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
409 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
TXZ012-300900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
409 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon
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 80 61 81 60
Temp 79 70 67 65 65 69 76 79 77 69 65 64 63 68 75 80 78 69 65 62 61
DewPt 64 65 65 65 65 66 66 65 65 67 65 64 63 63 62 59 59 61 61 60 60
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 48 98
RH 60 84 93100100 90 71 62 67 93100100100 84 64 49 52 76 87 93 97
Wind Dir SE S S S S SW W E E SE E NW N N NE NE NE E SE SW W
Wind Spd 10 12 10 10 9 8 8 6 8 8 6 6 8 9 10 9 8 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 16 67 81 71 74 50 60 57 26 67 81 74 76 49 33 30 21 28 27 23 22
PoP 12HR 80 50 80 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.47 0.07 0.47 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC O NM SC SC SC SC NM NM O O SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 4 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 36 9 8 14 5 18 35 31 29 14 8 3 5 28 63 62 41 4 4 3 3
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW W SE SE SE E N N N NE NE NE E S SW W
T Wind Spd 11 14 12 13 10 11 10 8 11 13 11 8 12 16 13 10 10 10 11 8 8
RFTI 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
Flood A A A
Date 09/01Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25
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 84 58 84 57 82 56 75 54 80
Temp 79 80 64 60 78 79 63 59 78 78 62 57 69 71 59 56 72 75
DewPt 59 55 58 57 56 53 56 55 55 54 56 54 54 53 53 53 53 54
Min/Max RH 38 90 35 88 38 90 49 90 40
RH 50 42 81 90 47 41 78 87 45 43 81 90 59 53 80 90 51 48
PWind Dir NW NE N SE NW SE 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 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 30 40 40 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-300900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
409 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon
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 85 60 81 58
Temp 81 70 66 65 65 70 78 83 79 69 65 63 63 67 75 79 78 68 63 61 60
DewPt 65 67 66 65 64 67 66 66 65 67 65 63 62 65 62 60 59 62 62 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 50 100
RH 57 89100100 97 89 67 57 63 95100100 97 92 63 52 51 81 95100100
Wind Dir SE S SE S SW SW W NE E E SE N N N NE NE E E SE SW W
Wind Spd 8 9 8 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 8 9 9 6 4 3 3 3
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 26 74 87 87 67 70 39 34 27 67 76 84 73 53 36 38 22 46 45 36 22
PoP 12HR 70 40 90 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.67 0.02 0.78 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM SC IS IS IS SC O O O O SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms NM SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 8 11 15 11 22 41 34 17 14 4 7 5 26 58 66 55 5 5 4 3
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SW W NW E SE E NE N N NE NE NE E S SW W
T Wind Spd 11 12 13 13 10 13 11 6 8 11 8 10 10 13 12 10 10 9 10 9 6
RFTI 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
Flood A A A
Svr Tstorm A A
Date 09/01Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25
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 84 56 85 57 84 55 79 54 80
Temp 78 80 64 58 80 82 62 57 79 80 62 57 72 76 60 56 73 76
DewPt 60 57 59 57 57 53 57 56 56 55 58 57 57 55 57 55 56 56
Min/Max RH 41 100 35 99 38 100 47 99 44
RH 53 45 84 96 45 37 83 96 46 43 87100 58 49 89 96 54 50
PWind Dir NW NW N SE SW E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 30 50 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-300900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
409 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon
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 84 64 85 61
Temp 84 75 70 68 66 72 79 81 79 71 68 66 65 71 78 81 80 72 67 64 62
DewPt 64 67 67 67 66 68 67 67 68 68 67 66 65 65 63 60 61 62 63 62 62
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 49 100
RH 50 76 90 98100 86 67 62 68 90 97100100 82 59 50 52 72 87 94100
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW W E E E SW NW N N N NE NE E S SW W
Wind Spd 8 8 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 8 6 5 4 2 3 3
Clouds SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 33 68 79 91 78 59 46 49 30 51 66 75 62 39 26 34 13 24 22 15 13
PoP 12HR 80 50 70 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.47 0.11 0.50 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC O NM SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 2 1 1 3 5 5 3 <1 1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 8 19 13 10 23 37 34 33 8 9 5 7 29 68 70 44 6 6 6 5
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW W SW E E SW NW NW N NE N NE E S SW W
T Wind Spd 9 11 13 10 9 10 9 8 10 11 8 6 9 12 12 10 8 9 9 10 8
RFTI 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
Flood A A A
Date 09/01Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25
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 88 59 86 59 87 56 79 57 83
Temp 82 83 67 60 81 82 65 60 81 80 64 58 72 76 62 57 76 78
DewPt 60 57 60 59 57 56 58 57 54 55 56 56 55 55 56 55 56 57
Min/Max RH 37 99 37 90 34 92 45 93 43
RH 47 41 78 97 44 41 78 89 40 42 76 92 56 49 80 92 50 48
PWind Dir NW N N SE N E 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 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 20 40 30 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-300900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
409 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon
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 83 64 83 61
Temp 83 73 69 67 66 71 77 80 78 71 67 66 65 70 77 80 79 71 66 64 62
DewPt 65 67 67 67 66 67 66 65 67 68 67 65 64 64 62 60 60 62 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 49 98
RH 56 80 96 98100 86 71 60 69 90100 97 99 83 60 50 52 74 89 96 98
Wind Dir SE S S S S SW W E E E SE NW N N NE NE NE E S SW W
Wind Spd 8 10 9 9 8 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 6 5 4 3 4 4
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 38 69 82 87 86 69 44 44 27 50 66 75 66 39 26 29 16 24 22 13 15
PoP 12HR 80 50 70 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.03 0.33 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC O NM SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 4 <1 1 1 <1 2 4 5 3 <1 1 <1 1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 9 14 11 7 21 31 29 26 8 8 5 10 27 65 61 48 5 5 4 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW W SW E E S NW NW N NE NE NE E S SW W
T Wind Spd 9 12 13 10 9 10 8 6 11 12 8 6 10 12 12 9 9 9 10 8 8
RFTI 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
Flood A A A
Date 09/01Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25
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 86 59 85 59 85 57 78 57 81
Temp 80 82 66 60 79 81 65 61 79 79 63 59 70 74 61 58 73 77
DewPt 60 56 60 58 56 55 58 57 54 54 56 56 55 54 56 55 55 56
Min/Max RH 38 95 36 88 35 89 47 92 43
RH 49 42 79 93 46 42 78 86 41 41 78 89 59 50 82 91 53 49
PWind Dir NW N N SE NW E 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 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 20 40 30 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-300900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
409 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon
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 82 58 81 55
Temp 84 69 64 63 62 69 76 80 78 67 63 61 59 69 76 79 79 67 62 58 57
DewPt 63 67 64 63 62 65 63 63 62 65 63 61 59 61 59 57 55 59 59 57 56
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 42 100
RH 50 92100100100 88 65 55 58 92100100100 75 56 46 44 75 91 98 99
Wind Dir S SW S SW SW W N NE NE NE N N N N NE NE NE E S W W
Wind Spd 9 9 8 5 4 5 8 9 9 6 5 5 5 8 9 9 8 4 3 4 4
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 54 85 83 70 64 50 34 30 30 48 60 59 37 26 17 23 15 22 15 9 8
PoP 12HR 80 20 70 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.27 0.01 0.24 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM O O SC IS IS IS NM NM SC SC
Tstms NM NM SC IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 33 10 12 6 4 14 37 55 46 11 8 5 5 34 56 68 47 4 3 4 4
T Wind Dir S SW S SW SW W N N NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE E SE SW W
T Wind Spd 11 12 12 11 8 9 9 10 14 11 11 10 11 14 10 10 9 10 8 8 8
RFTI 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
Flood A A A
Svr Tstorm A A
Date 09/01Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25
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 85 54 84 54 82 52 76 52 79
Temp 80 81 62 55 80 81 60 55 77 78 59 54 71 74 57 54 74 77
DewPt 56 52 57 54 53 50 55 53 53 52 56 53 54 52 54 53 54 53
Min/Max RH 34 99 31 95 37 99 43 99 42
RH 43 37 83 97 39 34 83 93 43 41 90 99 55 46 91 97 50 44
PWind Dir NW N N E SW E S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 20 40 30 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-300900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
409 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 80 57 82 56
Temp 80 69 65 64 63 69 75 79 75 66 64 62 60 69 77 80 78 67 62 60 58
DewPt 65 66 65 64 63 66 66 65 65 66 64 62 60 62 60 58 58 60 60 60 57
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 46 100
RH 60 89100100100 90 74 63 71100 99100100 77 57 47 51 79 93 99 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SW N NE NE NE N NW NW N N NE NE E S W W
Wind Spd 9 8 8 5 4 5 6 8 8 5 4 4 4 6 8 6 5 4 3 4 4
Clouds B1 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 51 88 76 58 62 47 52 35 33 49 43 49 31 14 14 10 16 24 9 6 12
PoP 12HR 80 40 60 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.49 0.04 0.12 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM O NM SC IS IS IS NM NM SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 10 12 6 3 14 25 37 25 5 6 4 4 31 64 68 29 4 3 3 3
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW W N N NE NE NE NW N N N N N E SE W W
T Wind Spd 12 11 14 10 6 9 8 9 11 10 10 9 10 14 12 10 6 8 6 6 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A
Svr Tstorm A A
Date 09/01Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 84 53 83 54 83 51 75 51 81
Temp 80 79 61 56 79 79 60 56 78 76 58 53 68 72 57 53 74 75
DewPt 58 55 58 55 56 54 56 53 53 54 55 53 54 54 54 53 55 55
Min/Max RH 38 100 37 94 37 100 47 99 42
RH 47 43 89 96 46 43 87 90 42 47 90100 61 54 91 97 51 50
PWind Dir NW N N S N E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 40 30 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
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