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
548 AM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
TXZ012-122100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Date Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25
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 90 63 85 61 85
Temp 65 75 85 89 86 75 70 67 65 73 80 83 79 70 66 63 62 69 78 83 78
DewPt 53 55 50 48 49 52 53 53 55 59 58 56 57 57 58 60 60 62 61 57 58
Min/Max RH 24 75 40 93 41
RH 65 50 30 24 28 45 55 61 70 62 47 40 47 63 75 90 93 78 56 41 50
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 12 16 18 16 13 12 12 11 13 16 16 13 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 9
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 32 16 2 8 8 32 40 42 42 51 59 83 62 75 82 71 55 20 8 22 14
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.44 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 6 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 2
Vent Rate 7 25105162 68 10 10 8 8 45115114 55 6 5 14 8 39 68128 18
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 19 21 23 20 20 20 18 17 21 20 19 20 14 12 18 16 19 14 16 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 Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25Thu 09/18/25
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 61 86 60 86 58 82
Temp 67 63 79 79 67 63 80 78 66 62 78 78 65 60 75 75
DewPt 61 59 61 57 56 56 56 54 54 53 54 53 55 56 57 55
Max/Min RH 90 41 78 37 75 36 87 42
RH 81 87 54 47 68 78 44 43 65 72 43 42 70 87 54 50
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 10 10 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-122100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Date Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 89 61 81 58 86
Temp 60 72 83 87 85 72 68 63 61 70 77 79 75 67 63 61 59 67 79 83 81
DewPt 54 55 51 48 49 53 54 56 57 61 61 61 60 62 62 61 59 63 58 52 52
Min/Max RH 25 87 53 100 33
RH 81 55 33 26 30 51 61 78 87 72 58 54 60 86 97100100 86 49 35 37
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 12 14 16 16 12 11 10 9 12 13 13 12 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 24 22 8 20 22 24 45 53 46 76 78 81 63 75 75 63 32 17 6 8 6
PoP 12HR 0 5 40 70 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.22 0.69 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 3
Vent Rate 8 30104145112 10 10 10 7 47 86 84 80 12 6 7 8 27 79116 20
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 19 21 21 21 18 17 18 12 20 17 18 20 14 11 12 13 16 13 13 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25Thu 09/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 85 59 84 57 84 56 84
Temp 65 60 79 79 65 59 79 78 63 58 78 78 62 57 76 76
DewPt 60 60 61 58 57 56 56 54 55 54 55 55 56 57 58 56
Max/Min RH 100 44 90 40 85 39 100 43
RH 86 98 54 49 74 90 46 43 75 85 45 44 81100 53 49
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 10 10 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Date Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25
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 67 89 63 88
Temp 67 78 89 92 89 79 74 69 67 76 85 87 82 73 69 66 63 72 81 86 81
DewPt 55 56 50 48 51 53 54 54 56 59 58 58 58 59 60 61 62 63 62 58 61
Min/Max RH 22 69 38 96 39
RH 64 46 27 22 26 41 50 59 68 55 40 38 44 60 72 86 96 74 53 39 50
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 11 13 16 14 12 9 9 8 11 13 14 12 10 9 9 9 10 11 10 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 28 26 10 7 8 20 24 29 33 47 52 77 60 78 84 78 41 18 12 19 14
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.43 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 10 3
Vent Rate 9 31126191102 16 15 13 10 54134148 88 12 10 7 12 43 79136 41
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 19 23 24 21 20 20 18 14 20 20 20 23 16 13 10 16 19 14 16 16
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 Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25Thu 09/18/25
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 89 64 89 63 89 61 86
Temp 69 64 82 82 71 65 83 81 69 64 81 81 66 61 77 77
DewPt 63 61 62 60 59 58 57 57 56 56 56 56 60 59 59 58
Max/Min RH 90 41 78 36 75 36 94 44
RH 80 90 49 47 67 78 41 43 64 75 41 42 78 94 53 52
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Date Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 66 87 62 87
Temp 68 76 86 91 88 78 73 70 67 75 82 85 80 72 68 65 63 70 79 84 80
DewPt 54 56 50 48 50 52 55 54 56 59 58 58 58 59 60 62 62 63 61 57 59
Min/Max RH 23 70 41 97 40
RH 63 49 28 23 27 41 52 57 69 59 43 41 47 64 77 90 95 79 54 40 49
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 10 12 13 16 16 13 12 12 10 12 14 14 13 11 10 11 10 11 11 10 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 28 24 7 6 9 22 26 36 43 46 51 77 60 77 82 77 36 16 10 18 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.51 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 2
Vent Rate 9 28118187102 14 13 11 9 51123133 66 10 7 7 9 36 71140 28
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 19 23 24 21 20 20 18 16 21 20 20 21 16 12 12 14 18 14 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25Thu 09/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 87 64 87 63 87 60 84
Temp 68 64 81 81 69 65 81 80 68 64 79 80 65 61 75 76
DewPt 63 61 62 59 58 57 57 55 56 55 55 55 59 59 59 57
Max/Min RH 90 42 77 39 75 38 92 45
RH 83 90 52 48 68 77 44 43 66 74 45 41 79 92 57 52
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 20 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-122100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Date Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25
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 89 61 79 56 83
Temp 59 74 84 88 86 73 69 64 61 71 78 76 72 64 61 58 57 66 77 82 80
DewPt 52 54 50 45 45 50 53 53 55 58 59 60 60 62 61 58 57 61 56 50 50
Min/Max RH 21 81 51 100 31
RH 78 50 32 22 24 44 57 68 80 64 52 58 66 93 99100100 82 48 33 35
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 13 16 18 16 14 13 12 10 13 16 16 13 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 24 21 6 4 11 32 41 49 51 69 76 76 60 77 63 51 15 9 3 5 4
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 60 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.17 0.64 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 3
Vent Rate 7 37 96176124 14 12 9 7 45 94 97 20 8 8 7 8 19 52 98 24
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 21 21 24 24 20 19 17 13 20 20 20 17 16 17 13 12 13 13 12 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 Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25Thu 09/18/25
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 55 85 58 84 56 83 54 80
Temp 62 57 80 79 64 59 79 78 62 57 77 78 60 55 74 76
DewPt 57 56 59 56 58 56 55 53 56 54 54 53 57 55 56 54
Max/Min RH 100 39 91 37 90 38 100 43
RH 83 98 48 45 80 90 44 41 80 90 46 42 90100 53 47
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC
$$
OKZ002-122100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Date Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 63 86 59 85
Temp 64 77 88 91 87 74 71 67 64 74 83 85 77 68 65 62 60 69 79 83 80
DewPt 52 55 51 45 47 51 53 54 54 57 58 57 59 61 60 61 60 61 59 54 55
Min/Max RH 20 71 38 100 37
RH 66 46 28 20 25 44 54 63 71 55 43 39 55 78 84 97100 77 51 37 43
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 11 13 16 17 16 13 12 12 10 13 14 16 13 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 6
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 29 20 19 4 2 26 16 37 51 58 61 70 67 81 81 70 37 9 7 9 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.27 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 2
Vent Rate 9 35128196 68 13 12 10 9 59137169 64 14 13 7 9 38 66109 22
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 23 25 26 23 23 21 19 17 24 23 21 20 18 16 14 13 18 13 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25Wed 09/17/25Thu 09/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 58 87 60 87 59 84 55 81
Temp 64 59 82 80 66 62 82 79 66 61 77 77 61 57 74 75
DewPt 61 59 61 58 59 56 57 56 56 55 56 56 58 57 58 56
Max/Min RH 100 38 81 36 84 41 100 47
RH 89100 49 47 77 81 43 46 70 81 49 49 91100 57 52
PWind Dir S S S S S SW SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 20 40 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS
$$
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