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
549 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
TXZ012-162100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Date Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25
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 93 69 91 67 92
Temp 71 80 88 91 90 81 75 72 69 78 88 90 87 78 74 70 68 77 87 91 88
DewPt 60 62 61 59 59 61 63 63 63 65 63 62 62 63 63 63 63 64 63 62 61
Min/Max RH 32 80 39 85 38
RH 69 54 40 34 36 51 65 74 80 64 44 39 43 60 69 78 85 64 45 38 41
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 12 12 12 13 12 10 9 9 10 10 11 11
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 45 35 39 58 52 63 56 35 35 35 28 47 45 50 49 39 48 38 20 32 28
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 9 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 3
Vent Rate 7 33141129 63 7 7 6 7 33 83101 79 6 5 7 6 18 62 77 48
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 17 19 18 17 16 17 16 14 16 18 13 16 18 14 13 17 13 16 13 13 17
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 Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25
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 65 88 63 87 62 87
Temp 74 67 86 86 71 66 85 86 70 64 83 85 69 62 83 85
DewPt 63 62 63 63 64 63 64 60 62 62 61 56 59 59 59 54
Max/Min RH 84 39 92 40 95 37 91 33
RH 69 84 46 46 79 90 50 42 76 93 48 37 70 90 44 35
PWind Dir S S S NE E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 20 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-162100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Date Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 66 91 65 92
Temp 67 78 87 89 88 76 72 69 66 77 88 90 87 76 72 68 66 76 87 91 88
DewPt 60 62 62 61 60 62 63 63 63 65 64 62 63 63 64 64 64 65 63 62 61
Min/Max RH 37 89 40 96 38
RH 78 58 44 40 40 63 73 83 89 66 46 40 45 64 76 86 95 68 44 39 41
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 10 12 13 12 11 8 6 8 8 10 11 11 10 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 9
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 55 39 40 65 55 68 55 37 32 26 22 44 47 48 45 31 23 20 11 30 30
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 8 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 5
Vent Rate 9 38144 99 68 7 8 7 7 35 79 81 46 7 8 6 8 21 65 70 54
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 17 19 19 17 16 13 16 14 13 17 14 13 17 13 12 11 16 14 11 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 91 64 90 61 89 59 89
Temp 71 65 86 88 70 64 85 87 68 62 83 86 67 60 83 87
DewPt 63 63 63 61 64 63 63 59 63 62 62 56 59 59 60 54
Max/Min RH 93 38 99 37 100 35 97 31
RH 76 92 46 41 81 97 48 39 83100 49 36 75 95 45 32
PWind Dir S S SW NE SE NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 20 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Date Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25
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 97 72 96 70 96
Temp 73 84 93 95 93 84 80 75 72 83 93 95 91 83 78 73 71 81 91 95 92
DewPt 62 63 61 59 60 62 63 65 65 66 63 62 63 63 65 65 65 65 64 62 63
Min/Max RH 28 79 34 84 34
RH 69 49 34 30 32 48 56 72 79 56 37 34 39 51 65 77 83 59 41 34 38
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 9 11 12 13 12 10 9 9 8 9 10 11 12 9 8 6 5 6 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 50 36 40 58 53 61 54 36 34 28 20 43 41 49 48 37 40 33 20 27 24
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 3 9 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 6 5 <1 1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6
Vent Rate 11 55158164111 14 14 10 10 46 87 86 87 9 14 9 8 29 67 88 97
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 14 23 19 18 18 19 19 13 12 19 13 14 18 13 14 13 11 16 13 13 18
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 Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25
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 69 95 67 93 66 92 63 92
Temp 78 69 90 92 75 68 89 90 74 66 87 89 72 64 86 89
DewPt 64 65 64 63 65 65 64 61 64 65 63 58 60 61 60 54
Max/Min RH 88 35 93 35 98 33 92 30
RH 63 87 42 38 70 91 44 38 73 98 45 35 65 90 42 31
PWind Dir S S SW NE E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 10 10 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Date Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 72 94 70 94
Temp 73 83 90 93 92 83 77 75 72 81 91 93 89 81 77 73 71 79 89 93 90
DewPt 62 63 60 59 59 62 63 64 64 65 63 62 62 64 65 64 64 65 63 62 62
Min/Max RH 31 76 36 81 36
RH 67 51 37 32 34 49 61 70 76 58 40 36 41 55 65 74 80 62 43 36 40
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 9 10 11 11 12 11 9 9 8 9 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 50 36 41 59 54 60 53 35 33 24 23 43 42 48 47 36 42 31 20 33 22
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 9 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5
Vent Rate 10 48164160 96 12 11 8 9 38 92 96 87 8 13 7 6 25 52 87 88
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 17 23 20 18 18 19 19 13 13 18 14 16 18 13 16 13 11 17 12 13 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 93 68 92 65 90 64 89
Temp 76 69 88 91 75 68 87 89 73 65 84 87 71 64 84 87
DewPt 63 64 64 62 65 64 64 61 64 64 63 57 59 61 60 54
Max/Min RH 87 36 90 37 97 34 89 32
RH 64 86 45 38 70 89 47 39 72 96 49 36 66 88 44 32
PWind Dir S S SW NE E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 10 10 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ006-162100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Date Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25
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 64 93 63 93
Temp 65 80 89 90 89 78 72 67 64 79 90 93 90 76 70 66 63 79 90 93 90
DewPt 58 60 58 57 58 61 61 61 61 62 60 58 60 63 63 62 62 63 61 59 60
Min/Max RH 31 90 31 97 32
RH 76 51 35 32 35 57 68 80 90 56 36 31 37 64 77 87 95 60 39 32 37
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 10 13 14 16 14 11 9 9 8 10 11 12 12 9 8 6 5 9 9 9 10
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 54 35 44 57 62 57 52 28 22 16 12 34 39 49 40 28 15 12 11 16 27
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 8 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 4
Vent Rate 7 40159144 77 8 8 8 6 45 85100 45 9 12 6 5 33 66 81 51
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SW S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 21 21 20 19 13 16 17 13 19 16 13 13 13 13 11 10 16 13 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 Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25
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 62 93 61 91 60 90 58 90
Temp 71 63 89 90 70 62 88 89 68 60 85 88 67 59 85 88
DewPt 62 61 61 58 62 62 61 57 61 60 59 54 57 57 56 51
Max/Min RH 98 32 100 32 100 30 95 28
RH 73 95 39 34 76100 41 34 77100 41 31 69 93 38 29
PWind Dir SW S SW NE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 30 10 20 5 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-162100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Date Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 68 96 66 97
Temp 69 83 93 95 92 81 77 71 69 82 93 96 91 78 73 69 66 81 93 96 91
DewPt 60 61 58 57 57 60 61 63 62 63 61 59 61 64 63 64 63 64 62 60 61
Min/Max RH 28 79 30 90 31
RH 73 47 31 28 32 50 59 75 79 53 34 30 36 62 70 85 89 57 37 31 37
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 13 14 16 13 12 11 10 9 11 12 12 12 10 9 8 6 9 9 9 10
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 53 37 44 59 60 66 46 29 27 11 9 31 41 56 45 31 31 18 17 14 20
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 10 10 8 1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 4
Vent Rate 9 43175180136 18 12 8 7 45125118 93 8 7 6 7 49110109 71
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 17 23 20 20 20 19 21 16 14 19 16 13 17 12 14 12 16 19 16 12 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 95 62 92 61 91 59 92
Temp 73 65 91 91 72 63 89 89 70 62 87 88 69 60 88 88
DewPt 64 62 63 61 63 63 63 59 62 62 61 55 57 57 57 53
Max/Min RH 95 32 100 34 100 30 94 28
RH 73 90 40 37 75100 42 37 77100 41 33 67 91 36 30
PWind Dir S S E NE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 20 10 30 5 10 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
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