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 Thu Nov 13 2025
TXZ012-141000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
209 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 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 42 83 48 80 42
Temp 81 69 57 52 49 45 54 75 83 73 61 58 54 49 59 74 79 69 55 51 47 43
DewPt 22 27 28 28 27 26 27 27 25 27 28 30 31 31 33 32 30 31 32 33 34 34
Max/Min RH 51 12 50 17 70
RH 11 21 33 39 42 47 35 17 12 18 28 34 41 50 37 21 17 24 41 50 60 70
Wind Dir W N N NW W W W SW SW S SW SW SW W W NW N NE E E E SE
Wind Spd 6 2 2 3 5 6 6 9 11 9 10 11 12 12 11 12 10 6 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 22 29 10 26 17 30 27 12 9 16 8 12 12 17 10 6 11 10 18 38 28 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 21 2 2 2 3 3 2 13 61 3 7 8 8 7 8 25 37 4 4 4 3 4
T Wind Dir W N N NW W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 6 5 5 9 8 8 10 14 11 17 20 20 19 17 13 11 10 10 9 8 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
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 48 72 40 68 43 66 38 60
Temp 68 68 55 49 68 65 50 41 62 61 50 44 60 58 46 39 54 53
DewPt 37 37 37 37 34 31 32 31 34 32 33 34 36 35 35 33 35 32
Min/Max RH 24 63 22 67 27 68 31 79 36
RH 32 32 51 63 28 28 50 67 35 33 52 68 41 42 65 79 48 45
PWind Dir S SW W W SW SW SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ016-141000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
209 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 43 82 48 81 43
Temp 81 71 57 51 48 45 56 77 82 72 59 55 52 49 60 76 80 70 55 51 46 43
DewPt 20 25 26 24 24 23 26 27 26 29 31 32 33 33 33 32 31 33 33 33 34 33
Max/Min RH 44 13 55 16 69
RH 10 18 30 35 39 42 31 16 13 21 34 41 48 55 36 20 17 25 43 49 63 69
Wind Dir NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W NW N E SW W W
Wind Spd 9 4 3 4 4 5 8 12 13 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 10 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 15 18 37 36 26 22 27 14 21 9 11 12 15 12 9 6 9 10 31 35 30 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 30 3 3 3 5 4 4 40 96 6 9 10 10 9 9 46 89 5 4 6 6 6
T Wind Dir NW N NW W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W N E SW SW W
T Wind Spd 10 6 5 6 10 8 10 16 19 14 17 19 20 19 16 14 18 9 8 11 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 78 47 69 38 68 40 65 36 60
Temp 71 70 54 48 64 63 47 39 63 62 49 41 60 58 43 36 53 54
DewPt 37 38 40 39 33 31 33 32 33 32 34 35 36 35 35 32 34 30
Min/Max RH 24 71 26 76 26 79 32 91 34
RH 29 31 59 71 31 31 58 76 32 32 56 79 41 41 73 87 48 39
PWind Dir SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-141000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
209 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 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 41 84 48 81 42
Temp 77 72 60 52 48 43 53 76 84 73 62 58 53 49 59 76 81 72 59 51 46 42
DewPt 25 31 31 31 31 30 31 29 27 29 29 31 32 32 33 32 32 34 35 35 36 36
Max/Min RH 62 13 53 16 79
RH 14 22 33 44 52 60 43 18 13 20 28 36 45 53 37 20 16 24 41 54 68 79
Wind Dir W N W W W W W SW S S SW SW SW W W N NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 8 5 6 6 8 6 8 10 9 4 4 3 3 2
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 19 12 9 20 18 4 8 6 11 12 15 15 22 24 10 8 13 10 19 32 34 18
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 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 17 3 3 4 5 5 4 10 33 5 9 10 11 10 9 26 41 6 6 6 6 6
T Wind Dir W N N W W W W SW SW S S W W W W N NE NE E E E SE
T Wind Spd 5 5 4 5 8 8 8 6 10 9 13 16 16 14 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
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 51 73 39 68 44 68 39 61
Temp 68 69 58 52 69 66 49 40 62 61 53 45 62 62 49 40 56 55
DewPt 38 39 40 39 35 33 33 32 34 35 35 35 37 36 38 37 37 34
Min/Max RH 26 62 22 75 27 68 32 89 37
RH 33 34 51 62 28 29 54 75 35 37 50 68 39 38 65 89 49 45
PWind Dir SE SW W W SW S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-141000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
209 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 43 83 49 81 43
Temp 78 71 60 53 49 45 53 74 82 73 62 59 55 51 59 75 80 71 59 52 47 44
DewPt 24 31 31 32 32 31 30 29 28 30 29 31 32 33 33 31 31 34 34 36 37 37
Max/Min RH 61 14 50 17 77
RH 14 23 33 44 51 57 41 19 14 21 28 34 42 50 37 20 17 26 39 54 67 77
Wind Dir W N SW W W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W N NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 4 2 2 3 4 4 5 8 9 6 9 9 10 10 9 10 9 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 12 11 9 17 17 6 7 7 9 12 15 14 19 24 11 8 12 9 19 35 30 19
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 14 3 2 3 4 3 3 10 30 4 7 9 9 8 7 26 41 6 5 5 5 5
T Wind Dir W NE NE W W W W SW SW S S SW SW W W N NE NE E E E SE
T Wind Spd 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 9 11 9 13 17 17 14 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 76 52 72 41 67 45 67 40 60
Temp 67 68 59 53 68 65 50 42 60 61 53 46 61 61 49 41 55 54
DewPt 37 39 39 39 34 32 33 33 33 35 35 36 37 36 37 37 35 34
Min/Max RH 26 60 23 71 29 68 32 85 40
RH 33 35 49 60 28 29 52 71 36 38 50 68 41 39 63 85 49 47
PWind Dir S SW W W SW SW SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-141000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
209 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 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 37 80 40 78 37
Temp 81 68 53 46 43 39 51 75 80 68 55 51 46 42 55 73 77 67 52 46 41 38
DewPt 23 29 30 28 26 25 27 26 25 28 27 27 26 25 28 30 30 33 35 35 34 34
Max/Min RH 59 13 51 18 85
RH 12 22 41 49 52 57 39 17 13 22 35 39 45 51 35 20 19 29 51 65 76 85
Wind Dir N E W NW NW W W SW S S SW SW W W NW NE NE E E E S SW
Wind Spd 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 8 10 8 9 9 9 8 8 12 10 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW
Clouds(%) 27 37 37 12 17 8 26 6 4 5 31 22 21 33 18 8 13 17 34 51 19 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 3 3 3 3 3 2 17 35 3 6 7 6 6 9 41 50 5 5 4 4 4
T Wind Dir N NE W W W W W S S S SW W W W N NE NE E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 9 5 6 8 8 8 10 12 9 12 14 13 14 13 13 11 11 11 9 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
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 73 44 68 33 63 37 62 33 56
Temp 65 65 53 45 65 60 41 34 58 57 44 38 57 54 40 34 52 50
DewPt 36 38 39 36 30 31 31 30 32 32 33 34 34 34 35 34 33 32
Min/Max RH 26 71 23 84 30 84 35 100 38
RH 34 36 59 70 27 33 67 84 37 37 64 84 42 46 83 100 48 50
PWind Dir S SW W W SW SW SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-141000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
209 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 38 81 41 77 37
Temp 71 66 52 46 43 40 52 75 81 69 54 50 46 42 56 73 77 65 53 46 41 37
DewPt 28 31 32 31 29 27 29 29 28 31 30 28 27 26 30 32 32 35 36 36 36 36
Max/Min RH 62 14 53 19 95
RH 20 28 46 57 58 59 41 18 14 24 40 43 48 53 37 22 19 33 53 68 82 95
Wind Dir N E SW W W W W SW S S SW SW W W NW N NE E E E SE SE
Wind Spd 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 6 8 6 8 11 9 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 45 26 26 10 5 4 2 7 6 9 30 38 40 39 22 15 15 22 33 46 33 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 17 2 2 3 4 3 2 12 39 4 4 5 5 6 9 40 51 4 3 4 5 5
T Wind Dir N E SW W W W W SW S S SW SW W NW N N NE E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 5 5 6 10 8 8 8 11 11 10 11 12 13 16 16 12 10 8 10 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 70 45 69 33 63 38 64 34 55
Temp 64 62 52 46 66 58 41 34 57 56 44 39 58 55 42 35 52 49
DewPt 38 38 39 37 34 33 31 29 31 32 34 35 35 35 35 35 35 33
Min/Max RH 30 72 25 83 30 84 32 100 42
RH 38 41 61 70 30 38 68 83 37 41 68 84 41 47 77 100 53 54
PWind Dir SE S W NW SW S SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC
$$
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