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
249 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
TXZ012-040900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat
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 60 95 63 74 53
Temp 91 89 76 69 65 62 73 88 94 91 79 74 71 68 67 68 69 65 60 57 55 54
DewPt 49 48 50 52 53 53 55 52 47 47 49 49 49 49 54 53 51 51 50 50 50 50
Max/Min RH 75 20 60 46 86
RH 24 24 40 55 65 72 53 29 20 22 35 41 46 51 63 59 53 60 69 77 83 86
Wind Dir W NW S NW NE W S SW SW SW S SW SW W N NE NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 9 4 4 5 4 4 4 9 10 10 9 9 11 12 16 17 16 13 11 8 6 5
Clouds FW FW SC FW CL FW FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 10 12 29 17 4 11 8 4 44 33 68 68 65 70 73 70 76 61 63 79 69 79
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 12 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1
Vent Rate 120 27 3 5 3 3 6 61164 13 6 6 7 6 50 59 50 32 23 19 15 15
T Wind Dir NW NW SW NE E E S SW W SW SW SW SW W N NE NE NE E SE S S
T Wind Spd 12 6 5 13 8 8 8 13 16 11 16 17 17 16 25 19 18 14 12 11 12 12
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 09/06Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25Wed 09/10/25
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 72 56 74 57 77 58 81 60 84
Temp 65 69 59 58 69 70 60 59 71 73 62 60 74 78 65 62 78 81
DewPt 54 55 56 56 59 58 59 59 60 59 60 59 61 60 61 59 61 58
Min/Max RH 58 94 61 100 59 98 50 91 42
RH 68 61 90 93 70 66 96100 68 62 93 96 64 54 87 90 56 46
PWind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 50 30 20 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-040900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat
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 60 94 63 77 53
Temp 90 89 73 68 64 61 75 89 93 90 77 72 69 66 68 71 73 70 62 58 56 54
DewPt 51 49 51 51 52 51 53 50 44 44 47 47 48 48 55 55 55 53 53 53 53 53
Max/Min RH 71 19 61 46 96
RH 27 26 45 55 65 71 46 26 19 21 36 41 46 52 63 56 53 56 74 82 88 96
Wind Dir W W SW W NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W N NE E E E E SE S
Wind Spd 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 10 10 9 8 9 9 13 13 13 12 9 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 20 14 13 31 19 8 22 23 36 41 70 72 73 77 76 77 57 60 66 79 76 76
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 13 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 2
Vent Rate 122 89 4 6 6 4 6103160 65 8 6 8 9 53 63 43 31 22 17 17 15
T Wind Dir W NW W W NE SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W N N E E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 12 11 8 11 11 9 8 12 13 17 16 13 17 18 25 17 14 13 12 12 12 11
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 09/06Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25Wed 09/10/25
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 74 56 75 56 81 57 84 59 87
Temp 66 72 60 58 69 73 60 60 73 77 61 60 77 81 65 61 80 83
DewPt 57 58 59 58 61 60 60 59 61 60 61 60 62 61 62 61 61 58
Min/Max RH 60 100 63 100 51 100 47 100 40
RH 73 60 97100 75 65100 96 66 55100100 60 51 90100 52 42
PWind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 50 40 20 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-040900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat
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 60 98 63 74 55
Temp 93 92 79 71 65 62 71 86 95 92 80 75 72 67 66 68 69 67 61 58 57 56
DewPt 50 51 52 55 58 58 60 57 51 51 52 52 52 55 57 53 50 50 50 50 50 51
Max/Min RH 88 21 72 49 84
RH 23 25 39 58 78 87 68 37 23 25 38 45 49 65 72 59 51 54 66 72 79 83
Wind Dir W W N NE NE NE E S SW SW S SW SW N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 3 2 5 8 8 6 5 6 9 13 14 13 11 6 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 10 21 18 7 6 35 26 2 10 31 58 66 62 62 75 80 77 55 68 73 73 75
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 10 2 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2
Vent Rate 141 35 7 11 7 5 8 36142 36 10 9 10 25 62 79 55 41 22 18 24 14
T Wind Dir NW NW NE NE E E SE S W SW S SW SW N NE NE NE NE E SE S S
T Wind Spd 12 9 11 16 11 6 5 11 16 17 14 12 14 20 26 25 14 13 11 10 12 10
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 09/06Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25Wed 09/10/25
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 76 58 77 59 80 60 85 63 89
Temp 69 72 62 59 72 73 63 60 75 76 65 61 78 81 68 64 82 83
DewPt 54 57 58 58 60 60 61 60 61 62 63 61 63 63 63 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 54 97 59 100 56 100 49 95 42
RH 58 59 87 96 66 65 93100 61 61 91100 59 54 86 93 51 47
PWind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 30 20 20 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-040900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 61 96 62 72 55
Temp 92 90 78 70 65 62 70 85 94 91 80 74 72 67 65 66 67 66 61 58 57 56
DewPt 50 51 53 55 57 57 58 56 50 49 51 51 51 54 56 53 50 49 50 50 50 51
Max/Min RH 86 22 70 47 83
RH 24 27 41 58 74 86 66 37 23 24 36 44 47 62 71 63 54 55 68 73 77 83
Wind Dir W W SW NE NE N E SW SW SW S SW SW N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 8 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 9 9 9 8 9 11 14 16 13 12 9 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 10 12 18 7 9 31 20 2 11 33 60 64 58 65 70 80 74 53 67 73 75 79
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 10 2 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2
Vent Rate 124 53 6 9 5 3 8 30151 29 7 7 8 25 63 75 55 39 20 21 27 14
T Wind Dir W W E NE E E S SW W SW S SW SW N NE NE NE NE E S S S
T Wind Spd 12 10 10 16 10 6 6 10 16 14 13 13 16 20 27 24 16 13 11 11 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/06Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25Wed 09/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 74 58 75 59 78 60 83 62 87
Temp 68 71 61 59 70 72 63 61 74 76 64 62 76 80 67 64 80 83
DewPt 54 57 58 58 59 59 61 61 61 61 62 61 62 62 63 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 58 96 61 100 57 100 50 93 41
RH 61 62 90 96 70 65 96100 64 61 93 99 61 54 88 91 53 46
PWind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 30 20 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-040900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat
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 56 93 56 68 50
Temp 91 89 73 66 59 57 71 86 92 89 75 69 65 59 62 63 65 65 57 55 53 51
DewPt 47 46 48 49 50 51 54 52 47 45 49 49 50 52 52 48 47 47 49 49 49 49
Max/Min RH 81 19 78 50 93
RH 22 23 42 55 72 80 54 31 21 22 40 49 58 78 70 58 52 51 75 80 86 93
Wind Dir NW N NE NE NE NW SW SW SW S SW SW W N NE NE NE E E SE S S
Wind Spd 8 6 5 5 4 3 4 11 12 10 8 8 9 13 19 17 13 11 8 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 11 18 10 3 2 11 2 4 11 50 65 56 52 66 81 81 77 69 75 64 62 64
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 13 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 12 6 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 4 3 2 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 144 66 7 7 4 3 9 54195 94 5 7 8 46 79 61 58 38 19 8 5 6
T Wind Dir N N NE E E SE SW SW W SW SW SW W N NE NE E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 12 14 14 10 6 9 14 18 19 11 13 17 29 27 19 16 12 12 11 10 10
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 09/06Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25Wed 09/10/25
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 74 55 76 55 81 56 83 58 86
Temp 68 72 59 57 72 72 59 57 74 79 61 58 78 81 65 59 81 83
DewPt 54 54 58 56 58 57 59 57 59 55 60 58 59 57 61 59 58 54
Min/Max RH 52 100 55 100 42 100 40 99 35
RH 61 54 95 98 61 60 98100 58 45 98100 53 43 88 99 46 37
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 40 30 10 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-040900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 55 94 55 67 49
Temp 93 88 72 64 59 57 66 83 92 87 74 69 64 59 60 63 65 63 56 53 52 51
DewPt 47 50 52 54 57 57 58 57 52 53 56 55 55 55 50 46 45 45 48 47 48 48
Max/Min RH 99 25 86 48 90
RH 21 27 49 70 93 99 75 42 26 31 52 61 73 86 70 53 48 53 73 80 85 89
Wind Dir NW N NE NE NE N S S SW S S S N NE NE NE E E E SE SE S
Wind Spd 6 6 6 4 4 2 4 8 9 8 6 6 9 13 14 13 12 9 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 15 13 4 1 15 34 29 5 5 40 55 56 54 82 85 90 79 61 72 61 63 62
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 13 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 8 2 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 154 38 7 6 5 3 10 36104 33 6 4 8 44 77 66 43 25 8 8 4 5
T Wind Dir NW N NE E E SE S S W SW SE S N NE NE NE NE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 14 16 13 9 6 8 14 14 19 14 10 16 25 27 18 13 10 11 11 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/06Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25Wed 09/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 74 54 77 55 80 56 83 59 87
Temp 68 70 58 56 72 72 60 57 75 74 61 58 77 79 65 60 81 82
DewPt 53 56 56 55 58 57 58 57 60 60 61 58 61 61 62 60 61 57
Min/Max RH 57 100 53 100 50 100 47 100 39
RH 58 61 95 97 62 61 93100 60 62 99100 59 53 91100 50 43
PWind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 30 10 20 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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