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
519 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
TXZ012-242100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
519 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 64 82 59 73
Temp 68 75 84 87 86 76 70 68 66 70 77 81 77 69 64 61 60 63 68 72 71
DewPt 60 61 58 57 58 60 61 61 61 62 61 60 61 61 61 60 60 61 60 60 60
Min/Max RH 35 87 49 100 65
RH 76 62 41 36 39 58 73 78 84 76 58 49 58 76 90 97100 93 76 66 68
Wind Dir SE S S S S SE SE E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 13 12 11 10 9 10 11 12
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 72 57 48 52 42 49 69 87 88 78 66 76 76 86 90 90 93 83 79 86 71
PoP 12HR 20 40 40 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.31 0.07 0.34 0.13
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 8 5 <1 <1 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2
Vent Rate 5 31 73 97 85 9 10 13 12 23 37 60 24 22 19 14 14 15 22 30 28
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SE SE SE SE SE S E E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 12 18 13 13 18 20 16 12 12 18 17 13 16 18 16 12 11 11 11 12 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 Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
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 84 65 89 61 81 59 80
Temp 63 60 77 82 69 65 84 83 67 62 76 75 64 60 75 77
DewPt 60 60 62 61 61 60 62 62 64 62 62 61 62 60 61 61
Max/Min RH 100 47 87 41 100 52 100 52
RH 90100 60 49 76 84 48 49 90100 62 62 93100 62 58
PWind Dir SE S S SW E NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 40 20 30 30 50 40 50 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-242100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
519 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 65 89 59 79
Temp 64 75 82 87 87 76 71 68 66 74 83 87 83 71 65 62 60 66 72 77 78
DewPt 54 57 55 55 54 58 59 60 60 59 58 58 60 63 63 62 60 63 62 61 61
Min/Max RH 31 84 38 100 55
RH 70 54 40 35 33 54 66 76 83 59 42 38 45 76 92100100 89 71 58 56
Wind Dir S S SW S S S SE SE SE S SW NW E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 9 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 11 12 10 9 9 9 8 6 8 9 10 12
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 69 55 45 29 29 51 75 87 67 61 53 63 72 86 88 91 85 82 71 69 60
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.34 0 0.15 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 1 <1 2 6 7 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 3
Vent Rate 4 24 66 88 95 10 6 12 7 37 88 72 54 18 19 17 16 21 30 43 34
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SE SE SE S SW SW E E E E E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 13 12 12 16 18 11 10 11 18 16 11 19 18 14 12 12 11 10 11 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 Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
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 58 85 62 89 60 84 59 81
Temp 63 59 79 83 69 62 84 86 67 61 77 80 64 60 74 80
DewPt 61 59 63 60 62 62 62 59 65 61 65 62 64 60 64 61
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 38 100 52 100 53
RH 93100 58 47 77100 47 41 93100 67 54100100 70 54
PWind Dir SE S S SW E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 20 30 20 50 30 50 40
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS SC IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-242100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
519 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 93 65 84 60 74
Temp 68 78 87 91 87 76 72 67 65 71 77 82 78 69 65 62 61 65 68 72 73
DewPt 64 64 60 58 61 63 64 64 62 64 62 62 64 63 63 62 61 63 62 62 62
Min/Max RH 33 93 51 100 68
RH 86 62 41 34 41 64 75 89 90 80 61 51 62 81 94100100 95 80 71 70
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE E E E SE SE E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 4 6 9 10 11 10 9 8 6 9 9 10 11 10 6 5 5 5 8 9 9
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 73 59 47 41 34 64 82 88 89 82 72 72 73 85 94 94 93 87 85 79 72
PoP 12HR 20 60 40 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 1.62 0.07 0.54 0.28
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 3 6 9 5 <1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
Vent Rate 10 35 91120 89 13 19 15 20 27 37 38 33 24 29 26 22 18 23 26 26
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE E E S SE E E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 9 16 16 14 21 18 16 14 17 14 14 11 16 16 14 11 11 10 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
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 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
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 88 67 92 63 84 61 82
Temp 64 61 78 86 72 67 87 86 69 64 76 78 66 62 76 78
DewPt 62 61 63 63 64 63 64 65 66 64 64 64 65 62 64 64
Max/Min RH 100 45 89 40 100 54 100 56
RH 94100 60 47 77 87 46 50 90100 66 63 97100 66 62
PWind Dir SE S S SW NE NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 20 30 30 60 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-242100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
519 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 91 65 82 61 73
Temp 67 77 84 89 86 76 72 68 66 70 77 81 77 68 65 63 61 64 67 71 71
DewPt 61 63 59 57 60 63 64 64 62 63 62 61 62 63 63 63 61 62 62 61 62
Min/Max RH 34 91 50 100 70
RH 81 64 42 34 41 64 77 86 87 79 61 50 61 85 96100100 94 84 72 74
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE E E SE SE E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 5 9 10 11 12 12 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 12 9 9 8 8 8 9 10
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 74 59 49 34 31 57 84 93 80 78 67 70 71 85 94 93 95 86 85 78 68
PoP 12HR 20 60 40 70 40
QPF 12HR 0 1.40 0.06 0.52 0.25
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 7 9 5 <1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
Vent Rate 8 37101106 92 13 18 16 17 19 38 43 32 24 21 21 17 16 22 26 26
T Wind Dir S S S SW S SE SE E E S SE E E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 9 17 17 13 21 19 14 14 16 13 14 11 17 17 14 11 11 10 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
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 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
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 61 86 67 89 63 82 61 80
Temp 63 61 78 84 71 67 85 84 69 64 75 76 65 62 74 77
DewPt 62 61 63 63 64 63 64 63 66 64 64 64 65 62 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 46 87 41 100 56 100 57
RH 96100 60 50 78 86 49 51 92100 68 66 98100 72 62
PWind Dir SE S S SW NE NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 20 30 30 50 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-242100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
519 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 60 81 56 72
Temp 63 76 85 89 88 73 67 63 61 69 78 80 77 65 61 59 57 62 66 70 71
DewPt 59 58 55 54 54 59 63 62 61 62 60 59 60 63 61 59 57 61 61 60 60
Min/Max RH 28 100 49 100 66
RH 87 54 36 30 31 63 87 97100 77 54 49 58 92 99100100 98 83 70 68
Wind Dir S S SW S S SE E SE SE SE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 10 13 13 12 10 9 9 8 9 9 10 12 12 9 8 8 8 9 10 12
Clouds B2 SC FW SC SC B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 72 48 19 27 45 65 94 96 94 78 53 56 68 84 92 90 95 89 84 74 71
PoP 12HR 10 60 40 80 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.02 0.71 0.20
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC IS IS SC SC O O O O SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 9 6 2 1 1 <1 2 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2
Vent Rate 7 38114113 90 30 26 14 13 20 54 55 26 19 17 14 12 13 19 27 25
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S SE SE SE SE S SE E E E E E E E E E SE
T Wind Spd 14 20 19 14 17 16 21 14 14 10 11 13 16 14 12 10 9 10 11 11 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 Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
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 85 60 86 58 80 56 79
Temp 61 58 77 84 68 61 83 83 64 59 75 78 62 57 75 77
DewPt 60 58 62 59 61 60 61 60 64 59 61 60 62 57 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 42 98 42 100 51 100 52
RH 99100 60 43 78 96 48 46 99100 63 53 99100 63 55
PWind Dir SE SW SW W NE E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 60 20 30 30 50 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC NM IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
$$
OKZ002-242100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
519 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 91 59 76 54 70
Temp 64 76 86 90 84 70 65 63 61 66 72 75 70 61 60 58 55 61 67 70 68
DewPt 59 63 60 58 61 63 63 63 61 63 62 62 62 61 60 58 55 61 61 60 60
Min/Max RH 34 100 63 100 71
RH 85 65 42 34 46 80 94100100 90 71 63 75100100100100100 81 71 78
Wind Dir SE S S S E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 9 12 12 12 11 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 10 8 6 6 8 9 10 10
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) 67 49 29 37 46 81 91 95 89 85 79 73 72 88 91 94 95 91 89 82 79
PoP 12HR 20 70 50 80 50
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.92 0.18 0.33 0.16
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM O O SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 9 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 2
Vent Rate 8 40102121 60 29 17 15 19 24 23 26 28 18 16 10 17 15 22 27 22
T Wind Dir S S SW S SE SE SE SE S SE SE E E E E E E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 19 18 14 21 23 18 16 14 12 11 12 14 13 12 8 9 10 10 11 11
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 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
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 56 86 62 86 58 78 56 80
Temp 60 57 78 83 69 62 83 80 64 59 73 74 62 57 75 75
DewPt 60 57 62 62 63 61 63 63 64 59 62 62 62 57 63 62
Max/Min RH 100 45 98 47 100 59 100 55
RH 100100 59 50 82 96 52 57100100 68 68100100 66 64
PWind Dir SE S S NW NE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 60 20 40 30 50 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS NM IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC 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