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
534 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
TXZ012-200900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
534 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
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 71 98 72 97 69
Temp 93 83 78 75 72 83 93 96 94 84 79 76 73 83 91 95 91 81 75 72 70
DewPt 56 57 57 57 57 60 59 56 56 58 59 59 59 61 60 58 58 61 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 59 26 62 29 68
RH 29 41 48 54 59 46 32 26 28 41 50 56 62 48 36 29 33 51 60 66 68
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 13 14 14 16 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 16 12 13 10 4 1 21 26 28 22 29 21 6 4 18 22 31 19 13 15
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 8 1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 142 11 11 15 13 36110153158 7 9 16 10 31104150111 15 10 14 10
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW S SW
T Wind Spd 18 20 19 21 21 21 17 16 19 17 16 19 18 18 14 16 16 16 14 14 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 07/22Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25
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 68 93 68 94 68 95
Temp 89 88 73 69 86 85 73 69 88 89 74 69 88 90 75 70 91 92
DewPt 60 58 61 60 62 61 62 60 61 60 62 60 61 58 60 59 59 57
Min/Max RH 34 73 38 76 36 73 32 68 29
RH 38 36 66 73 45 45 68 73 41 38 66 73 41 34 60 68 34 31
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW S S
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 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 20 10 20 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-200900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
534 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 97 68 95 66
Temp 92 81 74 71 67 81 91 95 94 82 75 72 70 81 91 93 89 77 72 69 66
DewPt 57 59 55 55 57 60 59 56 56 60 59 59 60 63 60 58 60 64 61 61 62
Max/Min RH 70 26 72 31 86
RH 31 47 51 57 70 49 34 27 28 47 57 64 72 54 36 31 38 63 70 76 86
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 9 9 11 11 12 12 10 9 9 10 10 9 12 11 12 12 10 9 10 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL SC SC B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 9 6 6 11 5 2 0 11 20 28 29 31 18 11 4 26 38 55 35 26 21
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 6 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 123 8 7 12 10 34 85118108 10 7 10 8 24 92123 77 10 6 14 10
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S SW S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 16 16 14 21 18 20 14 12 14 19 13 17 16 16 14 13 14 18 10 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/22Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 64 91 66 93 65 92 66 94
Temp 87 87 71 66 85 87 71 66 87 90 71 66 86 90 72 67 89 91
DewPt 62 61 62 62 63 60 62 62 62 59 62 60 61 58 59 58 59 56
Min/Max RH 38 87 38 89 33 83 33 72 30
RH 43 41 73 87 47 40 73 87 43 35 73 81 43 34 64 72 36 31
PWind Dir S S S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 10 30 10 20 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
534 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
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 74 102 75 101 72
Temp 98 87 81 78 74 86 96100 98 88 82 79 76 86 96 98 96 86 80 76 73
DewPt 58 59 57 57 58 60 61 57 58 60 60 61 61 62 62 59 59 61 61 62 62
Max/Min RH 57 24 60 28 67
RH 27 39 44 49 57 43 31 24 27 39 48 54 60 46 33 28 29 43 53 61 67
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 9 11 11 13 12 11 10 10 9
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 6 9 4 8 3 4 19 22 27 19 19 15 7 6 19 15 20 18 10 8
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 10 <1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 160 17 13 17 13 53107190128 14 13 15 10 37 95176169 16 16 14 13
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW S SW S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 20 18 21 18 23 18 18 19 21 18 17 13 19 14 18 17 18 19 13 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 07/22Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25
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 98 71 97 71 98 70 99 72 100
Temp 92 93 77 72 90 90 77 72 91 93 77 72 91 95 79 72 94 96
DewPt 61 60 61 62 62 62 64 63 62 61 63 62 61 59 61 60 59 58
Min/Max RH 30 72 34 76 32 71 29 66 27
RH 36 33 59 71 40 39 64 74 38 35 62 71 36 30 54 66 31 28
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 10 20 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
534 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 74 100 75 99 72
Temp 95 85 80 78 75 83 93 97 95 86 81 79 76 85 93 96 93 84 78 75 73
DewPt 58 59 56 57 58 60 60 57 58 60 60 60 60 62 61 59 60 61 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 57 27 60 30 68
RH 29 41 44 50 56 47 34 27 29 41 48 54 60 47 36 30 33 47 56 64 68
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 12 11 13 13 12 12 12 11
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 6 11 3 9 1 4 15 16 22 25 16 18 6 6 19 15 21 19 7 11
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 9 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 128 13 11 16 13 46 96173 87 12 11 15 9 35 94179116 17 13 15 12
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW S SW S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 20 19 23 20 23 18 17 17 23 18 19 14 19 14 18 14 20 18 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/22Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 70 95 71 95 70 96 71 97
Temp 89 91 75 71 86 88 75 71 88 91 76 72 89 93 77 72 91 94
DewPt 61 60 61 61 62 61 63 63 62 61 63 61 61 59 60 60 59 58
Min/Max RH 33 72 36 76 34 70 31 66 28
RH 39 36 63 72 45 41 67 74 41 37 64 70 39 32 56 66 34 30
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 10 20 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-200900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
534 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
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 96 67 95 66
Temp 92 79 73 70 67 80 91 95 94 80 74 71 67 80 91 95 93 80 73 69 67
DewPt 58 60 59 58 57 60 60 57 56 58 58 58 58 60 60 56 57 59 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 70 26 72 27 78
RH 33 52 62 65 70 51 37 28 28 47 57 65 72 51 36 27 30 50 63 73 77
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 8 8 9 10 12 12 13 10 6 9 9 9 11 12 13 13 11 11 10 9
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 12 9 5 6 1 1 0 5 24 29 27 19 5 4 11 20 46 21 12 12
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 97 5 5 5 6 34 61147 83 7 9 8 8 23 78142105 9 12 9 9
T Wind Dir SW W S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 18 11 12 11 13 18 14 16 14 14 17 17 18 17 17 17 17 16 18 13 16
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 07/22Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25
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 65 91 64 91 64 92 65 94
Temp 88 89 71 66 85 87 70 65 86 89 71 65 87 90 72 66 89 92
DewPt 60 59 62 60 61 60 62 61 62 59 62 60 61 58 60 58 59 57
Min/Max RH 34 84 37 88 34 85 32 78 30
RH 40 37 73 83 45 40 76 87 44 37 73 84 43 34 66 75 37 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 FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 20 20 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-200900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
534 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 100 69 100 68
Temp 95 81 76 73 70 84 94 99 97 82 78 74 70 85 94 99 96 83 77 73 70
DewPt 57 59 59 58 57 60 60 57 56 60 59 59 59 60 60 57 58 60 59 60 59
Max/Min RH 63 24 67 25 69
RH 28 48 57 59 63 44 32 25 26 47 53 59 67 44 31 25 28 46 55 65 69
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 9 9 9 10 12 11 12 10 9 9 9 9 11 12 13 13 11 11 11 10
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 13 10 7 8 1 2 17 1 23 26 11 14 2 7 13 23 34 13 10 6
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 160 7 6 5 6 39 88190152 11 14 7 5 25133177164 11 12 10 10
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S SW S S SW S S S S SW S SW
T Wind Spd 19 13 13 11 13 19 17 18 19 23 18 14 10 17 18 18 16 19 19 14 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/22Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 67 95 66 95 65 97 67 98
Temp 93 92 74 67 90 90 72 67 89 90 73 67 91 93 74 68 94 95
DewPt 60 58 60 60 60 59 62 62 61 60 62 62 61 58 60 58 58 56
Min/Max RH 29 78 32 87 33 84 29 73 26
RH 33 32 62 78 37 36 71 84 39 36 69 84 38 32 62 70 30 27
PWind Dir S S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 30 10 30 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
$$
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