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
548 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
TXZ012-282200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 58 40 47 18 37
Temp 39 43 51 56 53 48 49 46 43 45 47 44 34 27 25 21 19 23 31 36 31
DewPt 34 41 43 43 43 44 40 34 30 30 30 24 18 15 12 10 10 11 10 10 10
Min/Max RH 59 85 45 67 33
RH 82 92 75 62 68 85 72 62 59 56 52 45 51 60 57 62 67 59 41 33 41
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 18 23 23 17 17 17 14 13 20 25 25 18 13 10 9 6 8 10 12 12
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 90 91 81 68 32 18 29 18 8 6 11 5 6 11 23 30 41 60 40 29 26
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 2 <1 2 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 8 27 50 53 19 16 10 9 8 20 93 79 20 7 8 15 5 13 37 47 11
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S SW W W N N N N N N NE NE E S S SE
T Wind Spd 20 26 27 27 24 25 25 23 20 23 31 28 20 18 14 11 9 9 14 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 19 41 20 55 29 51 25 48
Temp 24 20 35 34 23 22 48 49 39 30 47 44 31 26 41 42
DewPt 12 15 21 21 18 16 21 21 22 22 26 26 26 24 28 28
Max/Min RH 81 46 84 25 72 37 92 47
RH 60 81 56 58 81 77 34 33 50 72 44 49 81 92 59 57
PWind Dir SE W W SW SW N NE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ016-282200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 60 41 51 18 41
Temp 37 43 52 59 56 49 48 45 42 46 50 48 38 29 25 21 19 25 33 40 35
DewPt 37 43 44 43 41 41 37 33 28 29 31 27 22 19 15 12 12 12 11 12 13
Min/Max RH 52 73 44 76 31
RH 99 97 75 54 57 73 66 64 57 52 47 44 52 66 65 70 76 57 39 31 40
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S
Wind Spd 12 16 19 19 14 13 12 12 12 16 20 19 14 13 6 5 4 6 10 12 12
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 90 91 74 57 21 13 7 10 3 3 2 7 3 7 21 38 51 50 41 19 22
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 10 31 42 54 12 12 12 12 12 10 69 66 11 13 13 5 8 17 45 53 13
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 20 25 25 25 19 24 24 23 23 19 23 21 17 17 16 10 9 11 17 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 18 45 18 57 30 54 24 48
Temp 23 19 38 37 21 21 49 51 41 32 49 46 31 25 41 43
DewPt 13 17 22 22 21 18 20 20 21 21 26 27 27 25 28 29
Max/Min RH 94 41 100 23 63 33 100 48
RH 65 94 52 54 98 88 31 29 45 63 40 46 87 100 61 57
PWind Dir S NW W SW W N NE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ008-282200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 40 47 18 40
Temp 37 43 53 59 56 51 49 46 42 43 45 44 37 29 25 21 19 25 33 39 35
DewPt 32 40 43 43 45 46 41 35 32 34 30 23 18 14 13 11 11 11 10 9 10
Min/Max RH 55 84 43 70 29
RH 81 89 69 56 67 84 75 67 68 70 56 44 45 53 59 63 70 56 36 29 35
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW W N N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 13 21 20 14 14 12 10 9 18 23 21 13 11 5 4 4 4 8 9 10
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 83 81 80 68 40 22 20 10 4 4 15 15 9 16 23 39 40 56 45 41 37
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1
Vent Rate 11 25 73 81 30 16 15 14 9 34 96115 28 10 10 9 5 14 34 55 15
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S SW SW W N N N N N N N NE E SE S SE
T Wind Spd 16 19 28 28 24 23 23 20 13 24 32 31 18 12 13 10 8 8 12 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 42 20 57 28 52 23 48
Temp 26 21 35 36 24 21 48 50 40 29 48 45 31 24 42 44
DewPt 13 16 20 21 19 18 21 23 23 24 28 28 27 24 28 29
Max/Min RH 81 44 88 25 81 41 100 47
RH 57 81 54 55 81 87 33 34 51 81 45 50 85 100 56 55
PWind Dir SE W W SW SW N NE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 0 0 0 5 10
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-282200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 59 41 47 20 39
Temp 40 45 52 58 56 52 51 47 44 44 45 43 37 30 26 23 21 24 33 38 35
DewPt 33 41 44 43 44 45 41 35 32 34 30 23 18 15 13 12 12 12 10 10 11
Min/Max RH 57 78 43 67 31
RH 76 87 72 57 65 76 67 62 63 67 56 45 45 53 57 62 67 58 38 31 37
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW W N N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 17 21 20 17 17 16 13 12 19 24 21 16 13 9 6 5 5 9 10 11
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 86 82 78 62 38 18 14 8 5 4 14 13 7 19 22 34 40 58 46 39 34
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 1
Vent Rate 10 24 66 78 22 14 14 12 8 30 90107 25 9 8 8 9 13 32 54 14
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SW SW W N N N N N N N NE E SE S SE
T Wind Spd 17 20 28 28 24 24 24 21 14 23 32 29 18 16 13 10 9 8 12 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 22 41 21 55 30 51 26 48
Temp 27 23 35 35 25 22 47 50 41 31 47 45 32 27 40 44
DewPt 13 17 21 21 19 19 21 22 23 25 27 28 27 26 27 29
Max/Min RH 80 47 88 27 79 41 99 48
RH 56 79 56 56 77 88 35 33 49 77 46 51 83 99 60 55
PWind Dir SE W W SW SW N NE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 0 0 5 10
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ006-282200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 33 44 14 38
Temp 34 41 52 60 55 46 42 39 36 42 41 42 33 24 20 17 15 22 31 38 32
DewPt 33 40 40 37 38 36 29 26 26 31 26 19 16 12 10 9 10 11 10 11 13
Min/Max RH 42 75 40 79 32
RH 97 96 63 43 54 69 60 60 65 64 54 40 49 60 64 70 79 61 40 32 45
Wind Dir S S SW SW S SW SW W NW N N N NE NE NE NE SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 12 17 21 20 13 13 13 12 12 21 26 23 14 13 8 5 4 8 12 13 12
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 83 77 41 27 29 14 7 5 3 5 8 10 22 31 37 45 56 61 50 40 48
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 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 9 20 58 68 10 10 9 10 9 22 84 91 17 8 5 4 3 18 59 81 14
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S SW W W NW N N N N NE NE NE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 23 29 26 19 21 20 21 19 24 29 27 17 17 11 8 5 11 20 21 17
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 17 40 15 51 24 48 20 45
Temp 21 18 35 34 19 17 44 44 31 25 45 40 25 21 40 40
DewPt 12 15 19 19 16 15 20 22 21 20 26 27 24 21 27 29
Max/Min RH 88 41 93 30 80 41 100 49
RH 67 88 52 54 89 93 38 40 66 80 46 58 97 100 59 64
PWind Dir S N W SW W N NE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0 0 10 10
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-282200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 59 33 39 14 34
Temp 32 41 52 59 53 46 44 39 36 37 37 38 30 22 19 16 14 21 30 34 30
DewPt 31 39 42 42 41 42 37 31 32 33 25 18 13 11 10 9 9 11 9 9 10
Min/Max RH 51 93 43 79 34
RH 98 90 68 53 65 88 77 73 85 85 60 43 49 62 67 73 79 64 41 34 43
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 16 21 17 12 12 10 10 12 21 24 21 13 11 6 4 4 5 9 11 10
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 74 57 61 43 40 34 11 14 5 9 19 14 27 24 43 46 44 60 64 54 62
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 1 <1 <1 1 <1 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 9 18 67 83 11 10 9 8 8 71113124 22 6 7 12 3 15 40 65 14
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SW W NW N N N N N N N NE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 24 31 28 19 23 20 18 17 34 34 31 18 14 11 11 6 8 16 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 17 37 16 50 22 46 19 45
Temp 21 17 33 31 20 17 44 42 29 23 43 39 26 20 40 39
DewPt 12 15 20 20 16 13 20 23 23 22 28 28 25 20 27 28
Max/Min RH 91 51 89 31 96 46 100 50
RH 68 91 57 63 85 87 37 47 79 96 54 65 97 100 58 64
PWind Dir SE N W SW W N N SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 20 0 0 0 0 5 5
Snow Shwrs SC IS
$$
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