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
139 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
TXZ012-292100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
139 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
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 81 62 80 61 80
Temp 68 65 67 72 79 79 70 66 65 65 68 74 78 75 68 65 64 63 67 74 79 76
DewPt 65 64 64 65 64 64 65 65 65 64 66 66 65 65 66 65 64 63 64 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 58 100 64 100 52
RH 90 97 90 79 60 60 84 97100 97 93 76 64 71 93100100100 90 66 52 58
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE S S SW S S W SE SE SE SE S N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 8 6 5 5 6 9 10 9 9 8 6 8 6 8 6 5 4 5 5 8 8 6
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 87 95 77 74 46 31 65 90 92 95 71 68 61 48 70 84 80 78 56 33 36 18
PoP 12HR 20 80 70 80 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.62 0.16 0.35 0.05
Rain Shwrs SC SC O NM NM NM NM NM NM NM O O SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC SC NM SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 12 9 11 17 27 32 8 16 6 6 13 30 31 18 5 6 5 7 21 47 57 46
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S S S SW W W E SE S NW N NE N NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 8 6 6 8 10 17 18 10 10 9 11 8 11 11 11 6 9 12 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 Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
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 59 84 59 84 58 83 55 75
Temp 64 61 78 79 65 61 79 80 64 60 77 78 62 58 69 69
DewPt 61 60 59 57 58 57 58 55 57 56 55 54 57 56 55 55
Max/Min RH 99 41 88 38 88 38 94 53
RH 90 97 52 47 78 87 49 42 78 87 47 43 84 93 61 61
PWind Dir S NW S N SE N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 10 20 50 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-292100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
139 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
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 61 84 61 80
Temp 68 67 68 74 82 81 70 66 65 65 69 77 81 78 68 65 65 64 68 74 79 77
DewPt 66 67 67 67 66 65 67 66 64 64 67 66 65 65 67 65 64 64 65 64 62 61
Min/Max RH 54 100 59 100 54
RH 95100 97 79 57 57 89100 97 99 92 68 59 64 99100 97100 90 70 56 58
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW W E E SE E NE N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 8 6
Clouds OV OV OV B2 SC SC B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 90 93 91 70 38 29 75 77 94 56 58 61 48 44 69 86 86 75 64 46 43 24
PoP 12HR 30 80 50 80 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.90 0.08 0.69 0.09
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC O SC SC SC SC SC O O O O SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 3 5 2 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 5
Vent Rate 20 13 12 18 27 26 7 10 7 12 22 33 38 29 14 7 4 4 21 43 49 47
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SE SE S S SW W NW E SE E E N NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 12 10 6 6 6 12 13 14 10 11 13 10 8 10 11 10 5 5 10 10 9 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 Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
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 84 58 85 56 83 55 78
Temp 63 61 78 80 63 59 79 80 63 58 78 78 62 58 72 72
DewPt 63 61 60 57 61 59 59 55 59 58 58 56 59 58 59 58
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 39 100 42 99 57
RH 100100 53 46 92100 50 42 87100 50 48 92 98 63 62
PWind Dir SE N NW NW E SW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 10 20 30 50 40
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-292100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
139 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
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 85 64 83 63 83
Temp 66 66 69 75 81 82 74 69 68 66 71 78 80 77 70 68 66 65 70 77 81 79
DewPt 64 65 65 65 65 66 66 66 67 66 67 66 66 68 68 67 66 65 66 64 62 62
Min/Max RH 54 100 61 100 52
RH 96 99 89 71 57 59 77 89 97100 87 66 61 73 92 97100100 87 64 53 56
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SW E SE SE E SE N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 91 91 71 54 44 46 64 84 93 66 68 55 56 39 73 76 81 63 49 31 32 24
PoP 12HR 20 80 60 70 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.15 0.13 0.24 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC O NM NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 3 5 4 1 2 2 <1 2 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 5
Vent Rate 14 10 11 17 23 39 18 23 16 8 19 33 29 25 14 10 5 10 22 49 55 49
T Wind Dir E E E S S SE S S S S SW W NE SE SE S S N N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 6 5 5 5 10 13 14 11 9 9 8 6 11 11 8 5 10 11 10 10 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 Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
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 87 60 87 59 86 57 75
Temp 67 62 82 83 67 61 81 82 66 61 80 80 64 58 70 71
DewPt 63 62 60 58 60 59 58 56 59 58 57 56 59 58 57 57
Max/Min RH 100 38 94 37 91 38 100 59
RH 87100 48 43 78 93 46 41 78 91 45 44 85100 64 61
PWind Dir S NW S N SE N E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 10 20 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-292100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
139 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 64 81 63 81
Temp 65 66 68 73 80 81 72 69 67 66 70 76 78 76 70 67 66 65 68 75 79 78
DewPt 64 65 65 65 65 65 66 66 66 65 66 66 65 66 67 67 66 65 66 63 61 61
Min/Max RH 57 100 64 100 53
RH 97 99 90 74 60 59 80 91 97 99 89 72 64 72 91100100100 92 68 54 58
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE S S S S S SW SE SE SE E E N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 6 6 5 4 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 93 89 73 51 35 39 61 86 89 72 65 55 50 36 67 76 82 66 47 31 30 24
PoP 12HR 20 80 60 70 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.37 0.12 0.25 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC O SC NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 3 4 4 1 1 1 <1 2 4 5 2 <1 1 <1 1 2 5 6 5
Vent Rate 13 9 10 15 21 30 13 20 12 7 17 34 28 21 9 7 6 9 22 53 55 46
T Wind Dir E E E S S SE S S S S SW W NE E SE S S N N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 6 5 5 5 8 13 16 11 9 9 9 6 11 11 8 8 9 12 12 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 85 61 85 60 84 57 73
Temp 66 63 79 81 66 62 79 81 65 61 78 78 63 59 68 69
DewPt 63 62 60 57 60 59 58 56 58 58 57 56 59 58 58 57
Max/Min RH 100 40 92 38 89 41 100 63
RH 90 99 51 43 79 92 49 43 78 89 48 47 89 99 69 65
PWind Dir SE NW S N SE N SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 10 20 50 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-292100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
139 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
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 82 59 81 58 80
Temp 66 62 67 73 78 79 69 64 62 62 69 75 79 77 67 64 62 61 67 75 79 78
DewPt 61 62 64 65 65 64 65 64 62 62 64 64 63 63 65 64 62 61 62 60 58 57
Min/Max RH 58 100 56 100 46
RH 83100 90 75 64 60 89100100100 85 69 57 62 96100 99100 83 60 49 48
Wind Dir E E SE S S SE E S SW SW NW N NE E E NE N N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 4 4 4 6 8 9 6 5 4 4 4 8 9 9 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6
Clouds B2 OV B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 84 92 67 64 50 53 75 70 75 66 65 46 27 35 50 68 62 51 30 31 27 26
PoP 12HR 40 90 40 70 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.32 0.03 0.12 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC O O O SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5
Vent Rate 9 8 13 28 35 29 8 7 6 4 18 41 58 39 6 7 4 4 18 37 58 46
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S E S SW SW W N NE NE E NE NE N N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 8 6 9 10 10 11 12 9 10 8 11 10 10 14 12 8 6 9 10 9 10 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 Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
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 84 55 84 54 82 52 73
Temp 61 57 80 81 62 56 79 81 61 55 77 77 59 55 67 72
DewPt 61 57 56 53 57 55 55 52 56 54 54 53 57 55 56 54
Max/Min RH 100 35 98 32 99 39 100 51
RH 98100 44 38 85 95 44 36 83 97 45 43 93 99 68 53
PWind Dir S NW S N N S E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 10 20 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-292100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
139 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 80 60 80 57 80
Temp 66 62 66 73 79 77 68 65 64 62 69 74 78 74 65 63 62 61 68 75 79 77
DewPt 63 62 64 64 64 64 65 65 64 62 65 65 64 65 65 63 62 61 63 62 59 59
Min/Max RH 60 100 62 100 49
RH 91100 93 74 61 66 91100100100 87 73 62 74100100100100 84 63 50 55
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S S S NE E E E NE N N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 83 92 85 55 37 61 88 88 59 56 58 59 36 38 62 62 59 48 24 18 14 11
PoP 12HR 30 80 40 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.10 0.12 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC NM O SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 5 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 5
Vent Rate 10 8 16 25 36 28 10 13 9 6 17 27 39 28 5 6 6 7 22 42 63 46
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE S S S S W N N NE E NE N N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 8 6 10 8 9 11 14 12 9 10 9 8 9 11 9 8 9 9 11 10 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 84 54 83 54 83 51 71
Temp 62 57 79 79 62 56 79 79 61 56 77 75 58 53 65 68
DewPt 61 57 58 56 57 55 56 54 57 55 55 55 56 53 55 55
Max/Min RH 100 38 99 37 99 39 100 59
RH 97100 49 45 85 96 45 43 86 96 46 49 93100 69 62
PWind Dir S N SE N S N E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 10 10 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS
$$
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