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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
148 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

TXZ012-110900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Date           10/10/25      Sat 10/11/25            Sun 10/12/25            Mon
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          82          61          82          56
Temp          84 78 67 64 62 60 68 78 80 77 69 67 64 62 69 78 81 76 68 65 62 57
DewPt         53 52 53 52 53 53 55 53 50 49 49 49 49 49 52 55 56 58 58 57 55 53
Max/Min RH                   80          33          62          42          87
RH            34 40 61 65 72 78 63 42 35 37 49 52 58 62 55 45 42 54 70 75 78 86
Wind Dir       S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW  N
Wind Spd      10  9  9  9  9 10 13 19 20 18 17 17 16 16 17 16 16 12 11 10 10 11
Clouds        SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%)     31  9 41 61 64 63 53 41 38  9 19 19 24 36 41 44 61 53 67 81 76 82
PoP 12HR                      0           5           5           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                                             IS IS SC
Tstms                                                                  IS IS
Mix Hgt        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6  7  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     77  6  6  5  6  6 28132164 20  9 10 12 10 24 52 61 26  8  7  7  9
T Wind Dir     S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW  W  N
T Wind Spd    12 12 14 14 16 17 21 24 26 20 21 24 24 21 20 20 18 18 18 17 17 21
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           10/13Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25Fri 10/17/25
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       65      52      73      54      80      55      81      56      80
Temp          62 61 56 53 67 69 59 55 75 75 61 56 75 75 63 57 75 74
DewPt         50 52 52 52 55 55 53 52 54 52 50 50 51 48 50 49 50 49
Min/Max RH         60      96      55      90      39      80      33      75      35
RH            65 72 86 96 65 61 80 90 48 45 67 80 43 38 62 75 41 41
PWind Dir          NE       E      SE       S       S       S       S       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           40      30      20       5       5       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs    SC SC SC IS IS

$$

TXZ016-110900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Date           10/10/25      Sat 10/11/25            Sun 10/12/25            Mon
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                 56          82          59          80          56
Temp          80 78 66 62 59 58 67 77 81 77 67 65 61 60 67 77 79 76 67 64 61 57
DewPt         54 51 53 54 54 54 55 52 50 50 52 52 51 51 54 57 56 57 59 59 59 55
Max/Min RH                   93          34          75          45          96
RH            40 39 63 75 82 87 65 43 35 38 59 63 70 72 63 49 45 51 74 84 93 92
Wind Dir       S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW  N
Wind Spd      10  9  6  5  6  6 12 18 18 17 13 13 12 12 13 14 13 11  9  6  5  6
Clouds        FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
Clouds(%)     11 25 57 79 72 60 45 31 24 19 25 31 37 46 57 57 72 70 75 90 90 84
PoP 12HR                      0           5           5           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                                             IS IS SC
Tstms                                                                  IS
Mix Hgt        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     72  9  7  7  7  7 41107154 21 11 11 12 12 18 65 62 17  8  8  6  9
T Wind Dir     S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  N
T Wind Spd    12 12 13 14 14 14 23 24 25 18 19 20 20 19 18 21 17 14 16 14 11 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           10/13Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25Fri 10/17/25
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       66      51      73      53      81      52      81      54      82
Temp          63 62 54 52 66 71 58 53 75 75 60 53 75 75 60 54 75 76
DewPt         48 50 54 52 56 57 57 53 56 53 54 52 52 50 51 50 52 49
Min/Max RH         55     100      57     100      40      96      39      86      35
RH            58 64100100 70 61 97100 51 46 81 96 44 42 72 86 44 39
PWind Dir          NE       E       S       S       S       S       S       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR           40      40      20       5       5       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs    SC SC SC SC IS

$$

TXZ008-110900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Date           10/10/25      Sat 10/11/25            Sun 10/12/25            Mon
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                 60          86          64          86          59
Temp          86 83 72 68 65 62 72 81 84 81 73 70 67 65 72 83 85 80 71 69 64 60
DewPt         55 54 55 54 55 55 57 55 52 52 51 50 50 51 54 56 57 58 59 59 57 52
Max/Min RH                   81          32          62          37          81
RH            34 38 56 60 71 78 59 40 33 37 46 49 55 61 52 39 38 47 65 70 78 77
Wind Dir       S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW  N
Wind Spd       9  8  8  6  6  6 10 16 18 14 14 14 13 12 14 14 13 12 10  8  6  8
Clouds        FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%)     18 11 45 61 63 43 30 38 34 14 19 22 25 29 28 47 52 52 65 72 76 76
PoP 12HR                      0           5           5           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                                             IS IS SC
Tstms                                                                  IS IS
Mix Hgt        8  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  8  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1  1
Vent Rate     85 12 11 11  9  9 34163190 23 16 16 15 15 51 57 84 25 13 11  9 29
T Wind Dir     S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW  N NE
T Wind Spd    12 12 17 16 13 13 20 25 26 19 21 23 20 19 25 20 24 17 18 16 13 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           10/13Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25Fri 10/17/25
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       68      53      75      56      83      58      85      58      85
Temp          67 63 56 53 69 71 62 57 78 77 64 58 79 79 67 59 78 78
DewPt         50 53 53 53 56 57 57 56 57 57 53 53 53 53 52 51 52 52
Min/Max RH         53     100      54     100      40      83      34      75      32
RH            55 69 89100 62 61 84 98 48 48 67 83 41 40 60 75 40 40
PWind Dir          NE      NE       S       S       S       S       S       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           30      30      20       5       5       0       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs    SC SC SC SC IS

$$

TXZ008-110900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Date           10/10/25      Sat 10/11/25            Sun 10/12/25            Mon
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          84          65          84          59
Temp          85 81 71 68 65 63 70 81 83 80 73 70 67 66 72 81 83 79 71 68 65 60
DewPt         54 54 54 54 54 55 56 54 51 51 50 50 51 51 53 56 57 57 59 58 57 52
Max/Min RH                   80          33          61          40          78
RH            35 40 55 62 68 75 60 40 34 36 45 48 56 59 52 43 40 48 67 70 75 76
Wind Dir       S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW  N
Wind Spd       9  9  9  9  9  9 12 18 18 17 18 17 17 16 16 16 14 12 12  9  9 10
Clouds        FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%)     19  6 49 64 62 43 26 50 34 12 19 25 26 29 31 44 50 49 71 75 77 74
PoP 12HR                      0           5           5           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                                             IS IS SC
Tstms                                                                  IS
Mix Hgt        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  8  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     81 12  9  9  8  8 31158188 22 14 14 14 14 47 53 72 27 10  9  9 15
T Wind Dir     S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW  N NE
T Wind Spd    12 13 17 16 16 16 21 26 27 20 23 24 21 20 25 20 21 18 18 17 14 20
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           10/13Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25Fri 10/17/25
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       67      53      74      57      81      58      83      59      83
Temp          64 62 56 54 66 71 62 58 76 76 64 59 77 78 67 60 77 77
DewPt         49 52 52 53 56 56 56 56 56 55 52 53 52 52 52 51 51 51
Min/Max RH         55     100      56      95      42      81      36      72      34
RH            57 69 86 99 69 61 83 93 51 48 65 81 41 41 58 72 41 41
PWind Dir          NE      NE       S       S       S       S       S       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           30      30      20       5       5       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs    SC SC SC SC IS

$$

TXZ006-110900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Date           10/10/25      Sat 10/11/25            Sun 10/12/25            Mon
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                 55          81          59          82          52
Temp          82 78 66 61 59 57 67 77 80 78 67 65 61 59 68 79 82 78 67 63 57 53
DewPt         52 52 53 53 53 52 55 52 50 51 54 54 53 53 55 55 52 52 54 52 47 41
Max/Min RH                   87          34          80          35          70
RH            35 40 63 74 81 83 65 42 35 39 62 69 75 80 63 43 35 40 64 68 68 65
Wind Dir       S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N  N
Wind Spd      13 11  9  9  9  9 14 21 23 19 18 16 16 16 17 18 18 13 12 10 12 12
Clouds        SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2
Clouds(%)     29 23 63 57 55 61 37 29 29 42 42 27 27 32 35 44 57 54 75 71 60 73
PoP 12HR                      0           5          10           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                                                   IS
Sprinkles                                SC SC
Mix Hgt        6  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     93 12  6  7  6  7 42144185 44 11 11 10 11 27 52 91 30  8  7 11 12
T Wind Dir     S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  N  N
T Wind Spd    17 12 13 16 14 16 25 28 29 23 20 20 19 20 20 23 25 18 16 14 21 21
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           10/13Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25Fri 10/17/25
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       65      47      69      51      78      52      79      52      79
Temp          63 61 50 49 63 68 56 52 73 75 59 53 75 75 60 52 74 74
DewPt         43 46 48 48 53 55 55 52 54 52 54 52 52 49 50 48 48 47
Min/Max RH         45     100      58     100      41      98      37      85      32
RH            48 57 94 99 70 63 97100 51 46 82 95 44 41 70 85 40 38
PWind Dir          NE       E       S       S      SW       S      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           20      40      20       5       5       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs    IS IS SC SC IS

$$

OKZ002-110900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Date           10/10/25      Sat 10/11/25            Sun 10/12/25            Mon
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          84          61          86          54
Temp          86 80 68 65 62 59 70 81 84 79 70 68 65 62 72 83 86 80 68 64 59 55
DewPt         54 53 54 54 53 53 55 54 51 51 51 51 51 52 54 55 54 55 55 52 47 42
Max/Min RH                   82          32          69          33          66
RH            33 40 60 68 72 79 59 39 32 38 51 55 60 69 53 38 33 42 64 65 63 62
Wind Dir       S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S NE  N NE
Wind Spd      11  9  9  9  9  9 13 19 20 18 19 17 16 16 17 16 16 12 11  9 11 11
Clouds        SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2
Clouds(%)     26 30 42 62 54 49 39 30 24 13 24 30 20 20 21 37 40 46 61 72 66 85
PoP 12HR                      0           5          10           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                                                   IS
Mix Hgt        8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  8  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     98  7  7  8  7  7 36181205 27 10 13 12 12 46 57 77 24  7 11 11 11
T Wind Dir     S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S NE NE  N
T Wind Spd    14 12 16 18 17 16 25 29 29 20 20 24 21 21 27 25 25 18 16 19 20 19
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           10/13Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25Fri 10/17/25
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       66      48      71      52      80      55      82      54      82
Temp          63 61 52 48 65 67 57 53 74 74 61 56 77 76 63 55 76 75
DewPt         45 46 48 48 54 55 55 53 56 54 53 52 53 53 51 48 50 49
Min/Max RH         47     100      57     100      41      87      36      78      33
RH            53 59 86100 68 64 93100 52 50 74 87 43 45 66 78 39 40
PWind Dir          NE       E       S       S       S       S       S       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR           20      40      20       5       5       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs    IS IS SC 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