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 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
TXZ012-162100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25
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 96 71 100 64 89
Temp 68 65 79 90 94 95 82 78 74 71 83 95 99 97 81 74 68 65 75 84 88 87
DewPt 63 62 62 61 58 57 60 60 58 58 58 52 45 43 50 56 59 57 58 58 56 54
Min/Max RH 29 64 15 77 32
RH 84 91 56 38 30 29 47 54 57 64 43 24 16 16 34 53 73 75 56 41 34 32
Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S N N N NE E E
Wind Spd 11 9 12 13 13 13 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 16 13 12 12 13 13 13 12
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 45 14 2 2 5 24 30 18 8 14 17 15 9 13 31 41 36 24 21 3 4 4
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 13 10 <1 <1 1 <1 3 4 6 7
Vent Rate 6 6 28 73126113 16 18 18 16 49 85374238 9 8 20 12 48 56 78 77
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SE S S SW SW SW SW W S SW N N N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 14 17 18 17 18 21 25 27 24 27 24 20 33 28 18 16 18 17 20 14 14 13
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 Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25
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 64 95 69 95 69 93 67 90
Temp 71 65 90 93 78 70 91 93 77 69 89 90 76 67 85 86
DewPt 60 60 59 53 57 58 56 51 57 58 59 55 59 59 59 57
Max/Min RH 86 25 66 24 68 29 75 36
RH 68 84 35 26 48 66 31 24 50 68 37 31 56 75 41 37
PWind Dir SE S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-162100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 97 68 101 61 89
Temp 65 62 79 90 95 97 81 75 71 68 83 96100 98 80 71 64 62 73 82 87 88
DewPt 60 60 64 61 57 55 58 58 57 57 53 41 37 36 43 51 57 58 59 58 55 54
Min/Max RH 25 68 11 89 31
RH 84 93 60 38 28 25 46 55 61 68 36 16 11 12 27 49 78 89 62 44 34 31
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W N N N N NE E E
Wind Spd 8 8 12 13 12 9 12 13 14 14 13 13 14 13 11 10 10 10 12 13 12 11
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 22 6 1 2 2 15 30 9 12 23 21 8 4 12 20 25 27 22 12 3 2 7
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.02 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 9 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 17 14 <1 <1 1 <1 3 5 7 7
Vent Rate 7 7 27 80123148 14 16 20 18 36153467350 7 8 27 11 51 63 86 82
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S S S S SW W W W W W SW NE N NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 13 13 18 17 14 17 20 24 26 25 19 21 32 28 12 13 24 17 23 14 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 94 66 94 64 93 65 89
Temp 70 63 88 93 74 66 88 91 73 65 87 92 72 65 84 84
DewPt 60 60 58 53 56 58 56 53 58 59 58 55 60 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 94 25 75 26 80 28 86 39
RH 70 92 36 26 53 75 34 28 59 80 37 29 66 86 45 45
PWind Dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25
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 100 74 104 66 92
Temp 70 68 82 93 98 98 85 80 76 74 85 96102100 82 76 69 66 75 84 89 90
DewPt 67 66 65 63 61 62 64 64 62 61 61 56 49 46 54 62 62 59 60 59 57 56
Min/Max RH 28 64 15 82 31
RH 90 95 57 37 30 31 49 58 62 64 44 27 17 16 38 62 77 79 61 43 34 32
Wind Dir SE S SW S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 8 6 9 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 13 12 14 13 12 11 9 9 9 10 10 9
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 32 18 0 1 8 17 25 34 11 19 15 22 10 12 32 39 32 20 17 7 3 2
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0 0.07 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 5 <1 1 <1 1 3 5 11 3 <1 2 1 1 3 5 6 7
Vent Rate 8 8 35 77141 99 21 28 21 19 66 72314 61 13 38 24 8 45 59 63 59
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NE N N N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 11 12 18 17 19 23 25 27 25 21 25 17 32 21 14 25 18 10 16 12 11 10
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 Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25
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 65 98 73 99 72 98 70 94
Temp 73 66 92 96 81 73 94 96 80 72 92 94 80 71 89 90
DewPt 62 62 61 55 60 60 57 53 59 60 59 56 62 62 61 59
Max/Min RH 89 24 64 23 67 26 73 33
RH 68 87 35 25 49 64 28 24 50 66 32 28 54 73 39 36
PWind Dir SE S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 97 73 101 66 90
Temp 70 67 79 90 96 96 84 80 76 73 83 93100 97 82 75 69 66 74 82 87 88
DewPt 66 65 63 62 60 60 63 63 61 60 59 55 47 45 52 61 62 59 59 58 57 55
Min/Max RH 29 64 16 83 32
RH 87 93 58 39 31 31 50 57 61 64 44 27 17 17 36 62 79 80 61 45 36 33
Wind Dir SE S SW S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 9 9 10 12 12 13 16 16 14 13 14 13 14 14 13 12 11 10 11 11 10 9
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 30 19 1 1 9 20 20 32 10 18 21 18 8 13 28 39 35 26 17 3 3 3
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 1 <1 <1 3 4 11 3 <1 1 1 <1 3 5 6 7
Vent Rate 9 8 31 73131112 18 24 20 19 58 63299 49 12 27 22 9 43 55 63 62
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W NE N N N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 13 13 18 17 18 23 25 27 26 25 25 16 29 20 17 24 17 11 16 12 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 97 72 97 71 96 70 93
Temp 73 66 90 94 80 72 91 94 79 71 89 93 79 71 86 89
DewPt 61 61 60 54 59 59 56 52 59 59 58 56 61 61 61 60
Max/Min RH 87 25 64 23 67 28 73 35
RH 67 84 36 26 50 64 30 25 50 66 36 30 55 73 43 38
PWind Dir SE S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ006-162100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25
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 96 64 98 58 87
Temp 65 60 79 91 96 95 79 74 68 64 81 95 98 91 74 68 62 59 71 81 86 86
DewPt 60 60 60 58 55 52 58 58 57 55 52 46 42 41 51 56 57 55 56 54 53 52
Min/Max RH 23 72 15 89 30
RH 86 98 52 34 26 24 49 57 67 72 37 19 15 18 44 66 85 86 58 39 31 31
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SE S S SW W W SW W NW N N N N NE E E
Wind Spd 8 8 12 13 13 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 14 16 12 12 12 11 12 11 10 11
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 18 3 0 1 4 36 23 6 8 21 36 9 9 22 36 27 32 19 10 3 4 6
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 9 <1 2 1 <1 3 5 8 7
Vent Rate 6 6 37 79107102 14 19 15 15 30156287198 12 57 14 8 47 58 85 81
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S SE S S SW W W W W N N N N N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 13 14 21 19 16 17 20 24 20 21 17 24 26 25 18 27 14 12 18 13 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25
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 60 94 65 95 65 95 65 90
Temp 68 61 90 92 75 66 91 93 74 65 90 92 74 65 86 84
DewPt 57 58 56 50 55 55 54 49 55 56 56 53 58 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 93 23 69 22 73 25 81 34
RH 66 90 32 24 50 69 29 23 50 73 32 26 57 81 40 42
PWind Dir SE S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5
$$
OKZ002-162100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 98 67 96 58 87
Temp 66 63 80 92 97 94 78 74 70 68 80 92 95 92 75 67 61 58 70 80 86 86
DewPt 65 63 65 61 59 59 63 62 60 57 58 57 56 52 59 61 60 58 58 56 54 53
Min/Max RH 27 71 25 100 31
RH 98100 59 36 28 31 59 66 71 68 47 31 27 26 59 83 98100 65 43 34 32
Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S SW W NW N N N N N N N N NE E
Wind Spd 9 9 11 12 13 12 13 13 13 12 13 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 11 10 10 9
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 26 10 1 1 5 26 12 22 14 42 32 21 18 31 50 42 34 17 10 3 4 3
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 7 5 1 1 <1 <1 3 5 7 7
Vent Rate 7 6 31 85136 97 19 21 16 17 52 46 95 66 23 29 9 6 41 59 66 65
T Wind Dir SE S SW S S S S S S SW W SW SW SW N N N N N N N E
T Wind Spd 16 13 18 18 19 21 27 28 26 23 19 13 16 16 24 24 12 11 17 12 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 96 70 99 69 98 67 93
Temp 68 62 92 94 77 70 95 96 78 69 93 95 77 68 89 89
DewPt 58 58 57 51 56 57 54 49 55 58 57 53 58 59 59 57
Max/Min RH 93 23 64 20 67 23 74 32
RH 69 89 31 23 49 63 25 20 45 67 30 24 53 74 37 34
PWind Dir SE S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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