43 50 59 63 47 32 26 28 41 52 64 68
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 12 12 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 12 13 16 16 13 12 12 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 4 13 7 14 24 8 15 16 24 20 12 17 19 9 24 26 27 21 26 33
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 64 10 9 8 8 26 80142 90 8 9 7 8 36148172142 8 8 9 8
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 23 20 19 19 20 16 16 18 18 20 17 19 23 17 18 18 19 19 19 17
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 08/16Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25
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 92 68 90 67 89 66 90 65 88
Temp 89 89 75 69 87 86 74 67 86 86 73 66 86 87 72 66 84 85
DewPt 60 59 60 61 63 62 62 62 63 61 62 62 62 60 63 62 63 60
Min/Max RH 34 76 41 84 39 87 39 89 40
RH 38 37 60 76 45 45 66 84 46 43 68 87 45 40 73 87 49 43
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-140900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
600 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 97 66 95 67
Temp 91 77 71 66 64 79 91 95 95 80 74 69 67 80 91 94 92 79 74 70 68
DewPt 54 57 57 58 56 59 56 53 52 54 55 55 56 59 57 54 53 55 56 58 59
Max/Min RH 75 23 69 26 74
RH 29 50 62 74 75 50 32 24 24 41 51 61 68 48 32 26 27 43 54 66 74
Wind Dir S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 11 10 9 9
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 14 6 27 36 35 12 30 29 27 25 15 20 19 22 38 33 33 30 33 44
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 84 8 9 8 8 31103131 91 10 11 10 9 32160156155 10 11 9 10
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 16 17 16 16 21 14 13 17 18 20 19 18 20 17 14 18 18 18 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/16Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 66 91 65 90 64 91 64 89
Temp 87 86 72 66 84 86 71 65 85 87 70 64 85 87 69 64 84 86
DewPt 61 59 61 63 64 62 64 64 64 62 64 63 63 61 64 63 64 60
Min/Max RH 36 90 41 99 42 97 38 99 39
RH 42 40 70 90 50 45 79 97 51 44 81 95 48 41 83 99 51 42
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 30 30 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-140900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
600 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat
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 69 101 71 100 73
Temp 93 82 77 71 69 82 94 99 97 85 80 74 72 84 96 99 96 85 80 75 73
DewPt 57 60 61 62 62 62 59 56 57 59 59 60 59 60 58 56 56 58 58 60 61
Max/Min RH 77 23 66 23 67
RH 30 48 59 73 77 52 31 24 26 41 49 62 65 45 28 23 26 40 48 61 67
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 10 9 9 8 10 12 12 12 12 11 9 8 9 12 13 13 12 10 9 8
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 1 2 6 11 14 14 9 15 14 24 32 20 13 17 6 15 21 15 17 21 28
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 87 14 15 14 12 39107154110 15 16 12 10 41156161155 14 14 12 10
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 19 20 17 14 20 19 17 19 21 21 17 13 21 17 16 17 20 19 16 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 08/16Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25
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 97 71 95 70 94 69 94 68 92
Temp 92 93 79 71 90 90 77 70 89 91 77 69 89 90 75 68 87 89
DewPt 60 59 61 63 64 62 64 64 64 62 63 64 64 62 64 64 64 62
Min/Max RH 29 76 35 82 35 85 36 90 38
RH 34 32 55 76 42 40 65 81 42 38 63 83 44 40 68 88 46 40
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-140900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
600 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 99 71 98 73
Temp 91 81 75 71 69 81 92 97 96 84 79 74 72 83 94 97 94 84 79 75 73
DewPt 57 60 61 61 61 62 59 55 56 59 59 59 59 60 58 55 55 58 58 60 60
Max/Min RH 75 25 64 25 64
RH 31 48 61 71 75 52 33 26 26 42 50 58 64 46 30 25 27 41 48 59 64
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 12 12 11 10 12 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 11 12 13 14 13 12 11 10
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 1 4 6 13 18 13 10 18 18 26 36 17 12 14 7 19 18 18 19 24 32
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 80 12 13 12 9 34100156 96 12 13 10 8 42152154143 11 12 11 9
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 20 21 17 16 21 19 17 20 21 21 17 16 21 17 14 19 19 19 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/16Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 71 93 70 92 69 92 67 91
Temp 90 91 78 71 88 88 76 70 87 90 75 69 86 89 74 67 85 88
DewPt 60 59 60 63 63 62 64 64 64 62 63 63 63 62 64 64 63 61
Min/Max RH 32 75 37 82 38 83 39 90 38
RH 36 35 55 75 44 42 65 82 47 40 65 83 46 41 71 89 47 41
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-140900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
600 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat
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 98 65 97 65
Temp 92 78 71 66 63 79 92 97 96 82 75 69 65 81 94 97 94 80 75 69 65
DewPt 53 56 58 57 56 56 54 50 50 53 55 55 53 55 54 51 52 54 55 56 57
Max/Min RH 78 19 69 21 74
RH 28 47 63 74 78 45 28 21 22 37 50 61 67 41 27 21 24 40 50 64 74
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 10 10 9 9 12 13 12 12 12 11 9 9 12 13 14 14 12 11 10 9
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 3 21 33 14 23 18 10 28 27 42 42 19 20 14 8 17 22 29 29 22 35
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 13 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 62 8 11 9 9 28 63143 84 11 10 9 9 40103202142 10 12 9 8
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 17 20 18 17 19 19 14 18 21 19 18 18 23 20 18 18 18 19 18 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 08/16Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25
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 63 91 63 91 62 90 61 89
Temp 90 90 72 64 87 89 71 63 87 88 70 62 86 87 68 61 85 87
DewPt 58 56 59 61 61 59 62 62 62 60 62 62 62 60 63 61 61 58
Min/Max RH 29 90 34 98 35 99 37 100 36
RH 35 32 64 90 42 38 75 97 43 39 77 99 44 40 84100 44 39
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW N NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 30 10 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-140900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
600 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 100 67 100 69
Temp 92 78 73 67 65 81 94 99 96 82 77 71 68 84 97100 96 82 77 72 69
DewPt 54 57 59 60 59 60 58 53 54 58 58 58 56 57 55 52 53 56 57 57 58
Max/Min RH 81 21 69 20 69
RH 29 49 63 77 81 49 30 22 24 44 52 64 66 40 25 20 24 42 50 61 69
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 9 10 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 9 12 13 14 14 13 12 11 10
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 7 7 5 9 10 10 17 17 36 46 30 20 18 13 8 9 27 19 13 22
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 88 8 11 10 10 35 88157136 11 14 10 9 40169209172 9 10 9 7
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 17 20 19 18 21 20 18 21 20 23 18 18 24 20 19 18 19 20 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/16Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 67 94 66 95 64 92 62 91
Temp 94 91 75 68 91 88 74 67 90 89 72 65 88 88 71 63 87 86
DewPt 59 56 59 60 61 60 62 62 62 61 62 61 62 61 63 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 25 78 32 87 33 91 37 100 36
RH 31 31 58 77 37 39 67 84 39 39 71 89 43 41 77 98 44 43
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 20 10 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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