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
249 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
TXZ012-182100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 93 67 92 65 90
Temp 71 68 79 88 92 88 79 73 70 67 78 88 91 87 76 71 68 65 76 86 89 87
DewPt 64 64 65 63 62 62 64 64 63 63 64 63 61 62 64 64 63 63 64 63 61 60
Min/Max RH 37 86 37 92 39
RH 79 88 62 43 37 42 61 72 80 86 62 44 37 43 66 79 83 92 66 46 39 40
Wind Dir S S SW S S SE S SE SW SW SW SW E S SE S SW NW N NE NE E
Wind Spd 9 8 9 8 9 11 9 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 9
Clouds B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 53 30 17 33 44 39 41 32 34 27 20 16 34 43 40 29 26 15 13 8 28 17
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6
Vent Rate 4 4 19 48 65 38 4 4 3 3 18 35 52 32 4 3 4 2 9 60 81 64
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SE S SE S S SW S SE S SE S SW NW NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 11 13 12 11 14 11 11 8 9 10 5 6 11 11 8 10 5 5 11 11 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 Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 89 63 89 62 88 63 87
Temp 71 64 85 87 71 64 85 87 70 63 84 86 69 63 82 85
DewPt 63 62 63 58 60 60 59 54 57 57 57 54 57 58 59 56
Max/Min RH 96 36 88 31 82 32 84 37
RH 76 93 48 38 68 87 41 32 63 81 40 34 66 84 46 37
PWind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ016-182100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 64 92 64 91
Temp 67 64 77 89 92 87 77 70 66 64 77 86 91 87 76 69 66 64 76 86 90 87
DewPt 64 64 65 63 62 62 64 64 63 63 65 63 61 62 63 64 64 63 65 63 60 60
Min/Max RH 36 96 37 99 36
RH 92 99 65 42 37 44 66 80 91 96 66 45 37 43 65 84 95 96 68 46 36 41
Wind Dir SW S SW S SE S SW SW NW NW SW SW SE E SE S W NW N NE E E
Wind Spd 4 5 6 6 9 9 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 4 4 3 3 4 5 8 8
Clouds B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 52 28 15 33 44 57 51 30 29 27 15 14 39 59 42 36 28 17 14 10 21 26
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5
Vent Rate 5 5 23 52 66 29 6 6 4 3 8 35 52 40 9 3 3 4 15 50104 59
T Wind Dir SW S SW S S S S SW NW W S SE E E S W SW NW N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 9 10 14 9 11 16 11 11 9 5 5 5 6 10 12 6 6 8 8 9 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 91 61 90 60 89 60 88
Temp 69 63 85 88 69 62 85 89 68 61 84 87 68 60 82 85
DewPt 63 63 62 56 60 61 60 54 57 57 57 53 55 57 58 56
Max/Min RH 100 33 100 30 89 31 90 35
RH 81 99 46 35 75 99 44 30 67 87 41 32 63 90 45 37
PWind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 99 69 97 67 94
Temp 73 70 83 93 96 93 83 77 72 69 80 91 96 91 81 74 70 67 80 90 93 92
DewPt 66 65 66 63 62 63 64 65 66 65 66 63 62 63 65 66 67 66 66 64 61 60
Min/Max RH 31 87 33 96 33
RH 77 83 56 38 34 37 53 66 81 87 62 39 33 39 58 75 90 95 64 43 34 35
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S NW W SW W E SE SE S W N NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 5 4 5 5 8 9 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 3 4 6 6
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 44 30 13 28 37 39 41 34 35 26 19 14 33 39 31 27 25 12 12 6 20 14
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7
Vent Rate 7 6 25 61 78 53 9 8 7 4 17 34 63 48 8 7 5 4 14 68 77 77
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S E SE E S SW NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 9 13 10 11 17 12 11 11 5 9 5 6 13 12 10 8 5 8 12 11 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 Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 66 94 65 94 65 92 64 89
Temp 74 67 88 92 75 66 89 91 74 65 86 89 73 64 82 88
DewPt 65 65 63 58 61 61 60 55 58 59 58 57 60 61 60 58
Max/Min RH 97 32 88 28 83 32 91 35
RH 72 94 42 33 63 85 38 30 58 82 39 34 65 90 47 36
PWind Dir SE E SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 68 94 67 92
Temp 74 71 81 91 95 90 82 76 72 69 79 88 93 89 80 73 70 67 78 87 91 90
DewPt 65 65 65 63 62 63 64 65 65 65 65 63 61 62 65 66 66 65 66 63 60 59
Min/Max RH 34 88 35 96 35
RH 75 83 60 39 35 40 56 67 79 88 64 42 35 40 59 76 88 94 66 45 35 36
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S W SW SW N E SE SE S SW N NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 8 6 6 5 8 9 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 8
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 45 30 12 29 39 39 42 33 35 26 18 14 34 41 34 27 25 12 10 5 24 14
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6
Vent Rate 7 6 20 53 79 46 8 6 5 3 15 43 63 40 9 6 5 3 8 66 85 70
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S E E E SE SW N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 10 13 11 12 17 12 11 10 5 9 8 8 11 13 10 9 4 5 12 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 92 66 92 65 90 64 87
Temp 74 67 86 89 74 66 86 90 73 65 83 87 72 65 81 85
DewPt 65 64 63 58 61 61 59 55 58 59 58 57 59 61 60 58
Max/Min RH 93 33 86 29 81 34 88 38
RH 72 91 46 35 63 84 41 31 60 81 43 37 65 88 50 39
PWind Dir SE E SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ006-182100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 95 62 92 60 91
Temp 66 63 78 91 94 91 75 70 65 62 76 87 92 89 76 69 64 61 77 88 91 89
DewPt 63 63 63 60 58 59 64 64 63 62 64 62 60 60 63 64 63 61 64 60 57 56
Min/Max RH 30 99 34 100 31
RH 90 99 59 36 30 34 68 80 94 99 66 43 34 37 64 82 97100 64 40 32 33
Wind Dir SW S SW S S SE E E NW N NW SE SE E SE S W N NE E E E
Wind Spd 6 5 6 6 8 10 6 4 4 3 4 4 6 9 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 9
Clouds SC FW CL FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 32 12 5 24 51 59 45 35 29 24 18 11 32 60 30 18 11 14 15 5 14 4
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8
Vent Rate 6 5 16 59 84 54 8 7 3 3 12 35 67 64 4 5 3 4 18 89111 86
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S SE SW N N E E E SE SE SW N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 13 12 10 13 14 11 8 8 8 6 8 11 6 10 6 9 11 12 12 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 Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 60 91 60 91 59 89 59 87
Temp 69 61 87 89 69 61 87 89 69 60 85 87 68 60 83 85
DewPt 60 60 59 53 58 59 57 51 55 56 56 53 57 56 56 54
Max/Min RH 100 28 97 26 89 30 89 32
RH 74 97 39 30 68 94 36 27 61 89 37 32 67 87 40 35
PWind Dir SE SE SE S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-182100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 98 64 94 63 93
Temp 70 66 80 93 96 93 78 72 67 64 77 90 94 90 77 71 66 63 77 89 92 90
DewPt 64 64 65 63 60 60 63 64 64 63 65 63 61 61 63 64 65 63 66 64 60 59
Min/Max RH 29 95 34 100 34
RH 83 93 59 38 30 34 62 75 89 94 67 42 34 38 63 80 96 99 68 44 34 36
Wind Dir S S SW S SE SE S W NW N NW SE E E SE SE N N NE E E E
Wind Spd 8 5 5 5 8 9 6 4 4 3 4 4 6 8 4 4 3 3 4 5 8 9
Clouds SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 33 18 4 17 29 42 39 34 30 25 12 10 30 31 23 13 14 12 7 6 3 5
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.23 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 7
Vent Rate 6 5 19 58 84 68 8 7 3 3 18 31 61 45 8 6 3 2 17 79 90 79
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SE S SW SW N NE SE E E S S NE NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 12 10 13 10 10 12 18 13 8 5 9 5 8 10 13 12 6 5 9 13 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 93 61 94 62 89 61 87
Temp 71 63 89 90 71 62 90 90 71 62 85 85 69 61 83 84
DewPt 63 62 61 56 59 59 58 53 56 57 58 56 59 59 60 58
Max/Min RH 100 29 93 26 85 33 95 37
RH 77 98 40 32 65 90 34 29 60 84 40 37 71 93 46 41
PWind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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