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 Sun Aug 31 2025
TXZ012-312100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
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 61 87 59 85
Temp 65 64 69 76 80 79 69 65 63 61 72 81 85 82 71 65 62 60 70 79 83 81
DewPt 65 63 64 62 58 58 61 61 60 59 61 58 53 54 57 58 58 57 59 55 52 52
Min/Max RH 45 97 33 91 33
RH 100 97 84 62 47 49 76 87 90 93 68 46 33 38 61 78 87 90 68 44 34 37
Wind Dir N NW N N NE NE E SE SW W W NW N N E E E NW N N N NE
Wind Spd 4 6 9 11 9 8 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 5
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 72 80 53 33 55 31 37 41 20 11 5 8 20 8 12 11 7 6 1 1 7 5
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 5
Vent Rate 4 4 18 49 62 48 5 3 2 2 11 89 85 27 5 4 3 2 15 61 66 37
T Wind Dir SW N N N N NE E SE SW W NW N N N NE E E N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 5 8 12 12 11 9 12 9 5 6 8 12 10 8 11 10 9 5 9 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 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
Flood A
Date Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
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 89 58 80 58 86 59 85
Temp 64 60 82 84 65 60 73 77 63 60 80 79 65 62 78 79
DewPt 55 55 56 54 59 58 59 56 58 56 58 57 58 57 58 56
Max/Min RH 84 31 93 45 88 38 85 38
RH 73 84 41 36 81 93 62 48 84 87 47 47 78 84 50 45
PWind Dir SE SW E SE S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 20 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-312100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 58 86 57 87
Temp 64 64 68 76 80 79 69 64 61 60 71 80 84 83 71 65 61 58 70 81 85 83
DewPt 64 63 64 62 59 57 60 61 61 59 62 57 53 52 56 57 57 57 59 56 52 51
Min/Max RH 45 100 33 98 31
RH 100 97 86 61 48 47 72 89100 98 72 46 35 34 58 75 89 96 68 43 33 34
Wind Dir N N N NE NE E E S W W NW N N NE SE NW NW NW N NE NE E
Wind Spd 4 4 8 10 9 8 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B1 FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 76 75 60 34 52 22 35 56 36 21 9 12 20 16 21 22 18 11 6 4 10 18
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7
Vent Rate 13 7 17 48 63 49 5 4 4 4 15 73 69 36 5 6 5 6 15 50 69 48
T Wind Dir N N N N NE E SE S SW W NW N N N NE N N N NE N N E
T Wind Spd 10 8 10 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 10 8 6 9 12 10 11 10 9 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A
Date Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 90 56 83 57 88 58 86
Temp 64 59 83 84 64 58 76 81 64 59 81 81 65 60 79 79
DewPt 55 55 55 53 58 58 59 56 58 57 56 55 58 58 58 55
Max/Min RH 90 31 100 41 94 35 94 38
RH 74 87 39 34 83100 57 43 83 93 42 40 78 93 48 43
PWind Dir S SW NE SE S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 20 20 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-312100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
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 86 62 89 60 87
Temp 67 65 70 79 83 81 73 68 65 63 73 84 87 84 73 67 63 61 71 81 85 83
DewPt 67 65 66 62 60 60 62 62 63 62 63 59 55 56 58 60 60 59 60 57 54 55
Min/Max RH 43 97 34 96 34
RH 100100 85 56 46 48 67 81 92 96 71 42 34 38 60 78 90 94 69 44 34 38
Wind Dir N NW N N NE E E SE W SW W NW N NE E E N NW N N NE NE
Wind Spd 3 4 5 8 8 5 4 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 4
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 63 60 39 29 42 36 40 29 19 13 6 9 24 11 16 9 4 2 1 2 7 5
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6
Vent Rate 8 6 20 61 78 63 8 5 4 3 13 85 85 33 8 11 6 5 20 53 80 49
T Wind Dir NW N N N N E E S SW W W N N N NE E NE N N N N N
T Wind Spd 6 6 10 12 11 10 11 6 5 4 8 10 9 6 11 14 9 6 9 11 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 Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
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 92 58 82 60 88 60 88
Temp 66 61 85 87 67 60 73 79 65 61 82 82 67 62 81 82
DewPt 57 57 57 57 60 60 59 59 59 58 59 59 60 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 89 31 99 48 92 39 90 41
RH 74 87 38 36 79 99 61 50 81 91 46 46 77 89 48 46
PWind Dir SE W E SE S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 10 10 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-312100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 62 87 60 86
Temp 67 65 70 77 81 81 72 68 66 64 73 82 85 83 73 67 64 61 70 79 84 82
DewPt 66 65 64 62 58 59 62 62 62 61 63 58 54 55 58 60 59 59 60 56 53 55
Min/Max RH 45 93 35 94 35
RH 99 99 83 59 46 48 69 83 89 92 73 43 35 39 59 78 86 93 71 45 35 40
Wind Dir N NW N N NE NE SE SE SW SW W NW N NE E E N NW N N NE NE
Wind Spd 4 4 6 9 8 6 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 59 67 38 25 41 32 39 29 19 15 3 10 24 10 16 9 4 5 1 2 5 5
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6
Vent Rate 6 7 17 58 76 57 7 4 4 3 10 80 73 23 6 8 5 4 18 52 77 40
T Wind Dir NW N N N N NE E S SW W W N N N NE E NE N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 6 6 10 12 11 10 11 6 6 5 8 10 8 6 10 16 9 6 9 11 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 90 59 80 60 86 61 86
Temp 66 62 83 85 66 60 72 77 65 62 80 81 66 62 78 81
DewPt 58 57 56 56 60 60 59 59 60 58 59 58 60 58 59 57
Max/Min RH 86 31 97 50 88 40 88 41
RH 74 84 40 38 80 97 65 54 83 88 49 46 79 87 51 45
PWind Dir SE W E SE S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 10 10 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-312100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
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 56 86 54 85
Temp 61 60 69 78 81 79 68 63 59 57 72 82 85 82 68 62 58 55 69 79 83 82
DewPt 61 60 61 58 56 55 58 59 58 57 59 53 50 51 55 56 55 55 57 53 51 51
Min/Max RH 39 100 30 100 32
RH 100100 76 50 42 44 70 87 96 99 64 37 30 34 62 80 91100 65 40 33 34
Wind Dir N N N N NE E E S SW W W NW NE NE E NE N NW N NE E E
Wind Spd 4 4 6 9 8 8 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Clouds B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 54 50 30 21 39 43 32 25 15 4 6 7 19 15 16 8 1 2 2 2 6 9
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 7
Vent Rate 7 5 20 56 74 51 3 3 3 3 16 89101 61 7 7 4 4 10 30 69 50
T Wind Dir N N N N N E SE SE SW W W N N N NE NE NE N NW N N N
T Wind Spd 8 9 11 11 10 9 6 6 6 8 10 10 10 9 14 14 9 8 6 5 8 6
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 Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
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 88 54 80 56 84 56 85
Temp 61 56 82 83 61 56 72 77 62 57 79 80 62 57 78 80
DewPt 56 54 54 52 58 56 58 56 57 56 56 54 58 56 57 54
Max/Min RH 95 31 100 44 98 37 97 37
RH 83 93 38 34 89100 60 47 84 97 46 41 86 96 48 41
PWind Dir S SW NE SE S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 10 10 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-312100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 57 86 54 84
Temp 63 62 69 78 82 79 68 64 60 58 71 82 85 81 68 62 58 56 67 78 83 80
DewPt 63 62 63 61 57 58 61 61 60 58 61 56 52 54 58 58 58 56 58 56 53 54
Min/Max RH 43 100 32 100 35
RH 100 99 80 57 44 49 79 91100100 69 41 32 40 69 86100 99 71 47 35 41
Wind Dir NW NW N N NE NE E S W W W N N NE NE NE NW NW N NE NE E
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 6 5 4 3 4 4 4 6 8 8 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 5
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 47 39 18 13 31 15 21 5 3 11 3 4 12 5 9 3 1 2 2 4 4 2
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 5
Vent Rate 8 5 20 45 59 39 4 3 3 3 12109121 51 8 5 3 3 17 43 58 39
T Wind Dir NW N N N N NE E S SW W W N N N NE NE N NW N N N NE
T Wind Spd 6 8 11 10 9 8 9 8 6 8 10 13 13 16 18 11 6 8 9 10 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 89 53 78 56 84 55 85
Temp 62 57 84 81 61 56 70 75 62 58 79 78 62 57 78 79
DewPt 57 55 55 55 58 56 57 56 56 56 57 56 58 56 58 57
Max/Min RH 95 31 100 49 96 41 99 41
RH 84 91 38 42 90100 63 52 82 93 48 48 88 96 50 48
PWind Dir S W NE SE S E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 10 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
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