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 Sun Nov 16 2025
TXZ012-171000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
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 46 72 44 72 47
Temp 72 65 55 52 51 49 56 68 72 65 55 52 50 45 52 66 71 63 53 52 50 48
DewPt 40 39 41 41 40 39 37 31 27 28 30 30 30 31 32 32 31 32 34 35 37 38
Max/Min RH 74 19 58 23 68
RH 31 38 59 66 66 68 49 25 19 25 38 43 46 58 46 28 23 31 48 52 61 68
Wind Dir S SE SE S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 12 12 12 11 12 13 17 23 21 16 13 12 12 10 9 9 6 4 5 8 8 6
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 3 14 1 4 3 4 4 2 7 10 10 31 44 49 43 44 58 70 67 72 71 72
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 42 6 8 8 8 7 23 83104 13 7 9 9 7 7 46 89 3 4 6 6 5
T Wind Dir S SE S S SW W W W SW SW W W W W W W SW W SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 14 20 19 19 18 24 27 26 18 18 20 20 17 12 16 18 9 10 14 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
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 72 46 61 38 56 33 58 35 62
Temp 67 65 53 47 58 55 45 39 53 50 39 34 53 52 41 36 57 55
DewPt 43 42 42 44 46 44 38 37 36 35 34 32 34 33 33 32 35 34
Min/Max RH 33 93 55 92 45 92 37 85 36
RH 42 43 66 89 64 66 76 92 52 56 82 92 48 48 73 85 43 45
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW NW NW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 50 40 20 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-171000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 45 69 43 72 44
Temp 75 68 55 52 52 47 54 64 68 63 53 51 48 44 53 66 71 64 53 51 47 45
DewPt 37 36 37 38 42 41 38 31 29 30 32 32 33 33 35 35 33 34 35 36 37 38
Max/Min RH 79 21 66 25 78
RH 25 30 50 60 70 79 55 29 23 29 45 49 56 66 49 31 25 33 50 57 70 76
Wind Dir S S S SW W W W W W SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 9 9 8 8 10 12 17 20 19 13 12 11 9 9 8 10 10 6 4 5 4 4
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 5 6 6 6 5 2 3 2 15 9 20 47 50 51 55 37 53 60 77 80 73 69
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 5 9 9 10 10 29 87 98 16 11 13 12 10 10 84 93 4 6 7 6 8
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W W W W SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 14 12 17 17 19 20 24 28 27 19 20 25 21 19 17 21 19 10 13 13 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 72 43 60 35 57 32 58 32 62
Temp 66 64 50 44 56 54 43 36 53 51 37 33 53 52 39 33 56 54
DewPt 41 38 43 44 45 41 38 35 36 35 35 33 33 33 34 32 35 35
Min/Max RH 30 100 55 96 42 100 37 98 37
RH 40 38 77 100 66 61 82 96 51 53 92 100 46 48 82 98 45 48
PWind Dir SW SW SW W NW W W W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 50 30 10 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-171000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
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 75 42 71 46
Temp 74 67 57 54 52 50 58 70 74 68 57 53 48 43 51 65 70 64 56 52 49 46
DewPt 39 41 42 44 43 42 39 32 28 29 31 31 31 31 31 33 33 35 35 36 38 39
Max/Min RH 77 18 61 25 75
RH 28 38 58 69 71 75 49 24 18 23 37 42 52 61 47 29 25 33 45 55 66 75
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W NW N SW E SE S S SW
Wind Spd 10 9 9 8 8 9 13 20 17 12 10 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 3 2 7 3 16 4 2 2 17 7 11 27 42 35 43 45 58 65 64 69 64 60
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 56 10 11 11 11 11 31 76108 13 10 10 12 9 9 29 46 4 7 9 8 7
T Wind Dir S SE S S SW W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW E SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 13 17 17 17 16 24 24 24 16 14 14 18 13 12 12 12 6 10 13 12 11
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 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
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 47 63 39 57 33 61 35 63
Temp 69 68 55 48 60 58 47 40 54 52 41 34 54 55 43 36 58 57
DewPt 41 44 44 46 47 46 41 40 39 37 36 34 35 36 36 35 36 37
Min/Max RH 31 93 56 100 46 99 37 97 38
RH 36 41 66 93 61 64 80 100 57 55 82 99 48 48 75 97 43 46
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW NW NW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 50 40 20 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-171000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 50 74 44 70 48
Temp 74 67 58 55 54 52 58 67 72 67 58 54 50 45 50 64 69 64 56 53 50 48
DewPt 40 41 42 44 43 42 39 32 28 30 31 31 32 32 31 32 32 34 35 36 38 39
Max/Min RH 68 19 59 26 70
RH 29 38 56 66 65 68 50 27 20 25 36 41 49 59 49 31 26 33 45 53 65 70
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W NW N SW E SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 11 12 11 12 12 16 21 18 13 13 11 10 8 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 2 1 1 3 5 3 2 3 16 7 11 30 39 38 39 47 56 64 63 70 60 58
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 52 9 10 9 10 10 27 75107 12 9 9 11 8 8 31 48 4 5 7 7 7
T Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 18 17 18 17 24 25 25 16 16 17 19 13 13 14 13 8 10 13 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 74 48 62 40 56 35 59 36 62
Temp 67 67 56 49 59 57 48 41 52 51 41 36 53 54 43 37 57 56
DewPt 39 43 43 47 47 46 41 40 38 37 36 34 34 36 36 35 36 36
Min/Max RH 32 93 58 98 49 94 39 92 39
RH 36 42 62 93 65 65 79 98 58 57 82 94 49 50 75 92 46 47
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW NW NW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 50 40 20 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-171000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
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 69 34 65 39
Temp 70 63 53 49 47 43 51 65 69 61 49 43 39 35 45 61 65 58 48 45 41 39
DewPt 37 39 40 40 40 39 37 29 26 29 30 30 28 26 29 32 31 33 34 34 35 35
Max/Min RH 85 20 71 28 85
RH 30 41 63 71 76 84 58 25 20 29 47 59 64 71 53 33 28 39 58 66 78 84
Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N E S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 12 9 11 11 12 12 13 19 17 13 11 8 6 5 5 8 8 5 4 5 6 6
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 9 4 4 2 3 4 5 21 17 25 36 44 44 40 44 53 61 72 63 38 47
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 49 6 10 9 9 7 11 55 76 9 8 6 5 5 5 33 54 4 6 6 7 8
T Wind Dir S S S S SW W W W SW SW SW W W N N SW SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 13 21 20 20 16 17 21 19 14 17 12 12 11 9 12 14 11 12 13 16 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 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
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 69 40 58 33 52 28 56 28 60
Temp 65 62 45 41 55 52 40 34 49 47 34 29 51 50 36 30 56 52
DewPt 38 38 39 40 42 41 40 34 36 36 34 29 34 35 34 30 34 35
Min/Max RH 31 98 56 100 51 100 42 100 39
RH 37 41 78 98 62 65 99 100 60 64 99 100 52 55 92 100 43 51
PWind Dir SW SW SW W N NW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 50 40 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-171000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 43 72 36 65 39
Temp 71 62 52 49 48 45 54 69 72 62 51 46 40 37 47 62 65 58 47 44 41 39
DewPt 39 41 42 42 42 39 39 29 26 28 29 30 28 27 31 35 35 36 37 37 36 35
Max/Min RH 86 18 68 32 86
RH 31 45 68 79 81 80 56 22 18 27 43 54 62 68 54 36 32 44 66 76 82 86
Wind Dir S SE SE S S SW SW W SW SW SW W W NW N NE E SE SE S S SW
Wind Spd 12 10 11 10 10 11 13 18 13 8 8 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 2 2 11 4 11 6 2 6 10 4 18 26 38 37 31 36 55 67 64 72 53 53
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 61 6 8 9 9 8 12 58 93 3 5 4 4 4 6 27 33 3 4 4 5 5
T Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW W W W SW SW W NW N N E SE SE SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 19 14 19 19 19 19 20 20 17 9 10 10 9 9 12 11 9 8 9 10 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 71 42 59 35 52 29 56 31 60
Temp 66 63 49 43 56 53 43 36 49 46 34 30 52 49 38 32 56 52
DewPt 38 40 41 40 44 44 43 36 38 36 34 30 35 35 35 32 35 36
Min/Max RH 30 89 56 100 54 100 43 100 37
RH 35 43 76 89 63 71100 100 66 67100 100 52 58 89 100 45 53
PWind Dir SW SW S W NW W SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 40 50 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS
$$
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