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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
524 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
TXZ012-310900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
524 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 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 82 60 84 58
Temp 78 70 66 64 64 68 76 80 79 69 64 62 61 70 79 83 79 70 64 62 59
DewPt 66 67 65 64 64 63 61 58 57 59 61 60 60 61 59 56 56 58 58 57 57
Max/Min RH 100 45 98 40 93
RH 67 90 97100100 84 60 47 47 70 90 93 97 73 50 40 45 66 81 84 93
Wind Dir NE E E NW NW N N NE NE E SE SW W W NW N NE E E NW NW
Wind Spd 5 5 4 5 6 9 11 9 8 4 4 4 4 5 8 6 6 5 4 4 4
Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 32 51 58 80 85 74 27 48 9 34 28 17 16 5 5 23 14 15 10 12 16
PoP 12HR 50 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.17 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 25 5 5 6 7 25 66 74 58 4 4 3 3 13 67 76 40 4 2 3 3
T Wind Dir NE NE E N N N N N NE E SE S SW W N NW N E E W NW
T Wind Spd 10 12 9 6 10 14 16 12 11 10 11 8 9 9 10 10 8 9 5 8 8
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
Flood A A
Date 09/02Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
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 84 58 86 56 75 56 81 58 84
Temp 78 79 64 60 80 80 62 58 68 70 58 57 73 77 63 60 77 79
DewPt 56 54 57 56 54 54 58 56 57 56 57 57 58 57 59 57 58 57
Min/Max RH 37 89 32 94 53 100 46 90 43
RH 47 42 78 87 41 41 87 93 68 61 96100 59 50 87 90 52 47
PWind Dir N SE NW E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 40 30 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-310900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
524 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 61 82 58 86 57
Temp 80 70 66 64 63 68 76 80 80 69 64 61 59 70 80 83 82 70 64 60 58
DewPt 64 66 65 64 63 64 61 58 57 59 61 60 59 62 59 55 54 58 58 57 58
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 37 99
RH 57 89 97100100 86 59 47 46 72 89 97100 75 48 39 39 66 81 90 98
Wind Dir NE E NW N N N NE NE NE E SE SW W W NW N E SE SW W NW
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 6 10 9 6 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 4
Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 43 61 63 85 72 68 43 37 10 34 43 29 13 13 10 24 20 23 20 16 14
PoP 12HR 60 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.42 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC
Tstms SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 1 1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 6 10 14 10 23 59 59 51 6 5 4 4 16 49 67 41 4 6 6 5
T Wind Dir NE E NE N N N N NE NE E SE S W W NW NW W S SW W NW
T Wind Spd 11 11 11 13 10 13 13 10 10 11 11 9 8 9 6 8 8 8 12 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A
Date 09/02Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 86 56 86 55 81 55 82 57 85
Temp 80 82 62 57 81 82 62 57 73 77 60 58 74 80 63 58 78 81
DewPt 57 53 58 57 55 54 59 57 59 57 59 57 59 57 59 58 58 56
Min/Max RH 34 100 35 100 48 100 44 100 40
RH 45 37 86 98 42 38 89100 62 51 96 96 60 45 89100 50 42
PWind Dir N S W E S SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 40 30 30 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-310900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
524 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 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 65 85 61 89 59
Temp 80 72 68 66 65 71 79 83 82 72 67 64 61 72 82 85 83 73 67 63 60
DewPt 68 68 68 66 65 65 61 58 58 61 63 62 61 63 60 56 57 59 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 100 41 99 36 98
RH 66 90 99100100 82 54 44 45 69 86 93 99 73 47 37 41 61 78 90 96
Wind Dir NE NE NE N NW N NE NE NE E S SW W W NW N NE E E N NW
Wind Spd 4 4 3 4 4 4 8 6 5 4 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 4 3 3 3
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 37 39 54 71 71 41 10 20 12 22 18 9 7 3 5 20 9 17 5 5 8
PoP 12HR 40 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 1 1 <1 1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 38 15 10 7 9 28 79 93 80 7 7 6 7 21 94 92 53 10 8 4 3
T Wind Dir N E NE N N N N N N E SE SW W W NW N NE E E NE NW
T Wind Spd 11 13 11 8 8 13 14 13 12 10 10 9 10 12 12 10 10 14 12 5 4
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 09/02Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
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 87 59 90 56 76 56 84 60 87
Temp 81 82 65 60 84 82 65 58 68 71 60 58 76 80 65 60 79 81
DewPt 57 56 59 58 55 56 58 58 57 58 58 58 60 59 60 59 59 59
Min/Max RH 36 95 31 99 58 100 46 98 42
RH 44 40 80 93 37 41 80 99 67 63 93 99 57 49 84 97 50 47
PWind Dir N S W E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 40 20 20 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-310900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
524 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 84 61 86 59
Temp 79 71 68 66 65 70 77 82 80 72 66 65 62 71 80 83 82 73 66 63 61
DewPt 67 68 68 66 65 64 61 58 58 60 62 62 61 62 59 55 56 59 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 100 43 98 37 94
RH 65 90 99100 99 83 57 44 47 67 86 92 98 73 49 38 42 61 78 87 93
Wind Dir NE NE NE N N N N NE NE E S SW W W NW N NE E E N NW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 8 6 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 37 36 51 76 72 44 8 19 12 24 19 9 8 3 5 18 8 19 5 5 11
PoP 12HR 40 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.37 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 37 8 7 5 7 23 70 91 60 5 6 5 6 19 78 93 39 7 7 3 3
T Wind Dir NE NE N N N N N N N E SE SW W W NW N NE E E NE N
T Wind Spd 11 12 10 8 9 12 14 13 11 10 11 9 11 12 11 11 9 12 12 5 4
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/02Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 85 60 88 56 74 57 82 60 85
Temp 79 82 65 61 82 81 64 58 67 71 60 59 74 79 64 61 78 81
DewPt 56 54 59 58 55 55 59 57 57 58 58 58 59 58 60 59 59 58
Min/Max RH 36 93 32 97 59 98 45 96 42
RH 45 39 82 91 40 41 82 96 71 63 94 96 59 47 86 93 52 46
PWind Dir N S W E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 40 20 20 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-310900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
524 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 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 58 82 56 84 54
Temp 78 68 64 61 60 69 77 80 80 67 62 59 57 70 80 83 81 68 62 57 55
DewPt 61 65 64 61 60 61 57 55 55 58 58 57 56 59 56 53 53 56 56 56 55
Max/Min RH 100 39 100 35 99
RH 56 89100100100 76 51 41 42 71 88 95 99 68 44 35 38 65 83 93 98
Wind Dir NE NE N N N N N N NE E SW W W W NW N NE E NE N NW
Wind Spd 10 6 4 4 4 6 9 8 6 4 3 4 4 4 6 8 8 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 23 34 56 71 44 11 15 16 20 34 17 5 7 6 11 18 14 19 10 4 6
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 61 10 6 4 4 25 68 75 43 4 3 3 4 21 64 88 44 6 6 3 2
T Wind Dir NE NE NE N N N N N NE E SE SW W W N N N E E NE N
T Wind Spd 14 14 11 8 9 13 12 10 8 8 8 8 10 12 10 9 9 12 13 6 4
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 09/02Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
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 85 54 85 52 73 53 81 55 84
Temp 80 80 61 55 80 79 59 54 66 71 58 55 75 79 61 56 77 80
DewPt 55 53 56 53 53 52 57 54 57 56 58 55 58 55 58 55 58 55
Min/Max RH 34 97 33 100 56 100 41 99 41
RH 42 38 84 93 38 40 93100 72 58 98100 56 43 89 98 52 43
PWind Dir W S SW E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 40 20 20 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-310900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
524 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 83 56 85 54
Temp 75 66 64 63 60 69 77 81 79 67 62 59 58 70 80 84 79 67 62 58 56
DewPt 66 66 64 63 60 62 60 57 58 61 61 59 58 60 58 54 55 58 58 57 55
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 37 100
RH 74100100 99100 79 55 44 49 80 94100100 69 47 37 44 73 88 96 96
Wind Dir NE NE NW NW NW N N N NE E S W W NW N N NE E NE NW NW
Wind Spd 8 4 4 4 4 5 8 6 5 4 3 4 4 5 8 9 8 4 3 4 4
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 17 33 47 54 53 7 9 5 9 12 3 3 5 4 6 3 1 6 4 1 5
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 35 5 4 4 4 21 59 81 56 5 4 5 4 18102112 76 5 4 3 4
T Wind Dir NE E N N N N N N N E S SW W W N N N E E W NW
T Wind Spd 14 10 6 6 9 13 12 12 11 11 10 11 10 12 13 13 14 11 8 6 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/02Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 83 55 86 51 71 51 82 55 84
Temp 79 79 61 57 82 77 59 53 64 68 56 55 75 77 61 56 77 79
DewPt 56 54 57 55 54 56 56 52 55 55 56 55 58 56 57 56 58 57
Min/Max RH 37 99 33 100 61 100 42 100 44
RH 45 43 87 94 38 48 91 96 73 65 99100 55 48 88100 53 47
PWind Dir N S NW E SE S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 40 10 20 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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