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
148 AM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
TXZ012-192100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
Date Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25
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 69 96 70 94
Temp 68 66 77 88 92 91 82 76 72 69 80 89 94 95 83 78 73 70 80 90 93 92
DewPt 64 64 65 62 58 58 61 62 59 58 61 60 55 52 55 58 59 60 61 60 58 56
Min/Max RH 32 68 24 71 29
RH 87 93 67 42 32 33 49 62 64 68 52 38 27 24 38 50 62 71 52 37 31 30
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 9 12 16 17 16 16 16 14 18 19 21 20 20 20 21 19 20 20 23 21
Clouds FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 34 8 0 4 3 6 8 4 3 0 1 2 5 8 7 6 7 8 4 16 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 6
Vent Rate 6 9 24 84146150 10 13 17 15 63137217203 16 21 26 21 75113165177
T Wind Dir SE SE SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 11 13 16 19 21 20 23 25 23 27 27 28 29 25 28 31 27 29 27 27 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25Wed 06/25/25
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 69 93 70 91 69 89 68 88
Temp 77 69 88 91 77 70 87 88 75 69 84 88 74 68 84 84
DewPt 60 61 61 58 61 60 60 57 60 59 60 56 59 58 59 58
Max/Min RH 76 33 71 34 72 34 71 39
RH 56 76 41 33 58 71 40 35 60 70 44 34 59 70 43 41
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 10 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-192100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
Date Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 66 95 67 94
Temp 66 64 77 88 91 90 80 74 70 66 78 89 94 93 82 76 70 67 78 88 93 91
DewPt 65 64 65 60 57 57 59 59 59 61 63 60 56 53 55 57 60 61 62 61 59 58
Min/Max RH 31 83 26 81 31
RH 95100 66 39 32 33 50 59 68 83 60 38 28 26 39 52 71 81 58 40 32 33
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 9 12 13 13 12 13 13 13 16 18 19 17 16 17 18 18 19 19 21 19
Clouds CL SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 39 8 1 2 6 17 12 7 5 1 1 3 8 16 12 12 25 9 9 9 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 10 5
Vent Rate 8 5 24 99134137 12 12 16 14 63143204216 18 17 20 18 67104212131
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 14 9 13 18 18 19 19 21 24 21 26 25 24 26 25 27 27 25 28 24 24 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25Wed 06/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 92 66 88 65 86 63 86
Temp 74 66 86 89 72 66 83 85 71 65 80 85 70 64 80 84
DewPt 60 61 62 61 62 61 63 62 62 61 61 59 61 60 60 61
Max/Min RH 84 36 84 44 87 41 88 44
RH 62 84 44 39 71 84 52 46 72 87 52 41 72 87 51 45
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 30 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-192100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
Date Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25
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 98 73 100 73 99
Temp 69 68 80 90 95 94 85 81 76 73 83 93 99 98 87 83 77 73 83 93 98 96
DewPt 65 65 67 64 59 60 63 65 63 61 63 60 56 54 57 59 61 61 63 62 59 58
Min/Max RH 29 66 23 66 27
RH 87 91 63 42 30 32 48 58 65 66 51 33 24 24 36 44 58 66 51 36 28 28
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 9 13 14 13 13 13 12 16 17 19 18 18 18 17 14 18 19 20 19
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 21 1 1 4 2 13 13 10 8 1 1 1 2 7 5 4 10 2 3 10 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 9 8 <1 1 1 1 3 6 9 9 1 1 1 1 3 5 8 6
Vent Rate 7 5 28 76165158 18 24 19 21 75158231245 24 33 28 26 84124190162
T Wind Dir SE SE SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 10 8 12 14 20 24 23 25 20 21 27 28 29 32 25 28 25 20 29 27 28 32
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 Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25Wed 06/25/25
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 72 96 73 95 71 94 70 93
Temp 81 72 90 94 79 73 89 91 79 71 88 90 78 70 88 89
DewPt 62 62 62 60 62 62 63 59 62 62 60 57 60 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 71 31 70 32 73 31 72 33
RH 53 71 39 32 57 69 42 34 56 72 39 33 53 71 39 36
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-192100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
Date Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 73 98 73 97
Temp 69 67 79 88 93 92 84 80 75 73 82 90 95 97 87 82 76 73 82 91 96 94
DewPt 65 65 66 63 58 59 62 64 61 60 62 59 56 53 56 58 60 61 62 61 59 57
Min/Max RH 31 64 24 66 28
RH 86 93 64 44 31 33 48 58 62 64 52 36 27 24 36 45 58 66 52 37 30 28
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 8 10 13 16 16 16 16 14 17 18 19 19 20 20 20 18 19 19 21 21
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 24 5 1 3 3 15 20 6 8 1 1 2 3 7 5 4 11 5 3 11 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 9 8 <1 1 1 1 3 5 7 6
Vent Rate 6 4 24 72160154 16 22 17 19 68147226233 20 28 27 24 81116180175
T Wind Dir SE S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 8 12 14 19 23 23 26 23 21 27 28 28 31 25 29 27 23 29 27 28 33
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25Wed 06/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 71 94 72 93 70 91 70 90
Temp 80 72 87 93 78 72 86 89 77 71 85 88 77 70 85 86
DewPt 62 61 61 59 63 61 62 59 61 60 59 57 60 60 59 58
Max/Min RH 71 32 71 34 71 34 71 36
RH 54 70 43 32 59 69 44 37 58 70 42 35 58 70 41 40
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 20 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-192100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
Date Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25
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 66 96 68 95
Temp 63 62 76 87 92 91 79 74 69 66 80 90 95 94 82 77 71 68 80 91 95 92
DewPt 61 62 65 61 56 55 58 59 58 56 60 59 56 52 54 54 56 59 60 57 54 54
Min/Max RH 28 71 24 73 25
RH 93 99 69 42 30 30 48 58 67 71 51 35 28 24 38 45 60 73 51 32 25 28
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 10 13 17 17 16 16 16 13 20 20 21 19 19 19 19 17 20 19 21 21
Clouds CL SC CL CL CL CL SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 31 4 0 1 4 29 16 6 3 1 1 2 10 17 9 9 6 1 4 8 16
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 9 9 <1 1 <1 1 3 5 12 9
Vent Rate 6 5 31 76186193 17 17 16 19 74130200240 20 28 21 22 81 95275241
T Wind Dir SE S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 10 14 19 23 26 23 25 23 21 31 28 26 29 26 27 26 23 29 24 26 31
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25Wed 06/25/25
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 93 64 87 63 84 62 84
Temp 75 66 88 88 72 65 83 83 69 63 81 82 68 62 80 81
DewPt 59 60 60 59 62 60 61 61 61 60 60 59 61 60 60 61
Max/Min RH 81 32 86 44 92 43 94 46
RH 57 80 38 38 71 84 47 47 75 90 49 45 77 92 50 51
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 20 40 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-192100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 AM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025
Date Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 70 98 70 97
Temp 63 62 77 88 93 92 81 76 72 70 82 93 97 96 84 80 74 71 83 92 96 94
DewPt 59 61 66 64 59 58 60 61 61 58 61 59 57 54 55 56 57 59 61 60 58 57
Min/Max RH 30 67 24 66 28
RH 87 97 69 44 32 31 50 61 67 67 48 32 27 25 37 44 54 66 48 34 28 29
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 5 10 13 16 17 16 16 16 14 19 20 21 19 18 18 19 17 20 20 21 21
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 4 19 4 2 3 4 21 11 6 11 2 1 3 4 11 4 7 11 2 2 5 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 8 6
Vent Rate 6 5 37 96202230 15 19 17 18 79149212234 21 23 22 17105122210168
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 17 19 26 28 24 27 25 23 31 29 29 32 27 29 29 25 33 27 28 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25Wed 06/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 95 68 91 66 89 65 89
Temp 78 70 91 91 76 69 88 86 74 66 85 87 72 66 85 84
DewPt 59 60 61 59 62 61 62 60 60 60 61 57 59 59 60 59
Max/Min RH 71 32 76 39 81 35 80 37
RH 53 71 37 33 62 75 42 42 63 80 44 36 64 79 42 42
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 30 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
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