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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
Issued by National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
144 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
TXZ012-172115-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
144 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25
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 100 63 87 63 94
Temp 74 71 83 94 98 97 80 70 66 63 72 81 86 85 75 70 66 64 77 89 93 92
DewPt 59 59 60 52 45 40 52 58 58 57 57 56 55 54 58 59 59 59 62 59 56 54
Min/Max RH 14 81 34 85 27
RH 59 65 45 25 17 14 38 65 74 80 59 42 35 35 56 68 78 84 60 37 29 28
Wind Dir S S SW SW W W E N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 16 14 16 14 16 16 16 14 13 12 13 12 12 12 9 9 8 6 9 11 13 16
Clouds FW SC SC FW CL CL SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 17 27 35 24 4 5 26 36 41 22 18 2 3 4 5 7 11 12 8 1 4 4
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 12 7 <1 1 <1 1 2 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 9
Vent Rate 13 13 45 62206110 8 32 15 19 40 55 74 76 5 7 8 4 26 73143165
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W N N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 24 23 24 17 19 18 18 28 20 20 20 14 13 13 12 17 14 11 13 14 18 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
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 70 96 69 92 67 87
Temp 77 71 92 95 79 70 91 93 78 69 88 89 74 67 83 84
DewPt 58 57 56 52 56 58 57 52 58 58 59 57 60 59 61 59
Max/Min RH 63 23 66 24 68 33 75 41
RH 52 61 30 24 45 66 32 25 50 68 38 34 62 75 48 43
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-172115-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
144 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 101 61 88 60 94
Temp 72 69 84 96100 99 81 71 64 62 72 81 86 87 75 68 63 61 76 88 93 92
DewPt 58 59 53 39 33 34 43 54 57 57 58 56 55 54 57 59 60 59 63 59 55 54
Min/Max RH 9 84 32 98 27
RH 61 70 35 14 10 10 26 57 77 84 60 42 35 33 54 73 89 95 63 38 28 28
Wind Dir S SW W W W W W N NE N N NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 14 13 13 14 13 12 12 11 10 12 12 11 10 9 8 5 4 8 11 12 13
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 20 20 25 2 2 7 15 25 21 44 14 2 2 6 9 9 10 7 5 1 2 7
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 15 12 <1 1 1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 9
Vent Rate 16 16 29135265245 7 28 25 12 39 59 74 62 9 8 7 5 27 91139159
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W N NE N NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 26 23 19 20 20 23 13 28 23 18 19 14 12 11 16 16 12 9 13 17 17 20
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 96 67 96 66 92 64 87
Temp 74 68 90 94 76 67 90 93 74 66 87 89 71 65 80 83
DewPt 58 57 57 52 55 59 58 53 58 59 59 56 61 61 62 62
Max/Min RH 69 24 74 25 79 32 90 44
RH 57 68 33 24 48 74 35 26 57 78 39 33 71 89 54 49
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-172115-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
144 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25
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 65 90 64 98
Temp 75 73 85 92 99 97 81 73 68 65 73 81 88 88 78 72 67 65 79 91 97 95
DewPt 65 60 62 57 50 48 57 61 62 60 60 58 56 55 61 62 62 61 64 61 57 56
Min/Max RH 18 83 32 91 26
RH 69 65 46 30 20 19 44 66 80 82 63 44 34 33 56 69 85 87 60 36 27 27
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W NE N NE N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 13 12 13 12 12 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 4 4 4 5 9 12 13
Clouds FW SC SC SC CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 17 26 39 28 5 19 42 41 34 31 17 3 2 1 7 5 4 14 1 1 5 2
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 5 11 4 <1 2 2 1 3 5 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 9
Vent Rate 15 18 55 65141 47 11 42 32 18 44 60 65 53 8 11 7 6 31 80146178
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W N N NE N N N NE E SE SE SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 19 23 16 14 14 14 29 19 17 18 14 11 10 10 14 11 8 14 16 19 23
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 Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
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 73 101 74 100 72 96 70 92
Temp 80 73 95 98 83 74 94 97 81 72 90 92 77 71 87 88
DewPt 60 60 56 53 57 59 59 54 60 61 60 58 62 62 62 60
Max/Min RH 65 21 60 23 68 29 75 36
RH 51 64 28 22 42 59 31 24 49 67 36 31 60 74 43 39
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-172115-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
144 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 100 65 88 65 95
Temp 76 73 84 91 97 96 80 72 68 65 72 80 86 86 78 72 68 65 78 89 94 93
DewPt 63 60 60 56 48 46 56 61 61 59 59 57 56 55 60 61 61 60 63 60 56 56
Min/Max RH 18 83 34 87 27
RH 65 62 46 31 19 19 43 69 79 82 65 46 37 34 54 68 80 85 60 37 28 28
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W E NE NE N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 11 10 10 9 8 5 5 4 8 9 12 13
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 18 29 46 26 6 18 36 37 43 27 18 2 2 2 6 6 5 14 3 1 4 3
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 11 4 <1 2 2 1 3 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 10
Vent Rate 14 17 44 51142 56 10 39 25 19 43 57 63 57 6 9 7 4 28 77147185
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W W NE NE N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 21 20 23 13 14 16 16 28 18 18 19 14 11 10 11 14 12 8 13 16 19 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 99 74 98 72 94 69 90
Temp 79 73 92 97 82 74 92 95 80 72 88 91 76 70 84 86
DewPt 60 59 56 52 57 58 58 53 59 60 60 57 62 61 61 60
Max/Min RH 63 21 58 23 66 31 73 39
RH 52 60 29 22 42 58 33 24 50 66 39 32 63 73 46 42
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-172115-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
144 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25
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 97 58 86 58 93
Temp 69 63 82 91 95 91 73 68 62 58 71 80 85 85 73 67 61 59 76 88 93 91
DewPt 56 55 52 51 47 46 57 58 56 55 56 53 53 53 56 56 57 56 60 58 54 51
Min/Max RH 18 88 32 95 25
RH 63 74 35 26 19 22 56 71 80 88 59 40 33 33 56 68 86 90 59 36 27 26
Wind Dir S SW NW N SW S N N N N N NE E E SE SE S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 11 11 13 16 14 13 12 9 10 9 10 10 9 8 5 4 10 13 14 16
Clouds CL FW SC CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 5 12 48 5 7 32 46 30 27 21 6 1 1 11 10 6 7 2 1 2 2 8
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 11 8 1 1 <1 1 3 5 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 9
Vent Rate 10 11 20 61156137 37 36 15 14 42 58 82 80 7 9 8 5 39 94183198
T Wind Dir S SW NW NW W W N N N N N NE NE SE SE S S SW SW S SW S
T Wind Spd 18 18 16 13 16 18 28 27 18 16 17 13 11 11 12 17 13 10 17 21 21 24
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 Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
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 97 67 97 66 92 64 87
Temp 74 67 92 94 77 67 92 95 75 66 88 89 71 64 83 82
DewPt 55 55 53 49 52 55 55 51 56 58 57 55 61 59 60 61
Max/Min RH 68 21 66 22 75 29 86 42
RH 51 65 27 22 42 66 29 23 51 75 35 32 70 84 46 48
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-172115-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
144 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 58 86 59 95
Temp 70 66 81 87 92 90 72 67 62 58 70 80 85 84 73 67 62 60 77 90 94 93
DewPt 64 58 60 59 58 58 60 61 59 57 58 56 55 54 57 59 58 58 62 59 55 54
Min/Max RH 31 96 35 96 26
RH 80 74 50 39 33 34 65 82 91 95 65 43 36 35 57 74 88 92 60 35 27 27
Wind Dir S S NW NW N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 12 10 12 13 13 11 9 9 10 9 9 8 6 6 5 5 10 13 14 16
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 9 28 41 25 6 58 61 40 18 35 11 1 3 3 6 4 7 9 1 2 4 5
PoP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 7 3 1 1 1 <1 2 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 10
Vent Rate 13 14 26 38 85 38 36 27 15 12 37 52 70 55 5 6 6 5 43113200235
T Wind Dir S SW W NW W NE N N N N N N N NE SE SE S SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 21 20 16 11 13 16 29 24 16 16 17 13 12 9 12 12 12 12 20 21 25 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 70 99 71 100 70 95 66 90
Temp 77 71 95 97 80 72 96 97 79 70 90 92 73 67 86 87
DewPt 58 57 54 50 53 56 57 53 57 58 59 55 59 59 60 59
Max/Min RH 63 20 57 22 67 27 76 36
RH 51 61 25 21 39 57 27 23 46 67 34 29 62 75 41 39
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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