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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
TXZ012-142100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25
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 93 67 95 66 98
Temp 72 67 78 87 92 91 80 75 71 68 79 90 94 91 79 74 69 67 80 92 97 96
DewPt 62 59 61 62 61 61 63 62 61 61 62 63 62 60 62 61 60 60 62 60 57 55
Min/Max RH 36 78 34 81 24
RH 71 75 56 43 36 37 56 64 71 78 56 41 35 36 56 64 73 78 54 34 27 25
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 11 9 11 13 13 14 14 13 12 9 11 13 12 13 13 12 11 10 12 13 14 14
Clouds B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 72 32 9 11 6 7 34 41 34 36 23 2 9 21 43 34 23 7 1 1 4 13
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 6
Vent Rate 7 8 28 65 98 72 12 15 9 6 25 60102 61 10 14 11 6 33 59120111
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 18 18 17 17 20 23 21 18 16 16 16 17 16 18 20 17 13 21 16 18 20
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 Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25
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 71 99 65 90 66 94 68 94
Temp 79 71 94 96 76 65 86 88 73 66 90 91 76 68 89 91
DewPt 59 59 54 46 56 57 58 55 61 60 60 55 58 59 58 53
Max/Min RH 66 17 75 31 81 28 73 26
RH 50 66 26 18 50 75 39 33 66 81 37 30 54 73 35 28
PWind Dir S SW SW NE SE S S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 0 10 0 5 0
$$
TXZ016-142100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 64 100 64 100
Temp 67 64 78 88 94 94 80 74 68 65 80 92 99 96 80 71 67 64 79 91 98 99
DewPt 56 60 64 63 60 58 61 61 60 60 62 61 58 57 61 61 59 60 61 57 53 51
Min/Max RH 28 84 25 86 19
RH 68 87 63 43 32 30 52 64 76 84 55 36 26 27 52 70 75 86 53 32 22 20
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 9 8 10 12 12 11 11 11 9 8 10 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 11 12 12 11
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 40 18 4 1 2 8 37 33 23 12 2 1 8 20 39 33 13 9 2 2 3 18
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.01 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 12 5
Vent Rate 11 9 32 56 96 70 18 12 14 11 30 62 89 87 8 9 13 11 34 78173 67
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 20 17 18 14 14 13 23 19 20 17 18 14 13 19 13 16 20 20 19 16 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 101 62 92 64 95 65 94
Temp 75 68 96 99 73 62 84 91 71 64 89 94 73 66 87 91
DewPt 55 55 46 38 47 54 56 53 60 60 59 54 59 60 58 53
Max/Min RH 65 12 75 27 87 25 84 25
RH 51 63 18 12 39 75 38 28 68 87 37 26 62 81 37 28
PWind Dir S SW W NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 0 10 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-142100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25
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 98 70 102 69 101
Temp 77 70 80 91 97 94 83 79 74 71 82 94100 97 84 77 73 69 82 93 99 99
DewPt 62 63 63 63 62 64 66 65 65 64 64 63 63 63 66 64 63 62 65 63 60 59
Min/Max RH 32 80 30 79 25
RH 60 79 57 38 32 37 56 63 74 80 55 36 30 33 55 64 71 79 56 37 27 27
Wind Dir SW NW S S S S SE S SE SW S S S SE S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 8 5 8 10 12 12 12 10 8 6 9 10 11 11 10 9 8 6 9 11 12 13
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 68 46 11 9 6 8 45 41 39 38 20 4 7 18 38 30 16 8 2 1 6 10
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4 <1 2 <1 <1 2 5 7 4
Vent Rate 10 7 26 60118 56 17 16 13 7 31 63 99 54 13 21 8 10 38 55 99 72
T Wind Dir SW SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 14 10 14 14 18 20 21 19 16 8 13 13 14 14 16 13 9 11 19 13 16 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 Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25
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 74 104 66 93 67 98 72 98
Temp 82 74 96 99 76 67 86 91 75 68 92 94 79 72 92 95
DewPt 62 60 57 48 57 58 59 56 63 62 61 57 61 62 58 54
Max/Min RH 62 16 74 29 84 27 72 24
RH 52 62 27 18 52 74 40 31 66 82 35 29 54 72 32 25
PWind Dir S SW SE NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 0 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-142100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 70 99 69 99
Temp 75 69 77 88 93 91 82 78 73 71 79 91 97 94 82 77 72 69 80 91 97 98
DewPt 61 61 62 63 61 63 65 64 63 62 63 63 63 62 64 63 62 62 63 62 59 58
Min/Max RH 33 75 33 79 25
RH 63 77 60 43 35 39 56 63 71 75 59 39 33 35 56 63 69 79 57 38 29 26
Wind Dir S NW S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 9 6 9 11 12 13 13 12 10 8 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 9 11 11 12 13
Clouds B2 SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 71 40 11 9 5 7 42 40 39 35 18 3 6 18 39 31 20 8 2 1 6 9
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4 <1 1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4
Vent Rate 10 8 23 63112 64 13 15 10 5 24 56100 59 11 12 8 8 38 55 99 74
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 12 14 16 17 20 19 21 16 9 13 13 16 17 16 12 11 11 20 13 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 102 66 91 68 96 71 96
Temp 81 73 94 97 76 66 85 89 75 68 90 93 79 71 90 93
DewPt 62 59 55 47 56 57 58 56 63 62 61 55 61 61 58 54
Max/Min RH 61 17 73 30 81 26 71 25
RH 52 61 27 19 50 73 41 32 65 79 38 28 53 70 34 26
PWind Dir S SW SE NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 0 10 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-142100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25
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 94 62 97 61 97
Temp 71 62 78 87 93 92 78 72 65 63 78 90 95 96 77 72 65 62 78 91 96 92
DewPt 54 56 59 60 59 57 61 60 59 59 59 58 57 55 61 60 59 59 60 57 54 53
Min/Max RH 29 88 25 91 24
RH 55 81 52 40 32 31 56 67 81 88 52 35 28 25 57 67 81 88 54 32 25 27
Wind Dir SW W SW S S S S SE S SW S S S SE S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 8 10 11 12 12 11 9 9 8 10 10 11 10 10 9 9 9 11 12 12 12
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL SC SC SC SC CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 26 8 5 2 3 34 45 39 35 4 2 2 6 34 35 36 9 10 10 3 5 18
PoP 12HR 10 20 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 6
Vent Rate 8 6 37 60 77 58 15 13 8 9 33 40 79 49 9 11 7 10 24 51101 69
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S SE S S S SW S SW S SE S SW S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 12 19 16 13 13 21 24 16 16 16 11 12 11 13 16 11 13 12 13 14 13
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 Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25
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 63 97 59 89 60 94 65 95
Temp 72 64 94 94 69 60 85 87 69 61 88 91 74 65 89 93
DewPt 55 53 44 42 51 53 53 52 59 58 57 53 57 57 55 51
Max/Min RH 70 15 80 28 93 26 75 23
RH 55 69 18 17 53 79 33 30 70 90 35 27 56 75 31 24
PWind Dir S SW N NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 0 5 0 5 0
$$
OKZ002-142100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
309 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
Date Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 64 99 63 97
Temp 74 65 78 91 96 93 79 73 69 65 80 92 98 94 78 72 67 64 79 91 96 95
DewPt 64 60 62 61 61 61 63 63 63 62 64 62 61 60 64 63 62 62 62 60 59 57
Min/Max RH 31 91 30 97 27
RH 71 84 57 36 32 35 58 70 81 91 58 37 30 32 62 72 84 93 57 35 29 28
Wind Dir N SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 6 5 9 11 12 12 12 9 9 8 9 10 11 12 11 9 9 9 10 11 13 13
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 55 49 9 10 6 11 29 29 51 26 18 4 13 19 38 26 20 21 8 8 14 8
PoP 12HR 10 20 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6
Vent Rate 6 6 30 85115 73 11 8 7 6 24 55 78 59 16 11 8 8 29 51 96 89
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 12 17 17 18 20 19 14 14 11 11 12 12 13 24 13 10 13 13 12 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 99 60 90 61 95 68 97
Temp 76 68 94 92 69 61 85 88 69 62 91 92 75 68 93 95
DewPt 60 56 52 49 56 56 55 53 59 60 58 54 57 58 55 51
Max/Min RH 71 18 85 29 96 26 71 21
RH 59 66 24 23 64 85 37 31 70 92 33 28 54 69 28 23
PWind Dir S SW N NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 10 5 30 0 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
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