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
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
TXZ012-150900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
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 66 91 67 93 67
Temp 86 84 76 72 69 68 78 86 90 88 79 74 70 68 78 88 92 91 80 75 72 69
DewPt 61 62 64 63 62 61 62 61 59 59 62 63 63 62 65 63 59 58 61 63 63 62
Max/Min RH 81 35 81 31 78
RH 43 48 66 73 78 78 58 43 35 38 56 69 78 81 64 43 33 33 52 66 73 78
Wind Dir SE S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 10 10 9 10 11 13 16 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 33 30 20 8 7 19 6 1 13 12 21 23 23 18 5 2 14 17 39 28 32 50
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 6 <1 2 1 <1
Vent Rate 59 60 7 8 10 8 36104116 98 13 17 17 15 30 56 99 89 18 30 28 11
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 14 16 17 18 17 20 18 18 17 17 21 21 18 19 14 16 16 21 21 21 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 07/17Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
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 90 67 92 67 94 69 95 70 97
Temp 85 86 73 68 86 88 75 69 88 90 76 70 89 92 77 71 92 92
DewPt 64 62 63 61 61 57 59 56 58 56 59 58 60 58 61 59 60 57
Min/Max RH 39 78 33 63 30 66 30 66 28
RH 50 45 71 78 43 35 58 63 36 32 56 66 38 32 58 66 34 31
PWind Dir S S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 5 5 5 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-150900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 90 64 93 65
Temp 83 84 75 70 67 65 76 85 88 88 77 72 68 65 77 86 91 91 80 73 69 66
DewPt 63 62 64 62 62 62 63 61 60 59 62 61 62 63 65 63 60 59 62 62 63 64
Max/Min RH 89 37 93 33 93
RH 50 47 69 76 83 89 64 45 39 38 60 68 81 93 68 46 36 34 54 68 81 93
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 9 8 6 9 9 13 14 13 12 11 11 11 10 12 12 11 11 9 9 9 6
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 45 30 16 21 18 8 7 3 5 13 25 26 23 20 13 3 5 23 38 49 39 50
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 8 <1 1 2 <1
Vent Rate 57 45 7 8 11 10 38 89101 86 11 15 17 13 29 58 97108 12 19 20 15
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 11 13 14 19 17 20 17 16 16 18 20 19 16 18 14 13 14 17 20 14 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/17Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 65 89 65 92 66 94 68 95
Temp 83 85 71 65 83 87 71 66 86 89 73 67 87 91 74 69 89 92
DewPt 66 62 64 63 63 59 59 57 61 58 59 59 61 58 60 59 59 56
Min/Max RH 43 92 37 73 33 75 32 70 29
RH 56 46 79 92 51 39 66 73 44 35 62 75 42 33 62 70 37 30
PWind Dir S S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 60 10 20 5 10 5 20 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-150900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
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 70 96 70 98 70
Temp 90 89 80 75 72 70 81 90 94 92 82 77 74 71 82 92 95 94 84 78 74 71
DewPt 60 63 65 65 64 63 64 61 60 60 62 64 65 64 65 63 61 60 62 65 65 65
Max/Min RH 79 32 80 31 81
RH 37 42 59 70 76 78 56 38 32 35 51 64 75 80 57 40 32 32 48 64 74 81
Wind Dir S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 9 8 6 6 8 11 13 13 12 12 11 10 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 5
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 34 20 13 14 6 14 2 2 9 10 14 20 16 12 4 3 15 15 33 35 39 54
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 7 <1 1 1 1 2 6 7 7 1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 59 69 12 10 9 11 44119123112 16 19 17 17 45 72 82 95 19 24 16 11
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 8 13 14 13 12 14 20 18 18 17 18 20 18 17 20 14 13 16 21 23 11 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 07/17Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
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 94 70 95 71 98 72 99 74 102
Temp 86 90 75 70 89 92 78 72 92 94 79 73 92 95 80 74 94 97
DewPt 65 64 65 64 63 59 59 59 59 56 60 60 61 59 61 61 60 57
Min/Max RH 40 81 32 63 26 64 28 65 26
RH 51 42 71 80 42 33 53 63 33 28 53 64 35 29 52 64 33 27
PWind Dir S S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 5 5 5 10 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
$$
TXZ008-150900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 94 70 95 70
Temp 86 87 79 74 72 70 79 88 91 90 81 76 73 71 80 89 93 92 83 78 74 71
DewPt 62 63 65 64 63 63 64 62 60 60 63 63 64 64 65 64 60 60 62 64 65 64
Max/Min RH 78 35 77 33 81
RH 45 45 62 71 75 78 60 42 35 36 53 64 73 77 62 44 33 34 49 63 75 81
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 16 22 9 17 4 16 1 3 14 10 10 24 25 13 2 4 11 15 30 39 38 54
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 7 7 <1 <1 1 1 2 5 7 7 1 1 2 <1
Vent Rate 56 72 10 9 10 9 40123111 99 17 16 16 16 41 71 85 98 22 20 20 10
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 14 14 14 14 16 20 19 17 17 18 20 18 17 20 14 13 16 21 21 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/17Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 92 69 93 71 95 72 97 73 99
Temp 84 88 75 70 86 90 76 72 88 92 79 73 90 94 79 74 92 95
DewPt 65 63 65 63 62 59 59 58 59 57 60 60 61 59 61 60 60 57
Min/Max RH 42 80 35 63 29 63 30 63 27
RH 53 44 72 78 45 36 56 63 37 31 52 63 38 31 54 63 35 28
PWind Dir S S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 10 5 10 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
$$
TXZ006-150900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
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 92 64 93 62
Temp 88 87 75 70 66 65 78 87 91 90 78 72 68 65 78 87 92 91 79 70 66 64
DewPt 59 59 62 63 61 60 61 61 59 58 60 60 60 59 62 61 60 59 60 61 63 62
Max/Min RH 85 33 82 32 93
RH 38 38 65 77 83 85 55 42 34 34 54 65 75 82 58 41 35 34 53 74 89 92
Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S SE SE E E
Wind Spd 9 10 9 9 9 10 14 17 16 14 12 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 8 14 9 7 11 15 1 8 5 10 34 29 17 18 6 4 9 23 43 42 40 45
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 70 64 10 9 8 9 44103127 79 13 17 16 14 37 56110 57 11 13 6 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SE SW
T Wind Spd 10 12 16 16 16 17 24 20 18 17 18 21 19 17 20 16 13 16 14 18 9 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 07/17Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
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 88 62 88 65 91 65 93 65 94
Temp 81 85 68 64 84 86 71 66 87 89 72 67 87 90 73 66 89 92
DewPt 63 64 65 63 63 62 60 59 61 59 60 58 60 58 60 59 60 56
Min/Max RH 45 98 42 78 34 75 32 80 28
RH 55 50 89 97 50 44 68 77 42 37 64 74 40 34 64 78 38 30
PWind Dir E SE S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 50 10 10 5 20 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-150900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 96 67 97 63
Temp 90 89 76 72 68 66 82 91 95 93 80 75 71 68 82 92 95 93 80 72 67 65
DewPt 59 58 62 63 62 61 62 59 58 57 59 60 61 61 62 60 59 58 61 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 85 28 78 29 94
RH 35 36 62 74 81 85 51 35 29 30 50 61 71 78 52 35 30 31 53 73 87 93
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S W NE NE
Wind Spd 9 10 9 9 9 9 13 16 16 13 12 12 12 11 12 12 13 12 10 9 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 12 7 19 6 4 8 1 1 3 10 32 14 13 13 5 10 16 22 42 43 43 48
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 76 92 10 9 8 9 51120144119 15 16 17 12 46 68114106 15 9 7 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S NE E
T Wind Spd 10 12 17 16 16 18 24 20 19 18 19 21 19 18 20 14 14 13 19 13 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/17Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 89 63 93 67 96 66 97 67 98
Temp 82 85 69 65 87 89 73 68 91 93 74 68 92 93 75 69 92 94
DewPt 64 64 65 64 63 60 59 59 59 57 59 59 60 58 60 61 60 56
Min/Max RH 46 99 36 75 28 73 29 77 26
RH 55 51 88 97 45 39 62 73 34 30 59 73 35 31 59 76 34 28
PWind Dir NE SE S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 50 5 20 5 20 5 20 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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