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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
148 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

TXZ012-140900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
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                 57          79          55          80          54
Temp          68 66 60 60 59 58 62 73 78 74 65 62 59 56 63 75 79 74 64 61 58 55
DewPt         57 58 59 59 59 57 57 57 56 54 53 52 51 50 52 53 50 49 49 48 48 48
Max/Min RH                  100          46          80          35          77
RH            68 75 96 96100 96 84 57 47 50 65 70 75 80 67 46 36 41 58 62 69 77
Wind Dir       E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S
Wind Spd       9 11  9 10 10 10 10 13 14 13 12 11 10  9 10 13 16 14 13 12 12 12
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     81 71 74 81 63 65 59 40 46  8  4  7  8  7 12  4 15  7  2  6  7 12
PoP 12HR                     40          20           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs    SC SC SC    IS IS IS
Tstms               IS       IS IS
Mix Hgt        2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     22 16  5 11 13 11 16 53 72 13  8  8  7  5 20 81 98 23  8  9  9  7
T Wind Dir    SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S
T Wind Spd    10 12 11 16 17 14 16 19 19 17 18 18 17 14 17 20 21 18 19 21 20 17
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           10/16Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
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       80      53      79      48      76      45      77      50      83
Temp          75 74 62 54 73 73 56 49 70 68 51 45 69 70 56 51 76 75
DewPt         51 50 49 47 44 36 37 37 40 38 39 36 37 35 35 35 37 36
Min/Max RH         36      77      24      63      27      70      22      54      18
RH            43 43 62 77 35 26 49 63 34 33 63 70 31 28 45 54 24 24
PWind Dir           S       S       W       W      NW      NE      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           10      10       0       0       0       5       0       0       5

$$

TXZ016-140900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
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                 57          79          52          80          53
Temp          70 69 62 61 59 59 63 71 77 76 65 61 56 53 63 74 79 75 64 60 56 54
DewPt         56 59 61 60 59 58 59 59 58 57 56 54 52 52 55 56 54 52 52 51 50 50
Max/Min RH                  100          48          95          41          85
RH            61 70 97 97100 98 87 65 51 52 72 80 85 95 74 52 42 44 65 72 80 85
Wind Dir       E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd       9  9  8  6  6  6  9 13 13 12 10  9  8  5  9 13 16 13 12 11 10  9
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     70 80 82 93 77 71 80 62 40 14  9 16 19 17 41 15 16 13  9 20 18 22
PoP 12HR                     50          30           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.07        0.05           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs    SC SC SC SC SC SC IS                                           IS
Tstms         IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt        3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     30 17  9 11 12 12 20 55 79 15 10  9  8  7 28 79106 28 11 11 11 10
T Wind Dir    SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T Wind Spd    10 14 14 16 16 14 17 20 20 17 18 17 16 14 18 21 21 17 19 20 19 18
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           10/16Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
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       78      48      77      45      76      42      77      48      83
Temp          74 75 60 49 73 71 53 46 69 69 49 43 69 71 53 49 76 76
DewPt         52 51 49 45 37 32 33 32 37 35 37 36 36 33 34 35 35 35
Min/Max RH         40      89      20      58      23      79      21      59      18
RH            45 43 67 86 28 24 46 58 31 28 63 76 29 25 48 58 22 23
PWind Dir           S       S       W       W      NW      NW      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           20      10       0       0       0       0       0       0       5
Rain Shwrs    IS
Tstms         IS

$$

TXZ008-140900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
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                 59          82          56          83          56
Temp          69 68 62 61 60 59 63 74 79 77 67 65 60 57 67 79 82 77 67 64 60 56
DewPt         57 60 61 61 60 59 59 59 56 57 55 54 54 53 54 54 52 52 51 50 50 49
Max/Min RH                  100          42          88          35          77
RH            66 75 96 99 99 98 84 58 46 49 66 69 79 86 63 42 35 42 56 61 69 77
Wind Dir      NE  E  E  E  E SE SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd       8  8  5  4  5  5  6 10 12 11  9  8  6  4  8 12 13 12 11 10  9  8
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%)     87 82 82 89 77 80 68 47 61 16  6  9 14  5  9  7 11  7  3  3  8 11
PoP 12HR                     30          30           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.08           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs    IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms                  IS    IS IS
Mix Hgt        3  2  1  1  1  1  1  3  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     22 14 12 10 14 11 16 46 83 16 11 11 11  9 26 91113 24 13 14 13 10
T Wind Dir     E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S
T Wind Spd     9 10 11 10 11 11 12 16 19 14 17 16 16 13 18 20 21 17 19 19 18 13
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           10/16Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
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       83      54      80      48      77      45      79      53      86
Temp          79 77 65 55 73 74 57 49 72 70 53 46 71 72 58 53 78 78
DewPt         52 52 52 50 48 42 41 41 42 41 40 38 37 38 37 37 37 37
Min/Max RH         33      83      28      74      27      76      22      54      18
RH            39 41 63 83 41 32 55 74 34 35 61 73 29 29 45 54 23 23
PWind Dir           S       S       W      SW      NW       N      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            5       5       0       0       0       5       0       0       5

$$

TXZ008-140900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
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                 59          80          57          82          57
Temp          68 67 62 61 61 60 63 72 78 75 68 64 60 57 66 77 81 76 67 64 61 58
DewPt         56 59 60 61 60 58 58 58 56 56 55 54 53 53 53 54 52 51 51 51 50 50
Max/Min RH                   99          45          84          37          75
RH            67 74 93 99 96 95 85 60 47 50 64 69 77 84 63 45 37 42 56 62 68 75
Wind Dir      NE  E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd       8  9  8  8  9  9  9 11 12 12 11 10  9  8 10 13 14 13 13 12 12 11
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%)     79 80 81 89 74 74 63 46 58 11  6 12 11  7  8  6 10  6  4  4  8 12
PoP 12HR                     40          30           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.07           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs    IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms               IS IS    IS IS
Mix Hgt        3  1 <1 <1  1 <1  1  3  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     21 11  9  6 11  8 17 46 87 19 10 10  8  7 23 91121 23 11 12 11  8
T Wind Dir     E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T Wind Spd     9 10 11 10 12 11 14 17 19 17 17 17 14 13 18 20 23 17 19 20 18 14
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           10/16Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
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       81      54      78      49      76      46      77      54      84
Temp          77 76 65 55 72 73 57 50 70 69 53 47 69 71 59 54 76 77
DewPt         51 51 52 50 46 40 40 40 42 40 40 37 36 36 37 36 37 36
Min/Max RH         35      82      27      70      29      72      24      51      18
RH            41 43 62 82 39 30 52 70 36 35 63 70 30 28 45 51 24 23
PWind Dir           S       S       W      SW      NW       N      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           10       5       0       0       0       5       0       0       5

$$

TXZ006-140900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
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                 52          75          52          78          52
Temp          65 63 56 54 54 54 59 67 73 72 62 59 56 53 63 74 78 74 63 60 55 53
DewPt         49 51 55 54 54 54 58 59 58 58 57 55 53 52 54 55 53 52 52 51 50 49
Max/Min RH                  100          56          96          41          86
RH            56 64 95100100100 99 76 60 61 83 88 90 95 72 51 41 46 66 73 82 86
Wind Dir       E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd       9  9  8  6  8  9 11 13 13 11 12 10 10  9 12 16 17 14 13 12 12 10
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     71 78 85 87 83 76 70 73 57 26 37 27 22 28 24 16 16 14 19 14 10 15
PoP 12HR                     60          40           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.32        0.07           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs       SC SC NM SC SC SC IS
Tstms                  IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt        3  2 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     25 16  8  6  5 14 16 34 77 10  8  8  9  9 27 86118 35 11 11  9  8
T Wind Dir     E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T Wind Spd    10 11 11 11  9 13 16 19 21 12 16 17 18 17 20 24 24 18 20 20 18 17
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           10/16Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
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       76      45      73      42      72      39      74      45      80
Temp          73 73 56 46 68 67 49 43 67 66 47 40 67 68 52 46 74 74
DewPt         52 51 49 46 42 35 35 35 38 36 37 34 35 34 34 34 35 33
Min/Max RH         42      99      27      72      27      81      23      65      18
RH            47 45 77 99 39 29 57 72 34 33 68 80 30 28 51 63 24 22
PWind Dir           S      SW       W      SW       N       N      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           10      10       0       0       0       5       0       0       0

$$

OKZ002-140900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
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                 53          77          54          81          54
Temp          66 62 56 56 55 55 61 70 75 72 63 62 58 55 65 78 81 75 64 61 58 54
DewPt         49 52 55 56 55 55 59 59 58 57 55 55 53 52 54 54 52 52 51 50 50 48
Max/Min RH                  100          49          90          37          80
RH            55 71 97100100100 92 68 55 59 74 78 83 90 67 44 37 44 63 67 75 80
Wind Dir       E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd       9  8  5  4  5  6  9 12 12 11 11  9  9  9 12 14 16 13 13 12 12 11
Clouds        OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     89 80 82 89 84 81 70 62 36 39 19 22 16 24 15 15 14 11 10 13 16 23
PoP 12HR                     40          30           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.08        0.09           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs          SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms                     IS IS    IS
Mix Hgt        3  2  1 <1  1 <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     29 18 12  9 11  9 17 29 48 11  9 10  9  9 31 96119 28 12 11 10  9
T Wind Dir     E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T Wind Spd    10 11 11 11 11 12 14 14 16 14 18 19 18 18 23 25 25 18 23 21 20 18
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           10/16Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
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       80      48      74      43      73      40      76      48      83
Temp          76 74 61 49 70 69 51 44 68 65 48 41 69 68 54 49 77 75
DewPt         52 51 51 49 48 42 43 42 40 38 37 35 35 36 37 34 35 34
Min/Max RH         36     100      33      94      28      83      22      59      18
RH            43 45 70100 46 38 74 93 35 36 65 80 29 30 52 57 22 23
PWind Dir           S       S      NW      SW       N       N      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           10      10       0       0       0       5       0       0       0

$$

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