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 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
TXZ012-170900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun
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 54 81 50 77 41
Temp 82 77 68 64 61 56 62 74 80 75 62 58 54 51 60 72 76 70 57 50 45 42
DewPt 51 50 51 52 52 51 51 47 43 42 42 41 38 36 35 34 34 35 36 36 35 34
Max/Min RH 86 27 59 22 73
RH 34 39 55 65 72 83 67 38 27 31 48 53 55 56 39 25 22 28 45 58 68 73
Wind Dir S S S S S SW NW NW W NW W SW SW W W NW NW N NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 19 16 16 13 11 10 9 9 9 6 5 6 9 10 12 12 12 9 9 9 8 5
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 38 44 13 11 7 4 9 4 8 1 4 12 8 8 6 2 6 2 2 4 5 4
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 120 20 10 9 8 6 14 63106 5 4 5 6 6 22 52 64 14 5 9 7 4
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W W SW W W W SW SW W NW NW N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 24 19 23 19 19 16 12 14 17 12 10 12 14 14 19 16 13 10 12 20 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 10/19Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25Thu 10/23/25
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 74 53 84 42 67 45 74 44 70
Temp 66 70 59 54 79 74 54 43 62 62 51 46 69 68 53 45 64 64
DewPt 33 34 37 39 35 33 32 31 29 28 29 31 35 37 38 36 35 35
Min/Max RH 23 57 16 62 22 56 23 70 27
RH 29 26 44 57 20 22 43 62 28 27 42 56 28 32 57 70 34 34
PWind Dir S SW W N NE S SW NE NE
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-170900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 50 79 47 78 39
Temp 80 77 66 61 57 52 61 73 78 73 60 56 51 48 60 72 77 70 56 50 43 40
DewPt 55 55 56 56 54 48 47 43 40 40 42 39 35 32 32 31 30 34 37 37 36 35
Max/Min RH 95 26 56 18 85
RH 42 47 70 84 90 86 60 34 26 30 50 52 54 54 35 22 18 26 49 61 76 82
Wind Dir S S S S SW W NW W SW SW W W W W W NW NW N NE NE E E
Wind Spd 16 12 10 9 6 4 6 9 10 6 6 6 8 9 12 12 10 4 4 5 4 4
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 26 24 35 17 13 11 13 1 7 5 4 13 11 5 7 1 5 3 4 8 9 5
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 104 12 9 11 8 7 13 65100 6 6 7 10 10 21 56 51 4 5 9 9 5
T Wind Dir S S S S SW W W W SW SW W W W W W W NW NE E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 21 17 17 20 16 14 14 16 17 10 12 14 18 20 20 14 11 5 10 17 17 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/19Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25Thu 10/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 74 51 84 39 68 45 74 42 71
Temp 66 69 56 52 77 76 51 40 62 63 50 46 69 68 52 43 65 65
DewPt 36 36 39 38 34 32 32 31 28 28 30 31 36 37 38 36 36 38
Min/Max RH 27 63 16 69 23 56 26 76 30
RH 33 30 53 59 21 20 48 69 27 26 47 56 29 32 59 76 34 36
PWind Dir S SW W N E S SW NW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun
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 56 82 51 80 42
Temp 84 80 72 67 62 58 64 73 80 75 64 59 56 52 60 75 79 72 59 52 46 43
DewPt 53 53 53 54 54 54 52 49 47 46 46 46 44 40 40 39 38 38 38 38 37 36
Max/Min RH 89 30 67 23 77
RH 35 40 52 62 74 86 65 42 31 36 53 62 65 63 46 27 23 28 45 59 71 77
Wind Dir S S S S S SW NW NW W NW W SW SW W W NW N N NE NE NE NW
Wind Spd 16 13 13 10 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 8 10 10 8 6 5 4 3
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 51 39 16 23 11 4 1 3 6 2 4 8 8 5 2 2 5 2 2 2 4 1
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 136 24 16 13 9 8 17 43 83 7 7 7 8 8 17 37 71 16 9 15 8 5
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW NW W SW W W SW SW SW W NW NW N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 24 19 20 17 13 12 12 12 13 11 11 11 11 11 14 11 12 10 13 18 12 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 10/19Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25Thu 10/23/25
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 76 57 87 44 70 47 79 45 72
Temp 68 71 62 58 81 77 55 45 63 64 53 48 71 71 56 46 66 65
DewPt 34 37 38 41 37 36 33 33 29 30 31 32 36 37 39 37 36 37
Min/Max RH 22 53 16 63 22 53 21 70 27
RH 28 30 41 51 20 23 42 63 28 28 43 53 28 29 53 70 33 34
PWind Dir SW SW W N NE S SW NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 56 81 51 78 42
Temp 82 79 71 67 63 58 63 72 79 75 63 59 56 52 60 73 77 71 59 52 47 43
DewPt 52 53 53 54 55 53 51 48 45 46 45 45 44 39 38 37 36 37 38 37 37 37
Max/Min RH 86 30 66 23 79
RH 36 40 53 64 75 83 65 43 31 36 52 61 64 62 44 27 23 29 46 58 68 79
Wind Dir S S S S S SW NW NW W NW W SW SW W W NW N N NE NE NE NW
Wind Spd 17 14 14 12 10 9 8 6 6 5 4 4 6 8 9 11 10 9 9 8 4 4
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 56 46 20 23 11 4 2 1 3 2 4 8 7 5 1 1 4 2 2 2 3 1
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 135 22 15 10 9 8 14 42 78 6 5 6 7 7 14 42 74 16 8 11 8 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW NW W SW W W SW SW SW W NW NW NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 24 18 20 17 16 14 11 12 13 11 10 11 13 12 14 12 12 10 13 19 14 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/19Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25Thu 10/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 75 58 86 44 68 48 77 46 71
Temp 67 70 62 59 79 76 55 45 62 63 53 49 70 70 55 47 65 64
DewPt 34 36 39 41 36 35 33 33 29 29 30 32 36 37 38 37 35 36
Min/Max RH 24 52 16 62 23 51 23 68 28
RH 30 29 42 51 21 23 43 62 29 27 43 51 28 30 52 68 33 35
PWind Dir SW SW W N NE S SW NE NE
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-170900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun
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 46 74 43 75 36
Temp 78 75 63 58 54 48 56 67 73 68 55 51 46 43 57 72 75 68 51 45 39 36
DewPt 55 55 56 56 50 41 42 43 41 42 41 38 34 30 32 32 31 33 35 35 34 33
Max/Min RH 92 31 64 20 89
RH 45 50 79 91 86 76 59 43 32 38 59 61 61 61 39 23 20 27 54 68 81 88
Wind Dir S S S S NW N N NE SE S S SW W W NW N N NE NE NE NE W
Wind Spd 18 12 10 8 5 6 9 6 6 4 4 5 6 8 9 12 11 9 9 6 4 4
Clouds FW FW B1 B1 FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 18 12 51 61 10 7 3 7 2 12 13 4 6 3 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 1
PoP 12HR 30 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.23 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 123 18 8 7 4 6 16 43 64 4 5 6 7 7 10 50 80 10 8 9 6 4
T Wind Dir S S S SW W N N N SW S S SW SW W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 25 17 13 12 9 14 14 13 12 8 10 12 13 14 12 12 12 10 16 18 12 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 10/19Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25Thu 10/23/25
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 72 49 83 36 65 42 73 39 67
Temp 64 68 55 49 77 72 48 37 61 61 47 43 69 67 48 40 62 61
DewPt 36 37 38 34 33 34 30 29 26 28 31 32 35 35 34 33 32 35
Min/Max RH 28 57 15 72 24 65 24 79 28
RH 34 32 53 57 20 24 49 72 27 29 53 64 28 30 59 76 32 37
PWind Dir SW SW W N SW S SW N E
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
OKZ002-170900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 49 76 45 76 36
Temp 82 76 66 62 58 51 58 69 74 70 57 53 48 45 58 72 75 66 51 45 39 37
DewPt 53 53 54 54 55 47 49 47 43 45 44 43 40 37 38 40 35 35 36 34 33 33
Max/Min RH 91 32 77 23 89
RH 37 45 65 74 90 87 71 45 33 40 63 70 75 73 48 31 23 32 55 65 78 86
Wind Dir S S S S SW NW N N N NE N S W W NW N N N NE N N W
Wind Spd 17 13 13 10 9 6 9 9 4 4 3 4 4 5 9 11 11 9 8 4 4 4
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 55 27 30 62 27 9 11 2 3 1 6 7 4 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 2 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 136 20 12 8 7 5 17 29 56 2 4 5 7 5 18 46 86 18 19 6 5 3
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW NW N N NW SE SW S SW W NW NW N N NE NE N NW
T Wind Spd 26 18 20 16 16 11 14 11 12 6 9 11 14 12 16 12 14 12 21 14 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/19Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25Thu 10/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 74 51 81 38 67 43 75 39 69
Temp 66 68 58 52 78 70 49 39 62 61 48 44 71 67 49 40 64 62
DewPt 34 38 38 35 33 34 32 30 28 28 30 31 35 36 35 33 34 34
Min/Max RH 25 53 18 70 22 60 22 76 26
RH 30 33 46 51 19 26 52 70 27 28 48 60 27 31 58 76 32 35
PWind Dir SW SW W N W S W N E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
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