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 Fri Nov 28 2025
TXZ012-291000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 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 49 18 37 20
Temp 53 53 48 49 46 44 44 46 44 34 27 26 21 19 23 33 37 32 26 25 23 21
DewPt 45 43 43 41 36 31 31 30 23 17 13 11 10 9 10 9 9 11 12 12 13 15
Max/Min RH 83 39 64 31 77
RH 74 69 83 74 68 60 60 53 43 49 55 52 62 64 57 36 31 41 55 57 65 77
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W NW N N N N NE N NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 21 16 16 16 16 16 20 25 24 17 13 9 8 4 6 10 12 13 13 12 12 12
Clouds B2 FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 72 23 11 28 23 6 5 7 3 2 6 13 25 37 33 36 27 22 26 56 49 44
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 2 <1 <1 1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 63 11 9 10 9 7 15 77 77 26 7 6 10 7 10 37 53 12 8 13 27 8
T Wind Dir S S SW SW W W NW N N N NE N NE NE SE S S SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 27 20 23 26 24 19 23 28 27 19 16 13 11 8 8 14 20 17 20 21 24 21
RFTI 0 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 NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 19 54 28 49 24 49 29 56
Temp 36 35 24 20 46 48 39 29 45 43 30 25 42 43 35 30 51 49
DewPt 20 20 18 16 20 22 23 20 25 25 25 24 26 27 28 27 28 26
Min/Max RH 46 84 26 69 39 96 42 88 33
RH 52 54 77 84 35 35 52 69 45 49 81 96 53 53 75 88 41 40
PWind Dir W NW SW SW N NE S S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ016-291000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 39 53 18 42 20
Temp 56 56 49 46 44 42 47 52 48 38 29 26 21 18 25 34 41 36 28 25 23 21
DewPt 43 41 40 37 34 29 29 29 25 20 16 13 12 11 12 10 11 12 12 12 15 16
Max/Min RH 73 39 74 28 81
RH 63 57 71 71 68 60 50 40 40 48 58 57 68 74 56 36 28 36 52 57 73 81
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE E SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 19 13 13 12 12 13 14 20 18 13 12 5 4 4 5 11 13 12 12 9 9 9
Clouds B1 FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 66 11 14 5 10 3 3 3 2 3 11 23 32 33 37 40 23 19 22 36 31 39
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 60 10 13 12 11 10 12 75 58 21 13 8 7 5 17 42 58 13 9 10 10 10
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE E SE S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 26 19 25 23 21 20 19 23 20 18 18 13 10 6 11 18 20 17 19 20 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 46 18 56 28 52 22 50 30 58
Temp 40 38 22 19 48 50 39 30 47 45 29 23 42 45 34 31 51 49
DewPt 22 21 19 17 21 20 23 20 24 26 26 23 27 29 29 28 28 25
Min/Max RH 39 94 24 66 33 100 43 92 29
RH 48 50 88 92 34 30 52 66 39 47 88 100 55 54 84 90 41 39
PWind Dir NW NW SW W N E S SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ008-291000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 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 48 19 41 21
Temp 56 55 50 50 46 43 44 46 45 38 30 27 23 20 24 34 40 35 29 27 25 22
DewPt 43 45 45 41 35 32 33 29 21 15 13 11 11 11 11 9 9 11 11 12 14 15
Max/Min RH 83 36 68 27 74
RH 62 67 83 69 65 64 66 50 38 38 49 50 59 68 56 34 27 35 48 53 62 74
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 19 13 13 12 11 10 17 23 21 13 11 5 4 3 4 8 10 10 9 8 8 6
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 67 33 25 12 8 7 3 5 7 2 11 19 33 40 36 30 35 26 34 65 61 65
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2 <1 1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 83 23 14 16 14 10 23 95102 34 9 16 7 5 14 39 68 16 19 26 17 11
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W NW N N N N N NE NE SE SE S SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 27 20 21 23 20 16 19 32 28 19 13 13 9 6 8 14 19 17 17 20 19 17
RFTI 0 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 NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 42 19 55 28 50 24 49 28 57
Temp 38 37 24 20 47 50 39 29 46 44 30 25 42 44 35 29 51 49
DewPt 20 19 18 17 19 23 23 23 26 26 26 25 26 28 28 28 28 28
Min/Max RH 42 87 25 78 39 100 43 95 32
RH 48 49 78 87 31 34 53 78 44 49 85 100 52 52 75 95 41 43
PWind Dir W NW SW SW N NE S SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 0 5
$$
TXZ008-291000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 41 47 21 40 23
Temp 54 56 52 52 48 46 45 46 44 38 31 28 24 22 25 34 39 35 29 28 26 24
DewPt 43 45 45 40 35 33 34 29 22 15 14 12 12 12 12 9 9 10 12 13 15 17
Max/Min RH 78 38 66 29 74
RH 68 66 78 63 60 60 65 51 41 40 49 51 60 66 57 35 29 35 47 54 63 73
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 19 16 16 14 14 13 19 24 21 14 13 8 5 4 4 9 11 12 12 11 11 10
Clouds B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 61 26 18 5 7 5 3 4 5 2 15 17 29 41 35 31 31 24 32 59 56 61
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 87 19 13 13 12 9 21 91 96 28 8 7 5 5 13 43 65 15 18 16 11 10
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW W NW N N N NE N NE NE SE S S SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 27 21 23 24 23 16 21 31 28 19 14 11 9 5 8 14 19 17 19 19 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 42 21 55 29 49 25 49 30 56
Temp 37 37 25 22 47 50 40 30 45 43 31 26 40 44 36 31 51 49
DewPt 19 20 19 18 19 23 24 23 26 27 27 26 26 28 29 29 28 28
Min/Max RH 43 84 27 76 41 100 43 92 34
RH 49 51 75 84 33 35 52 74 47 52 86 100 57 53 75 92 41 43
PWind Dir W NW SW SW N NE S SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 0 5
$$
TXZ006-291000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 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 34 45 15 39 18
Temp 57 55 46 42 39 37 40 42 41 32 24 20 17 15 23 33 39 34 25 21 20 19
DewPt 39 38 35 29 27 26 30 24 17 13 12 10 9 9 11 9 10 13 12 12 13 15
Max/Min RH 72 35 76 29 83
RH 50 52 67 62 61 65 66 49 38 45 60 65 70 76 59 36 30 41 57 68 74 83
Wind Dir SW S SW SW W NW N N N N NE NE NE S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 19 12 13 12 12 13 21 26 23 14 12 5 4 4 6 12 13 12 12 11 11 10
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 7 16 12 3 4 7 5 2 8 8 32 33 42 49 39 32 31 37 44 40 46 68
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 66 10 10 10 10 8 19 73 81 20 10 5 5 5 18 62 90 15 12 8 9 8
T Wind Dir SW S SW W W W N N N N NE NE NE S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 25 18 21 23 21 19 24 31 27 18 16 10 8 9 12 23 25 18 24 19 19 17
RFTI 0 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 NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 39 15 50 23 46 20 47 22 54
Temp 36 33 18 16 43 44 31 24 43 40 25 21 40 41 28 23 48 45
DewPt 17 19 16 14 19 20 19 19 24 26 24 21 26 29 26 23 25 25
Min/Max RH 41 95 29 80 42 100 45 100 31
RH 46 56 92 92 38 39 62 80 47 57 97 100 57 61 94 100 40 45
PWind Dir NW NW SW W N E S SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 5
$$
OKZ002-291000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 33 41 15 36 18
Temp 58 54 46 43 39 37 38 39 40 31 22 21 17 15 21 32 36 30 24 22 20 19
DewPt 43 41 42 35 29 31 32 23 15 11 10 9 10 9 11 9 8 10 10 12 13 13
Max/Min RH 89 35 77 30 79
RH 57 63 88 73 68 80 79 51 36 43 59 61 72 77 63 37 30 41 55 65 74 78
Wind Dir S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 17 12 12 10 10 13 21 23 21 13 10 4 4 4 4 9 11 10 10 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC SC CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 49 29 29 5 11 9 5 16 6 17 27 44 46 53 41 41 38 42 59 84 80 82
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 80 9 9 9 8 10 56 92121 36 5 4 2 3 14 48 82 15 21 29 29 20
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W NW N N N N N N N NE SE S S SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 26 17 21 21 18 21 35 35 33 23 11 10 5 5 9 17 23 18 21 24 24 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 36 15 50 22 44 20 44 21 51
Temp 33 30 19 16 45 41 29 23 41 37 25 21 39 38 29 22 47 43
DewPt 17 19 16 13 18 22 22 21 25 26 25 21 26 27 26 22 27 26
Min/Max RH 46 92 29 93 48 100 49 100 36
RH 52 62 89 88 33 46 76 92 54 64100 100 58 63 89 100 44 52
PWind Dir N W SW W N E S SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5
$$
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