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 19 2025
TXZ012-201000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 45 58 39 62 35
Temp 70 64 55 53 50 48 51 54 56 53 48 45 43 40 45 56 61 54 45 42 39 36
DewPt 43 42 42 42 44 44 48 51 51 49 47 45 42 40 42 43 41 40 39 38 38 36
Max/Min RH 100 77 100 48 100
RH 38 45 61 66 80 86 89 90 83 86 96100 96100 89 62 48 59 79 86 96100
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SE SE S SW S SW SW W W NW NW N N N N N
Wind Spd 10 9 8 8 6 5 4 9 9 8 8 9 10 12 12 13 11 5 5 4 4 4
Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 86 91 76 57 81 90 95 98 96 68 44 21 9 9 30 25 28 11 10 25 29 42
PoP 12HR 20 90 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.59 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC O O SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 57 5 5 5 5 4 6 14 22 7 8 6 7 6 11 32 56 5 5 5 4 4
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW S S S SW S SW SW W NW NW NW N N NW N N
T Wind Spd 17 10 13 14 13 10 10 16 18 11 16 16 17 16 16 14 14 10 12 12 10 10
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 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 62 40 58 40 58 36 61 31 51
Temp 55 56 46 41 55 54 46 41 54 52 42 37 56 52 38 32 46 45
DewPt 42 39 42 41 46 45 44 41 42 39 37 34 34 31 29 27 27 27
Min/Max RH 43 100 62 100 53 92 33 82 39
RH 61 53 86 100 72 71 93 100 64 61 82 89 43 44 70 82 47 49
PWind Dir SE SE SE E NW NW NW E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 50 50 30 10 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-201000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 43 57 37 62 33
Temp 65 62 52 48 47 45 48 53 54 52 44 41 39 37 45 57 62 55 44 40 36 34
DewPt 46 44 44 43 45 45 48 51 49 48 44 41 39 37 41 41 38 39 39 38 36 34
Max/Min RH 100 76 100 41 100
RH 50 51 76 83 93100100 95 83 86100100100100 84 54 41 55 84 94100100
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W NE SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N NE N NW N
Wind Spd 12 8 4 4 4 4 4 9 10 8 8 8 9 9 9 11 9 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 88 88 80 57 83 95 97 96 81 69 30 9 7 5 7 8 10 8 21 21 24 33
PoP 12HR 40 90 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.44 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 47 6 6 6 7 4 5 25 29 13 7 8 10 8 9 37 59 5 7 6 5 3
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W SE SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W NW NE E N NE
T Wind Spd 17 11 12 11 13 8 8 17 16 16 14 16 18 16 14 12 13 11 14 12 11 6
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 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 64 39 58 36 57 33 63 28 54
Temp 56 55 44 40 54 52 43 38 52 51 38 34 58 53 37 29 48 47
DewPt 40 39 42 40 47 46 43 38 41 39 37 33 34 32 31 29 29 30
Min/Max RH 38 100 67 100 54 100 32 100 39
RH 54 54 95 100 76 80100 100 65 63 96 96 40 45 81 100 47 51
PWind Dir SE SE SE NW NW NW NW SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 50 40 20 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-201000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 45 60 42 63 37
Temp 72 68 58 53 50 48 52 56 58 56 51 48 46 43 49 59 62 57 48 43 40 38
DewPt 40 44 44 43 45 46 49 52 53 52 50 48 45 43 46 45 43 44 42 42 40 38
Max/Min RH 100 80 100 50 100
RH 31 42 61 69 81 94 91 86 84 87 96 99 97100 88 60 50 61 80 96100100
Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW W SE S SW S SW SW W W NW NW N N N N N
Wind Spd 8 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 12 9 5 4 3 3 2
Clouds OV B2 B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 90 87 66 44 67 88 97 98 98 75 54 36 28 28 45 48 39 28 18 31 43 45
PoP 12HR 10 90 40 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.44 0.07 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC O O NM SC SC
Sprinkles IS
Tstms IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 49 6 7 8 7 4 5 18 27 10 7 8 9 9 18 54 68 11 6 7 6 5
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N
T Wind Spd 14 8 11 12 11 6 8 12 17 11 11 12 12 11 13 17 17 11 9 10 9 8
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 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 64 40 60 41 58 36 61 29 50
Temp 56 58 46 41 56 56 48 42 54 53 43 37 57 53 39 30 46 44
DewPt 42 42 43 41 47 47 46 42 44 42 39 37 35 34 30 28 25 27
Min/Max RH 46 100 63 100 57 100 35 94 40
RH 60 55 89 100 71 73 94 100 68 66 86 99 43 47 71 94 44 51
PWind Dir SW S SE E N NW NW NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 50 40 30 10 0 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-201000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 47 59 42 62 38
Temp 71 67 59 54 52 49 52 54 56 55 51 49 46 43 48 57 61 56 48 44 41 39
DewPt 40 44 44 44 45 46 49 52 52 51 50 48 45 43 45 44 42 43 42 41 41 39
Max/Min RH 99 77 100 52 100
RH 33 44 58 69 78 88 89 92 87 86 96 95 98100 89 62 52 62 80 91100100
Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW W W NW NW N N N N N
Wind Spd 9 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 6 6 6 8 9 10 12 10 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds OV B2 B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 88 84 65 44 68 89 97 98 96 70 50 33 24 26 44 41 36 22 15 26 36 47
PoP 12HR 10 90 40 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.42 0.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC O O NM SC SC
Sprinkles IS
Tstms IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 52 6 6 7 6 4 5 18 27 8 7 8 8 7 15 50 65 7 5 5 5 5
T Wind Dir SW W S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N NE N N
T Wind Spd 16 10 11 14 11 6 9 14 17 11 12 13 13 12 12 16 16 10 9 10 10 9
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 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 63 42 58 43 57 37 61 31 49
Temp 55 57 47 43 55 55 48 44 53 53 44 38 56 53 40 32 44 44
DewPt 42 42 43 43 47 47 46 44 43 41 39 37 34 33 30 29 26 28
Min/Max RH 47 100 67 100 57 98 36 90 44
RH 63 56 86 100 76 75 93 100 68 65 84 96 45 47 69 90 49 52
PWind Dir SW S SE E N NW NW NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 50 40 30 10 0 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-201000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 38 56 35 58 31
Temp 66 59 48 42 40 41 46 52 54 51 45 43 40 37 45 55 58 52 41 38 35 32
DewPt 41 44 43 42 39 41 46 48 49 49 45 43 40 37 44 42 40 40 40 38 35 32
Max/Min RH 100 77 100 50 100
RH 40 56 82 99100100100 86 82 93100100100100 94 60 50 65 98100100100
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SE S S S SW W NW NW N N NE NE N N N
Wind Spd 13 9 8 6 5 5 4 8 9 8 6 5 8 9 10 12 10 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 FW SC SC OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 64 61 18 26 48 90 91 89 81 75 59 49 26 25 25 32 32 26 29 51 48 53
PoP 12HR 10 90 40 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.35 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC O O SC SC SC
Sprinkles IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 75 5 6 7 5 5 3 16 24 9 6 5 5 5 10 62 65 5 5 5 4 4
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW W SW SE S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 19 12 12 14 12 11 8 12 14 13 12 11 10 11 16 17 16 9 11 12 10 9
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 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 60 35 54 35 55 31 57 24 46
Temp 53 52 40 36 52 50 42 36 51 49 36 31 54 48 32 25 42 40
DewPt 40 39 40 36 44 46 42 36 40 39 35 31 30 31 29 25 25 27
Min/Max RH 44 100 69 100 53 100 33 99 44
RH 61 60100 100 74 86100 100 65 69 98 99 39 51 90 99 50 60
PWind Dir SW S E NE N NW N NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 40 40 20 5 0 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC
$$
OKZ002-201000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 40 55 40 57 33
Temp 67 62 51 45 42 41 48 52 53 51 48 45 44 41 47 54 57 50 42 40 38 34
DewPt 39 43 43 43 42 41 45 49 51 51 48 45 44 41 46 45 42 42 42 40 38 34
Max/Min RH 100 83 100 56 100
RH 36 51 76 92100100 89 87 91100100100100100 96 70 56 73100 99100100
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SE E E SE SW W NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW
Wind Spd 10 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 6 5 4 6 9 10 12 10 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds B2 SC FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 80 41 19 39 40 92 94 97 98 94 80 74 61 58 52 69 67 48 37 55 49 44
PoP 12HR 5 90 70 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.31 0.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM O O NM NM SC SC
Sprinkles IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 5 6 6 5 5 5 9 12 10 6 5 8 8 28 55 62 20 8 7 7 3
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW W S SE E S SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N NW
T Wind Spd 16 11 13 13 12 11 11 10 12 13 12 11 11 12 19 19 17 12 12 10 8 8
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 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 60 36 57 37 55 31 57 25 44
Temp 54 52 40 37 54 51 44 38 51 49 38 32 53 46 32 26 41 38
DewPt 42 40 40 37 45 46 44 38 42 41 38 32 31 30 27 24 22 24
Min/Max RH 47 100 64 100 57 100 36 97 42
RH 63 64100 100 70 83100 100 70 73100 100 44 52 82 93 46 57
PWind Dir SW S SE NE N NW N NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 30 40 20 10 0 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC
$$
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