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 Wed Nov 26 2025
TXZ012-271000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025
Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat
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 28 57 34 58 38
Temp 48 43 36 34 31 29 35 51 57 49 40 38 37 36 41 51 57 53 47 45 41 42
DewPt 22 25 25 26 26 26 28 30 30 32 33 33 34 35 38 42 42 42 44 42 39 33
Max/Min RH 92 35 96 57 93
RH 35 49 64 72 81 88 75 44 35 52 76 82 89 96 89 71 57 66 89 89 93 70
Wind Dir S S S S S NW N NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W
Wind Spd 13 11 10 9 5 4 4 4 6 9 9 10 11 12 16 19 19 16 16 14 14 14
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 1 12 9 2 15 15 3 9 12 35 61 60 62 71 72 53 34 25 21 18 15
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 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 72 5 6 5 3 2 2 12 24 4 7 7 8 8 34 52 74 19 8 9 8 8
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW N N E SE SE S S S S S S SW S S SW W NW
T Wind Spd 21 12 16 14 9 6 8 9 9 12 18 18 20 20 26 28 26 20 21 21 21 19
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 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25
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 47 18 37 20 38 20 49 28 53
Temp 45 37 26 19 33 32 25 21 33 33 24 21 42 43 35 29 49 47
DewPt 30 21 14 12 13 15 16 16 21 21 19 18 24 24 24 23 27 27
Min/Max RH 42 74 38 84 50 88 37 78 36
RH 55 52 60 74 43 49 68 81 61 61 81 88 48 47 64 78 42 45
PWind Dir N NE E SE SE NW SW S W
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 5 0
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ016-271000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025
Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 27 59 34 61 39
Temp 54 49 37 35 32 29 37 53 58 51 40 37 37 37 42 53 60 55 47 45 41 42
DewPt 28 30 30 30 29 29 30 31 31 33 36 37 37 37 41 44 44 44 44 43 38 30
Max/Min RH 100 36 100 54 97
RH 36 49 75 82 89100 75 43 36 50 84100100100 96 71 54 66 89 93 89 64
Wind Dir SW S S SW NW N N E E SE S S S S S SW SW S SW SW W W
Wind Spd 16 10 9 5 4 4 4 5 8 6 6 8 9 10 13 17 17 13 13 12 11 12
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 5 7 5 5 12 5 5 18 16 52 69 78 79 75 64 42 15 13 10 21 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 73 6 8 8 5 5 5 24 34 4 8 9 9 9 18 47 75 15 11 11 11 10
T Wind Dir SW S S SW NW N N E SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 25 13 16 16 10 11 12 12 11 11 16 18 19 19 21 25 26 19 21 21 21 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 51 18 40 18 41 17 51 29 56
Temp 48 40 25 19 35 35 25 19 34 35 22 18 44 45 35 30 51 49
DewPt 31 24 17 15 14 16 16 17 22 23 20 18 24 25 24 23 26 27
Min/Max RH 43 83 36 94 48 100 35 77 32
RH 51 52 71 82 41 45 70 94 60 61 92 100 45 45 65 77 37 43
PWind Dir N NE SE SE SE NW SW SW W
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 5 0
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-271000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025
Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat
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 27 58 34 61 38
Temp 49 46 38 35 31 28 34 50 57 52 42 39 37 36 42 54 60 56 50 47 41 41
DewPt 23 24 23 23 25 25 26 28 29 31 32 33 34 36 39 42 43 45 46 45 41 35
Max/Min RH 93 34 99 54 100
RH 35 42 54 63 79 88 73 42 34 44 67 79 89 99 86 63 54 67 86 94100 79
Wind Dir S S S SE E W NW NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S SW NW
Wind Spd 12 9 6 4 3 2 2 4 4 5 4 5 6 8 12 16 18 13 13 11 10 11
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 11 2 17 7 8 18 9 2 12 10 31 44 48 55 55 63 61 38 29 21 26 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 78 8 9 6 5 3 4 12 24 6 9 11 11 11 41 72 96 20 14 14 12 11
T Wind Dir SW S S S S NW N NE SE SE S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW NW
T Wind Spd 19 11 13 9 6 4 6 6 8 10 14 16 16 16 24 29 28 19 21 21 18 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 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25
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 48 18 38 19 38 18 51 28 53
Temp 44 39 26 19 33 34 25 20 34 34 24 19 43 45 35 29 49 46
DewPt 30 21 14 13 12 14 16 18 20 22 19 19 24 26 25 25 27 30
Min/Max RH 43 78 35 91 49 99 38 85 37
RH 55 48 60 78 40 43 68 91 55 60 81 99 45 47 66 85 43 54
PWind Dir N N E SE E W SW S W
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 5 0
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-271000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025
Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 28 57 36 60 40
Temp 50 46 39 36 33 31 35 49 56 51 43 40 38 39 43 53 59 56 51 48 43 43
DewPt 23 26 24 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 37 39 42 43 45 46 45 41 35
Max/Min RH 93 36 94 56 95
RH 35 45 54 65 77 86 74 46 38 45 67 80 89 93 88 66 56 66 84 90 94 74
Wind Dir S S S SE S NW NW NE E E S S S S S S S S S S SW NW
Wind Spd 12 9 9 5 4 4 3 4 4 6 8 9 10 11 13 18 19 14 16 13 13 13
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 9 0 16 6 6 22 9 3 10 9 32 42 43 56 57 63 55 33 23 16 21 14
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 78 9 8 5 4 2 3 10 26 5 8 9 9 9 40 69 88 19 12 12 10 10
T Wind Dir SW S S S W N N E SE SE S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW NW
T Wind Spd 20 12 16 9 8 4 5 6 8 10 14 17 17 17 26 29 26 19 21 21 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 47 21 38 21 37 20 50 30 53
Temp 44 39 27 22 32 34 26 22 33 33 25 21 42 44 36 31 48 45
DewPt 29 21 15 14 12 14 16 19 20 22 20 20 24 26 26 26 27 30
Min/Max RH 45 73 37 88 52 96 40 81 39
RH 55 48 59 73 43 44 66 88 59 63 80 96 48 49 66 81 44 54
PWind Dir N NE E SE SE W SW S W
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 5 0
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ006-271000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025
Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat
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 24 55 29 60 32
Temp 51 43 33 28 26 25 34 51 55 47 36 32 31 32 40 53 60 54 44 38 34 34
DewPt 27 29 29 28 26 24 28 28 28 30 32 32 31 32 39 39 39 40 40 34 28 28
Max/Min RH 100 35 100 46 87
RH 39 57 85 98 99 98 75 41 35 52 84 99100100 96 58 46 59 86 85 78 77
Wind Dir SW S S N N N N E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW S S SW W N
Wind Spd 13 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 8 9 10 13 19 18 12 12 10 11 13
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 10 4 7 6 13 9 2 19 22 40 49 48 67 59 41 27 23 9 12 13 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 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 57 4 5 4 6 4 3 15 36 4 6 8 8 9 19 68 77 16 9 8 9 9
T Wind Dir SW S S N N N N SE S SE S S S S SW SW SW S SW W W N
T Wind Spd 20 10 11 9 12 11 8 8 10 11 14 18 18 19 20 27 24 18 19 17 18 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 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25
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 44 15 35 15 35 14 46 20 48
Temp 43 35 21 16 31 30 20 16 32 30 19 15 41 39 27 21 45 41
DewPt 26 19 14 12 12 15 16 16 19 21 18 15 23 25 23 21 26 28
Min/Max RH 41 85 40 99 52 100 42 99 42
RH 51 52 72 84 46 52 84 99 59 67 95 100 49 58 83 99 47 60
PWind Dir N NE SE SE S W SW SW NW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20 10 0 5 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-271000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025
Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 22 54 29 59 31
Temp 45 40 30 27 23 23 33 49 54 46 35 32 31 32 40 53 59 52 45 41 34 35
DewPt 23 24 23 22 22 21 25 27 27 28 29 29 31 32 38 40 42 42 44 41 33 33
Max/Min RH 100 35 100 53 100
RH 42 51 75 81 97 93 72 41 35 50 77 90100100 91 62 53 69 97100 96 92
Wind Dir S S SE SE NW NW NW NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S W N
Wind Spd 12 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 10 13 17 16 11 11 9 10 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 7 13 17 20 9 25 11 6 8 13 22 36 38 53 50 53 43 31 19 23 29 42
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 67 4 4 3 2 4 3 10 21 3 5 7 7 9 22 72 70 13 10 8 7 22
T Wind Dir SW S S S W N N E S SE SE S S S S SW S S S SW NW N
T Wind Spd 19 10 9 8 5 9 8 6 8 10 12 16 16 19 23 28 25 19 21 17 16 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 41 15 33 15 34 14 46 20 45
Temp 39 31 20 16 30 28 20 16 31 28 19 15 41 38 28 21 42 39
DewPt 26 17 13 11 11 13 15 16 19 20 18 15 22 25 24 21 27 29
Min/Max RH 43 81 40 100 54 100 42 100 50
RH 58 54 74 81 44 53 81 100 61 71 96 100 46 59 86 100 55 67
PWind Dir N N E SE SE W SW SW NW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20 5 5 5 5
Snow Shwrs SC IS
$$
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