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 CST Thu Nov 20 2025
TXZ012-211000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun
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 38 62 34 63 40
Temp 57 52 47 45 42 40 44 55 60 54 44 42 38 35 42 55 62 56 46 45 42 41
DewPt 47 49 46 43 39 38 40 43 42 41 41 40 38 35 40 41 40 39 40 41 41 41
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 44 100
RH 69 89 96 93 89 92 86 64 51 61 89 93100100 93 59 44 53 79 86 96100
Wind Dir SE S SW SW SW W NW NW NW N NE N N N W SW S SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 9 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 10 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 8
Clouds OV B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC B2 B2
Clouds(%) 89 64 22 6 3 4 11 8 11 8 8 17 29 28 39 8 11 28 15 36 70 81
PoP 12HR 30 0 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0.10
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC O
Tstms IS SC
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 20 4 5 6 8 5 10 36 47 4 4 5 4 4 11 16 37 4 6 6 10 28
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N W SW S SE S S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 10 12 16 19 14 17 18 14 10 11 12 12 10 11 9 11 11 16 17 19 24
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 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
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 39 64 34 56 29 54 30 57
Temp 52 53 47 40 58 56 43 35 53 49 36 30 48 48 37 31 51 50
DewPt 47 45 43 38 38 34 32 30 30 29 27 25 25 26 26 27 31 31
Min/Max RH 62 93 35 85 37 81 32 85 37
RH 83 74 86 92 47 43 65 82 41 46 69 81 40 42 64 85 46 48
PWind Dir SE SW NW NW NE NE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 30 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs O O SC
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ016-211000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 35 63 31 65 39
Temp 53 52 45 41 40 37 44 57 62 55 43 39 36 32 41 57 64 56 44 40 43 44
DewPt 51 47 44 39 38 37 39 41 39 38 39 39 36 32 38 40 37 37 40 40 43 44
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 36 100
RH 93 82 96 93 92100 82 54 42 53 88 98100100 89 52 36 49 86100100100
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N E NE NE N SW S S SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 10 8 4 4 4 3 4 4 6 8 5 5 4 4 6
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 87 53 20 7 5 2 3 3 9 5 18 22 17 19 28 5 11 22 32 56 81 81
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.24
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC O
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 26 6 7 9 10 8 7 28 37 2 4 6 6 5 5 22 42 6 8 20 31 26
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW W W NW N NW N NE E NE NE S SW S SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 13 14 19 19 17 12 12 10 6 9 12 12 10 10 9 11 12 17 21 24 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 60 37 64 31 57 25 53 29 58
Temp 54 54 43 38 58 55 40 32 53 49 33 26 47 47 35 30 52 51
DewPt 48 44 41 37 36 35 33 30 31 30 29 26 25 28 28 28 31 31
Min/Max RH 61 100 35 92 35 100 36 92 36
RH 80 68 93 96 43 47 76 92 42 48 85 100 42 47 77 92 44 47
PWind Dir S SW W W N NE S SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 90 20 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs O NM IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-211000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun
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 64 34 65 40
Temp 55 56 52 48 45 41 47 57 62 56 47 43 39 35 43 56 64 58 48 45 43 41
DewPt 52 53 49 47 43 41 43 45 44 44 43 41 39 35 40 42 41 42 42 42 43 41
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 44 100
RH 91 91 92 96 94100 88 63 51 63 86 94100100 90 60 44 55 80 89 99100
Wind Dir E S S SW SW W W NW NW N N N NW NW W SW S SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 6 6 4 4 4 4 8 10 9 5 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2
Clouds(%) 93 71 32 12 14 9 38 24 16 19 8 17 30 26 32 13 9 12 17 21 60 74
PoP 12HR 40 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2
Vent Rate 11 10 7 9 10 8 16 58 76 14 8 7 6 5 6 23 33 7 9 9 18 24
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N W SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 11 12 14 12 16 20 19 13 11 10 10 8 8 9 10 11 13 13 13 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 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
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 39 65 34 57 27 54 30 56
Temp 54 55 48 40 59 58 43 35 53 50 36 28 48 48 36 31 50 50
DewPt 48 47 45 40 41 38 35 32 31 28 27 25 24 26 26 28 31 31
Min/Max RH 65 100 38 91 35 89 32 88 39
RH 79 75 89 100 50 47 73 87 42 43 69 89 38 41 67 88 47 48
PWind Dir SE S W NW N NE W S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 30 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs NM O SC
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ008-211000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 40 64 36 64 41
Temp 53 55 51 49 46 42 47 56 61 57 48 43 40 37 43 56 63 58 49 46 45 42
DewPt 51 52 49 46 43 42 43 44 43 43 43 41 40 37 41 42 41 41 42 42 43 42
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 45 100
RH 93 88 94 92 90 99 86 65 53 60 84 92100100 92 60 45 54 76 87 93100
Wind Dir E S S SW SW W W NW NW N NE N N NW W SW S SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 8 8 6 6 8 8 9 11 9 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5
Clouds OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2
Clouds(%) 91 59 32 11 12 8 33 15 14 14 8 18 32 28 33 11 9 13 17 24 61 76
PoP 12HR 40 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0.09
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 13 9 6 8 8 7 12 54 70 13 7 5 5 4 6 21 33 5 7 7 16 23
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N NW SW SW S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 10 9 11 13 16 12 13 20 18 13 12 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 13 13 13 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 60 41 64 36 55 29 53 31 55
Temp 52 55 49 42 58 58 44 37 52 49 37 30 46 48 37 32 50 50
DewPt 47 46 45 42 39 37 36 33 31 28 28 26 24 26 27 29 31 31
Min/Max RH 69 100 40 86 37 84 34 86 40
RH 83 73 87 100 50 47 72 85 45 45 69 84 41 42 66 86 49 50
PWind Dir SE SW W NW NE NE SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 30 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs NM O SC
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ006-211000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun
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 34 60 30 60 34
Temp 49 51 46 43 38 37 44 55 58 52 41 37 35 32 40 53 60 53 42 38 35 39
DewPt 47 49 45 42 38 37 42 42 40 42 41 37 35 32 40 40 38 39 39 38 35 39
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 45 100
RH 94 93 97 96100100 93 63 51 69 99100100100100 61 45 58 91100100100
Wind Dir SE S S SW W NW NW N N N NE N N NW SW SW S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 9 6 5 4 5 8 9 12 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 92 76 54 25 16 20 10 6 14 10 19 25 35 41 38 11 7 14 18 33 58 76
PoP 12HR 30 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0.23
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC O
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 15 8 7 7 5 7 15 60 60 7 6 6 5 4 4 15 39 4 6 6 9 21
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N W SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 14 14 11 16 18 20 16 12 13 12 11 10 9 9 13 10 12 12 12 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 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
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 56 32 61 29 51 23 49 24 52
Temp 51 50 42 33 57 53 36 30 49 44 30 24 44 43 30 25 48 46
DewPt 46 46 42 33 36 34 32 27 27 27 26 23 23 28 27 25 29 31
Min/Max RH 71 100 34 91 36 99 38 100 41
RH 83 84 99 100 45 48 85 88 41 50 86 99 43 54 89 100 47 56
PWind Dir S SW NW N NE NE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 80 30 5 0 0 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs O O SC
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-211000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 38 57 31 61 34
Temp 46 50 48 46 43 41 46 54 56 50 41 39 36 33 42 54 61 53 42 38 35 38
DewPt 46 50 48 46 43 41 45 44 42 42 41 38 36 33 40 41 40 40 40 38 35 38
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 46 100
RH 100100100100100100 96 71 61 76100 99100100 94 61 46 62 93100100100
Wind Dir E SE S SW W NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW W SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 4 4 4 6 9 12 11 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 96 93 73 52 57 50 40 44 43 38 16 18 28 36 27 13 6 7 12 22 48 68
PoP 12HR 60 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.27 0 0 0 0.10
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 9 7 3 5 5 6 24 61 63 17 6 5 4 4 8 22 30 3 5 6 5 5
T Wind Dir E SE S SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N NW W SW SW SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 10 8 11 11 12 19 21 21 14 13 12 9 9 10 9 10 8 12 13 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 56 36 60 31 51 25 49 24 50
Temp 51 50 45 37 56 52 38 32 49 43 31 26 45 43 29 25 47 44
DewPt 45 48 44 37 40 37 33 28 27 27 25 23 23 25 25 25 30 31
Min/Max RH 72 100 41 90 37 89 35 100 45
RH 79 92 97 100 54 56 84 86 42 52 78 89 41 50 85 100 50 61
PWind Dir SE S NW NW N N SW S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 80 40 5 5 0 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC O SC IS
Tstms IS SC
$$
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