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
600 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
TXZ012-140900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
600 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
Date 06/13/25 Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 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 64 93 68 95 68
Temp 90 76 71 67 64 77 86 91 90 79 76 71 68 79 90 94 92 80 75 71 68
DewPt 55 61 60 60 59 62 62 62 61 64 63 62 61 63 62 60 59 61 62 60 61
Max/Min RH 84 37 81 31 78
RH 31 60 68 78 84 60 45 38 38 60 64 73 78 58 39 32 33 52 64 68 78
Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 12 10 9 11 13 14 13 13 13 12 10 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 10
Clouds FW SC B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 50 77 60 27 11 8 5 8 24 20 28 10 3 2 8 20 25 31 23 10
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.17 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 89 9 13 9 4 22 57118 57 10 11 12 8 29 59113 69 9 12 15 12
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 19 23 17 11 13 16 19 23 21 24 19 17 14 16 17 20 21 19 25 23
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 06/16Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25
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 70 100 66 91 64 93 67 94
Temp 90 95 77 70 94 96 76 66 85 88 71 64 88 90 74 67 87 90
DewPt 60 56 59 58 55 48 56 57 59 56 59 58 59 54 58 59 58 53
Min/Max RH 27 66 19 73 32 81 29 75 28
RH 37 27 54 66 27 20 50 73 41 34 66 81 38 30 57 75 38 28
PWind Dir S S SW SW NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 0 10 0 5 0
$$
TXZ016-140900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
600 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
Date 06/13/25 Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 62 95 65 97 63
Temp 91 74 68 64 62 77 87 93 94 79 73 68 66 79 88 94 96 79 71 66 64
DewPt 55 60 59 60 60 63 62 59 57 61 60 60 61 62 61 57 54 60 60 57 58
Max/Min RH 93 29 87 25 84
RH 30 61 73 87 93 63 43 33 29 55 64 76 84 56 40 29 25 51 68 73 81
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S SE S S S S
Wind Spd 9 10 10 9 8 10 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 11 12 10 10 11 10 9 9
Clouds SC B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 37 78 57 32 11 1 2 3 10 26 18 17 9 3 1 9 26 39 30 23 12
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 75 11 11 10 7 26 47106 70 14 12 13 10 30 51 84 46 16 10 10 12
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 16 19 18 16 16 13 14 12 20 20 20 14 18 13 12 13 26 17 17 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/16Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 98 68 100 63 92 62 93 65 92
Temp 92 96 75 69 95 97 72 63 84 91 69 63 87 90 72 65 86 90
DewPt 59 53 57 57 47 42 51 55 57 54 60 60 59 56 59 60 58 54
Min/Max RH 23 68 14 75 28 93 30 90 28
RH 33 24 53 66 20 15 49 75 39 29 73 90 39 32 64 84 38 29
PWind Dir S S SW SW NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 0 10 0 10 0
$$
TXZ008-140900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
600 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
Date 06/13/25 Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 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 67 97 71 99 70
Temp 95 80 75 70 68 79 90 95 92 82 79 74 71 81 92 98 96 84 79 74 70
DewPt 57 63 63 62 62 63 64 62 63 65 65 65 64 64 63 61 61 64 64 64 63
Max/Min RH 80 33 81 29 77
RH 28 55 65 74 80 58 42 33 38 56 63 74 79 57 37 30 31 51 61 70 77
Wind Dir S SE S SW W SW S S S S S S S SW S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 5 9 11 13 12 11 10 9 6 9 10 11 11 10 9 9 8
Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 68 71 70 49 6 6 3 3 35 21 28 12 11 4 11 16 48 35 24 14
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 8 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 5 8 4 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 61 15 20 10 7 27 66136 62 15 19 13 13 34 53120 73 13 13 15 14
T Wind Dir S S S SW N SW S S S SE S S SW SW S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 10 20 23 13 11 13 17 20 21 20 20 17 16 17 12 17 20 18 13 17 18
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 06/16Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25
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 100 72 104 67 93 66 96 71 97
Temp 94 97 79 73 96100 77 67 87 90 73 66 89 93 78 71 90 93
DewPt 62 58 62 60 57 48 56 59 60 57 62 62 59 57 61 61 58 54
Min/Max RH 26 64 17 75 31 87 28 74 25
RH 34 28 56 64 27 17 48 75 40 32 68 87 36 30 55 72 34 27
PWind Dir S S SW SW NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-140900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
600 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
Date 06/13/25 Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 95 70 97 70
Temp 94 80 74 70 67 78 87 92 90 82 78 73 70 79 89 93 95 83 78 73 70
DewPt 56 62 62 61 60 62 63 61 63 65 65 64 63 63 62 61 60 63 64 63 62
Max/Min RH 78 35 79 31 76
RH 28 54 66 75 78 60 44 36 40 58 63 73 78 58 41 34 31 51 61 69 76
Wind Dir S S S SW S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 10 11 9 6 9 12 13 13 13 12 10 9 10 11 11 11 12 11 10 9
Clouds FW B1 B1 B2 SC CL FW CL CL SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 66 69 70 39 5 6 3 5 34 24 29 11 10 3 8 18 42 34 20 14
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 61 13 15 9 6 24 58125 54 12 16 11 11 28 49113 66 11 12 14 12
T Wind Dir S S S SW SE SW S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 19 21 14 10 14 16 19 23 20 20 17 16 14 12 16 20 19 14 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/16Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 72 102 67 91 66 94 70 95
Temp 91 95 78 73 95 98 77 67 84 88 73 66 87 92 78 70 88 92
DewPt 61 58 61 59 55 47 55 58 59 57 61 61 60 56 60 61 58 54
Min/Max RH 27 63 17 71 33 86 29 73 27
RH 36 28 56 63 27 18 47 71 42 35 67 84 40 30 55 73 36 28
PWind Dir S S SW SW NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0
$$
TXZ006-140900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
600 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
Date 06/13/25 Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 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 59 93 62 96 62
Temp 89 74 68 63 60 77 87 92 92 78 73 67 63 79 90 95 92 79 72 66 63
DewPt 52 56 57 55 57 59 58 57 55 62 61 59 59 59 58 57 56 60 59 58 57
Max/Min RH 89 28 92 27 83
RH 29 53 67 75 89 54 38 31 29 58 66 77 87 50 34 28 29 52 63 74 80
Wind Dir S SE S SW W SW S S S S S S SW W S S SE SE S S SW
Wind Spd 10 9 9 8 8 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 9
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 50 67 48 19 7 1 2 2 36 33 31 31 12 1 2 4 40 40 24 15 9
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 45 8 10 7 6 27 47104 63 9 10 10 8 25 43 91 37 9 14 12 10
T Wind Dir SW SE S S SW SW S S S SE S S SW SW S SW S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 16 18 14 13 17 13 14 13 17 18 16 12 13 12 13 13 20 21 17 19
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 06/16Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25
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 64 98 61 88 59 91 64 93
Temp 92 94 74 65 93 95 70 61 85 86 68 60 86 89 72 65 87 90
DewPt 57 53 56 54 45 42 50 54 54 53 58 58 57 54 57 57 55 51
Min/Max RH 23 69 15 76 29 95 29 78 25
RH 31 25 53 69 19 16 49 76 35 33 71 92 38 31 59 74 34 27
PWind Dir SW S SW W NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0
$$
OKZ002-140900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
600 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
Date 06/13/25 Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 62 95 65 96 65
Temp 92 76 70 65 63 78 89 93 92 78 73 68 66 80 91 95 93 79 74 69 66
DewPt 55 61 59 60 59 60 60 60 59 62 62 62 62 62 61 60 59 63 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 87 32 90 30 88
RH 29 59 68 84 87 53 38 33 33 59 68 81 88 54 37 31 32 57 65 77 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE S S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 10 9 9 8 6 10 12 13 12 11 10 9 9 10 11 12 12 10 9 9 9
Clouds FW B1 SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 19 62 41 45 40 4 5 4 7 9 24 52 15 5 6 14 24 48 27 18 17
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 80 8 8 6 4 24 65104 63 10 9 8 7 21 80114 80 12 14 10 7
T Wind Dir SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 16 16 13 9 14 14 14 13 18 16 13 13 11 14 16 16 20 23 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/16Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 66 101 62 90 61 93 67 96
Temp 94 95 73 67 96 96 71 62 86 88 69 62 89 91 74 68 91 92
DewPt 59 55 59 57 54 46 54 56 56 53 58 59 57 54 57 58 55 51
Min/Max RH 24 76 17 81 28 93 28 74 24
RH 31 26 62 71 25 18 56 81 36 30 69 90 34 29 54 70 31 25
PWind Dir S S SW NW NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 20 0 10 0 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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