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
149 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
TXZ012-202100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
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 92 66 92 64 93
Temp 70 67 76 87 90 89 78 72 69 66 77 87 91 89 77 71 66 65 77 87 91 89
DewPt 63 63 64 62 60 59 62 62 62 62 64 61 58 57 59 59 58 58 60 56 54 52
Min/Max RH 33 86 31 81 27
RH 78 88 66 44 36 37 59 70 79 86 64 42 33 34 54 66 74 79 56 35 29 28
Wind Dir N N NE E E E E SE S S S SE E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 6 8 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 9 8 6 4 4 4 2 4 8
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 32 28 12 6 33 27 22 18 9 10 5 4 18 9 6 5 2 8 3 1 9 5
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9
Vent Rate 3 2 9 61 65 37 4 4 3 2 10 59 52 66 6 5 5 4 19 67 58 68
T Wind Dir W NE NE E NE E SE SE SE SW S NE E E SE SE S S SW NE E SE
T Wind Spd 9 5 6 10 9 10 11 10 9 6 5 8 6 10 14 12 13 10 11 9 6 9
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 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 65 88 62 81 60 83
Temp 72 65 86 87 72 66 83 83 70 64 75 75 65 62 76 79
DewPt 56 55 57 55 58 59 59 58 61 61 61 61 61 61 62 61
Max/Min RH 70 31 78 40 90 54 97 51
RH 57 70 37 34 61 78 44 43 73 90 62 62 87 97 62 54
PWind Dir S NE SE S SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 20 40 40 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ016-202100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 63 91 62 92
Temp 66 64 76 86 89 88 76 69 65 63 76 86 89 90 75 69 64 62 75 85 89 89
DewPt 65 64 65 63 61 59 62 61 62 62 63 59 57 55 59 60 59 58 60 58 55 53
Min/Max RH 36 96 30 90 29
RH 97 99 67 46 39 38 64 75 91 96 64 40 35 31 59 72 84 88 60 40 32 30
Wind Dir W NW N E E E SE SE W W S E E E SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 6
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 36 27 13 14 25 26 17 8 9 16 8 13 16 6 6 5 4 9 17 3 6 5
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9
Vent Rate 3 3 14 58 75 46 5 4 3 2 17 57 50 59 7 7 6 6 19 60 67 71
T Wind Dir SW NW N E E E SE SE S SW SW NE E E SE S S S SW SE E SE
T Wind Spd 6 5 9 10 11 10 9 8 6 4 6 8 6 8 13 13 12 11 12 8 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 91 63 89 61 84 59 85
Temp 70 63 85 87 70 64 83 85 68 63 76 78 65 61 78 80
DewPt 54 55 56 53 56 56 57 56 59 60 61 61 61 61 63 61
Max/Min RH 75 30 77 33 90 49 100 48
RH 58 75 37 31 61 77 41 37 73 90 59 55 89100 60 53
PWind Dir S S SE S SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 10 40 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
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 95 66 96
Temp 71 68 79 88 93 92 81 76 71 68 79 90 94 92 80 74 68 66 80 90 94 93
DewPt 66 66 66 63 60 60 62 64 65 64 66 61 58 57 59 61 60 60 61 57 54 54
Min/Max RH 31 88 28 82 25
RH 86 92 66 43 33 34 52 66 83 86 63 38 29 31 49 63 75 80 52 33 26 27
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE S S SW S E SE
Wind Spd 3 2 2 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 31 25 10 7 28 27 16 7 6 9 3 1 10 6 6 4 2 2 2 1 4 4
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9
Vent Rate 5 3 12 60 75 52 6 5 4 3 14 42 56 61 9 10 8 7 28 60 61 55
T Wind Dir S NE E NE E E E SE S S S E E E SE SE S S SW W E SE
T Wind Spd 6 5 6 10 9 10 9 8 6 4 6 5 6 8 12 13 12 11 13 8 6 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 Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 95 66 92 64 82 60 83
Temp 75 67 88 89 75 66 85 86 73 66 75 74 65 62 75 77
DewPt 57 57 58 57 60 61 60 60 63 63 62 64 63 62 63 64
Max/Min RH 72 30 84 37 91 59 100 57
RH 54 71 35 34 61 84 43 41 70 91 64 69 91100 67 64
PWind Dir S N SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 20 50 40 60 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 68 93 66 94
Temp 71 68 78 87 91 91 81 74 71 68 79 88 92 90 79 74 68 66 78 87 91 90
DewPt 66 65 65 63 59 60 62 63 64 64 65 61 56 56 60 61 60 59 60 57 53 53
Min/Max RH 32 88 29 78 26
RH 83 91 67 45 34 36 54 68 81 88 63 40 31 32 51 63 74 77 55 36 28 29
Wind Dir W NE NE E E E E SE SE S S SE E E SE SE S S SW S E SE
Wind Spd 3 3 3 4 5 6 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 4 6
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 31 26 9 7 27 27 15 7 7 9 3 2 11 5 6 4 2 6 3 1 6 2
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9
Vent Rate 4 3 13 56 85 50 5 4 3 2 11 41 56 62 7 8 7 6 27 59 62 62
T Wind Dir S E E E E E E SE S S S E E E SE SE S S SW NW E SE
T Wind Spd 9 5 8 10 10 10 10 9 5 4 5 5 6 9 12 13 12 10 13 8 6 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 93 66 89 64 80 60 81
Temp 75 67 86 87 74 67 83 84 72 66 73 72 65 62 73 76
DewPt 57 57 57 56 60 60 59 59 62 62 62 63 63 62 64 64
Max/Min RH 69 32 79 39 86 62 100 60
RH 53 69 37 35 60 79 44 42 72 86 68 73 93100 73 67
PWind Dir S NE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 10 30 20 50 40 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-202100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
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 92 61 93 60 93
Temp 64 62 76 87 91 89 76 69 64 61 78 88 92 92 76 69 63 60 77 88 92 91
DewPt 63 62 63 60 56 56 59 60 60 59 61 57 53 53 56 57 57 57 58 56 52 51
Min/Max RH 29 92 25 91 24
RH 95 98 64 40 31 32 56 72 86 92 58 36 27 27 49 66 80 89 53 34 26 26
Wind Dir N N NE E E E SE SE NW NW S S SE SE SE S S SW SW S S SE
Wind Spd 3 3 3 4 6 8 4 4 3 2 4 4 6 9 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 29 17 8 19 32 15 9 5 5 15 5 6 9 3 5 3 1 5 5 2 4 3
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9
Vent Rate 3 2 15 67 93 62 5 4 4 3 13 58 71 77 7 7 6 6 21 75 81 91
T Wind Dir NW NE E E E E E SE S SW SW SE E E SE S S SW SW SW S SE
T Wind Spd 6 5 8 9 10 11 10 9 9 8 6 8 8 10 14 14 12 11 13 10 9 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 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 90 61 89 59 80 56 81
Temp 70 62 85 85 68 61 83 85 66 60 75 76 62 59 74 75
DewPt 54 55 55 55 59 58 56 55 62 60 60 60 61 59 61 61
Max/Min RH 81 31 90 32 99 52 100 52
RH 57 80 36 36 72 90 40 36 86 99 59 58 97100 63 62
PWind Dir S E E S SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 40 20 60 40 60 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC NM SC SC NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC
$$
OKZ002-202100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 64 94 61 95
Temp 67 64 77 88 93 90 78 71 67 64 78 90 94 90 77 71 64 62 79 90 94 91
DewPt 64 63 65 63 58 59 62 62 62 62 64 61 55 56 58 58 59 58 59 56 52 51
Min/Max RH 30 93 27 88 24
RH 90 96 68 43 32 35 59 72 85 93 61 38 27 32 53 64 81 86 51 31 24 26
Wind Dir NE N E E E E E SE S S S SE SE E SE S S SW SW S SE SE
Wind Spd 3 3 3 5 6 8 4 4 3 2 4 4 6 9 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 9
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 29 17 5 11 23 12 8 2 4 10 2 4 3 2 5 1 1 3 2 2 3 2
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9
Vent Rate 2 2 14 60 80 64 5 4 3 3 21 59 77 79 7 7 6 5 33 60 72 78
T Wind Dir SW NE E E E E E SE S S S SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW SE SE
T Wind Spd 5 5 8 9 9 11 11 9 8 8 9 6 8 10 16 16 13 12 16 8 8 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 90 61 88 59 78 55 77
Temp 72 64 85 83 68 62 81 81 65 60 73 71 61 59 70 68
DewPt 54 57 58 59 61 61 60 59 62 60 61 61 61 59 63 61
Max/Min RH 78 35 95 40 100 61 100 65
RH 54 78 40 43 77 94 49 47 91100 66 72100100 77 78
PWind Dir S NE E SE E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 30 70 50 70 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS SC NM SC SC NM NM SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
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