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 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
TXZ012-090900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Date 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 95 68 96 68
Temp 85 74 71 67 65 79 89 93 92 79 75 71 68 81 92 95 91 80 76 71 69
DewPt 63 65 65 63 62 62 60 58 59 60 61 60 58 60 59 57 57 60 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 90 30 73 28 73
RH 48 74 81 87 90 56 38 31 33 52 62 68 70 49 33 28 32 51 58 68 70
Wind Dir S SE S SW W W S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 6 5 5 4 4 9 10 11 11 11 11 13 16 17 16 13 13 12 12
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) 22 34 20 10 7 7 2 11 18 11 7 6 5 5 2 12 48 64 51 42 25
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.19 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 1 2 1
Vent Rate 18 7 4 3 3 10 25 48 52 10 14 12 10 24 66107 19 10 20 19 18
T Wind Dir SE S S SW S SW SW S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 16 17 12 10 8 6 10 12 18 20 17 16 18 18 21 25 16 21 13 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 07/11Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25Mon 07/14/25Tue 07/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 65 82 63 86 65 86 66 87
Temp 87 86 71 65 76 78 67 64 80 83 70 65 82 82 71 66 80 83
DewPt 61 62 64 63 65 65 65 62 65 64 65 63 65 64 65 63 64 64
Min/Max RH 39 93 56 97 50 93 50 90 51
RH 42 45 79 93 69 64 93 93 60 53 84 93 56 55 81 90 58 53
PWind Dir S SE E S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 50 30 40 20 30 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-090900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Date 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 94 66 94 65
Temp 87 73 68 65 63 78 88 92 92 79 72 69 66 79 89 93 90 79 73 69 65
DewPt 64 66 64 63 62 64 62 59 58 62 61 59 58 61 59 57 58 60 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 97 30 78 30 81
RH 46 79 87 93 97 61 42 33 32 56 68 70 75 53 37 30 34 52 62 70 81
Wind Dir SE SE S SW W W S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 10 13 16 16 13 12 12 11 9
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 30 19 9 11 7 0 7 17 13 11 10 8 7 1 13 44 53 49 20 24
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3 1 1 2 1
Vent Rate 13 9 5 5 4 15 34 58 57 11 11 14 14 34 74143 55 17 35 29 13
T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 9 14 12 12 9 10 8 9 10 17 16 16 17 23 21 23 23 14 27 19 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/11Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25Mon 07/14/25Tue 07/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 92 64 85 61 86 62 86 63 87
Temp 87 88 70 64 80 80 65 62 78 84 67 63 81 82 68 63 80 84
DewPt 61 61 63 64 65 65 65 62 66 64 64 63 65 64 64 63 65 63
Min/Max RH 37 100 50 100 49 100 49 100 47
RH 43 40 78100 60 59100100 66 50 90100 58 54 87100 59 49
PWind Dir S SE SE S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 50 30 50 20 30 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-090900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Date 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 99 70 101 71
Temp 90 79 73 69 67 82 94 98 94 84 78 74 70 84 96100 96 84 80 74 71
DewPt 63 66 65 65 63 64 61 58 60 62 62 62 61 62 58 56 57 61 60 62 61
Max/Min RH 87 27 75 24 71
RH 41 64 75 87 87 56 34 27 32 48 57 66 72 47 28 24 27 46 52 66 71
Wind Dir S SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 9 9 9 8 11 13 16 14 12 10 9 9
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 30 24 6 5 13 3 4 6 14 5 5 2 5 2 4 24 40 54 52 35 34
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 5 1 <1 1 <1 2 5 7 2 1 <1 2 1
Vent Rate 21 14 8 10 5 11 27 60 66 16 15 17 13 32 90137 38 20 10 17 18
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE S S
T Wind Spd 9 16 12 13 8 8 6 10 14 18 18 17 14 18 19 23 28 21 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 07/11Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25Mon 07/14/25Tue 07/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 95 67 85 66 91 67 91 68 90
Temp 90 89 74 67 78 82 70 66 85 87 73 67 85 86 74 68 84 85
DewPt 62 63 66 66 66 66 67 65 65 65 66 65 66 65 66 65 65 65
Min/Max RH 35 96 57 98 44 93 45 93 49
RH 39 41 75 96 68 58 89 98 52 47 80 93 52 50 77 89 54 51
PWind Dir S SE E S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 50 40 40 20 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-090900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Date 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 97 71 99 70
Temp 88 78 73 69 67 80 90 94 92 83 78 74 71 83 94 97 94 82 79 73 71
DewPt 62 66 65 64 63 63 61 58 59 61 61 62 60 61 58 56 57 60 60 61 60
Max/Min RH 87 29 72 25 71
RH 42 67 77 85 86 57 38 30 33 48 58 66 69 47 30 25 30 48 53 66 70
Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 8 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 10 11 10 10 12 14 16 16 13 12 11 10
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 32 19 7 5 15 1 5 5 10 3 5 3 7 1 4 22 37 47 51 36 39
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 1 <1 2 5 7 1 1 <1 2 1
Vent Rate 22 12 6 8 4 12 26 53 64 16 14 17 12 30 95133 35 21 10 16 18
T Wind Dir SE S SE S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 17 12 13 8 9 6 10 14 19 18 18 16 18 20 23 28 24 13 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/11Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25Mon 07/14/25Tue 07/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 66 83 65 88 67 88 68 88
Temp 88 88 73 66 75 81 69 65 82 86 73 67 83 84 73 68 82 84
DewPt 61 63 65 65 66 65 66 65 65 64 65 64 65 65 66 64 65 65
Min/Max RH 37 96 59 99 46 91 48 88 52
RH 41 44 76 96 72 59 91 99 58 48 78 91 56 52 78 88 56 53
PWind Dir S SE E S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 50 40 40 20 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-090900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Date 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 95 65 96 63
Temp 89 75 69 65 63 80 91 95 92 79 73 68 66 81 92 96 90 77 72 66 63
DewPt 59 62 63 62 61 63 60 57 56 58 58 58 57 59 58 57 57 60 60 59 58
Max/Min RH 93 28 78 27 85
RH 37 63 80 89 93 56 36 28 30 49 59 70 74 48 32 27 33 55 67 76 83
Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W
Wind Spd 8 6 6 5 5 8 9 10 10 10 11 10 10 16 17 17 14 12 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 12 13 19 15 7 2 14 11 7 6 6 7 4 9 30 46 61 39 22 22
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 49 6 6 4 4 11 48 88 58 9 13 15 12 43 87101 37 27 11 8 8
T Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 8 12 11 11 10 11 12 12 14 17 17 17 26 26 21 21 26 16 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 07/11Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25Mon 07/14/25Tue 07/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 60 82 59 86 61 86 61 87
Temp 87 87 68 61 76 78 64 60 82 84 68 61 82 84 68 62 82 84
DewPt 59 59 62 61 63 64 63 60 64 63 63 61 62 62 63 61 63 62
Min/Max RH 35 100 55 100 46 100 45 99 45
RH 39 39 81100 64 62 97100 55 49 85 99 52 48 84 96 54 48
PWind Dir NE E E S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 50 30 40 20 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-090900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Date 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 98 67 99 64
Temp 92 76 70 66 64 82 93 97 94 80 74 70 68 85 96 98 92 78 73 67 65
DewPt 58 63 63 62 61 64 60 57 56 58 59 59 58 59 57 56 57 60 61 60 60
Max/Min RH 90 25 75 25 87
RH 33 64 78 87 90 55 32 27 28 48 59 68 70 41 27 25 31 55 65 78 84
Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S SW S SW SW
Wind Spd 8 8 6 5 4 5 9 10 11 10 11 11 11 14 17 17 16 12 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 2 13 26 9 13 1 2 12 3 5 3 3 6 2 16 28 39 57 48 29 16
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 31 8 9 9 4 11 45 84100 13 13 16 12 45112 65 83 13 7 8 7
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S SW SW W SE S SW
T Wind Spd 10 16 18 17 11 9 10 12 17 19 19 19 19 25 26 25 25 13 11 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/11Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25Mon 07/14/25Tue 07/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 92 60 81 60 89 62 89 63 89
Temp 88 88 69 61 74 80 65 61 84 87 69 63 85 86 69 64 84 86
DewPt 60 61 63 61 64 64 64 61 64 62 63 62 63 62 64 63 64 62
Min/Max RH 36 100 55 100 41 100 42 100 44
RH 39 41 82100 70 57 97100 50 44 82 97 48 45 83 98 51 46
PWind Dir NE E E S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 60 30 30 10 20 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC NM IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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