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 Sun Jun 15 2025
TXZ012-160900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed
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 98 71 100 64
Temp 90 88 75 72 67 65 79 91 97 95 84 79 74 71 83 95 99 96 81 74 69 64
DewPt 60 59 61 62 61 61 61 59 56 53 57 57 57 57 57 52 46 44 48 56 57 58
Max/Min RH 86 24 61 16 81
RH 37 37 61 72 80 86 54 34 26 25 40 47 55 61 41 24 17 17 32 53 66 81
Wind Dir S S S SE SE S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S NW N
Wind Spd 12 13 12 11 9 9 12 13 13 13 14 16 16 14 14 14 14 16 14 13 12 12
Clouds FW FW B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 22 22 53 66 53 22 1 1 4 8 9 13 14 15 16 17 16 13 23 26 22 16
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 5 2 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 2 1 2 6 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 83 65 28 12 6 6 28 70141133 15 19 31 25 51 89248228 16 16 11 14
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW W N
T Wind Spd 14 14 20 19 11 13 16 17 19 20 23 25 21 24 24 18 28 27 18 20 19 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 06/18Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25
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 88 64 93 68 94 68 92 68 90
Temp 82 87 71 64 89 90 76 68 90 91 76 68 87 89 75 68 84 88
DewPt 59 57 61 61 58 54 59 59 57 53 58 59 59 55 60 61 61 58
Min/Max RH 35 90 28 73 27 72 31 78 36
RH 46 36 71 90 35 30 56 73 33 28 54 72 39 32 60 78 46 36
PWind Dir NE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ016-160900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 100 69 100 61
Temp 91 89 74 69 65 63 79 91 97 99 82 75 72 69 84 96 99 98 81 72 66 61
DewPt 58 57 59 60 58 58 60 57 53 50 55 53 53 54 52 44 39 37 44 50 55 57
Max/Min RH 83 19 59 12 87
RH 33 34 60 73 78 83 52 32 23 19 40 46 51 59 33 17 13 12 27 46 68 87
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W W SW S N N
Wind Spd 11 11 11 9 8 6 10 12 11 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 14 13 11 11 10 10
Clouds CL FW B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 10 62 58 32 11 2 0 2 10 17 14 24 21 16 12 10 18 28 26 16 18
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 17 16 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 101 82 15 11 6 5 33 70138167 16 15 20 19 37160478334 12 11 10 15
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW W W W W SW S S N
T Wind Spd 14 16 21 18 9 10 18 16 14 18 25 24 25 21 19 24 32 24 14 13 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 62 93 66 95 65 92 64 90
Temp 82 89 70 63 89 91 74 67 89 93 73 65 86 90 72 64 84 87
DewPt 60 57 62 61 58 54 58 59 56 52 58 59 59 56 61 61 61 59
Min/Max RH 33 97 27 78 24 80 30 91 37
RH 47 34 76 93 35 29 57 77 33 25 59 80 40 32 68 90 45 39
PWind Dir NE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed
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 68 102 74 105 66
Temp 93 92 80 76 70 68 81 93100 99 87 83 78 74 86 97103 99 83 76 70 66
DewPt 61 61 65 65 65 64 64 61 58 58 61 61 58 57 59 53 48 45 52 59 60 61
Max/Min RH 87 24 56 15 84
RH 35 36 60 70 82 86 57 34 26 26 42 47 51 56 40 23 16 16 33 56 71 84
Wind Dir S SE SE S SE S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S E N N
Wind Spd 9 11 9 8 5 5 9 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 13 13 12 11 9 8
Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 28 7 37 56 47 33 6 1 2 5 14 15 15 14 15 25 18 10 23 34 30 23
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 5 1 2 2 2 3 5 11 4 1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 71 54 13 12 8 9 30 70133102 25 27 35 30 66 81247 71 14 24 20 14
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW E N NE
T Wind Spd 12 12 17 13 10 11 14 16 18 21 24 20 25 20 24 17 25 18 13 26 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25
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 92 66 98 72 99 71 97 70 94
Temp 85 89 74 67 92 95 79 72 94 96 80 71 91 93 78 70 88 90
DewPt 59 58 64 64 60 55 61 61 57 53 59 61 59 57 62 62 61 59
Min/Max RH 33 93 25 69 22 71 27 76 33
RH 42 35 70 90 35 26 54 68 29 24 50 71 34 29 57 76 40 34
PWind Dir NE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 100 73 103 66
Temp 93 92 81 76 70 68 80 90 97 98 87 82 77 74 84 95101 98 83 75 70 66
DewPt 61 61 64 65 64 63 63 60 58 55 59 60 58 56 57 52 46 43 50 58 59 60
Max/Min RH 85 24 54 15 82
RH 34 35 57 69 80 85 56 36 27 24 40 47 51 54 41 23 16 16 32 56 70 82
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S E N N
Wind Spd 9 11 11 9 8 6 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 12 13 12 13 13 13 12 10 9
Clouds FW CL SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 24 5 32 60 42 30 6 1 3 15 11 14 13 15 21 22 19 10 20 31 25 21
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 1 2 1 3 5 11 6 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 69 56 11 11 7 8 24 64134117 19 20 30 27 54 79280102 12 19 17 13
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW E N NE
T Wind Spd 11 12 18 14 11 12 13 14 19 20 24 19 23 20 20 17 28 20 16 27 19 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 66 96 72 97 71 95 70 92
Temp 83 88 74 67 89 94 79 72 91 94 80 71 88 92 78 70 86 89
DewPt 59 58 63 63 60 55 61 60 57 53 59 61 58 56 61 62 61 58
Min/Max RH 35 89 26 68 23 70 29 75 35
RH 45 36 70 87 37 27 53 68 32 25 50 70 36 30 57 75 43 35
PWind Dir NE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ006-160900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed
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 61 98 64 98 60
Temp 92 92 78 71 64 61 77 89 96 97 80 74 68 64 81 95 97 95 76 69 63 60
DewPt 59 57 60 60 60 59 59 57 54 50 55 55 53 51 50 43 42 42 49 55 57 56
Max/Min RH 93 21 66 15 87
RH 33 32 53 69 85 93 53 34 25 21 41 51 60 63 35 17 15 16 39 62 80 87
Wind Dir S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W SW SW N N N N
Wind Spd 9 10 10 9 6 6 10 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 12 12 14 16 12 12 12 11
Clouds CL SC B1 SC SC CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 2 27 61 41 27 5 1 0 2 9 31 9 10 22 27 13 6 13 30 20 30 24
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 6 <1 <1 1 1 2 8 10 7 1 1 2 1
Vent Rate 80 36 8 8 5 5 28 46 99 95 12 13 21 23 28186182107 24 22 41 12
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S SW SW SW S SE S SW SW W SW W W NW NE NE N
T Wind Spd 12 12 14 14 11 11 14 13 14 18 14 16 20 19 13 27 20 18 21 21 21 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25
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 88 60 93 66 95 65 93 64 91
Temp 83 86 69 61 89 91 74 66 90 93 75 65 89 91 73 64 86 86
DewPt 55 53 59 60 57 52 56 56 55 50 54 57 56 53 58 59 59 57
Min/Max RH 31 100 25 71 22 75 26 82 34
RH 38 32 70 97 34 27 53 70 31 23 49 74 33 27 59 81 39 36
PWind Dir NE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5
$$
OKZ002-160900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 98 67 99 60
Temp 91 91 77 71 66 65 79 91 96 97 82 77 72 68 83 94 98 91 74 68 63 61
DewPt 61 62 64 64 64 63 64 61 57 56 60 60 57 55 54 50 49 50 56 58 59 58
Max/Min RH 94 25 65 19 93
RH 36 38 64 78 91 94 60 37 28 26 48 57 59 63 37 23 19 25 53 70 87 90
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S SW SW W SW N N N N N
Wind Spd 10 12 10 9 8 8 10 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 13 13 12 11 10 9
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 24 6 43 36 45 31 5 2 4 18 11 14 14 25 30 16 20 26 33 34 44 32
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 4 <1 <1 1 <1 3 6 9 4 <1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 65 55 10 9 6 7 28 59121 61 16 20 32 20 40 70120 50 21 17 24 8
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE S SW S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SE NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 11 13 18 14 12 11 14 14 17 19 24 24 27 25 17 12 14 14 36 13 19 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 88 61 96 69 98 68 96 67 93
Temp 82 87 69 62 91 94 76 69 95 96 77 69 92 94 75 67 88 89
DewPt 57 54 59 61 58 52 58 58 54 50 54 57 56 54 58 60 59 56
Min/Max RH 31 100 24 67 21 67 25 77 31
RH 42 33 70 97 33 24 53 67 25 21 45 66 30 26 56 76 37 33
PWind Dir NE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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