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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
Issued by National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
545 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
TXZ012-170915-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
545 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
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 71 101 64 89 63
Temp 93 83 78 74 71 82 93 99 97 81 73 67 64 72 81 86 87 75 70 66 64
DewPt 57 62 62 59 59 59 54 48 42 51 56 58 58 58 57 56 54 58 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 65 15 80 32 87
RH 30 50 57 59 65 45 27 18 15 36 54 72 80 61 44 36 32 56 68 78 84
Wind Dir S SE S S S SW SW SW SW N N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 16 16 16 16 14 16 13 16 16 13 14 13 12 13 13 13 12 9 9 8 5
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 45 16 8 23 16 40 5 9 38 41 41 37 40 6 7 4 4 8 17 18
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 11 8 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 100 12 15 19 19 41 65205159 9 18 21 12 36 58 78 85 6 6 5 3
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW NW NE N N N NE NE E SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 19 25 25 24 23 21 17 21 21 18 23 21 18 19 16 14 13 14 14 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/19Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
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 96 70 97 70 96 68 92 67 89
Temp 89 93 77 70 91 96 78 70 90 93 76 68 87 88 73 67 83 83
DewPt 59 54 58 58 56 51 56 58 58 54 59 59 59 57 61 60 60 60
Min/Max RH 25 66 22 66 25 73 33 78 43
RH 37 27 52 66 31 22 47 66 34 27 56 73 39 35 66 78 46 46
PWind Dir S S SW S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> MM
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
$$
TXZ016-170915-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
545 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 100 61 88 61
Temp 95 83 77 73 70 84 94 97 99 79 70 65 62 71 80 86 86 75 68 64 61
DewPt 54 57 57 58 59 53 44 39 37 44 53 58 58 59 57 56 55 58 59 59 60
Max/Min RH 70 12 87 34 97
RH 25 42 51 60 70 35 19 14 12 29 55 78 86 65 45 36 35 56 73 84 95
Wind Dir S S S S SW W W W W N NE N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 11 13 14 13 13 12 13 13 11 11 10 11 13 13 12 10 9 8 5 4
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 14 35 7 15 12 30 6 2 10 20 34 19 34 29 6 4 5 11 10 11 10
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.02 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 116 13 15 15 18 29 98308238 8 18 17 15 39 65 73 64 10 9 7 5
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW W W W W W NE N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 16 20 24 25 23 18 17 25 24 12 23 21 18 18 16 13 12 16 14 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/19Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 67 95 66 94 65 90 64 86
Temp 89 92 75 68 89 94 75 66 89 92 73 66 83 88 70 64 80 82
DewPt 59 53 58 58 56 51 56 59 59 55 60 60 61 60 63 62 62 62
Min/Max RH 26 73 23 78 27 83 38 93 48
RH 37 27 56 72 33 23 52 78 36 29 64 83 47 39 78 93 53 50
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-170915-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
545 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
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 72 102 65 90 65
Temp 95 86 81 76 73 84 93100 99 82 74 69 66 73 82 87 87 77 72 67 66
DewPt 63 65 65 63 61 62 59 52 50 57 61 63 61 61 59 57 56 60 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 67 20 87 34 87
RH 35 50 59 64 67 47 32 21 20 44 65 81 84 66 47 36 35 55 71 82 84
Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW S SW SW NE N N N N NE NE E E SE SE S
Wind Spd 13 13 13 12 11 12 12 13 12 12 11 9 9 10 10 10 9 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 18 45 30 12 22 17 27 5 18 43 38 30 50 38 10 5 2 5 6 5 17
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0.07 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 1 <1 1 3 4 10 5 <1 1 2 1 3 5 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 75 18 25 16 19 51 49142 57 18 30 19 14 40 57 64 61 9 9 7 4
T Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW S SW SW NE NE N N N NE NE E SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 24 25 27 19 18 21 13 16 13 23 21 14 13 17 13 11 10 12 12 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
Date 06/19Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
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 98 73 101 73 99 71 94 70 91
Temp 91 95 80 73 96 98 82 73 94 96 80 71 89 91 78 70 85 85
DewPt 61 55 60 61 56 52 58 59 58 55 61 62 61 59 63 63 61 61
Min/Max RH 25 65 20 63 24 73 32 78 40
RH 37 26 51 65 27 21 45 63 31 25 52 73 39 34 61 77 45 43
PWind Dir S S SW S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> MM
Avg Clouds FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
$$
TXZ008-170915-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
545 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 72 100 65 88 65
Temp 94 85 80 76 73 82 91 97 96 82 74 69 65 71 80 85 86 77 72 68 66
DewPt 61 64 65 61 59 60 57 50 48 56 60 62 60 60 58 57 55 59 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 63 19 86 34 86
RH 33 50 60 60 63 47 32 21 19 41 63 78 85 67 48 38 34 54 69 79 83
Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE S
Wind Spd 14 16 16 14 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 11 10 11 11 10 9 8 6 5 4
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 8 31 31 11 17 22 32 3 21 38 36 29 46 41 9 4 2 4 6 4 20
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 10 6 <1 1 1 <1 3 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 97 16 20 16 19 43 48143 86 14 19 14 9 39 58 64 57 7 8 6 4
T Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW S SW W NE NE NE N N NE NE E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 23 26 27 21 21 21 13 16 16 23 19 16 12 17 14 11 10 12 12 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/19Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 73 99 73 98 71 93 70 89
Temp 89 94 80 73 93 97 81 73 91 95 79 71 86 89 77 70 83 84
DewPt 60 55 60 60 56 51 58 59 58 54 60 61 60 59 63 62 61 61
Min/Max RH 26 64 21 62 24 73 34 77 43
RH 38 27 51 63 29 22 45 62 33 25 53 73 41 36 63 77 47 46
PWind Dir S S SW S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> MM
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
$$
TXZ006-170915-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
545 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
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 95 58 86 58
Temp 92 80 74 68 64 79 88 93 88 72 68 62 59 71 79 84 84 72 67 62 59
DewPt 52 56 57 56 53 53 50 49 49 53 59 56 56 56 55 54 54 56 57 56 56
Max/Min RH 69 21 91 35 93
RH 26 44 55 65 69 40 27 22 26 51 73 80 89 59 43 36 36 56 70 82 90
Wind Dir S SE S S SW NW NE SW W N N N N N NE E E SE SE S S
Wind Spd 12 12 12 12 10 11 10 13 16 13 13 12 11 12 11 10 10 9 8 5 4
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 42 36 9 4 10 17 7 5 45 40 20 25 26 25 6 2 9 11 7 6 10
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 93 10 15 15 12 23 82146135 15 19 13 6 39 50 68 69 7 8 6 5
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW NW NW W W NW N N N N NE NE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 17 23 23 18 16 14 16 20 21 23 16 12 16 12 11 11 16 14 11 10
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
Date 06/19Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
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 94 65 96 66 96 64 91 63 86
Temp 88 92 75 66 92 94 76 67 91 93 74 65 87 88 71 64 81 82
DewPt 58 51 55 55 53 49 53 56 55 53 57 58 59 56 62 61 59 60
Min/Max RH 25 71 20 69 24 80 33 89 43
RH 36 26 50 68 27 22 45 69 30 26 55 80 39 34 72 89 47 48
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S S S MM
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> MM
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
$$
OKZ002-170915-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
545 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 94 59 86 60
Temp 92 79 73 69 66 77 86 91 90 74 68 63 59 71 80 84 84 73 67 62 61
DewPt 59 64 62 61 58 59 60 59 57 60 62 60 59 59 57 56 54 57 58 58 59
Max/Min RH 76 32 99 35 95
RH 33 61 67 76 75 54 41 34 33 61 81 91 98 66 45 37 36 58 73 86 92
Wind Dir S S S S SW NW NW W N N N N N N N NE E E SE S S
Wind Spd 13 13 13 13 12 12 10 12 13 12 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 6 6 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC CL FW CL FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 35 26 28 21 26 33 19 16 61 60 48 36 41 34 5 6 3 6 5 5 7
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 84 17 18 13 14 39 46 86 42 17 12 10 12 35 59 62 60 5 6 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S S SW NW SW S NE N N N N N N N NE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 23 27 29 23 19 16 12 13 14 23 19 13 12 17 14 11 10 11 12 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/19Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 70 100 70 99 68 94 67 89
Temp 91 94 77 71 96 98 80 71 94 96 78 69 89 89 74 67 84 83
DewPt 58 53 56 56 53 48 53 56 56 53 58 59 59 56 60 61 60 60
Min/Max RH 25 63 18 59 22 70 30 81 40
RH 33 25 49 60 24 19 40 59 28 24 50 70 36 33 63 81 43 45
PWind Dir S S SW S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> MM
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
$$
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