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
308 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
TXZ012-290900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
308 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
Date 06/28/25 Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 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 68 92 65 85 63
Temp 89 88 78 74 70 68 80 89 92 90 78 71 67 65 74 80 83 79 70 67 65 63
DewPt 61 59 60 61 60 59 61 61 59 60 62 63 62 61 63 64 63 64 66 66 65 63
Max/Min RH 73 33 87 51 100
RH 39 38 54 64 71 73 52 39 33 37 58 76 84 87 69 58 51 60 87 97100100
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S NE S W NW N NE SE SE E SE S
Wind Spd 16 14 12 11 10 10 13 13 13 12 10 9 6 6 8 8 8 9 6 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 30 48 40 26 35 37 14 42 17 24 33 59 62 61 63 65 72 59 78 78 83 81
PoP 12HR 10 5 40 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.09 0.02 0.51
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 171 99 <1 <1 <1 <1 40110114112 <1 <1 <1 4 3 18 28 12 <1 <1 <1 4
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW NE NE N N E E SE SE S SW
T Wind Spd 20 20 6 10 11 9 23 12 13 16 9 4 9 9 9 9 9 10 8 5 6 10
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 07/01Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25
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 83 64 85 65 87 66 89 67 91
Temp 78 79 68 64 81 82 70 65 82 83 71 66 84 86 73 68 86 87
DewPt 65 65 65 62 64 63 63 62 64 63 65 64 66 63 66 64 65 64
Min/Max RH 55 97 49 90 46 93 43 90 42
RH 64 62 90 93 56 53 78 90 55 51 81 93 55 46 79 87 50 46
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 10 10 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-290900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
308 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
Date 06/28/25 Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 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 92 62 84 62
Temp 88 87 76 73 67 64 78 87 90 89 75 69 64 62 72 79 82 78 70 66 64 62
DewPt 61 60 61 60 60 60 62 62 60 60 63 63 62 62 64 64 63 65 67 66 64 62
Max/Min RH 87 34 99 53 100
RH 40 40 59 64 78 87 58 43 36 38 65 80 93 99 75 59 53 64 90100100100
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S NE SE W NW NE E E SE NW E SE
Wind Spd 13 12 9 9 8 9 12 12 12 11 8 5 4 4 6 8 9 9 4 4 3 4
Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2
Clouds(%) 19 46 48 53 27 18 16 31 15 28 51 68 75 57 55 49 54 63 81 85 88 83
PoP 12HR 10 10 50 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.47
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 9 4 <1 <1 2 1
Vent Rate 128119 <1 <1 <1 <1 34 55 88 94 <1 <1 <1 <1 10 28 45 22 <1 <1 27 15
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S NW N N NE N E SE SE SE S SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 6 10 13 8 19 11 9 12 8 9 5 9 8 9 10 10 5 5 20 17
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 07/01Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25
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 81 62 83 62 85 64 88 65 90
Temp 77 77 67 62 79 81 69 63 81 83 69 64 83 86 71 66 85 87
DewPt 65 66 65 62 64 63 63 63 65 64 65 64 66 64 66 65 65 64
Min/Max RH 59 100 51 100 50 100 45 99 43
RH 67 68 93100 59 54 81100 57 52 87100 56 47 84 95 51 46
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 20 10 30 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-290900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
308 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
Date 06/28/25 Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 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 70 98 67 89 66
Temp 94 93 82 78 73 71 83 92 96 93 81 74 69 67 74 83 87 84 74 71 68 66
DewPt 61 60 61 61 62 61 63 63 60 62 64 65 65 64 65 65 65 65 68 68 68 66
Max/Min RH 72 31 90 48 100
RH 34 33 48 57 69 72 51 37 31 36 56 75 87 87 73 56 48 54 83 90100100
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S N S NW N N NE E E E S SE
Wind Spd 13 13 10 9 8 8 10 11 11 11 8 5 4 4 5 6 8 8 4 3 3 2
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 26 29 45 36 14 37 25 24 15 19 42 59 73 76 62 61 65 53 70 72 71 79
PoP 12HR 5 10 50 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0 0.15
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 175117 <1 <1 <1 <1 27120132120 <1 <1 6 4 4 48 51 49 <1 <1 <1 <1
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S NW E N W NE NE E E SE E SW
T Wind Spd 20 21 6 12 10 9 20 13 13 17 11 10 13 8 6 9 9 9 5 3 3 5
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 07/01Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25
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 67 91 69 92 69 94 70 96
Temp 81 83 73 67 86 86 75 69 87 87 75 69 88 90 77 71 90 90
DewPt 66 65 67 65 64 63 64 64 64 65 66 66 66 65 68 67 66 65
Min/Max RH 49 97 41 84 42 90 40 88 38
RH 59 55 82 93 48 46 70 84 47 47 75 90 48 44 74 86 45 43
PWind Dir SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-290900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
308 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
Date 06/28/25 Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 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 70 95 67 86 65
Temp 91 91 81 77 72 71 81 89 93 92 81 72 69 67 74 80 83 84 73 70 67 66
DewPt 61 59 60 61 61 60 62 62 60 61 63 65 64 63 64 65 64 65 68 68 67 65
Max/Min RH 70 32 88 51 100
RH 36 34 49 58 68 70 52 40 33 35 56 78 85 87 73 61 54 53 86 94 99 98
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S N S W N N NE E E E S SE
Wind Spd 13 13 12 10 10 9 11 11 11 11 9 8 5 4 6 6 8 8 4 4 3 3
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 20 38 43 30 11 36 17 21 9 23 39 60 72 77 64 61 62 52 69 74 73 78
PoP 12HR 5 10 50 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.12 0 0.18
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 171111 <1 <1 <1 <1 26108132120 <1 <1 <1 4 3 48 51 52 <1 <1 <1 3
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S N E N NW NE NE E E SE SE SW
T Wind Spd 20 21 6 11 10 9 19 12 13 17 11 10 10 8 8 9 9 9 5 4 3 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 07/01Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25
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 86 67 89 68 89 69 92 70 93
Temp 79 81 72 67 83 84 74 68 84 85 74 69 85 88 76 70 87 88
DewPt 66 64 67 64 63 62 64 63 64 64 66 65 65 64 68 66 65 65
Min/Max RH 53 93 45 84 44 88 43 89 40
RH 64 58 86 90 51 47 72 84 51 49 75 88 52 44 76 86 49 47
PWind Dir SE S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-290900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
308 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
Date 06/28/25 Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 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 62 92 61 83 60
Temp 90 88 76 71 66 63 78 86 90 89 72 66 63 61 72 79 82 80 70 65 62 61
DewPt 59 59 60 59 59 58 60 60 59 60 64 62 61 60 62 62 62 64 66 65 62 61
Max/Min RH 86 33 98 51 100
RH 36 37 58 66 78 86 54 42 35 38 74 86 92 98 70 56 51 57 87 99100100
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S N E W NW N NE NE E E E E E
Wind Spd 14 13 10 9 8 8 11 12 11 10 8 5 5 6 9 11 10 9 5 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 15 21 66 45 21 21 16 6 0 23 63 69 67 66 52 55 50 62 78 72 74 73
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.17 0.16
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 14 10 1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 140128 <1 <1 <1 <1 24103 94108 18 <1 5 7 6 45 84 90 <1 4 4 2
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S NW NE NE N N NE NE E E E SE S
T Wind Spd 16 17 10 8 6 5 18 11 8 11 19 5 10 10 10 12 11 11 8 9 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 07/01Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25
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 81 60 85 62 86 63 88 64 89
Temp 76 79 67 61 81 83 69 63 82 84 69 63 84 86 71 64 85 87
DewPt 63 63 64 61 61 61 63 61 63 62 64 63 63 63 65 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 54 100 45 97 45 99 42 98 41
RH 64 59 89100 51 48 80 93 53 48 83 98 50 46 80 96 48 43
PWind Dir SE S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5 20 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-290900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
308 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
Date 06/28/25 Sun 06/29/25 Mon 06/30/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 96 62 85 61
Temp 92 91 78 73 68 66 82 92 95 90 73 67 64 63 73 81 84 81 71 65 64 62
DewPt 59 58 60 59 60 59 61 59 58 59 63 64 64 63 65 65 65 65 66 65 64 62
Max/Min RH 79 29 100 53 100
RH 33 33 54 62 74 79 49 33 29 35 72 90100100 76 57 53 58 84100100100
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S W S W N N NE NE E E SE S E
Wind Spd 13 13 11 9 9 9 11 11 11 10 9 6 5 5 9 10 9 9 4 4 3 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 19 19 22 28 17 29 9 13 10 12 68 67 64 76 63 53 54 48 73 64 64 68
PoP 12HR 5 10 50 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.13 0 0.09
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 16 12 <1 <1 1 1 4 6 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 176152 <1 <1 <1 <1 30112 96144 <1 10 6 4 35 60 54 59 <1 <1 <1 <1
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S NE E NW N NE NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 18 18 13 10 8 6 18 10 6 13 6 23 5 6 11 11 10 11 6 4 5 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/01Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 84 61 88 64 90 65 92 66 92
Temp 80 81 67 62 85 85 71 65 86 85 71 66 87 89 73 66 88 88
DewPt 64 63 64 62 62 61 63 62 63 62 65 64 65 63 65 65 65 64
Min/Max RH 50 100 42 93 41 96 40 96 41
RH 57 54 90100 46 45 76 90 47 46 80 93 48 42 77 96 46 44
PWind Dir SE S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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