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
549 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
TXZ012-062100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
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 90 66 87 66 88
Temp 64 75 86 90 88 76 72 68 66 75 83 86 84 74 72 68 66 75 83 86 84
DewPt 59 64 64 63 64 66 66 65 64 65 66 65 65 66 66 65 64 65 65 65 64
Min/Max RH 41 93 50 93 48
RH 83 69 48 41 45 71 81 90 93 71 57 50 53 76 81 90 93 71 55 50 51
Wind Dir NW NW NE E SE SE S E NE SE S SE SE S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 6 10 10 9 6 4 5 8 9 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 46 38 16 18 32 62 66 49 55 29 16 38 38 43 36 30 45 20 23 40 24
PoP 12HR 5 30 10 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0.07 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 13 31 42 42 11 12 7 3 8 28 53 85 9 6 6 3 16 40 48 12
T Wind Dir N N N E SE SE S E E S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 8 9 11 18 18 12 12 9 9 12 21 11 11 11 9 12 11 10 14
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 Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
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 66 91 69 94 69 92 66 87
Temp 71 67 86 88 75 70 88 90 76 70 86 87 72 67 80 83
DewPt 65 63 64 61 62 60 61 58 61 60 63 61 64 62 63 61
Max/Min RH 87 38 73 32 71 38 84 45
RH 81 87 48 41 64 71 41 34 60 71 46 42 76 84 56 48
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 10 5 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ016-062100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 63 88 63 89
Temp 58 73 82 88 88 76 70 66 63 75 84 87 84 73 68 65 63 74 82 85 85
DewPt 58 66 66 63 62 65 65 65 63 67 65 65 65 68 66 64 63 65 67 66 65
Min/Max RH 39 100 47 100 49
RH 100 79 58 43 42 70 84 97100 75 54 47 52 84 93 97100 74 60 52 51
Wind Dir N N E SE SE NW SE SW W S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 4 5 8 8 6 4 4 4 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 9 9 9 9
Clouds B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 51 35 14 15 56 71 53 30 43 42 23 31 60 51 41 35 21 18 12 38 16
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0 0.22 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 7 5 <1 1 <1 <1 2 3 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 1
Vent Rate 7 16 41 56 39 12 11 7 4 10 28 51 43 8 10 19 5 27 65 75 15
T Wind Dir N N N S SE S SE SW W S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 9 9 9 9 17 11 9 8 6 9 10 16 18 11 23 8 16 12 10 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 91 66 94 66 93 63 86
Temp 70 65 85 89 73 68 88 90 73 67 86 89 71 64 79 83
DewPt 65 63 64 60 60 60 59 58 58 59 61 59 62 62 63 62
Max/Min RH 97 36 78 31 75 34 93 46
RH 84 93 50 38 64 77 38 34 59 75 43 37 72 93 57 49
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 10 5 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
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 95 68 91 68 93
Temp 62 77 87 93 92 80 74 70 68 77 84 89 88 77 74 70 68 77 86 90 88
DewPt 61 66 64 63 64 67 67 67 66 67 67 66 65 68 68 68 67 66 67 66 65
Min/Max RH 35 93 44 97 44
RH 96 69 47 37 39 65 80 91 93 71 57 46 46 74 83 93 95 69 53 45 47
Wind Dir W NW SE SE SE SE SW NE E S S S SE S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 3 2 4 5 8 8 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 8
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 44 25 16 17 32 60 59 56 55 25 25 36 37 33 31 49 32 10 26 31 18
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.12 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 5 <1 1 <1 <1 1 4 6 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 1
Vent Rate 7 12 28 35 58 15 11 11 6 10 38 66 58 19 8 8 6 21 42 63 26
T Wind Dir NW NW S SE SE SE S E E S SE S SE W S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 9 6 5 6 11 18 11 13 8 8 9 12 19 16 9 9 8 13 10 13 24
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 Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
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 67 97 71 100 71 96 66 89
Temp 75 70 90 93 78 73 93 95 78 72 89 91 75 67 80 82
DewPt 67 65 65 60 63 62 61 59 62 62 62 62 65 64 63 62
Max/Min RH 88 32 68 29 70 35 89 45
RH 77 84 44 34 60 67 35 30 58 70 41 38 72 89 55 51
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10 10 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 67 89 68 91
Temp 64 75 85 89 90 79 74 69 68 76 81 86 88 76 73 70 68 76 83 87 87
DewPt 61 65 64 62 63 66 67 67 65 66 66 65 64 67 68 67 65 65 66 65 65
Min/Max RH 38 92 45 95 47
RH 88 69 50 41 41 65 80 92 91 71 59 49 46 73 84 92 92 69 56 48 48
Wind Dir NW NE SE SE SE SE S NE E S S S SE S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 3 4 5 8 9 8 5 4 4 5 8 10 9 6 5 5 6 6 6 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 43 26 15 15 36 61 61 55 52 22 24 35 37 32 30 44 31 8 25 26 14
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.15 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 4 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 1
Vent Rate 4 11 28 35 60 16 9 9 6 9 35 68 64 13 6 5 5 19 42 67 20
T Wind Dir NW NW SW SE SE S S NE E S SE S SE SW SE SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 12 21 11 11 8 8 9 13 19 12 9 8 8 13 10 13 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 95 71 97 71 94 66 87
Temp 74 70 88 91 78 73 91 93 77 72 87 89 74 68 78 80
DewPt 67 64 64 60 63 61 61 59 61 61 62 61 65 63 62 62
Max/Min RH 85 33 67 30 68 36 85 49
RH 79 83 46 35 61 66 37 32 58 68 43 39 73 83 59 53
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S N NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 10 10 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ006-062100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
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 89 61 86 61 89
Temp 61 74 83 88 87 75 69 64 61 74 82 86 83 71 67 63 61 75 83 87 87
DewPt 58 64 63 62 61 63 63 62 61 64 64 64 64 66 65 63 61 64 65 63 63
Min/Max RH 39 100 48 100 43
RH 89 70 50 42 42 66 82 95100 72 55 48 54 84 92100100 68 54 44 45
Wind Dir NW SW S S S SE SW E NE S S S S SE S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 9 9 8 8 6 4 6 10 11 11 6 5 4 5 8 9 9 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 46 25 12 18 67 63 40 47 35 21 25 29 43 35 25 26 21 7 11 11 14
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0.44 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 3 3
Vent Rate 5 13 48 58 55 8 14 8 5 13 53 54 41 6 5 8 4 22 42 24 26
T Wind Dir N W SW S S SE SW S E S S S SW S SW W SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 9 10 10 11 12 16 10 11 8 12 16 25 9 10 16 9 16 10 10 10
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 Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
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 63 94 66 95 62 90 60 84
Temp 70 64 87 91 73 68 90 92 70 64 84 87 68 61 77 82
DewPt 65 61 62 58 60 57 59 56 60 58 60 59 62 60 61 60
Max/Min RH 93 30 71 28 81 36 97 45
RH 83 90 43 33 64 68 36 30 70 81 43 39 81 97 58 47
PWind Dir S SW S SW S E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10 5 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
OKZ002-062100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 61 88 61 90
Temp 64 77 86 90 88 74 69 65 62 74 82 87 85 71 67 63 62 76 84 88 87
DewPt 63 63 62 61 60 64 65 64 62 66 65 64 65 66 65 63 62 66 65 64 64
Min/Max RH 36 100 46 100 43
RH 96 63 45 37 39 70 87 99100 75 56 47 51 82 94100100 70 53 44 45
Wind Dir W W E SE SE SE E NE SW S S S S SE S SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 6 9 9 6 6 4 6 9 10 10 8 5 4 5 8 8 8 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 35 22 14 20 39 62 58 62 47 28 27 38 32 29 26 28 24 10 16 17 9
PoP 12HR 20 60 20 50 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.42 0 0.30 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1
Vent Rate 4 17 36 46 22 10 8 9 5 18 51 55 54 10 6 7 6 15 42 51 5
T Wind Dir NW SW S SE SE SE E E SW N S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE
T Wind Spd 10 11 6 9 12 18 13 12 8 13 12 13 24 19 12 13 11 11 10 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 94 67 97 64 90 60 84
Temp 70 65 89 92 73 68 92 92 72 66 86 86 68 61 77 81
DewPt 65 64 64 60 62 60 59 58 62 61 61 60 63 61 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 32 77 28 87 39 100 47
RH 84 97 43 34 67 75 33 32 71 84 44 41 84100 57 49
PWind Dir S S S SW S S NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 20 10 40 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
$$
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