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 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
TXZ012-280900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 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 66 86 61 81 61
Temp 83 85 76 72 69 68 75 82 85 82 72 67 64 62 67 75 80 78 69 66 64 63
DewPt 60 57 59 62 62 62 62 63 62 61 64 64 63 62 64 63 62 62 63 64 63 63
Max/Min RH 89 46 100 53 100
RH 45 39 56 71 78 82 65 52 46 49 75 91 97100 90 67 54 57 81 93 97100
Wind Dir S S S S S SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 8 6 4 5 5 9 10 9 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B2 OV B2 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) 18 7 16 16 11 26 11 5 12 11 32 46 80 90 77 41 39 19 47 74 81 88
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 1.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O NM
Tstms SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 1 1 2 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 105 85 8 9 10 9 36 51 60 45 15 13 16 8 12 21 41 46 9 17 18 15
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W N N NE E E E NE NE E SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 18 19 19 21 21 20 20 14 13 13 14 13 11 9 8 6 9 12 14 18 16 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 08/30Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
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 79 60 79 59 81 59 84 60 81
Temp 73 74 65 62 73 74 63 61 75 76 64 61 79 80 66 62 76 75
DewPt 65 64 64 62 63 61 62 61 61 59 61 60 60 58 61 59 59 59
Min/Max RH 64 100 59 100 50 97 42 92 49
RH 76 71 97100 71 64 97100 62 56 90 97 52 47 84 90 56 58
PWind Dir SE SE E SE S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 70 80 50 30 20 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM O SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-280900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 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 89 61 85 61
Temp 87 86 75 70 67 63 75 84 87 86 74 68 64 62 67 76 82 83 69 67 65 64
DewPt 57 56 58 62 63 62 63 62 62 61 63 64 64 62 66 65 63 63 66 66 64 64
Max/Min RH 95 40 100 49 100
RH 37 37 57 76 89 95 65 48 43 43 69 87100100 94 69 53 50 91 97 97100
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE E SE SE S
Wind Spd 12 12 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 15 17 25 11 16 9 8 7 16 20 20 33 50 85 84 36 26 39 47 63 76 67
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.33
Rain Shwrs IS IS O O O O SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 7 3 <1 1 2 2
Vent Rate 120105 9 11 11 8 34 48 61 55 8 10 6 5 11 21 55 32 9 23 15 19
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W N NE E E E E E E E S S E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 16 17 21 21 17 19 11 10 11 14 14 10 8 8 6 9 13 17 18 11 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 08/30Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
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 83 59 79 58 80 58 84 58 82
Temp 76 77 65 62 73 75 63 61 74 76 63 60 77 79 64 60 76 77
DewPt 65 65 64 62 63 62 62 61 63 60 62 60 62 60 62 60 61 60
Min/Max RH 61 100 62 100 55 100 49 100 51
RH 69 67 97100 72 66 97100 68 58 99100 60 53 92100 60 56
PWind Dir S SE NE SE S S SW SW S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 60 90 50 40 30 30 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs SC NM O O SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ008-280900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 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 87 63 84 63
Temp 87 87 78 74 71 70 76 83 85 83 72 68 65 64 69 76 81 82 70 68 65 65
DewPt 62 61 61 63 65 65 65 64 64 64 66 67 65 64 65 63 62 64 64 65 65 65
Max/Min RH 87 47 100 51 100
RH 43 42 57 69 80 86 69 55 49 54 80 96100100 87 64 53 54 82 89100100
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S
Wind Spd 13 13 12 11 9 6 9 11 10 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) 12 10 18 20 19 15 5 6 19 9 38 74 90 86 73 51 34 19 50 79 83 88
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 10 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 1.37
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC O O NM
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 4 <1 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 1 1 2 2
Vent Rate 113 93 14 15 14 10 40 68 64 49 11 32 17 13 17 24 42 47 22 22 16 11
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW NW N N NE NE E NE NE NE E SE SE NE SE E S
T Wind Spd 20 20 19 19 18 13 17 18 13 12 14 14 10 8 8 6 9 12 19 18 11 8
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 08/30Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
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 82 62 82 61 84 62 88 62 85
Temp 74 77 66 64 75 77 66 62 77 79 67 63 81 82 68 63 80 79
DewPt 65 66 66 64 63 63 63 62 62 61 62 62 63 62 62 62 61 61
Min/Max RH 67 100 58 100 50 99 43 97 47
RH 74 71 99100 67 62 91100 60 54 86 98 54 50 80 97 52 53
PWind Dir SE SE E SE S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 70 30 30 20 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC NM NM SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-280900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 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 85 64 82 63
Temp 86 86 77 73 72 69 74 81 83 82 72 68 65 64 67 74 80 81 70 67 66 65
DewPt 61 60 60 63 64 64 65 64 63 63 66 67 65 64 65 63 62 63 64 65 66 64
Max/Min RH 86 49 100 52 100
RH 44 42 56 71 78 86 72 59 50 54 80 96100100 92 69 55 55 83 91100 99
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW NW N NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S
Wind Spd 13 13 13 12 12 9 10 12 11 10 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 9 8 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) 7 8 13 16 18 20 4 4 11 11 37 67 88 88 76 54 29 16 47 74 82 89
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 10 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 1.25
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O NM
Tstms SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 2 2 1 2 4 5 5 1 1 2 1
Vent Rate 115 87 12 13 13 9 35 66 65 48 11 24 17 10 14 21 41 51 17 18 15 10
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW NW N NE NE NE E E NE NE E SE SE NE SE E S
T Wind Spd 20 19 20 19 19 14 17 18 13 12 14 14 12 9 8 6 9 12 18 17 11 8
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 08/30Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
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 80 62 80 61 82 62 86 63 83
Temp 72 75 66 64 73 75 66 62 75 78 66 63 78 80 67 64 78 77
DewPt 65 66 66 64 63 62 64 62 62 61 63 62 62 61 62 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 68 100 60 100 51 97 45 96 49
RH 77 74100 99 71 63 93100 63 55 89 96 57 51 82 96 55 55
PWind Dir SE SE E SE S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 70 40 30 20 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC NM NM SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-280900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 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 60 83 59 80 58
Temp 81 84 72 67 63 60 72 78 82 81 69 64 61 60 67 73 78 79 67 64 62 60
DewPt 62 58 61 60 60 60 63 62 61 61 64 64 61 60 64 63 63 62 64 64 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 53 100
RH 51 41 67 78 89 99 75 58 48 50 82 99100100 91 71 58 55 92100 97100
Wind Dir SW SW S S SW NW N N NE E E E E E SE S S S SE SE S S
Wind Spd 17 13 10 9 9 8 12 13 12 11 9 6 4 4 4 4 6 8 6 6 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 12 16 20 11 16 16 21 15 14 15 50 56 82 88 85 63 28 37 66 73 74 73
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 20 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 1.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS O O O O SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 1 2 <1 2 4 5 5 1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 97 72 6 8 6 6 35 61 67 44 7 15 9 2 10 25 45 65 18 19 8 5
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW NW N N NE NE E E E E S S S S SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 21 19 12 16 13 13 20 17 13 12 12 12 6 4 5 8 10 14 13 14 13 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 08/30Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
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 80 57 79 56 81 56 84 56 81
Temp 73 76 63 60 74 75 61 58 76 77 62 58 79 79 62 58 76 78
DewPt 64 62 63 60 60 58 61 58 60 58 61 58 60 57 59 58 58 56
Min/Max RH 58 100 53 100 48 100 42 100 45
RH 73 62100100 62 56 99100 58 52 98 98 52 46 90 99 54 47
PWind Dir SE NE NE SE S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 70 30 30 20 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-280900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 83 58 80 57
Temp 83 83 71 67 65 61 70 77 81 79 68 63 62 59 65 73 79 77 65 63 62 61
DewPt 63 63 64 63 63 61 65 65 63 63 65 63 62 59 63 62 62 62 63 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 54 100
RH 51 50 80 87 93100 82 66 54 59 93 98100100 91 69 55 59 94100100100
Wind Dir SW S S S SW NW N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 14 12 9 9 8 6 11 12 11 9 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 6 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 21 17 50 39 23 33 40 40 42 39 47 69 79 89 80 70 35 38 71 78 83 80
PoP 12HR 50 5 10 10 80
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 1.26
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC O O SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 1 2 2 1 2 3 5 4 <1 2 <1 <1
Vent Rate 104 48 7 5 5 5 37 52 59 36 15 17 12 7 9 20 39 44 10 17 9 3
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW NW N N N NE E E E E E SE S SE SE E SE S
T Wind Spd 23 18 14 11 12 11 20 17 14 11 13 11 9 5 5 6 9 13 14 10 11 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/30Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 79 57 79 56 82 57 85 57 82
Temp 73 73 62 60 73 75 62 59 77 77 62 58 80 80 64 59 78 77
DewPt 64 64 62 60 62 61 61 59 61 60 61 58 61 59 59 59 59 58
Min/Max RH 64 100 56 100 47 100 43 100 46
RH 73 74100 99 67 62 98100 59 56 96100 53 49 85100 53 53
PWind Dir SE SE E S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 60 20 20 10 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS
$$
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