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
534 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
TXZ012-290900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
534 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun
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 62 78 60
Temp 81 72 67 65 64 66 75 81 80 71 67 65 64 67 73 77 74 68 65 64 63
DewPt 63 65 65 65 64 64 64 62 63 65 64 64 64 65 66 64 65 66 65 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 64 100
RH 54 79 93100100 93 69 53 56 81 90 97100 93 79 64 74 93100100100
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S N
Wind Spd 11 10 9 8 6 4 4 5 9 10 9 9 6 5 8 8 9 8 5 4 5
Clouds FW SC B1 B2 OV OV SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 22 44 55 78 91 91 30 16 50 50 83 83 82 75 66 74 59 63 78 78 82
PoP 12HR 10 10 80 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.52 0.16 0.95
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O NM NM NM NM NM NM O O SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 48 16 14 12 8 10 17 29 40 9 13 9 9 15 26 35 24 8 10 6 8
T Wind Dir NE E E E NE E E SE SE S SE S SW S S S SE SE SE SW N
T Wind Spd 14 16 13 10 8 6 6 6 12 16 14 11 10 11 9 10 13 19 14 8 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 08/31Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
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 79 59 81 60 83 59 81 55 74
Temp 73 74 63 61 76 77 64 61 77 78 64 60 76 75 62 58 68 70
DewPt 64 62 63 61 60 59 61 59 59 56 58 57 57 56 58 56 55 54
Min/Max RH 60 100 47 93 42 91 45 93 51
RH 73 66100100 58 54 90 93 54 47 81 90 52 52 87 93 63 57
PWind Dir NE S N SE N SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 40 20 10 10 10 10 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-290900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
534 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun
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 88 61 83 60
Temp 85 73 68 65 64 68 77 84 83 71 67 65 64 69 76 79 77 68 65 63 63
DewPt 62 65 65 65 64 66 65 65 64 66 66 65 64 67 66 66 66 67 65 63 62
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 63 100
RH 47 75 92100100 92 68 53 53 86 97100100 92 70 63 68 99100100 97
Wind Dir NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S E E SE E E N
Wind Spd 9 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 8 5 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC B1 OV B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2
Clouds(%) 26 32 37 67 90 72 40 29 84 84 76 76 74 68 63 59 53 68 83 89 75
PoP 12HR 10 30 80 60 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.42 0.14 0.77
Rain Shwrs SC O O O O SC SC NM NM O O O O SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC SC NM NM SC
Mix Hgt 6 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 3 <1 1 2 1 2 5 6 3 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 58 18 21 13 10 9 19 38 37 8 17 21 15 19 33 44 33 10 17 5 4
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E SE S S E SE S SW SW W W SE S E E N
T Wind Spd 11 17 17 12 8 6 6 8 13 14 16 14 11 9 8 9 11 18 17 8 6
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 08/31Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
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 80 58 82 58 84 57 82 55 75
Temp 73 76 63 61 76 77 63 59 78 80 63 58 77 76 61 58 68 71
DewPt 64 62 63 60 61 59 61 59 59 57 61 58 59 59 61 58 59 56
Min/Max RH 61 100 50 100 43 100 50 100 60
RH 72 63100 97 59 53 93100 52 46 92100 53 55 99 98 73 60
PWind Dir NE SE NE S NW SE SW SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 40 20 20 10 20 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-290900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
534 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun
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 64 82 62
Temp 81 73 69 67 65 68 75 81 81 73 69 66 65 70 76 79 77 70 67 66 65
DewPt 66 66 67 67 65 66 64 63 65 65 65 66 65 67 66 66 67 67 67 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 64 100
RH 59 79 94 99100 91 69 55 56 77 89100 99 89 71 64 72 91100 98 98
Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE E SE S NE
Wind Spd 9 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 3 3
Clouds SC SC B1 OV OV OV B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 29 37 55 88 91 91 67 19 44 56 84 84 81 74 66 61 43 60 78 75 74
PoP 12HR 10 10 80 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.78 0.14 0.54
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 2 2 2 2 3 5 4 <1 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 1 <1 1
Vent Rate 56 10 22 15 13 11 15 25 31 13 17 8 6 18 21 28 27 12 13 5 10
T Wind Dir NE E E E NE NE NE E SE S SE S SW SW S S SE E S W N
T Wind Spd 14 13 13 9 8 5 4 5 8 16 12 8 5 9 6 6 11 13 12 5 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
Date 08/31Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
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 61 86 60 86 60 84 57 77
Temp 75 78 66 62 80 80 66 62 79 81 67 62 78 78 64 58 70 72
DewPt 64 63 64 62 61 60 61 60 59 58 60 60 59 59 59 58 55 56
Min/Max RH 57 100 44 95 42 94 46 100 52
RH 69 59 93100 53 50 84 94 50 46 79 93 52 52 84100 59 56
PWind Dir NE SE NW S N SE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 10 5 10 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-290900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
534 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun
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 83 64 80 62
Temp 80 72 68 66 65 68 73 79 80 72 68 66 66 68 74 78 75 69 66 65 64
DewPt 65 66 66 66 65 65 64 63 64 66 65 66 65 67 66 65 67 68 66 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 65 100
RH 60 80 96 99 99 90 73 57 57 80 92 99 99 94 75 65 75 95100100100
Wind Dir NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE E SE S N
Wind Spd 10 9 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 6 5 4 4 5 5 8 5 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC B2 OV OV B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 30 40 47 78 93 88 63 13 48 55 84 84 85 75 62 57 39 57 75 74 75
PoP 12HR 10 10 80 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 1.03 0.12 0.68
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 <1 1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 1 <1 1
Vent Rate 55 10 18 13 11 10 15 23 32 13 17 5 6 17 20 26 25 8 12 4 9
T Wind Dir NE E E E NE NE E E SE S S S SW S S S SE E S W N
T Wind Spd 14 13 13 8 8 5 5 5 9 16 13 6 6 10 6 6 12 14 12 5 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
Date 08/31Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
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 81 61 85 61 84 61 82 57 75
Temp 73 76 65 62 77 79 65 62 78 80 66 62 76 76 64 59 67 70
DewPt 64 62 64 62 61 59 62 60 59 57 60 59 59 59 59 58 55 55
Min/Max RH 60 100 46 94 42 91 47 98 53
RH 73 63 96100 57 51 88 93 53 46 81 90 56 55 86 98 65 59
PWind Dir NE SE NW S N SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 10 10 10 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-290900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
534 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun
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 59 82 59 80 57
Temp 80 69 64 62 62 66 73 80 79 69 64 63 62 68 74 79 77 66 63 61 60
DewPt 62 65 64 62 62 64 64 63 63 65 64 63 62 65 64 63 64 66 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 58 100
RH 55 86100 99100 92 72 56 58 86 99100100 89 70 59 64 98100100100
Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE S W NE E E E NE N N
Wind Spd 11 8 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 9 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 22 51 55 75 85 86 50 36 84 84 84 84 76 75 61 38 35 62 62 61 60
PoP 12HR 10 20 80 50 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.33 0.05 0.51
Rain Shwrs IS IS O O O O SC SC SC SC O O NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 4 1 1 <1 <1 2 3 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 12 15 5 4 9 18 41 25 5 9 4 3 14 30 54 38 10 8 4 5
T Wind Dir E E E E E S S S S SE SE S SW SW N N E E NE N N
T Wind Spd 14 13 12 6 5 5 6 10 11 10 11 6 6 9 8 9 14 13 12 8 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
Date 08/31Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
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 79 56 83 55 83 54 81 52 73
Temp 74 76 61 58 77 77 61 57 77 78 61 55 76 75 59 55 67 71
DewPt 62 59 60 58 58 57 59 56 57 55 57 55 57 56 57 54 54 54
Min/Max RH 52 100 44 99 41 99 46 100 53
RH 66 56 98100 53 49 92 97 51 45 86 99 52 52 94 98 63 55
PWind Dir NE SE SW S N S S E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 10 10 10 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC
$$
OKZ002-290900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
534 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 79 59 80 57
Temp 75 66 64 63 62 66 72 78 76 67 64 63 62 68 74 77 75 66 63 62 61
DewPt 65 66 64 63 62 64 63 63 63 65 64 63 62 66 65 64 64 66 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 63 100
RH 71100100100100 92 74 60 65 93100100100 92 73 63 71100100100100
Wind Dir NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE S E E E E SE N N
Wind Spd 9 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 31 48 74 88 94 86 64 22 53 70 81 81 71 70 63 44 40 61 55 69 63
PoP 12HR 10 10 80 50 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.42 0.12 0.30
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 3 1 1 1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 38 12 10 8 5 10 18 29 28 11 13 10 4 16 25 40 32 11 5 6 5
T Wind Dir E E E E E E S SE SE SE S S S SW W E E SE SE NW NW
T Wind Spd 12 12 10 8 5 6 6 8 10 12 11 11 8 9 8 8 11 16 6 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/31Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 81 57 83 55 83 55 81 51 76
Temp 74 76 62 58 77 77 61 57 77 78 61 56 76 74 58 53 67 69
DewPt 62 60 61 58 60 58 58 57 59 56 58 56 59 57 57 53 53 53
Min/Max RH 55 100 46 100 42 100 48 100 52
RH 65 59 98100 56 52 89100 53 47 89 99 55 56 97100 62 57
PWind Dir NE S N SW N SE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 10 5 10 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
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