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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
Issued by National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
148 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
TXZ012-180915-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 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 87 63 94 71
Temp 98 97 80 70 66 63 72 81 86 85 75 70 66 64 77 89 93 92 82 77 73 71
DewPt 45 40 52 58 58 57 57 56 55 54 58 59 59 59 62 59 56 54 57 58 58 57
Max/Min RH 81 34 85 27 63
RH 17 14 38 66 75 80 59 42 35 35 56 68 78 84 60 37 29 28 43 52 59 61
Wind Dir W W E N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 16 16 14 13 12 13 12 12 12 9 9 8 6 9 11 13 16 16 16 16 14
Clouds CL CL SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 5 26 36 41 22 18 2 3 4 5 7 11 12 8 1 4 4 6 7 3 1
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 12 7 <1 1 <1 1 2 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 206110 8 32 15 19 40 55 74 76 5 7 8 4 26 73143165 11 14 19 14
T Wind Dir SW W N N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 19 18 18 28 20 20 20 14 13 13 12 17 14 11 13 14 18 20 20 24 23 20
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/20Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25
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 97 70 96 69 92 67 87 66 87
Temp 92 95 79 70 91 93 78 69 88 89 74 67 83 84 73 66 83 85
DewPt 56 52 56 58 57 52 58 58 59 57 60 59 61 59 61 60 59 57
Min/Max RH 23 66 24 68 33 75 41 81 38
RH 30 24 45 66 32 25 50 68 38 34 62 75 48 43 66 81 44 39
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-180915-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 61 88 60 94 68
Temp 100 99 81 71 64 62 72 81 86 87 75 68 63 61 76 88 93 92 79 74 70 68
DewPt 33 34 43 54 57 57 58 56 55 54 57 59 60 59 63 59 55 54 56 58 57 57
Max/Min RH 84 32 98 27 69
RH 10 10 26 56 78 84 60 42 35 33 54 73 89 95 63 38 28 28 45 57 63 68
Wind Dir W W W N NE N N NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 14 13 12 12 11 10 12 12 11 10 9 8 5 4 8 11 12 13 12 13 13 13
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 7 15 25 21 44 14 2 2 6 9 9 10 7 5 1 2 7 11 9 6 6
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 15 12 <1 1 1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 9 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 265245 7 28 25 12 39 59 74 62 9 8 7 5 27 91139159 12 15 14 21
T Wind Dir W W W N NE N NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 23 13 28 23 18 19 14 12 11 16 16 12 9 13 17 17 20 19 23 21 21
RFTI 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/20Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 67 96 66 92 64 87 63 86
Temp 90 94 76 67 90 93 74 66 87 89 71 65 80 83 68 63 79 85
DewPt 57 52 55 59 58 53 58 59 59 56 61 61 62 62 63 61 62 61
Min/Max RH 24 74 25 79 32 90 44 95 44
RH 33 24 48 74 35 26 57 78 39 33 71 89 54 49 84 93 56 44
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-180915-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 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 90 64 98 73
Temp 99 97 81 73 68 65 73 81 88 88 78 72 67 65 79 91 97 95 84 80 76 73
DewPt 50 48 57 61 62 60 60 58 56 55 61 62 62 61 64 61 57 56 60 60 61 60
Max/Min RH 83 32 91 26 65
RH 19 19 44 66 79 82 63 44 34 33 56 69 85 87 60 36 27 27 44 51 60 64
Wind Dir SW W NE N NE N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 12 12 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 4 4 4 5 9 12 13 13 13 13 12
Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 5 19 42 41 34 31 17 3 2 1 7 5 4 14 1 1 5 2 6 5 3 4
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 4 <1 2 2 1 3 5 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 9 <1 1 1 2
Vent Rate 141 47 11 42 32 18 44 60 65 53 8 11 7 6 31 80146178 18 30 26 28
T Wind Dir SW W N N NE N N N NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 14 29 19 17 18 14 11 10 10 14 11 8 14 16 19 23 23 24 21 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 06/20Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25
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 101 74 100 72 96 70 92 68 91
Temp 95 98 83 74 94 97 81 72 90 92 77 71 87 88 76 69 86 88
DewPt 56 53 57 59 59 54 60 61 60 58 62 62 62 60 63 62 61 59
Min/Max RH 21 60 23 68 29 75 36 81 36
RH 28 22 42 59 31 24 49 67 36 31 60 74 43 39 65 79 44 38
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-180915-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 88 65 95 73
Temp 97 96 80 72 68 65 72 80 86 86 78 72 68 65 78 89 94 93 84 79 76 73
DewPt 48 46 56 61 61 59 59 57 56 55 60 61 61 60 63 60 56 56 59 60 61 59
Max/Min RH 83 34 87 27 63
RH 19 19 43 68 80 82 65 46 37 34 54 68 80 85 60 37 28 28 42 52 60 60
Wind Dir SW W E NE NE N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 13 12 11 10 11 10 10 9 8 5 5 4 8 9 12 13 14 16 16 13
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 6 18 36 37 43 27 18 2 2 2 6 6 5 14 3 1 4 3 5 6 3 4
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 4 <1 2 2 1 3 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 10 <1 1 1 2
Vent Rate 142 56 10 39 25 19 43 57 63 57 6 9 7 4 28 77147185 14 23 24 28
T Wind Dir SW W W NE NE N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 16 16 28 18 18 19 14 11 10 11 14 12 8 13 16 19 21 21 23 23 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/20Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 74 98 72 94 69 90 68 89
Temp 92 97 82 74 92 95 80 72 88 91 76 70 84 86 75 69 83 86
DewPt 56 52 57 58 58 53 59 60 60 57 62 61 61 60 63 61 61 58
Min/Max RH 21 58 23 66 31 73 39 79 37
RH 29 22 42 58 33 24 50 66 39 32 63 73 46 42 67 77 47 40
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-180915-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 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 58 86 58 93 66
Temp 95 91 73 68 62 58 71 80 85 85 73 67 61 59 76 88 93 91 80 74 69 67
DewPt 47 46 57 58 56 55 56 53 53 53 56 56 57 56 60 58 54 51 54 55 56 55
Max/Min RH 88 32 95 25 68
RH 20 22 57 70 81 88 59 40 33 33 56 68 86 90 59 36 27 26 41 51 63 65
Wind Dir SW S N N N N N NE E E SE SE S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 16 14 13 12 9 10 9 10 10 9 8 5 4 10 13 14 16 14 14 16 14
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 7 32 46 30 27 21 6 1 1 11 10 6 7 2 1 2 2 8 17 9 4 1
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 8 1 1 <1 1 3 5 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 9 <1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 156137 37 36 15 14 42 58 82 80 7 9 8 5 39 94183198 20 20 21 28
T Wind Dir W W N N N N N NE NE SE SE S S SW SW S SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 18 28 27 18 16 17 13 11 11 12 17 13 10 17 21 21 24 23 24 23 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 06/20Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25
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 97 67 97 66 92 64 87 62 86
Temp 92 94 77 67 92 95 75 66 88 89 71 64 83 82 69 62 80 85
DewPt 53 49 52 55 55 51 56 58 57 55 61 59 60 61 62 60 60 60
Min/Max RH 21 66 22 75 29 86 42 96 43
RH 27 22 42 66 29 23 51 75 35 32 70 84 46 48 80 93 51 43
PWind Dir SW S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-180915-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 86 59 95 70
Temp 92 90 72 67 62 58 70 80 85 84 73 67 62 60 77 90 94 93 81 77 73 71
DewPt 58 58 60 61 59 57 58 56 55 54 57 59 58 58 62 59 55 54 57 58 57 57
Max/Min RH 96 35 96 26 63
RH 33 34 65 82 90 95 65 43 36 35 57 74 88 92 60 35 27 27 44 51 57 61
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 13 13 11 9 9 10 9 9 8 6 6 5 5 10 13 14 16 14 14 16 16
Clouds FW B1 B1 SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 6 58 61 40 18 35 11 1 3 3 6 4 7 9 1 2 4 5 12 7 4 7
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 3 1 1 1 <1 2 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 10 <1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 85 38 36 27 15 12 37 52 70 55 5 6 6 5 43113200235 18 22 24 20
T Wind Dir W NE N N N N N N N NE SE SE S SW S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 29 24 16 16 17 13 12 9 12 12 12 12 20 21 25 26 26 27 25 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/20Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 71 100 70 95 66 90 65 88
Temp 95 97 80 72 96 97 79 70 90 92 73 67 86 87 72 65 84 86
DewPt 54 50 53 56 57 53 57 58 59 55 59 59 60 59 61 60 60 57
Min/Max RH 20 57 22 67 27 76 36 84 37
RH 25 21 39 57 27 23 46 67 34 29 62 75 41 39 69 83 44 37
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
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