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 Fri Nov 21 2025
TXZ012-212200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
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 60 35 63 38 55
Temp 40 44 54 59 52 43 41 38 37 41 55 62 56 46 43 41 42 45 51 54 50
DewPt 37 41 44 43 42 40 39 38 37 39 41 38 39 38 39 39 40 43 45 45 45
Min/Max RH 55 100 41 93 71
RH 88 89 69 55 69 89 93100100 93 59 41 53 73 86 93 93 93 80 71 83
Wind Dir W NW NW N N N N N N NW W S SE S S S SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 9 10 12 10 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 8 8 8 8 12 14 13 12
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1
Clouds(%) 23 49 27 19 15 4 20 21 39 36 10 8 9 12 17 43 70 89 89 80 60
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 30 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.30
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O O O IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 1
Vent Rate 5 13 34 50 5 4 5 4 6 4 15 22 3 5 5 5 6 14 36 35 18
T Wind Dir W NW N N N N N N N NW W SW S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 16 17 17 11 11 10 10 11 11 9 8 10 14 14 13 17 21 24 19 18
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 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
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 39 66 34 54 26 50 29 58
Temp 47 42 60 56 42 35 50 46 34 27 45 44 34 31 52 50
DewPt 43 38 38 35 32 28 27 23 23 22 21 23 23 24 27 28
Max/Min RH 93 31 79 32 81 32 75 31
RH 86 86 44 45 67 75 41 40 64 81 38 43 64 75 38 42
PWind Dir S W W NE NE W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ016-212200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 62 32 65 38 58
Temp 38 45 54 60 55 42 39 36 34 41 56 64 56 46 42 41 42 47 53 58 53
DewPt 37 40 43 41 39 40 38 36 34 38 39 36 36 38 39 41 42 47 49 46 44
Min/Max RH 44 100 35 100 63
RH 96 84 65 48 56 93 96100100 91 53 35 47 73 89100100100 85 63 71
Wind Dir W NW N N N NE NE NE N W SW S S S S SE SE SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 8 8 9 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 11 13 13 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW
Clouds(%) 7 12 12 17 11 10 18 17 43 36 6 11 16 23 40 71 88 92 83 54 19
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 40 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.10 0.28
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O NM NM
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 7 8 36 28 3 5 4 4 5 5 25 38 4 7 7 7 10 25 35 87 10
T Wind Dir NW N N N NE E E NE NW W SW S S S S S SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 13 14 9 8 10 9 9 9 9 11 11 10 14 14 13 14 20 21 23 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 39 65 32 56 25 51 27 60
Temp 44 41 60 56 41 33 51 48 33 26 45 45 32 30 53 51
DewPt 40 37 35 35 33 30 29 27 25 24 24 25 26 25 27 29
Max/Min RH 89 31 91 33 94 37 87 29
RH 86 88 39 45 75 87 42 45 72 94 43 46 77 83 36 43
PWind Dir SW W W N NE SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-212200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
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 61 35 63 37 58
Temp 42 48 55 59 55 46 42 40 37 43 55 63 57 48 44 41 40 46 53 57 54
DewPt 42 45 45 44 44 42 40 40 37 41 42 40 41 41 40 40 40 45 47 47 47
Min/Max RH 55 100 43 100 68
RH 98 90 70 57 66 86 92 99100 93 59 43 54 76 85 96100 95 77 68 78
Wind Dir W NW N N N N N NW NW W SW SW SE S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 4 5 10 9 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 12 12 10
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 54 66 51 62 19 20 31 37 47 36 15 8 6 8 15 32 59 84 87 84 68
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.29
Rain Shwrs IS IS O O O O IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 4 1 1 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 1
Vent Rate 7 20 39 50 15 11 10 4 4 7 19 23 4 7 7 8 6 13 34 41 22
T Wind Dir W NW N N N N N N NW W W SW S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 13 14 16 12 11 9 6 6 8 9 8 6 10 11 12 10 14 19 18 18
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 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
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 39 66 34 55 26 51 29 58
Temp 48 42 61 58 43 35 52 48 35 28 46 46 35 31 52 51
DewPt 45 40 40 37 33 29 26 24 23 23 19 24 24 25 28 30
Max/Min RH 97 33 80 30 83 30 82 32
RH 89 94 46 44 68 78 36 38 61 83 34 41 64 79 39 43
PWind Dir S W NW N NE W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-212200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 60 36 63 40 57
Temp 43 47 54 59 54 46 43 41 38 43 55 62 57 49 45 43 42 46 52 55 53
DewPt 41 44 45 44 43 42 40 40 38 41 41 39 40 40 41 41 42 45 47 47 47
Min/Max RH 57 100 44 98 73
RH 92 89 72 58 66 86 91 96100 91 60 44 54 73 84 93 98 95 81 74 78
Wind Dir W NW N N N N N N NW W SW SW SE S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 8 10 9 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 9 12 13 11
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 61 60 51 58 14 6 17 26 45 37 15 7 5 7 15 35 65 86 86 81 58
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 30 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.30
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O O O IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 1
Vent Rate 5 19 39 48 16 6 5 4 4 7 18 20 3 5 7 7 5 11 36 39 20
T Wind Dir W N N N N N N N N NW W SW S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 13 16 16 11 11 9 8 8 9 9 6 6 10 12 12 10 14 21 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 40 65 35 54 28 50 30 57
Temp 49 43 60 58 44 36 50 48 36 29 45 46 36 33 51 51
DewPt 45 40 39 36 34 30 25 24 24 24 20 23 25 26 28 29
Max/Min RH 92 34 78 32 81 32 78 33
RH 87 90 46 44 69 77 39 39 62 81 37 40 63 77 41 43
PWind Dir S W NW NE NE W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ006-212200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
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 58 30 61 34 53
Temp 38 45 52 56 51 40 36 35 34 40 54 61 53 41 38 36 36 44 50 52 49
DewPt 38 43 43 41 41 40 36 35 34 40 41 38 38 38 37 36 36 43 46 46 45
Min/Max RH 53 100 43 100 78
RH 100 92 70 56 69100100100100 99 61 43 58 87 97 99100 96 85 78 86
Wind Dir NW N N N NE NE N N NW W SW S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 11 9 5 4 4 4 3 4 6 9 5 4 4 4 4 9 12 12 9
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 OV B2 B2 SC
Clouds(%) 16 24 35 31 16 5 19 32 56 31 5 5 7 12 17 41 73 90 87 73 43
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 30 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.09 0.36
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O O O IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 1 <1
Vent Rate 6 20 42 52 9 5 4 6 5 3 25 33 4 5 6 6 5 10 41 14 8
T Wind Dir N N N N N NE N N N W SW S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 17 16 14 11 11 9 9 8 6 12 12 10 11 13 13 11 14 21 13 12
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 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
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 33 63 29 49 22 46 22 55
Temp 41 35 59 54 37 30 46 42 28 23 42 41 28 24 50 46
DewPt 41 35 35 33 30 25 24 24 23 21 21 25 25 24 26 28
Max/Min RH 100 29 81 34 93 37 99 33
RH 99 100 40 44 75 81 41 48 81 93 43 53 88 99 40 51
PWind Dir SW NW N NE NE W SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 10 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-212200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 54 32 61 34 54
Temp 44 45 51 54 48 41 39 37 35 41 54 61 52 41 38 36 36 44 51 54 49
DewPt 44 45 44 42 42 41 38 37 35 40 41 40 41 39 37 36 36 42 45 46 47
Min/Max RH 64 100 46 100 74
RH 98100 76 64 80100 97100100 96 61 46 64 93 96100100 92 79 74 92
Wind Dir NW N N N N N N NW NW W SW S SE S S SW S S S S SE
Wind Spd 6 9 12 10 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 11 11 10
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) 77 68 76 64 69 51 42 50 55 33 9 6 5 7 18 20 51 79 90 85 71
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.37
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 1
Vent Rate 13 19 35 47 26 10 6 7 9 9 15 24 3 4 4 6 5 10 23 37 17
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NW W SW S SE S S SW SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 14 17 18 16 12 11 10 10 9 6 9 10 9 10 13 11 14 18 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 35 62 30 49 22 47 24 53
Temp 44 38 58 52 38 31 47 42 29 23 43 40 28 26 48 45
DewPt 44 38 39 35 31 26 23 21 22 20 19 24 23 23 27 28
Max/Min RH 100 35 81 31 89 32 93 36
RH 100 100 49 51 76 81 39 44 75 89 37 51 81 89 44 52
PWind Dir S NW NW N N W S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 5 10 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC
$$
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