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
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
TXZ012-150900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue
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 95 66 99 70
Temp 91 91 80 76 71 67 80 88 93 93 80 74 70 66 79 91 97 98 84 79 75 71
DewPt 60 59 63 61 61 61 62 62 61 59 62 63 61 60 63 62 59 56 60 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 80 32 81 25 66
RH 36 34 56 60 70 80 54 42 34 32 55 68 73 80 58 38 29 25 44 52 60 66
Wind Dir S S SE S S SE SE S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 14 14 13 12 9 11 13 13 13 12 12 10 9 12 13 13 13 16 16 16 13
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 6 15 11 35 33 25 10 23 19 61 26 20 8 1 1 5 12 19 14 12 10
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 107 65 11 16 9 5 30 64 95 55 17 13 10 5 29 58103 89 15 16 18 23
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 17 21 23 19 13 18 17 16 16 20 19 16 11 19 16 16 16 23 27 24 24
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 06/17Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
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 100 63 91 65 94 69 94 68 93
Temp 94 97 74 64 84 89 73 66 89 90 77 69 89 92 76 68 87 89
DewPt 57 48 55 57 58 55 60 60 60 56 59 59 58 53 57 59 58 55
Min/Max RH 19 78 31 84 30 70 26 73 31
RH 29 19 51 78 41 32 64 81 38 32 54 70 35 27 52 73 38 32
PWind Dir SW SW NE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 10 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-150900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 99 64 102 68
Temp 93 94 79 74 68 64 78 90 97 96 80 73 67 64 79 91 99100 83 76 71 69
DewPt 61 58 61 61 61 61 62 60 57 56 60 60 60 60 61 58 55 51 57 56 56 57
Max/Min RH 89 24 89 19 68
RH 34 30 54 64 78 89 57 37 27 26 51 66 79 87 54 33 23 19 42 51 59 66
Wind Dir S S SE S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 12 12 11 9 8 10 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 10 11 11 10 12 13 13 12
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 7 21 9 10 5 1 0 7 25 37 27 8 5 1 1 2 19 19 12 12 9
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 5 1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 90 63 15 10 12 10 32 61 82 65 9 10 11 8 36 73150 61 13 19 15 21
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW S S SE S S SW SW SW S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 13 20 18 19 16 18 16 12 13 13 16 18 13 18 16 16 14 13 27 25 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/17Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 102 61 92 63 95 66 95 65 93
Temp 96 99 74 61 84 91 70 64 90 92 74 67 88 94 74 65 86 90
DewPt 48 38 49 57 57 53 60 60 59 55 59 60 57 52 57 59 58 54
Min/Max RH 12 87 28 90 27 78 24 81 28
RH 20 12 41 87 39 28 71 87 35 29 59 78 35 24 55 81 38 30
PWind Dir SW W NE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-150900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue
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 99 69 102 72
Temp 95 95 83 79 75 70 82 91 97 96 84 77 72 69 82 94100100 87 81 77 73
DewPt 62 62 65 65 64 63 65 63 62 63 65 65 64 63 65 63 61 60 64 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 78 31 81 25 67
RH 34 34 56 61 69 78 56 41 32 33 53 66 74 79 56 36 27 27 46 55 62 65
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 12 12 10 9 6 9 11 11 12 9 9 8 6 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 10
Clouds CL CL SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 32 11 45 40 16 17 17 16 56 26 15 10 3 2 6 10 23 15 10 8
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4 1 2 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 2 1 1
Vent Rate 112 61 19 18 14 9 33 72 84 52 23 23 7 8 32 48 90 58 20 41 24 26
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 18 23 23 17 11 16 16 13 16 17 13 9 9 18 11 14 14 25 29 25 21
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 06/17Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
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 104 66 93 67 97 72 99 71 97
Temp 97100 76 66 86 91 75 68 92 94 80 72 93 96 80 71 90 93
DewPt 58 50 57 60 59 57 62 64 61 57 60 61 58 54 59 61 59 56
Min/Max RH 18 81 30 90 27 70 23 71 27
RH 27 19 53 81 40 32 65 87 35 28 52 69 32 24 49 71 34 29
PWind Dir SW SW NE SE S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 10 0 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-150900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 97 68 101 73
Temp 92 93 83 78 74 70 81 89 94 95 83 77 72 69 79 91 97 99 86 80 76 73
DewPt 61 61 65 64 63 62 63 62 61 62 65 64 63 62 64 63 60 59 63 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 76 32 80 27 65
RH 36 34 55 62 69 75 54 42 34 34 55 64 73 79 59 40 29 27 47 57 60 64
Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S SE S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 13 12 10 9 10 11 11 12 12 10 9 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 13 12
Clouds CL CL SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 31 14 47 35 15 14 16 13 57 28 16 11 2 1 6 9 16 17 9 11
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4 1 1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 1 <1 1
Vent Rate 113 63 14 16 11 6 31 64 90 59 21 15 7 7 31 49 85 64 16 32 20 22
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 17 23 23 17 11 17 16 13 18 17 12 10 9 18 12 13 14 23 29 25 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/17Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 103 66 91 66 96 72 97 71 95
Temp 96 97 76 66 84 89 74 67 90 92 79 72 90 95 80 71 88 91
DewPt 56 49 57 59 58 56 62 63 60 57 61 61 58 53 59 60 58 55
Min/Max RH 19 80 31 89 28 67 24 70 29
RH 27 19 51 80 42 33 66 86 36 30 53 67 34 25 48 70 36 30
PWind Dir SW W NE SE S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 10 0 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-150900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue
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 95 60 98 63
Temp 92 91 79 73 67 63 79 88 93 92 78 71 64 61 77 91 98 94 78 73 67 64
DewPt 58 57 61 62 59 57 60 58 57 56 62 62 60 60 62 60 56 54 58 57 56 54
Max/Min RH 81 28 98 24 74
RH 33 32 53 69 76 81 52 36 30 30 57 73 86 95 60 36 25 27 50 58 67 71
Wind Dir S S SE E S S SW SW S SE SE SE S SE SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 11 11 10 9 8 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 10
Clouds CL FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 16 40 32 31 19 4 1 1 35 56 34 9 8 8 2 5 13 20 5 8 6
PoP 12HR 20 0 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5 1 1 <1 1 2 4 7 6 1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 87 58 12 14 9 9 34 44 66 49 14 19 7 12 22 41 87 72 18 18 16 17
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW S SW S SE SE S SE SW SW SW S SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 18 24 18 14 16 12 11 11 14 18 11 12 11 12 13 13 14 25 25 19
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 06/17Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
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 99 58 89 59 94 65 96 65 94
Temp 94 93 69 59 84 88 69 60 89 91 74 66 90 95 75 66 88 91
DewPt 47 45 54 54 54 52 59 59 57 53 57 56 55 50 55 56 56 52
Min/Max RH 16 87 28 98 26 72 22 72 25
RH 20 20 60 84 36 29 68 95 34 28 55 70 32 22 50 71 34 27
PWind Dir SW NW NE SE S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
OKZ002-150900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 95 64 99 67
Temp 93 91 78 73 67 64 77 88 93 91 77 72 67 65 78 91 98 95 81 77 71 68
DewPt 59 60 63 62 61 61 63 61 61 61 65 64 63 62 63 62 61 59 63 62 60 59
Max/Min RH 90 33 94 29 75
RH 32 35 59 69 79 90 62 41 34 36 65 76 88 92 61 38 30 30 54 61 68 73
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 12 9 9 8 10 11 12 12 10 9 8 8 10 11 13 13 13 12 12 12
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 3 7 25 18 36 36 29 12 6 13 38 20 22 24 7 8 13 8 21 14 5 14
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 1 1 <1 2 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 116 93 11 9 11 7 32 56 75 59 14 15 10 7 30 49 97 99 12 15 20 20
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SE S S S S SE S SE SE SW S S S SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 20 17 16 13 16 12 13 13 20 14 9 10 16 12 14 20 19 24 28 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/17Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 100 60 89 62 96 69 98 69 96
Temp 95 95 69 61 85 87 70 63 92 93 76 69 94 96 77 69 91 92
DewPt 54 51 58 58 56 53 59 60 59 55 57 57 56 51 55 56 56 52
Min/Max RH 20 90 29 94 25 66 21 64 24
RH 25 23 67 90 37 31 67 91 33 28 52 66 28 22 46 63 31 25
PWind Dir SW NE NE SE S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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