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 9 2025
TXZ012-101000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CST Sun Nov 9 2025
Date 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 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 24 63 40 76 39
Temp 54 46 36 32 28 24 36 53 61 57 47 45 43 42 51 69 75 66 53 49 44 40
DewPt 20 21 22 22 22 22 24 25 25 25 24 23 23 23 26 27 27 29 29 29 30 29
Max/Min RH 92 23 48 17 64
RH 26 37 56 66 78 92 61 33 25 29 40 41 45 46 37 21 17 25 39 46 58 64
Wind Dir N N E SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N NE N N N
Wind Spd 11 4 4 4 4 5 9 13 13 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 10 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 18 21 17 15 4 4 2 5 2 6 12 22 16 9 7 14 22 30 31 17 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 80 4 3 3 3 4 9 52 67 5 8 9 9 7 10 33 42 4 4 4 4 4
T Wind Dir N N E SE S S S SW W SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 17 9 9 8 10 11 16 20 19 13 20 24 23 19 19 18 13 10 9 10 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
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 41 78 45 78 46 66 38 60
Temp 67 63 47 42 72 68 53 46 73 70 56 47 62 58 45 39 55 54
DewPt 31 32 33 31 28 28 28 28 33 33 35 38 39 38 37 33 31 27
Min/Max RH 21 67 15 49 19 71 37 82 30
RH 26 31 58 65 19 22 38 49 23 25 45 71 43 47 73 79 40 35
PWind Dir E S SW SW SW S SW W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ016-101000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CST Sun Nov 9 2025
Date 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 25 64 39 77 39
Temp 54 48 36 32 27 25 38 55 63 56 45 44 42 41 52 71 76 65 51 46 41 39
DewPt 18 21 23 22 22 21 24 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 26 26 25 29 29 29 29 28
Max/Min RH 89 22 52 14 64
RH 24 34 59 68 82 86 57 31 23 30 44 46 49 50 36 18 15 26 42 51 61 64
Wind Dir N N NE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 5 4 2 3 4 5 10 16 13 9 10 10 11 11 13 16 11 4 4 3 3 3
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 9 18 29 24 13 3 3 2 5 4 14 13 21 11 12 7 12 30 31 29 15 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 4 3 4 5 7 15 52 56 6 12 12 11 10 18 46 51 5 6 6 5 5
T Wind Dir N N E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NE E E E NE
T Wind Spd 11 8 6 9 12 14 20 21 19 14 23 24 21 21 23 19 12 11 11 11 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 73 42 78 45 76 43 63 35 60
Temp 67 64 47 43 72 68 52 46 72 70 54 44 59 56 42 36 54 54
DewPt 30 29 31 27 26 27 26 27 33 32 34 37 37 35 36 33 28 28
Min/Max RH 20 59 15 47 20 76 38 92 29
RH 25 27 53 54 18 21 36 47 24 25 47 76 44 46 79 89 36 36
PWind Dir E S W SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-101000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CST Sun Nov 9 2025
Date 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 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 23 67 42 77 39
Temp 54 49 38 32 28 24 35 54 64 59 49 47 45 44 53 70 77 67 54 49 42 39
DewPt 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 27 26 25 25 26 27 29 28 30 31 31 31 31
Max/Min RH 100 22 50 16 73
RH 28 34 54 70 85100 64 32 23 29 40 42 44 50 36 21 16 25 41 50 65 73
Wind Dir N NE NE E SE SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N NE N N N N
Wind Spd 10 5 2 2 2 3 4 11 11 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 6 4 2 2 2 2
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 3 10 15 4 14 3 2 2 4 2 6 15 29 15 8 10 16 28 20 18 17 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 103 7 4 4 4 4 10 65 72 7 12 13 13 12 15 26 60 5 6 5 6 6
T Wind Dir N NE NE E S SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N NE NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 19 9 6 6 6 6 12 20 19 11 18 19 19 18 18 14 16 9 9 8 9 9
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 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
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 73 43 79 47 81 49 68 40 62
Temp 68 65 49 44 72 70 55 48 75 74 61 50 64 61 48 40 56 55
DewPt 33 34 35 35 29 30 31 30 34 35 37 40 40 40 39 36 32 30
Min/Max RH 22 72 15 50 19 68 37 87 31
RH 27 31 58 70 20 22 40 49 22 24 41 68 41 46 71 84 40 38
PWind Dir E S SW SW SW S SW W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-101000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CST Sun Nov 9 2025
Date 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 26 66 43 76 40
Temp 53 50 39 33 29 27 36 55 64 59 50 48 46 45 52 69 76 67 55 49 44 41
DewPt 24 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 27 27 25 26 26 27 28 27 30 31 31 32 32
Max/Min RH 92 23 49 17 71
RH 32 34 53 70 84 92 63 32 23 30 40 41 45 48 37 22 17 25 41 49 63 71
Wind Dir N NE E E S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N NE N N N N
Wind Spd 9 5 4 3 3 4 6 12 12 9 10 12 12 12 12 10 8 4 3 3 3 3
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 4 15 20 5 14 3 2 2 4 2 6 16 29 15 7 8 14 30 22 21 15 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 97 8 4 4 3 4 11 58 69 7 10 11 11 10 12 25 57 4 5 4 5 5
T Wind Dir N NE E E S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 18 9 6 6 6 8 14 20 19 12 19 20 20 18 19 14 16 9 9 8 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 73 44 78 48 79 49 67 40 61
Temp 66 64 50 45 71 70 55 49 73 72 61 50 63 59 48 41 55 55
DewPt 32 33 35 34 28 30 31 30 34 35 37 41 39 39 39 36 32 29
Min/Max RH 24 68 16 49 20 69 38 84 31
RH 28 31 58 66 20 23 40 48 24 26 42 69 41 46 72 82 42 37
PWind Dir E S SW SW SW S SW W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ006-101000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CST Sun Nov 9 2025
Date 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 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 20 62 33 77 34
Temp 54 46 32 27 23 21 34 53 61 55 43 40 37 36 48 73 76 65 49 43 38 35
DewPt 15 21 21 21 21 20 24 23 24 27 26 24 24 25 27 27 25 29 29 29 28 28
Max/Min RH 100 23 66 14 76
RH 21 36 62 79 94100 65 31 24 34 52 52 59 65 44 18 15 26 47 55 66 74
Wind Dir N NE NE E SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N NE E NE N N NW
Wind Spd 6 4 3 3 4 4 8 13 12 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 31 28 19 6 3 3 2 2 7 13 22 32 18 16 7 14 24 31 18 10 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 77 5 4 3 4 4 9 37 37 5 9 9 7 6 7 63 64 4 5 5 4 3
T Wind Dir N NE E SE S S SW SW W S SW SW SW W NW N N E E NE N N
T Wind Spd 14 9 9 8 9 11 14 19 16 13 20 19 16 13 13 19 14 11 10 10 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
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 70 38 76 41 73 42 61 33 56
Temp 66 61 44 39 71 66 49 42 69 67 51 43 58 54 40 34 51 49
DewPt 30 32 33 29 27 30 30 28 33 33 33 33 36 35 34 31 31 29
Min/Max RH 22 72 16 56 22 68 37 91 36
RH 26 33 65 67 19 26 47 56 26 28 50 68 43 48 80 90 45 45
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
OKZ002-101000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CST Sun Nov 9 2025
Date 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 20 62 37 76 34
Temp 53 45 32 26 22 20 32 51 61 54 44 43 42 40 50 72 75 64 49 42 38 35
DewPt 23 22 23 23 22 20 24 24 25 27 26 26 25 25 27 27 26 29 30 30 30 29
Max/Min RH 100 24 56 16 82
RH 31 40 69 87100100 73 34 24 35 50 52 52 55 41 19 16 27 48 62 74 78
Wind Dir N NE NE SW W S S S SW S SW SW SW SW W N N NE NE NW NW NW
Wind Spd 11 4 3 2 3 3 4 10 9 6 9 10 10 9 8 9 8 4 3 3 3 3
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 0 8 18 5 8 6 1 3 2 2 9 22 38 22 14 9 12 19 16 16 11 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 112 4 3 3 3 3 7 42 42 4 8 9 8 7 8 60 67 4 4 3 3 4
T Wind Dir N N NE SE S S S S SW S SW SW W W NW N N N NE NE NW N
T Wind Spd 21 10 8 6 6 8 13 17 14 12 19 21 18 16 14 23 19 11 9 8 6 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 68 38 73 42 76 45 63 35 57
Temp 64 60 45 39 69 63 48 43 71 69 55 46 61 55 43 36 52 49
DewPt 33 34 34 33 30 31 31 29 33 34 34 35 37 38 37 33 32 31
Min/Max RH 26 83 19 58 21 64 37 90 38
RH 30 38 65 79 23 30 52 58 25 27 44 64 41 52 79 89 45 50
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
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