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
248 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025
TXZ012-020900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025
Date 11/01/25 Sun 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 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
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 36 75 43 78 48
Temp 59 54 43 41 38 37 48 67 75 67 55 51 48 44 53 71 77 69 59 56 52 49
DewPt 30 31 31 32 32 32 33 33 32 32 32 30 29 29 32 34 33 33 34 33 33 32
Max/Min RH 82 21 55 20 52
RH 33 41 62 70 79 82 56 28 21 27 41 44 47 55 45 26 20 26 39 42 48 52
Wind Dir NW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 2 2 5 8 9 10 12 12 9 6 9 9 8 6 5 8 11 11 12 12 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 4 2 1 5 6 7 5 2 5 2 1 4 4 6 4 2 10 12 24 45 49 52
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 21 2 3 5 7 6 10 21 30 3 5 6 6 4 3 39 81 10 9 9 9 8
T Wind Dir NW W S S SW SW W W SW S S SW SW W S S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 5 4 9 14 18 17 18 13 11 10 13 17 16 10 9 16 19 18 23 23 23 20
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 11/04Wed 11/05/25Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 81 45 72 42 78 42 71 43 67
Temp 76 72 55 46 68 63 48 43 72 70 52 43 66 64 52 44 63 59
DewPt 32 29 29 30 36 37 38 36 33 29 30 32 32 31 30 29 28 29
Min/Max RH 14 53 26 82 17 65 23 55 24
RH 20 20 37 53 31 38 68 76 24 22 43 65 28 29 43 55 26 32
PWind Dir SW W N SE SW NW NE SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-020900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025
Date 11/01/25 Sun 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 35 76 42 80 46
Temp 60 55 43 39 37 36 48 68 75 67 53 50 47 43 55 73 79 71 58 54 50 47
DewPt 30 31 31 32 32 31 33 31 31 32 31 29 29 27 30 32 32 32 31 29 30 29
Max/Min RH 82 20 53 18 51
RH 32 40 64 76 82 82 56 25 20 27 43 45 50 53 38 22 18 24 36 38 47 49
Wind Dir NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 9 6 6 6 5 4 4 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 12 6 4 7 7 4 7 2 6 3 4 8 11 7 5 2 8 13 31 43 49 46
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 25 2 4 7 8 9 13 20 27 4 7 8 7 6 4 57 79 9 10 10 10 10
T Wind Dir NW W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 4 9 14 17 18 18 12 10 10 13 17 16 12 8 16 17 14 19 20 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/04Wed 11/05/25Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 82 45 75 42 80 40 73 43 70
Temp 77 73 55 46 70 65 47 43 75 71 53 41 66 65 51 44 66 62
DewPt 29 27 24 24 31 34 36 32 28 24 26 29 30 28 28 26 27 29
Min/Max RH 14 42 20 70 13 63 19 49 21
RH 17 18 30 42 23 31 65 65 18 17 34 63 26 25 41 49 23 28
PWind Dir SW W N S SW W SE SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-020900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025
Date 11/01/25 Sun 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 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
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 37 77 42 79 50
Temp 57 55 45 41 39 37 50 68 76 69 57 52 47 43 53 70 78 71 61 59 54 51
DewPt 30 32 33 33 34 33 34 33 32 34 35 34 34 32 34 35 35 36 36 35 35 34
Max/Min RH 86 20 65 21 52
RH 35 42 62 73 82 86 55 27 20 28 43 50 60 65 48 28 21 28 40 41 47 51
Wind Dir W S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S SE S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 5 6 9 10 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 4 1 3 6 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 4 2 1 3 11 18 32 46 48 41
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 22 3 6 8 9 8 18 25 31 5 9 8 7 5 6 27 84 13 15 13 14 12
T Wind Dir W S SW S SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW W NE SE S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 5 4 8 11 14 12 18 14 10 9 13 12 11 8 10 12 19 17 23 20 20 17
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 11/04Wed 11/05/25Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 82 44 72 42 80 43 73 45 69
Temp 76 72 53 45 68 65 49 43 75 72 52 44 67 65 53 46 65 61
DewPt 34 34 35 36 37 39 41 40 34 31 33 33 31 33 32 31 29 31
Min/Max RH 17 70 28 91 17 65 23 56 24
RH 22 25 50 70 32 38 75 89 22 22 48 65 26 30 43 56 26 32
PWind Dir SW W NE SE SW NW NE SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-020900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025
Date 11/01/25 Sun 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 39 76 44 77 51
Temp 57 55 46 42 41 40 49 67 75 68 57 53 48 45 53 69 76 70 61 59 55 52
DewPt 30 32 32 33 34 34 34 33 32 34 34 34 33 33 33 35 35 36 36 35 34 33
Max/Min RH 79 21 61 23 48
RH 35 42 60 71 77 79 55 28 21 29 42 48 56 61 47 29 23 29 39 40 45 48
Wind Dir W S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SE S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 2 3 4 6 9 9 11 11 9 5 8 6 5 4 4 6 9 9 11 12 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 5 2 3 5 6 1 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 1 2 12 16 32 46 46 42
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 21 6 5 7 8 8 16 23 25 4 8 7 7 3 5 25 84 12 12 12 11 10
T Wind Dir W S S S SW SW SW W SW S S SW SW SW E SE S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 5 5 9 13 16 14 19 14 10 10 14 13 12 6 10 12 19 18 21 21 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/04Wed 11/05/25Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 81 45 72 43 80 44 72 45 68
Temp 75 71 53 46 67 64 49 44 73 71 52 45 65 65 54 46 64 60
DewPt 32 33 34 35 37 38 41 39 33 30 33 33 31 32 32 31 29 31
Min/Max RH 17 67 28 88 17 64 24 54 25
RH 22 25 48 67 33 39 75 81 23 22 49 62 28 30 43 54 27 33
PWind Dir SW W NE S SW NW NE SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-020900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025
Date 11/01/25 Sun 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 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
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 32 76 38 70 42
Temp 59 53 40 36 34 33 48 68 76 66 52 48 42 39 51 64 70 63 52 50 47 43
DewPt 25 31 32 31 30 29 32 31 32 34 34 33 32 32 35 35 35 37 37 34 32 30
Max/Min RH 85 20 77 27 60
RH 27 42 72 81 83 85 54 25 20 30 49 56 67 76 54 34 27 38 57 55 56 60
Wind Dir SW S SW W SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N NE SE SE S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 6 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 6 5 4 4 5 8 10 9 5 6 9 9 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 11 2 5 4 2 4 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 3 3 5 16 32 52 53 51 46
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 36 4 5 6 6 6 4 12 23 3 6 6 4 3 9 26 49 4 8 9 9 7
T Wind Dir W S SW W W W SW SW SW S S SW SW W NE E S SE S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 12 13 14 14 10 10 10 9 12 12 9 6 13 11 17 10 17 19 19 16
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 11/04Wed 11/05/25Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 79 40 70 38 76 37 68 39 65
Temp 73 69 46 41 67 62 44 39 72 67 46 38 63 61 48 40 62 57
DewPt 31 31 33 30 32 35 37 34 30 29 30 29 29 31 29 27 27 29
Min/Max RH 16 65 24 88 16 70 23 59 24
RH 21 25 59 64 27 36 76 82 21 24 53 70 28 31 47 59 26 34
PWind Dir SW N NE S SW N SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-020900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025
Date 11/01/25 Sun 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 31 75 37 69 43
Temp 59 51 39 36 33 32 47 68 75 65 52 47 41 38 49 62 68 61 51 48 47 44
DewPt 28 31 31 31 31 28 31 33 32 36 35 34 34 32 36 36 36 39 40 37 34 32
Max/Min RH 91 21 79 31 67
RH 30 46 73 84 91 86 53 27 21 34 51 61 74 79 60 38 31 43 66 64 60 64
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW NE E SE E SE S SW W
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 9 8 4 5 8 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 1 8 3 5 7 0 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 6 21 30 50 47 49 37
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 3 5 5 5 5 6 13 25 4 6 5 4 4 17 30 55 4 7 8 8 6
T Wind Dir W S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W N NE E SE SE S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 9 9 11 11 12 13 12 9 9 11 13 12 10 10 18 12 18 10 16 19 19 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/04Wed 11/05/25Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 75 39 67 37 75 37 69 40 63
Temp 71 65 46 40 64 60 44 38 71 65 46 38 65 61 48 41 60 55
DewPt 36 37 37 34 35 37 39 37 33 32 33 30 30 32 31 27 28 29
Min/Max RH 22 82 30 99 19 73 23 58 26
RH 28 35 71 79 34 43 83 95 25 29 60 73 27 34 51 57 30 36
PWind Dir W N NE S W N SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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