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 Tue Nov 25 2025
TXZ012-252200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
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 56 27 54 29 58
Temp 35 43 53 54 45 38 35 31 29 35 46 54 47 39 37 33 30 37 51 57 49
DewPt 35 34 31 26 24 23 20 19 18 19 18 22 25 25 26 27 27 29 31 32 33
Min/Max RH 32 68 27 88 38
RH 99 70 43 34 43 54 54 61 63 52 32 28 42 57 64 78 88 72 46 38 54
Wind Dir W N NE NE NE NE NE NE S S S SW S S S S SW N E SE SE
Wind Spd 3 8 18 16 10 9 6 4 3 6 12 13 10 9 9 6 4 5 8 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 13 6 10 17 19 29 26 25 29 14 17 12 14 10 14 18 17 8 22 18
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 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 2 3 65 61 6 5 9 7 2 14 56 80 6 6 6 4 2 4 19 36 7
T Wind Dir W N NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW SW S S S S SW E SE S SE
T Wind Spd 6 10 23 19 13 14 14 9 5 11 21 23 13 17 17 11 5 8 11 13 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 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
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 62 34 49 26 49 22 38
Temp 39 35 54 55 44 35 44 42 32 27 41 41 30 23 34 33
DewPt 33 35 41 40 38 33 31 28 26 24 26 25 24 22 24 24
Max/Min RH 100 46 92 46 88 40 96 57
RH 79 100 61 57 79 92 60 57 78 88 55 53 78 96 66 69
PWind Dir S S SW N E S E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30
Snow Shwrs SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-252200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 59 27 56 27 59
Temp 32 42 56 56 47 38 33 30 28 35 48 55 50 40 36 32 28 37 52 58 52
DewPt 32 34 33 30 28 26 24 22 20 22 23 28 31 32 30 30 28 31 33 34 34
Min/Max RH 36 76 34 100 40
RH 100 73 43 37 47 62 69 72 71 59 36 35 48 75 79 92100 79 48 40 51
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE E E S S S SW SW S SW W NW N E SE SE
Wind Spd 3 4 14 13 9 6 4 3 3 8 14 16 9 8 5 4 4 4 6 8 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 3 4 9 14 16 21 33 42 27 22 9 14 10 17 15 18 11 18 16 13 31
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 3 4 58 58 12 19 8 7 5 22 68 80 7 9 8 6 5 4 28 39 6
T Wind Dir E N NE NE E E E E S S SW SW SW SW SW W N NE SE S S
T Wind Spd 6 9 19 17 14 17 12 10 8 16 23 24 13 18 16 12 10 10 12 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 33 63 32 53 24 53 21 39
Temp 38 34 55 57 42 33 48 47 33 26 45 46 30 23 36 35
DewPt 35 34 40 38 35 31 32 29 28 26 28 27 26 23 26 26
Max/Min RH 100 42 94 42 100 38 100 57
RH 89 100 57 50 76 94 55 49 82 100 51 47 85 100 67 68
PWind Dir S SW W N SE S E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30
Snow Shwrs SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-252200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
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 28 56 28 60
Temp 36 42 54 57 50 41 36 32 30 35 48 55 50 41 37 33 29 36 52 59 52
DewPt 36 35 29 25 23 23 21 20 19 20 18 21 26 25 25 27 27 28 31 32 32
Min/Max RH 28 68 26 91 36
RH 100 75 38 30 34 49 54 62 65 55 30 26 39 53 61 78 91 73 44 36 46
Wind Dir W N N N N N N N SW S S SW S S S S W NW E SE SE
Wind Spd 2 4 16 13 9 4 4 2 2 4 10 12 8 6 4 3 2 3 4 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 13 9 11 22 19 33 22 20 35 18 15 8 12 14 16 15 16 7 15 12
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 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 4 10 77 76 9 7 9 7 4 14 68 95 9 11 7 5 4 6 16 39 11
T Wind Dir W N N N N N N NE S S SW SW S S S SW W NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 12 25 20 13 11 12 9 4 10 20 21 13 16 11 8 5 8 9 12 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 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
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 62 33 51 26 51 21 37
Temp 41 35 55 56 45 35 46 45 34 27 44 45 31 23 33 34
DewPt 34 35 40 42 41 35 32 29 28 27 27 27 24 23 24 25
Max/Min RH 99 46 100 47 100 41 100 58
RH 76 99 58 58 85 100 58 54 79 100 50 49 76 100 68 68
PWind Dir S S SW N E S NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 30 30
Snow Shwrs SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-252200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 57 29 55 30 58
Temp 37 43 53 56 50 41 37 33 31 35 47 54 50 42 38 34 31 36 50 57 52
DewPt 37 35 30 26 24 23 22 21 20 20 18 22 27 26 27 28 28 29 30 32 32
Min/Max RH 31 70 27 88 39
RH 98 74 40 32 37 49 54 60 65 54 31 28 41 53 64 78 88 75 47 39 47
Wind Dir W N N N NE NE NE NE S S S SW S S S S NW N E SE SE
Wind Spd 3 5 16 13 9 6 4 4 3 4 11 12 9 9 5 4 4 4 5 6 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 11 13 8 11 22 21 33 23 20 34 16 16 9 12 13 14 15 16 8 15 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 3 8 74 70 10 6 8 5 3 13 67 96 7 9 6 4 3 5 16 39 9
T Wind Dir W N NE N N NE NE NE S S SW SW S S S SW W NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 6 11 25 19 13 11 12 8 4 10 21 23 13 17 12 8 5 8 10 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 36 62 34 50 27 51 23 36
Temp 42 37 54 56 46 36 46 44 35 28 43 45 31 24 32 34
DewPt 34 37 40 41 41 36 32 29 28 28 27 28 25 24 24 25
Max/Min RH 98 47 100 48 99 42 99 61
RH 73 97 59 56 82 100 59 55 77 99 53 51 77 99 72 70
PWind Dir S S SW N E S NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 30 30
Snow Shwrs SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-252200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
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 52 22 53 24 55
Temp 31 40 49 52 45 34 28 25 24 32 46 53 47 36 31 27 25 35 51 55 47
DewPt 28 30 27 25 24 23 21 18 17 21 21 26 30 30 28 26 25 29 30 31 32
Min/Max RH 35 87 33 100 39
RH 87 66 42 35 44 64 74 74 74 64 37 35 51 79 90 99100 77 44 39 55
Wind Dir NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE SW S SW SW S S N N N N E SE SE
Wind Spd 4 9 18 13 8 4 4 3 4 9 17 14 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 5
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 16 18 18 19 35 32 18 14 30 10 15 14 19 12 9 17 18 4 12 13
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 4 8 60 50 6 5 5 3 4 19 79 69 5 5 4 5 5 3 23 38 5
T Wind Dir NW N NE NE NE NE NE E S S SW SW S S W N N NE E S S
T Wind Spd 9 16 21 16 12 11 11 5 9 18 27 21 12 12 9 12 11 10 12 12 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 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
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 59 27 46 21 47 18 34
Temp 33 29 53 52 35 28 43 40 28 22 41 39 25 19 30 29
DewPt 33 29 35 35 35 28 28 28 26 22 26 27 24 19 24 23
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 45 100 43 100 64
RH 97 100 50 52 97 100 55 60 91 100 55 60 96 100 77 78
PWind Dir S SW NE N SE S NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 40 30
Snow Shwrs IS SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-252200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 51 22 52 23 55
Temp 32 41 49 51 43 33 29 26 24 32 46 52 45 34 30 25 24 33 49 54 47
DewPt 30 32 27 23 22 20 19 18 17 19 19 22 26 26 25 24 23 26 28 29 30
Min/Max RH 32 77 29 100 37
RH 93 71 41 33 42 59 66 71 74 57 33 30 48 71 82 96 97 75 43 37 51
Wind Dir NW N N N N N N NW SW S S SW S S S NW NW N E SE SE
Wind Spd 4 10 14 13 6 4 4 3 3 5 12 12 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 13 14 20 15 6 23 23 17 37 18 11 14 10 12 28 26 23 6 7 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 4 15 66 74 5 6 5 2 3 7 81 73 4 5 4 3 4 6 9 30 5
T Wind Dir NW N N N N N N N S S SW SW S S S W N NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 19 24 21 12 13 11 4 6 11 25 19 11 11 9 6 10 10 6 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 29 58 27 43 20 46 16 32
Temp 34 30 52 50 38 29 40 37 28 21 40 36 24 17 29 28
DewPt 31 30 37 38 38 29 29 27 26 21 26 25 22 17 21 22
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 52 100 44 100 65
RH 90 100 55 62100 100 63 66 93 100 56 64 93 100 73 79
PWind Dir S S NE N SE S NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 10 40 20
Snow Shwrs IS SC IS IS
$$
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