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
149 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025
TXZ012-270900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025
Date 06/26/25 Fri 06/27/25 Sat 06/28/25 Sun
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 89 66 91 67
Temp 85 82 73 70 67 65 76 84 87 87 75 72 69 66 79 88 90 89 78 74 70 67
DewPt 63 63 64 63 62 61 63 63 61 60 61 63 60 60 61 61 59 58 61 61 60 59
Max/Min RH 87 40 81 34 76
RH 48 53 73 78 84 87 64 49 42 40 62 73 73 81 54 41 35 35 56 64 71 75
Wind Dir S S SW S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 12 9 8 8 8 11 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 13 13 14 13 11 10 9 9
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 62 52 69 69 45 49 63 22 41 31 54 44 49 37 23 26 28 32 44 35 36 31
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.02 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 80 56 7 6 5 3 33 56100 71 5 6 5 5 48 87125101 5 8 8 7
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 19 16 14 12 9 17 13 16 17 11 16 12 12 19 18 20 17 12 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 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 06/29Mon 06/30/25Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25
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 64 87 63 84 64 87 65 88
Temp 88 88 70 64 83 80 67 63 80 80 69 64 82 84 71 65 83 85
DewPt 61 60 64 61 63 63 65 63 64 63 66 63 63 61 63 62 63 62
Min/Max RH 36 93 46 100 51 97 43 90 43
RH 41 39 81 90 51 56 93100 58 56 90 97 53 46 76 90 51 46
PWind Dir SW S NW E E S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 30 50 30 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-270900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025
Date 06/26/25 Fri 06/27/25 Sat 06/28/25 Sun
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 88 63 91 64
Temp 85 80 71 67 64 63 75 82 86 85 74 69 66 64 77 87 90 88 76 71 67 65
DewPt 63 65 66 64 63 62 64 63 62 62 64 62 61 61 63 63 60 61 63 61 60 60
Max/Min RH 97 43 93 36 87
RH 48 60 84 89 97 97 70 52 44 46 71 78 84 90 61 45 36 40 63 71 78 84
Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW S SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 10 6 4 4 5 10 11 12 11 8 5 6 8 12 13 12 11 9 8 6 8
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 43 60 84 76 63 60 39 46 29 49 71 51 46 40 22 22 28 53 48 40 38 27
PoP 12HR 40 10 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.24 0.02 0.01 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 78 31 10 6 7 5 33 58 91 50 9 6 5 6 52 92123 71 6 8 8 9
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S SW SW S SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 14 16 12 13 12 17 13 17 14 13 11 9 12 21 18 18 17 11 14 14 18
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 06/29Mon 06/30/25Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25
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 61 86 60 83 62 86 64 87
Temp 88 86 66 62 81 81 66 61 77 81 67 62 81 84 69 64 81 86
DewPt 61 62 62 61 63 64 66 61 66 64 64 62 63 62 63 63 64 62
Min/Max RH 37 100 49 100 55 100 44 99 43
RH 41 45 87 97 54 55100100 68 56 90100 54 48 81 99 56 45
PWind Dir S S NE NE SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 30 50 30 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-270900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025
Date 06/26/25 Fri 06/27/25 Sat 06/28/25 Sun
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 94 69 96 70
Temp 90 85 76 72 69 68 78 87 93 90 80 76 72 70 82 92 95 93 82 77 73 71
DewPt 63 65 66 65 65 64 65 64 62 62 64 64 64 63 63 63 60 60 62 62 63 61
Max/Min RH 91 36 82 30 75
RH 41 50 73 80 87 86 63 46 36 40 58 67 77 79 52 38 30 33 52 60 70 72
Wind Dir S S SW SW S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 9 9 6 5 4 4 8 9 10 11 9 6 6 6 10 12 12 12 9 9 8 6
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 51 60 65 58 46 58 23 44 30 28 54 39 43 46 17 16 23 27 47 32 32 37
PoP 12HR 40 30 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.02 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC
Mix Hgt 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 84 47 13 10 6 4 29 56102 86 10 9 7 7 50118142112 10 12 10 10
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 18 17 12 8 6 14 13 13 19 13 13 10 10 19 20 21 19 14 17 13 14
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 06/29Mon 06/30/25Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25
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 98 66 91 66 89 67 91 68 92
Temp 93 92 73 67 86 86 72 66 83 84 72 67 86 87 74 68 87 89
DewPt 63 62 65 63 65 65 68 66 66 65 67 66 64 62 64 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 32 89 41 100 47 96 40 84 38
RH 37 38 77 87 49 50 87100 56 53 84 95 48 44 71 84 44 41
PWind Dir SW S N SE SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 30 40 30 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-270900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025
Date 06/26/25 Fri 06/27/25 Sat 06/28/25 Sun
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 92 69 94 69
Temp 87 83 74 71 69 68 77 84 89 89 78 74 71 69 80 89 93 91 80 76 72 70
DewPt 63 64 66 65 64 63 64 64 62 61 63 64 63 62 62 62 60 59 62 62 61 60
Max/Min RH 88 36 79 32 73
RH 45 52 76 82 85 86 65 51 40 40 61 71 76 79 55 41 34 34 54 62 69 72
Wind Dir S S SW S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 9 9 9 6 6 5 9 9 10 11 9 9 9 8 11 12 13 12 11 10 9 8
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 47 60 69 58 41 52 36 34 29 28 46 39 44 48 20 17 20 30 46 32 33 39
PoP 12HR 40 30 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.02 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 73 55 13 7 6 4 24 59 86 76 8 7 6 6 46101136123 7 9 8 9
T Wind Dir S S SW S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 19 17 12 10 8 13 14 12 19 13 12 10 11 18 20 21 21 12 16 13 16
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 06/29Mon 06/30/25Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25
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 95 66 90 65 86 67 89 68 90
Temp 89 89 72 67 83 84 70 66 80 82 71 67 83 85 74 68 84 87
DewPt 62 61 65 62 64 64 67 65 65 64 67 64 63 62 64 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 34 88 44 99 50 94 42 84 40
RH 40 40 80 85 52 51 91 98 59 56 86 91 52 45 72 84 49 43
PWind Dir SW SW N SE SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 30 50 30 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-270900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025
Date 06/26/25 Fri 06/27/25 Sat 06/28/25 Sun
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 88 61 91 61
Temp 84 82 70 66 62 60 74 83 87 86 74 69 64 62 77 87 90 88 75 71 64 62
DewPt 63 64 65 63 61 60 63 63 61 61 63 61 60 59 61 61 59 60 61 60 59 58
Max/Min RH 99 40 95 36 91
RH 49 55 85 91 98 99 68 51 42 43 69 75 87 90 59 42 36 39 61 69 84 88
Wind Dir S SE SW S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 6 9 6 5 4 4 9 12 12 12 9 9 8 8 12 13 13 12 9 9 8 8
Clouds SC B1 OV B1 SC SC FW SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 41 59 88 62 31 45 21 28 16 58 52 44 46 35 17 12 15 47 54 39 28 21
PoP 12HR 50 10 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.02 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 47 49 11 8 5 5 24 55102 86 9 6 5 5 42 77107 73 6 7 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 8 13 18 14 11 11 16 13 13 19 19 12 11 12 23 17 17 18 11 13 12 13
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 06/29Mon 06/30/25Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25
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 59 86 60 83 60 86 62 87
Temp 88 86 66 60 82 82 66 61 78 81 66 61 82 84 70 63 84 85
DewPt 60 60 62 59 61 62 64 61 63 62 64 61 61 60 62 60 61 61
Min/Max RH 35 99 43 100 49 100 42 93 40
RH 39 41 85 95 49 51 92100 59 53 92100 49 45 76 90 47 45
PWind Dir SW SW NE NE E S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 40 20 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-270900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025
Date 06/26/25 Fri 06/27/25 Sat 06/28/25 Sun
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 92 64 94 65
Temp 87 84 71 67 64 63 76 86 90 89 75 71 67 65 80 90 93 90 78 71 67 66
DewPt 65 64 64 63 63 62 65 63 61 59 63 62 61 60 63 61 59 59 61 61 60 60
Max/Min RH 100 37 87 32 84
RH 47 50 79 87 98 98 68 46 38 38 66 72 81 84 56 38 32 36 56 72 79 81
Wind Dir S SE S S S SW SW S S S SW S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 11 11 9 9 8 8 11 12 13 12 10 9 9 9
Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 41 62 84 57 45 45 24 34 27 23 63 43 34 41 19 19 21 33 53 32 30 38
PoP 12HR 60 10 10 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.20 0.01 0.07 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 46 8 5 5 4 16 54 92100 11 9 5 5 45115121128 10 6 7 7
T Wind Dir S SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 8 13 17 11 11 9 10 10 12 16 21 16 11 12 19 18 20 20 19 12 16 16
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 06/29Mon 06/30/25Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25
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 62 86 61 85 62 88 64 89
Temp 91 88 68 63 83 83 67 62 80 81 67 63 85 85 72 65 86 87
DewPt 60 62 63 62 63 63 66 62 65 64 65 63 62 61 62 61 62 61
Min/Max RH 33 99 47 100 51 100 41 91 39
RH 36 42 85 98 51 52 97100 59 56 93100 47 44 72 88 45 41
PWind Dir SW SW NE E E S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 40 20 40 20 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC 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