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
209 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
TXZ012-261000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
209 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 26 54 29 57 34
Temp 55 47 38 34 30 28 34 46 52 48 39 37 33 30 36 51 57 50 41 39 36 35
DewPt 25 24 24 21 19 18 18 17 22 25 26 27 28 27 30 32 32 33 34 33 34 35
Max/Min RH 68 28 88 38 100
RH 31 40 57 58 63 66 51 31 31 40 59 67 82 88 79 48 38 52 76 79 92100
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE SE S S SW S S S S SW NE E SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 17 11 9 6 4 3 6 13 14 11 10 9 6 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 10 12
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL CL SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 14 17 5 10 5 5 34 10 4 3 6 8 9 17 13 4 9 22 28 43 62 68
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 66 6 5 5 3 2 6 49 77 5 5 6 4 2 3 28 41 8 7 7 7 7
T Wind Dir NE N NE NE NE SE S S SW S S S SW NW E SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 20 13 12 12 9 5 10 21 23 13 14 16 11 6 6 12 13 14 19 19 19 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 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 59 35 47 20 38 20 38 21 48
Temp 53 54 48 40 42 37 27 21 33 34 26 21 33 33 26 22 43 42
DewPt 41 43 43 34 29 23 20 18 18 18 18 18 22 22 21 20 25 25
Min/Max RH 55 89 49 88 46 88 54 92 40
RH 64 66 83 79 60 56 74 88 53 51 71 88 63 63 81 92 49 51
PWind Dir S SW N NE E SE SE NW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 10
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-261000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
209 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 26 56 27 59 34
Temp 54 49 37 32 29 28 34 47 54 50 40 36 32 28 37 52 58 51 40 37 36 35
DewPt 29 28 26 24 22 21 22 21 27 30 32 31 31 28 31 33 34 35 36 37 36 35
Max/Min RH 81 34 100 40 100
RH 38 44 64 72 75 77 60 35 35 46 75 82 94100 79 48 40 54 85100100100
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E S S S SW S SW SW SW NW N E SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 14 10 8 4 3 3 8 14 16 11 9 6 4 4 4 6 8 5 5 6 8 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 12 12 10 14 13 18 24 4 4 10 10 9 10 9 9 4 13 29 37 56 74 84
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 72 8 8 6 4 4 15 64 75 7 8 8 4 4 4 27 41 7 7 9 9 9
T Wind Dir NE E E E E S S SW SW S SW SW W N NE SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 13 16 12 9 9 14 24 25 14 17 17 9 8 8 11 12 13 14 18 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 62 33 50 18 41 19 40 19 49
Temp 54 56 46 39 45 40 27 19 35 37 26 20 34 34 24 20 43 43
DewPt 44 42 40 32 30 25 23 19 19 21 21 20 24 24 22 20 25 27
Min/Max RH 51 86 45 100 44 100 54 100 41
RH 68 59 79 76 55 55 85 100 52 53 81 100 65 66 92 100 49 53
PWind Dir SW SW N NE SE SE NE NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 20 10
Snow Shwrs IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-261000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
209 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 27 56 28 59 34
Temp 54 50 40 35 31 28 34 47 54 50 41 38 33 29 36 52 58 52 42 40 37 35
DewPt 23 24 24 22 21 20 20 16 20 25 25 26 28 27 27 30 31 33 33 34 35 35
Max/Min RH 74 25 91 36 100
RH 30 37 51 59 66 71 55 29 26 37 52 62 81 91 71 43 36 48 70 79 92100
Wind Dir N N N N N W SW S SW S S S SE NW N E E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 9 4 4 2 2 4 10 12 9 8 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 8
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 13 15 5 12 11 15 39 3 5 3 8 10 14 16 14 4 10 12 25 36 58 62
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 76 9 7 7 5 3 5 57 93 8 11 8 4 3 4 22 41 9 10 12 11 11
T Wind Dir N N N N NE S S S SW S S S SW N NE SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 12 10 11 8 5 8 19 21 12 16 12 6 4 5 10 12 13 16 18 17 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 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 61 33 49 18 40 20 38 19 49
Temp 55 57 49 39 44 39 28 19 34 36 27 21 33 34 26 21 42 43
DewPt 41 44 44 36 29 24 20 18 17 18 18 18 21 23 21 21 24 25
Min/Max RH 51 94 46 97 41 89 52 100 40
RH 60 63 84 89 56 53 71 97 48 47 67 88 59 62 81 100 47 50
PWind Dir S SW N N E SE SE NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 10 20 30 20 10
Snow Shwrs IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-261000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
209 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 28 55 30 58 35
Temp 52 50 41 36 32 30 34 47 53 50 43 39 35 31 36 51 57 51 43 41 39 36
DewPt 23 25 24 23 22 21 20 16 21 26 27 28 30 29 28 31 32 33 34 34 36 36
Max/Min RH 73 27 93 39 100
RH 32 37 51 60 66 70 56 29 28 39 54 63 81 93 72 47 39 50 70 79 90100
Wind Dir NE NE NE N NE SW SW S SW S S S S NW N E E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 14 10 6 4 4 3 4 12 13 10 9 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 8 9 9 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 16 13 6 19 5 14 39 4 4 2 8 8 9 20 13 5 10 11 25 37 55 63
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 73 10 6 6 4 3 6 59 91 9 8 7 3 3 3 23 40 8 9 10 9 9
T Wind Dir N N N NE NE S S S SW S S S SW N NE SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 20 12 11 11 6 5 9 21 23 13 14 12 6 5 6 11 12 13 17 18 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 61 35 48 20 38 22 38 21 48
Temp 54 57 50 41 43 39 29 21 33 35 28 23 32 34 27 23 40 42
DewPt 41 44 44 36 29 24 21 19 17 18 18 19 20 23 22 22 24 26
Min/Max RH 52 89 49 92 44 87 56 97 41
RH 62 63 81 84 58 55 72 92 53 49 66 86 62 64 82 97 51 51
PWind Dir S SW N NE E SE S NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 20 20 20 10
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-261000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
209 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 22 53 25 55 29
Temp 50 43 32 27 24 23 32 45 52 47 36 31 27 26 36 52 55 47 36 31 30 32
DewPt 21 26 24 22 19 18 21 21 26 30 31 29 27 26 29 30 30 33 33 31 30 32
Max/Min RH 84 34 100 38 100
RH 32 51 71 80 81 82 63 37 36 51 81 94100100 75 43 38 57 88100100100
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NW SW SW SW SW S S NW N N N E SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 14 9 5 4 4 4 9 17 16 9 5 4 5 6 5 8 8 5 5 8 9 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 29 11 8 14 19 15 35 3 3 13 19 8 8 18 14 4 7 23 33 40 56 70
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 4 5 5 3 4 10 72 63 4 6 4 4 5 5 27 41 5 7 8 8 9
T Wind Dir N NE NE E E S S SW SW S S SW N N NE SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 17 10 11 10 6 10 16 27 21 11 13 9 10 12 11 12 12 11 17 17 17 18
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 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 60 27 42 15 35 16 37 15 45
Temp 53 54 40 32 40 34 22 16 32 31 20 17 31 31 21 16 40 39
DewPt 39 38 32 28 25 22 20 16 17 19 18 17 21 23 20 16 23 26
Min/Max RH 45 85 48 100 47 100 54 100 44
RH 59 55 72 85 55 60 93 100 53 60 90 100 64 72 97 100 51 61
PWind Dir SW SW N NE SE SE NW N SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 30 20 20 10
Snow Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-261000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
209 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 22 52 23 54 29
Temp 51 42 31 28 25 23 31 46 52 45 34 30 25 24 34 50 54 45 36 32 30 30
DewPt 24 23 21 19 17 16 18 17 21 25 26 26 25 24 26 27 28 30 29 30 30 30
Max/Min RH 77 29 100 35 100
RH 33 46 67 68 71 74 58 31 29 45 74 86100100 72 41 35 54 77 93100100
Wind Dir N N N NW NW W SW S SW S S S N NW N NE E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 8 4 4 3 3 5 12 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 8 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 24 20 13 15 13 19 33 4 7 3 13 16 18 21 17 6 5 9 26 40 50 56
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 68 5 5 4 3 2 4 63 72 3 5 4 2 3 2 19 27 5 7 7 8 8
T Wind Dir N N N N N SW S SW SW S S S W N N SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 11 11 10 6 5 10 24 20 10 12 9 5 6 6 10 10 11 16 17 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 58 27 42 14 34 16 35 16 45
Temp 52 52 42 33 37 32 22 15 31 29 22 17 31 30 21 17 40 37
DewPt 40 41 41 33 25 21 18 15 16 18 17 16 20 22 21 17 23 25
Min/Max RH 51 100 48 100 46 97 56 100 42
RH 64 66 96 100 61 63 84 100 52 62 82 97 62 73 99 100 49 60
PWind Dir S SW N N SE SE SW NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 30 20 20 10
Snow Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
$$
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