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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
249 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

TXZ012-032100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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          60          95          65          76
Temp          61 59 74 85 90 89 75 69 64 61 73 88 95 92 78 72 69 66 69 73 75 70
DewPt         52 52 53 53 49 49 52 53 53 54 56 54 48 48 51 51 50 50 54 53 52 52
Min/Max RH                   23          78          20          59          45
RH            72 78 48 33 25 25 45 57 67 78 55 31 20 22 39 48 51 56 59 49 45 53
Wind Dir      SW SW SW  W  W NW  S SW NW NW  S  S SW  S  S SW SW  W  N NE NE NE
Wind Spd       5  6  9 12  8  4  4  5  5  4  4  8  9 10 10  9 11 12 14 16 16 13
Clouds        FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%)     20  8  6  2 12 17 14 19  4 11  6  7 20 39 51 58 56 65 69 66 70 53
PoP 12HR                     10          10           0           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS IS IS
Tstms                     IS IS
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  7 11  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6 13  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4  3
Vent Rate      4  4 19 79106 31  3  4  4  2 10 77169 19  7  6  6  7 31 68 59 38
T Wind Dir    SW  W  W  W  W NW  S SW  E  E  S SW  W SW  S SW SW SW  N NE NE  E
T Wind Spd    10 11 17 13 11  8  8 11 11  6 10 13 14 14 18 16 16 14 18 20 18 16
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          Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25
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       53      73      56      75      58      81      58      83
Temp          58 54 68 71 61 57 70 72 61 59 74 76 63 59 77 79
DewPt         51 51 54 56 57 57 59 58 60 59 61 60 61 59 62 60
Max/Min RH         90      55     100      59     100      49     100      46
RH            77 90 61 59 87100 68 61 97100 64 58 93100 60 52
PWind Dir           E       S      SE      SE      SE       S       S       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           20      20      40      50      30      20      20      20
Rain Shwrs       IS IS    IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms                     IS IS IS IS IS IS    IS IS       IS

$$

TXZ016-032100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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          59          95          64          79
Temp          61 58 73 85 89 89 73 67 62 59 75 89 94 92 76 71 67 65 70 75 77 74
DewPt         53 52 55 54 51 50 53 53 53 52 54 51 45 44 48 50 50 49 54 56 55 54
Min/Max RH                   25          77          18          57          46
RH            73 80 52 35 27 26 49 60 71 77 47 27 19 19 37 48 53 56 57 51 46 51
Wind Dir      SW  W SW  W  W NW SW  W NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  N NE NE NE
Wind Spd       4  4  9 11  9  5  4  4  4  4  4  8  9 10  9  8  8  9 12 13 12 12
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%)     31 18 16  8 17 19 13 17 12 20 21 20 30 27 51 69 66 70 67 68 63 49
PoP 12HR                     10          10           0           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS IS IS                                     IS IS IS
Tstms                     IS IS                                           IS IS
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  2  7 10  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  9 13  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  2
Vent Rate      5  5 22 81104 67  3  5  5  3  8 92172 61  8  7  8  8 35 58 58 21
T Wind Dir     S SW SW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  N  N NE NE
T Wind Spd    10 11 17 12 11  9  6 10 10  5  8 11 14 16 14 14 16 16 16 16 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          Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25
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       54      74      56      78      58      84      57      85
Temp          59 54 68 73 61 57 72 76 62 59 78 80 63 58 79 81
DewPt         54 54 58 58 59 57 61 60 61 59 62 59 62 58 62 60
Max/Min RH        100      57     100      55     100      45     100      45
RH            82100 71 58 95100 69 57 99100 58 49 99100 56 49
PWind Dir           E       S       S       S       S      SW       S       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR           20      20      50      40      30      20      20      20
Rain Shwrs    IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC    IS IS IS    IS
Tstms         IS       IS SC IS IS IS SC IS    IS IS       IS

$$

TXZ008-032100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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          60          98          64          76
Temp          64 59 75 88 93 91 78 72 65 61 71 89 97 94 81 75 70 65 69 72 74 70
DewPt         56 55 56 55 50 51 53 54 55 56 59 56 51 51 53 54 54 55 57 54 51 51
Min/Max RH                   23          84          21          70          45
RH            75 85 53 33 24 26 42 54 71 84 65 33 22 23 38 48 56 70 66 53 45 52
Wind Dir       W SW SW  W  W  W SW NE NE  N SE  S SW  S  S  S SW NW NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd       4  4  6  9  6  4  4  4  4  3  3  5  9  8  8  6  6  8 12 13 13 11
Clouds        FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC
Clouds(%)      9  3  2  3 16  9 25  9 12  9  2  5 13 20 47 57 53 60 75 73 71 50
PoP 12HR                     10          10           0           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS IS IS
Tstms                     IS IS
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  2  5 11  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5 11  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4  4
Vent Rate      6  7 24 67112 33  4 12  8  4 11 64176 19  8  9  8 11 52 82 66 46
T Wind Dir    SW SW  W  W NW  W  S NE  E  E SE SW  W SW  S SW SW  W NE NE NE  E
T Wind Spd     9 11 17 14 11  8  6 16 11  6  8 13 18 10 12 12 12 16 24 24 17 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          Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25
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       55      77      58      78      60      84      61      86
Temp          60 55 71 73 62 58 72 75 63 60 78 80 66 62 81 81
DewPt         51 52 55 58 59 58 60 61 62 60 62 62 64 62 63 63
Max/Min RH         90      52     100      55     100      49     100      46
RH            72 90 58 58 89100 67 62 96100 57 55 94100 54 54
PWind Dir           E      SE      SE      SE       S       S       S       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           20      10      40      40      30      20      20      10
Rain Shwrs       IS          SC SC IS IS SC IS    IS IS
Tstms                        SC    IS IS IS       IS

$$

TXZ008-032100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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          60          96          64          74
Temp          63 61 74 86 91 90 78 71 65 62 71 87 94 93 80 74 70 65 67 70 72 69
DewPt         56 55 56 55 50 51 53 54 55 56 58 55 50 50 52 53 53 54 56 53 51 51
Min/Max RH                   24          83          22          68          47
RH            75 81 54 35 25 27 42 57 69 81 62 34 22 23 38 47 55 66 68 56 48 53
Wind Dir      SW SW SW  W  W SW  S  N NE  N  S  S SW  S  S SW SW  W NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd       4  5  8 10  6  4  4  5  4  4  4  6  9  9  9  9  9 10 13 14 13 12
Clouds        FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%)     11  9  1  3 14  9 22 13 10 17  2  7 13 19 46 53 52 61 71 70 67 48
PoP 12HR                     10          10           0           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS IS IS
Tstms                     IS IS
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  5 10  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5 11  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4  3
Vent Rate      5  6 21 63102 40  4  8  6  3 11 66166 21  7  8  6  8 52 83 64 42
T Wind Dir    SW SW  W  W  W NW  S NE  E  E SE SW  W SW SW SW SW  W NE NE NE  E
T Wind Spd     9 11 17 16 11  8  6 13 10  6  9 13 17 10 12 13 11 16 24 25 17 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          Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25
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       55      75      59      76      60      82      61      84
Temp          59 55 69 73 62 59 70 74 63 60 76 79 64 62 79 81
DewPt         51 52 55 57 58 59 60 61 62 60 62 62 63 62 63 62
Max/Min RH         90      54     100      58     100      49     100      46
RH            73 90 63 58 88100 70 64 98100 61 56 97100 58 53
PWind Dir           E       S       S      SE       S       S       S       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR           20      10      40      40      30      20      20      10
Rain Shwrs       IS       IS SC SC IS IS SC IS    IS IS
Tstms                     IS SC    IS IS IS       IS

$$

TXZ006-032100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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                 90          56          94          57          70
Temp          59 56 74 85 90 88 72 66 60 56 71 87 93 91 75 69 63 58 63 64 68 69
DewPt         52 52 54 52 48 46 49 50 49 50 54 53 48 46 50 51 51 52 52 49 48 47
Min/Max RH                   22          81          20          81          45
RH            78 85 50 32 24 23 44 55 68 81 55 31 22 21 41 52 64 81 68 58 49 46
Wind Dir      SW SW  W  W  W  E  N NE NE  N  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  N NE NE NE  E
Wind Spd       4  6  9 11  8  6  5  6  4  4  4 10 12 10  8  8  9 12 17 17 14 12
Clouds        FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC
Clouds(%)      9 20  4  3 15  7 10  4  2 10  4  8 15 29 58 48 50 56 79 76 75 45
PoP 12HR                     10          10           0           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS IS IS                                           IS
Tstms                     IS IS                                              IS
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  7 12  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6 12  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  3
Vent Rate      5  5 21 70111 69  4  7  5  3 16 85180 88  5  9  5 18 75 60 65 36
T Wind Dir    SW  W  W  W NW  N NE NE  E  E  S SW  W SW SW SW  W  N NE NE  E  E
T Wind Spd    12 12 16 12 10 11  9 14 11  8 13 17 17 14  9 18 11 20 28 19 17 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          Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25
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       52      76      55      77      55      83      56      84
Temp          56 52 70 74 59 55 72 75 60 56 77 81 62 57 80 81
DewPt         48 50 54 55 58 55 59 57 60 56 59 57 60 57 60 57
Max/Min RH         93      49     100      52     100      41     100      41
RH            75 93 57 52 96100 63 55100100 53 43 95100 50 43
PWind Dir          SE       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR           20      10      40      30      30      10      20      10
Rain Shwrs    IS IS       SC SC SC IS SC IS       IS
Tstms         IS          SC IS    IS SC IS       IS

$$

OKZ002-032100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Date             Wed 09/03/25            Thu 09/04/25            Fri 09/05/25
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          55          95          56          68
Temp          58 57 73 88 92 89 72 65 60 56 68 85 94 89 73 68 62 57 62 65 68 66
DewPt         54 52 56 52 48 49 51 53 56 56 57 56 52 53 57 55 55 55 51 47 45 46
Min/Max RH                   22          99          24          93          44
RH            88 84 54 29 23 26 48 65 88 99 69 37 24 29 57 64 79 93 66 51 44 49
Wind Dir      SW SW SW  W  W  N NE NE NE  N  S  S SW SW  S  S NW NE NE NE NE  E
Wind Spd       4  6  8  8  6  5  5  5  4  3  4  9 10  8  6  5  9 12 14 13 12  9
Clouds        CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC
Clouds(%)      2  2  1  4 20 11  5  2 24 26 10  4  8 29 50 43 43 67 84 85 75 42
PoP 12HR                     10          10           0          10          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS IS IS
Tstms                     IS IS
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  6 13  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4 10  2 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4  3
Vent Rate      5  5 13 55162 37  8  8  4  4 12 65157 26  6  5  7 22 80 63 48 33
T Wind Dir    SW  W  W  W NW  N NE NE  E  E  S SW SW SW  S  S  W NE NE NE  E  E
T Wind Spd    11 12 13 10 13 11 16 14  8  6 10 19 17 13 12 11 16 24 28 19 13 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          Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25
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       49      75      55      77      56      82      57      83
Temp          55 50 70 73 58 55 71 72 60 57 76 78 62 58 78 79
DewPt         47 48 53 56 57 55 59 60 60 57 61 61 62 58 62 60
Max/Min RH         94      52     100      56     100      48     100      46
RH            74 93 56 56 95100 65 65100100 60 56100100 57 52
PWind Dir          SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR           20       5      30      30      30      10      20      10
Rain Shwrs       IS          SC SC    IS SC       IS IS
Tstms                        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