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
349 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025
TXZ012-222200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025
Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
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 65 38 55 41 65
Temp 38 41 56 64 57 47 44 41 40 45 51 54 50 47 47 44 43 47 59 65 56
DewPt 36 38 41 38 38 38 38 37 37 41 44 45 46 45 45 42 38 39 38 35 34
Min/Max RH 38 100 71 93 33
RH 94 89 57 38 49 71 79 86 89 86 77 71 86 93 93 93 82 74 45 33 43
Wind Dir NW W W SW SE S S S S SE S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW
Wind Spd 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 9 14 14 12 12 11 12 12 12 13 11 4
Clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 59 57 11 19 10 9 7 6 46 92 98 92 73 66 56 23 13 5 2 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 90 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.18 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 2 3 15 24 2 4 4 4 4 7 33 34 19 11 15 7 11 21 47 49 4
T Wind Dir N W W W S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW
T Wind Spd 6 8 10 9 6 10 12 10 10 13 23 20 19 18 19 17 19 19 16 12 8
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 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
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 34 54 27 54 31 60 33 62
Temp 42 35 50 45 33 28 47 47 36 32 52 52 39 34 55 54
DewPt 33 28 26 25 23 23 23 26 26 27 31 31 32 31 33 33
Max/Min RH 75 33 81 31 82 34 89 33
RH 70 75 39 45 66 81 38 44 67 82 44 44 76 89 43 45
PWind Dir W N E S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-222200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025
Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 67 37 57 39 65
Temp 35 42 55 64 58 45 41 39 39 46 51 56 53 47 45 42 41 47 60 64 56
DewPt 35 38 40 36 36 37 38 39 39 45 49 50 47 46 43 40 38 39 36 33 34
Min/Max RH 33 100 77 96 31
RH 100 86 56 35 45 73 89100100 96 91 79 82 96 93 93 89 73 41 31 43
Wind Dir W W SW SW S S S S SE SE S S S S SW SW W W W W W
Wind Spd 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 9 12 12 8 8 8 9 11 12 12 9 4
Clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 59 53 15 22 17 6 8 27 87 90 98 66 42 41 26 18 13 7 2 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 20 90 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.27 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS O O O O
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 4 17 25 3 6 5 6 6 17 38 38 11 16 13 16 10 17 43 57 5
T Wind Dir S SW W SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W NW W W
T Wind Spd 5 8 10 9 9 11 11 12 12 19 21 23 13 17 19 21 19 20 14 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 32 54 25 54 29 61 30 63
Temp 39 33 49 45 30 26 47 47 33 30 53 53 36 31 57 55
DewPt 33 30 26 26 25 23 25 28 28 27 31 31 32 30 32 33
Max/Min RH 91 33 92 35 94 32 96 31
RH 79 89 40 46 81 90 42 47 80 90 42 43 85 96 39 42
PWind Dir W NE E S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-222200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025
Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
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 66 35 59 41 67
Temp 38 42 55 64 59 49 44 42 37 44 55 57 54 49 49 46 43 48 61 66 59
DewPt 37 40 42 40 41 41 40 39 37 41 45 47 47 47 47 45 41 41 40 37 38
Min/Max RH 40 100 67 99 34
RH 96 91 61 42 51 73 86 89 99 89 69 70 77 93 93 97 91 78 46 34 44
Wind Dir W W W SW S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW W W NW W
Wind Spd 2 2 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 10 12 10 10 9 8 6 9 11 9 4
Clouds B1 SC FW CL FW CL FW FW SC OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 57 46 11 5 10 4 6 11 27 88 98 92 80 59 53 25 10 3 2 5 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 90 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.16 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 1 1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 4 7 16 20 3 6 6 6 5 7 40 42 29 18 17 10 11 21 36 56 7
T Wind Dir NW W W SW S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW W
T Wind Spd 5 9 9 8 5 9 9 9 8 10 18 19 17 19 19 16 16 17 12 12 9
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 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
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 34 54 26 54 30 60 30 62
Temp 44 35 51 48 34 27 47 48 36 31 52 53 39 31 55 56
DewPt 34 28 26 25 23 21 21 25 25 27 30 32 32 31 34 35
Max/Min RH 75 32 79 29 85 33 99 35
RH 68 75 38 40 63 79 35 40 64 85 41 44 76 99 45 45
PWind Dir NW N NE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-222200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025
Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 65 38 58 42 66
Temp 38 42 53 63 59 50 46 43 40 45 54 56 54 50 49 47 44 47 60 65 59
DewPt 38 40 42 40 40 40 40 40 38 41 45 46 47 47 47 44 41 40 39 36 37
Min/Max RH 42 100 70 94 35
RH 99 92 66 43 50 68 81 88 93 86 73 71 78 89 92 92 89 78 47 35 45
Wind Dir W W SW SW S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 12 9 4
Clouds B1 SC FW CL FW CL FW FW SC OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 58 49 12 5 9 5 6 10 33 92 98 92 78 58 53 22 10 3 2 4 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 90 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.16 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 6 13 19 3 5 5 5 4 7 35 39 26 13 12 9 9 20 36 50 5
T Wind Dir NW W W SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW W
T Wind Spd 5 8 9 9 5 9 10 9 9 10 19 19 18 19 18 16 16 17 13 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 36 53 28 53 31 60 32 62
Temp 44 37 49 47 35 29 46 47 37 32 52 53 40 33 54 55
DewPt 34 29 25 25 23 23 21 25 26 28 30 31 33 32 33 35
Max/Min RH 75 34 79 32 84 34 95 35
RH 67 72 40 41 61 78 37 42 63 83 43 43 76 95 45 46
PWind Dir NW N E S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ006-222200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025
Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
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 62 31 53 34 63
Temp 33 41 55 61 54 42 37 35 32 41 49 52 49 45 42 38 36 43 59 63 54
DewPt 31 38 40 38 39 39 37 34 32 40 45 46 47 45 42 38 36 37 36 31 33
Min/Max RH 40 100 80 100 30
RH 94 90 57 42 57 89 99 98100 94 85 80 92100 99100 99 79 42 30 44
Wind Dir W SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW S
Wind Spd 3 4 6 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 10 11 9 11 10 10 9 9 11 9 4
Clouds B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 53 40 1 4 6 7 7 8 69 93 98 73 52 44 24 9 15 7 2 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 90 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.25 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O O
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 19 23 3 4 4 4 4 7 24 27 15 10 11 8 8 5 48 52 3
T Wind Dir W W W SW S SE S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW SW
T Wind Spd 6 10 11 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 17 19 17 20 21 18 16 11 12 11 8
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 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
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 28 48 21 49 23 56 25 59
Temp 36 29 45 40 27 22 44 43 28 24 49 48 31 26 54 50
DewPt 30 24 24 24 22 21 24 27 26 24 29 30 30 26 31 33
Max/Min RH 85 37 95 38 99 35 100 35
RH 80 83 42 51 83 95 45 52 91 99 45 49 95 100 42 52
PWind Dir NW NE E SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5
$$
OKZ002-222200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025
Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 62 32 57 37 62
Temp 38 41 56 62 54 42 39 36 34 42 53 55 50 46 45 42 39 46 59 62 54
DewPt 36 39 43 41 42 41 38 36 34 38 43 45 46 45 45 42 39 41 39 35 35
Min/Max RH 46 100 65 100 36
RH 89 93 62 46 64 95 97100100 86 69 69 86 97100100100 83 48 36 49
Wind Dir W SW SW SW SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW
Wind Spd 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 9 12 11 11 10 9 9 10 12 10 4
Clouds SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 42 26 5 2 3 4 7 12 29 70 97 92 77 61 57 28 15 13 8 8 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 90 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.17 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 13 15 2 4 4 4 4 4 41 27 12 10 16 16 6 10 64 95 6
T Wind Dir W W SW SW SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW
T Wind Spd 8 9 8 5 6 9 9 10 11 11 20 17 17 20 24 19 12 13 18 19 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 30 49 22 49 23 56 26 57
Temp 38 31 46 41 28 23 45 41 30 24 49 47 33 27 52 49
DewPt 31 24 24 22 21 19 20 25 24 24 29 30 31 27 32 34
Max/Min RH 77 34 88 33 100 36 100 39
RH 76 75 41 47 75 85 36 52 79 99 45 51 92 100 46 55
PWind Dir NW N NW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 5
$$
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