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
448 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
TXZ012-010900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
448 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Date 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 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 80 63 82 64
Temp 82 72 68 65 63 69 75 78 77 69 67 65 63 71 78 81 77 69 68 66 64
DewPt 62 64 64 63 63 64 66 65 65 65 66 63 62 64 64 64 64 64 65 63 63
Max/Min RH 100 60 97 56 97
RH 51 76 87 93100 84 74 64 67 87 97 93 97 79 62 56 64 84 90 90 97
Wind Dir NE NE E SE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 5 4 4 4 8 9 9 8 6 6 6 9 13 14 14 12 11 11 11
Clouds B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 79 92 80 89 91 73 70 74 66 86 81 78 67 58 55 55 63 58 54 67 59
PoP 12HR 60 50 50 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.04 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC NM SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 9 10 9 5 12 48 51 28 4 7 5 4 30 67111 70 8 8 8 8
T Wind Dir E NE E SE NE E E SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 13 11 10 8 8 13 11 11 10 16 12 10 17 20 23 21 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
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/03Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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 83 66 89 67 92 67 90 66 89
Temp 80 80 69 66 82 86 72 67 87 88 73 67 85 84 71 66 83 85
DewPt 66 65 67 65 68 65 67 64 67 65 67 65 67 65 67 64 65 63
Min/Max RH 56 97 47 90 44 93 48 93 45
RH 62 60 93 97 63 50 84 90 52 47 81 93 55 53 87 93 55 48
PWind Dir S S S S S SE S S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 30 5 5 5 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ016-010900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
448 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Date 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 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 62 78 60 80 62
Temp 78 70 66 64 62 68 73 75 74 67 64 62 61 69 76 79 75 69 66 64 62
DewPt 62 66 64 63 62 65 66 66 66 67 64 62 61 65 64 63 64 66 65 64 62
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 58 100
RH 58 86 93 99100 90 78 74 75100100100100 87 66 58 68 90 97100100
Wind Dir E NW E E NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 5 4 4 4 9 12 13 12 10 9 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 77 80 84 89 92 90 85 69 87 87 76 78 69 61 44 43 59 61 54 64 63
PoP 12HR 70 60 60 40 50
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.24 0.06 0.13 0.04
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM NM IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms NM SC SC IS SC SC NM NM IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 26 8 9 8 6 17 33 22 20 10 10 5 6 31 82 94 77 9 10 9 8
T Wind Dir SE N SE E NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 11 9 11 9 10 10 11 11 14 12 9 9 14 19 21 23 16 18 16 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 07/03Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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 82 64 89 64 92 64 88 64 87
Temp 78 79 68 65 82 88 72 65 86 86 70 64 84 82 69 64 83 84
DewPt 66 67 66 65 66 62 65 63 65 64 66 64 67 65 66 64 65 63
Min/Max RH 59 100 40 97 40 100 50 100 47
RH 67 66 93100 59 42 79 93 49 47 87100 56 56 90100 54 49
PWind Dir S S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 30 5 5 5 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ008-010900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
448 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Date 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 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 67 85 65 87 67
Temp 84 75 72 69 67 73 80 84 80 73 71 67 66 75 83 86 82 74 72 69 67
DewPt 64 66 66 67 66 67 66 66 66 68 67 66 65 66 65 64 65 66 66 66 65
Max/Min RH 97 55 100 48 94
RH 50 73 81 93 95 80 62 55 62 84 89 97 97 73 56 48 55 75 81 90 93
Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE E E SE SE S S SW S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 4 4 4 4 6 11 13 13 10 8 8 8
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 67 80 79 73 91 62 73 68 77 85 81 75 70 43 49 46 48 55 46 53 53
PoP 12HR 40 40 40 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.04 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 41 8 8 6 5 12 37 46 45 7 9 8 6 36110129102 13 13 11 12
T Wind Dir NE E E NW NE E SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 12 11 8 6 5 8 9 12 10 12 11 9 18 23 23 24 18 18 16 16
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 07/03Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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 87 69 93 69 97 68 93 68 92
Temp 83 83 73 69 86 89 76 70 90 89 75 69 87 87 74 69 86 87
DewPt 66 66 69 67 68 67 69 67 67 67 69 67 68 66 68 67 66 64
Min/Max RH 50 94 44 94 38 95 45 97 42
RH 56 57 86 94 56 48 80 91 46 48 81 93 53 51 82 94 52 46
PWind Dir S S S S S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 5 10 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-010900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
448 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Date 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 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 66 82 65 84 66
Temp 82 75 71 68 67 71 76 79 78 72 70 67 65 73 80 83 81 73 70 68 66
DewPt 62 65 66 65 65 65 65 65 65 67 67 66 64 65 64 64 64 65 65 65 64
Max/Min RH 99 59 99 52 94
RH 51 72 84 92 95 83 70 61 64 86 92 96 95 77 59 52 57 77 85 91 93
Wind Dir NE E NE SE E E SE SE SE S S SW S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 8 12 13 13 11 9 10 9
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 55 75 78 75 85 70 68 65 69 84 79 73 72 38 52 42 50 54 48 52 53
PoP 12HR 40 40 40 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.11 0.02 0.02 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 46 9 6 7 4 13 37 48 40 7 8 5 5 34102123 79 10 11 10 10
T Wind Dir NE E E E NE E SE SE S S S SW S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 12 11 8 5 6 9 10 11 11 12 9 9 18 23 23 21 17 18 16 16
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 07/03Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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 85 68 91 69 94 68 91 68 90
Temp 81 82 72 68 83 88 75 69 88 87 74 69 84 85 73 68 83 87
DewPt 66 66 68 67 68 66 69 66 66 66 68 66 67 65 68 66 66 64
Min/Max RH 54 96 46 92 40 94 47 94 44
RH 61 58 89 96 61 49 83 89 49 51 82 91 57 52 84 94 56 47
PWind Dir S S S S S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 5 5 10 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-010900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
448 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Date 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 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 60 77 60 80 60
Temp 80 70 66 62 61 68 74 77 75 66 64 62 60 70 77 80 78 69 66 63 61
DewPt 62 63 62 62 60 63 64 63 65 65 64 62 60 64 63 63 63 64 64 63 61
Max/Min RH 99 62 100 55 100
RH 54 77 87 99 99 85 70 63 71 97 99100100 81 61 55 60 83 92100100
Wind Dir E E NE E NE E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 9 6 6 6 6 11 13 16 14 12 10 10 10
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 76 74 66 85 88 87 81 71 75 79 69 64 57 35 40 33 43 62 56 40 50
PoP 12HR 40 40 40 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.07 0.01 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 65 6 7 5 4 12 42 67 33 10 5 8 12 53100122 97 11 13 10 9
T Wind Dir E E E SE NE E S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 10 11 8 6 6 10 14 13 14 11 12 16 20 23 24 23 19 18 18 17
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 07/03Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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 83 63 89 63 90 62 86 63 86
Temp 79 80 68 63 84 87 71 63 86 86 69 62 83 84 69 63 82 84
DewPt 64 65 66 63 64 62 64 62 63 63 65 62 65 64 66 63 64 63
Min/Max RH 55 99 41 97 38 100 47 100 46
RH 61 59 92 99 51 43 78 96 46 47 87100 56 52 89 99 55 49
PWind Dir S S S S NE E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 5 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
$$
OKZ002-010900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
448 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Date 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 62 83 61 85 62
Temp 82 73 68 64 62 72 80 83 80 70 66 63 62 74 82 84 81 71 68 65 63
DewPt 62 63 63 63 62 65 64 63 63 65 65 63 62 64 63 63 62 63 63 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 49 100
RH 50 71 83 97100 78 57 50 55 84 96100100 72 52 49 53 75 83 96100
Wind Dir NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 5 4 4 4 4 6 9 10 8 5 5 6 10 13 14 13 12 10 10 10
Clouds SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 48 78 56 51 80 67 73 53 53 72 68 54 60 33 35 33 39 50 42 29 33
PoP 12HR 20 10 30 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 <1 1 <1 1 3 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 4 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 77 8 10 4 10 27 55 73 60 8 6 7 7 58121142108 18 10 9 9
T Wind Dir NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 12 11 9 10 11 10 12 14 17 13 14 16 21 25 26 27 19 19 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/03Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 85 65 90 64 92 63 88 63 88
Temp 82 82 70 65 85 87 72 65 88 87 70 64 84 84 69 64 85 86
DewPt 64 64 66 65 66 64 67 65 66 64 67 64 66 65 66 64 65 63
Min/Max RH 51 100 43 100 42 100 49 100 43
RH 54 55 87100 52 46 84100 47 46 89100 55 52 90100 51 46
PWind Dir S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 5 30 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC IS
$$
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