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 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
TXZ012-260900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
Date 06/25/25 Thu 06/26/25 Fri 06/27/25 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 65 86 64 88 65
Temp 84 82 73 70 67 65 75 81 84 82 73 69 67 64 76 84 88 86 76 73 68 66
DewPt 60 61 63 63 62 61 62 63 62 62 64 64 62 61 63 63 62 61 63 62 61 60
Max/Min RH 87 48 93 41 84
RH 44 49 71 78 84 87 64 54 48 51 73 84 84 90 64 49 42 43 64 68 78 81
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 13 10 9 9 9 11 12 12 11 9 8 8 8 11 12 13 12 10 9 9 10
Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 37 63 73 62 70 47 51 56 41 74 77 63 57 46 28 28 40 48 59 51 45 37
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 148 71 8 8 5 5 59 61 42 72 5 8 6 4 47 92100 97 9 7 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 21 18 14 14 12 13 21 16 16 20 10 18 14 11 20 20 19 18 17 16 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 06/28Sun 06/29/25Mon 06/30/25Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25
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 91 66 92 65 87 64 84 64 87
Temp 87 89 73 67 88 88 71 65 83 83 69 64 80 81 69 64 83 85
DewPt 62 59 62 61 62 61 64 62 63 63 65 62 64 63 65 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 35 84 37 90 45 93 51 93 43
RH 43 37 68 81 42 41 79 90 51 51 87 93 58 54 87 93 49 45
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW SW SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 30 20 50 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-260900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
Date 06/25/25 Thu 06/26/25 Fri 06/27/25 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 62 84 60 87 63
Temp 78 76 70 67 64 63 73 80 82 79 70 66 63 61 74 83 86 84 74 70 65 64
DewPt 64 65 66 64 63 63 64 64 65 66 66 64 63 61 64 65 63 63 65 64 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 46 93
RH 62 68 87 90 97100 73 58 56 63 87 93100100 71 54 46 49 74 81 90 90
Wind Dir S SW S SW S SW SW S S S S S SW S SW S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 14 12 8 5 5 5 10 11 11 9 5 4 4 5 10 12 12 11 8 6 8 9
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 68 80 77 82 76 61 46 31 45 77 83 69 52 46 31 29 44 71 75 57 48 40
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.02 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 83 29 6 6 6 7 37 55 64 46 10 8 6 6 38 64 73 92 8 7 9 8
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 16 11 11 11 13 18 14 18 18 13 16 11 12 19 16 18 18 16 12 18 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 06/28Sun 06/29/25Mon 06/30/25Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25
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 90 63 91 61 86 61 83 62 86
Temp 85 87 71 64 87 88 68 62 81 82 65 62 77 82 67 62 80 85
DewPt 62 61 62 61 62 61 63 62 64 64 65 62 64 63 64 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 39 93 38 100 47 100 51 100 43
RH 46 41 73 90 43 40 84 99 55 54100100 64 53 90100 53 44
PWind Dir SW S S S SE NW S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 30 30 50 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ008-260900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
Date 06/25/25 Thu 06/26/25 Fri 06/27/25 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 68 91 67 94 68
Temp 89 86 78 73 70 68 78 85 89 86 77 73 69 67 79 88 93 89 79 75 71 69
DewPt 61 63 65 65 65 64 65 65 63 64 65 65 65 64 64 65 62 63 66 65 64 62
Max/Min RH 86 43 93 37 83
RH 39 46 66 76 84 86 63 50 43 47 68 76 86 89 61 45 37 42 63 70 78 78
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 9 6 6 5 9 10 10 10 6 5 5 5 9 10 11 12 9 8 8 8
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 37 63 67 62 61 57 49 39 59 40 70 57 54 44 22 21 33 40 65 55 37 32
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 182 80 13 10 9 7 62 88 83 62 9 12 8 8 38122136127 13 12 9 10
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 19 16 13 12 10 21 18 17 16 12 17 11 11 16 23 20 20 18 17 12 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 06/28Sun 06/29/25Mon 06/30/25Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25
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 95 69 97 67 91 66 88 66 91
Temp 90 92 78 70 91 91 73 68 86 86 72 66 83 84 71 66 85 88
DewPt 63 61 62 62 62 62 66 64 64 65 67 66 65 64 66 64 64 62
Min/Max RH 33 77 32 91 42 100 46 95 38
RH 40 36 59 75 39 37 79 88 48 49 85 98 56 50 84 94 49 42
PWind Dir SW S SW S NE E E S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 30 30 40 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-260900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
Date 06/25/25 Thu 06/26/25 Fri 06/27/25 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 67 88 67 92 69
Temp 86 82 75 73 69 68 75 81 84 86 75 72 69 67 77 86 91 87 77 74 71 69
DewPt 61 62 64 65 64 63 64 64 63 63 65 64 64 64 64 64 62 62 65 64 63 61
Max/Min RH 85 46 90 39 78
RH 43 51 70 76 85 84 69 58 50 46 70 77 86 89 65 49 39 43 65 71 76 77
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 13 9 8 8 8 9 11 10 10 8 6 6 6 9 10 12 12 10 9 9 9
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 38 59 69 66 76 65 54 39 49 58 70 56 53 45 26 22 27 41 66 54 37 32
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 175 57 9 8 7 6 55 90 84 76 7 10 7 6 45106117123 9 9 7 9
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 17 13 12 12 10 20 20 18 17 11 17 11 11 18 21 19 20 16 16 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 06/28Sun 06/29/25Mon 06/30/25Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25
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 93 70 95 66 89 66 85 66 89
Temp 87 90 76 70 89 89 73 67 83 84 71 66 80 82 71 66 82 87
DewPt 63 60 62 61 62 62 66 64 63 64 67 64 64 63 66 63 63 61
Min/Max RH 34 75 34 92 44 98 49 95 40
RH 45 37 62 74 42 40 81 89 51 51 89 94 60 53 83 91 53 43
PWind Dir SW S SW S NE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 30 30 40 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-260900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
Date 06/25/25 Thu 06/26/25 Fri 06/27/25 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 84 59 88 60
Temp 78 76 68 65 62 60 72 80 84 82 70 66 62 60 74 84 88 86 74 70 64 61
DewPt 64 64 64 63 62 60 63 63 63 63 64 63 62 60 63 62 61 61 63 62 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 40 97
RH 62 65 87 92 99100 73 56 49 53 81 89 98100 68 48 40 43 68 76 88 94
Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW S SW SW S S S S SW S
Wind Spd 17 14 11 9 8 5 9 9 10 11 8 6 5 5 10 12 12 12 9 9 9 9
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 70 69 76 51 60 47 49 34 27 43 66 47 47 31 19 23 24 47 60 43 34 25
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 83 61 12 7 6 5 37 46 74 64 7 7 6 7 43 62 74 61 8 9 7 7
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW S SW
T Wind Spd 21 24 17 13 11 10 16 13 17 19 13 16 12 13 19 16 16 16 12 18 13 13
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 06/28Sun 06/29/25Mon 06/30/25Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25
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 90 61 91 59 85 60 82 59 86
Temp 86 88 71 62 87 87 67 60 82 83 66 61 79 80 66 60 82 84
DewPt 60 59 61 58 60 61 62 60 61 61 64 61 63 63 63 60 61 59
Min/Max RH 35 92 36 100 43 100 51 100 41
RH 42 38 71 87 41 42 85 99 48 48 93100 57 56 90100 49 44
PWind Dir SW S SW S NE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 30 20 40 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS SC
$$
OKZ002-260900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025
Date 06/25/25 Thu 06/26/25 Fri 06/27/25 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 63 88 61 91 64
Temp 85 82 72 69 65 64 75 84 86 84 73 69 64 62 77 88 91 89 75 72 67 65
DewPt 62 62 63 63 63 63 64 64 63 63 64 64 63 62 64 63 61 61 63 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 96 46 100 37 90
RH 46 50 73 81 92 96 69 51 46 49 73 83 97100 64 43 37 39 65 73 84 87
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 18 14 11 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 8 6 6 5 9 11 12 12 10 9 9 9
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 60 53 73 78 57 73 55 37 35 35 64 42 41 41 23 20 24 33 67 39 28 33
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.07 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 181118 8 8 5 6 41 72 91 88 8 6 6 7 53 94130109 10 11 8 8
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 26 24 13 16 10 11 18 16 20 21 17 12 13 14 20 18 19 19 18 20 16 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 06/28Sun 06/29/25Mon 06/30/25Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25
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 93 65 94 61 87 61 85 61 88
Temp 90 90 73 66 90 89 68 62 83 83 67 62 81 81 67 62 83 85
DewPt 61 59 62 60 61 60 64 62 64 63 66 62 64 62 65 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 32 85 33 100 47 100 49 100 41
RH 38 35 68 82 37 38 87100 53 51 96100 55 53 93100 49 44
PWind Dir SW S SW S NE E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 30 20 40 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS 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