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
444 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
TXZ012-140900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
444 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 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 87 66 92 67
Temp 83 75 71 68 66 75 83 84 83 75 71 69 67 77 86 91 89 79 74 72 69
DewPt 63 64 63 62 61 64 62 62 62 63 63 62 61 63 62 59 58 61 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 87 46 81 33 76
RH 51 69 76 81 84 69 49 48 49 66 76 78 81 62 45 34 35 54 66 71 76
Wind Dir E S SE S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 5 4 4 5 8 9 11 11 11 11 11 13 16 16 16 13 13 13 12
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 56 53 59 27 24 20 22 49 47 51 35 19 21 10 10 13 17 20 20 23 19
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 2 2 2 1
Vent Rate 30 5 4 3 3 13 48 63 59 10 12 15 17 51 83116109 29 31 25 15
T Wind Dir E SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 11 11 10 9 6 9 11 13 14 18 19 20 25 19 19 19 19 21 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 07/16Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25
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 93 67 91 67 90 67 92 68 94
Temp 87 89 74 69 85 86 73 68 84 86 73 68 86 88 75 69 87 90
DewPt 62 60 64 62 63 61 62 60 61 59 61 58 61 58 61 59 61 59
Min/Max RH 36 78 41 78 37 70 34 71 33
RH 43 38 71 78 48 43 68 76 46 40 66 70 43 36 62 70 42 35
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 30 40 20 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-140900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
444 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 86 64 90 64
Temp 83 74 69 66 64 73 81 83 82 73 69 67 65 75 84 89 88 77 72 68 66
DewPt 63 66 64 64 64 65 64 63 63 65 63 62 62 64 64 61 60 62 61 61 63
Max/Min RH 100 48 92 36 90
RH 51 75 84 93 99 75 55 50 52 76 80 86 90 69 50 39 39 60 67 78 90
Wind Dir SE SE S SW W SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 13 14 13 12 12 11 10 10
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 41 54 63 54 59 35 31 37 32 34 36 23 21 14 8 9 18 21 37 21 22
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 7 6 <1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 28 5 5 4 4 16 50 66 58 8 11 15 16 54 68 97104 17 18 23 12
T Wind Dir S SE S SW SW SW S SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 8 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 12 17 18 18 25 17 16 19 19 19 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/16Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 65 89 64 88 65 91 65 92
Temp 86 89 72 66 84 85 71 65 82 84 70 66 84 88 72 66 86 89
DewPt 64 60 63 64 65 61 63 62 64 61 61 60 63 59 60 61 62 59
Min/Max RH 36 92 42 90 43 84 36 83 35
RH 47 38 73 92 53 45 76 90 54 46 73 81 49 37 66 83 46 37
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 40 30 60 20 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-140900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
444 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 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 66 92 70 96 71
Temp 87 78 73 70 67 78 86 90 88 79 75 72 70 81 91 94 93 83 78 75 72
DewPt 64 65 63 64 62 66 63 60 62 63 63 64 64 65 62 60 60 62 63 64 64
Max/Min RH 84 38 81 32 75
RH 46 63 72 80 84 65 46 38 42 58 68 76 81 58 38 32 33 50 61 69 75
Wind Dir E SE SE SE S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 9 9 9 9 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 9
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 48 44 50 24 22 16 33 24 28 41 32 15 21 8 8 19 14 17 28 22 15
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 1 1 3 6 8 6 2 1 2 1
Vent Rate 33 8 8 6 4 15 43 59 67 12 13 15 17 66110130110 30 24 26 15
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 11 11 10 6 6 8 10 13 14 16 16 18 26 20 19 20 20 19 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 07/16Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25
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 97 70 94 70 94 70 96 71 97
Temp 91 92 76 71 87 89 76 70 88 90 76 71 90 93 78 72 90 93
DewPt 64 62 66 65 64 64 63 63 62 61 62 60 61 59 62 61 62 61
Min/Max RH 33 82 39 79 34 68 31 70 33
RH 40 36 70 82 47 43 65 78 42 38 62 68 38 33 59 69 39 34
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 40 30 40 20 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-140900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
444 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 66 90 69 94 71
Temp 84 77 71 70 67 77 84 87 85 78 73 72 70 79 88 92 91 82 77 74 72
DewPt 64 65 64 64 62 65 63 61 62 64 63 64 63 64 62 59 59 62 63 64 63
Max/Min RH 85 41 79 33 75
RH 50 68 78 82 84 66 49 42 46 62 71 75 78 62 43 34 34 52 62 71 75
Wind Dir E SE SE S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 11
Clouds SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 48 37 52 23 23 10 35 20 27 34 35 16 21 6 9 12 13 12 30 21 17
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 7 7 2 1 2 1
Vent Rate 34 8 6 5 4 13 42 58 64 13 11 16 16 59107127125 36 25 29 14
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 13 11 10 6 6 8 10 11 16 17 18 18 25 20 19 20 20 23 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/16Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 95 70 92 69 91 70 94 71 95
Temp 89 91 76 71 85 87 75 70 85 88 76 71 87 91 78 72 88 91
DewPt 63 62 65 64 64 62 63 62 62 60 61 60 61 58 62 61 62 60
Min/Max RH 35 81 41 77 37 68 33 70 35
RH 43 38 68 81 48 44 65 77 46 39 61 68 42 34 60 70 41 36
PWind Dir S SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 40 30 40 20 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-140900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
444 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 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 62 87 62 92 64
Temp 84 74 68 65 62 75 84 86 85 74 69 66 63 77 86 91 90 78 73 68 66
DewPt 63 65 63 62 62 64 61 60 59 62 61 61 60 62 62 60 59 60 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 98 39 90 33 81
RH 49 74 85 91 98 69 47 42 41 66 76 84 90 60 44 36 36 54 62 73 78
Wind Dir E SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 11 9 10 10 11 14 16 14 13 12 12 11 11
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 22 26 29 18 12 28 23 3 32 27 10 17 6 7 9 20 41 41 13 16
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 8 5 1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 41 4 5 4 2 10 51 80 75 10 11 15 16 57 96138 84 25 21 18 10
T Wind Dir E SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 11 10 9 6 6 10 11 12 16 16 18 18 27 24 20 18 20 18 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 07/16Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25
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 91 64 87 63 87 64 90 64 91
Temp 87 89 71 64 82 84 69 64 83 84 70 65 84 88 71 65 86 88
DewPt 62 60 62 61 64 63 63 62 63 61 62 60 61 60 62 60 62 60
Min/Max RH 36 89 47 95 43 87 38 87 37
RH 43 38 73 89 55 50 80 94 51 46 76 84 46 39 75 84 45 39
PWind Dir S SE SE S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 40 30 50 20 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-140900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
444 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 61 91 64 96 66
Temp 85 74 68 65 62 78 86 89 88 76 71 67 66 81 91 94 93 79 74 71 68
DewPt 60 61 60 60 60 64 61 58 57 60 61 62 61 62 60 58 58 60 60 61 61
Max/Min RH 93 34 87 29 78
RH 44 64 75 83 93 61 43 36 35 59 71 84 84 54 36 30 31 51 62 72 77
Wind Dir E SE SE S SW S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 11 10 9 10 10 13 16 14 13 12 12 12 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC CL SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 20 13 11 15 5 18 26 3 31 25 13 16 3 4 7 22 35 29 15 19
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 48 6 5 5 4 14 54 78 81 18 12 13 11 58131147127 18 20 15 8
T Wind Dir SE E S S S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 8 14 12 11 8 6 10 11 12 18 17 18 18 26 24 20 19 19 24 20 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/16Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 65 91 63 91 65 94 65 94
Temp 90 89 71 66 85 85 69 65 86 87 73 67 88 90 72 67 88 91
DewPt 61 59 62 63 62 64 63 62 63 61 62 60 61 60 62 61 62 60
Min/Max RH 33 90 43 94 38 81 34 84 34
RH 38 36 74 90 47 50 82 91 46 41 69 78 40 37 71 82 42 36
PWind Dir SW SE SE S S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 50 30 50 20 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
$$
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