Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
132
FOUS54 KAMA 090649
PFWAMA
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
TXZ012-092100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25
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 57 83 58 84
Temp 60 58 65 76 80 77 67 63 61 59 67 79 82 77 68 64 62 59 67 79 83 79
DewPt 58 57 59 58 57 55 56 55 55 54 56 56 53 52 53 52 52 52 53 52 50 49
Min/Max RH 41 87 35 78 32
RH 93 96 81 54 45 47 68 75 81 83 68 45 37 42 59 65 70 78 61 39 32 35
Wind Dir S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 10 10 12 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 11 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 16 19 20 16
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 56 58 32 8 16 10 24 28 22 30 22 15 32 22 35 37 43 44 29 11 15 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 1
Vent Rate 7 7 21 65 77 9 6 6 5 6 24 80 90 8 7 7 8 8 29126165 25
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 17 17 19 17 14 13 16 16 14 16 20 16 14 13 17 17 18 18 20 25 26 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25
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 61 85 57 74 55 79 57 83
Temp 67 62 79 78 66 58 70 68 60 56 72 75 64 58 78 77
DewPt 48 49 56 55 56 52 52 52 54 55 57 55 55 54 55 52
Max/Min RH 62 37 80 46 96 45 87 34
RH 50 62 45 45 70 80 53 57 81 96 59 50 73 87 45 42
PWind Dir S SW SW N SE S S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 30 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-092100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 55 82 57 83
Temp 58 56 64 74 79 76 64 60 58 55 66 77 81 77 66 62 59 57 66 77 82 79
DewPt 58 56 60 60 57 56 57 56 55 54 58 57 54 52 54 53 53 53 54 52 51 50
Min/Max RH 43 100 38 86 34
RH 100100 87 62 48 49 77 87 92 97 74 50 39 42 64 72 79 86 65 42 34 36
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 9 12 12 9 6 5 5 5 9 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 14 17 17 13
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 49 47 34 20 27 20 32 29 34 27 29 21 29 24 40 46 57 54 47 15 26 15
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 2
Vent Rate 7 7 18 52 65 12 6 6 7 7 25 75107 14 9 9 9 9 34102136 31
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 16 13 10 12 12 13 16 19 16 16 13 17 17 17 17 21 24 21 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 83 56 73 53 78 54 83
Temp 65 60 79 78 64 57 69 68 58 54 72 75 62 55 78 78
DewPt 51 52 57 55 58 56 52 52 57 54 59 57 56 55 56 53
Max/Min RH 75 41 96 52 100 49 100 38
RH 60 75 48 46 81 96 55 57 96100 64 53 81100 46 42
PWind Dir S SW SW N SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 30 40 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-092100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25
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 86 60 87 61 87
Temp 61 59 69 80 84 81 71 67 63 60 70 82 86 81 71 67 63 62 71 82 86 81
DewPt 60 59 60 60 58 58 58 58 57 57 58 57 55 55 55 55 54 54 55 55 52 52
Min/Max RH 40 90 35 77 31
RH 97 98 75 51 41 46 64 73 81 89 66 43 35 41 57 64 71 75 58 39 31 36
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 6 10 13 12 9 9 6 6 5 9 12 11 9 9 8 9 9 13 17 17 14
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 47 43 15 5 8 5 21 27 30 27 16 17 25 23 36 38 41 45 24 18 14 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 2
Vent Rate 10 8 31 94101 15 11 11 10 8 29 87116 13 12 12 12 12 44129194 42
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 12 19 21 17 13 16 16 14 12 19 17 17 13 17 17 17 17 23 25 27 20
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 Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25
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 88 58 76 56 81 59 86
Temp 71 65 82 82 69 59 71 70 62 57 75 77 67 60 81 80
DewPt 49 51 57 57 56 51 51 53 56 57 59 59 57 57 57 56
Max/Min RH 60 36 76 43 100 47 90 35
RH 47 60 42 43 63 73 49 56 81100 58 52 72 90 44 43
PWind Dir S SW W NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 30 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-092100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 60 85 62 85
Temp 62 61 68 78 82 80 71 66 64 61 69 81 84 80 71 67 64 63 70 81 84 80
DewPt 59 59 60 59 58 57 58 58 58 57 57 57 54 54 55 55 54 53 55 53 51 50
Min/Max RH 41 89 36 74 32
RH 90 93 75 52 43 46 63 74 80 87 66 44 36 41 56 64 70 72 59 38 32 35
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 11 10 12 13 12 10 10 9 9 9 10 12 11 10 11 11 12 12 14 17 18 16
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 49 45 21 5 11 7 21 28 29 28 15 17 27 23 37 39 41 40 19 12 15 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 2
Vent Rate 9 7 29 87 96 16 9 9 8 7 26 86114 11 10 10 9 10 43123184 36
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 12 20 21 17 14 14 16 14 13 19 17 17 13 17 17 17 17 23 25 26 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 87 59 74 57 80 60 85
Temp 70 66 81 81 69 60 70 69 61 58 73 76 66 60 79 79
DewPt 50 51 57 56 57 51 50 52 56 57 59 58 57 56 56 55
Max/Min RH 59 37 74 47 99 47 89 37
RH 48 59 44 42 65 72 51 55 83 98 62 53 71 88 46 43
PWind Dir S SW W NE SE S S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 30 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ006-092100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25
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 55 81 55 82
Temp 61 57 65 77 81 78 65 61 58 56 67 78 81 78 66 62 58 56 66 78 82 79
DewPt 57 57 59 58 56 56 57 57 55 54 56 55 53 52 54 53 52 52 54 52 52 52
Min/Max RH 41 95 37 88 35
RH 89100 82 51 42 47 75 87 89 92 68 45 37 41 65 72 80 86 66 40 35 39
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 11 12 13 17 16 12 9 9 9 9 12 16 16 12 11 10 12 12 17 20 21 17
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 36 36 8 4 5 9 25 44 41 33 27 21 33 30 42 46 46 45 20 16 23 15
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4
Vent Rate 9 10 40 81 97 18 7 7 6 7 25 88122 25 8 8 9 8 43127184 64
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 19 25 23 20 16 14 16 14 16 19 20 21 14 16 17 18 16 26 28 29 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO
Date Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25
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 83 52 71 50 76 53 81
Temp 65 60 79 78 62 53 68 66 54 51 69 73 59 54 77 76
DewPt 52 54 55 51 51 41 43 48 53 51 56 55 56 54 52 50
Max/Min RH 80 34 72 39 100 49 100 33
RH 63 80 43 39 67 64 40 52 95100 62 54 89100 41 41
PWind Dir SW SW W NE SE S SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 40 20 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-092100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 57 85 58 85
Temp 60 58 68 81 84 79 67 64 61 59 70 82 85 79 68 65 61 59 70 82 85 80
DewPt 59 57 60 59 57 56 58 57 57 55 56 55 53 53 54 53 53 52 54 53 51 51
Min/Max RH 39 89 33 79 31
RH 95 96 75 48 40 46 71 77 87 87 61 40 33 41 61 67 75 78 58 36 31 37
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 12 12 14 16 14 11 10 9 9 9 12 13 13 11 10 10 11 12 16 19 19 16
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 30 27 10 4 4 2 17 27 37 31 21 23 33 28 42 42 45 38 22 16 15 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 3
Vent Rate 9 10 50 87114 12 9 8 7 7 19 91121 16 7 8 8 9 38153214 58
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 20 18 28 25 21 14 17 17 17 17 20 20 19 16 16 17 18 18 23 31 29 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 88 53 71 51 77 54 83
Temp 68 62 84 82 64 54 68 65 55 52 72 73 62 55 78 77
DewPt 50 51 56 52 48 41 44 49 53 52 57 57 56 54 54 53
Max/Min RH 67 33 64 38 100 49 96 36
RH 53 67 39 36 56 62 42 56 92100 59 56 81 96 44 44
PWind Dir S SW NW NE SE S S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 30 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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