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
509 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
TXZ012-102100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
509 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date Sun 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25
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 64 84 62 85
Temp 71 78 86 89 83 74 68 67 65 70 79 83 80 70 66 64 62 70 80 84 82
DewPt 53 58 58 58 59 60 62 62 62 63 63 62 62 63 63 63 62 63 63 62 61
Min/Max RH 35 97 49 100 48
RH 53 51 39 35 45 62 81 84 90 78 58 49 54 78 90 97100 78 56 48 49
Wind Dir SW W NW NE SE S N NE NE N NE SE E SE W SW W W W E E
Wind Spd 13 12 8 8 11 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 8
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 53 42 48 57 56 76 69 69 69 59 50 43 52 62 67 65 53 39 22 24 20
PoP 12HR 20 50 50 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.14 0.08 1.23 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7
Vent Rate 7 21 34 50 29 15 9 6 7 13 30 46 38 4 5 9 10 10 40 46 52
T Wind Dir SW W NW E S SW N NE NE E NE SE SE N SE SW NW E S W E
T Wind Spd 17 13 9 10 19 21 13 10 10 8 10 9 11 10 13 11 11 6 8 8 9
RFTI 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
Date Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25
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 67 92 69 92 68 92
Temp 68 63 85 86 72 67 88 89 75 69 89 89 74 69 87 88
DewPt 62 61 61 59 60 61 61 58 61 60 62 60 61 61 63 61
Max/Min RH 93 38 81 32 73 37 76 37
RH 81 93 45 40 66 81 41 35 62 73 41 38 64 76 45 41
PWind Dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ016-102100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
509 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date Sun 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 61 86 60 85
Temp 67 79 86 90 84 70 67 64 62 70 79 84 81 68 65 62 61 69 79 84 83
DewPt 51 57 59 59 59 62 63 62 62 63 63 61 62 64 65 62 61 64 64 62 61
Min/Max RH 35 100 46 100 46
RH 56 48 40 35 42 75 86 95100 78 57 46 53 87 99100100 84 60 49 48
Wind Dir SW W NW N E S NW NE E NE E E SE E E N N SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 13 11 6 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 4 6 5 6
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 48 40 52 58 60 79 63 62 72 59 28 34 60 72 70 62 52 26 17 21 20
PoP 12HR 20 50 40 70 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.04 0.31 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC NM SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7
Vent Rate 10 21 33 43 36 13 11 7 6 17 39 47 66 5 5 6 5 8 41 50 54
T Wind Dir SW W N NE SE S N NE E E NE E S E S NE NE NW W NW NE
T Wind Spd 18 12 10 10 12 19 16 10 6 9 9 9 17 9 8 8 8 5 8 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 89 65 92 66 93 66 93
Temp 66 61 82 88 69 65 87 89 73 66 87 89 72 66 86 88
DewPt 64 61 63 59 61 61 62 59 61 61 62 60 62 62 63 61
Max/Min RH 100 38 87 34 84 35 87 35
RH 92100 52 39 76 87 43 36 66 84 43 38 70 87 46 40
PWind Dir SE SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 5 20 0 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ008-102100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
509 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date Sun 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25
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 65 87 64 88
Temp 71 80 85 92 89 77 71 67 65 71 80 85 84 73 69 65 64 72 81 86 87
DewPt 53 62 62 61 61 64 65 65 64 65 64 64 64 66 65 65 64 66 65 62 62
Min/Max RH 35 99 47 100 42
RH 54 55 45 36 39 63 80 93 96 81 57 49 50 78 86 98100 81 58 45 43
Wind Dir NW N N NE E W NW NE NE NE NE NE E S W W W W NW E E
Wind Spd 11 8 5 5 9 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 46 40 43 54 44 81 80 69 66 61 50 41 45 52 65 60 62 42 20 30 23
PoP 12HR 20 70 40 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.05 0.21 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS SC NM SC SC IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 5 <1 1 1 <1 3 4 6 3 1 1 <1 <1 2 6 7 7
Vent Rate 8 26 41 50 61 12 15 13 7 22 41 40 35 12 10 6 5 12 35 43 46
T Wind Dir W N NE E SE SW NW N NE NE NE E E NW E SW NW W SE W E
T Wind Spd 12 12 10 9 13 14 13 11 8 9 11 8 11 13 9 9 6 6 6 6 6
RFTI 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
Date Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25
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 69 95 71 96 72 96
Temp 71 64 87 89 74 69 90 92 77 71 92 92 78 72 91 92
DewPt 64 63 63 62 62 63 63 61 62 63 64 62 63 62 64 63
Max/Min RH 99 37 81 33 76 33 73 35
RH 80 98 45 40 66 81 41 36 59 76 40 36 60 72 42 38
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 0 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ008-102100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
509 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date Sun 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 64 85 64 86
Temp 73 78 83 89 87 77 70 67 65 70 78 83 82 72 68 66 64 71 79 84 85
DewPt 54 61 61 61 61 63 64 64 63 63 64 63 63 66 65 65 64 65 64 62 61
Min/Max RH 35 97 50 100 43
RH 52 56 49 40 42 63 80 91 93 79 61 51 54 80 89 98100 81 60 48 45
Wind Dir NW N N N E W NW NE NE NE NE NE E S W NW W W NW E E
Wind Spd 13 10 5 5 9 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 47 40 45 54 46 81 77 68 66 57 49 40 47 55 63 61 60 38 18 27 13
PoP 12HR 20 60 40 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.04 0.17 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC SC IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS SC NM SC SC IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 5 <1 1 1 <1 3 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 7
Vent Rate 7 22 38 48 67 12 13 8 7 21 41 40 36 7 5 7 7 11 33 44 47
T Wind Dir W N NE E SE SW NW NE NE NE NE E E NW E SW NW NW S W E
T Wind Spd 14 11 10 10 13 16 13 9 8 9 11 8 12 12 9 10 9 6 6 6 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 90 69 93 71 94 71 94
Temp 70 64 84 87 74 69 88 90 76 71 89 90 77 71 88 89
DewPt 64 63 62 61 62 62 62 61 62 62 63 61 62 62 64 63
Max/Min RH 99 39 77 34 72 34 73 36
RH 80 97 48 41 65 77 43 38 61 72 41 38 59 73 44 41
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 0 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ006-102100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
509 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date Sun 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25
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 86 59 81 58 85
Temp 57 69 79 84 85 71 65 61 59 68 76 80 79 69 63 60 59 70 79 83 84
DewPt 56 61 62 61 61 63 63 61 59 62 61 61 61 63 63 60 59 63 62 59 59
Min/Max RH 43 100 51 100 41
RH 95 77 55 46 44 75 92 99100 81 61 51 55 82 98100100 77 54 44 43
Wind Dir N NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E S W NW NW SE E E
Wind Spd 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 5 5 6 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 8
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 38 34 40 46 84 75 58 56 52 41 36 54 63 58 51 44 20 17 22 23
PoP 12HR 20 70 40 50 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.69 0.02 0.18 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM NM SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS NM SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 6
Vent Rate 10 41 61 62 36 9 17 9 7 27 37 32 23 15 4 3 4 11 30 50 48
T Wind Dir N NE NE E NE N NE N NE NE NE E NE SE NW NW S SW S N NE
T Wind Spd 18 23 17 13 14 12 19 12 12 12 9 6 8 18 10 8 6 6 8 8 9
RFTI 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
Date Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25
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 89 62 93 64 93 64 92
Temp 66 59 85 87 70 62 88 91 72 64 89 89 72 64 88 90
DewPt 62 59 61 58 60 59 60 57 59 59 60 59 60 60 61 58
Max/Min RH 100 35 89 31 84 31 84 32
RH 86100 45 37 71 89 39 33 64 84 38 37 67 84 41 34
PWind Dir SE SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 10 0 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-102100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
509 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date Sun 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 59 83 58 87
Temp 62 74 84 87 86 72 65 62 60 69 78 82 80 69 65 61 59 72 83 87 84
DewPt 53 62 62 62 62 64 63 62 60 63 62 61 61 63 62 61 59 63 61 58 58
Min/Max RH 42 100 48 100 38
RH 73 66 49 44 45 76 93100100 80 58 49 51 83 92100100 74 48 38 41
Wind Dir N N NE NE E NW NW N N N N NE NE NE S W W SW E E E
Wind Spd 10 11 9 8 9 9 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 6
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 40 17 25 40 30 86 86 76 59 58 47 34 34 35 34 37 50 24 17 12 7
PoP 12HR 20 80 30 50 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.40 0.01 0.07 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC NM IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 5 <1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 6
Vent Rate 10 39 63 69 61 13 19 15 16 21 33 24 21 3 5 3 3 10 30 40 43
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E NW NW N N NE NE NE NE E NW S SW W SE N NE
T Wind Spd 17 19 16 12 14 18 19 12 12 11 9 6 6 8 11 5 8 5 6 6 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 91 65 96 67 96 67 96
Temp 66 60 88 89 72 65 91 92 74 67 92 92 74 67 92 92
DewPt 60 60 61 57 60 59 60 58 59 59 60 58 60 60 61 59
Max/Min RH 100 32 81 29 77 29 77 31
RH 82100 41 35 67 81 36 32 60 76 34 33 62 76 37 34
PWind Dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 5 0 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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