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 Mon Nov 24 2025
TXZ012-242200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 63 36 57 27 52
Temp 43 47 55 62 55 44 42 39 37 43 54 56 47 38 35 31 28 34 46 52 46
DewPt 41 39 40 37 36 35 34 33 32 33 31 27 25 23 21 20 19 19 18 21 24
Min/Max RH 38 85 33 69 29
RH 93 74 57 39 49 70 73 79 82 67 41 33 42 54 56 63 68 54 32 29 42
Wind Dir SW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S S S S
Wind Spd 11 12 16 14 6 4 3 4 4 8 14 16 12 9 8 5 4 5 10 12 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 7 7 7 2 4 5 3 4 7 3 10 10 14 21 21 25 24 11 20 20
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 6 12 69 92 4 4 2 1 2 3 58 72 15 5 5 4 3 14 52 72 6
T Wind Dir W NW NW NW N NW NW W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E S S SW S
T Wind Spd 14 19 25 25 12 10 6 4 6 9 19 20 17 13 12 10 6 12 19 20 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 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 60 35 61 37 56 27 40
Temp 37 31 52 51 40 36 54 54 45 38 51 48 36 29 37 35
DewPt 25 27 34 34 34 35 38 38 39 36 35 32 31 27 26 26
Max/Min RH 85 39 96 44 92 43 92 55
RH 61 85 50 52 79 96 55 55 79 92 54 54 82 92 64 69
PWind Dir S S S S S NW NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ016-242200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 64 31 58 25 55
Temp 39 46 57 63 55 44 40 37 33 42 54 57 48 38 33 29 26 34 47 54 49
DewPt 37 39 38 33 34 34 33 33 31 34 33 30 29 27 24 23 22 22 22 27 30
Min/Max RH 32 98 35 85 33
RH 96 76 48 32 45 68 78 87 92 73 44 35 47 64 69 78 85 61 36 35 48
Wind Dir W NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW N NE NE NE NE E E SE S S SW S
Wind Spd 9 9 12 10 4 3 3 3 4 5 12 13 10 8 4 4 3 6 12 13 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 3 1 2 3 5 4 4 4 7 2 6 9 21 26 29 27 17 8 18 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 10 8 61 69 3 4 4 3 3 4 52 72 12 7 7 7 3 27 67 72 8
T Wind Dir W NW NW NW NW W SW NW N N NE NE NE NE E E SE S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 16 23 19 8 8 8 5 6 9 17 17 17 14 13 10 6 17 23 21 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 30 62 34 64 35 58 25 42
Temp 36 31 54 54 38 35 56 57 43 36 54 50 34 27 39 38
DewPt 31 30 33 34 35 35 38 36 36 34 31 31 31 27 28 28
Max/Min RH 96 34 100 35 96 35 100 56
RH 82 96 45 47 89 100 50 45 76 94 41 48 89 100 64 67
PWind Dir SW SW S SW SW NW NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-242200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 64 34 58 27 55
Temp 44 48 57 63 58 47 42 39 36 42 55 57 50 40 37 32 28 35 47 54 49
DewPt 42 42 43 41 40 40 37 36 34 34 31 26 24 22 22 20 20 20 18 20 24
Min/Max RH 43 94 30 72 26
RH 93 79 59 44 52 75 82 88 92 72 40 30 36 49 54 62 72 55 30 26 37
Wind Dir SW W NW NW NW NW W W W N N N NE NE NE N N S S S S
Wind Spd 5 9 13 12 5 3 2 2 2 4 13 13 9 5 4 3 2 3 8 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 7 20 12 5 4 4 4 4 6 3 8 15 21 21 24 26 26 19 22 14
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 10 17 92106 7 6 6 4 4 7 89 91 18 11 10 6 3 12 60 85 9
T Wind Dir SW W NW NW NW NW NW W NW N NE NE N N NE NE E S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 17 26 24 11 8 9 6 6 12 24 23 16 14 11 9 4 8 18 19 13
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 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 60 34 62 35 54 25 40
Temp 38 31 53 54 40 35 55 56 46 36 50 48 36 27 36 36
DewPt 24 27 33 34 34 35 38 40 41 36 37 34 31 27 26 27
Max/Min RH 85 37 100 43 100 48 100 57
RH 57 85 46 47 79 100 54 54 81 100 61 57 82 100 64 67
PWind Dir S S S S S NW NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-242200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 63 35 57 28 54
Temp 44 48 57 62 57 48 43 40 37 42 54 56 49 41 38 33 29 34 46 53 48
DewPt 42 41 42 40 39 39 38 36 34 33 31 26 25 23 23 21 21 20 18 21 25
Min/Max RH 43 89 32 72 28
RH 95 78 57 44 52 73 81 84 88 69 42 33 38 49 54 63 72 56 32 28 40
Wind Dir SW W NW NW NW NW W W W N N NE NE NE NE N N S S S S
Wind Spd 9 10 14 12 5 4 3 3 4 6 14 13 10 8 5 4 3 4 9 10 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 8 17 9 3 4 4 4 4 6 3 7 15 19 22 23 28 22 18 21 15
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 8 15 83103 7 4 4 3 3 6 86 84 19 9 7 4 2 11 61 83 8
T Wind Dir SW W NW NW N NW NW W W N NE NE NE NE NE NE E S S SW S
T Wind Spd 14 17 25 24 11 8 8 5 6 12 24 21 16 13 11 8 4 9 19 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 32 59 35 61 36 54 26 39
Temp 39 33 52 53 41 36 53 56 47 38 49 48 37 28 35 36
DewPt 25 28 33 34 35 36 38 39 41 38 36 34 32 28 26 27
Max/Min RH 84 39 100 44 100 49 100 61
RH 58 84 49 48 78 99 55 54 80 100 61 58 83 100 69 69
PWind Dir S S S S SW N NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ006-242200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 28 52 22 51
Temp 36 45 57 61 52 39 35 32 30 41 49 51 44 33 29 24 22 32 45 51 45
DewPt 35 38 38 32 32 32 30 28 28 30 28 25 24 23 21 19 19 21 20 24 28
Min/Max RH 33 94 36 88 33
RH 92 76 49 33 46 75 84 86 90 65 43 36 46 66 72 81 87 63 36 35 50
Wind Dir W NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE SW S SW SW S
Wind Spd 8 10 16 12 4 3 3 4 4 9 17 14 9 6 4 4 4 6 14 13 8
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 16 10 3 3 5 6 4 3 3 13 8 9 15 31 29 28 25 25 14 20 26
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 <1
Vent Rate 7 12 88 88 4 4 4 3 4 4 71 65 8 6 5 3 4 19 76 62 4
T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 18 27 24 11 9 9 6 9 11 24 18 13 13 11 6 9 16 24 19 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 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 24 56 28 58 27 49 20 35
Temp 31 25 51 49 33 29 52 52 37 28 45 43 29 22 32 31
DewPt 28 25 31 34 33 29 34 34 33 28 32 31 28 22 25 26
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 38 100 48 100 67
RH 90 100 46 57 98 100 51 50 87 100 59 63 99 100 74 80
PWind Dir SW E S SW W N NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-242200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 59 29 51 21 50
Temp 41 45 55 58 50 40 37 34 32 41 49 51 43 33 29 24 22 31 45 50 44
DewPt 40 42 44 42 41 40 37 33 29 32 27 23 22 22 19 18 17 19 17 20 24
Min/Max RH 54 100 33 81 29
RH 97 89 65 54 71100100 97 91 69 43 33 43 63 66 77 81 59 31 29 45
Wind Dir W NW NW NW NW W W W NW N N N N N N N W S S S S
Wind Spd 6 11 16 13 4 4 4 4 4 9 14 13 8 4 4 4 3 4 10 10 6
Clouds SC SC B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 40 43 53 23 7 4 6 8 7 10 17 13 13 14 22 29 30 25 19 23 23
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 <1
Vent Rate 5 22 71 87 4 4 4 4 5 8 64 71 5 5 5 3 3 12 64 74 4
T Wind Dir W NW NW NW N NW NW W N N N N N N N NE SE S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 19 26 24 10 9 9 8 11 16 23 20 12 12 11 8 6 12 20 19 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 23 56 28 55 28 46 19 33
Temp 30 24 49 47 34 29 48 49 37 30 43 40 29 21 31 29
DewPt 24 24 30 33 32 29 36 37 37 30 33 32 29 21 23 24
Max/Min RH 99 40 100 49 100 60 100 67
RH 78 99 47 58 92 100 64 65 97 100 69 74100 100 73 80
PWind Dir S S SE S SW N NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
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