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
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
TXZ012-152100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25
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 65 98 71 100
Temp 72 68 78 84 89 88 76 73 68 65 81 92 97 97 84 79 74 71 83 95 99 96
DewPt 61 61 62 62 60 59 61 62 61 61 61 59 56 53 57 57 57 57 57 52 46 44
Min/Max RH 33 86 23 61 16
RH 68 78 58 48 38 38 60 68 78 86 51 33 26 23 40 47 55 61 41 24 17 17
Wind Dir S SW SE S S SE SE S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 11 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 9 9 11 13 13 13 14 16 16 14 14 14 14 16
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 24 26 15 10 7 27 49 55 14 14 2 1 4 8 13 12 12 15 16 17 16 13
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 6 5 2 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 2 1 2 6 10 10
Vent Rate 7 5 37 64 83 65 28 12 6 6 28 70141133 15 19 31 25 51 89248228
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 12 18 16 14 14 20 19 11 13 16 17 19 20 23 25 21 24 24 18 28 27
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 Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
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 64 88 64 93 68 94 68 92
Temp 74 64 82 87 71 64 89 90 76 68 90 91 76 68 87 89
DewPt 56 58 59 57 61 61 58 54 59 59 57 53 58 59 59 55
Max/Min RH 81 35 90 28 73 27 72 31
RH 53 81 46 36 71 90 35 30 56 73 33 28 54 72 39 32
PWind Dir SW NE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-152100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 63 100 69 100
Temp 69 66 78 86 90 90 75 69 66 63 80 91 98 98 82 75 72 69 84 96 99 98
DewPt 61 61 63 61 58 57 59 60 58 58 60 57 53 50 55 53 53 54 52 44 39 37
Min/Max RH 32 84 20 59 12
RH 76 83 60 43 35 33 59 73 75 83 51 32 22 20 40 46 51 59 33 17 13 12
Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 10 12 11 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 14 13
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 5 1 2 5 13 63 56 14 7 2 1 3 10 20 15 21 21 16 12 10 18
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 17 16
Vent Rate 10 7 37 63101 82 15 11 6 5 33 70138167 16 15 20 19 37160478334
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 18 13 18 13 14 16 21 18 9 10 18 16 14 18 25 24 25 21 19 24 32 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 90 62 93 66 95 65 92
Temp 72 61 82 89 70 63 89 91 74 67 89 93 73 65 86 90
DewPt 50 57 60 57 62 61 58 54 58 59 56 52 58 59 59 56
Max/Min RH 87 33 97 27 78 24 80 30
RH 46 87 47 34 76 93 35 29 57 77 33 25 59 80 40 32
PWind Dir SW NE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25
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 68 102 74 105
Temp 74 70 79 87 94 94 82 75 71 68 82 94100100 87 83 78 74 86 97103 99
DewPt 64 63 64 63 61 61 65 65 65 64 64 61 58 58 61 61 58 57 59 53 48 45
Min/Max RH 33 86 24 56 15
RH 71 77 62 44 35 34 56 71 82 86 55 33 26 25 42 47 51 56 40 23 16 16
Wind Dir SE N SE SE S E SE SE S SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 5 8 9 9 11 9 8 5 4 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 13 13
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 24 32 18 11 7 22 58 36 27 22 3 1 3 7 19 15 10 14 15 25 18 10
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 5 1 2 2 2 3 5 11 4
Vent Rate 9 7 40 57 71 54 13 12 8 9 30 70133102 25 27 35 30 66 81247 71
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SE S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 10 20 13 12 12 17 13 10 11 14 16 18 21 24 20 25 20 24 17 25 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
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 66 92 66 98 72 99 71 97
Temp 76 66 85 89 74 67 92 95 79 72 94 96 80 71 91 93
DewPt 59 61 59 58 64 64 60 55 61 61 57 53 59 61 59 57
Max/Min RH 84 33 93 25 69 22 71 27
RH 56 84 42 35 70 90 35 26 54 68 29 24 50 71 34 29
PWind Dir E NE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 67 100 73 103
Temp 74 70 78 87 94 93 82 75 70 67 81 92 97 98 87 82 77 74 84 95101 98
DewPt 62 62 63 62 61 61 64 65 64 63 63 60 58 55 59 60 58 56 57 52 46 43
Min/Max RH 31 85 24 54 15
RH 67 76 61 43 33 34 55 70 81 85 54 35 28 24 40 47 51 54 41 23 16 16
Wind Dir S SW SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 8 9 9 9 11 11 9 8 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 12 13 12 13 13
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 24 34 17 9 9 7 49 41 24 20 4 1 3 8 15 12 10 15 21 22 19 10
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 1 2 1 3 5 11 6
Vent Rate 8 7 38 60 69 56 11 11 7 8 24 64134117 19 20 30 27 54 79280102
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 20 14 11 12 18 14 11 12 13 14 19 20 24 19 23 20 20 17 28 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 90 66 96 72 97 71 95
Temp 75 66 83 88 74 67 89 94 79 72 91 94 80 71 88 92
DewPt 58 60 59 58 63 63 60 55 61 60 57 53 59 61 58 56
Max/Min RH 82 35 89 26 68 23 70 29
RH 56 82 45 36 70 87 37 27 53 68 32 25 50 70 36 30
PWind Dir E NE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-152100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25
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 61 98 64 98
Temp 66 62 77 86 92 92 79 72 65 61 78 91 97 95 80 74 68 64 81 95 97 95
DewPt 58 58 60 61 59 57 60 60 60 59 59 57 54 50 55 55 53 51 50 43 42 42
Min/Max RH 30 92 22 66 15
RH 75 86 56 43 33 31 52 66 82 92 53 32 24 22 41 51 60 63 35 17 15 16
Wind Dir S N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW
Wind Spd 6 5 8 8 9 9 9 9 6 6 9 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 12 12 14 16
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 21 9 13 3 2 47 63 27 8 4 1 1 5 30 24 8 13 22 27 13 6 13
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 6 <1 <1 1 1 2 8 10 7
Vent Rate 7 5 26 45 80 36 8 8 5 5 28 46 99 95 12 13 21 23 28186182107
T Wind Dir S SW E SE S SE SE S S S SW SW SW S SE S SW SW W SW W W
T Wind Spd 14 12 14 11 12 12 14 14 11 11 14 13 14 18 14 16 20 19 13 27 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
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 60 88 60 93 66 95 65 93
Temp 69 60 83 86 69 61 89 91 74 66 90 93 75 65 89 91
DewPt 55 56 55 53 59 60 57 52 56 56 55 50 54 57 56 53
Max/Min RH 87 31 100 25 71 22 75 26
RH 62 87 38 32 70 97 34 27 53 70 31 23 49 74 33 27
PWind Dir N NE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-152100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
308 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 64 98 67 99
Temp 68 66 75 86 91 91 77 71 67 64 79 91 97 95 82 77 72 68 83 94 98 91
DewPt 64 64 64 63 61 62 64 64 64 63 64 61 57 56 60 60 57 55 54 50 49 50
Min/Max RH 36 95 26 65 19
RH 89 93 67 46 37 38 63 79 90 95 61 37 27 27 48 57 59 63 37 23 19 25
Wind Dir E NE SE SE SE E SE SE S SE S S S S SE S S SW SW W SW N
Wind Spd 6 5 6 9 10 11 9 9 6 6 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 13 13
Clouds SC B1 FW FW CL CL SC FW FW SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 32 53 24 16 4 3 34 20 25 34 5 1 8 18 22 14 12 25 30 16 20 26
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 4 <1 <1 1 <1 3 6 9 4
Vent Rate 4 6 23 45 65 55 10 9 6 7 28 59121 61 16 20 32 20 40 70120 50
T Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SW S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 10 12 12 11 11 13 18 14 12 11 14 14 17 19 24 24 27 25 17 12 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 88 61 96 69 98 68 96
Temp 68 61 82 87 69 62 91 94 76 69 95 96 77 69 92 94
DewPt 58 58 57 54 59 61 58 52 58 58 54 50 54 57 56 54
Max/Min RH 93 31 100 24 67 21 67 25
RH 70 90 42 33 70 97 33 24 53 67 25 21 45 66 30 26
PWind Dir N NE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 30 0 5 0 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
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