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 Fri Nov 21 2025
TXZ012-221000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon
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 64 38 55 40
Temp 55 50 41 39 37 36 42 55 62 57 46 44 40 40 45 50 54 51 47 46 44 42
DewPt 41 42 40 39 37 36 38 41 38 39 40 39 38 39 42 45 46 45 46 43 41 39
Max/Min RH 100 39 100 74 96
RH 59 74 96100100100 86 59 41 51 79 82 92 96 89 83 74 80 96 89 89 89
Wind Dir NW N N N N N NW W SW SE S S S S SE SE S SE S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 6 5 5 10 13 13 12 12 11 11 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 22 10 10 25 30 58 41 3 8 13 9 10 28 67 83 87 85 70 59 46 17 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 90 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.26 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS O O O O IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 42 8 5 4 4 4 3 14 14 2 5 5 4 4 10 30 32 18 6 13 8 12
T Wind Dir N N N N N N NW SW W S S S S S SE S S S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 16 11 13 10 10 11 8 9 5 8 13 12 12 11 16 20 19 18 17 18 19 21
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 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
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 64 34 55 28 54 32 62 31 59
Temp 59 57 43 35 52 48 35 29 47 48 38 33 55 53 40 32 53 52
DewPt 39 36 34 29 29 27 26 25 25 27 27 28 31 30 31 29 32 32
Min/Max RH 35 82 34 85 33 82 30 89 37
RH 47 45 70 78 41 44 69 85 42 44 64 82 40 41 70 89 45 46
PWind Dir W NW N E S S SW SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-221000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 32 65 38 58 38
Temp 58 53 42 39 37 34 42 55 63 56 45 41 40 40 46 51 57 54 47 44 42 40
DewPt 41 41 41 38 36 34 38 40 37 37 38 39 40 40 46 49 48 46 45 42 40 38
Max/Min RH 100 35 100 69 96
RH 52 64 98 96 96100 88 57 37 49 76 91100100100 93 72 76 93 91 93 92
Wind Dir N NE NE NE N NE NW SW S SE S S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 6 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 12 12 9 9 9 10 11
Clouds FW CL CL SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 OV OV B1 FW SC FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 8 5 5 28 35 50 53 21 13 18 13 20 56 87 95 89 68 25 37 16 19 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 90 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.33 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O NM NM
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 4 5 4 5 4 5 14 23 3 6 7 7 6 16 29 36 13 13 10 22 11
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE N N W SW SW S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 11 8 10 9 10 9 8 8 8 8 12 14 13 11 17 19 19 16 18 20 25 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 64 32 57 26 53 30 63 30 62
Temp 59 55 40 33 52 47 33 27 46 47 35 31 55 54 38 31 54 53
DewPt 37 35 34 31 29 29 28 26 27 29 29 29 29 31 31 29 32 32
Min/Max RH 34 96 36 100 39 92 28 98 34
RH 43 47 79 94 42 49 84 98 47 48 78 92 37 41 78 94 43 45
PWind Dir W W NE E S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-221000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon
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 65 36 57 40
Temp 54 52 43 40 39 36 42 55 63 59 49 44 41 38 44 53 56 53 50 49 45 43
DewPt 42 43 42 40 38 36 40 42 41 40 41 40 40 38 42 46 47 47 47 46 44 41
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 71 97
RH 62 72 94 98 96100 91 59 43 50 74 85 96100 92 77 71 80 91 89 97 93
Wind Dir NW N N NW NW W W W SW S S S SW S SE S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 11 12 10 9 8 8 6
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 41 35 28 25 32 28 26 2 6 8 7 9 18 49 77 89 87 66 59 49 24 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 90 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.25 0.02
Rain Shwrs O O O O IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 1 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 67 17 8 7 6 4 5 16 20 4 7 7 7 4 11 25 42 22 24 16 11 11
T Wind Dir N N N N N NW W W SW SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 13 12 10 9 6 6 8 6 5 11 11 10 6 12 16 18 17 19 17 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 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
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 66 33 55 28 53 31 62 30 60
Temp 60 59 44 34 51 48 36 29 48 48 38 32 55 55 40 31 52 53
DewPt 40 39 35 30 28 27 25 25 24 26 27 28 30 32 32 31 32 34
Min/Max RH 36 85 35 85 33 85 32 100 38
RH 47 46 70 85 39 43 66 85 38 42 64 85 39 41 73 99 46 48
PWind Dir W NW N NE S S SW E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-221000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 36 65 39 55 41
Temp 54 52 45 41 39 37 42 54 62 58 50 45 42 41 45 51 54 52 50 49 46 44
DewPt 42 43 42 40 39 37 40 41 40 40 41 41 41 40 43 45 47 47 47 46 44 42
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 75 96
RH 62 72 91 96 98100 92 61 45 51 73 84 95 97 91 79 78 82 89 89 93 92
Wind Dir NW N N N N W W SW SW S S S S S SE S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 12 12 12 12 10 10 10
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 31 30 22 23 33 31 41 3 5 9 6 9 19 56 82 88 86 60 54 41 19 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 90 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.24 0.02
Rain Shwrs O O O O IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 60 12 6 5 4 4 5 15 19 3 6 7 6 4 9 26 35 20 16 13 10 10
T Wind Dir N N N N N NW W W SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 11 11 10 6 6 6 8 6 5 11 13 11 8 12 17 18 17 19 17 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 65 35 54 29 52 33 61 32 59
Temp 59 59 44 36 50 47 37 30 46 48 39 34 54 54 41 33 51 52
DewPt 40 38 35 30 28 27 26 26 24 27 28 29 30 31 32 31 32 34
Min/Max RH 37 81 36 84 35 83 33 95 40
RH 49 46 70 79 43 46 66 84 42 44 64 83 40 41 71 94 49 49
PWind Dir W NW N E S S SW NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-221000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon
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 30 62 33 52 33
Temp 55 48 39 36 35 33 39 54 60 52 42 37 35 35 42 49 52 49 45 41 38 35
DewPt 39 41 39 36 33 33 38 40 38 39 39 37 34 35 42 45 46 47 44 41 38 35
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 79 100
RH 55 76100100 94100 96 59 43 60 89 99100100 98 86 79 92 98100100100
Wind Dir N N N N NW W W SW SW S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 9 5 4 4 3 3 4 6 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 11 11 9 10 10 9 9
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 33 15 30 44 36 55 47 13 3 7 8 11 21 68 89 91 79 57 45 26 11 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 90 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.29 0.01
Rain Shwrs O O O O
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 62 10 6 4 3 3 3 19 29 3 4 5 5 5 6 31 22 15 10 12 9 7
T Wind Dir N N N N N NW W W SW S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 17 14 13 10 8 6 6 11 11 10 10 11 12 11 12 19 16 14 18 21 19 14
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 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
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 28 49 23 50 24 58 25 57
Temp 58 54 36 29 47 42 28 24 44 44 30 25 53 50 32 26 50 48
DewPt 37 34 31 25 25 27 26 23 25 29 28 25 29 30 30 26 30 33
Min/Max RH 33 88 40 100 39 100 33 100 37
RH 44 47 81 85 43 56 89 96 47 56 91 100 39 47 92 100 46 55
PWind Dir NW N NE E S S SW NE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 5
$$
OKZ002-221000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 31 62 32 53 36
Temp 50 45 39 37 35 34 40 56 62 53 42 39 35 34 42 51 53 49 45 44 41 38
DewPt 42 42 38 36 35 34 39 42 41 42 40 38 35 34 39 44 46 47 45 44 41 38
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 72 100
RH 74 87 96 97100100 96 59 47 65 94 97100100 89 76 75 92100100100100
Wind Dir N N N N NW W W SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW W
Wind Spd 11 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 10 11 10 10 9 9 8
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) 75 71 35 39 33 26 25 3 3 3 5 11 11 33 66 89 89 72 62 55 39 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 90 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.23 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 1 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 56 19 5 5 3 3 3 13 21 3 4 5 5 5 4 35 38 20 27 14 16 6
T Wind Dir N N N N NW W W SW S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW W
T Wind Spd 20 16 12 11 8 6 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 11 19 19 18 21 19 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 61 29 49 23 50 26 56 25 55
Temp 58 53 38 30 47 42 30 24 46 43 32 27 51 48 32 26 48 46
DewPt 40 36 31 26 26 25 24 22 23 26 27 26 29 31 30 26 31 33
Min/Max RH 39 88 39 92 36 97 37 100 42
RH 50 53 77 85 44 51 79 92 40 52 83 97 43 52 93 100 50 60
PWind Dir NW NW N E SW S W NE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 10 10
$$
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