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
149 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
TXZ012-122100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
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 80 62 83 63 86
Temp 67 64 68 72 78 79 70 66 64 62 70 77 81 80 72 68 66 64 73 81 83 82
DewPt 62 61 62 63 63 63 66 64 64 62 63 64 63 63 66 65 64 62 64 63 62 62
Min/Max RH 58 100 54 93 49
RH 84 90 81 73 60 58 87 93100100 78 64 54 56 81 90 93 93 73 54 49 51
Wind Dir NW NW N NE NE NE E SE SE W NW E SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 9 9 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 6 9 10 12
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 70 75 75 72 46 46 46 54 47 50 64 51 47 51 62 54 58 64 47 35 31 39
PoP 12HR 20 40 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.26 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 2
Vent Rate 8 9 12 28 31 20 9 3 3 3 8 26 36 32 8 5 3 3 13 43 61 31
T Wind Dir W W N NE N SE SE S S S SW SE S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 18 17 12 9 9 8 13 9 8 5 5 6 8 9 12 11 11 10 10 11 12 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
Flood A A A A A A A
Date Tue 07/15/25Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25
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 87 67 90 67 89 66 86
Temp 70 66 83 84 72 68 84 86 73 69 83 85 70 67 82 83
DewPt 64 62 64 63 65 63 65 62 65 62 64 63 64 61 64 62
Max/Min RH 90 46 87 42 81 45 84 48
RH 81 87 53 49 79 84 53 45 76 78 53 48 81 81 55 49
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 10 40 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-122100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
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 80 61 83 62 84
Temp 64 62 67 72 78 79 70 66 63 61 69 77 81 80 71 66 64 63 72 79 81 80
DewPt 62 62 64 65 64 64 66 64 63 61 65 66 64 63 67 64 62 62 65 63 62 62
Min/Max RH 60 100 54 100 52
RH 93100 89 78 62 60 87 94100100 87 68 55 56 86 92 93 97 78 57 52 53
Wind Dir N N N NE NE E NE E SE E N SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 5 8 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 10
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 68 69 73 66 43 45 55 68 69 60 66 47 47 57 65 63 60 64 50 40 27 33
PoP 12HR 30 40 10 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.23 0.03 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 2
Vent Rate 11 6 21 31 26 24 3 4 4 4 11 24 33 17 4 8 6 7 15 42 59 41
T Wind Dir S S N N E NE E SE S SW SW SE S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 20 12 12 12 9 9 5 8 6 6 5 6 6 11 10 14 12 13 11 10 12 20
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 A A
Date Tue 07/15/25Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25
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 63 88 65 90 65 89 63 85
Temp 67 64 81 85 70 66 83 85 70 66 82 83 68 64 79 82
DewPt 64 63 66 63 65 65 66 63 64 64 64 63 63 63 64 62
Max/Min RH 100 46 99 44 97 46 95 49
RH 89 97 59 49 83 97 56 47 81 93 55 50 83 95 60 50
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 10 40 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
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 83 64 88 65 89
Temp 70 66 70 75 80 79 72 68 66 64 72 80 84 83 75 71 68 66 76 84 87 85
DewPt 65 63 65 65 64 65 66 66 65 64 65 65 65 64 67 66 66 64 66 64 63 64
Min/Max RH 57 100 50 94 44
RH 84 90 83 70 60 63 82 91 98100 78 59 52 51 75 85 91 93 70 52 44 49
Wind Dir W N NE NE NE NE E E SE W NE E E E SE S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 10
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 70 80 76 79 61 35 40 42 39 59 60 48 48 42 55 55 44 51 40 42 28 26
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 <1 <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2
Vent Rate 13 10 22 23 33 24 18 9 7 3 10 23 33 24 7 9 6 5 22 31 69 28
T Wind Dir W NW NE E E E E SE SE SW SW SE S SE SE S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 10 13 8 10 8 14 9 9 4 5 5 6 8 10 11 10 9 12 9 14 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
Flood A A A A A A A
Date Tue 07/15/25Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25
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 68 91 70 93 70 93 68 89
Temp 73 69 85 87 75 70 87 89 75 71 87 88 73 69 83 85
DewPt 65 65 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 65 64 64 64 63 64 62
Max/Min RH 89 44 86 44 84 41 83 45
RH 78 87 52 48 74 85 50 46 74 81 47 44 73 83 53 47
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 20 40 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 64 85 65 88
Temp 69 66 69 73 77 77 71 67 66 64 71 78 82 82 75 70 68 66 74 82 84 83
DewPt 63 63 64 64 64 64 66 65 64 63 64 65 63 64 66 66 65 64 65 64 62 63
Min/Max RH 59 98 53 93 47
RH 83 90 84 74 65 64 83 93 94 98 81 64 53 54 75 86 92 92 74 56 47 51
Wind Dir SW N N NE NE NE E E SE SW NE E E E SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 9 10
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 71 79 79 78 58 33 29 48 39 59 62 48 39 40 51 57 47 61 37 39 26 27
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 <1 <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 2
Vent Rate 12 9 22 25 31 23 13 9 6 3 9 23 34 31 6 8 5 4 19 36 67 28
T Wind Dir W NW N E E SE E S SE S SW SE S SE SE S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 11 13 9 9 8 14 10 9 5 5 5 6 8 10 11 10 9 12 9 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A A A A A
Date Tue 07/15/25Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 90 69 91 70 90 67 87
Temp 72 69 83 85 74 70 85 87 74 71 84 86 73 69 81 84
DewPt 65 64 65 64 65 65 66 65 66 64 64 63 63 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 86 45 86 44 82 42 83 47
RH 78 85 54 49 75 84 54 48 76 80 52 46 72 82 56 47
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 10 40 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-122100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
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 77 59 84 60 85
Temp 63 61 67 71 76 76 67 63 61 60 70 78 83 82 70 66 62 61 74 81 85 83
DewPt 62 61 62 63 63 62 63 63 61 60 63 64 62 61 63 63 62 61 62 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 61 100 47 100 43
RH 94100 84 76 64 63 86 99100100 79 61 49 50 77 91 98100 67 52 44 45
Wind Dir N N N NE E E E E SE W SW SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 6 8 8 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 5 4 4 4 5 10 10 11
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 75 71 72 58 51 30 51 37 45 54 36 29 30 39 52 43 41 49 36 24 22 17
PoP 12HR 30 30 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 5
Vent Rate 7 11 29 27 36 23 5 3 2 2 7 28 35 37 6 7 4 4 17 48 63 79
T Wind Dir W N N NE E SE E S SW SW SW SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 12 12 14 10 10 9 8 6 4 4 5 8 8 9 13 11 11 11 12 11 12 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
Flood A A A A A A A
Date Tue 07/15/25Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25
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 63 89 64 89 64 87 61 83
Temp 68 63 83 86 71 65 84 87 71 65 82 85 68 63 78 81
DewPt 61 61 63 61 62 62 63 62 63 62 63 63 63 62 63 62
Max/Min RH 96 41 92 42 93 46 98 50
RH 78 92 51 44 74 91 49 43 76 90 53 48 84 97 59 53
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 10 40 20 50 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-122100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 78 59 86 60 89
Temp 64 61 67 71 76 76 67 64 62 61 72 80 84 82 71 67 64 62 76 84 87 85
DewPt 63 61 63 64 64 63 65 63 62 61 64 63 62 62 64 63 63 62 64 62 61 60
Min/Max RH 63 100 48 100 41
RH 97100 85 77 66 65 93 97100100 75 57 49 51 79 87 97 99 67 48 42 44
Wind Dir N N NE E E E E SE SW W SE E E E SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 6 6 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 10
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 81 81 77 82 64 39 27 34 32 34 19 21 30 29 53 47 34 36 23 25 26 20
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 5
Vent Rate 8 11 23 29 33 36 10 4 3 2 7 26 38 38 6 6 4 4 24 45 59 99
T Wind Dir W NE NE E E E SE SE SE SW SW SE E SE SE S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 16 16 13 10 9 10 12 9 8 5 5 6 8 9 12 11 10 11 11 10 12 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A A A A A
Date Tue 07/15/25Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 91 65 92 65 89 61 86
Temp 70 65 86 88 71 66 86 87 71 66 85 85 68 64 79 82
DewPt 62 62 63 62 63 62 64 64 64 63 63 63 63 63 64 62
Max/Min RH 92 40 88 44 90 45 98 48
RH 76 89 46 43 75 88 48 47 78 90 48 48 84 98 60 50
PWind Dir S S S SW S S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 10 40 20 40 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS SC SC
$$
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