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
249 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
TXZ012-191000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 43 72 47 61 40
Temp 70 63 52 50 48 45 52 66 71 65 54 52 51 48 52 57 60 55 49 47 44 41
DewPt 30 29 30 31 33 35 37 41 42 42 44 44 45 46 48 52 51 50 49 45 43 40
Max/Min RH 70 35 93 72 100
RH 22 28 43 48 56 68 56 40 35 43 69 74 80 93 86 83 72 83100 93 96 96
Wind Dir SW SE S S S S SW W SW S S S SW S S S S S S SW W W
Wind Spd 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 9 9 8 8 6 5 4 4 9 10 9 9 9 10 12
Clouds SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 32 68 47 58 37 45 70 61 64 66 53 75 83 87 97 96 92 59 39 28 23 19
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 90 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.65 0.16
Rain Shwrs IS IS O O O O SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 36 3 5 5 5 5 5 41104 10 6 5 5 5 10 10 19 9 12 12 5 5
T Wind Dir SW SE S S SE S W W SW SW S SW SW S S S S SE SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 9 8 12 14 14 13 12 17 21 13 16 14 13 13 17 11 13 12 16 13 14 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 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 60 34 63 39 59 40 59 37 60
Temp 55 54 41 35 57 56 44 40 56 54 46 41 56 54 43 38 55 52
DewPt 42 39 37 35 40 39 38 37 44 44 43 41 43 40 39 35 37 34
Min/Max RH 46 100 41 93 57 100 51 92 40
RH 61 57 86 100 53 53 79 89 64 69 89 100 62 59 86 89 51 50
PWind Dir NW NW SW S S S NW N NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 30 40 40 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-191000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 45 70 45 61 37
Temp 71 64 53 48 48 47 56 65 69 64 53 49 47 45 52 57 59 55 47 43 40 38
DewPt 28 33 34 34 35 36 42 44 42 42 45 44 45 45 50 51 51 48 46 43 40 38
Max/Min RH 70 37 100 71 100
RH 20 31 48 57 62 67 60 46 37 45 73 85 95100 95 80 74 77 96100100100
Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 11 11 8 4 4 4 3 4 9 10 8 6 6 8 9
Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 42 65 68 81 86 80 70 75 87 84 70 79 88 87 97 93 85 58 32 23 16 20
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 90 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.40 0.08
Rain Shwrs IS IS O O O O IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 83 6 5 5 5 6 14 67101 9 7 6 6 6 7 26 32 6 5 8 8 7
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW E S SW S SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 17 11 10 10 11 13 17 25 27 16 13 12 12 12 13 16 13 12 10 16 16 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 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 61 32 63 36 57 38 59 35 61
Temp 56 54 38 33 57 56 42 37 54 53 44 39 55 54 40 36 57 54
DewPt 39 39 37 33 38 37 38 37 45 46 44 39 42 40 38 35 35 33
Min/Max RH 45 100 36 100 63 100 49 98 34
RH 53 56 96 100 49 48 88 100 71 76 98 100 60 60 92 98 43 45
PWind Dir W NW SW S SE S NW NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 40 40 30 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-191000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 43 75 47 63 41
Temp 70 65 55 50 47 45 52 68 74 69 59 54 50 48 53 59 62 58 53 50 47 42
DewPt 33 32 32 33 35 36 39 40 42 44 45 45 46 46 48 52 53 53 52 49 47 42
Max/Min RH 77 31 93 73 100
RH 25 29 42 53 64 71 60 36 32 40 59 70 86 93 83 78 73 83 98 97 99100
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S SW W W
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 5 4 4 4 2 3 6 8 6 5 4 4 6
Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 36 66 63 70 27 41 74 85 89 72 48 64 80 83 94 96 95 82 65 33 38 27
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 90 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.50 0.32
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 1 1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 28 5 7 8 7 6 8 37 80 12 11 10 7 4 5 12 22 13 12 8 13 13
T Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SE S SW S SE SW W W
T Wind Spd 8 9 11 12 11 10 12 16 19 13 16 14 11 6 9 11 13 10 9 11 13 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 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 61 34 64 38 62 40 61 37 61
Temp 57 55 42 35 57 58 45 39 59 58 47 41 58 56 45 38 56 55
DewPt 43 42 40 35 41 41 41 39 44 46 45 41 43 43 42 38 37 37
Min/Max RH 51 100 43 100 53 100 50 100 39
RH 61 61 93 100 55 54 86 99 57 64 93 100 58 62 91 100 49 50
PWind Dir W NW W S S S N N NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 10 30 40 40 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-191000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 45 74 48 61 42
Temp 71 64 55 52 49 47 53 66 72 68 59 55 52 49 53 58 60 58 53 50 47 43
DewPt 33 30 32 33 35 37 38 40 42 43 44 45 47 47 48 51 52 52 51 49 46 43
Max/Min RH 72 33 91 76 100
RH 25 28 41 49 58 67 57 39 35 41 57 69 84 91 83 80 77 81 94 96 95100
Wind Dir SE E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW S S SE SE S SW W W
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 9 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 8 6 6 8 9
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 37 64 54 62 26 42 76 85 75 68 46 66 78 84 92 95 94 68 61 33 34 25
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 90 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.52 0.29
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 <1 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 33 4 7 7 6 6 7 37 81 12 9 8 6 4 4 8 22 7 11 7 11 11
T Wind Dir S E SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW W S S SW S S SW W W
T Wind Spd 9 8 12 12 11 11 12 17 20 14 17 16 11 6 9 9 14 9 10 11 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 60 36 63 39 60 42 60 39 60
Temp 55 54 42 37 55 57 46 40 57 57 48 43 56 55 46 40 55 54
DewPt 43 42 41 37 41 41 41 40 43 45 45 43 43 42 42 38 37 36
Min/Max RH 53 100 46 100 56 100 51 99 41
RH 63 63 95 100 58 55 82 99 60 64 88 100 61 61 88 95 51 50
PWind Dir NW NW SW S S S N N NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 10 30 40 40 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-191000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 38 68 40 56 35
Temp 68 58 46 42 40 40 52 65 68 61 50 44 42 40 49 53 56 52 46 44 41 36
DewPt 27 29 30 31 33 34 39 42 42 43 44 43 42 40 45 47 48 49 46 44 41 36
Max/Min RH 81 38 100 75 100
RH 21 33 54 65 75 79 62 44 39 53 79 95 99100 86 80 75 89 98100100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW SE SE E E NW W NW
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 14 14 9 8 5 4 4 4 8 9 8 6 5 8 9
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 39 53 43 21 21 44 79 74 71 53 36 26 54 77 88 95 90 81 72 61 38 36
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 90 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.34 0.23
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 44 4 6 6 5 7 18 81 90 7 8 7 5 4 4 7 14 10 5 8 11 22
T Wind Dir S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W NW E SE NE NE N NW NW
T Wind Spd 11 9 12 12 11 13 21 31 25 13 17 14 12 10 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 18
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 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 56 28 60 32 57 35 57 31 58
Temp 53 50 36 30 55 53 38 33 54 52 41 36 54 51 37 32 53 50
DewPt 41 40 36 30 39 38 38 33 39 44 40 36 39 40 37 32 33 33
Min/Max RH 53 100 41 100 53 100 48 100 36
RH 65 69100 100 55 57 98 100 57 75 98 100 57 66100 100 46 53
PWind Dir NW N SW SW SW S N NW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 20 30 30 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-191000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 37 71 41 56 39
Temp 70 59 47 43 39 38 51 67 71 63 53 48 43 42 49 55 56 51 48 47 44 40
DewPt 33 34 35 35 35 34 38 40 42 43 43 43 43 41 43 45 47 49 48 47 44 40
Max/Min RH 86 35 100 68 100
RH 26 39 63 73 85 84 60 37 35 47 70 84 99 99 79 68 72 90100100100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW W NW E E NE E NE NW NW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 10 11 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 6 6 5 6 9
Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 OV B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 30 50 38 66 29 37 83 87 92 67 41 47 59 76 86 95 96 93 85 69 59 51
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 80 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.36 0.33
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O NM NM SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 24 4 5 5 6 7 8 35 79 6 6 7 6 4 4 7 11 10 10 8 18 20
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW W NW E NE NE NE N N N
T Wind Spd 5 9 11 12 13 16 17 18 23 14 14 17 14 10 9 8 9 8 8 11 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 54 31 61 33 60 37 57 32 56
Temp 51 48 38 32 55 53 39 34 57 53 43 38 54 51 39 33 53 49
DewPt 44 42 38 32 41 40 39 34 40 44 43 38 40 41 39 33 35 34
Min/Max RH 63 100 44 100 48 100 52 100 41
RH 75 78100 100 58 61 99 100 53 70100 100 59 69100 100 51 57
PWind Dir NW NW SW SW SW SW N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 5 10 30 30 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
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