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
524 PM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
TXZ012-151000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
524 PM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon
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 49 81 43 75 47
Temp 75 62 59 56 52 59 75 81 71 57 53 48 44 52 69 75 67 56 54 53 48
DewPt 23 26 29 31 32 32 30 28 30 32 33 33 34 37 37 35 37 37 38 38 37
Max/Min RH 48 15 68 24 65
RH 14 25 32 38 46 35 19 15 22 39 46 57 68 56 31 24 33 49 55 57 65
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW N N NE E E E SE SE SE S SE S S SW SW
Wind Spd 6 10 11 12 10 11 10 10 5 4 3 4 4 5 10 10 11 12 12 13 16
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 3 5 6 4 7 9 2 5 4 5 19 18 22 13 5 6 4 4 6 12 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 3 7 8 8 7 6 16 34 4 3 2 3 3 4 29 45 7 8 7 8 9
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W N NE NE E E E E SE S S SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 18 20 20 18 16 12 11 11 9 5 8 10 11 13 14 14 19 18 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25
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 73 42 70 43 69 42 62 39 61
Temp 68 65 51 43 65 63 50 44 64 62 50 43 58 56 45 40 56 55
DewPt 32 29 30 31 34 33 36 36 39 38 41 40 37 37 38 37 39 37
Min/Max RH 20 62 24 73 33 89 39 89 44
RH 26 26 44 62 31 32 58 73 40 41 71 89 45 49 76 89 53 51
PWind Dir W W SW S SW SW N SE W
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 30 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-151000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
524 PM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 48 83 43 78 46
Temp 72 58 56 55 51 61 78 83 72 57 52 48 44 55 72 77 69 58 55 52 47
DewPt 26 29 31 33 32 34 33 30 31 32 32 33 33 36 36 37 38 40 41 41 39
Max/Min RH 52 15 67 23 75
RH 18 34 39 43 48 36 20 15 22 38 47 56 67 49 27 23 32 51 58 67 74
Wind Dir SW SW W W W W NW N NE NE SE W W S SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 9 9 10 12 9 9 9 8 5 4 2 3 4 4 10 12 10 10 10 12 13
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 3 9 10 6 12 9 2 6 3 11 41 27 17 9 3 6 4 8 7 6 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 10 10 12 9 6 26 33 4 6 4 4 4 5 44101 13 10 11 12 13
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W NW NW NE E SE SE S S SW W S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 14 19 20 23 19 13 11 9 9 12 9 9 10 11 14 18 14 19 21 20 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 70 42 70 42 69 40 62 38 61
Temp 65 64 49 43 65 64 48 43 64 62 48 41 57 56 43 38 56 55
DewPt 32 30 32 33 34 33 35 38 39 38 40 40 37 38 40 38 40 38
Min/Max RH 23 69 25 84 32 98 40 100 42
RH 29 28 52 69 31 32 60 84 40 41 74 98 47 51 89 100 54 53
PWind Dir W W SW SW SW W N S W
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-151000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
524 PM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon
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 82 42 76 50
Temp 77 63 58 54 49 58 76 82 73 59 54 47 43 51 70 76 68 58 56 54 51
DewPt 22 27 29 31 32 31 30 31 34 35 36 37 38 39 38 37 38 40 40 41 40
Max/Min RH 52 16 83 25 66
RH 13 26 33 41 50 37 18 16 24 40 51 68 83 62 31 25 33 50 55 60 66
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W N NE NE NE N NE E E SE S SE S S SW SW
Wind Spd 5 6 9 8 6 6 8 10 4 3 3 3 3 2 8 9 9 9 9 10 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 2 1 12 18 20 14 2 5 3 7 12 22 18 11 4 6 4 5 4 14 1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 4 8 11 10 8 7 23 49 6 5 4 5 5 6 31 55 11 11 12 11 14
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W NW N NE NE E NE E E SE SE S SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 11 17 16 12 11 12 13 10 8 6 8 8 10 12 13 14 17 18 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25
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 75 42 72 43 71 44 64 41 62
Temp 70 67 52 43 64 64 51 44 66 64 52 45 60 58 48 42 56 55
DewPt 33 32 33 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 42 42 39 39 40 42 42 40
Min/Max RH 20 67 26 79 31 90 39 100 47
RH 25 27 49 67 33 33 60 79 38 40 69 90 47 50 75 100 58 56
PWind Dir W SW SW S SW SW N E W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 30 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-151000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
524 PM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 50 81 43 75 51
Temp 76 65 61 58 53 58 75 81 73 60 54 48 44 51 69 74 68 59 57 56 52
DewPt 21 28 29 32 32 32 30 31 33 35 37 37 38 39 37 36 38 39 40 41 40
Max/Min RH 49 17 80 26 63
RH 13 25 30 38 46 37 19 17 24 39 52 65 80 63 32 26 33 47 54 58 62
Wind Dir S S SW SW W W N NE NE E N NE SE E SE S SE S S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 9 10 10 8 6 9 10 4 3 3 3 3 2 8 9 9 12 12 13 16
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 1 1 5 9 23 10 3 4 3 6 14 23 18 9 5 5 3 6 4 12 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 4 7 9 9 6 6 22 45 5 4 4 4 4 5 28 49 9 10 10 10 12
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W NW NE NE E E NE E E SE SE S SE S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 13 17 16 12 10 12 13 10 8 6 8 9 10 12 14 14 18 17 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 74 43 70 44 69 44 63 42 61
Temp 69 67 52 44 63 64 51 45 64 63 52 45 58 57 48 43 55 55
DewPt 33 31 33 33 34 34 37 38 39 39 42 42 38 39 41 42 41 40
Min/Max RH 21 66 27 78 33 89 41 95 49
RH 26 27 47 66 33 33 58 78 40 42 68 88 48 51 76 95 59 58
PWind Dir W SW SW S SW SW N SE W
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-151000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
524 PM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon
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 39 78 38 71 43
Temp 72 56 49 44 42 56 74 78 67 53 47 42 38 49 65 71 64 55 53 49 44
DewPt 20 28 27 27 27 29 28 30 34 35 36 35 35 37 36 35 38 38 40 39 36
Max/Min RH 57 17 87 27 73
RH 14 33 41 50 56 35 18 17 29 50 65 75 87 64 33 27 39 54 61 68 72
Wind Dir S SW SW W NW N NE NE E SE W N N S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 6 9 13 11 5 3 4 3 4 4 10 12 10 12 12 13 13
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 11 7 14 35 38 30 5 3 4 16 24 16 14 6 2 3 4 5 4 2 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 4 6 6 5 6 5 43 48 4 4 4 4 4 4 34 44 6 7 9 10 11
T Wind Dir S SW W W NW N NE E E E SE E SE SE S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 12 12 11 13 13 17 13 11 9 8 9 10 9 14 14 13 16 19 19 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25
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 70 35 65 38 66 36 58 35 58
Temp 67 62 43 36 61 59 43 38 62 60 44 37 55 52 40 36 53 50
DewPt 30 30 31 29 32 32 34 35 36 36 37 35 37 37 38 36 39 38
Min/Max RH 21 77 28 88 32 94 43 100 47
RH 26 30 61 77 33 37 69 88 38 41 76 91 50 56 94 100 58 61
PWind Dir W W SW S SW W N E NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-151000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
524 PM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 41 78 38 70 45
Temp 72 56 50 45 44 56 75 78 67 53 48 42 39 49 65 70 63 53 51 50 46
DewPt 24 29 28 28 27 29 31 34 37 38 38 38 37 39 38 37 38 40 40 39 37
Max/Min RH 56 19 94 29 71
RH 17 35 42 50 50 35 20 20 33 55 70 83 94 68 36 29 40 62 65 65 71
Wind Dir S SW SW W NW N N NE E SE NE SE S S S SE SE SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 8 5 5 5 6 8 13 11 4 3 3 3 4 4 11 11 9 9 9 11 12
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 17 47 36 31 14 7 5 6 7 21 16 17 9 3 4 4 5 11 11 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 3 4 5 4 6 7 39 56 3 3 3 5 4 5 34 60 9 8 8 8 9
T Wind Dir S SW W W N N NE NE E E E E SE SE S S SE SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 9 10 12 11 14 16 20 14 8 5 8 11 10 10 14 18 17 19 19 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 70 35 65 38 68 39 58 36 57
Temp 67 60 44 36 60 58 43 38 64 60 47 40 55 52 42 37 53 50
DewPt 33 33 33 32 35 35 36 36 38 38 37 35 38 38 38 37 42 38
Min/Max RH 23 86 31 91 31 83 45 100 53
RH 28 36 66 86 38 42 77 91 38 43 68 83 54 59 88 100 65 64
PWind Dir W SW E S SW W N N NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
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