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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
443 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
TXZ012-072100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
443 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25
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 64 52 75 56 82
Temp 50 54 59 63 61 57 55 54 53 57 67 74 71 63 61 58 57 66 77 81 78
DewPt 50 52 53 53 53 54 53 53 52 54 56 56 55 55 55 55 55 57 57 55 54
Min/Max RH 67 100 53 96 41
RH 100 93 80 70 75 90 93 96 96 90 68 53 57 75 81 90 93 73 50 41 43
Wind Dir NE N NE E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW S S
Wind Spd 12 11 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 12 13 12 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 86 86 72 88 84 79 60 80 90 83 70 60 36 30 23 12 16 14 7 23 23
PoP 12HR 40 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.18 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 2 1 <1 <1 1 1 1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 1
Vent Rate 16 12 20 18 12 4 8 10 9 13 48 67 19 7 7 6 6 26 61 83 12
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 12 16 17 14 18 16 14 14 18 14 13 12
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 Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25
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 58 83 58 84 60 86 57 80
Temp 65 59 79 77 65 59 80 79 67 61 81 79 64 57 76 74
DewPt 54 53 56 51 50 49 51 46 46 47 50 49 52 51 51 50
Max/Min RH 81 35 69 27 60 28 83 35
RH 68 80 45 40 58 69 36 31 47 60 34 35 65 80 42 43
PWind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ016-072100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
443 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 65 54 74 55 81
Temp 54 55 60 63 63 57 56 55 55 59 66 73 72 63 60 57 55 65 77 80 77
DewPt 52 54 55 56 56 57 56 55 55 58 58 58 57 57 57 57 55 59 58 55 55
Min/Max RH 74 100 56 100 42
RH 95 96 84 77 77100100100100 96 75 59 58 80 90 98100 81 53 42 46
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW S S
Wind Spd 8 9 9 9 9 6 4 4 4 8 12 12 9 8 8 8 6 10 12 11 9
Clouds OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 89 94 85 90 85 63 81 94 91 89 78 60 40 34 30 26 18 21 14 25 29
PoP 12HR 40 50 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.09 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 1 1 <1 1 <1 1 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 2
Vent Rate 19 15 20 28 13 11 8 11 9 21 50 59 31 8 7 8 7 28 57 76 20
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 12 10 11 10 10 10 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 13 16 14 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 82 56 84 58 85 54 81
Temp 62 56 78 77 63 56 78 79 65 58 80 79 61 54 76 76
DewPt 56 55 56 52 53 51 51 48 49 49 52 52 53 52 51 52
Max/Min RH 96 37 83 31 74 33 93 36
RH 81 96 47 41 70 83 39 34 56 74 37 39 75 93 42 43
PWind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-072100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
443 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25
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 64 54 77 58 86
Temp 52 55 60 62 62 57 55 55 54 59 69 76 74 66 63 60 59 68 80 85 80
DewPt 50 53 53 54 55 55 55 55 54 56 57 57 58 57 57 57 58 59 59 57 57
Min/Max RH 71 100 51 98 39
RH 92 91 80 74 79 91 99 99 98 89 65 52 56 72 81 90 96 73 47 39 45
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW S S
Wind Spd 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 10 13 11 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 74 79 70 82 60 72 56 85 82 85 68 54 37 26 23 15 12 7 4 17 15
PoP 12HR 40 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 3 2 <1 1 1 1 2 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 1
Vent Rate 20 21 21 22 12 7 12 9 11 23 54 68 23 11 12 12 11 32 68 96 15
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 12 9 8 6 9 10 8 8 12 16 17 16 17 18 16 14 19 16 13 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 Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25
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 87 61 88 64 90 59 82
Temp 68 61 83 82 69 62 83 83 71 65 84 83 67 59 77 76
DewPt 56 55 57 54 53 51 53 49 49 50 53 52 54 54 53 53
Max/Min RH 83 34 67 27 59 27 84 36
RH 65 83 41 38 58 67 36 31 46 59 33 34 63 82 44 44
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-072100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
443 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 63 55 76 59 84
Temp 51 55 58 61 61 57 55 55 55 59 68 75 74 66 63 61 60 68 79 83 80
DewPt 50 52 53 53 54 55 55 55 54 55 56 57 57 57 56 57 57 59 59 56 55
Min/Max RH 73 100 52 94 40
RH 94 91 84 74 78 92 98 97 98 88 66 54 55 71 79 87 92 72 49 40 44
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW S S
Wind Spd 10 9 8 5 5 6 5 4 4 6 10 11 10 11 10 11 10 12 13 11 9
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 84 79 68 86 57 74 70 82 83 83 71 54 30 28 24 15 13 8 3 16 11
PoP 12HR 40 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 2 3 2 <1 1 1 1 2 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 1
Vent Rate 18 20 21 19 13 9 9 9 9 20 51 69 22 9 10 10 9 30 63 90 13
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 13 10 8 8 10 10 9 8 12 16 17 16 17 17 16 14 19 16 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 85 62 86 64 88 60 80
Temp 67 61 81 81 69 63 81 82 71 65 83 82 67 60 75 75
DewPt 56 56 57 53 53 52 52 48 48 50 51 51 54 54 53 52
Max/Min RH 84 34 67 29 59 28 81 37
RH 66 84 44 39 57 67 37 31 45 59 33 35 64 80 46 44
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ006-072100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
443 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25
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 59 50 73 54 81
Temp 49 52 55 58 57 52 51 52 51 56 66 72 71 61 59 56 54 65 77 81 77
DewPt 48 50 52 52 53 52 51 52 51 56 58 56 57 58 57 55 54 58 57 55 55
Min/Max RH 77 100 56 100 41
RH 95 93 88 80 87100100100100 99 74 57 61 89 95 97100 78 51 41 47
Wind Dir NE NE NE SE SE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 8 6 6 8 5 5 5 6 11 14 16 13 11 10 11 11 14 17 14 11
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 85 78 82 69 78 90 91 93 92 90 79 56 23 29 32 14 12 7 7 13 19
PoP 12HR 50 30 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 2 2 <1 <1 1 <1 1 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 2
Vent Rate 15 15 18 22 15 8 9 11 9 22 58 78 24 9 8 8 8 33 63 75 20
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 9 10 10 9 10 11 12 17 21 21 17 17 17 16 17 21 20 16 13
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 Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25
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 81 56 83 57 83 52 76
Temp 61 56 78 77 63 57 78 79 64 57 80 78 59 52 72 71
DewPt 56 55 56 52 53 51 52 50 50 48 50 50 51 50 48 48
Max/Min RH 96 38 80 32 71 31 93 37
RH 83 96 46 42 70 80 41 37 60 71 35 38 75 93 43 44
PWind Dir SW SW S SW S SW W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
OKZ002-072100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
443 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 57 49 74 55 84
Temp 52 53 55 57 55 51 50 50 50 56 66 73 71 62 60 57 56 67 80 84 78
DewPt 48 50 50 51 52 51 50 50 50 54 56 57 57 57 56 56 55 58 58 56 56
Min/Max RH 79 100 55 100 38
RH 87 88 83 81 88100100100 99 93 69 56 60 84 87 96 97 72 47 38 47
Wind Dir N N NE E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 9 13 13 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 13 10
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 85 76 76 67 65 67 85 85 89 84 69 44 23 26 23 10 11 6 2 6 9
PoP 12HR 40 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 <1 2 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 1
Vent Rate 14 16 16 23 11 12 11 12 10 34 65 86 20 10 9 9 9 36 69 90 15
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 12 8 8 6 10 10 10 11 19 21 24 14 18 19 18 19 23 20 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 84 59 85 60 86 53 76
Temp 63 57 81 79 65 60 81 80 68 61 82 79 61 53 73 71
DewPt 56 55 56 54 53 51 54 50 49 49 50 50 51 50 49 51
Max/Min RH 93 36 73 31 63 28 92 37
RH 78 93 43 42 64 72 39 35 52 63 33 36 70 90 43 50
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW W NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 10
$$
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