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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
458 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
TXZ012-060900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
458 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed
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 77 53 66 54
Temp 83 72 68 65 60 64 73 76 70 60 58 56 53 55 62 65 64 58 55 55 54
DewPt 53 53 52 52 52 54 53 54 54 56 55 55 53 54 54 55 54 54 54 54 53
Max/Min RH 78 46 100 68 100
RH 36 51 57 63 75 70 49 46 57 87 90 96100 96 75 70 70 87 96 96 96
Wind Dir S SE S S SW NW N NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE
Wind Spd 16 16 13 13 10 9 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 6
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 16 41 27 18 31 23 22 42 54 67 83 86 88 81 80 86 68 60 59 73 87
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 1 <1 <1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 36 19 14 9 5 15 30 35 14 7 10 12 12 14 21 20 20 10 7 9 5
T Wind Dir S S S S SW W N E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE
T Wind Spd 21 23 24 20 12 11 9 9 12 13 12 11 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 8
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 10/08Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
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 75 56 84 56 84 56 84 59 86
Temp 68 72 61 57 78 79 64 57 79 78 63 57 80 78 66 60 82 80
DewPt 57 56 55 55 56 53 54 53 55 50 52 52 51 47 49 49 50 48
Min/Max RH 53 96 37 86 33 83 28 67 27
RH 68 57 81 93 47 41 70 86 44 38 67 83 36 34 54 67 33 33
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 5 5 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ016-060900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
458 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 55 79 53 70 53
Temp 84 71 66 62 57 64 75 78 71 60 57 56 54 59 64 68 68 59 56 55 54
DewPt 43 51 53 53 53 54 53 52 55 57 57 56 54 56 56 56 56 57 56 55 54
Max/Min RH 90 40 100 62 100
RH 24 50 64 72 86 70 46 40 56 92100100100 92 75 64 66 93100100100
Wind Dir S S S S W NW SE SE E E E NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 8 9 9 9 8 5 4 4
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 21 42 23 24 18 15 12 50 69 74 82 84 82 86 79 78 61 58 71 80 81
PoP 12HR 5 30 40 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.01 0.06
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 35 10 13 9 6 11 41 57 9 9 8 8 11 13 20 19 19 10 7 8 8
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S E E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 16 19 21 18 12 9 10 12 14 14 12 12 11 10 10 10 12 13 11 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/08Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 76 54 83 54 84 55 84 57 86
Temp 69 74 59 55 78 79 61 55 79 79 62 56 80 79 64 58 81 81
DewPt 59 56 57 55 58 54 55 55 55 51 53 53 52 48 50 50 52 48
Min/Max RH 52 100 39 100 34 92 31 74 30
RH 69 53 93100 49 42 81100 44 37 72 90 38 34 59 74 36 33
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-060900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
458 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed
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 77 53 66 54
Temp 82 75 70 67 62 66 72 75 72 62 58 55 53 56 62 65 65 59 57 55 54
DewPt 57 56 55 54 55 56 55 54 56 57 57 55 53 55 54 55 56 56 55 55 54
Max/Min RH 82 46 100 69 100
RH 43 51 58 64 78 68 54 48 57 83 96100100 95 75 69 74 91 94 99100
Wind Dir S S S S SW NW N NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE
Wind Spd 13 13 12 10 6 6 8 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 28 44 20 34 20 17 30 25 38 62 75 87 88 81 80 84 71 62 57 80 78
PoP 12HR 20 20 40 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 33 19 19 14 9 21 38 33 30 22 17 20 17 21 22 20 18 10 10 8 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW NW N E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 20 25 24 18 11 11 12 10 16 14 12 12 12 11 9 8 10 10 10 9 6
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 10/08Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
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 78 58 87 58 87 59 88 63 90
Temp 70 75 64 59 81 82 66 59 82 81 66 60 83 82 70 63 85 85
DewPt 58 59 58 58 58 57 57 57 57 53 55 54 54 51 51 52 54 51
Min/Max RH 51 99 36 93 32 83 29 66 26
RH 64 57 81 96 46 42 71 93 43 38 67 82 37 34 52 66 34 31
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-060900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
458 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 76 54 66 55
Temp 83 74 70 67 62 66 72 76 72 63 58 56 54 55 61 64 65 60 58 56 55
DewPt 56 56 55 54 55 55 53 53 55 57 56 55 54 54 54 54 55 56 56 55 55
Max/Min RH 81 45 100 68 100
RH 39 53 59 64 77 66 51 45 54 81 93 98100 94 78 70 71 88 93 95100
Wind Dir S S S S SW NW N NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE
Wind Spd 13 14 13 12 9 9 8 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 8 6 5 4 4
Clouds FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 25 47 24 30 18 14 19 25 27 64 78 87 89 79 78 80 64 66 60 80 77
PoP 12HR 20 20 40 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 31 15 16 12 7 18 34 39 27 20 12 15 14 20 20 17 17 9 8 7 5
T Wind Dir S S S S SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE
T Wind Spd 19 25 25 19 12 10 12 10 16 14 13 11 11 11 9 8 10 10 10 10 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/08Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 77 59 86 59 85 59 86 63 88
Temp 69 74 63 59 80 81 67 59 80 80 66 60 82 81 70 64 83 83
DewPt 57 58 58 58 58 55 57 56 56 52 55 54 54 50 52 51 53 50
Min/Max RH 55 95 38 90 34 81 30 65 27
RH 65 57 83 95 47 42 70 89 44 38 67 81 38 35 53 63 35 33
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ006-060900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
458 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed
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 49 69 48 61 50
Temp 82 66 62 58 51 57 65 68 66 55 52 50 49 52 57 61 60 53 52 52 51
DewPt 39 46 52 51 47 49 50 49 51 54 52 50 49 52 52 52 53 53 52 52 51
Max/Min RH 88 49 100 74 100
RH 21 48 69 77 84 75 58 52 58 97100100100 99 85 74 80 99100100100
Wind Dir SW SE S N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S
Wind Spd 11 9 10 10 11 12 11 10 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 6
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 2 12 36 10 21 17 29 28 37 56 65 81 88 84 80 78 67 68 68 81 86
PoP 12HR 5 10 50 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.13 0.04 0.06
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 1 <1 1 1 2 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 21 6 9 9 12 27 35 36 22 17 9 14 12 15 20 23 19 8 7 6 5
T Wind Dir SW S S SW N N N NE E E NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 13 11 16 12 18 18 13 11 13 14 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 9
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 10/08Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
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 75 53 83 52 82 53 83 56 85
Temp 68 72 59 54 78 79 59 53 77 78 60 54 79 79 63 57 80 80
DewPt 56 55 57 54 56 52 54 53 54 50 53 52 52 48 50 49 51 47
Min/Max RH 51 100 34 99 33 94 31 74 27
RH 66 55 93100 46 40 82 99 44 38 77 93 40 34 62 74 35 32
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds B2 B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-060900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
458 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 52 67 46 60 49
Temp 81 69 64 60 54 58 64 66 63 52 50 49 47 52 57 59 58 52 52 51 50
DewPt 49 55 55 53 53 53 53 52 51 52 50 49 47 51 51 52 52 52 52 51 50
Max/Min RH 96 59 100 75 100
RH 32 60 72 79 96 82 66 59 66100100100100 95 82 76 78100100100100
Wind Dir S SE S SE N N N N N NE NE N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE
Wind Spd 11 12 10 9 9 10 11 9 9 9 8 8 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) 9 32 21 31 54 48 54 43 38 47 79 84 89 82 85 80 68 70 76 80 89
PoP 12HR 10 10 60 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.13 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 23 12 8 7 19 30 31 31 22 20 15 22 14 15 18 24 19 9 8 9 6
T Wind Dir S S S S N N N N N NE NE N N NE NE E E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 20 14 11 16 19 13 11 12 16 12 13 11 10 8 9 9 10 9 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/08Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 76 55 85 53 82 54 85 59 87
Temp 69 72 60 56 81 79 61 54 79 77 60 55 82 79 66 60 83 81
DewPt 56 57 57 56 57 53 54 53 55 51 53 52 53 50 51 49 51 49
Min/Max RH 54 100 33 100 35 93 31 68 27
RH 65 58 89100 45 41 78 97 44 39 78 91 38 36 58 67 33 32
PWind Dir S S SW SW NE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
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