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
249 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
TXZ012-170900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
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 91 68 94 68
Temp 93 92 82 75 70 67 76 85 89 88 78 74 70 68 79 90 94 92 81 76 71 69
DewPt 60 59 62 64 64 63 64 65 63 63 64 63 61 59 60 59 56 55 55 55 54 53
Max/Min RH 87 41 76 27 59
RH 33 33 51 69 81 87 66 51 42 43 62 69 73 73 52 35 28 29 41 48 55 57
Wind Dir S SE SE SE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 10 12 12 11 9 5 5 8 9 11 10 10 9 9 12 13 13 13 13 12 13 13
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 28 35 24 5 15 44 36 14 45 54 41 42 38 27 11 7 16 22 35 23 20 20
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 83100 10 8 6 8 17 47 68 49 6 13 7 7 29 92119136 7 10 18 15
T Wind Dir S S SE S NE NE E S SE S SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 14 18 17 11 11 11 11 12 16 17 19 12 14 18 14 16 19 19 23 21 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 07/19Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
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 95 70 97 71 99 70 97 70 96
Temp 91 93 77 70 93 95 78 72 94 93 77 71 93 93 77 70 92 93
DewPt 55 54 57 57 59 55 59 58 58 56 60 58 59 57 60 58 59 57
Min/Max RH 25 63 25 64 24 66 27 66 28
RH 30 27 50 63 32 26 52 61 30 29 56 64 32 30 56 66 33 30
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 10 5 10 0
$$
TXZ016-170900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 91 65 92 66
Temp 93 92 81 74 68 65 75 85 89 88 78 72 68 65 78 88 91 90 79 74 69 66
DewPt 59 57 61 61 63 64 66 66 62 63 64 63 62 61 61 61 59 57 58 55 53 53
Max/Min RH 97 39 89 32 63
RH 33 32 52 64 83 97 73 52 41 43 62 75 81 87 56 41 34 33 49 51 57 63
Wind Dir S SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 10 10 9 9 6 4 5 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 10 12 13 12 10 9 10 10
Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 22 32 7 11 27 49 26 2 24 40 42 51 44 26 13 7 17 31 35 38 25 21
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 6 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 95 81 9 10 8 5 16 49 65 51 9 6 5 7 30101137 97 13 10 18 15
T Wind Dir S S SE S E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 16 17 12 10 10 12 12 16 13 10 10 11 16 16 16 18 19 20 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/19Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 67 96 67 97 67 96 67 95
Temp 88 93 75 68 91 93 74 68 92 95 74 67 91 93 75 67 90 93
DewPt 59 56 57 58 59 56 58 58 58 55 59 58 58 56 60 58 58 57
Min/Max RH 28 73 27 73 25 73 27 73 28
RH 37 29 54 70 34 29 56 70 32 27 59 73 33 29 59 73 34 30
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
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 69 93 69 98 72
Temp 94 94 83 77 72 69 76 84 90 89 79 75 71 70 82 93 97 95 85 79 75 72
DewPt 62 61 63 65 67 66 67 67 66 66 67 65 64 63 63 61 58 57 57 56 55 55
Max/Min RH 90 43 82 27 54
RH 35 34 50 67 84 90 74 56 45 47 66 72 80 78 53 35 28 28 39 45 50 54
Wind Dir S SE SE NE NE NE E E E SE E S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 9 10 9 8 4 4 4 4 6 9 6 6 5 5 9 11 12 12 10 10 10 10
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 26 39 41 39 54 42 35 27 46 54 51 30 25 10 10 14 17 27 29 23 20
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.10 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 1 1 2 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 8 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 82 86 12 11 13 13 28 47 58 24 9 8 7 9 29112143136 12 14 21 17
T Wind Dir S S SE E N NE E E E SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 12 16 14 14 12 13 11 11 11 12 11 8 11 14 17 18 20 19 21 19 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 07/19Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
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 73 102 75 103 73 101 73 101
Temp 94 98 81 74 96 99 81 75 97 98 81 74 96 97 81 74 96 98
DewPt 57 56 57 59 60 57 60 60 60 58 61 60 60 59 61 61 59 57
Min/Max RH 23 60 24 62 23 64 25 65 24
RH 29 25 44 58 30 26 50 61 30 27 52 63 30 28 50 63 29 26
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S 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 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5 10 5 10 0
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 68 91 70 95 72
Temp 93 93 83 77 71 68 74 83 89 88 80 74 72 70 79 88 93 94 83 78 74 72
DewPt 62 61 63 64 66 65 66 66 65 65 66 64 63 62 62 62 58 57 56 55 55 54
Max/Min RH 91 44 78 28 53
RH 37 34 51 66 84 91 76 58 46 47 64 71 75 77 56 41 32 29 41 45 51 52
Wind Dir S SE SE NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 9 10 11 9 6 4 4 4 6 9 9 9 8 8 10 11 13 12 12 12 12 12
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 23 31 40 27 62 39 35 26 53 42 54 32 27 8 8 14 20 23 32 22 22
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0.39 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 77 87 11 10 12 9 25 50 56 32 7 8 6 7 28105145119 10 11 21 16
T Wind Dir S S S SE NE E E E SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 13 16 14 14 12 13 12 11 16 13 12 9 11 16 17 18 20 19 23 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/19Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 74 99 74 100 73 99 74 98
Temp 92 95 80 74 93 97 80 74 95 96 80 74 93 96 80 74 93 96
DewPt 57 55 57 58 60 57 60 59 59 58 61 60 60 58 60 60 59 57
Min/Max RH 25 58 25 60 24 64 26 63 25
RH 31 26 46 58 33 27 51 60 31 28 53 63 33 29 51 63 32 27
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 10 5 10 0
$$
TXZ006-170900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
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 88 64 92 66
Temp 92 91 77 69 65 63 72 80 87 86 76 70 67 64 77 88 92 90 80 74 69 67
DewPt 59 59 62 63 63 63 64 65 65 64 65 64 63 62 63 63 60 59 59 56 55 55
Max/Min RH 99 45 95 33 66
RH 33 34 59 80 94 99 76 60 47 48 69 81 87 95 62 43 35 35 49 53 61 64
Wind Dir S SE E N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 10 10 9 9 8 6 5 6 8 9 6 5 5 6 11 13 13 13 11 11 10 11
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 20 31 48 62 66 64 58 40 23 40 54 60 50 30 9 7 7 23 49 42 32 26
PoP 12HR 50 20 40 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.10 0.09 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 92 75 8 11 12 10 20 38 51 31 5 5 6 5 36112166 62 11 13 13 11
T Wind Dir S SE E NE NE NE E SE SE SE SW SE S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 13 14 17 16 13 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 19 20 20 19 21 19 20 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 07/19Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
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 95 66 96 65 96 66 96 66 95
Temp 90 92 74 67 91 94 74 66 92 94 74 66 92 94 74 66 91 93
DewPt 59 57 58 58 60 57 59 58 58 55 59 57 58 55 57 57 58 55
Min/Max RH 28 74 27 77 25 73 25 74 27
RH 35 30 58 73 35 29 60 75 33 27 59 72 32 27 56 73 33 28
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 0 10 5 10 0
$$
OKZ002-170900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 62 86 64 96 68
Temp 93 90 76 68 64 63 71 76 82 84 73 68 66 65 81 92 96 94 80 76 71 69
DewPt 60 60 62 65 64 63 65 66 66 65 67 65 64 63 64 62 59 57 57 55 55 53
Max/Min RH 100 51 97 27 59
RH 32 36 63 89100100 82 70 57 53 81 90 94 93 57 36 29 29 46 48 57 57
Wind Dir S S S N NE NE E E E SE E SE S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 9 10 9 8 6 6 5 6 8 9 8 5 5 6 10 13 13 13 11 10 11 11
Clouds FW SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 7 50 77 78 65 70 74 63 18 13 65 58 52 36 4 6 13 18 43 48 34 18
PoP 12HR 70 20 40 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.15 0 0.09 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC NM SC IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 5 4 2 1 <1 <1 3 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 93 74 7 14 16 14 26 36 47 39 26 11 4 8 39139175145 16 11 12 11
T Wind Dir S S SW N NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 19 13 12 13 11 10 12 18 11 6 10 17 20 23 23 23 20 21 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/19Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 98 68 99 67 101 68 100 69 99
Temp 94 96 75 68 94 96 75 68 95 97 76 69 96 96 77 69 95 96
DewPt 58 56 58 58 59 56 59 59 58 55 59 59 58 54 58 58 58 55
Min/Max RH 25 70 25 77 22 73 23 68 24
RH 30 26 56 70 31 26 58 74 29 24 57 70 28 25 53 68 29 26
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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