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
554 AM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
TXZ012-132100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
554 AM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
Date Fri 06/13/25 Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25
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 94 67 94
Temp 65 80 89 92 90 76 71 67 64 79 88 92 91 79 75 70 67 79 90 93 92
DewPt 57 59 58 57 57 60 61 60 60 62 62 61 60 63 63 62 62 64 62 60 58
Min/Max RH 31 86 33 85 31
RH 76 49 35 31 33 58 71 78 86 57 42 35 36 58 66 76 84 60 39 33 32
Wind Dir S SW SW S S E S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 9 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 11 13 14 13 13 12 11 9 11 13 13 13
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 27 9 12 10 28 61 68 58 29 8 1 5 31 35 28 13 9 5 2 5 23
PoP 12HR 5 30 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0 0.01 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3
Vent Rate 7 26 59 89 62 13 8 6 4 24 52102 76 8 12 9 9 33 74105 48
T Wind Dir SW W SW SW S SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S SW S
T Wind Spd 16 18 12 13 14 20 13 16 13 16 14 18 20 18 24 14 14 18 19 18 19
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 Mon 06/16/25Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25
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 96 67 98 66 90 65 91
Temp 75 67 91 92 76 68 93 94 74 66 85 87 72 65 87 88
DewPt 62 61 61 57 60 58 56 50 58 58 59 55 60 59 60 56
Max/Min RH 82 28 73 21 76 31 81 32
RH 64 81 37 31 58 70 29 23 57 75 41 34 66 81 40 34
PWind Dir S S S SW SW NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-132100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
554 AM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
Date Fri 06/13/25 Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 62 95 64 96
Temp 61 77 87 92 92 74 68 64 62 76 88 93 93 78 70 67 65 78 90 95 94
DewPt 57 59 58 56 55 60 60 60 61 62 62 59 58 62 61 60 62 63 61 57 55
Min/Max RH 28 94 29 90 26
RH 86 54 38 29 29 62 76 86 94 61 42 32 31 57 73 78 90 60 38 28 27
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 10 12 12 11 10 10 9 8 10 12 11 10
Clouds SC FW CL CL SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL SC
Clouds(%) 33 6 1 5 43 68 45 23 11 5 1 3 18 30 17 9 9 2 1 4 27
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0.13 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 3
Vent Rate 7 18 56 83 58 15 10 10 6 20 46 82 66 12 13 10 11 32 64 94 34
T Wind Dir SW W SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 13 11 11 11 20 16 16 13 12 13 13 16 18 26 18 17 16 16 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/16/25Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 97 67 99 63 91 62 91
Temp 72 65 91 95 73 68 94 97 71 63 84 90 70 63 86 89
DewPt 60 60 59 56 59 57 49 44 56 56 57 54 60 59 59 56
Max/Min RH 87 26 69 15 80 28 89 31
RH 66 86 34 27 62 68 22 17 59 80 39 29 72 87 40 33
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-132100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
554 AM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
Date Fri 06/13/25 Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25
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 97 67 98 69 98
Temp 66 79 91 96 95 81 75 70 67 79 91 97 93 82 78 72 70 82 92 97 94
DewPt 60 60 59 57 59 63 64 64 63 64 63 61 63 65 64 65 64 65 63 61 61
Min/Max RH 27 86 32 84 30
RH 82 52 35 27 31 55 68 79 86 60 40 32 37 57 62 77 81 56 38 31 33
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 8 6 9 10 9 9 6 5 8 11 13 12 11 9 8 6 9 10 11 12
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 28 26 9 7 26 60 73 53 46 13 2 3 21 37 30 12 24 4 2 14 17
PoP 12HR 5 30 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.29 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 9 4 <1 1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 7 4
Vent Rate 8 26 32 90 46 12 21 8 6 23 66113 66 17 14 11 14 43 79110 70
T Wind Dir SW W SW SW S S S SW W W S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 16 8 11 13 16 20 11 10 13 16 18 20 21 17 13 13 18 17 17 19
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 Mon 06/16/25Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25
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 69 100 71 104 68 93 66 96
Temp 78 69 94 96 79 72 96 99 77 68 87 90 74 67 90 92
DewPt 65 63 62 59 62 61 56 50 59 59 59 57 61 62 61 57
Max/Min RH 82 27 70 17 73 31 85 28
RH 65 82 35 29 56 68 26 19 54 73 39 33 66 83 37 31
PWind Dir S S S SW SW NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 5 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-132100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
554 AM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
Date Fri 06/13/25 Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 67 96 69 97
Temp 66 78 89 93 92 79 74 70 68 78 88 94 91 81 78 72 69 80 90 95 94
DewPt 59 59 59 56 57 62 63 63 61 62 62 61 62 65 63 64 64 64 63 61 60
Min/Max RH 28 82 33 83 31
RH 78 53 37 29 32 55 69 78 80 58 43 34 39 58 62 76 82 59 41 32 33
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 8 9 11 11 10 9 8 9 12 13 12 12 11 9 8 10 10 11 12
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 26 22 6 6 29 60 73 52 42 10 1 3 23 36 29 12 25 5 1 11 18
PoP 12HR 5 30 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.25 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 7 5
Vent Rate 7 24 36 84 47 10 17 7 4 21 57107 59 14 13 9 13 40 72113 80
T Wind Dir SW W W SW S S S SW SW W S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 17 10 11 12 16 20 12 9 13 14 18 20 20 19 12 16 18 17 18 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/16/25Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 70 98 70 101 67 91 67 94
Temp 77 70 92 94 78 71 94 97 76 67 84 89 74 67 88 91
DewPt 64 63 61 58 61 60 56 48 58 58 58 57 61 61 61 57
Max/Min RH 79 27 69 18 73 33 81 30
RH 65 78 37 29 57 68 27 19 54 73 42 34 66 79 40 31
PWind Dir S S S SW SW NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 10 5 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-132100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
554 AM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
Date Fri 06/13/25 Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25
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 59 95 62 95
Temp 59 77 89 91 87 73 67 62 59 77 88 94 92 79 72 66 62 78 89 94 92
DewPt 55 56 54 53 54 57 56 57 57 59 58 57 56 59 60 59 60 61 59 57 56
Min/Max RH 26 92 27 93 28
RH 85 48 31 27 32 57 67 82 92 55 36 29 30 51 67 77 93 55 37 29 30
Wind Dir SW SW SW S NE E S SW W SW S S S SE S S SW W S S SE
Wind Spd 4 8 9 11 10 9 9 8 8 10 11 13 12 10 9 9 8 11 11 12 11
Clouds SC CL CL CL B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL SC
Clouds(%) 37 2 3 3 67 55 42 21 6 3 1 3 26 37 26 10 9 2 4 4 39
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3
Vent Rate 4 17 45121 34 10 8 6 4 22 50 91 72 9 14 9 8 25 47 89 37
T Wind Dir W W SW SW W E S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S SW S
T Wind Spd 10 13 10 12 12 18 16 14 11 16 13 14 13 16 20 16 12 12 13 14 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 Mon 06/16/25Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25
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 96 63 97 59 88 59 92
Temp 72 63 91 92 71 64 93 94 69 60 84 86 69 60 87 90
DewPt 59 58 56 54 58 55 47 44 49 53 54 53 57 58 57 52
Max/Min RH 85 24 74 17 79 31 93 26
RH 64 84 31 28 63 72 21 18 49 78 36 32 67 91 36 28
PWind Dir S SW S SW NW NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 5 10 5 10 5
$$
OKZ002-132100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
554 AM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025
Date Fri 06/13/25 Sat 06/14/25 Sun 06/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 62 95 63 95
Temp 63 77 89 93 92 76 70 65 63 77 88 93 92 77 72 68 64 80 91 94 93
DewPt 59 60 58 56 57 60 60 61 60 62 60 59 60 63 61 61 63 64 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 28 91 31 96 31
RH 88 57 36 29 31 58 72 88 91 59 39 32 33 62 68 80 96 57 37 32 32
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S SE SW S SE S S S SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 4 5 6 9 11 9 9 6 6 10 12 13 12 11 9 9 8 10 11 12 12
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 37 29 7 7 28 54 54 53 50 18 3 10 22 38 19 17 17 4 4 16 21
PoP 12HR 5 30 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 5
Vent Rate 3 8 30 92 64 11 7 6 4 24 51 90 58 9 8 9 6 34 64122 63
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S SE S SW S S S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 8 6 8 11 16 17 14 11 10 17 13 14 16 18 17 14 11 14 13 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/16/25Tue 06/17/25Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 97 66 101 61 90 61 94
Temp 73 65 93 92 73 67 96 96 71 62 85 87 69 62 90 91
DewPt 62 60 58 56 60 58 51 44 56 56 55 52 58 58 57 53
Max/Min RH 89 24 75 16 82 28 90 26
RH 68 85 31 30 64 72 22 17 60 81 36 30 68 87 33 28
PWind Dir S S S SW NW NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 10 5 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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