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
249 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
TXZ012-200900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 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 91 66 92 65
Temp 88 86 76 72 69 67 78 88 90 87 76 71 68 66 76 86 89 87 77 72 68 65
DewPt 59 61 63 64 63 63 65 63 61 61 62 64 63 62 64 62 58 57 59 59 58 58
Max/Min RH 89 38 87 34 78
RH 38 43 65 76 82 88 64 44 38 42 62 79 83 86 66 45 35 36 54 64 70 78
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE NW E NE NE E E SE SE SE S SE SE E E SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 6 8 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 9 9 8 5 4
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 46 46 24 24 33 33 19 9 48 28 18 9 11 17 14 5 26 11 6 5 4 23
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 44 31 4 3 3 2 10 53 56 27 5 5 3 2 12 53 54 61 5 6 6 5
T Wind Dir S SE SE S W W N E E E E SE SE SE S E E E SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 6 8 10 8 9 6 6 9 8 10 12 13 8 6 8 8 6 10 12 14 14 12
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 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 65 90 64 87 62 82 61 81
Temp 86 88 72 65 85 85 71 66 82 82 69 64 76 78 66 62 76 77
DewPt 58 52 55 55 57 55 58 59 60 58 61 59 62 60 61 61 62 61
Min/Max RH 28 70 32 78 40 84 52 97 56
RH 39 29 55 70 39 36 64 78 47 44 76 84 62 54 84 97 62 58
PWind Dir SE SE NE SE S SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 20 40 40 50 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ016-200900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 90 62 91 63
Temp 89 86 74 70 66 64 76 85 88 87 75 69 65 63 76 85 89 88 75 70 66 63
DewPt 61 63 65 65 65 64 65 63 60 60 63 63 63 62 64 61 58 56 60 60 60 60
Max/Min RH 99 37 99 33 92
RH 40 46 75 85 96 99 69 49 39 40 65 81 94 96 66 44 35 35 59 72 83 90
Wind Dir SE SE S NW SW N NW NE E E SE S S SW S SE E E SE SE S S
Wind Spd 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 19 20 30 31 38 31 24 14 35 24 10 9 9 14 13 7 17 10 8 5 19 22
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 41 28 5 4 3 4 13 56 64 41 6 5 3 2 14 40 69 35 7 6 5 5
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SW W NW NE E E E SE S S S E E SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 6 8 10 8 6 9 8 10 10 9 12 10 6 4 8 5 8 8 12 12 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 61 90 62 90 61 85 59 85
Temp 85 88 69 62 84 86 69 63 83 85 69 62 78 81 66 61 78 80
DewPt 59 54 55 55 56 54 56 57 58 56 60 61 62 60 62 61 63 61
Min/Max RH 31 79 32 81 34 97 48 100 52
RH 42 31 62 78 39 33 64 81 43 37 75 97 58 50 89100 60 53
PWind Dir SE SE E SE S SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 10 40 30 50 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 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 68 96 67 96 67
Temp 93 91 81 75 71 68 80 90 93 91 80 75 70 67 80 90 93 91 81 75 70 67
DewPt 61 63 65 66 66 66 66 64 61 62 64 66 66 65 67 63 59 58 61 60 60 60
Max/Min RH 92 33 95 30 79
RH 35 40 59 72 85 91 63 42 34 39 58 74 88 93 65 41 31 32 50 60 72 78
Wind Dir SE SE SE E S NW NE NE NE E E SE SE S SE SE E E SE SE S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 5 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 6 4 4 4 3
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 30 28 19 9 20 7 6 18 26 11 11 13 7 11 11 3 13 6 4 3 2 14
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 27 6 4 5 4 10 54 69 31 7 7 4 4 19 62 62 69 9 10 9 7
T Wind Dir S SE SE SW S W NE E NE E E SE S SE S E E E SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 5 6 9 6 6 6 5 9 9 10 10 11 6 5 9 8 6 9 12 14 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 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 96 66 93 66 90 63 83 61 81
Temp 89 92 75 66 87 88 73 66 84 84 71 64 77 78 67 63 76 77
DewPt 59 54 57 58 58 58 61 62 61 62 63 62 62 64 64 62 63 65
Min/Max RH 26 74 32 87 39 92 55 99 58
RH 36 28 53 74 37 36 65 87 47 47 75 92 61 61 90 99 66 66
PWind Dir SE S NE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20 50 40 60 40
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 68 93 68 93 67
Temp 89 88 79 75 70 68 78 88 92 89 80 74 71 68 79 87 91 89 79 74 70 67
DewPt 62 63 65 66 66 65 66 63 60 61 63 65 65 65 66 63 58 58 60 61 60 60
Max/Min RH 91 34 89 32 79
RH 40 42 63 74 85 91 65 43 35 39 57 72 84 87 64 44 34 35 51 63 72 78
Wind Dir SE E SE SE S NW NE NE E E E SE S S SE SE E E SE SE S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 8 6 5 4 4
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 28 22 17 15 29 7 3 9 19 19 12 11 8 17 11 3 15 4 4 3 2 14
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 37 25 6 4 5 4 11 52 66 32 6 6 4 3 18 61 58 64 7 8 7 6
T Wind Dir SE E SE S S W NE E E E E SE S S S SE E E SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 5 6 11 8 9 8 6 9 9 11 10 11 8 5 8 8 5 9 12 14 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 67 91 66 88 64 81 61 79
Temp 87 90 74 67 85 86 73 66 82 83 71 65 75 76 66 62 74 75
DewPt 58 53 56 57 57 57 60 61 61 60 63 61 62 63 63 62 63 64
Min/Max RH 28 72 33 83 42 89 60 100 62
RH 37 29 54 72 40 37 65 83 49 46 76 89 64 65 91100 69 68
PWind Dir SE SE NE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20 50 40 60 40
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-200900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 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 62 91 60 93 61
Temp 89 88 74 69 65 62 78 87 89 89 75 68 64 61 78 88 91 90 76 70 64 62
DewPt 58 60 64 64 63 62 64 61 57 57 60 61 61 61 63 59 55 55 58 59 58 58
Max/Min RH 99 31 100 28 89
RH 36 40 69 84 94 98 62 42 34 34 59 77 92 98 60 38 30 31 54 69 81 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE SW SW N NE E E E SE SE S SW S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 5 6 4 4 3 3 3 4 6 8 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 9 6 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL SC
Clouds(%) 22 24 27 20 23 22 1 15 30 19 16 11 5 15 6 4 9 7 5 4 4 26
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 43 4 4 3 2 13 58 83 49 6 5 5 4 21 61 97 74 7 6 5 6
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S NW W E E NE E SE SE S S S S E SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 9 8 6 5 6 9 10 10 11 10 10 8 10 9 10 10 14 13 10 12
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 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 61 88 60 87 59 82 56 79
Temp 88 90 69 61 83 86 67 61 82 85 66 60 75 77 62 59 74 76
DewPt 56 52 54 56 56 55 58 58 57 56 62 60 60 61 62 59 61 61
Min/Max RH 26 84 33 91 34 100 51 100 54
RH 34 27 59 84 41 35 72 90 43 37 86100 61 58 98100 66 60
PWind Dir S S E SE S SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 30 20 60 40 60 40
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC NM SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-200900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 94 63 94 63
Temp 93 90 77 72 67 64 79 90 94 90 76 71 66 63 78 90 94 89 77 71 67 64
DewPt 61 62 64 64 64 63 65 62 60 60 62 63 64 63 65 61 57 57 59 59 60 59
Max/Min RH 95 33 99 30 86
RH 35 39 65 74 89 95 63 40 33 38 63 76 93 98 63 39 30 34 54 67 78 84
Wind Dir SE E E SE E NE N E E E E SE S S S SE SE E SE SE S SW
Wind Spd 6 6 4 4 3 2 3 4 5 8 4 4 4 3 4 5 8 9 6 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 9 13 10 11 19 10 1 15 18 9 10 4 11 16 6 3 3 1 5 1 2 10
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 57 53 4 3 2 3 12 54 82 70 5 4 4 3 19 70 85 89 7 7 6 6
T Wind Dir SE E SE S SW NE E E E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 8 10 9 6 5 8 6 9 11 12 11 10 10 8 11 9 9 10 16 14 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 95 62 88 61 87 59 77 56 76
Temp 90 90 72 63 82 82 67 62 81 80 66 61 72 74 61 59 71 72
DewPt 57 53 56 59 60 58 61 60 61 60 62 61 62 61 61 59 62 62
Min/Max RH 26 86 38 94 41 100 60 100 63
RH 33 29 57 86 47 44 80 92 50 51 87100 69 65100100 72 70
PWind Dir S E E SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 40 20 60 40 70 40
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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