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
534 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
TXZ012-010900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
534 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
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 86 59 85 59
Temp 82 71 67 64 63 72 82 85 82 72 66 63 60 69 79 84 81 70 65 62 60
DewPt 56 60 62 61 60 62 58 54 53 56 58 58 57 58 56 52 52 54 56 55 55
Max/Min RH 97 34 90 33 84
RH 41 68 84 90 90 71 44 35 37 57 75 84 90 68 45 33 37 57 73 78 84
Wind Dir E E SE S SW W NW N N E E N N N N NE NE E S S SW
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW B1 B1 SC FW CL CL SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 22 54 56 28 19 5 3 30 12 18 12 4 10 2 2 8 4 10 14 11 16
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 4 4 3 3 13 85 98 46 4 4 4 4 15 70 70 37 5 4 4 6
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SW W N N N E E N N N N N NE E S S SW
T Wind Spd 8 11 11 8 10 11 12 11 11 11 11 9 10 10 14 11 8 12 11 11 14
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 09/03Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
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 89 58 84 60 86 57 81 59 82
Temp 83 83 65 60 76 81 66 62 80 79 63 58 73 76 64 61 76 78
DewPt 56 55 59 58 59 57 59 57 57 55 56 55 56 55 57 56 57 56
Min/Max RH 30 93 40 86 38 90 43 85 42
RH 40 38 81 93 56 44 78 84 45 44 78 90 55 48 78 84 52 47
PWind Dir SW SE SE S NE E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 10 20 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-010900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
534 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 86 58 87 58
Temp 84 70 65 62 60 71 81 85 82 70 65 61 58 71 81 85 84 70 64 61 59
DewPt 54 60 61 62 60 63 58 53 54 56 57 57 57 59 57 52 51 53 54 55 55
Max/Min RH 100 33 97 30 88
RH 37 72 87100100 75 46 34 38 61 74 87 96 66 44 32 32 56 70 81 87
Wind Dir E E S SW W W NW N N NW NW NW NW N NE NE E E S S SW
Wind Spd 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 30 60 69 49 20 11 7 29 14 26 24 11 11 6 6 9 5 20 27 25 16
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 44 5 5 4 4 12 60 53 35 5 5 5 4 15 56 62 48 6 5 5 6
T Wind Dir E E S SW W NW N NW N W NW N N NE N N E SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 6 8 10 11 11 9 9 10 8 8 12 9 9 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 58 87 59 89 56 84 58 85
Temp 84 84 64 58 78 83 65 60 82 80 63 57 76 80 63 59 78 80
DewPt 55 53 58 57 58 54 57 55 55 55 57 56 57 55 58 58 58 57
Min/Max RH 31 97 36 85 35 98 40 97 44
RH 38 35 81 96 50 38 75 84 41 43 81 96 51 43 83 96 51 46
PWind Dir SW SW W SW SW SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 10 20 40 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-010900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
534 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
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 90 60 88 60
Temp 83 73 69 66 64 74 85 87 85 74 68 64 60 71 81 85 83 72 66 63 61
DewPt 61 62 63 63 62 64 58 54 55 58 59 59 59 61 58 55 56 57 58 58 57
Max/Min RH 96 31 95 35 89
RH 48 68 81 90 96 70 40 31 36 56 73 85 95 70 45 36 39 58 75 84 87
Wind Dir E E SE SW W W NW N NE E E N N N N NE NE SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 31 49 44 26 7 2 7 29 15 13 6 5 8 3 1 6 3 7 9 8 7
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 46 7 6 5 6 17101105 37 9 8 6 4 22 64 74 47 8 6 7 8
T Wind Dir NE E SE SW W W N N N E NE N N N N N NE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 10 9 8 9 11 12 11 11 13 11 9 6 10 12 11 9 12 10 11 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 09/03Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
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 59 85 62 88 59 84 61 86
Temp 86 86 67 60 78 82 68 63 81 80 66 60 77 80 66 62 79 80
DewPt 57 58 60 59 59 59 60 59 59 58 58 57 58 59 60 58 59 60
Min/Max RH 31 99 43 87 41 90 43 88 43
RH 37 38 78 96 52 46 76 87 47 47 76 90 52 48 81 88 49 50
PWind Dir SW E SE S NE E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 10 10 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-010900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
534 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 88 60 86 61
Temp 83 73 68 66 64 73 83 85 84 74 68 64 61 70 79 84 82 72 66 63 62
DewPt 61 62 63 63 62 63 58 54 55 57 59 59 59 60 58 54 55 57 57 57 57
Max/Min RH 96 34 95 36 87
RH 48 68 83 89 95 72 43 34 38 56 73 82 95 72 47 36 40 59 74 81 86
Wind Dir E E SE SW SW W NW N NE E E NE N N N NE E SE SE SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 30 56 50 25 9 1 10 39 14 13 5 5 13 1 2 5 3 8 9 8 10
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 40 6 5 4 5 16 86107 42 7 6 4 3 20 62 74 49 7 5 6 6
T Wind Dir NE E SE SW SW W N N N E E NE N N N N NE SE SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 11 9 8 10 11 11 13 10 12 11 8 6 10 12 11 9 12 9 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 59 84 62 86 59 82 61 84
Temp 84 85 66 61 75 82 68 63 80 79 65 60 75 79 66 62 78 80
DewPt 57 56 60 59 59 58 60 59 59 57 58 57 57 58 59 58 58 59
Min/Max RH 31 93 43 86 42 90 44 88 44
RH 39 37 79 92 57 45 77 85 49 48 79 90 53 49 79 87 51 49
PWind Dir SW E SE S NE E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 10 10 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-010900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
534 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
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 57 86 54 86 56
Temp 86 69 63 60 58 72 82 85 82 69 62 58 55 69 79 84 83 68 63 59 57
DewPt 49 57 60 59 58 59 53 50 51 54 55 56 55 57 54 52 51 55 56 55 54
Max/Min RH 100 30 100 31 93
RH 28 66 89 98100 63 37 30 34 59 77 92 99 66 42 33 33 63 78 87 90
Wind Dir E E NE SW W W NW N N NE NE N N N E E E S S SW SW
Wind Spd 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 55 61 36 12 7 3 16 24 11 18 6 3 6 2 2 5 9 25 17 9 8
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 47 5 4 3 3 12 77 88 42 5 7 4 3 13 46 85 55 8 6 6 5
T Wind Dir NE E SE SW W W NW N N NE E NE N N N N NE SW S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 10 9 8 9 11 9 9 9 11 13 9 6 8 9 10 8 17 12 12 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 09/03Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
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 89 55 82 56 83 54 82 56 83
Temp 83 83 62 56 75 80 63 58 78 78 61 55 74 79 62 58 78 78
DewPt 56 53 56 56 57 55 57 55 55 55 56 55 56 55 58 56 57 56
Min/Max RH 30 100 40 90 40 99 41 96 41
RH 39 35 80100 55 43 80 90 45 44 85 99 53 44 87 94 48 46
PWind Dir SW NE SE SW NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 10 10 30 10 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC
$$
OKZ002-010900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
534 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 87 54 85 56
Temp 82 68 64 61 59 72 83 86 82 69 62 58 56 67 79 84 80 68 62 59 58
DewPt 57 62 62 60 59 60 56 52 54 57 58 58 56 59 57 54 54 57 56 56 55
Max/Min RH 100 31 100 35 94
RH 43 81 94 98100 67 41 31 38 67 88100100 75 47 36 40 68 83 91 91
Wind Dir NE E S SW W W N N NE NE NE N N N NE NE E SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 34 38 13 4 15 2 15 7 1 3 1 1 6 2 3 2 1 5 5 3 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 41 5 3 4 3 11106148 56 7 5 3 3 19 41 70 34 6 7 6 6
T Wind Dir NE E S SW W W N N N NE NE NE N N N N NE SE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 11 8 8 9 10 13 16 14 14 11 6 6 10 10 11 8 13 16 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 89 54 82 57 83 54 82 56 84
Temp 84 81 61 56 73 79 63 58 77 77 61 55 74 77 62 58 79 78
DewPt 56 57 59 56 58 58 58 58 56 56 56 55 56 57 59 56 58 58
Min/Max RH 30 100 45 100 42 99 45 96 43
RH 38 44 92100 58 49 84 99 48 48 85 99 53 51 91 93 49 49
PWind Dir SW NE SE S NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 10 10 30 10 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
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