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 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
TXZ012-030900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue
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 64 89 62 87 64
Temp 85 84 76 71 67 64 72 82 86 81 72 68 65 63 70 79 84 82 74 70 67 66
DewPt 65 65 65 64 63 62 64 65 64 64 66 65 64 63 65 66 64 64 65 65 64 63
Max/Min RH 93 48 100 51 93
RH 51 53 69 79 87 93 76 56 48 56 81 90 97100 84 64 51 55 74 84 90 90
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE S SW S E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 11 12 12 12 12 11 12 11 10 12 12 10 9 6 6 8 10 12 12 12 12 9
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 17 6 27 49 48 48 26 14 33 34 16 35 52 61 46 14 9 8 15 9 11 28
PoP 12HR 50 20 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.47 0.02 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 68 77 9 10 13 9 28 61 74 64 14 9 4 8 13 24 43 41 8 9 12 7
T Wind Dir S S SE S E SE S SW W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 13 19 19 20 23 21 20 16 11 13 18 16 10 9 8 9 11 13 16 19 20 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 08/05Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25
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 94 69 99 70 99 70 98 70 96
Temp 86 90 76 70 92 93 78 71 93 94 78 71 92 93 77 70 90 89
DewPt 65 60 61 59 60 57 57 56 58 55 57 56 57 55 58 57 59 57
Min/Max RH 34 68 27 59 25 59 26 63 29
RH 50 37 60 68 34 30 48 59 31 27 48 59 31 28 52 63 35 34
PWind Dir S S SW S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 10 5
$$
TXZ016-030900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 94 61 89 63
Temp 87 88 76 71 68 64 74 85 91 88 74 67 64 63 70 80 85 86 76 70 67 64
DewPt 64 63 64 63 63 62 64 63 60 57 64 66 64 63 65 64 63 61 63 65 64 64
Max/Min RH 93 34 100 41 99
RH 46 44 66 76 84 93 71 48 35 35 71 95100100 83 58 47 43 64 84 90 99
Wind Dir S S S S SE SE S SW W N E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 5 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 9 8
Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 17 27 25 47 49 21 4 10 16 9 20 34 45 34 15 7 5 7 8 12 17
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 69 76 9 11 9 10 36 62 94 69 10 8 8 7 9 29 45 65 10 11 11 9
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SE S SW W NW E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 12 12 16 19 17 18 19 17 11 12 18 16 17 10 6 9 10 12 17 18 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/05Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 68 100 69 100 69 99 68 97
Temp 87 94 75 68 93 96 77 70 93 93 76 69 92 95 75 69 90 92
DewPt 64 54 59 57 56 51 55 54 56 53 54 54 55 52 55 55 57 55
Min/Max RH 26 68 21 57 24 59 22 61 28
RH 46 26 58 68 29 22 47 57 29 26 46 59 29 24 50 61 33 30
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 10 0 10 5
$$
TXZ008-030900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue
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 64 91 65 89 66
Temp 88 88 79 72 68 66 74 83 87 83 74 70 67 66 72 80 86 86 77 72 69 67
DewPt 66 66 67 65 66 65 66 67 67 66 68 67 67 66 66 66 65 65 66 66 67 66
Max/Min RH 97 51 100 47 98
RH 48 48 67 79 93 97 76 59 51 57 82 92100100 81 61 50 49 68 83 92 98
Wind Dir S S SE SE E S S SW SE SE E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 8 6
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 20 30 46 63 79 47 15 23 30 10 21 39 54 60 50 21 8 4 6 9 11 25
PoP 12HR 60 30 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 1.13 0.12 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC NM NM SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 5 <1 1 1 1 2 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 77 80 13 15 20 18 40 62 63 44 11 11 6 4 12 21 40 43 12 14 16 11
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S S SW SW E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 18 17 16 19 14 18 14 10 17 12 13 8 5 5 6 9 10 17 18 20 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 08/05Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25
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 97 71 103 73 103 74 103 73 101
Temp 87 94 78 72 94 98 81 73 95 98 81 74 96 98 81 74 93 93
DewPt 67 63 63 62 61 57 60 59 59 57 58 56 58 56 58 57 60 60
Min/Max RH 35 71 24 62 24 55 23 57 29
RH 50 36 61 71 33 26 50 62 30 26 45 53 28 25 46 56 33 34
PWind Dir S S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 10 5
$$
TXZ008-030900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 89 65 87 66
Temp 86 85 78 71 68 66 73 81 86 81 73 68 67 65 71 78 84 84 76 71 69 67
DewPt 65 66 66 65 65 64 65 66 65 65 67 66 66 65 65 65 64 64 66 66 66 65
Max/Min RH 94 50 100 49 96
RH 50 52 68 81 90 93 77 59 50 60 82 94 99 98 82 65 53 50 70 83 89 96
Wind Dir S S SE E E S S SW SE SE E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 8 5 4 4 5 8 10 11 11 10 9
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 18 28 44 61 72 48 11 23 25 24 17 37 58 57 45 17 6 5 9 9 11 26
PoP 12HR 60 20 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 1.32 0.02 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC NM NM IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 5 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 73 78 12 12 16 15 34 56 64 41 12 11 5 4 13 20 38 43 11 12 15 9
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S S SW SW E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 19 18 17 23 16 17 16 10 20 13 13 9 6 6 6 9 11 17 19 20 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/05Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 95 71 101 73 100 73 101 73 99
Temp 86 92 78 72 92 95 79 74 93 96 80 74 93 96 79 73 91 91
DewPt 66 62 62 60 60 58 59 58 59 56 58 55 57 55 58 57 60 60
Min/Max RH 36 67 25 58 24 53 24 57 30
RH 52 37 58 66 34 29 50 58 32 26 46 52 30 26 48 57 35 35
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 10 5
$$
TXZ006-030900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue
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 88 60 87 61
Temp 87 86 74 67 63 61 71 82 87 84 71 65 63 62 70 79 85 86 74 68 65 63
DewPt 63 63 65 65 63 61 63 63 59 60 64 65 63 62 64 64 62 61 63 65 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 42 100
RH 45 47 74 93100100 75 53 39 44 79 99100100 80 60 46 44 69 89 97100
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S SW SW NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 12 12 9 10 9 9 9 8 9 12 9 6 4 4 4 6 10 12 11 11 9 9
Clouds FW B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 53 44 53 43 47 22 7 31 10 13 30 44 70 45 11 4 5 17 14 13 24
PoP 12HR 60 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.30 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM SC SC IS
Tstms IS NM SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 75 59 8 11 16 10 33 49 85 28 5 5 3 3 8 22 45 49 11 12 12 8
T Wind Dir S S SE E SE S SW SW W E E SE SE E SE SE S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 16 14 21 19 18 19 13 11 17 10 11 5 5 5 9 11 13 17 19 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 08/05Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25
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 95 65 99 67 98 67 98 66 95
Temp 86 93 73 66 93 95 74 68 93 93 74 68 93 94 73 67 90 90
DewPt 64 55 59 55 54 52 56 53 54 55 54 52 54 54 57 55 57 57
Min/Max RH 27 71 21 63 25 59 23 66 30
RH 48 28 61 67 27 24 53 60 28 28 50 57 27 26 57 65 34 33
PWind Dir S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 10 0 10 5
$$
OKZ002-030900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 86 60 87 62
Temp 88 87 74 68 64 62 72 80 84 81 69 65 63 62 71 80 85 85 73 68 65 64
DewPt 63 63 64 65 64 62 64 65 64 63 66 65 63 62 64 64 62 62 65 65 64 64
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 45 100
RH 43 45 73 90100 99 77 59 50 55 89100100100 80 58 47 47 75 89 98100
Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 9 10 8 4 4 4 4 5 10 11 10 9 9 9
Clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 35 57 87 72 46 39 40 25 9 29 30 57 64 42 15 2 2 10 10 16 19
PoP 12HR 70 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC NM SC IS
Mix Hgt 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 3 3 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 99 96 7 11 10 9 40 40 35 29 23 5 3 3 13 36 46 61 8 10 12 8
T Wind Dir S S S SE S SW SW SW NE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 16 19 14 18 14 18 18 11 10 12 10 9 6 5 6 9 11 12 16 19 20 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/05Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 67 101 68 101 69 102 68 98
Temp 88 93 75 69 95 97 77 70 96 97 78 71 97 96 76 69 92 92
DewPt 64 59 61 58 56 54 58 57 55 53 57 54 54 54 57 56 57 57
Min/Max RH 30 73 21 67 22 57 21 62 27
RH 45 32 63 69 27 23 53 62 26 23 49 56 24 25 51 62 31 31
PWind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 10 0 10 5
$$
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