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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 Tue Jul 1 2025
TXZ012-020900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri
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 79 63 81 65
Temp 77 74 68 66 64 64 68 73 75 74 67 67 65 63 71 76 80 77 70 69 67 66
DewPt 63 62 62 64 63 62 64 64 64 64 64 65 63 63 64 66 66 67 67 67 66 65
Max/Min RH 97 64 99 63 99
RH 63 66 81 93 97 94 88 75 68 70 89 95 93 99 79 70 63 71 89 95 96 97
Wind Dir SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 9 6 6 6 9 13 13 13 12 10 9 9 12 14 17 17 16 13 13 12
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 85 89 93 82 65 76 63 82 68 70 61 52 64 65 59 48 55 48 58 52 71 68
PoP 12HR 30 40 40 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.03 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 2 1 <1 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 71 37 13 15 17 12 33 67 81 57 19 14 15 13 40 75 86 66 17 10 9 14
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 18 14 17 14 13 19 23 21 20 21 20 19 17 18 21 23 24 20 23 20 19
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 07/04Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25
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 90 67 92 66 89 65 89 66 90
Temp 84 87 72 67 87 88 72 66 84 83 70 66 84 86 71 66 85 87
DewPt 67 65 67 64 66 64 67 64 66 64 67 65 65 62 66 63 64 61
Min/Max RH 46 90 41 93 46 99 42 90 39
RH 57 49 83 89 50 45 84 92 55 52 90 97 53 45 84 89 50 42
PWind Dir S S S S SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 30 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-020900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri
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 61 76 61 81 64
Temp 72 72 66 65 63 63 67 71 72 73 65 64 63 61 68 75 80 78 70 67 65 64
DewPt 61 63 65 63 62 62 65 65 65 64 65 64 63 61 66 66 66 67 68 67 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 61 100
RH 68 75 97 95 97 97 94 83 78 74100100100 99 92 74 62 68 92100 99 99
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 11 8 4 4 4 9 12 13 12 10 8 6 6 10 13 13 13 12 10 11 11
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 88 88 92 85 79 81 78 68 57 49 65 76 74 77 65 43 30 39 45 51 61 66
PoP 12HR 50 60 50 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0.11 0 0.05
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 3 2 2 2 1 <1 2 3 3 3 1 2 1 <1 3 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 39 32 19 21 17 9 21 58 46 48 21 29 18 12 40 54 82 61 17 10 16 18
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 14 13 16 13 11 13 19 18 18 17 20 16 14 18 16 17 20 20 18 20 19
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 07/04Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25
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 65 93 64 89 62 88 63 88
Temp 82 90 72 65 87 90 71 64 84 83 68 63 82 85 69 63 84 86
DewPt 67 60 64 62 62 60 64 64 67 66 67 63 65 62 64 63 63 61
Min/Max RH 36 92 34 99 47 100 43 100 40
RH 60 37 76 91 43 37 79 99 56 55 97100 55 46 84 99 49 42
PWind Dir SW S S S S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 20 30 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-020900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri
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 66 84 65 86 68
Temp 82 81 73 70 67 66 73 77 80 79 71 70 67 66 75 81 85 82 74 72 70 69
DewPt 61 62 63 64 65 64 65 65 64 64 64 65 65 65 66 66 66 67 69 69 69 68
Max/Min RH 96 53 99 53 99
RH 51 51 71 82 94 94 77 67 59 59 78 85 94 97 73 60 53 62 83 90 96 97
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 10 6 4 4 4 8 11 13 13 10 8 6 6 9 13 16 16 13 11 10 10
Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 88 83 81 77 75 81 68 60 74 59 61 45 49 57 40 43 51 54 50 55 63 64
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 7 4 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 5 1 1 1 1 4 5 5 4 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 82 65 19 15 17 14 51 77 85 87 17 25 16 20 68 85108 93 27 15 16 15
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 18 16 12 13 13 19 20 21 21 18 21 16 17 21 21 23 25 23 20 21 19
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 07/04Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25
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 70 98 68 93 67 93 68 94
Temp 87 90 76 71 92 93 78 69 87 86 72 68 87 90 74 68 89 91
DewPt 68 66 69 67 66 64 69 67 68 67 69 67 66 63 67 66 65 62
Min/Max RH 41 92 34 98 44 100 38 92 35
RH 52 45 81 88 42 39 75 94 52 53 89 98 49 41 78 91 45 38
PWind Dir S S S S SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 30 30 40 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-020900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri
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 81 64 84 68
Temp 80 78 71 69 67 65 71 74 77 77 70 69 67 65 73 79 83 80 73 71 70 69
DewPt 61 61 62 64 65 64 64 64 63 63 64 65 65 64 65 65 66 67 68 69 68 67
Max/Min RH 96 58 98 57 98
RH 54 55 72 83 96 94 80 72 64 62 83 87 94 97 75 64 57 64 85 92 96 95
Wind Dir SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 11 9 5 5 5 9 12 13 13 12 9 9 8 11 13 16 16 14 13 12 12
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 82 78 78 79 69 79 60 65 64 57 56 47 51 57 44 45 41 48 44 49 59 62
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.01 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 6 4 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 5 4 1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 80 61 20 14 17 13 48 70 87 76 11 17 13 17 58 79102 86 26 13 14 21
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 19 17 13 14 13 20 21 21 21 17 20 16 17 20 20 23 25 23 21 21 23
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 07/04Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25
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 70 96 68 91 66 91 68 92
Temp 85 89 75 70 89 92 77 69 85 85 72 67 84 88 73 68 86 89
DewPt 67 65 68 66 65 63 68 67 67 66 68 66 65 62 67 64 64 61
Min/Max RH 42 90 35 94 46 100 40 90 37
RH 56 46 80 87 45 38 75 94 55 54 89 98 53 43 79 87 49 39
PWind Dir S S S S SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 30 30 40 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-020900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri
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 79 61 82 62
Temp 82 79 69 66 62 60 69 75 78 78 68 66 63 61 71 77 82 80 71 67 64 63
DewPt 59 60 62 61 61 60 62 63 63 64 64 63 63 61 64 64 64 65 66 66 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 54 100
RH 46 52 77 84 99 99 79 67 60 63 86 92 99 97 78 64 55 60 84 96 99100
Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 10 8 6 6 11 13 16 14 12 10 9 9 12 14 16 16 13 12 12 11
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 60 69 84 61 63 74 49 46 48 46 56 41 54 64 54 39 20 31 46 34 46 49
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 7 5 2 <1 1 <1 3 5 5 4 1 1 2 1 3 5 5 4 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 87 82 25 10 13 9 50 82 88 78 21 20 33 20 53 89 94 91 28 18 11 12
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 18 18 13 14 13 19 20 20 21 20 18 20 17 19 20 20 23 25 25 21 21
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 07/04Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25
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 62 92 63 88 61 87 61 89
Temp 86 90 72 63 88 90 71 63 84 82 67 62 83 85 68 62 84 88
DewPt 64 59 63 59 61 60 63 62 64 64 66 62 63 62 63 61 63 60
Min/Max RH 33 91 34 98 46 100 42 99 38
RH 47 36 74 88 40 37 76 96 52 54 95100 52 47 84 98 49 40
PWind Dir S S NE SE SE S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 20 30 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-020900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 61 84 61 85 64
Temp 86 83 72 67 64 61 74 79 82 81 70 67 64 61 73 80 84 81 72 69 66 65
DewPt 59 59 61 60 62 61 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 61 64 64 65 64 67 67 66 65
Max/Min RH 99 50 99 52 100
RH 40 44 68 78 93 99 68 57 53 54 78 87 96 99 74 56 52 56 83 93 99100
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 9 8 6 6 11 13 16 14 12 10 9 9 12 16 17 16 13 12 12 12
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 42 56 67 51 42 39 26 47 24 18 49 26 26 39 39 32 40 43 41 51 41 48
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 9 8 1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 6 6 <1 <1 1 1 4 6 5 5 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 104121 24 8 6 9 61118119105 17 15 18 18 69117130116 33 11 11 10
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 18 20 17 13 14 20 21 21 21 20 20 19 17 21 24 27 27 25 21 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/04Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 93 65 94 63 89 62 89 64 91
Temp 87 89 72 65 90 91 70 63 85 84 68 63 84 86 70 64 87 89
DewPt 65 62 67 65 64 61 66 63 65 64 66 63 64 62 64 63 64 61
Min/Max RH 37 100 35 100 46 100 41 98 38
RH 48 41 83 98 43 37 86 99 52 52 94100 51 44 82 96 47 40
PWind Dir S S S SE SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 30 20 40 10 30 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS SC
$$
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