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
348 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
TXZ012-052200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25
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 51 23 61 28 49
Temp 25 30 45 50 43 34 30 26 24 32 51 60 52 42 39 34 29 34 45 49 42
DewPt 22 24 24 23 25 24 23 23 22 24 27 28 29 29 28 27 26 28 27 25 25
Min/Max RH 34 92 29 88 39
RH 87 78 43 34 49 66 75 88 92 72 39 29 41 60 64 75 88 78 49 39 51
Wind Dir W W NW N NE N N NW SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 9 8 6 4 5 5 4 4 6 9 17 17 11 9 9 9 9 8 9 4 3
Clouds SC FW CL FW SC FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 35 20 5 16 29 25 14 4 6 5 5 6 6 13 13 18 25 32 23 19 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 4 3 8 16 2 4 2 2 4 6 35 48 4 5 5 6 5 10 27 38 2
T Wind Dir W W NW N NE NE NE W SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 11 9 8 6 8 11 6 6 10 17 21 20 12 12 12 17 12 14 14 11 6
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 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
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 25 56 28 62 33 60 33 64
Temp 30 26 49 48 34 29 55 54 44 35 54 50 38 35 57 54
DewPt 23 22 27 26 24 22 27 26 25 26 26 26 25 26 31 30
Max/Min RH 85 31 75 24 69 27 69 29
RH 75 85 42 42 66 75 34 34 47 69 34 39 59 69 37 40
PWind Dir S SW NW SW W N S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-052200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 53 21 61 27 53
Temp 26 31 47 53 45 33 29 25 22 32 53 60 54 43 37 31 28 35 47 52 46
DewPt 22 22 22 21 23 24 23 23 22 25 28 28 29 30 29 28 27 28 28 26 27
Min/Max RH 28 100 29 96 36
RH 84 69 37 28 42 71 80 94100 75 37 29 39 60 72 88 96 75 47 36 47
Wind Dir W W W W N N N NW W SW W W W NW N N N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 8 8 9 8 5 4 3 4 4 11 21 21 14 9 5 4 4 4 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 17 8 7 11 17 8 9 8 4 5 5 5 4 6 8 24 31 24 12 4 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 7 4 18 30 4 4 3 3 6 9 32 64 13 10 8 7 6 5 25 45 3
T Wind Dir W W W W N NE N W SW W W W W W NW N N N NE W SE
T Wind Spd 14 11 10 10 9 9 6 8 13 16 25 27 20 20 17 14 12 10 10 10 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 25 58 26 64 34 61 33 68
Temp 30 26 51 49 33 27 56 57 45 36 56 53 39 37 61 58
DewPt 25 24 28 27 25 23 26 25 25 26 28 29 28 28 31 31
Max/Min RH 94 30 87 23 68 29 74 27
RH 81 90 40 42 72 85 31 29 45 68 34 39 64 70 32 36
PWind Dir S W NW SW W NE SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-052200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25
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 53 23 60 29 51
Temp 28 30 45 52 46 36 32 27 24 32 51 60 53 43 39 34 30 35 46 51 45
DewPt 27 27 27 25 26 24 25 24 23 26 26 28 30 29 28 28 28 28 27 26 26
Min/Max RH 33 97 29 92 37
RH 97 87 50 35 45 62 75 89 97 77 38 29 41 57 64 78 92 77 47 37 48
Wind Dir W W NW N NE N N W SW SW SW W W N N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 6 13 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 32 27 22 31 41 29 5 18 20 10 7 8 8 16 23 19 28 34 26 19 8
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 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 8 5 11 22 6 6 4 3 6 11 47 39 6 6 11 10 8 13 43 58 4
T Wind Dir W W NW N NE N N W SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N N E
T Wind Spd 10 8 8 9 10 9 6 5 10 16 23 17 10 8 16 14 11 13 14 13 6
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 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
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 25 57 28 64 33 60 33 65
Temp 32 26 49 50 34 29 56 57 45 35 54 52 39 35 58 56
DewPt 23 23 27 27 26 24 27 27 27 27 26 25 24 28 31 30
Max/Min RH 89 31 82 23 73 26 75 29
RH 71 88 41 41 71 82 32 31 49 73 32 35 55 75 36 38
PWind Dir S SW W SW W N S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-052200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 52 25 60 30 51
Temp 29 31 44 51 46 37 32 28 26 32 50 59 53 44 40 36 31 35 45 51 45
DewPt 27 26 26 24 26 25 26 25 24 25 26 27 30 30 29 29 29 29 27 25 26
Min/Max RH 34 95 30 89 37
RH 92 82 50 35 45 61 77 88 94 76 39 30 41 57 65 77 89 77 49 37 48
Wind Dir SW W W N NE NE N W SW SW SW W W N N N N N N N E
Wind Spd 6 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 6 9 13 13 8 6 6 6 6 5 6 4 4
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 31 29 22 28 40 29 7 14 18 12 8 7 6 18 22 19 26 32 24 18 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 6 4 10 23 5 5 3 3 5 9 42 38 6 5 8 8 6 12 44 51 3
T Wind Dir W W NW N NE NE N W SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N N E
T Wind Spd 11 8 8 9 11 10 6 5 11 16 23 17 10 9 13 14 11 13 16 12 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 27 56 29 63 34 59 34 64
Temp 33 28 49 49 35 30 55 56 46 36 53 52 40 36 57 56
DewPt 24 24 27 27 26 25 26 27 28 28 26 26 26 29 31 31
Max/Min RH 86 34 82 25 72 28 75 30
RH 70 86 42 42 69 81 33 33 49 72 34 36 56 75 37 39
PWind Dir S SW W SW W N S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-052200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25
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 49 19 57 24 49
Temp 21 27 45 49 41 29 24 21 20 30 48 57 48 37 32 29 25 32 45 49 42
DewPt 19 22 27 25 26 25 23 21 20 25 28 30 31 30 29 27 25 28 28 25 27
Min/Max RH 38 100 36 100 39
RH 94 81 49 39 55 85 98100100 82 44 36 51 75 87 92100 85 51 39 54
Wind Dir W NW NE NE E N NW W SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N W S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 5 4 4 4 8 10 13 13 8 9 9 8 6 4 4 5 4
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 30 42 12 38 36 20 8 6 7 14 7 10 19 20 16 26 35 32 15 5 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 2 7 19 3 4 3 4 5 9 24 19 4 6 7 6 5 5 30 51 3
T Wind Dir W W NE NE NE NE N SW SW SW W W NW N N N N N N NW S
T Wind Spd 8 8 6 9 10 11 6 9 13 19 19 14 10 13 14 13 12 13 11 11 8
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 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
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 20 56 24 61 29 57 28 63
Temp 25 23 48 46 28 24 53 52 39 31 52 48 32 31 56 53
DewPt 23 22 27 27 24 22 26 28 27 26 27 27 26 27 32 32
Max/Min RH 100 31 94 27 81 30 86 30
RH 95 98 43 46 84 91 35 40 61 81 38 44 77 83 39 44
PWind Dir S W NW SW NW NE SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-052200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 49 20 57 24 47
Temp 20 28 45 49 40 30 26 23 21 32 49 57 47 37 34 30 25 32 43 47 40
DewPt 20 22 24 23 24 24 25 23 21 24 27 28 29 28 27 27 25 27 26 25 26
Min/Max RH 35 100 33 100 41
RH 98 79 43 36 51 77 96100100 73 41 33 48 69 75 89100 81 50 41 56
Wind Dir W NW N N NE N NW W SW SW SW W N NW NW NW N N N N SE
Wind Spd 4 4 6 6 4 4 4 4 6 10 13 10 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 27 32 45 59 55 29 14 19 18 12 8 7 14 21 25 15 7 29 29 15 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 3 3 12 23 3 3 3 4 5 11 32 21 3 5 6 6 6 12 34 47 3
T Wind Dir W NW N N NE N W SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N NW E
T Wind Spd 9 8 9 11 9 8 6 9 13 21 20 12 8 11 14 14 13 18 12 12 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 20 53 26 63 31 55 29 61
Temp 25 22 47 44 30 26 56 53 41 33 52 47 34 31 55 51
DewPt 22 21 27 26 24 22 26 28 28 25 25 24 24 25 30 30
Max/Min RH 100 34 87 24 75 29 80 32
RH 89 95 45 50 78 85 31 38 60 73 35 40 67 78 37 44
PWind Dir SW W W SW W N S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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