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 Tue Jul 15 2025
TXZ012-160900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
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 67 94 66 89 66
Temp 90 89 79 74 69 68 78 88 93 92 81 74 70 66 75 83 88 85 77 72 69 66
DewPt 59 59 62 64 64 63 65 62 59 58 62 64 63 62 64 65 64 63 65 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 84 31 87 45 84
RH 35 37 56 71 84 84 64 42 32 32 53 71 78 87 69 55 45 48 67 73 78 84
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S SE S SW NE E SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 13 13 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 6 6 8 9 11 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 21 22 20 13 11 11 6 1 4 22 38 32 37 50 49 43 49 60 74 74 58 59
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.12
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 118101 12 15 13 10 28 72102 91 10 14 12 9 10 33 50 48 6 4 6 7
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE S NW NE S SE SE SE SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 16 18 23 21 19 18 14 13 14 19 19 13 11 8 9 11 20 17 11 10 14
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 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
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 92 69 95 70 96 70 96 70 96
Temp 87 90 75 69 90 92 76 70 92 94 77 70 92 94 76 70 92 93
DewPt 61 57 57 55 58 56 59 58 60 57 60 59 60 57 60 58 59 57
Min/Max RH 31 63 28 66 28 68 27 68 27
RH 42 33 54 61 34 30 56 66 34 29 56 68 34 29 58 66 33 30
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 10 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-160900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 94 64 89 64
Temp 88 88 77 72 66 64 77 87 92 93 80 73 68 64 73 83 88 86 75 69 66 64
DewPt 60 59 63 61 62 63 65 63 59 58 62 61 63 64 65 66 64 64 66 64 63 62
Max/Min RH 97 31 100 44 93
RH 39 37 62 68 87 97 66 44 33 31 54 66 84100 76 56 44 47 74 84 90 93
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 13 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 9 9 8 5 6 8 9 9 8 6 6 6
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 2 21 23 18 11 10 3 0 4 17 30 31 53 52 33 20 30 50 78 73 62 50
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.16
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 8 <1 <1 1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 117110 11 12 13 10 28 61 99 91 9 13 11 7 12 26 48 66 8 12 10 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S SE S S E S SE SE S SE NE S SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 18 19 19 17 18 13 12 12 14 16 10 9 8 9 10 17 14 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 66 93 66 95 67 96 66 96
Temp 84 89 72 66 87 92 74 67 90 93 74 68 91 91 74 67 91 94
DewPt 63 58 58 56 60 58 58 58 61 57 58 58 58 56 58 57 58 54
Min/Max RH 35 70 32 75 28 73 28 73 25
RH 49 35 60 70 40 32 57 73 38 30 57 70 33 31 57 70 33 26
PWind Dir S S SW S SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5 10 0 10 5
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
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 99 68 92 68
Temp 94 93 83 77 73 71 82 92 97 96 84 77 71 68 75 84 90 87 79 75 71 68
DewPt 60 60 63 64 65 65 66 64 61 60 64 65 65 65 66 66 66 67 68 67 66 65
Max/Min RH 82 29 90 45 91
RH 32 33 51 64 78 82 58 39 31 31 50 67 82 90 73 55 45 51 69 77 86 90
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S N NE NE E E SE E SE S S
Wind Spd 13 12 11 11 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 6 4 4 5 6 9 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 8 18 11 6 3 8 2 3 3 6 40 40 50 59 60 48 43 54 69 73 56 53
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 2 1 1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 148133 16 18 18 13 42 75 91 83 15 27 25 12 16 31 66 30 9 6 7 5
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE SE NE E NE E SE SE E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 19 19 20 21 18 16 20 14 12 13 19 19 19 9 8 8 13 12 11 6 10 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 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
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 95 72 99 73 100 72 101 72 102
Temp 90 93 78 72 93 96 79 73 94 96 80 73 95 98 80 73 95 98
DewPt 62 58 58 56 59 58 60 60 61 58 61 61 60 57 61 60 60 58
Min/Max RH 30 59 27 63 26 68 24 66 24
RH 39 31 49 57 32 28 51 63 33 28 53 67 32 26 52 64 30 26
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 10 5 10 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 71 96 68 89 68
Temp 91 91 81 76 73 71 80 89 94 94 84 76 70 68 74 81 87 85 78 74 70 68
DewPt 60 60 62 64 64 65 65 63 61 61 63 64 65 64 65 65 65 66 67 66 65 64
Max/Min RH 83 31 88 48 88
RH 36 36 53 68 75 83 61 42 33 33 51 67 83 88 76 59 48 53 70 77 84 88
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S N NE NE E E SE E SE S S
Wind Spd 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 9 5 5 5 6 9 8 8 6 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 12 22 7 7 4 10 1 3 2 7 41 39 51 61 52 46 39 52 63 80 54 55
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0.08
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 143115 14 16 16 13 37 70 93 78 14 19 22 10 14 29 62 31 8 6 6 4
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE S NE E NE E SE SE E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 19 18 19 21 19 17 21 14 12 12 19 19 18 10 8 8 12 13 12 9 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 72 97 73 98 72 99 72 100
Temp 86 92 77 72 90 94 78 73 92 95 79 72 91 98 79 72 93 96
DewPt 62 58 57 56 59 58 59 59 60 58 61 60 60 57 60 59 60 57
Min/Max RH 32 59 28 63 28 67 25 66 25
RH 44 33 50 58 35 30 52 63 35 29 54 66 35 26 54 65 33 27
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 10 5 10 0 5 5
$$
TXZ006-160900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
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 64 93 62 84 62
Temp 90 90 77 72 67 64 78 87 93 92 78 69 65 62 70 77 83 82 72 67 64 63
DewPt 59 58 60 60 59 60 61 60 60 59 61 62 62 62 63 64 65 65 66 65 63 63
Max/Min RH 87 32 99 53 100
RH 35 34 56 66 76 87 55 41 33 33 57 78 90 99 78 65 54 56 82 92 97100
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S SE NE NE NE NE E E SE NE NW S SW
Wind Spd 16 13 12 11 10 9 11 10 12 12 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 18 10 30 17 5 12 1 1 5 23 52 61 69 62 54 53 35 45 71 81 69 44
PoP 12HR 5 5 50 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0 0.33
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS NM NM IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS NM SC IS
Mix Hgt 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 5 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 132 90 11 13 12 8 31 41106 65 18 20 19 9 18 33 57 43 12 15 8 4
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE NE NE NE NE E SE SE N W S SW
T Wind Spd 19 19 18 19 18 13 17 11 13 13 17 19 18 9 9 10 13 19 14 18 12 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 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
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 90 66 92 65 93 64 94 64 95
Temp 85 88 72 66 88 90 72 65 88 91 72 65 90 92 73 65 91 93
DewPt 64 60 59 57 61 59 61 59 61 58 60 58 58 56 57 56 57 55
Min/Max RH 38 75 33 81 31 81 28 76 26
RH 50 39 64 73 40 35 68 81 41 33 66 80 35 30 56 74 32 28
PWind Dir SW S SW SW SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 5 10 0 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-160900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 97 61 83 62
Temp 94 93 80 74 70 67 82 91 96 94 78 69 65 62 70 76 82 81 70 67 64 63
DewPt 57 57 60 61 62 62 62 61 60 60 63 63 63 62 65 64 65 65 67 66 64 63
Max/Min RH 84 30 100 55 100
RH 30 30 51 64 76 84 51 36 30 32 61 80 94100 82 66 56 58 89 96100100
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S SE SE N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE S
Wind Spd 16 13 12 12 11 10 12 11 11 11 9 9 8 6 6 8 8 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 13 8 25 10 5 9 1 1 4 16 57 68 70 77 70 70 61 51 73 73 69 55
PoP 12HR 5 5 60 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.67 0 0.17
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 6 1 <1 <1 1 3 4 5 3 <1 1 <1 1
Vent Rate 159142 13 13 11 11 42 52104 73 11 15 9 10 25 39 43 47 7 12 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE S NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE SW N SE
T Wind Spd 20 20 20 21 20 19 19 12 12 14 10 21 13 8 10 10 9 17 12 12 11 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 93 67 97 67 97 65 99 66 99
Temp 88 91 75 68 93 94 74 67 92 94 75 66 92 95 74 67 95 96
DewPt 63 59 58 56 59 58 60 60 61 57 60 61 59 56 60 59 58 55
Min/Max RH 33 70 28 79 27 87 25 78 23
RH 42 35 56 66 33 30 62 79 35 29 61 84 33 27 61 75 29 25
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 20 10 20 0 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
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