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
309 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
TXZ012-292200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
309 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
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 47 18 36 21 42
Temp 43 43 45 44 33 28 25 21 19 23 31 36 31 25 26 23 23 27 37 42 36
DewPt 34 30 29 21 15 12 10 9 9 10 9 8 9 10 11 13 14 18 21 22 20
Min/Max RH 39 67 30 71 45
RH 71 60 53 40 47 50 52 59 64 57 39 30 39 52 52 65 68 68 52 45 52
Wind Dir NW N N N N N N N N SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S W NW N
Wind Spd 14 20 26 23 17 13 10 6 4 5 10 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) 4 4 5 4 2 7 18 34 42 37 38 35 27 34 54 31 31 52 60 49 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 1
Vent Rate 6 10 73 68 19 12 6 7 6 12 33 43 17 11 14 18 7 29 64 72 14
T Wind Dir W N N N N N N N NE E S S S SE S S S SW W N N
T Wind Spd 18 24 29 28 20 17 14 10 6 9 16 19 18 20 20 20 18 24 20 23 14
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 54 29 49 22 48 29 58
Temp 25 20 46 48 38 30 45 41 30 23 40 43 36 30 51 49
DewPt 18 15 18 22 23 22 26 24 23 21 24 27 28 27 28 27
Max/Min RH 81 26 72 40 92 40 88 30
RH 74 81 32 35 54 72 47 50 75 92 52 53 72 88 41 42
PWind Dir NW SW SW N NE S SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ016-292200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
309 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 52 19 40 20 46
Temp 41 45 50 46 37 29 24 22 20 25 35 39 35 26 24 21 22 28 41 46 39
DewPt 32 29 29 25 20 15 12 11 11 12 9 10 11 11 12 13 15 20 24 23 21
Min/Max RH 40 69 29 76 40
RH 70 54 44 44 51 57 60 64 69 58 34 30 36 54 61 71 76 71 50 40 48
Wind Dir W NW N NE NE NE NE NE E SE S S S S S S S SW W N N
Wind Spd 13 13 19 17 13 10 5 4 4 5 10 13 12 12 9 9 10 11 12 11 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 4 1 2 2 13 16 34 24 47 30 24 20 17 21 26 32 43 45 32 30
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 3 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 <1
Vent Rate 10 10 67 54 16 19 9 4 4 22 47 60 12 9 8 10 9 21 66 67 10
T Wind Dir W NW NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 20 19 24 21 18 20 16 8 6 13 19 21 18 19 17 19 19 21 21 21 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 19 56 30 50 21 46 28 56
Temp 24 20 48 50 40 31 47 43 29 22 40 43 34 29 51 48
DewPt 19 17 21 23 23 22 25 27 25 22 26 29 29 28 29 28
Max/Min RH 92 26 71 38 100 48 96 32
RH 83 90 34 34 50 71 41 53 85 100 56 56 82 96 42 45
PWind Dir NW SW SW N NE S SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ008-292200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
309 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
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 19 39 21 44
Temp 44 42 42 41 34 28 24 22 20 24 34 38 34 28 27 24 23 28 38 44 39
DewPt 35 33 29 20 15 11 11 11 11 12 9 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 19 20 20
Min/Max RH 39 66 28 71 38
RH 70 71 59 42 44 49 57 61 66 58 34 28 35 47 54 62 71 65 46 38 46
Wind Dir W N N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S W NW N
Wind Spd 10 18 23 21 13 9 5 4 2 4 8 10 10 9 8 9 8 9 9 9 6
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 3 2 6 5 4 8 29 45 47 45 39 37 30 40 53 49 42 71 71 53 30
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 2 2 1 <1 <1 2 4 4 1
Vent Rate 9 17 83 88 22 10 9 8 6 13 35 64 26 24 25 14 12 31 59 83 17
T Wind Dir NW N N N N N N N NE E SE S S SE S S S S NW N N
T Wind Spd 13 21 31 26 17 13 12 10 5 6 12 19 18 17 20 19 18 20 19 21 13
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 56 28 49 20 46 27 57
Temp 25 20 48 50 40 30 46 43 29 21 39 43 35 28 51 50
DewPt 18 17 18 23 25 25 26 24 23 21 23 27 28 28 29 27
Max/Min RH 87 24 80 38 99 42 98 32
RH 74 87 30 34 55 80 45 47 78 99 51 52 75 98 42 40
PWind Dir NW SW SW N NE SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 10 5 5
$$
TXZ008-292200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
309 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 45 20 38 23 43
Temp 45 43 42 41 34 28 25 22 20 23 32 37 34 28 26 25 25 28 38 43 38
DewPt 35 33 29 20 15 13 11 11 12 12 9 9 9 11 12 14 16 18 19 20 20
Min/Max RH 39 72 30 69 40
RH 68 67 60 43 44 52 56 62 69 61 38 30 36 47 54 62 68 65 47 40 47
Wind Dir W N N N N NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S W NW N
Wind Spd 12 20 25 21 14 11 9 4 4 4 9 11 12 12 11 12 12 10 10 9 8
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 2 6 4 3 7 23 32 46 43 36 34 25 37 48 39 39 70 70 50 30
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 3 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1
Vent Rate 7 14 79 87 20 8 8 8 5 13 43 58 28 26 13 13 10 28 54 85 15
T Wind Dir W N N N N NE NE N NE E SE S S S S S S SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 16 23 31 26 18 13 12 9 5 8 16 19 19 19 19 19 18 20 19 23 13
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 21 56 30 48 22 46 28 56
Temp 26 22 47 50 41 31 45 42 30 23 38 43 36 30 50 49
DewPt 19 18 17 23 25 25 26 25 24 23 23 27 29 29 28 26
Max/Min RH 84 26 77 41 98 45 97 34
RH 73 84 30 35 52 77 47 49 77 98 55 52 75 97 43 41
PWind Dir NW SW SW N NE SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ006-292200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
309 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
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 44 16 38 18 41
Temp 36 41 41 41 33 25 21 19 17 24 33 38 33 24 21 20 20 27 37 41 35
DewPt 28 30 24 16 12 11 9 9 9 12 9 9 11 11 10 11 13 18 18 18 18
Min/Max RH 33 73 29 77 39
RH 72 64 49 36 41 54 60 65 70 60 36 29 39 57 63 68 74 68 46 39 49
Wind Dir NW N N N NE NE NE NE S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N
Wind Spd 12 21 27 21 13 10 6 4 4 6 12 14 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 8
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 8 2 4 10 38 44 37 48 55 40 25 31 33 35 46 71 82 56 32 27
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 1
Vent Rate 8 14 72 77 21 9 6 5 4 21 61 86 15 9 9 9 8 18 75 86 14
T Wind Dir NW N N N N N NE NE S S S S S S S S S W N N N
T Wind Spd 17 25 31 26 18 16 11 6 6 16 23 25 19 19 20 19 18 18 27 26 13
RFTI 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 15 51 24 45 16 44 21 54
Temp 20 16 43 45 32 25 42 38 23 17 38 40 28 23 49 44
DewPt 16 13 20 22 20 21 23 25 23 17 24 27 27 23 26 25
Max/Min RH 90 29 84 42 100 48 100 32
RH 83 88 38 39 62 84 46 58 99 100 56 59 96 100 40 46
PWind Dir NW SW W N NE SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 0
$$
OKZ002-292200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
309 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 41 14 36 19 39
Temp 36 39 39 39 30 22 20 17 15 21 31 36 30 23 22 21 20 26 35 39 33
DewPt 35 32 21 14 11 9 9 9 8 11 9 8 8 9 10 11 13 17 18 18 18
Min/Max RH 33 77 30 74 41
RH 98 77 49 35 44 58 63 70 73 65 38 30 39 54 60 66 74 67 49 41 54
Wind Dir NW N N N N N N N NE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S NW N N
Wind Spd 13 24 24 21 13 8 5 4 3 4 9 12 10 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 5
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW
Clouds(%) 10 8 3 3 8 13 55 50 39 51 46 35 45 71 72 84 85 83 73 43 23
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 <1
Vent Rate 7 43 90106 17 6 9 2 3 14 44 76 21 22 26 29 23 23 78 98 10
T Wind Dir NW N N N N N N NE E SE S S SE SE S S S SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 17 33 33 31 17 11 11 5 5 10 17 21 20 20 24 24 20 17 25 26 11
RFTI 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 16 51 22 43 16 43 22 53
Temp 20 17 45 43 31 23 41 36 24 17 37 38 29 23 48 43
DewPt 16 12 17 22 22 21 25 24 21 17 21 24 26 23 25 24
Max/Min RH 84 27 92 46 100 44 100 32
RH 84 81 32 42 70 92 53 60 89 100 52 57 88 100 40 47
PWind Dir W SW SW N NE SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
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