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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

TXZ012-150900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date           10/14/25      Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25            Fri
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                 53          80          54          80          53
Temp          71 73 64 62 59 54 62 75 79 74 64 62 58 55 63 76 80 75 66 63 59 54
DewPt         58 53 52 51 51 50 51 52 49 49 49 48 47 47 49 51 50 50 51 51 50 49
Max/Min RH                   92          35          74          35          83
RH            64 49 64 68 75 85 67 45 35 41 58 60 67 74 60 42 35 41 58 65 72 83
Wind Dir       S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind Spd      14 13 12 11 10  9 10 13 16 16 13 13 12 12 14 18 19 14 13 12 11 10
Clouds        SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL
Clouds(%)     43 35 23  1  7 13  9  1  7  3  1  4  8 12 11 14 34 21 14 26  8  5
PoP 12HR                      5           0           0          10          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs    IS
Mix Hgt        5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     80 17  9  9  7  5 21 92109 18  9  9  9  7 28110140 33  9  9  7  5
T Wind Dir     S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W
T Wind Spd    19 17 20 19 17 14 18 21 23 20 23 23 21 18 23 25 25 19 20 21 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           10/17Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25
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       78      48      76      44      78      52      83      51      74
Temp          73 72 55 49 70 70 52 45 70 72 57 53 77 76 60 52 69 66
DewPt         46 39 39 39 42 37 38 37 38 35 36 35 37 34 36 36 34 31
Min/Max RH         25      68      25      73      22      50      17      54      21
RH            38 30 55 68 36 30 59 73 31 26 45 50 24 22 41 54 27 27
PWind Dir           W       W      NW       E       S       S      SW      SW       W
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>
Avg Clouds    CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       0       5       0

$$

TXZ016-150900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date           10/14/25      Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25            Fri
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                 50          80          53          80          48
Temp          73 74 63 59 55 52 61 73 78 74 64 60 56 54 63 74 79 75 64 59 53 49
DewPt         62 56 55 53 51 50 54 56 54 52 52 51 50 50 52 53 53 53 55 53 50 45
Max/Min RH                   99          40          86          40          89
RH            68 52 75 80 86 94 77 54 43 45 65 72 80 86 66 47 40 46 74 80 89 86
Wind Dir       S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W
Wind Spd      13 12 10  9  6  5  9 13 16 13 13 11 10  9 13 16 16 12 10  8  5  5
Clouds        B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL
Clouds(%)     60 40 19 24 17 17 25 15 25  8  7 12 23 28 32 24 23 15 28 20 10  4
PoP 12HR                      5           0           0          20          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                           IS IS
Mix Hgt        4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     75 13 10 10  9  7 25 79110 22 11 11 12 10 36 77125 34 11  9  6  7
T Wind Dir     S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W
T Wind Spd    20 13 18 18 19 16 18 21 24 18 20 20 20 18 24 23 23 18 19 17 12 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           10/17Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25
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       77      45      75      41      78      50      84      48      74
Temp          71 71 53 46 70 69 49 42 71 72 55 51 77 77 58 49 69 67
DewPt         40 34 34 34 37 36 37 36 36 35 35 35 36 34 36 36 32 32
Min/Max RH         22      63      22      79      21      54      17      62      22
RH            32 27 49 63 30 29 63 79 28 26 47 54 23 21 44 62 25 27
PWind Dir           W       W      NW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW       W
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5       0

$$

TXZ008-150900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date           10/14/25      Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25            Fri
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          83          56          84          55
Temp          72 75 66 63 60 56 67 78 82 77 67 63 59 57 67 79 83 78 70 66 61 56
DewPt         59 54 54 53 53 53 53 53 51 52 51 49 48 48 51 53 52 52 53 53 53 52
Max/Min RH                   91          34          73          34          87
RH            65 47 65 70 77 87 61 41 35 41 56 60 66 73 56 40 34 41 55 63 76 86
Wind Dir       S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind Spd      12 10  9  6  5  4  8 12 13 13 11  9  9  8 11 14 16 13 12  9  8  5
Clouds        B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL
Clouds(%)     55 25 35 32 21 22 14  6 11  7  2  2  8  7  6 14 25 20 19 28 12  3
PoP 12HR                     10           0           0           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs    IS
Mix Hgt        5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     71 14 12 12 10  8 26 92122 23 14 14 12 11 34107158 33 14 13  9  8
T Wind Dir     S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W
T Wind Spd    17 13 17 16 14 12 18 20 21 18 18 19 18 16 21 23 26 19 19 18 13 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           10/17Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25
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       81      48      78      45      79      54      87      52      76
Temp          74 74 57 49 72 72 54 45 72 73 60 55 81 79 63 53 71 67
DewPt         48 45 44 43 44 40 39 38 39 39 37 37 37 36 38 38 34 33
Min/Max RH         28      82      26      77      23      51      16      57      20
RH            41 35 61 82 35 32 58 77 30 29 42 50 21 21 39 57 26 28
PWind Dir           W       W      NW       E       S       S      SW      SW       W
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       5       0       0       0       5       0       5       0

$$

TXZ008-150900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date           10/14/25      Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25            Fri
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          82          57          82          55
Temp          71 74 66 63 60 57 66 77 81 76 67 64 60 58 66 78 81 77 69 65 61 56
DewPt         59 54 53 53 53 53 53 52 50 51 51 50 49 48 50 52 51 52 52 53 54 52
Max/Min RH                   87          34          69          35          86
RH            66 49 62 69 76 84 62 42 34 42 56 60 67 69 56 41 35 42 55 64 77 86
Wind Dir       S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind Spd      12 12 11  9  9  8  9 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 13 16 16 14 13 12 10  9
Clouds        B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL
Clouds(%)     58 29 37 34 21 26 10  6  7  1  2  3  7  7  6 12 34 17 19 30 10  4
PoP 12HR                     10           0           0           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs    IS
Mix Hgt        5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     75 17 11 10  9  7 24 95123 22 12 11 11  9 33116160 32 11 10  8  6
T Wind Dir     S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W
T Wind Spd    18 14 18 17 16 13 18 21 23 19 19 20 18 16 21 25 26 19 19 18 13 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           10/17Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25
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       78      48      77      45      78      55      85      53      75
Temp          72 73 57 49 71 70 53 46 71 72 59 56 79 78 63 54 69 66
DewPt         47 43 43 43 44 39 39 39 39 38 37 36 36 35 37 38 32 32
Min/Max RH         30      79      27      76      23      47      16      53      21
RH            41 35 60 79 38 32 58 76 31 29 43 47 21 21 39 53 25 29
PWind Dir           W       W      NW       E       S       S      SW      SW       W
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>
Avg Clouds    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12HR            0       5       0       0       0       5       0       5       0

$$

TXZ006-150900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date           10/14/25      Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25            Fri
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                 50          78          52          78          45
Temp          72 71 61 57 54 52 61 72 77 74 63 59 56 53 62 73 78 73 62 57 51 46
DewPt         58 59 56 54 52 51 53 54 52 51 51 51 49 49 52 52 52 52 53 51 45 43
Max/Min RH                   99          39          86          40          88
RH            61 66 83 90 93 98 75 53 42 44 66 74 77 86 69 47 40 47 73 82 82 88
Wind Dir       S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW
Wind Spd      14 11 11 10  9  8 11 16 17 14 13 12 12 11 13 18 18 13 11  9  8  8
Clouds        B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL
Clouds(%)     80 63 66 64 39 34 24 21 22 13 11 10 13 19 20 22 20 12 38 32  9  2
PoP 12HR                     20           0           0          10          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs    SC IS
Tstms         IS
Mix Hgt        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     71  8  8  9  9  7 29 86127 25 11 10 10  8 43 88141 25  9  6  6  6
T Wind Dir     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S NW NW
T Wind Spd    21 12 14 17 17 16 20 24 27 18 21 20 19 17 24 26 26 16 17 13 12 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           10/17Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25
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       73      42      74      38      74      47      82      45      69
Temp          68 67 49 43 69 67 48 39 67 69 53 48 76 74 55 46 65 63
DewPt         43 38 39 37 38 35 37 35 37 37 36 34 34 34 35 33 30 30
Min/Max RH         28      81      25      87      25      60      18      60      22
RH            40 34 69 79 32 31 65 87 32 31 51 58 22 23 46 60 27 29
PWind Dir          NW       W       N      NE      SW      SW      SW      SW       W
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>
Avg Clouds    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       5       0       0       0       5       0

$$

OKZ002-150900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date           10/14/25      Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25            Fri
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                 53          80          53          80          49
Temp          72 72 62 60 57 54 65 77 80 74 64 60 57 54 65 77 80 75 66 61 55 50
DewPt         60 56 54 53 53 52 53 53 50 50 51 50 48 47 50 52 51 52 53 53 52 49
Max/Min RH                   95          35          76          36          99
RH            66 58 74 80 86 94 66 43 35 43 63 68 72 76 57 41 36 45 62 74 90 96
Wind Dir       S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W
Wind Spd      13 11 11  9  9  9 11 14 16 13 13 12 12 11 13 16 17 13 12 10  9  8
Clouds        B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%)     77 69 59 58 25 23 38 26 17 11  6  5  7 18 13 23 34 23 34 47 11  9
PoP 12HR                     20           0           0           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs    SC IS
Mix Hgt        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     62  8 10  9  9  8 22 96119 18 11 10 10  9 34117112 31 10  9  6  7
T Wind Dir     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  W NW
T Wind Spd    20 12 18 19 18 17 21 24 25 18 23 20 21 18 24 27 25 19 19 17 13 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           10/17Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25
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       75      43      75      39      75      49      84      47      71
Temp          70 69 51 44 71 67 49 40 69 69 55 50 78 75 58 48 66 63
DewPt         48 45 45 43 40 38 37 36 38 38 37 35 37 35 36 33 33 30
Min/Max RH         33      99      25      85      24      59      17      57      22
RH            46 42 80 96 32 33 62 85 31 32 50 57 23 23 44 57 28 29
PWind Dir          NW       N       N       N      SW       S      SW      SW       W
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       5       0       5       0       0       0       5       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