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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 Wed Dec 3 2025
TXZ012-032200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 42 22 40 23 50
Temp 32 33 41 42 36 29 29 26 24 26 32 39 35 29 29 27 25 30 44 50 42
DewPt 20 23 24 25 27 28 27 25 23 24 25 26 27 26 26 24 22 25 25 24 24
Min/Max RH 49 100 59 88 36
RH 61 66 50 51 69 96 92 96 96 92 75 59 72 88 88 88 88 81 47 36 48
Wind Dir NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N SW SW S S SW SW W W NW NW N
Wind Spd 11 13 16 17 13 13 12 10 8 4 4 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 5
Clouds CL B2 FW FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 77 17 19 64 94 97 98 97 95 62 37 22 17 18 11 15 24 18 17 18
PoP 12HR 0 50 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.01 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 7 21 42 60 40 46 37 27 13 7 15 33 7 6 6 6 4 4 16 23 8
T Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N
T Wind Spd 19 23 19 19 19 21 19 14 10 5 8 12 13 16 17 16 11 11 11 10 12
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 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
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 23 56 27 54 27 58 28 61
Temp 31 25 48 47 35 28 48 45 33 28 51 49 36 29 53 52
DewPt 23 23 27 27 25 23 28 27 25 24 28 27 26 24 28 27
Max/Min RH 92 32 81 36 85 31 81 28
RH 72 92 44 45 66 81 46 49 72 85 41 42 67 81 38 38
PWind Dir S NW NW NW S SW N W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-032200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 46 24 43 24 52
Temp 33 35 44 45 39 31 28 27 26 28 35 42 37 29 29 27 26 31 45 51 42
DewPt 24 23 24 24 27 29 28 26 25 28 28 28 28 28 27 24 22 24 23 22 24
Min/Max RH 43 100 56 98 31
RH 69 61 46 43 61 94100 96 98100 74 56 70 96 92 88 87 75 41 31 47
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N
Wind Spd 5 9 13 13 12 12 9 8 4 4 5 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 5
Clouds FW SC FW FW B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 11 50 8 25 73 94 97 98 97 95 51 37 14 13 11 16 18 19 13 17 15
PoP 12HR 0 50 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.03 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 7 16 40 51 22 41 33 31 16 7 20 41 6 9 10 10 9 9 29 35 7
T Wind Dir N N NE E NE NE E NE E NE SW W SW SW SW W W W W NW N
T Wind Spd 16 18 16 16 17 23 19 16 10 5 9 13 13 18 20 19 18 14 12 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 23 58 27 56 27 60 27 61
Temp 29 25 50 48 33 28 50 47 31 28 52 50 34 28 54 52
DewPt 23 23 27 27 26 24 27 27 26 24 28 28 27 24 27 27
Max/Min RH 92 29 87 33 88 30 88 27
RH 78 92 40 44 77 85 41 45 81 85 39 42 75 87 35 38
PWind Dir NW W NW NW S SW N W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 45 23 42 22 52
Temp 29 34 42 44 38 31 29 26 24 27 34 41 38 32 29 27 25 30 45 51 45
DewPt 22 24 26 28 29 29 28 25 24 24 24 25 27 27 26 26 25 25 26 24 25
Min/Max RH 50 100 53 99 34
RH 76 65 52 53 70 91 95 94 98 88 65 53 64 82 88 95 99 82 46 34 45
Wind Dir NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW S S SW SW W W NW N N
Wind Spd 6 9 14 14 12 10 8 5 4 2 4 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds FW B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 59 39 56 83 96 97 98 97 95 58 34 21 12 13 13 16 19 24 25 22
PoP 12HR 0 40 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.01 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 1
Vent Rate 11 16 64 72 60 57 47 36 18 9 14 33 7 9 9 8 6 5 16 31 12
T Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW S SW SW SW W W NW N N
T Wind Spd 16 17 23 21 21 19 19 16 10 5 6 11 10 13 13 12 10 8 10 11 12
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 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
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 24 56 27 55 28 59 28 63
Temp 31 25 49 48 34 28 49 48 33 29 51 51 37 29 55 55
DewPt 24 24 27 28 27 26 29 29 27 26 28 28 28 27 29 29
Max/Min RH 95 33 91 36 89 30 92 28
RH 75 95 42 46 75 91 45 47 78 89 39 41 69 92 37 36
PWind Dir W W NW NW S SW W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 45 24 42 24 51
Temp 29 35 42 44 39 33 30 28 26 27 34 41 38 33 31 28 26 30 44 50 44
DewPt 21 24 25 28 29 30 28 26 25 25 25 26 27 27 27 26 25 25 26 24 25
Min/Max RH 50 100 55 98 36
RH 73 65 50 53 67 90 91 92 96 90 68 55 66 81 86 92 98 81 48 36 46
Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW S S SW SW W W NW N NE
Wind Spd 9 11 16 16 13 12 11 9 5 4 4 8 6 9 9 8 6 5 6 5 4
Clouds FW B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 57 39 55 84 96 97 98 97 95 56 30 19 11 14 11 13 21 23 24 20
PoP 12HR 0 50 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 1
Vent Rate 9 14 59 71 52 52 39 31 17 8 13 38 6 7 8 6 5 4 15 34 11
T Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N
T Wind Spd 14 17 23 21 20 19 19 14 10 4 6 12 10 13 14 12 10 8 10 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 26 56 29 55 29 59 29 62
Temp 32 27 48 47 35 30 48 47 35 30 51 51 38 30 54 54
DewPt 25 24 27 28 27 27 28 28 27 27 27 29 28 28 28 28
Max/Min RH 92 34 89 36 87 31 90 30
RH 74 91 44 47 72 89 46 48 74 87 39 43 69 90 37 36
PWind Dir W W NW NW S SW NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-032200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 41 20 40 17 48
Temp 36 33 40 41 34 28 26 24 22 26 34 39 34 26 23 19 19 28 44 48 39
DewPt 24 25 26 27 29 27 25 24 22 26 26 26 28 26 23 19 19 22 23 21 23
Min/Max RH 56 100 59 100 34
RH 62 72 58 58 82100 97100 99100 71 59 77100100100100 78 44 34 52
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N NE
Wind Spd 12 13 17 16 13 12 9 6 4 4 11 13 9 8 5 5 5 5 8 8 6
Clouds B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 61 48 72 87 94 96 97 98 97 87 39 18 11 7 9 12 15 29 20 22 28
PoP 12HR 5 50 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 10 17 58 59 38 43 30 19 8 7 28 49 6 6 6 4 3 2 16 62 12
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE N N
T Wind Spd 19 21 21 20 19 20 18 11 6 5 12 19 13 14 13 8 6 6 9 16 14
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 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
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 53 23 52 22 57 24 59
Temp 24 22 48 44 28 24 47 44 27 23 49 47 31 25 53 50
DewPt 23 21 25 27 25 23 27 27 25 23 26 28 26 23 26 28
Max/Min RH 100 34 96 35 100 32 94 29
RH 95 97 41 50 88 95 44 51 90 100 41 47 81 92 35 43
PWind Dir NW W N N S W N SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-032200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 37 19 41 18 48
Temp 28 31 36 36 29 25 24 23 21 24 34 41 35 26 25 22 20 28 44 48 39
DewPt 22 26 29 29 29 25 23 22 20 24 24 25 26 26 25 22 20 22 22 21 23
Min/Max RH 69 100 53 100 34
RH 77 80 73 74 99100 97 96 97 97 65 54 70100100100100 78 42 34 52
Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE S S S S SW SW W W NW N N N
Wind Spd 10 12 14 13 10 9 5 4 3 4 9 10 8 8 5 4 4 4 6 6 4
Clouds B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 63 53 88 89 94 96 97 98 91 78 44 22 13 9 8 12 19 27 26 28 30
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 9 26 57 51 46 33 24 15 8 7 20 57 6 7 7 4 4 4 16 33 7
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S SW SW S SW SW W NW NW N N N
T Wind Spd 18 24 24 20 19 18 14 9 6 5 10 18 14 16 16 11 10 11 9 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 21 53 24 51 23 55 25 60
Temp 27 22 47 43 30 25 46 43 28 24 49 46 32 26 54 50
DewPt 23 22 27 27 26 24 28 27 26 23 27 28 27 24 27 27
Max/Min RH 100 36 96 38 97 33 95 27
RH 86 100 45 53 85 96 48 54 91 96 41 49 83 92 35 40
PWind Dir W W NW NW S W NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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