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
148 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025
TXZ012-152100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025
Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25
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 55 81 54 80
Temp 59 55 63 76 80 75 66 62 60 56 63 76 80 75 66 63 59 55 63 74 79 72
DewPt 51 50 51 51 49 49 50 49 48 47 49 52 50 50 52 51 52 50 51 45 39 40
Min/Max RH 34 77 35 86 24
RH 75 83 65 42 34 40 56 62 64 72 60 43 35 41 61 65 78 83 65 35 24 31
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W W
Wind Spd 10 9 10 13 16 16 14 13 12 12 14 19 19 16 14 12 12 11 11 11 10 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 3 3 3 3 6 2 2 7 8 6 17 18 35 19 16 15 11 4 5 7 8 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 8 <1
Vent Rate 6 5 19 78 91 17 11 11 9 8 28 96140 21 9 9 10 8 19 89107 5
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 16 13 18 20 21 19 23 24 21 19 24 24 25 19 20 20 21 18 16 18 16 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 Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25
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 47 76 43 76 53 84 47 71
Temp 55 48 71 69 51 44 69 70 58 54 79 77 57 48 65 65
DewPt 40 39 39 35 37 35 35 34 36 37 38 35 36 35 34 32
Max/Min RH 71 24 70 22 52 18 63 24
RH 57 71 31 28 59 70 28 26 44 52 23 22 45 60 31 29
PWind Dir W NW NE S SW SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-152100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025
Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 53 80 49 78
Temp 55 53 62 73 78 76 66 60 57 54 63 75 79 75 65 60 54 49 60 72 77 71
DewPt 53 50 52 56 55 54 53 51 50 50 53 53 54 53 54 54 52 48 45 40 36 35
Min/Max RH 40 89 42 100 23
RH 92 88 71 55 44 46 63 72 77 85 70 46 42 46 68 81 93 96 58 31 23 27
Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W
Wind Spd 6 5 9 13 16 14 13 11 10 10 13 16 16 12 10 8 6 5 8 10 11 8
Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 6 4 17 10 5 3 7 25 21 30 44 20 29 17 23 24 10 4 6 2 4 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 1
Vent Rate 8 7 14 73 98 22 11 12 11 10 35 90126 17 12 11 10 7 22 87102 10
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 16 14 14 21 23 19 19 20 20 18 24 24 23 17 21 20 17 13 16 17 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 44 76 42 77 50 84 44 72
Temp 53 45 70 70 50 43 70 71 56 50 78 77 56 45 65 66
DewPt 35 34 37 36 36 35 36 35 37 37 36 35 36 34 33 31
Max/Min RH 64 22 73 22 61 18 68 23
RH 50 64 30 29 58 73 29 27 48 61 23 22 47 65 30 27
PWind Dir W NW SE SW SW SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025
Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25
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 84 57 84 56 82
Temp 59 57 66 79 83 78 68 64 60 58 67 79 83 78 70 66 61 57 65 76 81 75
DewPt 54 53 54 51 51 52 52 51 49 49 50 52 52 52 52 52 54 53 52 47 44 44
Min/Max RH 32 74 33 86 27
RH 83 86 65 38 32 39 57 62 66 72 54 39 33 40 54 62 77 86 64 37 27 34
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 5 4 6 12 13 13 11 9 9 8 12 14 16 13 13 10 8 6 8 9 8 5
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 4 7 4 6 0 4 3 6 4 9 16 28 20 21 24 15 3 2 2 5 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 <1
Vent Rate 10 8 18 93114 23 15 14 14 11 35 99148 29 16 15 13 12 23 89102 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 14 11 14 21 23 18 19 18 19 16 23 23 24 20 20 20 19 16 14 17 16 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 Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25
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 48 79 44 80 56 87 48 74
Temp 56 49 73 72 53 44 72 74 61 57 81 80 60 49 67 68
DewPt 46 45 42 38 38 37 36 38 38 39 39 37 38 37 34 33
Max/Min RH 86 24 75 20 52 17 64 22
RH 69 86 33 29 57 75 27 27 42 51 22 21 43 63 29 27
PWind Dir NW NW NE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025
Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 58 82 56 80
Temp 60 57 65 78 82 77 68 64 61 58 66 78 81 77 70 66 61 57 63 74 79 74
DewPt 54 53 53 51 50 51 51 51 49 49 50 53 51 52 52 53 54 52 51 46 42 42
Min/Max RH 33 72 36 85 27
RH 80 85 64 38 33 41 55 62 64 70 55 42 36 41 55 62 77 84 65 37 27 32
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W
Wind Spd 9 8 9 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 13 16 17 14 14 12 11 9 9 9 9 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 5 2 1 2 1 6 3 6 5 11 18 27 16 22 27 11 3 2 1 4 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 <1
Vent Rate 8 7 15 90111 23 14 13 12 10 32104152 23 12 12 12 9 20 91 99 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 14 13 17 21 23 19 19 19 19 17 24 24 25 20 20 20 20 16 14 17 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 78 44 78 57 86 49 72
Temp 56 49 71 71 53 45 70 73 62 57 80 79 60 50 66 66
DewPt 46 44 41 37 38 38 36 36 37 39 37 36 37 37 34 32
Max/Min RH 82 24 76 22 51 18 63 24
RH 68 82 34 30 56 76 29 27 40 51 22 21 42 61 30 28
PWind Dir NW NW NE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-152100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025
Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25
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 79 53 78 46 75
Temp 55 53 61 72 78 74 64 59 57 54 62 73 78 73 62 58 52 47 57 69 74 69
DewPt 53 52 53 54 52 52 52 51 49 49 53 53 53 54 54 53 47 43 44 43 38 39
Min/Max RH 38 86 42 90 27
RH 93 95 75 54 40 46 67 74 75 83 71 49 42 50 75 84 83 86 61 39 27 33
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW N SW S
Wind Spd 9 9 11 16 17 14 14 13 12 11 14 18 19 13 11 9 8 8 9 9 8 6
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 17 28 26 32 19 8 18 17 10 14 24 27 23 15 43 51 9 3 5 1 3 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1
Vent Rate 7 6 16 66100 20 13 13 11 9 42104139 13 9 8 7 6 23 62 69 3
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW W SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 18 23 24 18 20 21 21 19 25 27 26 17 18 16 13 13 18 14 11 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 Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25
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 41 75 37 73 47 81 41 68
Temp 48 42 70 67 47 38 66 68 54 48 77 74 52 42 63 62
DewPt 41 39 36 35 36 34 35 37 36 34 35 33 33 33 30 31
Max/Min RH 89 22 87 26 60 17 70 24
RH 76 87 29 30 66 84 31 31 49 59 22 22 48 70 30 31
PWind Dir N N NE SW SW SW W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-152100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025
Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 53 81 50 75
Temp 57 55 64 77 81 75 65 61 58 55 65 77 81 75 65 62 56 51 60 70 75 69
DewPt 53 52 53 52 49 50 52 50 49 47 50 52 51 52 52 52 52 49 49 49 45 46
Min/Max RH 33 79 35 95 34
RH 87 91 69 41 33 42 63 67 73 75 57 42 35 45 63 70 86 92 66 47 34 44
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW N
Wind Spd 9 9 11 14 16 13 13 12 12 11 13 16 17 13 13 10 9 8 9 9 6 4
Clouds FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 FW CL FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 8 26 21 30 24 22 9 21 13 18 20 35 30 23 34 62 23 5 6 4 4 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1
Vent Rate 8 7 18 85108 18 15 12 11 11 38111167 18 10 11 8 6 21 52 69 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW N
T Wind Spd 17 16 20 24 25 19 24 23 23 20 27 27 27 17 21 20 17 13 16 14 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 44 75 38 76 50 84 43 69
Temp 51 45 70 67 48 39 68 69 56 51 79 76 54 44 64 63
DewPt 46 43 39 36 36 34 35 38 37 36 37 35 36 34 30 31
Max/Min RH 100 25 85 23 58 17 69 22
RH 82 94 32 32 63 82 30 32 49 56 22 23 50 69 28 30
PWind Dir N NW N SW SW SW W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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