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
349 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
TXZ012-060900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Date 06/05/25 Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 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 80 60 85 61
Temp 73 73 66 64 62 60 67 74 78 78 69 66 63 61 69 77 82 84 72 68 64 61
DewPt 66 66 66 64 62 60 62 64 64 64 65 64 63 61 63 64 62 60 64 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 44 100
RH 79 79100100100100 84 71 62 62 87 93100100 81 64 51 44 76 84 93100
Wind Dir S S S S N NE E SE SE SE S S SW N NW N N NE E E S S
Wind Spd 16 14 13 12 9 8 6 6 8 11 10 9 9 8 8 9 8 9 9 6 5 4
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 72 67 78 55 34 59 64 38 46 21 37 47 34 29 38 44 23 13 10 12 17 10
PoP 12HR 70 20 60 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0.08 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC IS SC NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC NM SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 30 9 16 5 3 10 21 31 18 13 7 4 4 16 27 40 23 5 3 3 2
T Wind Dir S S S S NW N E E SE S S S SE E E N NW SW E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 18 23 12 10 9 8 9 12 18 16 10 9 10 10 9 10 14 10 12 8
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 06/08Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25
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 85 58 78 57 81 58 82 60 84
Temp 81 79 63 58 73 75 62 58 76 77 63 58 77 78 65 60 78 83
DewPt 62 61 61 58 61 59 59 57 59 56 58 57 59 57 59 58 61 58
Min/Max RH 46 100 55 100 46 99 46 95 42
RH 53 54 93100 66 58 90 96 56 48 84 96 54 48 81 93 56 43
PWind Dir SE E NE N SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 60 40 30 20 30 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS NM SC IS SC IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-060900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Date 06/05/25 Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 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 83 59 88 60
Temp 74 74 67 64 61 60 67 75 81 81 69 65 62 60 70 79 84 87 72 66 62 61
DewPt 67 68 67 64 61 60 65 63 62 62 68 65 62 60 65 63 59 57 62 64 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 36 100
RH 78 81100100100100 93 66 52 53 97100100100 83 57 43 36 71 93100100
Wind Dir S SE SE S SW NE E E SE SE S S S N NW N N E E E E E
Wind Spd 14 12 11 10 9 5 8 6 9 10 9 8 6 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 62 61 64 37 40 59 65 28 32 24 49 23 11 15 15 11 15 6 16 14 12 16
PoP 12HR 40 20 40 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.23 0 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 3 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 47 34 18 17 9 5 16 30 44 33 25 13 10 4 19 28 59 31 8 6 9 5
T Wind Dir S SE S S S N NE NE SE SE S S S NE NE N W SE E E E E
T Wind Spd 17 17 18 20 17 9 11 9 10 16 23 20 21 11 13 9 11 9 13 12 14 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 06/08Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25
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 89 56 78 55 79 56 81 58 85
Temp 82 81 61 57 73 73 60 56 75 76 60 57 74 79 63 59 79 83
DewPt 63 61 61 57 61 60 60 56 59 58 60 57 59 59 60 59 60 58
Min/Max RH 42 100 57 100 48 100 48 100 41
RH 52 50100100 66 63100100 57 53100100 59 50 90100 52 44
PWind Dir SE E NE NE SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 50 30 30 30 40 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-060900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Date 06/05/25 Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 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 61 84 62 88 63
Temp 78 79 70 68 64 62 69 75 81 81 72 68 65 63 70 78 85 87 74 70 66 64
DewPt 66 67 68 66 64 62 65 64 65 65 68 66 65 63 65 64 62 61 65 65 64 64
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 42 100
RH 66 67 91 92100100 86 68 57 59 86 93100100 84 61 47 42 74 83 95100
Wind Dir S S S SW W SW NE NE E SE SE S NE N N N N NE E SE S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 11 9 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 59 56 61 60 62 63 62 61 34 37 47 53 47 49 43 45 23 13 12 18 22 17
PoP 12HR 70 10 70 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.27 0.02 0.16 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 2 1 1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 56 33 19 21 6 8 16 21 28 29 28 13 7 8 14 25 31 26 6 3 5 4
T Wind Dir S S S S W N NW N E SE SE SE NE NE NE N N E E SE SE SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 19 20 10 11 9 8 8 13 20 14 8 9 9 6 8 8 10 5 8 8
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 06/08Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25
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 90 60 82 59 84 60 86 62 87
Temp 85 81 66 61 76 78 66 60 79 81 66 60 81 82 68 63 81 84
DewPt 62 61 63 61 61 59 61 60 58 57 59 60 60 59 61 62 61 60
Min/Max RH 40 100 49 100 40 99 41 98 41
RH 46 50 89100 60 52 86100 49 44 79 98 49 46 78 97 51 44
PWind Dir S NE NE SW S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 50 30 20 10 30 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-060900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Date 06/05/25 Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 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 61 82 62 86 63
Temp 75 76 70 67 63 62 68 72 78 81 72 68 64 62 69 77 83 85 74 70 66 64
DewPt 66 66 67 65 63 62 63 63 64 64 67 65 64 62 64 63 62 60 65 65 65 63
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 43 100
RH 72 72 90 93100100 86 73 62 58 84 91100100 85 64 49 44 73 83 94 99
Wind Dir S S S S W SW NE NE E SE SE S NE N N N N NE E SE S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 12 11 8 4 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 4 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 57 58 61 57 60 61 57 56 28 25 47 51 45 45 46 44 21 11 10 18 17 17
PoP 12HR 70 10 70 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.21 0.03 0.16 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 47 27 15 19 5 6 14 20 29 29 17 13 6 8 14 23 29 27 6 2 4 4
T Wind Dir S S S S SW N N N SE SE SE S E NE NE N N E E E SE S
T Wind Spd 18 17 21 21 10 11 8 8 9 14 19 17 8 10 10 8 8 8 11 5 9 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 06/08Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25
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 88 60 79 59 82 61 84 63 86
Temp 83 79 66 61 73 77 65 60 77 79 66 61 79 80 68 63 79 83
DewPt 62 61 62 61 61 59 61 60 58 57 59 60 60 58 61 61 61 60
Min/Max RH 42 100 53 100 43 97 44 95 44
RH 50 53 89100 66 53 88100 53 47 77 96 52 47 77 94 54 46
PWind Dir S NE NE SW S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 50 30 20 10 30 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC IS SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-060900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Date 06/05/25 Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 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 56 80 56 83 56
Temp 75 75 66 63 59 57 64 70 77 78 66 63 60 57 67 76 81 82 68 64 59 57
DewPt 64 65 65 63 59 57 60 60 61 60 65 63 60 57 62 60 57 56 61 61 59 57
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 40 100
RH 69 70 99100100100 87 71 57 55 96100100100 84 57 44 41 77 90 99100
Wind Dir S S S N NW N N NE SE SE SE SE N N N NE NE E E E SW SW
Wind Spd 16 14 11 8 6 6 8 5 9 10 9 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 5 4 4 4
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 35 23 50 60 72 67 69 42 29 31 55 41 48 51 28 20 16 20 16 12 7 17
PoP 12HR 70 5 50 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.23 0 0.10 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 4 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 72 52 17 8 8 8 22 23 37 51 21 13 10 11 18 26 40 27 4 4 2 2
T Wind Dir S S S W NW N NE NE SE SE SE SE E NE NE N NW SE E NE SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 20 21 12 12 11 12 9 10 14 17 16 12 13 12 8 8 9 11 11 6 6
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 06/08Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25
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 85 55 77 53 79 54 82 56 84
Temp 81 76 61 56 73 74 59 54 76 76 59 55 77 78 62 57 78 81
DewPt 60 60 61 56 58 56 58 54 56 54 58 55 58 57 60 57 59 56
Min/Max RH 43 100 50 100 43 100 44 100 39
RH 50 58100100 59 53 95100 50 46 94100 53 48 92100 51 41
PWind Dir S NE NE N S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 40 30 20 20 30 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS SC IS SC
$$
OKZ002-060900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Date 06/05/25 Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 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 56 76 57 84 58
Temp 77 76 65 61 59 57 64 69 74 75 65 62 60 58 67 77 82 83 70 64 61 59
DewPt 64 63 65 61 59 57 61 61 61 62 65 62 60 58 62 60 57 55 61 60 59 59
Max/Min RH 100 64 100 38 100
RH 64 64100100100100 89 75 65 64 99100100100 84 56 43 38 74 87 94100
Wind Dir S S S SE N N N NE E E E SE N NW N N N NE SE S SW W
Wind Spd 14 13 10 8 6 6 6 6 5 8 6 6 5 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 5
Clouds B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 59 27 73 83 64 62 77 69 39 57 46 51 65 60 28 28 20 18 21 13 13 25
PoP 12HR 90 5 70 5 10
QPF 12HR 1.03 0 1.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC O NM IS SC NM NM NM
Tstms IS SC O NM IS SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 4 3 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 1 1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 78 49 14 7 7 10 26 22 28 30 11 13 15 8 14 30 32 28 4 5 4 3
T Wind Dir S S S S NW N N NE E SE SE E N NE N N N SE SE SW SW W
T Wind Spd 21 20 19 12 11 11 12 9 8 10 16 12 16 11 9 8 8 8 9 14 9 8
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
Flood A A A A A
Date 06/08Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25
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 85 56 79 54 83 56 83 58 85
Temp 81 75 61 57 75 77 61 55 79 80 62 57 80 80 64 59 80 82
DewPt 59 57 60 57 57 53 56 55 54 52 56 57 58 56 59 59 60 58
Min/Max RH 42 100 42 100 35 100 41 100 41
RH 46 54 97100 53 43 85100 42 38 81100 46 43 83 99 50 44
PWind Dir S NE NE SW S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 20 40 20 20 5 20 10 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC
$$
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