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
448 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
TXZ012-292100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
448 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
Date Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25
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 65 84 64 82
Temp 67 79 89 92 88 76 71 67 65 73 80 83 79 70 68 66 64 71 78 81 76
DewPt 60 62 62 60 61 62 63 62 61 63 64 64 65 66 66 65 63 65 66 64 65
Min/Max RH 34 87 53 97 56
RH 78 56 41 34 41 62 76 84 87 71 58 53 62 87 93 97 97 81 67 56 69
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S E NE W N N NE E S N SW SE E SE SE S
Wind Spd 10 12 12 13 12 10 8 6 5 8 9 9 9 6 4 4 4 5 8 10 10
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 38 24 31 38 29 33 69 59 59 63 68 71 82 85 73 81 83 80 71 67 66
PoP 12HR 5 30 50 70 40
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.10 0.02 0.25 0.13
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 5 <1 <1 1 <1 2 3 6 <1
Vent Rate 6 38 83117 98 7 11 5 3 12 33 53 42 9 9 12 6 10 28 61 9
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S E N W N NE E E S NW SW SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 16 21 14 14 18 16 16 14 8 9 10 10 10 13 11 12 8 6 9 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 Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25
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 84 65 85 66 88 66 90
Temp 67 63 80 80 69 65 82 82 71 66 84 84 71 67 84 85
DewPt 66 63 64 63 64 62 64 64 65 64 66 65 67 65 67 65
Max/Min RH 100 51 90 51 97 48 93 47
RH 97100 58 56 84 90 55 55 81 93 55 53 87 93 57 51
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 10 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-292100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
448 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
Date Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 62 82 62 79
Temp 64 78 86 90 89 75 69 65 62 73 78 80 77 69 66 64 62 68 74 78 75
DewPt 60 62 62 60 60 63 62 62 61 64 64 64 65 67 66 64 62 65 66 66 66
Min/Max RH 35 97 57 100 67
RH 87 59 44 37 38 65 78 90 97 73 61 57 66 93100100100 90 75 67 73
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S W S W N N NE NE SE SE N NE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 8 11 12 11 10 8 5 4 4 5 8 9 9 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 29 11 17 10 17 53 63 58 56 63 65 61 81 84 80 84 89 87 76 58 69
PoP 12HR 10 40 60 80 50
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.20 0.04 0.41 0.16
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS NM NM O O SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC NM SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 3 1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 3
Vent Rate 8 43 68104 78 11 8 6 4 13 41 46 32 11 6 5 10 10 43 60 28
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S SW S S NW N NE E S S N NE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 21 13 12 13 19 14 11 9 6 9 10 12 12 11 10 13 8 10 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 82 62 84 63 87 64 88
Temp 65 62 78 79 68 62 79 80 68 64 82 84 69 64 83 84
DewPt 65 62 64 65 64 62 65 65 65 64 66 65 66 64 67 66
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 54 100 49 100 49
RH 100100 61 62 89100 61 60 90100 58 52 90100 59 54
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 30 20 30 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-292100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
448 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
Date Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25
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 98 67 88 66 86
Temp 70 82 92 96 91 80 74 69 68 75 82 86 82 75 71 68 66 73 80 84 80
DewPt 62 63 63 61 62 64 65 65 64 65 67 66 66 68 69 68 66 67 67 66 66
Min/Max RH 31 87 51 100 54
RH 75 51 37 31 38 57 74 84 87 69 60 51 58 81 93100100 81 65 54 63
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S SW E NE NW N N NE E E NE NE SE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 10 11 11 9 5 4 4 5 8 8 8 4 3 3 3 4 5 8 9
Clouds B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 58 21 20 22 32 36 59 62 74 69 63 67 72 76 79 74 92 75 66 66 57
PoP 12HR 5 40 40 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.01 0.34 0.07
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 1 1 2 <1 2 4 6 3
Vent Rate 8 37 72106 85 13 10 6 6 12 33 37 54 15 9 15 6 14 24 50 45
T Wind Dir SW W SW S S S SE W NW NE NE N E E W E SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 12 20 13 13 18 18 12 8 8 6 9 9 11 12 10 10 6 6 8 10 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 Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25
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 90 69 90 69 92 70 94
Temp 70 67 85 85 73 69 86 85 74 69 87 87 75 70 88 87
DewPt 68 66 65 63 65 64 65 65 67 66 67 66 68 67 67 66
Max/Min RH 98 43 87 45 92 43 92 42
RH 93 98 51 49 77 85 50 51 78 90 50 50 79 91 50 50
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 10 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-292100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
448 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
Date Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 67 85 65 84
Temp 70 80 90 93 90 79 73 69 67 74 80 82 83 73 71 67 66 71 77 82 78
DewPt 60 62 62 60 61 63 65 64 62 64 66 65 65 68 69 67 65 66 66 65 66
Min/Max RH 33 85 55 100 58
RH 72 55 40 34 38 60 76 84 85 72 64 58 56 84 93100 98 84 70 58 66
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S SE E N N N NE E E NE N SE E SE SE S
Wind Spd 9 10 10 10 11 9 8 4 4 6 9 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 9
Clouds B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 51 12 22 25 28 39 60 59 77 66 62 65 75 78 77 73 90 75 68 61 57
PoP 12HR 10 40 40 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0.01 0.37 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 1 1 1 <1 2 3 6 4
Vent Rate 8 36 65 97 97 10 7 4 5 14 31 40 49 13 10 16 5 12 24 50 46
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S SE W NW NE NE NE E E NW W SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 14 20 13 13 18 17 13 8 8 8 10 9 11 11 10 12 8 6 8 10 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 87 68 88 69 90 69 91
Temp 70 66 82 82 73 68 83 84 73 69 85 87 74 69 86 85
DewPt 67 65 64 63 65 63 64 64 67 65 66 65 68 66 66 65
Max/Min RH 100 48 86 48 89 45 92 44
RH 92 98 55 52 77 84 53 51 80 89 55 48 81 90 52 52
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 10 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-292100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
448 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
Date Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25
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 91 61 82 60 78
Temp 62 77 87 91 87 72 67 63 61 72 79 81 79 68 65 63 61 68 73 76 77
DewPt 58 60 60 58 59 62 62 61 60 62 63 63 65 66 65 63 61 65 64 64 65
Min/Max RH 33 95 55 100 63
RH 86 55 40 33 39 72 83 92 95 72 59 55 63 92 99100100 89 73 65 66
Wind Dir SW SW SW S NW E NW N NW N NE E E E SE NE NE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 8 10 10 10 9 6 5 5 5 10 12 11 9 5 4 4 4 4 6 10 11
Clouds FW CL CL CL SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 24 2 4 1 28 45 46 52 65 55 62 48 67 70 67 72 83 77 71 53 52
PoP 12HR 20 50 40 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.02 0.20 0.11
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3
Vent Rate 6 26 49 96 68 7 11 5 6 23 48 62 53 7 8 7 7 16 26 43 46
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S NW SE SE NW NW NE NE E E E NW NE E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 18 12 11 17 11 14 8 9 11 13 12 13 13 10 11 10 10 9 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 Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25
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 83 61 85 63 87 63 88
Temp 65 60 80 81 68 61 82 83 69 63 83 85 69 63 84 85
DewPt 64 60 62 62 64 61 63 63 65 63 64 64 65 62 63 63
Max/Min RH 100 48 99 47 100 45 98 44
RH 98100 55 53 86 99 53 51 87 99 53 49 86 97 49 47
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-292100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
448 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
Date Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 62 84 61 83
Temp 65 82 92 94 90 73 68 64 62 72 79 83 80 71 67 63 62 72 79 82 80
DewPt 59 60 59 58 58 63 63 63 62 64 65 65 65 66 66 63 62 65 64 64 63
Min/Max RH 29 99 54 100 53
RH 81 47 34 30 34 72 84 96 99 76 61 54 59 85 98100100 79 59 54 56
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S SW NW NW N NE NE E E SE SE E SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 9 10 10 10 10 8 6 5 6 9 11 10 9 5 4 3 3 4 9 10 11
Clouds FW FW CL FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 24 7 3 6 30 70 65 58 70 64 52 60 55 67 64 61 68 67 61 52 45
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 0.01 0.10 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 6 31 82112 88 11 9 7 15 34 49 72 62 6 7 4 4 30 49 71 68
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S SW NW N NE NE NE E E SE S SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 18 13 11 12 18 14 10 16 13 12 14 16 12 11 9 10 14 12 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 87 64 89 65 90 65 90
Temp 67 62 84 84 71 64 84 84 71 65 86 87 71 65 87 86
DewPt 65 62 63 61 63 63 63 63 65 64 65 64 66 65 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 43 96 42 97 44 100 43
RH 93100 49 45 76 96 48 49 80 97 49 47 84100 48 47
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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