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
309 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
TXZ012-032200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
309 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 74 45 84 45 76
Temp 42 52 64 72 66 56 54 50 48 57 77 83 74 60 56 51 46 56 71 75 66
DewPt 27 31 35 34 34 34 33 32 32 33 33 31 30 31 30 29 30 33 36 35 37
Min/Max RH 23 58 15 53 23
RH 54 44 34 25 30 43 45 50 54 40 20 15 20 33 37 42 53 42 28 23 34
Wind Dir W N NE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E
Wind Spd 5 8 9 9 10 12 12 13 12 13 14 13 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 3 1 4 1 8 18 35 40 31 17 28 11 10 11 9 7 7 3 6 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 4 10 24 32 5 6 8 9 8 9 55116 5 8 8 6 4 4 29 35 6
T Wind Dir W NE E SE SE S S SW SW SW W W SW SW W W NW N NE E E
T Wind Spd 11 16 12 12 12 14 20 23 21 19 23 24 14 19 19 16 11 11 14 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 42 82 42 69 43 70 36 62
Temp 49 43 75 72 52 43 65 62 50 44 65 61 46 37 56 55
DewPt 41 37 30 27 32 31 29 29 30 30 31 30 29 27 28 28
Max/Min RH 82 13 62 21 58 23 67 27
RH 74 79 19 19 46 62 26 28 46 58 28 31 51 67 34 35
PWind Dir SE W N NE S NW NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-032200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
309 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 76 44 82 45 79
Temp 41 53 67 75 68 55 51 47 46 58 78 82 73 59 56 51 46 56 73 78 69
DewPt 27 32 34 34 34 33 30 30 30 31 32 30 30 29 27 26 25 28 32 32 34
Min/Max RH 22 58 15 43 19
RH 56 44 29 22 28 43 44 52 54 37 19 15 20 33 33 37 43 34 22 19 27
Wind Dir W N NE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W W NW NE E E
Wind Spd 4 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 12 14 14 9 9 9 6 6 6 9 8 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 3 2 3 3 17 18 34 43 45 41 33 16 12 10 10 6 7 3 10 14
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 5 13 26 36 4 6 9 10 9 12 60102 8 10 11 9 7 5 25 48 7
T Wind Dir W NE E S S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W NW NW NE E E
T Wind Spd 11 18 12 11 9 12 19 21 19 19 23 25 17 19 21 18 13 11 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 42 82 39 71 44 73 35 64
Temp 48 43 77 73 51 40 65 64 48 45 67 63 45 35 57 57
DewPt 37 31 24 23 27 30 28 29 29 28 30 31 30 28 27 27
Max/Min RH 73 11 69 20 51 22 75 25
RH 65 62 14 15 39 67 25 26 47 51 25 30 55 75 31 31
PWind Dir S W NW NE SW NW NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
309 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 72 47 85 43 77
Temp 47 52 63 70 66 57 54 50 48 59 78 84 75 60 54 48 44 56 71 76 67
DewPt 29 35 37 37 37 38 37 34 33 33 34 33 34 34 34 34 34 37 36 37 40
Min/Max RH 28 56 16 69 24
RH 49 53 38 30 34 49 51 54 55 38 20 16 22 38 46 57 69 48 28 25 36
Wind Dir NW NE NE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E
Wind Spd 4 6 9 6 6 8 9 9 9 12 13 10 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 8 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 1 2 3 3 8 11 34 32 26 28 25 13 9 7 6 4 5 3 4 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 6 30 27 33 6 7 10 13 12 18 48 86 7 9 9 5 5 8 40 44 9
T Wind Dir NW NE NE SE SE S SW SW SW SW W W W SW W NW N N NE E E
T Wind Spd 9 20 12 11 9 10 14 19 18 19 23 21 12 13 14 8 8 11 16 13 11
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 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 42 82 43 71 44 72 37 63
Temp 50 43 74 72 53 44 66 64 51 45 67 64 48 38 57 57
DewPt 43 41 33 31 35 32 29 31 32 32 31 31 30 29 28 30
Max/Min RH 97 16 63 22 60 22 70 27
RH 76 93 22 22 49 62 25 29 48 60 26 30 49 70 33 35
PWind Dir SE SW N NE S NW NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
309 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 71 49 84 44 76
Temp 50 51 62 69 66 57 55 52 51 58 76 83 74 61 55 49 45 55 71 75 67
DewPt 28 35 36 36 37 37 37 34 33 33 34 32 34 34 33 32 34 37 36 37 39
Min/Max RH 28 52 16 65 25
RH 43 54 38 30 34 48 50 50 50 39 22 16 23 36 43 53 65 50 28 26 35
Wind Dir NW NE NE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E
Wind Spd 4 9 9 8 8 9 12 12 12 13 13 11 4 5 4 4 4 5 9 8 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 1 1 3 3 8 12 34 32 28 29 27 14 10 7 7 4 5 2 4 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 5 28 27 28 5 6 9 11 11 13 44 87 7 8 8 4 4 6 39 43 8
T Wind Dir NW NE E SE SE S SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W N N NE E E
T Wind Spd 9 20 13 10 9 11 16 20 19 19 23 23 14 14 16 9 8 11 16 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 43 82 43 70 45 71 38 62
Temp 50 44 74 72 53 44 65 63 52 46 66 63 48 39 56 56
DewPt 43 41 32 30 34 32 29 30 32 32 31 31 31 30 28 30
Max/Min RH 92 16 63 22 58 24 70 28
RH 76 89 22 21 47 62 26 30 47 58 27 30 51 70 34 36
PWind Dir SE SW N NE S NW NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-032200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
309 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 66 41 80 40 73
Temp 40 48 58 64 60 47 45 43 43 54 75 80 70 54 46 43 41 56 70 73 64
DewPt 30 34 34 35 37 37 36 33 31 34 34 31 32 32 32 31 31 33 32 33 36
Min/Max RH 32 71 17 67 22
RH 67 58 40 33 43 68 70 66 63 46 22 17 24 43 56 62 66 42 24 23 36
Wind Dir N N NE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N NE E E
Wind Spd 11 13 12 9 4 5 9 10 9 10 12 10 5 4 4 5 6 8 10 9 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 2 1 3 9 24 37 36 35 55 36 20 9 8 6 3 4 5 2 5 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 11 46 32 30 3 4 5 7 7 7 33 62 4 7 5 5 5 6 39 40 6
T Wind Dir N NE NE SE S S SW SW SW W W W SW W NW N N N NE E E
T Wind Spd 23 27 16 11 9 10 12 17 17 16 17 16 12 14 11 11 11 12 14 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 37 78 37 65 39 67 32 59
Temp 45 38 73 68 47 38 62 59 44 40 64 59 41 33 54 53
DewPt 39 36 30 28 32 29 27 29 29 28 29 30 29 27 28 29
Max/Min RH 99 14 71 24 64 24 79 28
RH 79 92 20 22 56 71 26 32 54 63 28 34 62 78 35 39
PWind Dir S W N NE S N NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-032200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
309 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 64 41 79 40 71
Temp 42 48 59 64 57 47 44 45 46 57 74 79 69 54 47 43 41 53 68 71 62
DewPt 35 34 34 36 38 39 38 35 32 34 34 33 36 38 37 36 34 33 33 34 37
Min/Max RH 35 78 19 82 25
RH 77 57 39 35 48 74 78 69 59 42 23 19 30 55 67 76 76 46 27 26 39
Wind Dir N N NE E SE SE SW SW SW SW W SW E E NW NW NW N NE E E
Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 4 4 8 11 12 9 6 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 9 8 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 0 2 1 8 20 32 32 26 24 27 16 7 5 4 4 4 5 2 2 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 9 37 41 35 2 3 5 9 11 10 15 26 2 3 3 4 5 8 33 36 6
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE SE S SW SW W W SW E SW N N N N NE E E
T Wind Spd 19 23 17 12 6 8 12 19 24 17 8 6 6 8 6 9 11 12 14 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 37 76 37 67 39 67 32 58
Temp 44 38 70 65 47 38 63 59 46 40 64 58 42 33 54 52
DewPt 40 38 35 31 33 28 28 29 31 29 30 30 29 27 28 29
Max/Min RH 100 18 70 23 66 24 79 30
RH 86 100 28 28 58 67 26 32 56 64 28 34 61 79 36 41
PWind Dir SE W N N S N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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