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
149 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
TXZ012-152100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
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 91 67 93 66 89
Temp 68 66 77 86 90 89 80 74 70 67 78 89 93 91 80 75 70 67 76 85 88 84
DewPt 62 61 62 61 58 58 61 63 63 63 65 63 60 59 62 64 63 63 65 64 63 64
Min/Max RH 33 87 32 87 43
RH 81 84 60 43 34 35 52 69 78 87 64 42 33 34 54 69 78 87 69 50 43 51
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 13 17 16 14 13 13 12 11 12 13 12 12 12 12 10 8 6 8 9 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 19 22 21 11 19 14 12 18 17 10 6 3 11 18 37 30 44 62 38 39 40 60
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.19 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 3
Vent Rate 9 8 33112123104 16 16 16 11 28 64 99 89 10 12 9 2 8 26 51 47
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW E S SE SE NE
T Wind Spd 18 18 20 19 18 17 19 23 21 19 18 14 14 14 18 17 11 9 8 9 10 18
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 Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
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 91 68 95 70 96 71 97
Temp 72 67 87 89 75 69 90 92 76 70 92 94 77 71 92 94
DewPt 64 61 61 58 58 56 59 56 59 58 60 57 60 58 59 56
Max/Min RH 81 33 65 28 66 27 64 26
RH 76 81 42 35 56 63 35 30 56 66 34 29 56 64 33 28
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 0 5 0 5 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ016-152100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 64 93 65 90
Temp 66 64 75 84 89 89 77 72 67 64 76 87 91 92 80 73 69 65 75 85 89 87
DewPt 62 62 63 62 60 59 63 61 62 63 66 63 60 59 62 62 63 64 66 66 63 62
Min/Max RH 34 97 32 97 41
RH 87 93 66 47 38 36 61 68 84 97 70 45 35 33 54 68 81 97 73 52 42 43
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 9 9 13 16 14 13 12 11 11 10 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 5 6 8 10 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 23 25 22 9 14 6 27 26 11 9 11 3 7 22 36 43 42 41 30 26 34 55
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 7 <1 <1 1 <1 2 5 5 3
Vent Rate 10 10 37 86118 94 13 13 11 9 28 61111 74 11 13 16 4 16 48 45 44
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 18 21 18 17 14 18 19 18 14 17 13 13 12 17 18 17 9 11 10 11 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 89 66 92 67 94 67 95
Temp 70 64 85 87 73 66 87 90 73 67 88 93 73 67 90 93
DewPt 64 63 63 60 59 58 62 59 58 59 61 57 59 58 59 55
Max/Min RH 97 38 74 33 75 29 73 26
RH 81 97 47 40 61 74 43 35 58 75 40 30 62 73 35 28
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 5 10 0 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
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 71 98 69 92
Temp 71 69 80 90 94 94 83 77 73 71 82 92 97 96 84 78 72 69 77 86 91 87
DewPt 65 64 65 62 60 60 63 63 65 65 66 64 61 60 63 64 66 66 67 66 66 66
Min/Max RH 31 82 30 89 43
RH 81 84 59 40 32 32 52 61 76 82 59 39 31 31 49 63 82 89 71 52 43 49
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S E E NE E E SE
Wind Spd 8 8 11 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 6 4 4 5 6 8
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 8 13 3 15 9 5 20 24 13 26 3 4 11 16 35 31 52 59 54 40 37 53
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.25 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 7 1 <1 1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 4 3
Vent Rate 10 10 38111137116 19 18 18 13 45 68 85 71 14 12 12 9 17 38 42 41
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S NE E NE E E SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 19 18 18 18 20 21 19 17 20 13 12 12 18 14 12 12 9 10 10 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 Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
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 67 95 72 99 73 100 73 101
Temp 74 68 88 93 78 72 93 96 80 73 94 97 80 73 95 98
DewPt 66 65 62 60 59 58 60 58 60 60 61 59 62 61 60 58
Max/Min RH 91 31 62 27 63 27 66 24
RH 76 89 43 32 51 61 33 28 51 63 34 29 53 66 31 27
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 0 5 0 5 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 70 96 68 90
Temp 71 69 78 87 91 91 82 76 73 70 80 89 94 94 83 77 71 68 76 84 88 84
DewPt 65 63 64 62 59 60 62 63 64 64 66 64 60 60 63 64 65 65 66 66 65 65
Min/Max RH 33 82 31 89 46
RH 82 81 62 43 34 35 52 63 74 82 62 43 33 32 51 64 82 89 72 56 46 52
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S E E NE E E SE
Wind Spd 9 9 13 14 14 13 13 13 12 10 11 11 11 12 11 10 9 5 5 5 6 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 9 13 6 12 6 7 20 26 12 22 3 4 9 16 35 31 52 67 46 40 34 52
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.31 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 8 7 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 4 2
Vent Rate 10 9 32109123104 19 16 18 14 38 66 90 75 13 11 12 7 14 37 42 34
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S NE E NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 16 16 19 18 17 18 20 23 20 19 20 13 12 13 18 14 13 11 9 10 11 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 92 71 96 73 97 73 99
Temp 73 68 86 91 77 71 90 94 78 73 90 95 79 73 92 97
DewPt 65 64 62 59 58 58 60 58 60 59 61 59 61 60 60 57
Max/Min RH 89 34 64 29 64 29 65 26
RH 78 87 45 35 52 63 37 29 54 63 39 30 53 65 35 27
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 0 5 0 5 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
$$
TXZ006-152100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
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 92 64 93 62 85
Temp 66 64 77 86 91 90 79 73 68 64 78 89 93 91 78 71 65 62 71 80 84 83
DewPt 62 61 61 60 58 57 60 59 58 59 61 61 61 60 61 61 63 62 64 65 64 65
Min/Max RH 32 83 32 98 51
RH 87 91 57 42 33 33 52 62 72 83 56 40 34 35 56 71 91 98 79 60 52 55
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SE NE NE NE NE E E SE
Wind Spd 9 10 16 17 17 14 12 12 10 9 12 11 12 12 9 9 8 6 8 6 8 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 15 19 16 11 6 13 40 34 22 15 4 2 6 27 40 40 66 55 54 43 38 50
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.15 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 4 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 3 1
Vent Rate 8 10 34 97143 90 15 13 10 8 36 47107 51 7 8 20 9 19 39 31 14
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SE NE NE NE NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 18 21 20 19 17 18 18 19 16 17 12 13 13 11 12 20 12 10 11 10 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 Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
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 62 89 66 92 66 93 64 94
Temp 68 63 83 88 73 66 88 90 73 66 88 91 72 65 90 92
DewPt 65 63 64 61 60 58 61 59 61 59 61 59 60 58 58 56
Max/Min RH 100 40 75 33 80 32 80 27
RH 90100 53 41 64 75 41 35 65 80 41 34 65 80 34 29
PWind Dir SE SW S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 5 10 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs NM SC
Tstms SC IS
$$
OKZ002-152100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 66 98 62 86
Temp 68 64 81 91 95 94 80 75 70 67 82 93 97 94 79 71 66 63 72 77 83 84
DewPt 63 62 62 59 58 57 60 60 61 60 62 61 60 59 62 64 64 63 65 65 64 64
Min/Max RH 27 79 29 100 50
RH 86 94 54 35 29 29 50 61 72 79 50 35 30 31 57 80 92100 79 65 54 51
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S N N NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 9 9 13 17 17 14 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 9 9 8 6 6 8 8 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 10 15 10 10 5 4 32 19 14 8 4 4 11 23 43 65 65 78 70 66 53 51
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.13 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC NM
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC NM
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 10 4 <1 1 1 1 2 4 4 2
Vent Rate 8 9 38113153141 16 15 12 11 44 61122 53 9 21 18 15 24 37 30 18
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S SE S N NE E NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 18 17 20 20 19 19 20 23 20 19 19 13 13 13 18 19 16 11 11 10 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 92 68 97 67 96 66 98
Temp 67 63 87 90 75 68 92 94 75 68 92 94 74 67 94 92
DewPt 65 63 63 60 58 58 61 58 60 62 61 58 62 61 60 56
Max/Min RH 100 36 71 28 84 28 84 25
RH 92100 46 38 56 70 35 30 59 81 36 30 65 81 31 30
PWind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 0 10 0 20 5 20 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
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