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 18 2025
TXZ012-182200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Date Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
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 71 45 72 47 61
Temp 51 51 64 70 64 54 51 49 47 54 68 72 65 55 53 50 48 51 57 60 55
DewPt 28 30 30 29 30 30 31 33 34 37 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 47 50 50 49
Min/Max RH 21 68 33 89 69
RH 41 44 28 22 28 40 46 54 60 52 37 33 43 61 69 77 86 86 77 69 80
Wind Dir NW NW NE S SE SE S S SW W SW SW S S SW SW W NW SE S SE
Wind Spd 10 8 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 8 8 6 4 5 9 9 9
Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) 41 25 15 27 58 33 35 30 42 76 81 81 66 61 65 78 86 88 89 86 71
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 30 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.44
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM O O SC
Tstms IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 17 39 3 3 5 5 5 10 49101 5 6 6 4 3 4 13 20 10
T Wind Dir NW NW W SW SE S S S SW W SW SW S S SW SW W N E SE NE
T Wind Spd 12 9 6 10 8 9 12 13 13 19 19 21 13 16 16 11 8 10 10 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 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
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 39 59 33 63 38 64 39 61
Temp 47 40 55 52 40 34 56 55 43 39 59 58 46 41 57 55
DewPt 44 40 40 37 35 34 36 35 34 34 40 40 41 41 39 36
Max/Min RH 100 47 100 35 82 40 100 39
RH 89 100 57 56 82 100 47 47 70 82 49 51 83 100 51 49
PWind Dir SW NW NW SW S SW S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 5 0 0 5 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-182200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Date Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 72 45 72 45 62
Temp 47 52 66 70 64 52 49 47 47 54 68 71 66 54 50 47 45 50 58 60 56
DewPt 31 33 32 32 33 34 33 35 36 41 43 41 41 43 44 45 45 48 50 48 46
Min/Max RH 24 76 34 100 62
RH 53 47 28 24 31 49 55 62 65 61 40 34 41 66 80 93100 93 75 64 69
Wind Dir W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW W NW NE S S SW
Wind Spd 8 6 8 9 4 4 4 4 4 5 10 11 8 5 4 4 4 4 10 11 9
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 45 21 21 40 43 49 41 39 66 83 71 78 75 61 69 78 86 91 83 79 67
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.29
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 1
Vent Rate 7 4 46 70 5 5 5 5 8 13 73119 11 6 6 5 7 10 24 38 11
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W W N SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 10 14 16 11 10 10 11 16 20 24 24 12 12 12 10 10 9 11 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 36 60 31 63 35 63 36 61
Temp 44 37 55 53 38 32 57 56 41 36 59 57 44 37 57 55
DewPt 41 37 39 37 36 32 34 33 34 35 41 42 42 37 39 36
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 32 96 44 100 38
RH 91 100 54 54 92 100 42 43 76 96 50 56 95 100 50 48
PWind Dir SW NW NW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 0 10 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-182200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Date Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
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 43 75 47 64
Temp 45 50 66 71 65 55 51 47 45 53 70 74 69 58 54 50 48 53 60 63 58
DewPt 29 29 31 31 32 32 33 34 36 38 40 41 42 43 45 45 45 47 50 51 51
Min/Max RH 22 74 29 89 65
RH 53 45 28 23 29 41 51 59 71 57 34 29 37 56 69 83 89 81 69 65 77
Wind Dir W W NE E E SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W SW SE E SE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 6 5 4 4 3 4 6 8 6
Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) 33 18 14 26 61 35 30 34 37 72 79 87 65 57 54 71 82 87 90 87 79
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.41
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM O O SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 1
Vent Rate 7 5 18 26 5 6 7 7 7 13 64 93 9 9 8 8 5 10 16 23 11
T Wind Dir NW NW E S E SE S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W E E NW
T Wind Spd 10 8 6 6 8 9 11 11 11 16 21 20 11 13 12 12 8 12 12 12 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 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
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 40 60 33 65 37 66 40 63
Temp 49 42 56 54 41 34 57 57 44 38 60 60 48 41 58 57
DewPt 48 42 42 40 39 34 39 37 37 35 40 43 42 41 41 38
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 37 88 39 100 40
RH 96 100 59 59 92 100 50 47 76 88 47 52 80 100 52 49
PWind Dir SW NW NW SW SW SW S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 10 0 0 5 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ008-182200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Date Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 71 46 74 48 62
Temp 47 50 64 69 64 56 52 49 47 54 69 73 68 58 54 51 49 52 58 61 58
DewPt 30 30 31 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 40 40 43 43 45 46 46 47 50 50 51
Min/Max RH 23 69 31 90 67
RH 52 45 29 24 30 40 48 57 65 53 35 31 40 57 71 82 89 83 74 67 77
Wind Dir W NW NE E E SE S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W SW SE E SE
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 9 8 8 6 5 4 4 6 8 8
Clouds SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) 34 20 11 25 60 33 30 34 36 73 78 87 67 55 51 71 81 86 90 87 77
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.43
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM NM NM SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 13 30 4 5 6 6 6 10 70 85 9 8 7 6 4 8 13 20 9
T Wind Dir NW NW E S E SE S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W E E N
T Wind Spd 9 8 5 8 8 9 11 11 11 16 24 20 12 14 12 12 8 12 10 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 41 59 34 63 39 65 41 62
Temp 50 42 55 53 42 35 56 57 44 40 59 59 48 42 57 56
DewPt 48 42 42 39 39 35 37 37 37 36 40 42 43 42 40 37
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 38 88 41 100 41
RH 94 100 62 59 89 100 50 47 75 87 49 53 82 100 54 49
PWind Dir SW NW NW SW SW SW S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 10 0 0 5 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-182200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Date Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
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 66 37 69 41 57
Temp 35 45 63 66 58 47 43 41 39 52 66 69 63 51 46 43 41 49 54 56 52
DewPt 24 27 29 28 31 31 32 33 34 39 40 40 41 42 42 43 41 45 47 47 49
Min/Max RH 24 88 35 100 71
RH 64 49 28 24 35 55 65 74 82 62 38 35 45 71 86 99100 87 75 72 88
Wind Dir NW N E SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW E E E
Wind Spd 5 4 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 13 13 9 8 6 5 4 4 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) 26 34 10 21 36 21 17 37 40 78 65 65 64 34 37 56 75 89 89 84 81
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.29
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 1 1
Vent Rate 5 4 32 42 3 5 5 6 7 24 62 81 5 6 7 6 5 7 15 14 9
T Wind Dir N N SE S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW SE E SE
T Wind Spd 11 9 10 10 9 11 11 13 16 26 21 17 12 13 16 13 11 11 10 11 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 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
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 35 55 28 60 31 61 33 58
Temp 44 36 52 49 36 29 54 52 37 32 57 55 40 35 55 52
DewPt 44 36 40 39 36 29 36 36 34 31 37 40 40 35 36 34
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 38 96 42 100 40
RH 100 100 63 67 99 100 49 53 86 95 47 58 99 100 50 51
PWind Dir NE NW NW SW SW SW S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 50 10 5 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-182200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Date Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 66 37 72 42 58
Temp 41 48 63 66 59 47 43 39 39 51 68 72 63 53 49 45 43 50 56 58 52
DewPt 24 28 32 33 35 35 36 34 34 36 39 39 41 42 42 42 42 44 43 45 48
Min/Max RH 29 85 30 97 56
RH 51 46 31 29 40 63 76 83 82 55 35 30 44 67 79 90 97 81 61 61 85
Wind Dir NW NW N NE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW NW NE E E
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 10 11 8 6 6 5 4 4 8 8 8
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
Clouds(%) 28 37 28 28 39 50 19 15 39 78 83 70 61 40 38 57 75 82 88 89 88
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.24
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 6 5 22 22 3 4 5 6 6 7 54 61 3 6 5 6 5 5 13 14 11
T Wind Dir NW NW N S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NE E E
T Wind Spd 13 11 8 5 8 9 12 13 14 14 19 16 11 12 12 13 11 12 9 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 37 54 30 59 32 62 35 59
Temp 46 39 51 48 37 31 55 51 38 33 58 55 42 36 56 52
DewPt 46 39 41 40 37 31 38 37 36 33 38 41 41 36 38 36
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 42 100 40 100 41
RH 100 100 70 75100 100 52 58 92 100 46 58 96 100 50 55
PWind Dir NE NW NW SW SW SW S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 70 20 5 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM NM IS IS IS IS
$$
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