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
209 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
TXZ012-071000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
209 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
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 29 51 27 57 28
Temp 64 54 44 41 37 32 36 46 51 46 36 33 30 28 35 50 57 49 38 35 30 29
DewPt 28 28 29 28 27 26 29 29 27 27 27 26 26 25 28 28 25 25 26 24 23 22
Max/Min RH 88 39 88 29 78
RH 25 36 55 59 67 78 75 51 39 47 69 75 85 88 75 42 29 39 62 64 75 75
Wind Dir W W NW N NW NW NW N NW NW S S S S S SW SW W SW SW W W
Wind Spd 14 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 4 3 4 5 8 9 10 13 10 4 4 4 6 8
Clouds CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 4 36 23 13 11 17 7 5 4 3 5 8 12 19 13 5 4 3 3 2 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 49 4 7 7 6 4 5 20 48 2 3 4 4 5 7 45 39 2 3 4 4 5
T Wind Dir NW W NW N NW NW N N NW N S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 20 13 18 18 17 12 12 11 12 8 8 10 11 13 14 18 11 6 6 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 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 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
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 65 34 60 35 60 28 53 25 52
Temp 57 56 44 36 55 54 44 37 56 52 37 29 46 46 32 26 46 45
DewPt 26 27 27 27 29 29 29 29 29 28 26 24 25 25 22 20 24 23
Min/Max RH 23 70 29 72 29 81 35 78 34
RH 30 33 51 69 37 38 55 72 35 39 64 81 43 43 66 78 42 41
PWind Dir W NW SE SW N E SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-071000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
209 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 28 55 26 58 28
Temp 66 56 46 40 35 30 37 49 53 48 36 32 28 27 35 51 57 49 36 33 30 29
DewPt 27 29 30 30 29 27 29 28 25 26 27 26 25 24 25 24 22 25 25 22 22 22
Max/Min RH 92 33 92 25 78
RH 23 36 54 67 78 88 72 45 33 43 70 78 88 88 66 34 25 38 64 63 72 75
Wind Dir W W NW N NW NW NW N NW NW S S S SW SW SW W NW W W W W
Wind Spd 20 13 10 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 12 9 4 3 3 4 5
Clouds FW CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 6 4 12 19 29 15 15 4 7 4 3 4 14 16 22 11 8 7 3 3 5 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 66 11 10 8 7 6 5 37 54 3 4 5 5 6 8 34 32 3 3 4 5 6
T Wind Dir W W NW N N N N N NW NW S S S SW SW W W NW NW W W SW
T Wind Spd 26 19 21 16 16 13 12 11 11 8 8 11 11 12 12 14 10 6 6 8 11 11
RFTI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 67 34 65 37 63 28 57 27 57
Temp 58 57 45 35 58 58 49 39 58 54 37 29 49 49 33 27 49 47
DewPt 25 27 26 27 31 32 31 32 31 30 28 26 27 27 23 22 25 25
Min/Max RH 20 72 28 75 29 88 35 83 31
RH 28 31 48 72 35 37 51 75 35 40 71 88 42 43 66 81 38 42
PWind Dir W NW W W N SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-071000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
209 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
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 30 53 26 58 28
Temp 60 57 47 43 38 32 36 46 52 48 37 33 30 27 35 52 58 50 39 36 31 29
DewPt 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 29 28 28 27 26 26 29 28 26 28 27 27 25 24
Max/Min RH 94 38 95 29 83
RH 30 34 49 58 70 88 76 52 40 46 69 76 86 95 77 40 29 41 62 70 78 82
Wind Dir W W N NW NW NW N N NW NE SW SW SW SW S SW SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 10 8 4 3 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 11 13 40 32 20 16 19 9 8 4 4 5 10 16 18 16 9 3 3 2 4 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 46 7 11 11 11 8 9 22 60 5 4 4 5 6 8 42 40 5 5 6 6 7
T Wind Dir W W N N N N N N NW NW SW SW S S SW S SW SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 17 11 16 17 17 12 10 10 12 9 6 6 8 9 10 16 11 8 8 9 10 11
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 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
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 66 35 63 36 61 27 54 25 52
Temp 58 57 43 36 56 57 46 37 56 53 37 28 46 46 32 26 44 45
DewPt 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 31 30 28 26 24 24 25 22 21 23 22
Min/Max RH 24 80 28 80 30 86 34 81 33
RH 30 33 57 80 35 35 56 80 36 36 64 86 41 43 66 81 43 40
PWind Dir SW NW SE SW N E SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-071000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
209 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 31 52 29 57 30
Temp 60 57 49 44 39 34 36 45 51 47 39 35 32 30 35 50 56 50 40 36 33 31
DewPt 28 30 31 29 29 30 30 29 28 28 29 27 28 27 28 27 26 27 28 27 26 25
Max/Min RH 92 38 91 31 79
RH 29 36 50 56 67 84 77 54 40 47 66 74 85 91 75 41 31 41 62 69 77 78
Wind Dir W W N N N NW NW N NW NW S SW SW SW S SW SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 12 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 11 8 4 4 4 4 6
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 7 10 47 35 19 13 24 9 6 3 3 5 9 15 20 15 7 3 3 2 3 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 46 6 9 9 9 6 8 20 57 4 3 4 4 5 6 40 32 3 3 4 5 6
T Wind Dir W W N N N N N N NW NW SW S S S SW SW SW W SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 18 11 17 17 16 11 11 10 12 8 6 8 8 10 10 16 10 6 5 9 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 65 36 62 38 59 29 53 27 52
Temp 55 57 44 37 55 56 47 39 55 53 38 30 45 46 34 28 44 45
DewPt 26 28 30 31 30 30 32 32 30 28 26 26 24 25 23 22 24 23
Min/Max RH 25 79 30 77 31 85 35 79 35
RH 33 33 57 79 38 36 57 77 39 39 62 84 43 43 65 79 45 41
PWind Dir SW NW SE SW N E SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-071000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
209 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
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 25 52 21 56 25
Temp 60 52 40 34 31 27 34 48 52 45 33 27 24 22 30 48 56 46 34 29 28 26
DewPt 32 31 30 28 27 26 28 28 26 27 26 24 23 22 26 27 25 28 27 25 23 21
Max/Min RH 99 36 100 30 86
RH 35 45 68 77 85 95 77 46 36 49 74 87 96100 84 45 30 48 74 83 83 80
Wind Dir W W N N NW NW NW N NW NW W W SW SW SW W W S W W W W
Wind Spd 11 5 9 9 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 5 4 4 4 5 8
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 32 27 14 9 13 17 20 5 3 5 5 5 14 25 26 9 3 3 2 1 4 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 40 5 9 7 7 6 5 42 63 2 3 3 4 4 3 12 20 2 3 5 6 6
T Wind Dir W W N N N N N N NW W SW S S SW SW W NW SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 14 10 19 17 16 16 14 13 12 8 6 6 9 9 8 9 6 6 8 11 12 13
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 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
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 65 31 60 32 57 24 52 22 52
Temp 57 55 38 32 54 53 40 33 54 49 31 25 44 44 26 23 45 43
DewPt 26 30 29 28 30 32 31 29 31 29 26 24 26 27 23 21 25 25
Min/Max RH 24 85 32 85 34 98 38 96 36
RH 30 38 68 85 40 44 68 85 41 46 82 98 49 51 89 91 45 49
PWind Dir SW NW SW W N E SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-071000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
209 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 24 48 21 55 26
Temp 64 53 43 37 33 28 32 42 48 41 30 26 23 22 31 48 55 45 34 30 28 27
DewPt 28 29 29 28 29 27 28 28 27 27 25 24 23 22 26 28 27 28 27 25 24 22
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 34 88
RH 25 39 58 69 85 97 86 57 43 58 80 89100 99 81 45 34 50 75 81 86 81
Wind Dir W N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW
Wind Spd 9 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 5 3 4 4 5 8
Clouds CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 5 27 40 21 11 12 22 21 7 5 6 10 11 14 23 9 4 3 3 4 3 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 4 7 7 7 5 5 17 65 3 4 4 3 4 4 25 26 2 3 5 6 6
T Wind Dir W NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 16 17 16 13 10 10 14 10 10 10 8 11 10 12 9 5 8 11 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 67 31 59 32 55 22 50 20 47
Temp 59 55 40 32 54 52 41 33 52 46 32 23 42 40 26 21 40 39
DewPt 27 30 29 28 29 30 31 29 29 25 24 22 23 24 23 20 23 22
Min/Max RH 24 85 31 88 33 96 39 97 38
RH 29 38 64 85 37 43 67 84 41 43 73 96 46 52 87 96 49 49
PWind Dir SW NW SW W N NE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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