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 Wed Aug 6 2025
TXZ012-062100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
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 101 71 100 72 100
Temp 70 81 94100 98 86 79 74 73 82 95100 97 85 80 75 72 83 94 98 96
DewPt 57 59 56 54 52 53 54 53 53 56 54 50 50 52 53 53 53 56 55 51 50
Min/Max RH 20 55 19 51 20
RH 63 47 28 22 21 32 42 48 49 41 25 19 21 32 39 46 51 40 27 21 21
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 12 16 16 14 13 13 13 13 12 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 14 14 13 11
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 3 3 6 7 12 14 25 21 17 8 15 16 39 40 36 31 23 9 32 31
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 13 6
Vent Rate 8 37 70156112 10 11 11 8 38 78168122 10 11 11 11 42 79164106
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 24 18 17 18 20 23 20 18 24 17 17 21 19 24 21 20 23 18 14 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
Heat Y Y
Date Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25Mon 08/11/25Tue 08/12/25
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 71 97 69 94 66 90 65 89
Temp 79 72 91 93 77 70 88 88 73 67 85 83 70 67 85 83
DewPt 53 54 55 54 56 57 59 58 60 59 61 60 62 60 61 59
Max/Min RH 53 24 63 32 75 38 78 38
RH 41 53 30 27 48 63 38 36 64 75 45 46 76 78 45 44
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 5 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-062100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 101 69 100 70 100
Temp 68 83 94 99 99 83 77 72 69 82 94 99 97 82 77 72 70 83 92 97 95
DewPt 55 57 53 50 49 52 51 51 52 54 52 49 48 51 50 50 53 56 54 51 50
Min/Max RH 17 55 17 55 20
RH 63 41 25 19 19 34 40 48 55 38 24 19 19 35 39 46 55 40 28 21 22
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 12 13 13 10 10 9 10 11 11 13 13 12 11 10 11 12 12 13 13 11 9
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 9 4 2 6 12 11 16 16 21 30 9 13 12 20 24 29 31 20 16 29 28
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 13 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 13 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 5
Vent Rate 12 34 59133 73 9 11 10 10 34104168136 9 12 12 14 28 70158 79
T Wind Dir SW SW W W SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 23 14 11 11 18 19 20 19 21 16 14 18 17 20 19 20 19 14 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25Mon 08/11/25Tue 08/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 97 67 94 64 89 63 90
Temp 76 70 91 92 74 68 86 88 71 65 84 83 68 64 84 86
DewPt 51 53 55 54 57 57 59 57 61 60 60 60 62 60 61 59
Max/Min RH 55 25 68 32 84 41 87 38
RH 42 55 30 28 55 68 40 35 71 84 44 46 81 87 46 40
PWind Dir SW SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 5 30 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
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 104 74 105 75 105
Temp 72 84 96102102 89 83 77 74 85 98104102 89 84 78 75 86 97102100
DewPt 59 60 58 53 53 55 55 56 54 56 55 52 51 53 54 54 53 56 56 52 52
Min/Max RH 18 50 17 46 18
RH 64 44 28 20 20 32 38 48 50 37 24 18 18 30 35 43 46 36 25 19 20
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 9 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 9 12 12 11 9
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 6 4 1 8 11 7 18 24 29 18 6 11 21 38 47 39 31 20 17 24 28
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 13 5
Vent Rate 12 51 63122 98 16 18 13 10 35 72158 53 13 19 16 14 51 90164 67
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 25 16 14 17 21 21 18 14 18 17 14 13 17 23 20 17 21 19 14 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
Heat Y Y
Date Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25Mon 08/11/25Tue 08/12/25
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 75 101 71 98 69 93 68 94
Temp 83 75 93 96 80 73 91 93 76 70 87 88 73 68 87 90
DewPt 54 55 57 56 59 60 61 60 63 62 63 62 64 63 63 60
Max/Min RH 51 25 65 30 76 37 84 36
RH 37 51 30 26 49 65 37 33 63 76 45 42 72 83 44 38
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 20 5 30 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 103 74 102 75 102
Temp 73 83 94101100 88 83 77 74 84 95101 99 87 83 78 75 85 95 99 98
DewPt 58 59 57 52 52 55 55 54 54 56 55 51 51 53 54 53 52 55 55 52 51
Min/Max RH 19 50 19 45 20
RH 58 44 29 20 20 32 38 45 50 39 26 20 20 32 37 42 45 37 26 20 21
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 12 13 13 13 12 13 13 12 12 13 13 12 11 13 13 12 12 13 12 11 9
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 3 2 8 11 7 18 25 27 20 8 12 21 42 46 39 33 19 13 25 23
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 12 6
Vent Rate 10 42 57117 84 13 16 12 9 24 63148 48 9 16 15 11 47 83158 73
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 24 16 14 13 21 24 19 16 18 16 14 14 16 23 20 17 21 19 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25Mon 08/11/25Tue 08/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 74 98 71 96 68 91 67 91
Temp 81 75 90 94 79 72 89 90 76 70 85 86 73 68 84 87
DewPt 54 55 56 56 59 59 61 60 62 61 62 61 63 62 62 60
Max/Min RH 50 25 62 33 75 40 83 38
RH 39 50 32 27 50 62 39 36 63 75 47 43 70 81 48 40
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 5 30 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-062100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
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 103 67 99 68 100
Temp 66 84 97103101 85 77 71 67 84 96 99 97 83 76 72 69 84 94 98 96
DewPt 53 53 44 43 45 48 51 51 49 53 52 50 50 52 51 50 50 51 52 51 52
Min/Max RH 13 53 19 54 20
RH 64 33 16 13 15 29 40 48 53 34 23 20 21 34 42 46 52 32 24 21 23
Wind Dir SW W NW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 12 12 10 10 10 6 8 9 10 12 12 12 10 9 10 11 11 12 11 10 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 20 2 4 4 11 29 40 23 20 20 8 16 32 57 47 33 39 24 25 24 33
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 9 13 9 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 12 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6
Vent Rate 9 15 70121 77 10 7 7 7 19 57136 32 6 10 11 8 23 42 60 63
T Wind Dir SW W NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 14 11 11 11 11 13 16 16 13 13 13 12 12 18 18 16 14 12 11 12
RFTI 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25Mon 08/11/25Tue 08/12/25
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 94 64 92 62 87 61 89
Temp 75 68 89 91 72 65 86 88 70 63 81 85 68 62 83 86
DewPt 54 53 55 55 57 56 57 57 61 60 61 59 61 59 60 58
Max/Min RH 59 26 72 32 90 39 92 36
RH 47 59 32 30 59 72 37 35 73 90 50 40 79 90 46 39
PWind Dir SW N S SW S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 20 5 30 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-062100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 105 70 105 71 105
Temp 69 85100105103 85 78 73 70 87100104100 84 79 74 72 87 99103 99
DewPt 56 53 45 43 45 52 52 51 49 53 51 49 50 52 52 51 50 52 51 49 51
Min/Max RH 12 47 16 47 17
RH 64 32 16 12 14 32 41 46 47 31 20 16 19 33 39 44 46 30 20 17 20
Wind Dir S SW NW SW SE S SW SW W SW SW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 12 13 11 10 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 11 10 10 11 12 12 10 10 10
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 6 3 1 4 3 15 17 16 24 10 6 10 24 47 36 38 33 22 19 22 41
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 13 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 14 8
Vent Rate 10 25 43107 73 7 10 7 8 22 59146103 8 6 10 9 22 51140119
T Wind Dir SW W NW W S SE SW SW W W W W SW W S SW SW SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 19 17 12 11 10 16 17 14 17 14 12 13 13 17 11 13 17 13 11 11 16
RFTI 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25Mon 08/11/25Tue 08/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 99 66 96 63 90 63 93
Temp 78 69 92 94 74 67 90 90 71 64 84 87 69 64 87 89
DewPt 53 54 57 55 59 58 59 57 61 61 61 60 61 60 61 58
Max/Min RH 58 25 74 30 93 38 89 33
RH 42 58 31 28 58 74 36 33 71 90 47 40 77 86 41 36
PWind Dir SW SW S S SW SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 20 5 30 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
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