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
308 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
TXZ012-202200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
308 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
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 60 38 63 35 63
Temp 48 51 55 57 55 48 45 44 40 45 56 62 55 46 42 39 36 42 55 62 55
DewPt 41 47 52 51 49 47 43 40 38 41 43 40 40 40 39 39 36 40 41 40 40
Min/Max RH 68 100 44 100 44
RH 76 86 90 80 80 96 93 86 92 86 62 44 57 79 89100100 93 59 44 57
Wind Dir SW NW S S S S SW SW W W NW NW N NE N N N N S S SE
Wind Spd 5 4 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 10 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 6
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 93 95 96 92 71 30 6 4 4 23 12 9 8 9 19 24 33 29 14 16 20
PoP 12HR 90 40 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.44 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM O O NM SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 3 3 19 22 6 6 8 8 6 7 33 38 2 4 5 4 3 3 23 35 4
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW N NE NE N N N SW S SE
T Wind Spd 9 9 17 14 12 16 19 19 16 16 13 11 6 10 12 11 9 9 11 11 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 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 40 57 39 60 35 60 30 48
Temp 45 41 53 52 46 40 55 53 42 36 56 51 38 31 45 42
DewPt 42 41 48 46 45 40 40 38 36 33 33 32 30 28 26 26
Max/Min RH 100 72 100 45 89 35 88 40
RH 89 100 83 80 96 100 57 57 79 89 42 48 73 88 47 53
PWind Dir SE SE S NW W NW NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 80 50 20 5 0 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC O NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ016-202200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
308 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 60 36 64 32 64
Temp 43 50 53 57 54 45 42 40 38 45 58 63 56 44 39 36 33 42 56 63 56
DewPt 43 49 51 49 47 44 40 38 38 40 40 37 37 37 37 36 33 39 40 38 39
Min/Max RH 67 100 38 100 39
RH 100 96 93 74 77 96 93 92100 82 51 38 49 76 92100100 91 55 39 52
Wind Dir W N SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W NW N NE NE E S S SE
Wind Spd 4 4 9 11 9 8 9 9 9 9 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 6
Clouds OV OV OV B1 B2 FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 93 90 95 65 78 11 5 4 3 6 2 5 9 22 19 21 18 19 18 20 32
PoP 12HR 90 20 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.31 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O NM IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 3 4 21 38 11 8 10 10 10 10 30 49 3 4 5 5 4 5 25 37 7
T Wind Dir NW E SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W NW SW SE NE NE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 6 8 13 18 17 17 19 20 19 16 11 12 8 9 10 11 9 10 10 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 40 57 36 60 32 61 27 49
Temp 44 41 53 52 43 37 55 53 39 33 56 52 37 29 46 43
DewPt 44 41 49 46 43 37 39 37 36 33 33 33 31 29 29 29
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 44 100 34 100 44
RH 100 100 85 80100 100 54 54 89 100 42 47 79 100 50 56
PWind Dir SE SE SW NW W NW E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 50 80 40 10 5 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC O NM SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
308 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
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 62 40 65 35 65
Temp 51 52 56 59 57 51 48 46 42 47 60 64 58 48 43 39 36 44 57 64 58
DewPt 43 46 51 53 52 50 47 44 42 44 45 43 44 43 41 39 36 41 43 41 42
Min/Max RH 59 100 46 100 43
RH 74 80 83 80 82 94 96 92100 88 58 46 57 82 94100100 90 59 43 56
Wind Dir SW W SE S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N N NW SW S SE
Wind Spd 3 3 4 6 6 4 4 5 5 8 11 9 5 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 4
Clouds OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 88 95 95 97 61 41 21 14 19 27 20 19 10 7 15 32 33 29 14 16 18
PoP 12HR 90 40 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.61 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM O NM SC IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 17 26 12 8 10 10 10 12 47 59 6 7 7 6 6 6 23 38 7
T Wind Dir SW SW SE S S SW SW SW W W NW NW N NE N N N NW W SW SE
T Wind Spd 8 8 11 14 12 12 16 16 14 13 14 13 8 11 11 9 9 8 10 11 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 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 41 58 40 61 35 61 29 48
Temp 46 42 55 54 48 41 55 55 43 36 57 54 39 31 45 43
DewPt 42 42 48 48 47 41 42 41 38 36 35 35 31 28 25 27
Max/Min RH 100 73 100 48 100 36 91 40
RH 86 100 78 80 95 100 61 59 83 100 44 48 74 88 46 51
PWind Dir S SE S NW W N NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 80 50 20 5 0 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC O NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
308 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 61 41 65 36 63
Temp 51 52 56 59 57 52 49 46 43 47 58 64 58 49 44 40 37 43 55 62 57
DewPt 43 46 51 52 51 49 46 44 42 44 44 42 42 42 41 40 37 41 41 41 41
Min/Max RH 62 100 46 100 46
RH 74 78 84 78 80 89 90 92 96 88 60 46 56 77 91 99100 92 60 46 55
Wind Dir SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N N NW SW S SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 8 6 8 9 9 9 11 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 89 93 96 97 59 40 11 4 22 23 18 16 8 9 18 32 31 27 16 15 17
PoP 12HR 90 40 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.39 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC O O SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 17 24 12 7 9 8 8 10 51 60 5 6 6 5 5 4 22 37 6
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW W NW NW N NE NE N N NW SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 9 8 13 14 13 12 16 16 14 13 16 13 8 11 11 9 9 6 10 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 42 57 41 60 36 59 31 47
Temp 47 43 53 53 49 42 55 54 44 37 56 53 39 32 44 43
DewPt 43 43 48 48 46 42 42 40 38 36 34 34 32 29 25 26
Max/Min RH 100 77 100 50 98 39 90 42
RH 86 100 84 83 91 100 62 59 81 95 44 48 75 90 48 52
PWind Dir SE SE S NW W N NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 80 50 20 5 0 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC O NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-202200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
308 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
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 57 34 61 30 59
Temp 39 47 52 54 51 46 42 39 38 44 56 61 54 42 38 36 32 40 54 59 52
DewPt 38 45 49 49 49 45 42 39 38 42 42 40 41 41 38 36 32 40 40 38 39
Min/Max RH 75 100 45 100 44
RH 93 94 87 81 91 97 99100100 93 59 45 62 97100100100 98 59 44 61
Wind Dir W NW S S S S SW SW NW NW NW N NE NE N N N W SW S S
Wind Spd 5 4 8 9 6 5 5 6 8 9 12 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 5
Clouds B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 71 92 94 89 70 45 27 30 29 12 7 15 16 23 30 42 46 33 16 15 20
PoP 12HR 90 40 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.24 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 4 3 13 20 6 7 6 5 6 7 50 47 3 6 6 5 4 4 18 33 4
T Wind Dir W W SE S S S SW W NW NW NW NW N NE NE N N SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 10 9 11 13 12 16 13 12 12 14 14 10 8 12 13 11 9 9 10 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 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 36 54 34 57 30 56 24 43
Temp 39 40 51 49 42 36 53 50 36 31 53 47 33 26 41 38
DewPt 38 40 47 46 42 36 39 38 36 30 31 32 29 26 25 26
Max/Min RH 100 80 100 48 99 37 100 45
RH 99 100 86 88100 100 59 62 99 99 42 54 88 100 52 61
PWind Dir S SE SW NW NW N NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 80 50 20 5 0 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC O NM SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-202200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
308 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 57 38 60 32 60
Temp 43 49 55 55 51 48 45 44 41 47 56 59 52 41 39 36 34 41 54 60 52
DewPt 39 42 47 50 51 48 45 44 41 46 45 42 43 41 39 36 34 40 41 40 40
Min/Max RH 72 100 53 100 47
RH 88 78 73 82100 99100 99100 96 65 53 71100100100100 95 60 47 62
Wind Dir SW SW SE SE SE S SW SW W NW NW NW N N NW NW NW W SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 5 6 9 12 10 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 76 95 92 97 92 66 52 42 45 39 41 39 31 21 28 39 45 31 13 13 15
PoP 12HR 90 60 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM O NM NM IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 4 2 6 13 7 6 6 5 6 24 68 68 5 5 4 5 4 5 22 30 4
T Wind Dir SW SW S SE SE S SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N NW W SW S S
T Wind Spd 9 6 9 11 11 12 13 11 13 18 21 18 12 12 10 11 9 9 10 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 36 54 36 56 31 54 25 43
Temp 39 38 52 50 44 38 53 50 38 32 52 46 33 26 41 37
DewPt 38 38 47 47 44 38 42 40 38 32 33 31 29 26 24 25
Max/Min RH 100 75 100 54 100 41 99 46
RH 97 100 82 91100 100 66 68 99 100 48 56 85 99 50 61
PWind Dir S SE SE NW NW N NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 70 60 20 10 0 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM SC IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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