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
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
TXZ012-100900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
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 83 58 83 61
Temp 82 77 67 64 62 59 67 79 83 77 67 64 62 59 68 80 82 78 69 68 64 62
DewPt 56 55 55 55 54 54 56 56 53 52 53 53 53 53 54 53 50 49 48 47 48 49
Max/Min RH 87 36 80 33 62
RH 41 47 65 73 75 83 68 45 36 42 61 67 72 80 61 39 33 36 47 47 56 62
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 11 10 9 9 9 10 11 10 9 10 9 10 11 14 19 19 17 16 16 17 17
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 9 7 17 34 26 19 17 13 32 17 33 43 53 47 42 20 27 20 17 24 24 35
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 89 8 6 6 5 6 20 71 81 6 6 7 7 6 34125107 29 9 11 13 10
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 12 16 14 14 16 19 13 13 13 14 17 17 16 24 25 23 20 21 25 25 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 10/12Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25
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 56 70 52 73 55 80 55 82
Temp 79 79 65 57 66 65 57 53 67 70 61 56 75 74 63 56 77 76
DewPt 55 56 56 50 48 50 51 51 54 53 53 54 55 53 53 52 53 51
Min/Max RH 37 78 47 93 51 93 42 86 35
RH 44 45 73 77 52 58 80 93 63 55 75 93 50 48 70 86 43 42
PWind Dir SW SW NE E SE S S S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 30 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-100900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 54 83 57 83 59
Temp 79 76 65 60 58 56 66 76 81 78 66 63 60 57 67 77 82 79 69 65 62 59
DewPt 58 56 57 55 55 54 57 58 54 53 55 55 54 54 54 53 52 50 50 50 50 50
Max/Min RH 100 38 90 35 72
RH 48 50 74 84 89 93 73 53 40 41 67 77 81 90 63 43 36 37 51 57 64 72
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 9 6 4 4 4 8 10 11 9 8 6 8 9 13 17 17 14 13 12 12 12
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 32 25 35 47 44 23 22 19 25 20 43 54 58 59 46 23 29 23 26 38 40 37
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 64 9 7 7 7 6 15 56 84 7 7 9 8 10 29102136 27 10 13 12 11
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW S SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 13 13 14 12 16 12 14 12 14 17 16 19 23 25 24 18 19 23 21 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/12Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 83 55 70 51 73 54 80 54 83
Temp 79 78 64 56 66 66 56 51 66 72 59 54 74 75 62 55 77 77
DewPt 57 55 57 52 47 49 52 51 55 56 57 54 57 54 55 54 54 50
Min/Max RH 41 87 48 100 54 100 45 96 35
RH 46 44 78 86 49 55 86100 68 56 93100 55 48 80 96 44 38
PWind Dir SW SW NE E SE S S S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 40 20 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-100900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
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 88 61 87 64
Temp 85 81 71 67 64 61 70 82 86 82 72 68 63 62 71 82 86 81 74 71 67 64
DewPt 57 57 58 57 57 56 58 58 55 55 55 55 55 55 57 55 52 52 50 49 49 49
Max/Min RH 89 33 80 31 59
RH 39 44 62 71 79 87 66 44 34 40 56 64 74 78 59 38 31 35 43 46 51 59
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 9 9 6 6 4 8 9 9 8 8 6 6 8 11 16 17 14 14 13 13 12
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 5 8 16 18 30 16 11 20 27 19 39 34 50 36 26 27 26 17 18 20 22 30
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 110 13 12 12 9 8 29 77 99 10 11 11 10 10 45135192 32 16 19 17 15
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 13 17 17 13 12 19 14 14 12 17 16 14 14 24 25 27 19 23 25 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 10/12Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25
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 73 52 74 57 83 58 85
Temp 84 83 69 59 68 67 59 53 66 72 63 58 78 77 67 59 79 78
DewPt 56 56 57 48 45 49 51 51 55 57 57 57 58 57 57 55 56 55
Min/Max RH 32 71 41 93 56 96 42 87 36
RH 38 40 66 67 44 52 76 92 68 60 81 96 51 50 70 87 45 44
PWind Dir SW W NE NE SE S S S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 30 20 5 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-100900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 86 62 85 64
Temp 84 80 71 67 64 62 69 80 84 80 71 67 64 63 70 81 84 80 73 70 68 65
DewPt 57 57 56 57 57 57 57 56 54 54 55 55 55 55 56 54 52 51 50 48 49 50
Max/Min RH 87 35 76 33 57
RH 40 45 60 69 77 83 64 44 36 40 57 65 73 75 61 39 33 37 44 45 50 57
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 9 9 10 9 10 10 13 17 17 16 16 16 17 16
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 5 3 18 17 34 16 11 16 28 16 41 40 52 37 25 23 24 17 20 23 22 29
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 103 17 9 10 8 7 24 72 94 14 9 9 9 9 44128190 27 13 15 14 12
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 13 17 17 14 13 19 14 14 13 17 17 17 17 24 25 27 19 23 24 23 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/12Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 87 58 71 53 72 58 81 59 84
Temp 82 82 69 59 67 66 58 54 64 70 63 59 76 76 66 60 77 77
DewPt 56 56 57 48 44 48 51 51 54 56 57 57 58 57 56 55 55 54
Min/Max RH 34 69 42 92 58 94 45 85 38
RH 41 41 65 66 44 52 77 92 70 61 81 94 54 52 69 84 47 45
PWind Dir SW W NE E SE S S S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 30 20 5 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-100900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
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 54 83 56 82 59
Temp 81 78 66 61 58 56 67 79 82 78 66 62 59 57 67 78 82 79 69 65 62 60
DewPt 56 56 57 56 55 54 56 55 53 53 54 55 54 53 55 53 52 52 54 53 52 51
Max/Min RH 96 35 88 35 74
RH 42 47 74 83 88 92 67 44 37 42 65 77 82 87 65 41 35 40 59 65 69 74
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 16 11 9 8 8 8 10 13 13 10 9 9 10 11 16 20 21 18 16 14 16 17
Clouds CL CL SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 5 33 35 25 30 17 22 34 33 62 56 50 54 28 23 23 27 36 22 37 40
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 91 13 7 8 7 6 24 85 99 13 6 7 8 9 45 97168 49 12 12 11 11
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 14 14 16 16 14 20 19 18 13 13 16 18 18 24 27 31 20 20 21 21 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/12Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25
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 84 51 67 47 68 51 77 52 79
Temp 79 79 62 51 64 63 51 48 63 66 57 52 73 74 59 53 74 74
DewPt 55 51 49 37 39 42 49 48 53 53 56 52 55 54 54 52 51 49
Min/Max RH 32 66 38 100 59 100 44 97 36
RH 43 38 65 58 39 47 94100 69 63 97100 53 49 82 97 44 42
PWind Dir SW W NE E S S S S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 40 20 10 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-100900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 57 86 58 85 62
Temp 86 81 69 65 62 59 70 83 86 80 69 65 61 59 71 82 85 80 71 68 65 63
DewPt 56 56 57 56 56 55 56 56 53 53 54 54 54 53 55 53 51 51 51 50 50 50
Max/Min RH 90 32 83 31 62
RH 36 42 64 73 82 87 61 40 33 40 60 68 78 82 58 37 31 37 49 53 58 62
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 10 14 18 19 16 16 16 17 18
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 1 1 9 19 32 24 8 16 40 37 48 45 46 46 23 13 19 19 32 23 23 27
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 107 11 8 8 8 8 26 84111 9 7 8 8 8 42140150 54 12 12 12 11
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 16 18 17 17 17 21 18 18 12 14 18 17 18 25 28 27 23 24 23 23 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/12Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 88 52 69 47 70 52 79 55 80
Temp 84 82 65 53 66 63 52 48 64 65 58 53 75 73 62 56 76 74
DewPt 55 52 49 37 40 43 46 47 53 55 56 53 58 56 54 52 53 51
Min/Max RH 31 57 36 99 58 100 46 91 36
RH 37 36 55 56 39 48 79 97 66 69 93100 55 55 76 87 45 45
PWind Dir SW W NE E SE S S S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 20 5 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
$$
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