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 PM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
TXZ012-120900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 61 86 63 91 67
Temp 88 81 71 67 64 62 69 80 84 84 74 68 66 64 75 86 91 89 79 73 70 67
DewPt 59 61 62 63 62 61 63 61 59 58 61 62 62 62 63 61 58 57 59 59 60 59
Max/Min RH 97 39 97 32 76
RH 38 51 73 87 93 97 81 52 43 41 64 81 87 93 66 43 33 34 50 62 71 75
Wind Dir S S SE S SW SW W N NE NE E SE S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 10 11 11 11 11
Clouds SC SC OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 36 48 89 72 41 46 21 11 21 19 13 14 10 12 9 3 21 12 12 11 4 7
PoP 12HR 70 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.38 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC IS
Tstms SC NM SC SC
Mix Hgt 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 40 9 8 2 5 17 48 57 52 4 4 4 4 20 77 97 84 6 8 9 8
T Wind Dir S E S W SW S NW N N NE SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 13 11 12 5 10 11 9 8 8 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 18 19 18
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 08/14Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 70 94 69 92 69 92 67 92
Temp 91 93 76 70 89 89 75 70 87 87 75 70 87 87 74 68 86 87
DewPt 60 55 58 59 60 58 61 61 63 62 63 62 64 62 63 63 63 60
Min/Max RH 25 68 33 73 39 76 41 84 37
RH 36 28 54 68 38 35 62 73 45 43 66 76 46 43 69 84 46 40
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-120900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 87 61 90 64
Temp 87 83 67 65 63 61 70 79 85 84 73 66 63 61 74 84 88 89 76 70 67 64
DewPt 60 61 64 63 62 61 64 62 59 57 61 62 62 61 64 62 59 58 60 60 60 60
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 34 87
RH 41 48 90 95 99100 81 55 42 40 67 87 95100 70 47 38 35 59 71 80 87
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SW W NW N NE NE E SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 9 8 9 9
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 44 60 79 71 52 25 15 11 18 18 26 23 17 17 12 4 12 14 28 19 23 12
PoP 12HR 80 20 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.22 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC O NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC NM SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 53 46 9 5 5 4 12 47 42 43 6 6 6 4 26 86 90 95 7 9 10 8
T Wind Dir S E S E W SE NW N N NE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 9 14 11 9 10 6 9 9 9 8 11 11 11 8 11 12 11 14 13 17 18 16
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 08/14Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 95 66 94 66 92 66 92 65 91
Temp 90 92 74 67 88 87 72 67 86 87 72 67 85 88 71 66 84 87
DewPt 60 55 58 58 60 60 62 62 63 61 65 64 64 61 64 63 63 61
Min/Max RH 27 75 34 84 39 90 39 90 40
RH 37 29 57 73 40 40 71 84 47 41 78 90 49 42 80 90 49 41
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 20 30 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-120900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 89 65 94 68
Temp 89 85 72 70 66 64 74 83 87 87 78 71 67 65 77 88 93 91 80 75 70 68
DewPt 62 64 66 65 64 63 65 63 60 60 62 63 64 64 65 62 59 59 61 61 61 62
Max/Min RH 98 37 97 31 81
RH 40 50 79 84 94 98 74 50 41 39 59 76 90 96 68 42 32 34 52 62 72 80
Wind Dir S SE SE SW SW SW SW NW NE E E S S SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 6 8 9 9 9 8 8
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 32 50 64 65 44 48 32 16 41 21 10 13 9 11 8 2 11 16 6 15 6 5
PoP 12HR 70 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.20 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC IS
Tstms SC NM SC SC
Mix Hgt 6 4 1 1 1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 49 37 15 12 6 6 21 47 56 51 6 6 5 5 21 79 91 86 11 13 11 9
T Wind Dir NE E S W SE S W N NE E E SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 12 10 5 8 9 9 8 8 9 9 8 8 11 11 10 12 16 18 14 13
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 08/14Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 73 97 72 96 72 96 70 95
Temp 94 96 79 73 92 92 79 73 91 92 79 72 90 92 77 70 90 92
DewPt 62 58 59 61 61 60 62 63 63 63 65 64 64 63 64 65 64 62
Min/Max RH 26 66 30 71 35 78 35 83 36
RH 35 28 50 66 36 33 57 70 40 38 63 77 42 38 63 82 42 37
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-120900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 88 65 91 69
Temp 85 83 70 68 65 64 71 80 85 86 77 71 67 65 76 85 89 90 80 75 71 69
DewPt 61 63 65 64 63 63 64 62 60 59 62 63 63 63 65 62 59 59 61 60 61 61
Max/Min RH 99 40 95 34 77
RH 44 51 82 86 94 98 80 54 43 41 60 77 89 94 70 47 36 35 53 61 71 77
Wind Dir S E S SW SW SW W NW NE E E S S SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 6 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 9 10 10 10 9
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 27 45 65 66 47 43 32 13 36 12 11 15 9 12 7 2 13 9 8 17 6 6
PoP 12HR 70 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.44 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC IS
Tstms SC NM SC SC
Mix Hgt 6 4 1 1 <1 <1 2 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 45 34 13 12 3 6 18 48 52 49 5 5 5 5 20 77 91 96 9 10 9 9
T Wind Dir NE SE S SW W S W N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 11 12 11 4 8 9 9 8 8 9 10 9 10 11 11 10 12 16 17 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/14Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 73 96 72 94 72 94 70 94
Temp 91 93 79 73 89 91 77 73 88 90 78 73 88 90 77 71 87 89
DewPt 61 56 59 60 61 59 62 62 63 62 64 64 64 62 63 64 64 62
Min/Max RH 27 63 33 70 37 74 36 79 37
RH 37 29 50 63 40 34 59 70 44 40 63 72 45 39 63 78 45 41
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-120900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 57 86 59 91 62
Temp 83 81 69 64 60 58 72 82 85 85 73 67 62 60 76 86 91 90 77 70 65 62
DewPt 59 61 63 63 60 58 62 58 55 54 58 59 60 59 61 60 57 56 58 58 58 58
Max/Min RH 100 34 100 30 87
RH 45 50 83 97100100 71 45 37 36 60 77 93 97 61 41 32 32 53 65 78 86
Wind Dir E E SE SW NW NW N NE NE E E SE S SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 8 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 4 4 4 4 8 12 11 10 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 16 16 67 68 44 46 20 14 22 18 18 21 6 11 5 2 4 8 24 23 5 8
PoP 12HR 50 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 40 25 5 5 3 3 11 56 77 46 4 5 5 5 26 77102 81 7 8 8 7
T Wind Dir N NE SE SW W W W N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 9 10 8 6 5 10 9 8 9 11 11 10 16 14 13 12 14 17 16 16
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 08/14Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 95 65 94 65 93 64 92 63 92
Temp 91 93 74 65 89 90 73 66 88 89 72 65 87 89 71 64 87 86
DewPt 58 53 56 57 58 56 61 60 60 58 62 60 60 58 63 61 61 60
Min/Max RH 24 76 29 81 32 86 32 92 34
RH 33 27 53 76 35 32 65 81 39 35 71 84 40 35 76 90 42 42
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-120900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 88 58 93 64
Temp 84 81 70 65 61 60 74 84 87 85 73 67 62 59 76 88 93 90 77 72 67 65
DewPt 62 61 64 63 61 60 63 60 56 56 60 61 61 59 62 59 57 57 59 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 100 35 100 29 83
RH 48 51 80 93100100 67 44 35 38 65 82 97100 62 38 30 33 54 65 75 82
Wind Dir E NE SE S SW W NW NE NE E E S S SW S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 10 10 10 9 9 9 9
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 34 13 40 32 36 37 16 18 14 13 16 10 6 11 4 2 2 4 18 18 5 8
PoP 12HR 40 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 33 28 4 5 3 2 16 53 56 42 4 4 4 4 27 93 97 78 7 9 9 7
T Wind Dir N E E S SW SW NW N NE E E SE S SW S SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 6 8 8 9 6 5 8 9 6 6 9 10 9 9 14 13 12 11 16 19 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/14Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 68 98 68 97 66 96 66 95
Temp 94 94 76 69 94 92 76 70 92 90 74 68 91 89 74 66 90 89
DewPt 59 54 58 58 58 57 61 60 60 59 63 61 60 59 62 61 61 60
Min/Max RH 23 70 26 73 29 78 30 84 30
RH 31 26 54 68 30 31 60 71 34 35 70 78 36 37 67 84 38 39
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5 20 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
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