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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 Mon Nov 3 2025
TXZ012-041000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
209 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 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
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 45 84 45 75 41
Temp 67 65 54 53 49 46 56 77 84 74 60 56 51 46 54 70 74 65 52 48 44 42
DewPt 37 34 35 33 31 30 32 33 30 30 30 28 27 28 33 35 34 36 38 41 40 38
Max/Min RH 53 14 51 22 93
RH 33 31 48 46 50 53 40 20 14 20 32 34 39 49 45 28 23 34 59 77 86 86
Wind Dir E S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE E E SE S SW
Wind Spd 13 8 10 12 12 12 12 13 13 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 10 8 6 5 6 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 1 2 10 23 25 16 7 43 19 17 12 6 6 5 3 10 10 6 10 7 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 23 3 4 5 8 7 9 34101 4 7 7 6 4 10 37 44 6 6 5 5 6
T Wind Dir S SE S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W NW N NE E E E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 14 9 11 13 21 19 19 19 23 13 18 18 16 12 14 16 12 11 14 13 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
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 81 41 70 43 71 37 61 35 67
Temp 74 71 51 42 65 63 50 44 67 62 45 38 55 54 41 36 59 59
DewPt 30 26 30 29 28 27 30 29 30 29 27 26 26 27 27 28 31 31
Min/Max RH 14 62 19 55 21 62 26 72 28
RH 20 18 44 60 25 25 46 55 25 28 49 62 32 35 57 72 34 34
PWind Dir SW N NE S NW NE NE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-041000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
209 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 43 83 45 77 41
Temp 65 65 53 50 46 44 57 79 82 73 59 56 51 46 57 72 76 68 52 47 43 41
DewPt 32 35 34 31 30 28 31 32 29 30 29 26 25 24 28 32 32 33 36 38 38 34
Max/Min RH 57 14 43 20 82
RH 29 33 47 48 54 54 38 19 14 20 32 31 37 43 33 23 20 27 54 71 81 76
Wind Dir E SE SE SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W NW N NE E E E S SW SW
Wind Spd 11 4 6 9 9 9 11 14 14 10 9 9 6 6 8 9 9 5 4 4 5 8
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 3 6 16 28 36 25 29 39 22 19 15 9 5 6 4 14 19 14 10 10 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 17 3 4 7 9 9 9 51 96 7 10 11 8 6 6 37 47 7 6 6 9 9
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW W W W SW W W W NW N E E E SE S SW W
T Wind Spd 12 6 9 14 18 18 17 21 24 17 19 21 17 13 11 13 11 10 11 12 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 82 39 70 44 75 35 64 35 70
Temp 76 73 51 40 65 64 49 45 69 65 45 35 56 56 39 35 60 61
DewPt 25 22 28 29 27 27 28 27 29 29 27 26 24 27 27 27 31 30
Min/Max RH 11 67 21 49 18 69 24 75 23
RH 15 15 40 64 24 24 44 49 22 27 49 69 29 32 62 72 33 31
PWind Dir W NW E SW NW NE E S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-041000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
209 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 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
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 45 85 42 75 41
Temp 66 66 55 52 47 45 58 77 84 75 61 54 48 43 54 70 74 66 53 48 43 42
DewPt 40 38 37 37 35 33 34 34 33 34 33 33 33 33 35 35 36 38 41 42 42 41
Max/Min RH 63 16 67 24 100
RH 38 36 51 55 62 62 40 21 16 22 35 44 56 67 49 27 25 37 63 80 96 96
Wind Dir E E S SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W W NW N NE NE E E SE SW SW
Wind Spd 11 4 4 8 9 9 10 12 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 9 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 11 25 25 17 5 25 33 23 16 8 5 3 3 3 7 6 9 6 8 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 24 4 4 6 9 10 16 33 64 6 7 9 5 6 14 46 46 10 8 7 7 8
T Wind Dir E S S SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W N NE NE E E E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 12 5 6 9 13 16 18 20 19 10 11 12 8 9 12 18 14 12 12 11 11 11
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 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
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 82 42 71 45 73 37 63 37 70
Temp 74 73 51 43 67 65 53 46 68 63 47 38 56 56 41 38 61 61
DewPt 33 29 33 31 29 30 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 27 27 29 31 32
Min/Max RH 15 64 20 56 21 66 25 72 26
RH 21 20 50 61 24 27 45 56 24 27 48 66 30 33 57 71 32 33
PWind Dir SW N NE S NW NE NE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-041000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
209 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 48 84 44 74 42
Temp 64 65 55 53 50 48 57 76 83 74 62 55 49 45 54 70 73 65 53 48 44 43
DewPt 38 36 37 37 35 33 33 34 32 34 33 32 32 33 35 34 35 38 40 42 42 41
Max/Min RH 57 16 62 24 100
RH 38 35 51 53 56 56 39 22 16 23 34 42 52 62 48 27 26 36 60 79 93 94
Wind Dir E SE S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E E SE SW SW
Wind Spd 12 4 6 10 12 12 12 12 10 5 5 4 4 4 6 11 9 6 4 4 5 8
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW CL SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 0 12 30 24 19 5 26 31 23 16 10 4 4 2 2 7 6 9 7 7 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 25 4 4 6 8 9 12 29 61 6 8 7 4 5 10 45 41 9 7 6 6 7
T Wind Dir E SE S SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W N NE NE E E E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 13 6 8 11 14 18 19 20 20 12 13 13 8 9 11 18 13 12 12 11 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 81 43 70 45 72 38 62 38 69
Temp 73 72 51 44 65 64 53 46 68 63 47 38 55 55 42 38 60 61
DewPt 32 28 33 31 28 29 31 31 30 28 28 28 25 27 28 30 31 32
Min/Max RH 15 62 21 54 21 66 26 71 26
RH 22 20 50 60 25 26 44 54 24 26 48 66 31 34 58 71 33 34
PWind Dir SW N NE S NW NE NE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-041000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
209 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 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
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 40 81 40 70 36
Temp 62 58 46 43 42 40 54 76 81 71 54 46 43 41 55 67 70 61 47 43 38 37
DewPt 32 35 36 36 34 32 35 33 30 31 30 30 29 29 30 31 32 35 38 38 37 35
Max/Min RH 75 16 61 23 99
RH 32 41 69 75 73 72 48 21 16 23 40 52 57 61 39 26 24 38 69 82 96 92
Wind Dir E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW N N NE E E SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 4 4 6 9 9 9 11 9 6 4 4 5 8 9 12 9 5 4 4 6 9
Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 2 13 28 39 45 38 23 23 25 7 8 5 2 3 3 2 6 8 11 6 4 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 24 3 4 6 7 6 6 28 61 4 5 4 5 5 7 41 38 6 6 7 6 7
T Wind Dir E SE S SW SW SW W W W SW W NW N N NE E E E SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 8 9 13 16 14 14 16 16 11 11 9 12 12 11 14 11 11 13 14 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
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 78 36 66 39 70 31 59 32 66
Temp 73 68 45 37 63 60 45 40 66 60 40 32 53 53 35 32 58 57
DewPt 27 26 31 28 26 28 28 27 27 27 25 25 24 27 27 27 29 30
Min/Max RH 13 70 21 60 21 76 27 82 27
RH 18 20 56 70 24 29 51 60 23 28 55 76 32 36 72 82 33 34
PWind Dir W N E SW N NE SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-041000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
209 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 39 78 39 69 36
Temp 62 57 46 43 42 41 56 73 78 68 54 48 43 40 52 65 69 60 47 43 38 37
DewPt 36 38 39 38 35 33 35 35 33 36 37 35 35 32 32 33 33 36 38 39 38 37
Max/Min RH 83 19 76 26 100
RH 38 49 75 83 77 72 46 25 19 30 51 61 73 73 47 30 26 41 71 86100100
Wind Dir E SE S SW SW SW W W E E N N NW NW N NE E E SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 12 4 4 5 9 11 6 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 9 9 9 5 4 4 5 8
Clouds CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 0 9 27 46 44 18 7 16 33 17 5 5 2 2 1 3 2 3 13 7 5 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 27 2 3 4 8 9 8 10 14 3 3 3 5 4 13 31 34 6 6 6 6 6
T Wind Dir E SE S SW SW SW W NW NW E E N N N N NE E E SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 5 8 10 18 20 13 6 4 8 6 6 11 11 14 14 12 12 13 13 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 76 38 67 39 67 32 59 32 66
Temp 71 66 46 39 63 60 47 40 64 58 40 33 53 51 37 32 58 56
DewPt 32 30 32 27 27 28 29 28 29 26 26 24 24 26 27 27 29 30
Min/Max RH 16 64 22 62 22 70 27 82 26
RH 24 26 58 62 25 30 50 62 26 29 57 70 32 36 67 82 33 36
PWind Dir W N N S N N NE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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