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 Thu Aug 28 2025
TXZ012-282100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 87 62 81 62 79
Temp 71 68 74 83 87 83 73 67 65 64 66 75 80 79 69 66 65 64 68 74 77 73
DewPt 62 61 62 64 62 61 64 65 64 63 64 64 62 62 64 64 64 63 65 65 64 64
Min/Max RH 44 100 53 97 64
RH 74 79 66 53 44 47 73 93 97 98 93 69 54 55 85 93 97 97 90 74 64 73
Wind Dir S SW NW N N NE NE E E E NE E SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 8 6 4 4 4 8 10 9 8 6 5 6 8 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 OV B2 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 9 17 15 7 20 10 23 28 53 91 84 37 34 21 46 80 86 89 75 73 73 74
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 80 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.86 0.20
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O NM NM NM NM NM
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 6 3 <1 1 <1 1 2 3 3 2
Vent Rate 9 9 31 53 61 50 10 12 11 8 8 18 40 32 13 22 11 12 18 30 31 32
T Wind Dir SW SW NW N N NE E E E E NE NE S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 19 17 16 13 13 16 14 10 8 5 6 8 12 21 20 13 11 12 10 10 20
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 Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
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 60 79 59 81 59 84 61 84
Temp 64 63 74 76 64 61 76 77 64 61 78 80 65 62 79 76
DewPt 64 63 63 61 62 61 60 58 60 59 59 57 59 57 58 58
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 47 94 41 84 41
RH 100100 69 60 93100 58 52 87 93 52 45 81 84 49 54
PWind Dir E NE SE SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 40 30 20 20 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs NM O SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-282100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 62 84 62 82
Temp 67 64 74 83 87 85 74 68 65 63 68 76 83 82 70 68 65 64 70 76 80 77
DewPt 61 61 63 62 61 60 63 65 65 63 66 65 64 63 66 66 65 64 67 66 65 65
Min/Max RH 41 100 50 100 60
RH 82 91 69 50 42 43 69 90100100 94 67 53 54 88 94100100 89 70 60 66
Wind Dir SW SW NW N NE NE E E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE S S S E E
Wind Spd 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 6 6 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 OV B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 14 8 9 7 14 9 25 31 54 93 82 32 24 44 67 69 75 66 62 56 62 51
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.33 0.12
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM O O SC SC NM NM O
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 2
Vent Rate 10 7 32 56 62 56 8 10 14 13 10 19 65 35 8 6 7 8 21 43 40 27
T Wind Dir SW SW NW N N NE E E E E E S S S SE S SE S SW SW SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 14 17 14 10 11 16 17 11 10 6 5 10 13 16 12 14 13 12 11 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 79 58 81 58 83 58 84
Temp 64 63 74 76 63 61 75 78 63 59 76 79 64 59 78 78
DewPt 64 63 64 62 63 61 61 59 61 59 60 58 59 59 58 57
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 49 100 46 100 44
RH 100100 71 62100100 61 52 93100 57 49 86100 49 49
PWind Dir E NE SE S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 90 50 40 30 30 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs O O SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-282100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 85 64 83 64 82
Temp 72 69 75 81 84 81 74 69 67 65 68 74 81 82 71 69 66 66 70 76 79 76
DewPt 65 64 65 65 64 65 66 67 66 65 65 64 63 63 65 66 66 65 67 66 65 67
Min/Max RH 51 100 52 100 62
RH 80 85 70 57 51 58 76 93 98 99 90 70 55 54 81 89100 97 89 70 62 72
Wind Dir SW SW NW N NE NE NE E E NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S SE E SE
Wind Spd 9 6 9 11 11 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 OV B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 15 14 17 22 23 13 30 39 69 88 80 48 32 32 40 70 86 87 75 76 64 50
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.81 0.19
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O NM NM SC SC NM
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 4 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 2
Vent Rate 12 8 37 70 70 58 22 20 15 8 9 14 33 44 14 17 10 10 31 29 30 29
T Wind Dir SW SW N N N NE E E E NE NE NE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 12 17 19 14 13 16 13 10 5 4 4 8 12 13 13 9 9 13 9 8 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 Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
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 82 61 86 61 88 63 87
Temp 67 65 76 79 66 62 80 81 67 62 81 83 68 63 82 78
DewPt 66 65 64 63 64 62 61 60 62 61 60 58 61 60 59 60
Max/Min RH 99 56 100 43 98 39 91 41
RH 97 99 66 58 93100 53 48 84 98 49 43 77 90 46 55
PWind Dir E NE S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 70 30 20 20 10 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-282100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 64 81 63 80
Temp 72 69 74 80 84 81 73 68 66 65 67 73 79 80 70 69 66 65 69 75 77 75
DewPt 64 64 65 65 64 64 66 66 66 65 64 63 62 63 65 66 66 65 67 65 65 66
Min/Max RH 51 100 53 100 66
RH 77 85 73 60 51 57 77 94 98 99 90 71 56 56 82 90 98100 92 73 66 75
Wind Dir S SW NW N NE NE NE E E NE NE E E E E SE S S S S E SE
Wind Spd 12 9 10 11 11 11 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 9 6 5 4 4 4 5 6
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 OV B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 9 13 18 26 16 9 19 35 62 94 79 43 29 26 40 72 84 87 73 77 62 49
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.95 0.15
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O NM NM SC SC NM
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 4 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 2
Vent Rate 10 8 36 62 67 53 21 19 13 8 8 16 33 41 15 15 10 8 24 29 37 28
T Wind Dir SW SW N N N NE E E E E NE NE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 13 18 18 13 13 16 14 10 5 5 5 8 11 16 16 10 9 13 9 9 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 80 62 83 62 86 62 85
Temp 66 64 73 76 65 63 78 79 66 62 79 81 68 64 79 76
DewPt 66 64 64 62 64 63 61 59 62 61 60 59 61 60 59 59
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 46 97 41 90 43
RH 100100 72 61 95100 56 51 86 97 54 46 77 89 50 55
PWind Dir E NE S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 70 30 20 20 10 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-282100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 84 59 80 59 79
Temp 63 61 72 80 84 82 69 65 62 61 66 74 79 78 67 64 63 62 68 74 78 76
DewPt 60 61 62 62 61 61 64 64 62 61 63 64 63 62 64 64 62 62 65 64 63 63
Min/Max RH 46 100 55 100 59
RH 89100 71 55 47 50 83 98100100 91 70 57 58 89 99 98100 89 70 60 64
Wind Dir W NW N N NE E E E E E SE S S SE SE SE S S SW NE E NE
Wind Spd 9 8 12 13 12 11 9 5 4 4 3 4 5 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 25 12 21 8 12 22 36 26 63 82 85 52 32 48 61 73 67 71 66 59 42 44
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 90 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.11 0.68 0.10
Rain Shwrs IS IS O O O O SC SC SC SC O
Tstms IS NM NM SC IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 2
Vent Rate 5 6 36 66 77 50 8 11 7 4 6 30 56 46 19 19 11 11 16 38 52 27
T Wind Dir W N N N NE E E E E E SW SW S SW SE SE S S S S SE E
T Wind Spd 11 14 21 18 13 12 13 13 8 5 4 9 12 14 14 16 8 9 9 10 10 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 Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
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 57 79 55 82 56 84 56 83
Temp 63 60 74 77 61 58 78 79 62 58 79 81 62 57 79 74
DewPt 63 60 60 58 61 58 59 57 60 57 57 55 58 56 57 56
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 43 99 37 98 42
RH 100100 63 52 99100 53 47 93 96 48 41 87 95 47 54
PWind Dir NE NE S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 20 20 20 20 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs O NM IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-282100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 80 58 80 58 79
Temp 64 61 69 76 79 76 67 64 63 60 65 73 79 77 66 63 63 62 68 74 78 74
DewPt 64 61 65 65 64 64 66 64 63 60 64 64 62 63 64 63 63 62 66 64 63 64
Min/Max RH 60 100 56 100 61
RH 99100 86 69 61 66 96100100100 96 72 57 61 92100 99100 92 72 61 71
Wind Dir S NW N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE S S E E E
Wind Spd 6 5 10 12 11 9 6 4 4 3 3 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 35 33 41 50 27 26 27 43 60 73 80 68 30 54 62 76 81 78 66 62 42 50
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 80 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.71 0.07
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 2 <1 <1 1 3 4 2
Vent Rate 4 5 36 53 60 40 11 12 9 5 9 14 33 28 8 26 6 7 9 19 39 21
T Wind Dir S N N N N NE E E E E S SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 9 12 20 18 16 12 11 11 8 5 4 5 9 11 16 16 10 9 6 8 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 80 56 84 56 86 57 83
Temp 63 60 74 76 61 59 79 79 63 58 81 80 63 58 78 74
DewPt 63 60 62 60 61 59 60 58 59 58 60 58 59 57 59 58
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 43 100 41 100 45
RH 100100 65 57100100 53 49 88 99 49 47 86 97 52 58
PWind Dir NE NE S SW S S S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 20 20 10 10 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs NM NM IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
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