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
548 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
TXZ012-062100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
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 71 52 62 53 75
Temp 60 61 66 69 65 55 54 53 52 54 57 61 60 55 54 54 53 58 68 74 71
DewPt 52 55 55 53 54 55 54 53 52 53 54 55 54 55 53 54 53 55 56 55 55
Min/Max RH 57 100 78 100 51
RH 75 81 68 57 68100100100100 96 90 81 81100 96100100 90 65 51 57
Wind Dir SW NW N NE E N NE NE N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 10 9 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 9 11 12 11
Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 35 56 28 22 49 75 74 90 92 92 85 94 73 65 70 76 84 77 75 68 47
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 5 1 1 <1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 2
Vent Rate 6 13 29 42 18 16 13 14 12 14 21 20 20 10 7 9 5 13 27 56 20
T Wind Dir SW W NW NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 11 9 9 16 14 14 12 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 8 11 12 13 12
RFTI 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
Date Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
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 56 84 57 85 58 85 60 86
Temp 61 57 78 78 64 58 80 80 65 59 80 80 67 61 81 80
DewPt 55 55 57 54 53 53 55 50 51 50 50 47 48 49 49 47
Max/Min RH 93 37 83 31 72 28 65 27
RH 81 93 48 43 67 83 42 35 60 72 35 31 50 65 33 31
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-062100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 76 53 62 53 77
Temp 58 64 73 76 70 59 56 57 56 57 60 61 60 54 54 54 54 60 69 76 74
DewPt 53 54 54 53 56 57 54 54 54 55 56 55 55 54 54 54 54 59 58 57 56
Min/Max RH 46 98 81 100 50
RH 83 71 50 46 61 93 93 92 95 95 89 81 84100100100100 95 67 52 53
Wind Dir SW NW SE SE E NE E NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 6 9 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 9 8 5 5 4 9 11 11 9
Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
Clouds(%) 26 16 22 28 61 73 85 91 74 95 81 80 79 65 76 83 86 87 73 75 46
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.16 0.02 0.01 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 2
Vent Rate 7 13 37 73 17 17 14 14 11 13 20 19 19 10 7 8 8 14 33 61 25
T Wind Dir SW W S SE E E NE E E E SE SE E SE SE SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 9 9 13 13 13 16 12 11 10 10 10 12 13 11 10 12 11 12 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 84 55 84 56 84 58 86
Temp 60 55 78 79 62 55 80 80 63 56 79 80 65 58 80 81
DewPt 57 55 57 54 55 54 55 50 51 51 52 49 50 50 51 49
Max/Min RH 100 37 96 32 83 31 75 29
RH 92100 48 42 80 96 42 35 65 83 39 34 59 75 36 33
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
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 66 53 63 54 78
Temp 62 63 65 65 63 56 54 53 53 56 60 62 62 57 55 54 54 60 69 76 74
DewPt 54 57 56 54 56 54 53 53 53 54 54 55 56 55 55 54 54 57 58 57 58
Min/Max RH 61 100 75 100 51
RH 74 82 73 67 78 95 99100100 93 83 76 81 96100100100 90 66 51 57
Wind Dir SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 6 6 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 9 10 9
Clouds FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
Clouds(%) 24 52 53 34 45 72 78 92 90 87 84 85 70 70 79 82 85 74 76 70 42
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 <1 <1 2 4 6 2
Vent Rate 8 24 35 38 26 24 24 23 17 21 22 20 18 10 10 8 6 16 35 72 24
T Wind Dir SW NW N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE E E E E E E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 11 13 11 11 12 16 16 14 12 11 9 8 10 10 10 9 6 10 11 14 13
RFTI 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
Date Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
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 59 87 60 89 62 89 64 90
Temp 64 60 82 82 68 60 84 83 69 62 84 84 72 64 85 84
DewPt 57 58 59 56 56 56 57 54 54 53 53 50 50 51 51 51
Max/Min RH 96 36 87 31 72 27 64 25
RH 79 94 46 41 66 86 40 37 59 72 34 31 46 64 31 31
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 66 53 63 54 76
Temp 62 61 64 65 63 55 53 54 54 56 59 62 61 58 56 55 55 59 68 74 74
DewPt 54 56 55 54 55 55 53 53 53 53 54 54 55 56 55 55 55 57 57 56 57
Min/Max RH 57 100 77 100 53
RH 74 82 72 67 75 99100 99 98 92 82 77 80 93 97 99100 92 69 55 55
Wind Dir SW N N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 4 6 10 10 10
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 23 45 46 36 48 64 78 90 90 84 79 89 69 69 79 83 86 74 75 68 40
PoP 12HR 20 50 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 2
Vent Rate 7 22 32 42 27 25 22 20 14 20 20 17 17 9 8 7 5 16 38 68 20
T Wind Dir SW NW N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 14 11 11 13 16 16 14 11 11 9 8 10 10 10 10 6 10 12 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 86 61 86 62 87 65 88
Temp 64 60 80 81 68 61 82 82 69 63 82 83 71 65 83 83
DewPt 58 58 58 55 56 56 56 53 53 53 52 49 50 51 51 50
Max/Min RH 92 37 84 33 70 28 61 27
RH 79 91 47 41 64 84 42 37 58 70 35 32 48 61 33 33
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-062100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
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 63 48 57 50 74
Temp 51 54 61 63 60 51 50 50 50 51 55 56 56 51 51 51 51 58 67 73 71
DewPt 48 49 49 49 51 50 49 48 49 51 53 53 53 51 51 51 51 56 57 56 56
Min/Max RH 60 100 86 100 55
RH 88 84 64 61 72 98 98 95 97 97 93 89 90100100100100 96 71 55 59
Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE E SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 12 11 11 11 10 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 10 13 14 12
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC
Clouds(%) 37 34 37 30 33 59 84 82 92 91 88 87 67 72 85 87 91 85 72 49 26
PoP 12HR 20 50 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.32 0.07 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 3
Vent Rate 9 27 33 37 26 16 18 18 12 15 20 23 19 8 7 6 5 17 52 94 39
T Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 17 13 12 16 16 16 14 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 9 13 17 20 16
RFTI 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
Date Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
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 55 82 54 83 55 83 58 84
Temp 59 55 78 78 60 55 80 78 62 55 79 80 64 58 80 79
DewPt 57 55 57 54 55 54 55 51 51 50 52 49 50 49 48 47
Max/Min RH 100 37 100 34 83 31 72 27
RH 93100 48 42 83 96 42 39 68 82 39 34 60 71 33 33
PWind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-062100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 60 46 57 49 74
Temp 55 56 57 59 56 48 48 49 48 51 55 56 55 50 50 50 50 57 67 73 71
DewPt 53 53 52 52 51 48 48 48 47 50 52 52 53 50 50 50 50 55 57 57 57
Min/Max RH 77 100 85 100 56
RH 95 89 84 77 84100 99 96 97 96 90 86 92100100100100 92 69 56 62
Wind Dir N N N N N NE N N N N NE E E E E SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 9 12 13 11
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 63 67 79 54 54 67 94 90 96 87 84 78 77 78 83 89 92 79 77 57 28
PoP 12HR 5 60 40 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2
Vent Rate 13 28 36 32 23 24 19 20 14 15 18 24 19 9 8 9 6 19 49 87 33
T Wind Dir N N N N N NE N N N NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 19 17 12 13 16 14 16 11 10 8 9 9 10 9 9 8 12 14 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 85 55 85 57 85 60 86
Temp 60 57 81 79 63 56 82 79 65 58 82 80 67 61 82 79
DewPt 57 56 58 56 56 55 56 53 54 51 53 50 50 49 51 50
Max/Min RH 100 36 100 34 78 30 66 29
RH 89 97 45 45 78 97 41 40 67 77 37 35 54 66 34 36
PWind Dir S SW SW SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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