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
318 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
TXZ012-301000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
318 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue
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 17 32 20 43 19
Temp 34 28 25 21 19 21 28 31 27 23 23 22 23 28 38 43 36 27 25 21 20
DewPt 18 15 12 10 9 10 9 8 9 10 11 12 14 18 21 21 19 18 16 15 14
Max/Min RH 71 36 71 41 81
RH 50 58 57 61 65 61 44 37 46 57 59 65 68 66 50 41 50 68 68 77 77
Wind Dir N NE NE N NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S W N N N NW W W
Wind Spd 13 11 9 8 4 5 9 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 9 5 4 5 6
Clouds CL FW CL SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 6 5 35 66 75 59 35 27 47 63 49 48 43 56 43 20 12 11 6 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 15 5 12 7 9 10 20 33 24 20 36 23 15 31 53 77 12 4 4 3 4
T Wind Dir N NE NE N NE SE SE S SE SE S S S SW W N N N NW NW W
T Wind Spd 16 14 17 11 8 9 11 18 20 21 24 20 19 25 21 24 16 11 11 8 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 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
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 55 29 48 23 46 30 54 29 58
Temp 46 48 39 30 44 42 29 24 39 41 35 31 48 47 35 30 52 52
DewPt 18 22 24 21 25 26 25 22 25 27 28 28 29 26 25 25 28 28
Min/Max RH 27 69 40 96 45 89 36 81 30
RH 32 35 54 69 47 53 85 92 57 57 75 88 47 44 66 81 39 39
PWind Dir SW SW N NE S SW W SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 5 5 5 0
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ016-301000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
318 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 17 35 19 44 19
Temp 37 29 23 19 17 22 29 34 31 24 21 20 20 27 39 43 35 25 21 20 20
DewPt 25 17 13 12 11 11 9 9 11 11 12 13 15 20 24 22 20 19 17 16 15
Max/Min RH 81 34 84 44 88
RH 62 62 65 74 78 64 42 34 44 58 70 74 81 74 56 44 54 80 84 85 83
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S SW NW N N N N W SW
Wind Spd 12 10 6 4 4 5 10 12 12 11 9 9 9 10 11 11 8 4 3 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 4 19 25 40 81 38 23 10 28 31 39 35 37 44 36 17 9 8 9 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 14 16 10 6 10 15 33 48 12 10 14 20 10 26 47 68 9 6 4 4 6
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S SW SW W N N NE N W SW
T Wind Spd 16 19 18 10 8 11 17 19 17 18 20 19 19 23 21 21 13 11 9 8 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 57 29 51 22 47 28 56 28 60
Temp 48 50 41 31 47 43 29 23 39 41 33 29 50 48 33 29 53 52
DewPt 21 23 23 22 25 27 27 23 27 30 30 29 29 27 26 25 27 27
Min/Max RH 25 69 37 100 49 100 33 85 28
RH 34 34 49 69 42 53 92 100 62 65 91 100 44 45 75 85 37 38
PWind Dir SW SW N NE S SW W SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 5 5 5 0
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-301000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
318 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue
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 15 34 20 44 19
Temp 36 28 22 19 17 19 27 33 30 26 25 23 23 28 39 43 38 29 25 22 20
DewPt 16 14 12 11 12 11 9 8 8 10 12 13 15 18 19 19 19 18 17 16 15
Max/Min RH 81 33 72 37 82
RH 44 55 64 73 80 70 45 34 39 51 56 65 71 67 45 37 46 62 70 76 80
Wind Dir N NE N N NE E E SE SE SE S S S S W NW N NW W W SW
Wind Spd 11 8 4 4 3 4 6 9 10 9 8 8 8 6 9 9 5 4 3 4 4
Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 1 9 14 27 55 70 51 33 28 59 65 61 54 64 58 44 16 13 7 8 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 <1 1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 21 11 10 6 7 11 30 47 33 30 39 16 18 35 60 80 11 6 6 6 7
T Wind Dir N NE N NE NE E SE S S S S S S SW NW N N NW W W SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 13 9 6 8 11 16 18 19 20 19 19 21 21 21 12 9 10 10 10
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 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
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 57 28 50 22 47 26 54 28 59
Temp 49 50 40 29 46 44 29 23 39 43 33 27 48 47 35 29 52 52
DewPt 16 23 24 22 25 27 25 23 24 27 28 27 28 27 26 27 28 28
Min/Max RH 23 76 40 100 44 100 36 90 31
RH 25 34 52 76 43 52 85 99 56 54 81 100 46 45 69 90 39 39
PWind Dir SW SW N NE S SW W SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ008-301000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
318 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 19 34 22 43 21
Temp 37 30 25 22 21 22 28 33 31 26 25 24 24 28 38 42 38 30 26 24 22
DewPt 18 14 13 12 13 12 9 7 9 10 12 14 16 18 20 19 19 18 17 17 16
Max/Min RH 73 33 73 39 81
RH 44 51 59 66 71 63 45 33 40 51 57 67 72 68 48 39 46 62 69 74 80
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S NW N N NW W W SW
Wind Spd 12 9 8 5 4 4 8 10 12 12 11 11 11 9 9 9 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 1 10 12 24 54 77 60 33 23 55 62 53 52 62 60 42 14 11 7 6 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 2 2 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 19 7 7 5 5 11 26 47 30 30 31 14 14 34 55 81 11 5 5 5 6
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE E SE S S S S S S SW NW N N NW W W SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 13 9 6 8 11 16 18 21 20 19 19 21 23 23 13 9 9 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 56 30 49 23 46 29 54 30 58
Temp 47 50 41 31 45 43 30 24 38 43 35 30 47 47 36 31 51 51
DewPt 16 23 23 23 25 27 26 24 24 28 29 29 28 27 26 27 28 28
Min/Max RH 25 74 42 100 48 98 38 87 31
RH 28 34 49 74 46 54 86 100 58 56 79 98 48 45 67 87 40 41
PWind Dir SW SW N NE S SW W SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ006-301000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
318 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue
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 11 33 18 41 15
Temp 31 22 16 13 12 18 27 32 29 21 19 19 20 28 37 41 34 23 18 17 15
DewPt 13 12 11 10 9 11 8 8 11 10 10 12 14 19 19 16 16 15 13 12 12
Max/Min RH 93 35 79 36 89
RH 46 64 80 87 89 73 45 35 46 62 66 75 78 69 48 36 48 70 79 82 88
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE S S S S SE S S S S W N N N N W W SW
Wind Spd 11 9 5 4 4 5 12 13 12 12 12 12 11 10 13 12 8 4 4 4 5
Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 10 21 42 63 71 51 23 27 52 50 55 64 68 46 26 11 7 5 5 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 12 6 5 5 4 11 41 65 12 8 8 9 10 24 81 79 7 5 4 5 6
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E SE S S S S S S S SW W N N N N NW W SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 11 8 6 10 19 23 18 19 19 19 20 21 26 25 11 11 10 10 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 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
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 52 24 45 18 44 22 51 23 56
Temp 44 45 31 25 42 38 24 19 37 39 28 23 46 43 28 24 51 47
DewPt 19 21 19 19 25 27 24 19 25 29 27 23 26 25 24 23 26 28
Min/Max RH 28 77 44 100 50 100 34 96 31
RH 37 38 61 77 50 63100 100 62 68 98 100 44 48 84 95 37 47
PWind Dir SW W N NE S SW W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0
$$
OKZ002-301000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
318 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 12 30 18 39 15
Temp 29 20 17 15 13 18 25 30 26 20 20 19 19 26 35 39 32 22 20 17 15
DewPt 12 12 10 10 9 11 8 7 8 9 9 12 12 17 18 16 16 16 14 12 11
Max/Min RH 88 37 76 39 85
RH 48 71 75 80 85 75 47 38 47 63 63 74 73 69 48 39 52 78 76 80 83
Wind Dir N N N N NE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S NW N N NW W W SW
Wind Spd 11 6 4 4 3 4 9 12 10 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 20 49 53 64 63 50 57 57 84 83 83 85 79 69 31 10 8 7 5 5
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 18 5 6 8 7 12 35 63 19 25 26 35 25 22 78 78 5 4 5 5 5
T Wind Dir N N N NE E SE S S SE SE S S S SW NW N N NW W W SW
T Wind Spd 17 12 11 8 6 9 14 20 20 23 21 25 21 17 23 23 11 9 12 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 52 23 44 17 44 22 50 25 56
Temp 46 44 30 24 42 37 24 18 37 38 28 23 45 42 29 26 51 47
DewPt 17 22 20 20 26 26 24 18 24 27 27 23 26 25 25 24 27 28
Min/Max RH 27 85 49 100 47 100 35 93 33
RH 31 41 67 84 53 65100 100 59 64 96 100 46 51 85 92 38 48
PWind Dir SW SW N NE S SW W SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0
$$
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