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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
349 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
TXZ012-142200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
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 86 47 80 43 75
Temp 41 55 77 86 75 61 59 56 52 59 75 79 69 56 52 47 44 52 67 74 67
DewPt 26 27 27 25 26 28 31 31 31 33 31 30 31 33 34 35 35 38 38 37 37
Min/Max RH 11 52 16 70 26
RH 54 34 16 11 16 28 34 38 44 37 20 17 24 42 50 63 70 59 34 26 33
Wind Dir NW NW W SW S SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE E E SE S S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 6 9 6 10 11 12 12 11 12 10 5 4 4 4 4 5 10 11 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 5 12 12 4 9 14 14 17 11 5 7 7 9 16 20 25 15 6 6 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 <1
Vent Rate 3 2 11 52 3 5 8 9 7 7 35 43 3 4 4 3 3 6 25 88 7
T Wind Dir W W SW SW S SW SW W W W NW NW NE NE E E SE S S SW S
T Wind Spd 8 8 9 13 11 14 20 23 19 17 13 11 11 10 9 9 9 11 11 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
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 48 72 39 66 40 64 40 59
Temp 55 49 67 64 49 40 60 58 47 41 60 58 46 41 54 52
DewPt 39 36 32 29 32 32 35 34 35 36 39 38 38 37 39 35
Max/Min RH 61 20 73 30 82 39 86 42
RH 55 61 27 27 52 73 39 40 63 82 46 47 73 86 57 52
PWind Dir SW W W SW S SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ016-142200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 83 48 80 42 78
Temp 40 56 77 82 72 59 55 53 50 59 76 80 70 56 50 46 43 54 71 77 70
DewPt 22 25 25 25 28 31 32 33 33 33 33 31 32 33 33 34 34 36 37 38 37
Min/Max RH 12 53 17 70 24
RH 51 31 14 12 19 34 41 46 53 37 21 17 24 43 52 63 70 50 29 24 31
Wind Dir W W W W SW SW W W W W NW NW NE E SE SW W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 5 6 11 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 9 5 4 3 4 4 5 12 13 10
Clouds FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 28 20 13 5 14 22 28 12 9 4 6 6 17 22 26 14 10 4 6 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 33 94 5 9 9 10 9 9 43 47 4 6 5 4 4 5 52136 8
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW W W W W NW NW NE E E S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 13 19 13 18 19 21 18 17 14 11 9 11 9 8 9 11 16 20 13
RFTI 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 46 70 40 68 39 62 37 57
Temp 54 47 65 64 47 41 62 62 45 40 58 57 44 38 53 51
DewPt 40 37 32 30 32 33 35 33 36 37 38 38 39 37 37 36
Max/Min RH 71 23 75 27 91 42 98 47
RH 59 70 29 28 56 75 36 33 70 91 46 50 82 96 54 56
PWind Dir SW W W SW S SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-142200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
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 84 47 81 42 76
Temp 44 53 76 84 74 61 57 54 50 58 76 80 71 58 51 46 43 51 68 75 68
DewPt 29 30 29 27 29 29 31 32 32 33 31 32 34 36 37 37 38 39 39 38 39
Min/Max RH 13 53 16 82 25
RH 57 40 18 13 19 29 37 44 51 39 19 17 26 43 59 70 82 63 33 25 35
Wind Dir W W SW S S SW SW SW W W N NE NE NE E E SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 3 4 4 5 4 5 6 8 8 8 9 9 4 3 2 2 2 4 9 10 9
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 2 3 11 8 6 8 14 11 12 7 8 8 9 14 18 17 12 5 6 7
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 5 11 39 5 10 10 13 12 11 36 68 5 4 5 6 5 8 28 70 13
T Wind Dir W W SW SW S S SW W W W NW N NE NE NE E SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 8 8 8 11 9 16 16 19 18 14 13 16 9 6 8 9 8 10 11 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
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 51 74 37 66 41 64 41 60
Temp 56 51 69 66 48 38 59 60 47 42 60 58 48 42 55 54
DewPt 42 39 34 33 35 33 35 36 37 39 41 40 41 40 39 38
Max/Min RH 63 21 82 32 88 40 94 44
RH 58 63 26 29 60 82 40 41 69 88 49 50 78 94 54 55
PWind Dir S W NW E S SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-142200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 85 50 80 43 76
Temp 43 54 75 84 75 63 59 57 53 58 75 80 71 59 53 47 44 51 68 75 68
DewPt 29 29 28 27 29 29 31 33 33 32 31 32 34 36 37 38 39 40 38 37 39
Min/Max RH 13 50 17 82 26
RH 57 38 17 13 19 28 35 40 46 38 20 18 26 42 55 70 82 65 34 26 34
Wind Dir W W SW S S S SW SW SW W NW NE NE NE E E SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 4 8 9 11 11 9 10 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 10 10
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 10 1 5 9 9 8 10 13 8 11 8 7 7 10 14 18 17 10 6 5 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 10 36 4 8 9 10 9 9 34 57 5 4 4 5 4 7 27 69 11
T Wind Dir W W SW SW S S SW SW W W NW N NE NE E E SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 8 8 8 11 9 14 17 20 17 14 13 13 10 8 8 9 8 10 11 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 51 73 39 65 42 64 41 58
Temp 57 52 68 66 49 40 58 59 48 43 59 58 48 42 54 53
DewPt 41 39 33 32 34 34 35 36 38 39 40 39 41 41 38 37
Max/Min RH 61 21 78 33 85 42 94 46
RH 55 60 27 29 56 78 42 41 67 85 49 49 76 94 55 55
PWind Dir S W NW E S SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-142200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
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 79 41 78 37 73
Temp 36 51 74 79 68 54 49 45 43 55 74 77 66 53 47 42 38 49 66 72 65
DewPt 22 26 26 25 29 28 28 26 26 29 29 31 34 36 36 35 36 38 37 36 38
Min/Max RH 14 54 17 91 27
RH 58 37 17 14 23 37 44 46 52 38 20 19 31 53 66 77 91 67 34 27 37
Wind Dir NW W SW S S SW SW W W NW N NE E E E S SW S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 9 6 6 8 9 8 8 12 10 5 4 4 4 4 5 11 13 10
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 3 5 6 10 7 9 12 10 15 18 5 7 11 20 25 15 9 8 3 4 7
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 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 3 2 16 42 3 5 8 7 6 6 46 52 4 4 4 4 4 5 27 76 9
T Wind Dir W W S S S SW SW W W NW N NE E E SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 6 9 14 10 12 17 16 14 14 16 12 10 9 9 8 9 11 13 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
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 69 32 63 36 60 33 53
Temp 52 43 66 61 41 33 56 56 42 37 57 54 41 34 50 48
DewPt 40 35 29 31 33 32 34 34 36 36 36 38 37 34 34 34
Max/Min RH 74 21 95 33 98 40 100 44
RH 63 72 25 32 73 95 43 44 79 97 45 54 86 100 53 58
PWind Dir SW W N SE S SW SW N
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-142200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 81 41 77 37 70
Temp 41 52 76 81 69 54 48 45 43 55 73 77 66 53 47 42 38 48 64 70 62
DewPt 24 28 29 28 31 30 29 28 26 30 31 34 36 37 38 37 37 39 39 37 39
Min/Max RH 14 54 19 96 29
RH 51 40 18 14 24 39 48 52 51 38 21 21 33 54 72 83 96 71 39 29 42
Wind Dir W W SW S S SW SW W W NW N NE NE E E SE S S S S SE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 6 9 12 9 4 4 3 4 4 4 10 11 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 3 1 2 3 10 12 27 39 38 22 10 9 12 15 23 17 18 7 4 5 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 4 3 8 38 4 5 6 6 7 9 47 57 3 3 3 4 5 7 36 69 9
T Wind Dir W W SW S S S SW W W NW NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 10 9 6 11 11 11 13 13 16 19 21 16 8 6 6 9 11 11 16 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 45 69 31 59 35 61 36 53
Temp 51 46 66 59 40 32 53 53 40 36 57 55 43 37 50 47
DewPt 40 36 35 34 34 32 35 35 37 36 39 38 40 37 36 34
Max/Min RH 70 26 99 39 100 41 100 47
RH 66 69 31 39 80 99 51 50 89 100 50 53 89 100 57 59
PWind Dir S W N E SE S SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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