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 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
TXZ012-162100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25
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 82 55 81 50 79
Temp 60 57 64 76 80 77 67 64 61 57 62 75 80 74 62 58 55 51 60 74 78 71
DewPt 47 47 50 53 51 50 52 52 52 51 51 47 42 41 42 41 38 36 36 35 32 35
Min/Max RH 34 86 26 56 19
RH 62 69 60 45 36 39 59 65 72 80 67 37 26 30 48 53 53 56 41 24 19 27
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW W SW W SW SW W W W W NW N
Wind Spd 13 12 14 19 20 16 16 12 11 10 9 9 9 6 5 8 9 11 12 13 12 9
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 5 18 14 20 44 33 19 26 9 3 4 3 7 2 12 23 21 11 6 4 8 3
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 2
Vent Rate 9 8 25 87120 20 10 9 8 6 14 63106 5 4 5 6 6 22 52 64 14
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW W W SW W W W SW SW W NW NW N
T Wind Spd 21 19 24 24 24 19 23 19 19 16 12 14 17 12 10 12 14 14 19 16 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25
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 41 72 52 82 47 68 44 73
Temp 52 42 64 67 57 53 76 76 58 48 63 62 49 45 67 66
DewPt 36 34 32 33 38 40 42 37 36 34 32 31 31 33 36 34
Max/Min RH 73 24 61 21 58 24 63 25
RH 54 73 30 28 49 61 30 24 44 58 31 31 50 63 32 30
PWind Dir NE S S SW W N S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-162100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 50 80 48 78
Temp 58 55 64 75 79 77 65 61 56 52 61 73 79 72 60 55 51 49 60 73 77 72
DewPt 52 52 56 55 55 55 56 56 54 50 48 43 40 39 40 38 34 31 34 31 30 32
Min/Max RH 42 100 25 53 18
RH 80 90 74 49 43 46 73 84 93 93 62 34 25 30 47 53 51 50 37 21 18 23
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W NW N
Wind Spd 11 10 13 16 14 12 11 8 5 4 6 9 11 6 6 6 9 9 10 12 10 4
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW B1 SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 9 34 50 30 32 21 55 31 6 3 8 1 6 6 23 27 15 8 10 6 11 11
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 10 8 32 69104 12 9 11 8 7 13 65100 6 6 7 10 10 21 56 51 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW W W W SW SW W W W W W W NW NE
T Wind Spd 18 16 24 23 21 17 17 20 16 14 14 16 17 10 12 14 18 20 20 14 11 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 39 73 50 81 44 68 42 73
Temp 51 40 65 68 56 51 75 75 56 44 62 62 48 43 67 66
DewPt 37 35 35 37 40 41 42 35 36 32 31 32 33 33 35 34
Max/Min RH 85 27 71 21 62 26 69 26
RH 59 82 32 32 56 70 30 23 47 62 31 32 55 66 30 30
PWind Dir NE S SW SW W NE S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25
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 57 83 51 81
Temp 61 58 68 80 84 79 70 67 63 59 65 75 82 76 64 59 55 52 61 76 80 73
DewPt 49 48 50 54 53 54 53 54 55 54 52 49 45 45 46 45 42 39 39 38 37 39
Min/Max RH 35 88 27 64 21
RH 66 69 53 41 35 41 54 64 74 84 64 39 27 33 53 60 61 61 44 25 21 29
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W SW SW SW W W NW N N
Wind Spd 10 8 11 16 17 13 13 10 8 5 6 6 6 4 3 4 4 5 8 10 10 9
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 7 10 25 41 34 23 39 17 2 1 3 4 3 16 20 22 11 9 4 5 3
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 2
Vent Rate 13 10 31 96136 24 16 13 9 8 17 43 83 7 7 7 8 8 17 37 71 16
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW NW W SW W W SW SW SW W NW NW N
T Wind Spd 18 14 20 24 24 19 20 17 13 12 12 12 13 11 11 11 11 11 14 11 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 Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25
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 42 74 55 86 48 70 45 74
Temp 53 43 66 70 60 56 79 77 60 49 65 64 51 46 69 67
DewPt 37 37 33 37 39 43 43 40 38 36 33 32 33 34 36 34
Max/Min RH 80 24 62 22 61 24 65 24
RH 55 80 28 30 45 61 28 26 44 61 30 30 50 63 29 29
PWind Dir NE S S SW W N S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 57 81 52 80
Temp 62 59 67 78 82 78 70 67 64 59 63 74 80 75 63 59 56 53 60 74 79 72
DewPt 49 48 50 54 53 53 54 55 55 54 50 47 43 44 45 44 41 38 38 37 35 38
Min/Max RH 36 87 28 60 21
RH 62 67 55 43 37 42 56 65 72 83 62 39 28 34 51 59 58 57 43 26 21 29
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W SW SW SW W W NW N NE
Wind Spd 12 11 13 17 17 14 14 12 10 9 9 6 8 5 4 4 6 9 9 10 10 9
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 9 11 24 45 31 35 45 15 2 1 1 3 2 18 24 18 11 7 3 4 2
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 2
Vent Rate 11 9 29 93135 22 15 10 9 8 14 42 78 6 5 6 7 7 14 42 74 16
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW NW W SW W W SW SW SW W NW NW NE
T Wind Spd 18 14 21 24 24 18 20 17 16 14 11 12 13 11 10 11 13 12 14 12 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 42 73 56 84 48 69 46 73
Temp 53 43 65 69 60 57 77 76 60 49 63 63 50 47 67 66
DewPt 37 37 32 36 39 42 43 39 37 36 33 31 32 35 35 34
Max/Min RH 78 24 59 22 60 24 65 25
RH 56 78 29 29 45 58 30 26 42 60 32 30 50 63 30 30
PWind Dir NE S SW SW W N S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-162100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25
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 79 47 75 43 77
Temp 58 55 62 74 78 75 62 57 54 49 56 69 75 69 56 51 47 44 57 73 76 69
DewPt 50 50 55 56 55 55 56 55 51 42 43 42 38 39 40 38 33 31 34 31 28 32
Min/Max RH 41 95 26 62 17
RH 76 83 76 52 44 49 79 93 91 76 60 37 26 33 55 60 59 60 43 20 17 25
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S W N N N SW S SW SW W W NW NW N NE
Wind Spd 12 11 13 19 20 13 11 8 5 5 8 5 6 5 5 6 8 8 9 11 11 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 11 11 23 12 20 15 41 60 7 5 4 3 3 5 21 12 4 8 2 1 3 2
PoP 12HR 10 30 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 1
Vent Rate 13 9 32 91123 18 8 7 4 6 16 43 64 4 5 6 7 7 10 50 80 10
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW W N N N SW S S SW SW W NW N N NE
T Wind Spd 21 18 24 26 25 17 13 12 9 14 14 13 12 8 10 12 13 14 12 12 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25
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 35 71 47 80 41 66 39 70
Temp 46 36 63 67 53 48 75 73 54 42 61 60 45 40 66 64
DewPt 35 33 33 36 37 37 37 33 33 30 27 28 31 31 30 30
Max/Min RH 88 26 66 19 62 23 73 21
RH 64 88 33 31 54 66 26 23 45 62 27 29 59 70 26 27
PWind Dir NE SW SW SW NW NW S W
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5
$$
OKZ002-162100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 51 76 44 76
Temp 59 56 66 78 81 75 66 62 58 53 59 70 76 70 57 52 47 45 58 72 76 67
DewPt 49 47 50 54 53 54 54 54 55 48 49 48 43 43 45 43 39 35 39 40 35 35
Min/Max RH 38 93 31 75 22
RH 69 72 55 43 38 48 65 75 90 85 70 45 31 38 64 71 75 68 49 30 22 30
Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW NW NW N NW S S S SW W NW NW N N
Wind Spd 12 11 13 17 18 13 12 9 8 5 9 8 4 3 3 4 4 5 9 11 11 9
Clouds CL SC FW SC SC FW SC B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 29 20 48 42 13 29 72 38 7 10 8 2 2 7 14 5 6 3 1 2 2
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 2
Vent Rate 11 11 32 95136 20 12 8 7 5 17 29 56 2 4 5 7 5 18 46 86 18
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW NW N N NW SE SW S SW W NW NW N N
T Wind Spd 21 19 25 27 26 18 20 16 16 11 14 11 12 6 9 11 14 12 16 12 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 36 72 50 83 41 67 40 71
Temp 46 37 65 67 56 51 78 73 55 43 63 60 46 41 67 64
DewPt 35 33 32 36 37 38 39 36 35 32 30 29 30 31 31 31
Max/Min RH 86 24 62 20 66 23 70 22
RH 65 85 29 32 49 61 25 26 48 66 29 31 53 67 26 29
PWind Dir N SW SW SW W N S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5
$$
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