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
149 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
TXZ012-012100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 87 59 84 58 90
Temp 64 62 73 82 86 84 72 66 62 60 69 79 83 81 69 64 61 60 72 84 89 86
DewPt 59 59 60 56 52 52 54 56 56 57 59 55 52 51 54 55 55 54 56 55 53 53
Min/Max RH 31 90 33 83 29
RH 84 90 64 41 31 33 53 70 81 90 70 44 34 35 59 73 81 81 57 37 29 32
Wind Dir S SW W NW N NE E E NE N N N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 4 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 8 6 5 4 4 6 8 9 6 5
Clouds SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 33 33 2 7 17 8 23 14 13 13 8 2 6 2 13 21 7 15 4 8 26 28
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 3
Vent Rate 3 2 16105112 42 4 3 3 2 16 71 82 43 5 5 5 5 21 70105 35
T Wind Dir S SW W N N N E E NE NE N N N NE E SE S SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 8 6 11 13 12 8 11 10 9 6 11 16 13 9 12 12 12 13 16 12 12 11
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 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
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 58 86 62 86 57 82 59 83
Temp 66 60 77 82 67 64 81 77 62 59 73 77 64 61 75 75
DewPt 58 57 58 55 59 56 55 56 57 55 56 55 57 57 59 58
Max/Min RH 90 36 77 37 87 44 87 47
RH 75 90 52 40 75 75 41 48 84 87 55 47 78 87 58 56
PWind Dir NE SE S N E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 20 30 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ016-012100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 57 87 57 91
Temp 62 60 73 82 86 84 71 65 62 58 70 81 85 83 70 65 60 58 72 84 88 87
DewPt 59 59 62 56 52 51 55 56 56 57 60 55 51 49 52 53 54 54 56 54 52 52
Min/Max RH 31 96 29 89 28
RH 90 96 67 42 32 32 56 73 81 96 70 42 31 31 54 65 81 87 57 36 29 30
Wind Dir W W W NW N N NE NE N N N NE NE E E S S SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 8 10 8 5
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 30 16 8 8 20 16 26 44 9 8 7 4 9 7 26 24 21 14 13 17 31 31
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 5
Vent Rate 4 3 19 81 80 45 3 5 5 5 17 64 76 40 6 5 5 5 24 72124 38
T Wind Dir S W W N N N N E N N NE N N NE E S S SW SW W W NW
T Wind Spd 8 8 11 10 9 8 5 10 10 10 11 11 10 6 11 10 10 10 14 12 12 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 88 61 89 56 85 59 85
Temp 65 58 80 84 67 62 82 81 63 58 75 80 64 60 77 78
DewPt 56 56 57 54 56 54 54 55 59 56 57 55 59 58 59 58
Max/Min RH 93 34 76 34 95 40 95 46
RH 73 93 46 36 67 74 39 41 89 93 53 43 84 93 54 50
PWind Dir NW SE SW NW E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 10 30 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 91 60 87 60 94
Temp 66 63 75 85 89 86 74 68 65 61 71 81 85 83 72 65 62 61 74 87 91 88
DewPt 62 61 63 57 53 54 57 59 60 60 62 57 54 55 57 57 57 57 58 56 53 56
Min/Max RH 30 96 35 89 28
RH 88 92 67 39 30 34 55 73 85 96 73 44 35 38 59 76 83 87 56 35 28 34
Wind Dir SW SW W NW N NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE E S SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 5 4 3 4 4 4 8 5 5
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 48 10 2 18 19 14 14 15 6 11 9 2 5 1 9 11 5 5 2 6 14 16
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4
Vent Rate 4 4 13104124 60 8 7 4 4 21 73 85 45 7 7 8 10 30 77 92 41
T Wind Dir S SW W N N N E E NE N N N N NE E S SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 5 6 9 12 12 11 12 11 6 6 10 14 13 9 11 10 12 14 18 13 11 11
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 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
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 88 63 87 58 85 62 86
Temp 67 61 78 84 70 64 81 77 64 59 76 79 67 63 79 80
DewPt 60 59 59 58 60 58 57 57 57 56 57 58 58 59 60 60
Max/Min RH 92 39 82 42 90 43 87 47
RH 79 92 53 41 71 80 45 50 78 90 52 48 73 86 52 52
PWind Dir NE SE S NE E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 20 30 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 61 85 60 92
Temp 66 64 73 84 87 84 74 68 64 62 70 79 83 82 72 66 63 62 73 85 89 87
DewPt 62 61 62 56 52 54 57 59 60 60 61 56 53 54 56 57 57 56 57 55 52 55
Min/Max RH 30 95 35 85 28
RH 87 92 68 39 31 35 54 72 85 93 74 46 35 39 58 73 81 83 57 37 28 34
Wind Dir SW SW W NW N NE E E NE N N N NE NE E S SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 5 5
Clouds SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 12 1 15 26 11 15 10 12 15 8 2 4 1 8 12 5 9 2 7 14 17
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 9 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 3
Vent Rate 3 4 13100120 52 7 5 3 3 18 57 75 36 6 5 7 8 28 80 95 27
T Wind Dir S SW W N N N E E NE N N N N NE E S SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 5 8 10 12 12 9 13 10 6 6 10 12 12 8 11 10 12 14 17 13 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 86 64 85 59 84 62 85
Temp 67 61 76 83 70 65 78 76 63 59 74 78 66 63 77 78
DewPt 60 58 59 57 60 57 57 56 57 56 57 58 58 58 59 59
Max/Min RH 91 39 79 42 88 45 84 47
RH 77 90 55 42 72 77 47 51 80 88 56 50 74 84 55 53
PWind Dir NE SE S N E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 20 30 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-012100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 87 55 85 56 90
Temp 60 57 72 84 86 84 69 63 58 56 68 80 84 83 68 62 58 57 71 84 88 85
DewPt 57 56 57 51 49 50 53 55 56 56 58 52 49 49 54 55 54 54 55 54 52 52
Min/Max RH 27 100 28 93 28
RH 89 95 59 32 28 31 57 76 93100 68 38 30 31 60 77 86 91 58 36 28 32
Wind Dir S W W NW N NE NE NE N N N NE NE E SE SW SW SW SW SW SW N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 6 9 8 8
Clouds SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 30 4 4 3 25 15 13 9 5 24 8 1 3 9 22 16 7 7 11 7 15 21
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 10 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 6
Vent Rate 4 4 13 96110 60 6 7 4 3 8 71 90 49 6 5 5 5 29 44108 74
T Wind Dir S SW W N N N E E NE N N N N NE SE SW SW SW SW SW NW N
T Wind Spd 9 8 11 11 12 9 11 14 10 6 8 12 11 8 11 10 11 11 17 10 11 12
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 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
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 55 85 57 82 54 82 57 83
Temp 63 56 76 82 65 58 76 76 59 55 73 78 62 58 77 78
DewPt 56 55 57 53 55 53 55 53 56 55 56 55 57 57 57 56
Max/Min RH 97 35 83 42 100 42 97 43
RH 79 96 51 37 69 83 48 45 89100 55 45 84 96 50 47
PWind Dir NE S SW NE E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 10 30 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-012100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 54 84 56 91
Temp 61 59 71 83 86 82 69 63 59 57 67 79 84 81 67 62 59 58 73 86 90 83
DewPt 61 59 60 55 51 53 57 60 59 57 60 57 53 53 57 56 56 54 56 55 52 55
Min/Max RH 30 100 34 91 27
RH 99100 68 38 30 38 67 90100100 77 47 34 38 69 81 89 87 56 35 27 38
Wind Dir SW W W N N NE NE NE NW NW N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW W NE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 6 9 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 6 9
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 26 10 2 4 11 1 4 3 17 35 13 2 2 1 4 7 2 4 3 8 7 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 7 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 12 1
Vent Rate 3 3 10 82121 71 8 5 3 3 15 61 70 31 5 6 6 6 23 56146 27
T Wind Dir SW W W N N N NE E N N NW N N NE SE S SW SW SW SW NW NE
T Wind Spd 6 8 10 12 13 16 16 11 6 6 9 13 11 8 12 13 13 14 17 11 13 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 85 57 81 53 82 57 84
Temp 62 56 75 81 66 59 75 72 59 55 73 76 62 58 78 77
DewPt 58 56 58 57 58 56 55 55 55 53 56 57 57 56 59 59
Max/Min RH 100 41 89 41 96 47 94 46
RH 87100 56 44 75 89 50 55 86 93 55 51 84 93 52 55
PWind Dir NE SE S NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 10 30 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
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