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
149 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
TXZ012-230900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon
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 64 90 65
Temp 89 88 76 70 65 63 76 85 89 86 75 71 67 65 74 85 89 87 77 72 69 66
DewPt 52 52 55 54 54 54 56 54 54 53 55 57 57 57 59 57 55 55 58 59 58 58
Max/Min RH 71 30 76 31 75
RH 28 29 48 57 67 71 50 34 31 32 50 61 70 75 59 39 32 34 52 64 68 75
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SW W NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 4 6 9 9 6 4 4 4 8 11 10 9 8 6 9 11 11 12 12 11 10 9
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL SC FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 7 1 9 19 24 18 9 4 29 18 59 60 50 54 33 14 31 28 51 74 62 75
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 5 <1 <1 1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 30 56 6 6 4 3 9 66 74 61 12 6 10 9 28 68 96108 10 9 5 6
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SW SW E E E E SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 5 9 16 14 11 9 5 9 9 13 19 13 11 11 14 14 13 17 21 19 11 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 08/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 88 60 76 57 78 61 85 61 80
Temp 82 82 66 62 70 72 61 58 70 74 65 63 79 79 67 63 75 76
DewPt 58 57 62 60 61 60 60 58 61 61 63 63 65 64 64 63 65 63
Min/Max RH 38 93 63 100 59 100 55 100 60
RH 44 43 87 93 73 66 97100 73 64 93100 62 60 90100 71 64
PWind Dir S E SE SE SE S SW SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 50 40 60 40 50 40 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-230900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon
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 90 60 91 63
Temp 88 89 75 68 63 60 74 85 89 88 75 68 63 61 73 83 89 90 76 72 66 64
DewPt 52 49 53 54 54 54 57 54 52 52 55 55 55 54 57 55 54 54 56 56 56 56
Max/Min RH 82 28 80 29 77
RH 29 25 47 62 74 79 54 36 28 29 50 63 75 78 56 39 31 30 50 58 70 75
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SW SW E E E E SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 6 5 4 4 8 9 9 10 9 9 8 8
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 5 2 7 11 42 23 14 13 11 6 53 51 47 36 39 29 38 32 59 58 59 50
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 40 49 6 7 6 6 10 51 78 49 7 7 7 6 27 80 92 96 10 10 6 4
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SW SW NE E E SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 5 8 12 13 12 11 8 6 9 11 14 13 11 10 14 13 11 16 18 19 11 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 08/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 60 83 57 79 60 85 60 82
Temp 85 86 69 62 75 77 62 60 72 76 65 63 79 81 66 63 75 79
DewPt 56 55 60 61 63 62 62 60 64 64 65 63 66 64 66 63 65 62
Min/Max RH 32 97 54 100 62 100 53 100 55
RH 37 35 73 97 65 59100100 76 65100100 63 55100100 70 55
PWind Dir S SE SE SE S S SW S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 40 40 70 40 60 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC NM NM SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-230900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon
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 94 66 93 67
Temp 92 92 80 73 68 66 78 88 93 88 78 73 68 66 76 88 92 90 80 75 69 67
DewPt 53 53 55 56 56 57 58 55 55 57 58 60 60 61 61 58 57 58 60 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 72 28 83 31 81
RH 26 27 42 54 66 72 49 32 28 34 50 64 76 83 60 36 31 34 50 61 74 81
Wind Dir E SE SE SE S SW W E E E E SE SE SE S S S S SE S S SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 6 9 8 5 4 4 5 9 10 10 10 8 6 5
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 4 0 13 27 20 11 10 6 13 17 51 57 56 45 31 16 24 27 48 71 78 80
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.09
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 9 6 2 1 <1 2 3 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 33 64 8 9 7 4 15 69 78100 33 11 6 14 32 86112125 14 16 6 13
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SW SW E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 4 9 12 12 10 6 8 9 9 18 17 11 8 9 13 16 14 17 20 21 9 14
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 08/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 88 60 76 58 79 63 87 63 82
Temp 82 80 67 62 70 70 62 60 70 75 67 65 80 81 69 65 76 77
DewPt 60 63 63 62 63 62 62 60 63 65 65 64 66 66 67 65 65 65
Min/Max RH 44 100 70 100 65 100 55 100 63
RH 48 56 90100 78 75 99100 77 70 94 97 60 62 92100 70 66
PWind Dir SE E E E SE S SW SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 60 40 60 40 50 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-230900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon
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 67 92 67
Temp 90 90 79 74 68 66 77 86 90 87 77 73 69 67 75 85 91 89 79 75 70 67
DewPt 52 53 56 57 57 57 57 55 54 56 58 60 60 60 60 57 55 56 59 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 71 30 78 30 77
RH 27 29 44 56 66 71 50 35 30 35 52 63 72 77 60 39 31 34 51 60 70 75
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SW W E E E E SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 8 6 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 8 6 5 8 9 10 11 12 10 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 4 0 16 32 21 13 9 5 18 18 55 61 59 50 31 14 24 24 51 76 76 80
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 6 1 <1 1 1 3 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 32 58 7 7 5 3 12 59 64 90 23 10 8 11 33 93113130 13 13 5 7
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SW SW E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 4 9 12 12 10 6 8 8 8 18 18 11 10 9 14 17 14 18 20 21 10 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 08/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 87 61 74 58 77 63 85 63 80
Temp 80 78 66 62 68 69 62 60 69 74 66 65 78 79 68 65 74 75
DewPt 59 62 63 62 62 62 61 60 63 64 65 64 66 65 66 65 65 64
Min/Max RH 44 98 73 100 68 100 55 100 65
RH 50 57 91 98 82 77 99100 82 72 95 99 65 62 94100 73 68
PWind Dir SE E E SE SE S SW SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 60 40 60 40 50 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-230900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon
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 89 60 90 61
Temp 90 89 74 68 63 60 75 84 88 85 73 68 63 61 73 85 90 88 76 69 64 61
DewPt 51 48 50 53 54 53 55 54 54 54 58 58 57 56 56 54 52 53 56 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 78 30 87 28 94
RH 26 24 43 60 73 78 51 35 30 35 59 70 81 85 55 35 28 30 50 70 84 93
Wind Dir S SE SE S SW W W E E E E SE S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 8 8 5 5 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 6 5 5 10 13 12 12 9 9 8 8
Clouds CL FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 2 8 25 52 27 21 15 10 36 51 75 74 70 45 30 17 27 38 69 78 75 81
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 56 57 6 7 5 3 17 49 84 83 13 9 9 6 33 92129127 7 6 7 4
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S W W NE E E NE SE S S S SW SW S S NW N W
T Wind Spd 9 10 11 14 11 6 9 8 11 16 17 11 10 11 17 18 17 18 14 12 14 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 08/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 85 57 73 55 76 58 83 57 80
Temp 79 77 62 59 68 70 60 58 70 74 63 61 79 80 65 60 75 77
DewPt 58 60 62 59 61 59 60 58 61 61 63 61 63 62 64 60 62 60
Min/Max RH 44 100 64 100 59 100 49 100 54
RH 50 57 99100 77 68100100 74 64 99100 59 54 98100 64 56
PWind Dir S E SE SE S S SW E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 70 40 70 40 50 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-230900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon
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 91 60
Temp 92 90 75 69 65 63 77 87 89 84 72 68 63 61 74 86 91 87 75 70 64 61
DewPt 51 51 53 53 54 54 57 57 57 58 61 60 60 59 60 57 55 57 60 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 72 34 95 30 100
RH 25 27 45 57 68 72 50 37 34 42 68 76 89 92 63 38 30 36 61 74 91100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SW SW N E E E E SE SE S S S S S SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 11 8 5 4 4 9 12 12 12 9 9 8 8
Clouds CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 1 8 27 57 32 26 23 17 43 17 60 60 64 48 33 29 21 33 76 78 82 85
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.28
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 8 5 1 2 <1 <1 3 6 10 7 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 59 63 5 5 4 4 10 61106 85 17 21 5 7 48108143109 9 8 6 22
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SW SW NW E E E E SE SE S S SW S S SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 9 12 11 10 9 8 9 13 18 17 14 8 11 19 19 17 18 19 16 12 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 08/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 81 55 71 54 76 58 83 57 79
Temp 77 73 61 59 65 66 59 57 67 72 63 62 77 78 65 61 73 74
DewPt 62 62 61 59 61 59 59 57 61 63 63 62 65 66 64 61 63 63
Min/Max RH 53 100 73 100 69 100 58 100 62
RH 61 67100100 85 80100100 82 75100100 68 65 98100 71 69
PWind Dir SE E SE SE S S S E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 50 80 40 60 40 50 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM O SC IS SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC 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