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
455 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
TXZ012-020900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
455 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
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 84 59 91 58
Temp 87 74 68 63 59 69 78 83 81 70 65 62 60 72 85 90 86 73 66 62 60
DewPt 52 53 56 57 57 59 56 52 51 53 54 54 54 56 54 51 52 56 57 57 57
Max/Min RH 93 34 81 26 90
RH 30 48 65 81 93 70 47 34 35 55 68 75 81 57 35 26 31 55 73 84 90
Wind Dir NE E E E N N N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW W E E NE NE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 5 6 9 9 8 5 4 5 6 9 10 8 5 6 9 9 8
Clouds FW FW SC CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 10 19 31 4 14 8 3 9 3 9 18 7 13 2 7 23 23 31 29 21 33
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 61 5 4 3 3 12 62 89 56 4 3 4 4 14 76130 29 3 8 4 4
T Wind Dir N SE E E N N N N NE E SE S SW SW W W W SE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 9 11 10 8 8 10 14 14 11 10 9 10 12 12 12 16 9 8 20 11 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 09/04Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25
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 87 63 85 57 78 58 77 58 80
Temp 78 84 70 66 79 74 61 58 71 73 61 59 71 73 62 59 74 76
DewPt 57 56 58 54 56 57 56 54 55 55 57 57 58 57 58 57 59 59
Min/Max RH 34 68 43 88 46 93 53 93 49
RH 48 38 66 65 45 55 84 87 57 53 87 93 64 57 87 93 59 56
PWind Dir SE S N E SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 30 20 30 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-020900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
455 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 86 58 91 56
Temp 88 73 68 64 60 70 81 85 84 70 64 61 59 72 85 89 88 72 66 61 58
DewPt 48 53 54 55 56 59 54 49 48 51 51 52 53 56 53 51 50 56 56 56 56
Max/Min RH 95 28 81 26 92
RH 26 49 61 74 89 67 40 29 29 51 63 72 80 56 34 27 28 58 69 83 92
Wind Dir NE E NW N N NE NE NE NE E SE SW SW SW SW W W W NW NE NE
Wind Spd 4 3 4 4 4 5 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 8 11 9 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 17 20 24 14 10 7 11 14 6 22 23 22 16 12 13 23 25 30 39 27 27
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 40 4 5 4 4 15 85 84 53 6 5 4 5 21 97125 71 4 6 7 5
T Wind Dir N NE N NW N NE N N NE E SE S SW SW W W NW N NW E E
T Wind Spd 6 8 10 8 8 12 16 12 9 11 10 9 11 13 14 13 9 8 11 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/04Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 63 88 56 80 58 81 58 82
Temp 80 86 69 63 82 77 61 56 72 75 62 59 73 76 62 59 76 79
DewPt 57 51 53 51 54 57 57 55 57 55 58 58 59 58 59 59 60 59
Min/Max RH 28 66 37 96 48 97 51 100 48
RH 45 30 58 65 38 49 87 96 58 50 86 96 62 54 90100 58 50
PWind Dir SE SW N E S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 40 20 40 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-020900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
455 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
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 87 60 94 59
Temp 88 76 70 64 61 70 81 85 83 72 67 63 61 75 87 92 89 76 68 63 61
DewPt 48 57 59 60 61 62 57 54 54 56 56 56 56 57 55 53 55 58 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 99 33 85 27 96
RH 25 52 69 87 98 75 44 35 37 56 68 77 84 55 33 27 32 54 73 88 96
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE E S SW SW SW SW SW W NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 3 4 4 5 9 6 4 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 8 6 5 4 22 9 1 8 1 9 12 6 2 1 5 15 14 21 15 27 44
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 3 <1 1 <1 1
Vent Rate 75 8 7 4 5 14 65 98 60 8 5 7 7 21 71122 23 7 18 14 9
T Wind Dir N NE E NE NE N N N NE E S SW SW SW W W W NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 10 11 10 6 8 8 12 14 11 11 8 10 12 14 14 14 9 10 18 16 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 09/04Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25
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 90 65 85 57 82 60 80 60 81
Temp 78 86 72 66 79 74 63 58 74 77 64 61 73 75 64 61 75 77
DewPt 59 59 61 57 56 57 55 54 55 56 58 59 59 60 60 60 60 61
Min/Max RH 37 73 44 88 45 93 54 97 51
RH 53 39 68 73 46 55 76 88 50 48 81 93 61 60 87 97 60 58
PWind Dir SE S NE E SE S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 30 20 30 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-020900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
455 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 61 85 60 92 59
Temp 88 77 70 65 62 69 79 84 82 72 67 64 62 73 85 90 88 75 67 64 61
DewPt 49 56 59 59 60 61 56 52 53 55 55 56 55 57 54 52 54 58 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 99 33 81 27 93
RH 26 49 68 83 93 77 46 33 37 54 67 75 80 57 35 27 32 55 74 86 93
Wind Dir NE E NE NE N N N N NE E S SW SW SW SW W W NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 6 4 6 8 6 5
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 12 7 8 4 23 8 1 6 0 11 13 6 5 1 5 15 14 20 16 26 46
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 9 2 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 54 7 6 4 4 14 63 96 52 6 4 5 7 19 71110 15 6 12 11 8
T Wind Dir NE E E NE N N N N NE E S SW SW SW W W W NE NE E NE
T Wind Spd 9 12 10 6 8 9 12 14 11 11 8 10 13 14 14 13 8 10 19 14 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/04Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 89 64 83 58 81 60 78 60 79
Temp 76 85 71 67 78 73 62 58 72 75 64 61 72 75 63 61 73 77
DewPt 59 57 60 56 57 56 55 54 55 56 58 58 59 59 60 59 59 60
Min/Max RH 37 70 46 87 46 90 54 93 52
RH 56 39 68 70 49 56 80 86 54 51 82 90 63 59 88 93 62 57
PWind Dir SE S NE E SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 30 20 30 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-020900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
455 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
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 86 56 90 55
Temp 89 73 66 59 56 69 80 85 83 69 63 60 57 72 84 89 86 71 64 59 56
DewPt 42 53 55 56 56 57 51 48 48 52 52 52 52 55 53 50 49 53 55 55 55
Max/Min RH 100 27 85 25 97
RH 20 51 68 89100 66 37 28 29 55 67 76 83 54 35 26 28 54 73 89 96
Wind Dir NE NE NE N N N N NE E E SW SW SW SW SW W N NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 8 9 8 6 8 8 6 4
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 20 13 4 4 14 4 3 3 3 22 24 13 12 5 5 18 15 24 15 20 31
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 63 7 6 5 3 13 85110 66 8 3 4 5 26 66156 94 10 9 5 4
T Wind Dir N E E NE N N N N NE E S SW SW SW W NW N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 14 13 11 8 9 14 13 11 11 6 9 12 17 14 13 14 18 17 10 6
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 09/04Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25
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 87 58 80 53 79 55 78 55 80
Temp 77 84 67 60 75 73 58 54 72 75 61 57 73 76 60 57 74 78
DewPt 57 53 55 53 54 53 53 52 55 55 56 56 57 56 59 57 58 56
Min/Max RH 34 79 44 96 46 96 47 100 45
RH 50 35 66 79 47 49 83 93 55 49 85 96 57 50 96100 57 47
PWind Dir S SW NE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 40 20 30 20 40 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC
$$
OKZ002-020900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
455 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 55 85 56 92 55
Temp 85 70 63 58 56 67 79 84 81 68 63 60 58 73 87 91 86 69 63 59 57
DewPt 57 58 60 58 56 59 56 52 52 55 54 54 53 56 54 50 52 57 57 58 57
Max/Min RH 100 32 87 25 99
RH 39 64 90100100 75 45 33 36 63 73 83 83 54 32 25 32 67 82 95 99
Wind Dir NE NE NE NW NW N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW W NE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 8 6 9 8 8 5 4
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 5 4 2 9 16 3 4 2 0 7 4 2 3 3 5 8 8 8 14 26 51
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 12 2 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 44 6 4 3 3 11 54108 47 5 4 4 5 22 91171 27 7 7 4 9
T Wind Dir NE NE E N NW N N N NE SE S SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 14 13 9 6 6 8 12 17 11 11 9 10 12 17 14 14 13 16 14 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/04Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 86 58 78 52 80 56 77 55 77
Temp 74 82 67 61 74 71 57 53 72 73 61 57 72 73 60 58 72 75
DewPt 58 57 58 55 52 52 51 50 53 55 56 56 58 57 60 57 60 59
Min/Max RH 40 82 44 92 45 96 54 100 55
RH 57 43 73 82 46 51 82 89 50 52 83 95 61 58 99 96 65 59
PWind Dir SE SW NE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 30 10 30 20 40 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
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