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 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
TXZ012-232100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
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 65 88 66 85
Temp 65 63 75 87 90 87 76 72 67 65 73 84 88 86 77 72 68 66 73 82 84 80
DewPt 53 53 56 53 52 51 54 56 57 58 59 58 55 55 57 58 58 58 59 58 57 59
Min/Max RH 27 78 32 76 40
RH 65 70 52 31 27 29 46 57 70 78 62 41 33 35 50 61 70 75 62 44 40 49
Wind Dir S SW W E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 6 5 4 4 8 9 10 9 9 8 9 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 12 13 13 13
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 34 13 13 6 30 28 54 52 41 53 41 49 47 53 66 64 67 75 67 63 73 79
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 1
Vent Rate 4 4 9 55 71 80 6 5 8 10 20 52 77105 8 17 8 5 22 48 64 18
T Wind Dir S SW W NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S SW SW E E
T Wind Spd 10 10 6 8 9 12 16 12 11 10 12 13 12 18 19 21 17 12 13 14 16 18
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 Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 58 73 57 79 61 84 62 82
Temp 65 59 70 71 60 58 72 76 66 62 79 79 67 63 76 77
DewPt 61 59 61 59 60 58 62 61 63 62 64 64 66 63 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 65 100 55 100 51 100 56
RH 87100 73 66100100 71 60 90100 60 60 97100 66 62
PWind Dir E E SE S S SW SE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 70 50 50 30 40 50 60 40
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ016-232100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 62 89 63 90
Temp 62 59 74 84 88 87 75 70 65 62 73 82 87 88 75 70 66 64 75 84 89 86
DewPt 54 54 57 55 53 51 53 53 53 53 56 54 54 53 56 57 57 56 57 56 55 56
Min/Max RH 28 76 30 77 33
RH 74 83 54 37 30 29 47 55 66 74 54 38 32 30 52 64 72 75 53 39 33 36
Wind Dir S SW SW E E SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S SW S SE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 8 9 6 5 4 4 6 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 11 12 12 10
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 31 16 13 7 24 31 47 48 61 56 50 48 45 46 69 69 69 69 56 43 56 62
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 3
Vent Rate 6 5 14 48 69 73 8 7 6 4 34 63 95124 10 10 7 5 29 79 90 26
T Wind Dir S SW SW E E E SE SE S S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW E
T Wind Spd 11 10 10 6 9 11 16 14 11 9 14 11 12 17 18 18 13 10 18 16 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 78 58 80 61 85 60 84
Temp 67 60 73 76 63 59 74 78 66 62 79 82 66 61 77 81
DewPt 62 60 63 62 62 59 64 63 64 62 65 63 66 61 65 62
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 57 100 49 100 53
RH 84100 70 62 97100 71 59 95100 62 52100100 68 54
PWind Dir SE SE SE S S SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 60 40 60 30 50 40 60 40
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS SC NM SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-232100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
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 94 67 92 68 89
Temp 67 65 78 88 92 90 79 75 69 67 75 85 90 88 79 75 70 68 75 84 87 81
DewPt 56 55 57 54 53 54 57 60 61 61 61 59 58 57 59 60 61 61 61 60 59 62
Min/Max RH 26 82 33 79 40
RH 67 70 48 31 27 29 47 60 76 81 63 42 33 35 51 61 72 78 62 44 40 52
Wind Dir SW W W E E E E E SE SE S S S S SE S S S S S SE E
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 9 8 5 4 4 5 9 9 10 10 9 8 6 9 10 11 12
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 32 18 10 13 39 33 45 42 63 60 51 45 46 47 59 76 82 83 79 72 71 75
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 7 7 2 1 <1 <1 2 6 6 2
Vent Rate 6 5 13 49 76 86 13 12 6 11 17 67 90110 34 20 10 7 22 82 62 38
T Wind Dir S SW W NE E E E E E SE SE S S S SE S S S S SW S E
T Wind Spd 9 8 9 6 9 12 19 13 9 10 10 14 13 17 20 21 12 9 11 16 12 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 Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 59 73 58 81 63 87 63 84
Temp 66 60 67 72 63 59 74 78 68 64 81 81 68 64 77 79
DewPt 62 60 63 62 61 59 63 63 65 64 66 66 67 64 66 66
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 54 100 52 100 59
RH 88100 86 71 94100 68 60 90100 62 61 95100 67 62
PWind Dir E E SE S S SW SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 80 50 40 30 50 40 60 30
Rain Shwrs NM O SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-232100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
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 67 89 68 87
Temp 68 66 77 86 90 88 79 74 70 67 74 83 88 87 78 74 70 69 75 82 85 81
DewPt 56 56 57 54 52 53 57 59 60 60 61 58 56 57 60 60 60 60 60 59 58 61
Min/Max RH 27 78 33 74 40
RH 65 70 50 33 28 30 46 60 72 78 64 43 34 36 53 63 71 74 60 46 40 52
Wind Dir SW W W E E E E SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S S SW S E
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 5 9 9 8 6 5 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 10 11 11 12
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 38 21 14 7 30 22 63 41 63 59 50 43 44 41 63 77 79 84 77 66 70 71
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 7 7 1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 2
Vent Rate 5 4 12 46 72 83 10 10 7 10 20 67 85125 19 18 9 6 21 89 64 31
T Wind Dir S SW W NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S SW SW S E
T Wind Spd 9 8 9 6 9 12 17 14 10 10 11 14 13 19 19 21 13 10 11 17 12 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 Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 59 71 58 80 63 85 63 83
Temp 66 60 65 70 63 59 72 77 67 64 79 79 68 64 75 78
DewPt 62 60 62 62 61 59 62 63 64 64 66 66 67 64 66 65
Max/Min RH 100 74 100 57 100 55 100 60
RH 88100 90 75 95100 73 63 91100 65 63 97100 72 64
PWind Dir E E SE S S SW SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 70 50 50 30 50 40 60 30
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-232100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
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 60 89 61 86
Temp 62 59 75 85 88 87 74 69 63 60 73 84 88 87 75 69 65 62 72 80 85 80
DewPt 53 53 55 53 52 52 55 57 58 57 57 55 53 52 56 60 59 58 59 58 57 60
Min/Max RH 27 89 29 89 39
RH 72 79 50 34 29 30 50 66 81 89 58 37 29 30 52 73 84 87 64 46 39 51
Wind Dir SW W NW N E E E E SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S E
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 8 6 5 9 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 10 12 12 12
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 38 42 18 29 38 52 82 66 63 69 57 48 35 51 78 84 80 76 73 44 63 71
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 7 9 5 <1 1 <1 <1 2 6 9 8 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 15 50 73 58 7 20 9 5 35100132126 20 10 8 7 35 53 96 15
T Wind Dir SW SW NW NE E E E SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S SW SW W W NE
T Wind Spd 10 9 11 8 9 12 14 17 12 10 17 18 17 18 19 16 14 12 17 13 13 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 Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 56 71 55 79 58 83 58 81
Temp 62 57 66 71 60 56 72 78 64 59 79 81 65 59 76 79
DewPt 62 57 60 59 60 56 61 60 63 59 63 62 64 59 63 61
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 53 100 49 100 51
RH 100100 81 66 98100 68 55 96100 58 53 98100 63 53
PWind Dir E E SE S S SW NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 80 40 60 30 50 40 60 30
Rain Shwrs NM O SC IS SC NM SC IS SC SC IS SC NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS SC IS SC SC IS SC
$$
OKZ002-232100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
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 61 90 61 82
Temp 64 62 76 87 89 85 72 68 64 61 71 83 89 85 74 69 64 62 70 79 80 74
DewPt 53 53 56 55 55 57 59 59 60 59 60 59 56 57 60 62 62 61 62 62 61 61
Min/Max RH 31 97 33 99 51
RH 67 72 49 34 32 40 64 74 88 95 68 44 33 38 62 78 93 97 75 56 52 64
Wind Dir SW SW NW E E E E E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S E E
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 10 11 9 6 5 5 9 12 12 12 10 9 9 8 9 11 11 12
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 39 30 24 34 47 47 58 36 65 69 60 45 35 39 68 83 87 89 81 77 69 75
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 60 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.17 0.20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC NM NM NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 8 5 1 1 1 1 2 5 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 2 3
Vent Rate 4 4 14 64 84 89 23 15 9 17 31 76152124 12 10 7 5 39 63 43 44
T Wind Dir SW SW S E E E E E E SE S S S S SE S S S SW W E E
T Wind Spd 9 10 10 9 11 19 19 14 9 13 16 17 18 21 20 13 10 10 16 12 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 Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 69 53 79 58 81 58 80
Temp 60 55 66 67 58 54 71 75 64 59 77 77 64 59 74 76
DewPt 60 55 60 59 58 54 61 63 63 59 66 65 64 59 63 63
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 56 100 59 100 57
RH 100100 82 76 99100 73 65 97100 69 67100100 70 64
PWind Dir E E SE S S S SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
PoP 12HR 80 50 40 20 50 40 60 30
Rain Shwrs NM O SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC NM SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC SC 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