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 AM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
TXZ012-112100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25
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 86 62 86 63 90
Temp 67 64 72 81 85 81 70 67 64 62 70 80 85 83 72 68 65 64 75 86 90 88
DewPt 61 61 61 60 59 60 62 63 62 61 62 62 59 58 60 61 60 60 62 60 58 58
Min/Max RH 41 97 40 90 34
RH 81 90 68 49 41 49 76 87 93 97 76 54 41 43 66 78 84 87 64 42 34 36
Wind Dir N NE E SE SE E S W S SW W N NE E E SE S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 6 6 6 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 6 10 10 10
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 59 76 69 42 42 45 79 80 55 59 39 21 22 32 39 16 15 17 19 12 20 24
PoP 12HR 30 60 20 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.21 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM NM NM SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 2 <1 1 <1 1 2 6 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 9 7
Vent Rate 10 6 13 38 55 29 9 16 9 10 10 45 52 24 3 3 3 3 9 70 87 68
T Wind Dir N NE E S S E S S SE SW W N E E SE S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 11 9 11 10 14 14 13 11 10 6 9 8 11 8 6 8 6 8 11 11 11
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 Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
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 67 95 69 93 68 92 68 91
Temp 73 67 90 91 75 69 90 89 74 69 88 88 73 68 87 87
DewPt 59 59 59 55 58 59 61 58 60 60 62 60 62 62 63 61
Max/Min RH 75 27 70 31 73 36 81 37
RH 62 75 35 30 56 70 38 35 62 73 42 39 68 81 45 42
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ016-112100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 59 86 61 90
Temp 66 63 74 83 86 80 67 64 61 60 69 79 83 84 72 67 63 61 74 85 89 87
DewPt 61 61 61 61 60 62 64 63 61 60 63 62 60 59 62 62 62 61 64 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 41 100 41 100 38
RH 86 95 64 48 42 54 89 97100100 80 56 45 43 72 86 97100 71 47 38 40
Wind Dir W NE E SE SE E S E W SE NW N E E SE S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 5 4 6 8 8 9 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 8 10 10 9
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 68 67 50 39 37 56 79 85 56 51 17 11 21 30 40 31 25 18 17 10 29 30
PoP 12HR 30 70 20 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.33 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC NM SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 8 4 1 1 <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 10 6
Vent Rate 7 6 18 35 68 49 14 21 12 5 14 25 52 29 4 5 5 4 12 67 86 84
T Wind Dir N E E SE S SE S W NW N NW N N NE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 10 10 9 10 14 13 21 16 10 9 6 9 8 8 10 10 8 9 11 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 94 67 93 65 91 65 91
Temp 69 64 89 91 73 67 88 89 72 66 86 88 70 65 86 87
DewPt 60 60 59 56 59 60 60 59 61 61 63 61 64 64 65 63
Max/Min RH 87 29 78 32 87 38 95 41
RH 73 87 37 31 61 78 40 36 68 84 46 41 80 95 49 45
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-112100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25
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 89 64 88 63 93
Temp 69 67 74 82 87 84 73 69 66 64 73 82 87 87 76 71 66 64 77 88 92 92
DewPt 64 64 64 62 62 63 65 65 64 64 64 62 60 59 61 61 62 62 64 62 59 59
Min/Max RH 42 100 38 96 31
RH 83 91 71 50 43 48 75 87 93100 74 51 40 39 60 72 88 93 65 42 33 33
Wind Dir NE NE E NE NE NE SE SW SW SW W N NE E E SE S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 9
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 67 78 65 44 42 33 67 71 55 55 35 21 29 25 21 14 11 11 14 10 17 20
PoP 12HR 40 60 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC NM SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 5 3 <1 1 1 <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 4
Vent Rate 13 10 19 32 36 28 10 10 13 7 12 39 58 41 8 4 5 4 10 47 71 33
T Wind Dir NE E E SE SE E SE SW SW SW W E E SE S S S SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 10 10 9 8 9 12 11 10 9 6 9 10 11 8 6 8 5 6 9 10 10
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 Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
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 69 98 72 98 71 96 71 96
Temp 76 69 93 95 79 72 93 93 78 71 91 93 78 71 92 92
DewPt 60 61 61 58 60 61 61 60 62 62 62 61 63 64 64 62
Max/Min RH 77 26 68 30 72 32 79 33
RH 59 77 34 28 52 68 35 33 57 72 39 35 60 79 40 36
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 10 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-112100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 63 87 64 92
Temp 69 67 72 80 85 82 72 68 65 65 71 80 85 85 74 70 66 64 75 86 91 89
DewPt 63 62 63 62 60 62 64 64 64 63 63 62 59 58 61 61 62 62 63 61 59 59
Min/Max RH 42 99 39 91 34
RH 79 86 73 54 44 51 76 86 95 95 77 55 43 40 63 73 85 91 66 45 35 36
Wind Dir N E E NE NE NE SE SW W SW W N NE E E SE S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 6 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 9
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 66 77 65 43 41 32 71 74 55 55 34 21 27 27 26 14 12 16 12 10 17 11
PoP 12HR 40 60 20 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC NM SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 4 5 3 <1 1 1 <1 2 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 5
Vent Rate 13 10 18 29 34 27 9 10 7 6 12 38 59 39 6 3 4 4 9 54 73 45
T Wind Dir N NE E SE SE E SE SW SW SW W NE E E S S S SW SW SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 16 9 10 9 8 9 10 11 8 6 6 9 10 10 9 5 8 6 6 10 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 96 72 95 71 94 71 94
Temp 75 69 92 93 78 72 91 90 77 71 89 91 77 71 89 90
DewPt 60 61 60 57 60 60 61 60 61 61 62 61 62 63 64 61
Max/Min RH 76 28 66 30 72 34 78 35
RH 59 76 35 30 53 66 37 36 59 71 41 37 61 78 44 39
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 10 5 10 10
$$
TXZ006-112100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25
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 83 58 86 58 92
Temp 62 59 68 75 81 81 68 64 60 58 70 81 86 84 72 66 61 58 75 86 91 90
DewPt 61 59 61 61 59 60 63 62 60 58 61 59 54 55 59 60 59 58 61 60 58 57
Min/Max RH 45 100 34 100 32
RH 97100 78 61 48 50 83 95100100 74 47 35 37 64 80 94100 63 42 33 34
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE SE SW NW W W NE E E SE SE S SW S S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 8 6 5 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 9 12 11 9
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 61 68 57 31 29 38 68 60 45 38 21 13 26 25 28 21 12 25 9 6 10 19
PoP 12HR 40 50 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6
Vent Rate 10 9 19 37 48 31 5 9 3 3 17 53 96 71 5 4 3 3 15 61 87 54
T Wind Dir NE NE E E E E SW SW W W N NE NE NE E S SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 13 11 10 9 9 9 12 6 6 10 12 12 11 10 9 6 6 10 13 12 10
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 Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
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 61 95 64 94 65 93 64 93
Temp 71 62 90 93 73 65 90 91 73 65 88 90 72 64 89 87
DewPt 59 58 58 53 58 57 58 56 59 59 59 57 61 61 61 60
Max/Min RH 88 25 77 28 82 30 91 31
RH 66 87 34 27 58 76 34 32 62 81 38 34 69 90 39 41
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10 5 10 5
$$
OKZ002-112100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 58 87 59 93
Temp 63 60 69 78 82 80 70 65 61 59 72 83 87 85 72 67 62 60 77 89 93 91
DewPt 62 60 62 61 61 61 62 63 61 59 62 59 55 54 57 58 59 58 61 59 57 57
Min/Max RH 47 100 33 96 30
RH 97100 78 57 49 52 78 94100100 71 44 34 36 59 75 90 93 58 37 30 32
Wind Dir N NE N N NE E E SW SW SW NW NE NE E SE S S SW S S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 6 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 6 10 10 9
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 72 77 54 43 26 23 41 45 34 38 20 32 16 12 22 17 10 16 8 5 7 7
PoP 12HR 40 50 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6
Vent Rate 11 10 19 26 33 22 5 8 3 3 23 60 69 62 5 3 2 3 16 57 87 65
T Wind Dir NE N NE N NE NE SE SW SW W N NE NE E SE S SW SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 12 10 6 6 6 9 13 8 6 10 10 10 12 11 8 5 5 9 11 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 98 68 98 67 97 66 96
Temp 72 65 94 94 76 68 94 92 75 68 92 91 74 67 92 91
DewPt 59 59 58 54 58 58 58 57 60 59 59 58 61 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 83 23 70 26 76 28 83 28
RH 65 82 30 26 54 69 30 32 60 73 33 33 65 79 34 35
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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