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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
314 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
TXZ012-012100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
314 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25
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 77 62 79 63 81
Temp 65 64 70 74 74 72 67 66 65 64 69 75 77 75 68 67 65 63 71 77 80 77
DewPt 61 62 63 64 64 64 64 65 63 62 63 65 64 64 65 65 64 63 65 66 66 66
Min/Max RH 69 100 64 100 62
RH 87 93 78 71 71 76 90 97 93 93 81 71 64 69 90 93 97100 81 69 62 69
Wind Dir S S E SE SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 10 10 10 8 5 5 6 9 13 14 14 12 11 11 11 13 16 18 18
Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 90 86 84 72 87 87 88 92 74 87 79 67 63 70 72 62 65 65 63 68 56 64
PoP 12HR 40 40 40 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.12 0.03 0.06 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 4 3
Vent Rate 16 7 12 38 42 25 5 11 7 7 16 61 56 55 15 13 9 7 52 84 94 80
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 6 8 11 13 13 11 12 10 10 13 20 20 19 20 19 16 14 21 24 25 27
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 Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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 65 88 66 90 67 89 65 89
Temp 69 66 82 86 72 66 85 87 72 67 85 85 71 66 84 86
DewPt 67 65 68 65 67 64 66 65 68 65 67 64 67 64 65 63
Max/Min RH 100 47 93 45 93 45 93 43
RH 93 97 63 50 84 93 53 48 87 93 55 50 87 93 53 46
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 20 10 30 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-012100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
314 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25
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 74 60 76 62 81
Temp 64 62 68 71 72 70 66 64 62 61 67 71 74 74 67 65 64 63 69 76 80 78
DewPt 64 62 64 65 64 65 66 64 62 61 65 65 65 65 67 65 64 62 66 66 66 67
Min/Max RH 76 100 72 100 61
RH 99100 86 81 76 83100100100100 93 83 72 75100100100 99 89 70 61 69
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 9 10 9 6 4 4 4 9 12 13 13 10 9 8 9 12 13 16 14
Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 86 87 88 81 83 86 90 87 72 86 78 65 55 69 72 75 83 81 74 51 35 47
PoP 12HR 60 60 60 50 30
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.16 0.09 0.09 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 <1 3 4 5 3
Vent Rate 15 14 16 34 40 29 17 16 15 13 26 58 70 54 26 23 18 8 46 68 88 61
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 8 10 13 14 16 16 14 11 14 20 21 19 18 18 14 13 20 18 19 23
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 Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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 90 63 91 64 90 63 89
Temp 68 64 83 88 71 63 85 88 70 64 84 84 69 64 83 86
DewPt 67 64 65 61 63 61 64 62 64 64 66 64 66 64 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 39 93 38 100 44 100 44
RH 99100 55 40 77 93 49 42 81100 54 51 90100 55 47
PWind Dir S SW S E SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 5 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
314 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25
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 65 85 65 86
Temp 71 67 74 81 80 76 71 69 67 66 73 79 83 79 72 70 67 66 76 82 84 81
DewPt 62 64 65 65 64 64 66 66 66 64 65 65 65 65 66 66 66 65 66 67 67 67
Min/Max RH 56 97 55 100 56
RH 74 90 74 57 58 66 82 89 96 95 77 61 55 61 81 87 98 97 71 60 56 63
Wind Dir E NE NE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 4 9 9 9 5 4 4 4 8 11 13 13 10 8 8 8 11 14 16 16
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 76 84 75 72 85 86 78 81 74 79 73 65 58 56 58 52 59 61 53 61 53 49
PoP 12HR 30 30 40 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 1 <1 1 <1 3 5 4 4
Vent Rate 7 5 14 58 55 36 9 9 11 8 22 74 93102 16 13 15 11 65112103107
T Wind Dir SE W SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 6 6 12 13 13 11 12 12 9 14 20 20 25 17 16 14 14 23 25 27 28
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 Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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 68 95 69 93 67 94
Temp 71 68 86 90 75 68 89 91 76 69 87 89 74 68 87 90
DewPt 68 67 68 67 69 66 67 65 69 66 67 65 68 66 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 44 98 39 93 42 97 39
RH 90 97 56 46 82 95 48 42 79 92 53 46 83 94 48 42
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 20 20 30 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
314 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25
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 65 82 65 84
Temp 69 67 72 78 77 74 70 69 67 65 71 76 79 78 71 69 67 66 73 79 82 80
DewPt 62 64 64 64 64 63 65 66 66 64 64 64 64 64 66 66 65 64 65 66 66 66
Min/Max RH 60 97 59 97 58
RH 77 91 74 63 66 70 86 90 95 97 79 66 61 61 82 89 94 94 77 64 59 63
Wind Dir SE SW NE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 3 4 9 9 9 6 4 5 5 9 12 13 13 12 9 9 9 12 14 17 18
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 77 86 72 77 77 82 65 80 77 88 68 65 51 52 54 51 60 64 50 62 48 49
PoP 12HR 30 30 40 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.04 0.02 0.05 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 4 2 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 1 <1 3 5 4 4
Vent Rate 7 3 13 56 54 34 7 10 12 7 24 70 86 90 11 10 14 9 59103 97104
T Wind Dir SE SW SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 5 6 13 13 14 11 13 13 10 14 21 20 24 17 16 16 14 23 25 26 28
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 Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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 91 67 93 68 90 67 91
Temp 71 68 83 88 75 68 86 89 75 69 84 87 73 67 84 88
DewPt 68 66 67 66 68 66 66 65 68 66 67 65 68 65 65 62
Max/Min RH 97 45 96 41 92 45 94 40
RH 91 94 60 47 80 93 53 44 80 92 58 47 85 93 53 42
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-012100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
314 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25
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 60 78 61 81
Temp 66 62 71 77 77 71 65 64 62 60 69 75 77 75 67 64 63 61 71 77 81 79
DewPt 61 61 63 62 63 63 64 63 62 60 62 63 64 64 65 64 63 61 65 65 64 65
Min/Max RH 59 100 65 100 56
RH 86 98 75 61 62 75 96 97100100 79 68 65 68 91 99100100 80 66 56 61
Wind Dir SE W S SE S SE S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 3 4 9 11 12 9 6 6 8 12 13 16 14 12 11 10 10 13 16 17 17
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 72 76 61 75 68 83 62 67 60 64 57 56 46 46 57 50 58 74 59 40 26 29
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0 0.01 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 <1 3 4 5 4 1 1 1 <1 3 4 5 4
Vent Rate 7 6 13 66 71 55 22 21 19 13 61 88 93 90 27 21 19 10 54 93109 85
T Wind Dir E S SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 8 6 13 16 19 17 18 19 14 24 23 21 24 23 20 17 17 23 24 24 25
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 Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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 90 61 90 62 87 62 87
Temp 67 63 84 88 69 62 86 88 69 62 83 85 68 62 82 85
DewPt 67 63 64 59 63 61 62 61 64 62 64 63 65 62 63 62
Max/Min RH 100 36 99 38 99 45 100 42
RH 98100 50 38 80 98 44 42 86 99 54 48 89100 53 45
PWind Dir S S S NE E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 20 20 30 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-012100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
314 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Date Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu 07/03/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 62 83 61 85
Temp 65 62 74 81 83 78 69 66 64 62 73 80 82 79 69 67 64 62 74 81 84 81
DewPt 58 62 63 62 61 61 63 63 63 62 63 62 63 63 63 64 64 62 65 65 65 65
Min/Max RH 47 100 52 100 53
RH 77 99 70 53 47 55 80 89 96 99 70 54 52 57 81 90 99100 73 57 53 58
Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 3 4 9 11 12 9 6 6 8 11 14 16 14 12 10 10 10 13 16 18 17
Clouds SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 38 63 49 50 72 85 68 61 53 54 58 50 45 45 46 30 38 41 36 38 39 41
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 7 4 1 <1 1 1 3 6 6 5 <1 <1 1 <1 4 6 5 5
Vent Rate 5 3 16 69109 76 21 14 20 17 78134133113 20 15 26 9 84139131124
T Wind Dir SE SW S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 6 8 13 17 19 16 16 18 19 26 26 25 25 23 19 21 18 26 27 27 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 92 63 92 63 89 62 89
Temp 69 65 86 89 70 63 88 89 69 63 85 85 69 63 84 86
DewPt 66 65 65 63 66 63 65 62 65 63 65 64 66 63 65 63
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 37 100 46 100 43
RH 91100 49 42 87100 46 41 88100 52 50 89100 53 45
PWind Dir S S S E S SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 20 20 30 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
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