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
538 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
TXZ012-042100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
538 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
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 60 87 58 80
Temp 60 70 81 84 80 70 67 65 62 69 82 87 81 72 68 64 59 67 75 79 74
DewPt 50 52 49 45 45 49 51 52 52 54 53 49 50 52 52 52 51 53 53 51 52
Min/Max RH 25 75 27 75 38
RH 69 53 33 26 29 47 56 63 70 59 37 27 34 49 57 65 75 61 46 38 46
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S SE SE
Wind Spd 12 13 19 21 18 19 18 18 16 18 17 16 14 16 14 13 11 9 9 9 10
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 4 1 10 4 6 7 6 7 4 2 19 24 24 20 18 22 33 28 42 50
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 8 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 1
Vent Rate 8 25184203 41 13 16 15 13 53 83182 17 10 10 8 6 25 49 78 13
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S W SW E SE
T Wind Spd 18 21 26 26 21 25 26 26 21 28 21 20 19 23 23 16 14 12 12 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25
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 73 54 75 55 81 57 82
Temp 61 56 68 68 59 55 69 70 60 56 75 76 63 58 77 76
DewPt 54 55 56 55 56 55 57 55 55 54 56 54 54 54 55 52
Max/Min RH 96 53 100 51 93 39 87 37
RH 78 96 65 63 90100 66 59 84 93 52 46 72 87 47 43
PWind Dir E E E SE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 40 40 30 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-042100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
538 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 58 88 57 82
Temp 56 69 81 84 82 70 65 61 58 68 82 87 83 71 66 61 58 68 78 80 74
DewPt 49 52 47 45 44 46 50 52 53 55 50 47 46 50 52 53 53 55 52 52 53
Min/Max RH 24 83 24 83 37
RH 77 55 30 26 26 42 58 72 83 62 33 25 28 48 61 74 83 62 41 37 47
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 9 13 17 19 17 16 16 13 12 13 13 13 11 11 11 9 8 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 2 4 1 7 3 8 10 10 4 7 3 21 16 30 27 32 29 28 27 52 52
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 8 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 <1
Vent Rate 8 32164186 44 13 20 17 12 39125162 20 11 11 9 8 31 83 84 11
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW S SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 23 24 25 21 24 26 25 19 24 20 19 14 20 19 14 13 16 14 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 76 54 75 53 79 54 81
Temp 59 55 71 70 58 55 69 71 58 54 75 76 60 55 77 76
DewPt 56 55 56 56 58 55 58 56 57 54 58 55 56 55 56 53
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 53 100 44 100 39
RH 90100 59 61100100 67 58 98100 56 49 87100 48 44
PWind Dir SE E E S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 40 50 30 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
538 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
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 63 90 61 83
Temp 64 74 85 88 84 74 71 67 65 72 85 89 84 75 71 66 62 69 77 82 77
DewPt 53 54 50 46 48 51 53 54 55 56 54 51 53 55 54 54 54 56 54 53 54
Min/Max RH 24 73 27 75 37
RH 68 50 29 24 29 44 53 64 71 56 35 27 34 49 55 65 75 63 45 37 45
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W W SE SE
Wind Spd 9 12 16 18 16 17 16 14 12 14 14 14 13 13 12 11 6 8 6 6 8
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 8 1 4 14 8 5 4 13 15 2 4 17 24 27 18 24 27 22 28 40 52
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 8 10 2 <1 1 1 1 3 5 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 2
Vent Rate 12 34204239 50 21 23 22 19 71 97187 22 20 15 15 9 28 50 66 21
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW NW N NE E
T Wind Spd 17 21 27 27 23 24 25 24 18 27 20 21 16 23 20 19 11 11 13 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 Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25
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 57 76 55 75 56 83 58 84
Temp 63 57 71 71 60 55 70 72 62 57 78 78 65 58 79 78
DewPt 57 57 58 58 58 55 58 58 57 57 59 58 57 57 57 55
Max/Min RH 98 53 100 56 100 42 96 38
RH 81 98 63 63 93100 67 61 85100 52 49 77 96 48 45
PWind Dir E NE E SE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 40 40 30 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
538 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 64 89 62 82
Temp 65 73 84 86 83 74 70 67 65 72 83 88 83 75 71 67 63 68 76 80 76
DewPt 52 53 49 46 47 50 53 55 54 56 53 50 51 54 54 54 54 55 53 53 54
Min/Max RH 24 71 27 75 39
RH 64 49 30 25 29 43 54 64 70 57 36 27 33 48 55 63 75 63 45 39 47
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W NW SE SE
Wind Spd 12 13 17 19 18 19 19 19 16 17 16 14 13 16 14 13 9 9 6 6 9
Clouds FW CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 8 1 2 12 5 8 5 16 10 2 3 17 21 30 18 23 26 23 28 38 47
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 8 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 2
Vent Rate 10 29199231 53 18 20 21 15 63 93199 17 15 12 13 8 26 47 71 20
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW NW N E E
T Wind Spd 18 21 27 27 24 24 26 25 18 27 21 21 16 23 20 20 12 11 13 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 74 55 74 57 81 58 82
Temp 63 58 69 69 60 56 68 71 62 57 76 77 65 59 77 77
DewPt 57 56 57 57 58 56 58 57 58 57 58 57 57 57 56 55
Max/Min RH 96 56 100 56 99 44 93 40
RH 82 95 66 65 92100 72 61 87 98 55 50 77 93 50 46
PWind Dir E NE E SE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 40 40 30 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-042100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
538 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
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 57 85 52 76
Temp 57 69 82 85 81 70 65 60 57 67 81 85 82 67 62 58 53 60 70 75 71
DewPt 47 50 48 44 44 47 48 50 51 53 47 41 42 47 51 51 49 50 49 49 51
Min/Max RH 24 79 20 87 40
RH 69 52 31 24 27 43 55 67 79 60 30 21 24 49 67 77 87 69 48 40 51
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S NW N NE E SE
Wind Spd 11 14 21 23 20 20 17 16 13 14 16 16 11 10 9 10 10 12 10 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 3 1 1 7 5 7 7 7 4 2 1 7 4 23 22 19 19 18 21 34 58
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 8 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 2
Vent Rate 8 34216245 50 18 17 16 10 40100220 24 8 10 8 7 21 42 71 23
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW S S S N N NE E SE
T Wind Spd 18 25 29 29 24 25 24 21 18 23 23 26 14 16 19 14 14 14 14 16 12
RFTI 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL CL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25
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 52 69 51 71 52 79 51 79
Temp 56 52 66 66 56 52 66 69 56 53 75 75 58 52 75 75
DewPt 55 52 55 54 55 52 57 56 56 53 57 54 56 52 53 52
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 57 100 41 100 38
RH 97100 67 66 97100 72 63 98100 54 47 92 99 47 45
PWind Dir E E SE S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 40 50 20 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC SC
$$
OKZ002-042100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
538 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 60 88 53 76
Temp 61 73 85 87 82 72 68 64 61 71 83 88 82 69 65 60 54 62 71 76 71
DewPt 50 52 48 44 45 49 51 52 52 53 51 47 47 53 54 53 53 52 52 51 52
Min/Max RH 22 73 24 95 42
RH 68 47 28 22 27 44 55 66 72 54 33 24 29 57 68 78 95 71 51 42 50
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S W NW N NE E
Wind Spd 12 14 19 20 19 18 18 17 16 16 14 13 10 11 11 10 9 10 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 2 2 5 3 4 12 16 6 1 2 9 8 22 20 21 32 26 23 27 37
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 8 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 2
Vent Rate 10 34232266 50 23 17 16 18 65 88221 37 12 14 8 12 25 34 50 23
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S NW N N NE E
T Wind Spd 18 26 31 31 25 27 27 26 25 28 24 24 19 21 23 12 14 17 12 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 51 69 51 70 53 80 53 80
Temp 56 52 64 64 55 52 65 67 58 54 76 75 59 53 76 74
DewPt 54 52 56 56 55 52 58 56 57 54 58 56 56 53 55 52
Max/Min RH 100 63 100 65 100 44 100 38
RH 94100 74 74100100 77 69 96100 54 51 90100 47 47
PWind Dir NE E E S S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 40 50 20 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
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