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
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
TXZ012-052100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
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 88 58 81 54 71
Temp 62 69 82 87 82 72 68 65 60 66 76 80 74 64 59 56 54 58 66 70 68
DewPt 52 54 54 51 51 54 52 53 52 53 53 52 54 55 56 55 54 55 56 55 55
Min/Max RH 29 78 38 100 59
RH 69 59 38 29 34 53 57 65 75 63 45 38 50 73 90 96100 90 70 59 63
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S W N E E E NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 17 19 17 17 16 16 13 13 10 9 8 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 4 3 4 20 31 42 21 21 40 26 25 40 48 70 70 83 90 82 68 76 56
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 3 2
Vent Rate 12 50 72172 22 10 14 9 5 15 34 79 14 4 7 9 7 17 46 32 17
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S W SW S SE E E E E S S S SE
T Wind Spd 23 28 20 20 18 20 23 20 12 11 9 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 11 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 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
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 55 78 58 85 58 83 57 84
Temp 59 57 71 73 63 59 80 79 65 59 78 77 64 58 79 78
DewPt 56 56 58 56 56 55 57 53 54 54 55 51 52 52 54 50
Max/Min RH 100 50 90 34 83 34 80 32
RH 90 96 64 55 78 87 45 41 68 83 45 40 65 80 42 38
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-052100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 55 83 54 75
Temp 60 68 82 86 83 70 66 61 57 66 77 81 75 63 60 56 55 60 69 74 71
DewPt 52 55 51 47 45 51 53 53 54 53 52 51 54 57 58 56 55 57 57 57 56
Min/Max RH 23 93 35 100 54
RH 76 62 34 26 26 52 64 75 90 63 42 35 48 80 93100100 90 65 54 60
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SE SE E E E E NE E SE SE E
Wind Spd 13 14 13 13 11 10 10 9 6 8 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 1 2 2 12 24 32 28 22 17 24 24 43 48 69 73 83 80 76 70 72 60
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 1
Vent Rate 12 33134182 21 10 15 9 7 17 44120 6 7 7 6 5 12 28 50 12
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S SE NE E E E SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 20 24 21 20 14 19 21 17 14 11 10 13 11 13 13 11 10 12 12 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 78 55 84 55 83 55 84
Temp 59 56 71 75 61 56 79 79 62 56 78 77 61 56 79 80
DewPt 58 56 60 56 58 56 57 53 55 56 57 53 54 54 55 51
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 36 100 38 96 33
RH 96100 67 52 92100 46 40 78 98 48 43 78 93 43 36
PWind Dir SE S S SW S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-052100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
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 82 55 72
Temp 65 73 84 89 85 74 70 67 62 68 76 81 75 66 60 57 55 59 66 71 69
DewPt 53 55 55 53 55 56 54 55 55 56 54 53 56 57 57 57 55 57 56 57 58
Min/Max RH 29 81 40 100 60
RH 67 53 36 30 36 52 58 65 77 65 46 40 52 74 90 99100 93 71 60 66
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 12 16 16 14 13 13 12 10 6 6 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 5 0 7 17 30 42 13 31 39 18 25 40 46 70 81 83 87 79 78 67 58
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.09 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 3 5 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 2
Vent Rate 16 66 87192 27 19 20 16 8 19 30 47 22 15 10 11 9 22 43 59 14
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW NW NW SE NE N NE NE NE E W SW N
T Wind Spd 19 28 21 21 20 23 24 18 11 10 9 9 14 13 10 12 10 11 12 12 9
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 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
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 55 80 60 88 60 86 59 87
Temp 60 57 73 77 66 60 83 83 68 60 81 80 67 60 81 82
DewPt 57 57 60 59 59 58 59 56 57 57 57 54 54 54 56 53
Max/Min RH 100 50 94 35 89 35 81 32
RH 91100 64 54 79 94 45 40 68 89 44 41 64 81 42 37
PWind Dir E S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ008-052100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 89 61 80 55 70
Temp 65 71 83 88 83 74 70 67 63 67 75 79 75 65 60 57 55 58 64 68 69
DewPt 53 55 54 52 54 56 55 55 55 54 53 53 55 57 57 57 55 56 56 56 57
Min/Max RH 30 80 40 100 63
RH 65 55 37 30 36 53 58 65 76 63 46 40 50 75 90 97100 92 76 65 64
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 17 17 16 16 14 14 13 12 9 9 8 6 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 8
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 4 0 5 16 31 43 18 31 39 18 25 40 47 70 81 83 89 77 76 64 47
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.10 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 1 <1 1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2
Vent Rate 15 59 78195 28 17 15 14 6 15 26 46 19 12 12 10 8 18 38 53 15
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW NW NW SE NE NE NE NE NE E W W W
T Wind Spd 20 28 20 21 19 23 23 19 10 11 9 9 14 13 11 12 10 11 12 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 78 60 87 60 84 60 86
Temp 60 58 71 76 66 61 81 82 68 61 79 79 66 61 80 81
DewPt 58 58 60 58 59 59 59 55 56 57 57 53 54 55 56 52
Max/Min RH 100 51 93 35 87 36 81 33
RH 93100 68 55 78 93 47 40 66 87 47 41 65 81 43 37
PWind Dir E S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ006-052100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
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 85 50 73 49 67
Temp 58 68 80 85 81 66 62 57 52 58 68 72 68 57 53 51 50 55 61 66 65
DewPt 50 54 48 41 42 47 52 50 47 48 49 49 51 55 53 51 50 54 54 54 55
Min/Max RH 21 91 44 100 65
RH 74 60 33 21 25 49 70 77 82 69 51 44 54 92100100100 98 78 65 72
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SE S SW N N N NE E E NE NE NE NE E SE E
Wind Spd 13 16 16 14 11 9 10 10 11 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 3 1 2 7 3 12 31 8 35 13 25 34 40 66 81 82 92 84 82 75 67
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.16 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 2
Vent Rate 11 41101197 19 7 9 8 11 23 31 58 38 8 7 6 5 13 27 54 21
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S SW N N N SE SE NE E E NE E SW SW S
T Wind Spd 19 24 24 26 13 13 17 14 17 14 11 12 14 11 11 10 10 10 12 19 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 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
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 53 76 55 83 53 80 54 82
Temp 56 55 70 74 59 55 79 79 61 54 76 75 59 54 78 78
DewPt 55 55 58 56 57 55 56 52 54 53 54 51 53 52 53 51
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 34 98 36 93 34
RH 98100 65 53 93100 45 40 78 97 46 43 79 93 43 38
PWind Dir SE SW S SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-052100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 53 72 48 66
Temp 62 71 84 88 82 69 64 61 55 61 67 71 66 55 52 51 49 54 61 65 63
DewPt 51 53 52 49 49 55 54 54 53 53 53 52 51 53 52 51 49 53 54 54 54
Min/Max RH 26 95 50 100 68
RH 69 54 34 26 31 60 70 79 93 75 59 50 59 90100100100 97 78 68 73
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 16 17 14 13 12 12 11 9 9 11 11 9 9 9 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 6 1 5 5 8 35 27 19 48 26 32 32 38 63 83 86 94 79 81 77 71
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.20 0.10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 2 <1 1 1 1 2 4 2
Vent Rate 16 56 81228 17 14 11 9 8 32 36 32 23 19 9 13 11 16 20 50 16
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SW S
T Wind Spd 23 29 23 26 13 19 20 14 13 18 13 10 11 12 11 10 9 12 9 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 51 77 56 85 54 81 54 84
Temp 54 53 71 73 62 57 81 79 62 55 78 75 61 55 79 78
DewPt 54 53 60 58 58 57 58 54 55 54 54 51 52 52 55 53
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 36 96 35 90 35
RH 100100 67 59 87100 45 43 76 96 44 43 72 90 44 42
PWind Dir SE S S SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 0 5 0 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
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