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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
403 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
TXZ012-122200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
403 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 72 41 78 42 82
Temp 36 49 68 71 63 52 48 46 44 54 72 78 68 55 51 47 43 54 74 81 72
DewPt 26 31 31 29 31 32 33 33 31 30 28 26 28 29 29 28 28 29 29 26 27
Min/Max RH 21 62 15 55 13
RH 67 50 25 21 30 46 56 60 60 40 19 15 22 37 42 47 55 38 19 13 19
Wind Dir N N SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W N NE W W W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 5 4 6 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 11 6 2 3 4 5 8 9 11 13 9
Clouds FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 4 4 36 37 13 24 20 12 26 23 25 15 19 23 25 28 21 11 13 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 <1
Vent Rate 4 3 27 33 3 6 6 6 7 8 35 39 2 3 3 3 4 4 25 83 8
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE S S S SW SW W W N NE NW SW W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 13 12 11 16 17 17 19 18 16 10 6 8 6 9 10 10 12 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
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 48 79 44 72 44 68 38 64
Temp 57 49 74 69 53 45 66 64 52 45 63 61 47 40 58 56
DewPt 31 31 33 32 34 35 38 39 39 37 35 32 33 33 34 33
Max/Min RH 50 18 68 31 73 27 76 32
RH 37 50 22 25 48 68 36 40 61 73 35 33 58 76 40 42
PWind Dir SW W S SW SW W W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ016-122200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
403 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 74 42 79 43 81
Temp 41 51 68 74 65 51 46 44 43 56 74 78 69 55 50 46 44 57 76 80 71
DewPt 24 31 30 29 31 32 32 30 27 27 25 24 26 27 26 25 25 27 28 27 29
Min/Max RH 20 60 13 49 14
RH 49 45 24 20 29 49 58 58 53 34 16 13 20 35 39 43 48 31 17 14 21
Wind Dir N N SE SE SE S SW SW SW W W W NW SW W W W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 4 3 4 8 6 6 6 8 8 9 12 9 4 4 4 5 6 9 13 13 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 4 6 19 27 25 19 16 26 35 21 24 30 29 38 35 32 22 11 11 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 23 36 5 7 8 8 8 8 47 50 3 3 6 7 7 9 64105 8
T Wind Dir NE NE SE S SE S S SW W W W W NW W W W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 11 9 11 11 11 14 17 18 16 16 16 12 6 5 11 14 13 16 18 20 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 48 79 44 74 43 66 37 64
Temp 54 49 75 69 52 45 68 66 49 44 61 60 45 38 58 57
DewPt 31 32 32 31 34 35 38 39 41 38 35 32 33 34 35 33
Max/Min RH 53 17 68 28 81 29 84 32
RH 41 52 21 24 49 68 33 37 73 78 37 35 63 84 41 40
PWind Dir SW W SW SW SW W W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-122200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
403 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 74 41 79 42 82
Temp 46 49 67 73 66 54 49 45 43 53 72 78 69 57 51 46 43 54 74 81 72
DewPt 26 33 33 32 33 34 36 35 35 33 30 29 31 33 33 33 33 32 31 30 31
Min/Max RH 20 73 17 68 16
RH 44 54 28 22 29 47 61 68 73 47 21 17 24 40 50 61 67 44 20 16 22
Wind Dir NW W E SE SE S SW SW SW SW W W NE E W W W SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 2 2 4 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 8 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 9 10 8
Clouds CL FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 11 4 17 41 12 14 18 8 31 21 25 19 15 21 24 18 17 11 23 20
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 21 45 7 9 9 9 9 9 22 15 2 4 3 4 4 5 16 49 6
T Wind Dir NE NE SE SE SE S S SW SW W W W NE E NW W W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 6 10 13 11 13 13 13 13 12 11 5 4 5 4 5 5 6 10 13 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
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 51 80 43 75 46 68 39 64
Temp 59 51 75 70 53 44 69 68 52 47 65 62 48 40 58 57
DewPt 32 32 33 34 36 37 38 40 42 40 35 35 35 35 35 34
Max/Min RH 47 18 74 28 76 28 81 34
RH 36 47 21 26 52 74 32 36 69 76 33 35 60 81 42 42
PWind Dir SW NW E SW SW W W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-122200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
403 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 74 43 77 43 81
Temp 45 49 66 73 66 55 50 48 46 53 70 76 69 58 52 47 44 53 72 80 72
DewPt 31 33 32 31 32 34 35 36 35 32 30 30 32 32 33 33 32 32 31 29 30
Min/Max RH 21 68 18 64 16
RH 59 54 29 22 29 46 57 64 67 45 23 18 25 38 49 58 64 44 22 16 21
Wind Dir N W E SE SE S S SW SW SW W W E SE W W W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 3 5 6 6 9 8 8 9 9 9 4 2 2 3 4 5 6 9 11 9
Clouds FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 6 5 21 41 13 18 17 8 26 22 23 17 16 23 22 21 16 13 22 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 4 3 21 43 6 8 8 8 8 8 19 13 2 3 2 2 4 5 18 53 6
T Wind Dir NE NE SE S SE S S S SW SW W W NE E NW W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 6 11 13 11 14 14 14 16 14 11 5 4 5 4 5 6 8 11 14 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 52 79 44 74 47 67 40 63
Temp 60 53 73 70 54 45 68 68 53 48 63 62 48 41 57 57
DewPt 32 32 32 33 36 37 38 40 42 41 35 34 35 35 34 34
Max/Min RH 45 19 72 30 75 29 79 36
RH 34 45 22 26 51 72 34 37 67 75 35 36 60 79 43 42
PWind Dir SW W E SW SW W W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ006-122200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
403 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 70 36 77 38 77
Temp 36 48 66 70 61 48 43 41 37 49 72 77 67 52 46 41 39 52 72 77 67
DewPt 25 31 30 29 32 32 33 31 29 29 27 26 31 32 31 29 28 29 28 27 28
Min/Max RH 22 73 15 66 16
RH 63 51 26 22 34 55 66 69 71 46 19 15 26 47 56 61 64 41 19 16 23
Wind Dir NW NW S S S S S SW SW W N N E SW W W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 3 8 9 6 8 8 6 5 4 5 4 4 2 3 4 4 5 10 13 10
Clouds FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 21 18 5 23 39 25 16 10 11 39 27 25 40 28 27 21 22 16 15 20 28
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 3 2 27 42 4 8 8 7 6 4 23 26 3 4 3 3 4 3 24 45 6
T Wind Dir N E S S S S S SW SW NW N N E SE W W W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 5 13 16 11 18 17 16 13 10 10 6 8 8 6 6 8 8 12 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
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 44 75 38 69 40 64 32 59
Temp 51 45 72 65 47 39 63 62 46 41 60 57 39 33 55 53
DewPt 28 27 30 33 34 33 38 39 39 37 32 32 33 31 32 33
Max/Min RH 51 19 79 33 85 28 92 35
RH 41 49 21 30 62 79 39 42 75 84 35 38 77 92 41 47
PWind Dir SW N NE SW SW SW W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
OKZ002-122200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
403 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 70 36 74 37 78
Temp 40 48 66 70 61 49 44 42 39 49 68 74 64 50 44 40 38 52 71 78 67
DewPt 26 31 33 32 33 35 34 34 32 32 30 30 33 34 34 32 30 32 32 30 33
Min/Max RH 24 83 20 75 18
RH 57 51 29 24 35 58 68 74 78 52 24 20 31 54 68 73 73 46 24 18 27
Wind Dir NW W S S SE S S SW SW W NW N NE SW W W W W SW S S
Wind Spd 2 3 8 9 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 4 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 17 18 9 15 32 23 20 22 13 32 27 25 35 29 22 21 16 13 18 21 30
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 3 2 27 50 4 7 7 8 7 4 20 29 2 2 3 4 4 3 14 30 5
T Wind Dir N SE S S SE S S SW SW W NW N NE S W W W SW S S S
T Wind Spd 6 5 13 17 12 17 17 17 16 10 11 10 6 4 6 9 9 8 8 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 45 74 38 69 41 64 32 58
Temp 52 46 71 64 47 39 63 61 47 42 61 56 41 33 54 51
DewPt 29 28 31 34 36 35 36 38 39 37 35 35 34 32 34 34
Max/Min RH 48 21 85 31 83 32 97 38
RH 41 48 23 33 65 85 36 42 74 83 38 44 77 97 47 51
PWind Dir SW N E SE SW W W S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
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