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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
559 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

TXZ012-292100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
559 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Date             Tue 07/29/25            Wed 07/30/25            Thu 07/31/25
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          93          64          83
Temp             69 80 88 92 91 80 75 70 67 80 90 92 87 76 71 67 65 71 77 80 79
DewPt            58 61 59 55 53 56 56 56 55 58 58 58 59 61 63 63 63 64 64 64 64
Min/Max RH                   27          65          32          93          58
RH               68 52 38 29 28 44 52 61 65 47 34 32 39 60 76 87 93 79 64 58 60
Wind Dir         SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  S SE NE  N  N  N  N NE  E  E
Wind Spd         11 12 12 12 12  9  8  6  8  8  8  8  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  8  9
Clouds           FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%)        21  8  2  6  8  9 12 20 11 10 15 37 48 71 66 66 71 62 58 63 51
PoP 12HR                      0          10          20          30          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.08
Rain Shwrs                                     IS IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC
Tstms                                          IS IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC
Mix Hgt          <1  2  7  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  8  9  3  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  3
Vent Rate         8 32 99109105  6  6  4  4 23 64 69 37 15 15 20 19 20 29 23 32
T Wind Dir       SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW NE  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E
T Wind Spd       18 17 17 16 17 16 16 10 11 14  9  9 16 17 14 18 16 12 10  9 11
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          Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
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       63      83      62      88      65      93      68      95
Temp          68 65 76 78 67 64 81 84 72 67 87 89 74 69 90 91
DewPt         65 63 65 64 64 63 65 64 64 62 63 59 63 60 61 58
Max/Min RH         93      58     100      46      87      34      73      30
RH            90 93 69 62 90 97 58 51 76 84 45 37 69 73 38 33
PWind Dir          NE      SE      SE       S       S       S       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           30      20      30      10      20       5      10       5
Rain Shwrs    SC SC IS IS SC SC       IS IS
Tstms         SC IS    IS SC IS       IS IS

$$

TXZ016-292100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
559 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Date             Tue 07/29/25            Wed 07/30/25            Thu 07/31/25
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          63          92          63          85
Temp             66 78 86 91 90 78 71 67 64 79 88 91 88 74 69 65 63 71 78 82 79
DewPt            59 62 60 57 54 57 59 59 58 58 58 58 58 62 63 63 62 64 63 62 62
Min/Max RH                   29          81          33          97          51
RH               78 57 42 32 29 48 66 75 81 48 36 33 36 66 80 92 97 78 59 51 56
Wind Dir         SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  W SW SW SW  S SE  E  N  N  N  N NE  E SE
Wind Spd          9 11 12 12 11  6  4  4  4  6  8  6  6  5  4  4  5  6  6  6  8
Clouds           SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC
Clouds(%)        32  8  3  7 23 18 20 31 22 29 23 40 45 69 75 81 76 64 46 51 50
PoP 12HR                      5          20          20          40          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.06        0.01
Rain Shwrs                   IS                IS IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC
Tstms                        IS                IS IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC
Mix Hgt          <1  2  6  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  8 10  7 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  5  2
Vent Rate         8 32 84106106  7  5  4  4 23 61 83 79 10  7  8 13 22 30 35 20
T Wind Dir       SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW  S NE  N  N  N  N NE  S SE
T Wind Spd       16 16 14 14 16 13 10  8  9 13  9  9 12 18 11 11 10 12  9  8 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          Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
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      61      92      64      96      67      96
Temp          67 63 79 81 67 63 83 89 69 65 89 92 73 67 90 92
DewPt         65 63 65 63 65 63 64 61 63 61 61 56 59 57 58 55
Max/Min RH        100      49     100      38      90      26      70      27
RH            93100 61 54 93100 52 39 81 87 39 30 62 70 34 29
PWind Dir           E      SE      SE       S       S      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           40      20      40       5      20       5      10       5
Rain Shwrs    SC SC    IS SC IS       IS
Tstms         SC SC    IS SC IS       IS

$$

TXZ008-292100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
559 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Date             Tue 07/29/25            Wed 07/30/25            Thu 07/31/25
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                 97          69          97          67          86
Temp             72 84 92 96 95 84 78 73 69 82 92 96 91 79 73 69 67 73 79 82 82
DewPt            60 62 61 57 56 57 58 58 59 62 61 60 62 65 65 65 65 66 66 66 66
Min/Max RH                   26          69          30          94          56
RH               66 49 35 27 26 40 50 60 69 50 35 30 37 62 78 88 94 80 63 57 58
Wind Dir         SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  S  E NE  N  N  N  N NE  E  E
Wind Spd          8 10 11 11 11  8  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  5  4  5  5  5  6  6  6
Clouds           FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%)         9 11  4  6  8  8 10 13 14 14 24 35 37 63 75 70 80 70 70 66 54
PoP 12HR                      0          10          20          40          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.12        0.03        0.10
Rain Shwrs                                     IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms                                          IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt          <1  2  7  9  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  6  4  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3
Vent Rate        12 38107139126 11 10  7  6 23 52 47 55 36 30 23 28 28 27 30 29
T Wind Dir       SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW  N NE  N  N NE NE NE  E  E
T Wind Spd       16 18 17 18 18 16 14 11  9 12  8  9 13 18 18 16 16 12 10 10 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          Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
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      84      64      90      67      98      70      99
Temp          70 66 75 81 69 65 82 87 73 68 89 94 76 71 92 96
DewPt         67 66 68 67 67 65 68 67 67 66 65 62 65 62 63 60
Max/Min RH        100      60     100      50      93      34      75      30
RH            90100 77 62 93100 62 52 82 93 44 35 68 75 38 30
PWind Dir           E       E      SE       S       S       S       S       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           40      20      30      10      20       5      10       5
Rain Shwrs    SC SC IS IS IS SC       IS IS
Tstms         SC IS    IS IS IS       IS IS

$$

TXZ008-292100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
559 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Date             Tue 07/29/25            Wed 07/30/25            Thu 07/31/25
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                 95          69          94          67          83
Temp             73 81 89 93 93 82 77 72 70 80 89 93 88 78 71 69 67 72 77 80 80
DewPt            59 62 61 56 55 58 57 58 59 61 61 60 62 65 64 65 65 66 66 65 65
Min/Max RH                   27          68          33          94          59
RH               63 51 39 29 29 44 51 62 68 54 39 33 41 64 79 89 94 82 68 60 60
Wind Dir         SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SE  E NE  N  N  N  N NE  E  E
Wind Spd         10 11 11 12 11  9  6  5  5  6  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  8
Clouds           FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%)        17  9  4  3  9  9 17 15 17 14 22 31 38 65 78 71 83 70 69 57 51
PoP 12HR                      0          10          20          40          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.05        0.04        0.07
Rain Shwrs                                     IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms                                          IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt          <1  2  7  9  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3
Vent Rate        10 33102136124  9  8  6  4 19 57 39 49 26 29 21 19 23 28 29 32
T Wind Dir       SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NE NE  N  N NE NE NE  E  E
T Wind Spd       17 18 17 18 18 16 14 11  8 11  8  9 14 17 18 14 13 11 11 10 11
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          Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
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      82      64      88      67      95      70      97
Temp          68 66 73 79 68 65 80 85 72 68 87 92 76 71 89 93
DewPt         66 66 67 66 66 65 67 66 66 65 64 61 64 62 62 59
Max/Min RH        100      63     100      53      89      34      73      30
RH            93 99 83 65 94 99 64 54 81 88 47 35 67 73 41 32
PWind Dir           E       E      SE       S       S      SW       S       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           40      20      30      10      20       5      10       5
Rain Shwrs    SC SC IS IS IS SC       IS IS
Tstms         SC IS    IS IS IS       IS IS

$$

TXZ006-292100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
559 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Date             Tue 07/29/25            Wed 07/30/25            Thu 07/31/25
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          63          88          61          79
Temp             66 80 88 91 91 78 70 66 63 77 85 88 82 71 66 63 61 70 74 78 77
DewPt            59 61 61 60 56 57 60 60 60 61 61 61 63 64 64 63 61 64 65 64 64
Min/Max RH                   31          90          40         100          61
RH               78 53 42 35 32 49 70 82 90 58 44 40 54 81 93 99100 81 73 63 64
Wind Dir          S SW  S  S  S  S  S  W NW NW NW  E NE NE  N  N  N NE  E SE  E
Wind Spd          9 13 13 13 12  8  4  4  4  6  8  8  8  6  6  6  8  8  8  9  9
Clouds           FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%)        21  5  2  7 23 27 49 33 47 36 43 41 56 78 83 82 87 67 64 53 60
PoP 12HR                      5          20          30          50          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.04        0.25           0
Rain Shwrs                   IS IS             SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms                        IS IS             IS SC SC SC SC IS       IS IS SC
Mix Hgt          <1  2  6  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7  2  2  1  2 <1  2  3  4  3
Vent Rate         8 40112149120  9  5  5  4 21 56 66 25 27 19 18  5 21 31 42 31
T Wind Dir       SW SW  S  S  S  S SW NW NW NW NW NW NE  N  N NE  N NE  E SE SE
T Wind Spd       16 20 19 19 19 16 10 10  9 13 11 11 16 18 17 12  9 11 10 10 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          Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
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      81      60      87      62      93      63      94
Temp          65 62 75 80 65 62 80 86 68 62 87 91 70 64 88 93
DewPt         65 62 65 64 65 62 65 63 63 61 62 57 60 58 59 56
Max/Min RH        100      57     100      45      97      30      85      28
RH           100100 72 59 99100 60 46 86 96 43 32 72 82 39 29
PWind Dir           E      SE      SE       S       S      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR           50      20      40       5      20       5      10       5
Rain Shwrs    SC SC IS IS SC SC       IS IS
Tstms         SC IS    IS SC IS       IS

$$

OKZ002-292100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
559 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Date             Tue 07/29/25            Wed 07/30/25            Thu 07/31/25
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                 97          65          92          62          79
Temp             70 85 93 96 94 80 74 68 65 80 89 88 82 72 67 64 63 69 74 77 76
DewPt            59 61 60 57 55 56 58 60 60 62 61 63 64 65 65 64 63 65 65 65 64
Min/Max RH                   26          84          39         100          65
RH               68 45 33 27 27 44 57 75 84 54 39 43 54 80 93100100 87 72 66 67
Wind Dir          S SW  S  S  S  S  S NW NW NW NW  N NE  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E
Wind Spd         10 13 13 13 12  9  6  4  4  6  8  8  8  6  6  6  6  8  9  9  9
Clouds           FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%)         8  2  1  4 13 20 19 27 26 29 39 50 54 77 77 87 88 84 75 73 64
PoP 12HR                      5          20          30          60          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.26        0.40        0.05
Rain Shwrs                      IS             SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms                           IS             IS SC SC SC SC SC       IS IS SC
Mix Hgt          <1  2  7  9  9 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  4  2  1  1  2 <1  2  3  3  3
Vent Rate         8 51150180172  8  6  4  4 25 57 45 22 20 26 22  8 16 22 25 35
T Wind Dir       SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  W NW NW  N NW  N NE  N NE NE NE NE  E  E
T Wind Spd       16 24 23 21 21 17 13 10 10 12 11 13 13 18 20 14  9  9 10 10 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          Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
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      79      59      88      63      95      64      96
Temp          65 63 73 77 65 62 80 84 69 65 87 91 71 65 90 93
DewPt         65 62 65 64 64 62 65 65 65 64 62 61 63 62 62 59
Max/Min RH        100      63     100      49     100      34      90      30
RH           100 98 76 66 97100 61 52 87 98 43 37 75 89 39 32
PWind Dir           E      SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR           50      20      30      10      30       5      20       5
Rain Shwrs    SC SC IS    IS SC       IS SC       IS
Tstms         SC 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