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
549 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
TXZ012-042100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
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 89 66 96 69 100
Temp 63 73 83 87 86 77 72 68 66 76 89 95 94 83 77 73 70 81 93 98 95
DewPt 63 65 65 64 63 64 65 65 65 66 64 61 59 60 61 59 58 60 59 55 54
Min/Max RH 42 97 30 66 23
RH 100 76 55 46 46 64 79 90 97 71 44 33 31 46 58 62 66 49 32 24 25
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 5 6 9 10 12 13 13 12 11 13 14 16 14 16 14 13 12 14 16 14 13
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 16 11 3 5 3 9 23 9 15 4 1 6 7 6 8 8 16 6 1 13 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 6
Vent Rate 5 18 31 74 87 9 13 9 8 36 71111119 13 11 11 9 42 74145114
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 14 10 12 18 20 27 20 18 20 18 18 18 24 24 23 20 23 18 17 21
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 Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25
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 71 99 71 100 69 96 67 92
Temp 79 72 94 95 79 73 94 95 78 72 91 91 74 68 86 86
DewPt 57 55 56 52 54 54 55 52 55 55 58 56 60 61 61 59
Max/Min RH 55 21 51 21 55 28 78 37
RH 47 55 28 24 42 51 27 24 45 55 33 31 62 78 43 40
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-042100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 63 97 67 100
Temp 62 74 84 90 90 77 72 67 64 76 88 95 96 79 75 71 67 81 93 98 96
DewPt 62 65 65 63 60 64 65 65 64 65 64 58 53 57 59 57 56 58 56 51 51
Min/Max RH 36 100 24 68 20
RH 100 73 52 40 37 64 79 93100 69 44 29 24 47 59 61 68 46 29 21 22
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 10 9 12 13 12 9 10 12 12 12 13 13 11 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 16 8 1 4 3 5 11 13 27 2 2 4 5 8 11 17 16 5 1 7 10
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 12 11
Vent Rate 7 15 34 83 79 12 13 10 9 32 57 93112 8 13 13 13 35 69119129
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 10 12 11 21 21 18 17 20 16 13 13 13 21 20 19 21 14 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 99 68 100 68 97 65 92
Temp 77 69 92 95 75 70 92 95 76 70 90 91 72 66 85 87
DewPt 55 54 56 50 54 53 55 51 55 55 57 55 59 59 61 59
Max/Min RH 59 21 55 21 58 27 78 36
RH 47 59 30 22 47 55 29 23 48 58 33 30 64 78 45 39
PWind Dir S SW SW SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
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 68 98 72 104
Temp 65 74 84 90 90 79 74 70 68 79 90 96 97 85 80 75 73 84 96101 99
DewPt 65 67 67 65 64 66 66 67 66 68 66 63 62 65 64 63 62 62 60 58 57
Min/Max RH 41 95 31 72 24
RH 100 78 56 44 42 63 76 89 95 68 45 33 32 51 59 67 69 48 30 24 25
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 3 4 4 8 10 10 10 9 8 11 13 13 13 13 12 12 10 12 13 12 12
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 19 13 3 6 2 24 26 9 14 2 1 3 2 2 7 6 8 5 2 10 11
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 10 5
Vent Rate 7 18 37 64 86 15 14 15 10 39 88128109 18 18 13 14 50 68148118
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 10 11 10 11 16 20 19 18 13 17 20 20 23 23 21 17 18 21 14 16 25
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 Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25
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 75 104 74 104 74 100 69 95
Temp 82 75 97 98 82 76 97100 81 74 93 95 77 69 87 91
DewPt 59 56 57 54 55 55 57 53 56 57 60 58 62 63 63 60
Max/Min RH 53 20 49 20 54 27 81 34
RH 47 53 27 23 40 49 27 21 42 54 33 29 60 81 44 36
PWind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 67 97 73 101
Temp 64 74 82 88 88 79 73 70 67 78 87 95 96 84 79 75 73 83 94 99 97
DewPt 64 66 66 65 64 65 65 66 66 67 66 62 62 64 63 62 61 61 59 56 57
Min/Max RH 44 96 32 67 24
RH 100 77 59 46 44 64 76 86 96 71 50 34 33 51 58 63 67 48 32 25 27
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 11 12 12 12 10 12 13 13 13 16 14 13 12 13 13 12 12
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 16 11 3 6 1 25 27 7 12 1 1 3 2 4 8 7 6 3 2 10 8
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 6
Vent Rate 5 16 34 69 81 14 13 14 9 35 83127102 16 16 13 11 47 65143119
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 9 11 10 12 16 21 19 19 16 17 20 20 19 25 23 19 18 23 14 16 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 74 102 74 101 73 97 69 93
Temp 81 75 95 96 82 76 95 97 80 74 91 92 76 69 85 88
DewPt 58 56 57 53 54 54 56 52 56 56 59 58 61 62 63 60
Max/Min RH 51 21 48 21 52 29 78 37
RH 46 51 28 24 39 48 27 22 43 52 35 31 61 78 48 39
PWind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-042100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
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 62 97 65 100
Temp 60 74 83 89 88 77 71 66 63 77 88 95 96 80 74 68 66 82 96 99 97
DewPt 60 64 64 61 61 63 65 65 63 65 63 57 53 56 58 56 53 54 51 49 49
Min/Max RH 38 100 24 69 18
RH 100 71 53 40 40 62 82 96100 67 43 29 24 44 56 65 64 38 23 19 20
Wind Dir NE SE S S SE SE S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 3 4 6 10 12 12 12 11 10 14 16 13 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 11 10 2 4 6 32 18 10 22 11 2 3 2 10 18 9 16 9 4 9 16
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 7 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 14 6
Vent Rate 4 13 45 94109 17 13 10 8 46 65104116 10 13 10 9 22 64140 68
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW W NW W SW
T Wind Spd 9 10 12 13 18 25 19 18 16 20 18 16 17 17 20 17 18 14 12 11 13
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 Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25
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 99 67 99 66 94 62 89
Temp 75 68 94 95 75 68 94 94 74 68 88 90 69 63 83 86
DewPt 56 52 53 52 53 51 53 53 54 52 57 56 62 60 61 59
Max/Min RH 60 21 55 20 59 29 92 38
RH 52 59 25 24 46 55 25 25 50 58 35 32 77 90 48 40
PWind Dir S SW SW SW SW NW E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-042100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 63 98 67 102
Temp 61 73 83 88 88 76 71 67 64 78 90 97 96 80 76 71 68 83 95100 98
DewPt 61 65 65 64 62 64 64 65 64 66 64 61 59 62 62 61 58 57 54 52 53
Min/Max RH 41 100 29 76 20
RH 100 76 55 44 43 67 80 92100 66 43 31 29 53 63 71 72 41 25 20 22
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 3 4 5 10 12 11 11 11 10 14 16 16 13 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 10
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 42 18 4 1 0 24 25 6 29 7 2 1 4 13 9 7 16 6 9 5 5
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 8
Vent Rate 4 14 36 76 93 12 12 10 8 66105119115 11 12 13 10 33 54 98 90
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 8 11 10 13 18 21 19 19 16 27 23 18 19 21 20 20 19 17 11 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 104 71 104 69 96 63 92
Temp 77 70 99 99 79 71 99 98 78 71 91 91 72 64 86 87
DewPt 57 54 53 50 53 52 52 50 54 53 57 57 62 62 61 60
Max/Min RH 60 18 51 17 53 28 93 38
RH 51 58 22 20 42 50 21 20 43 53 32 32 70 93 43 41
PWind Dir S SW SW SW S W NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 5 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
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