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 Thu Nov 27 2025
TXZ012-281000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun
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 36 58 39 46 19
Temp 58 48 40 38 38 38 43 50 56 54 49 47 42 42 40 44 43 35 27 25 22 20
DewPt 29 31 30 32 34 36 40 42 43 43 44 40 34 30 32 32 27 22 19 16 13 12
Max/Min RH 100 57 83 53 71
RH 33 51 67 79 85 92 89 74 62 66 83 76 73 62 73 62 53 59 71 68 68 71
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W N N N N NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 9 9 10 11 12 13 16 19 20 16 16 14 14 13 20 24 24 18 12 11 9 9
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 21 36 51 63 72 82 92 73 39 30 14 9 8 7 8 10 9 14 19 33 42 58
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 2 1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 31 4 7 7 11 14 28 49 56 16 9 10 8 8 17 68 74 32 21 21 5 7
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S SW S S S SW W NW N N N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 13 18 19 19 21 26 28 28 23 24 24 20 19 23 27 27 20 17 18 12 12
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 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 34 19 38 20 52 29 52 26 49
Temp 30 30 25 20 33 33 24 21 45 45 37 31 47 45 33 27 42 44
DewPt 12 13 14 16 21 22 20 18 22 23 23 23 27 27 27 26 29 30
Min/Max RH 41 84 52 92 32 72 39 96 47
RH 46 49 62 84 61 63 84 88 40 41 56 72 45 49 78 96 60 58
PWind Dir E SE S NW SW SW N NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 5 5 5 0 5 5
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ016-281000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 36 61 39 50 19
Temp 56 51 40 38 38 38 43 51 59 56 49 45 42 42 43 48 48 39 29 25 21 20
DewPt 35 34 35 37 38 37 43 44 43 42 41 36 31 27 30 32 30 26 22 18 16 14
Max/Min RH 100 49 76 49 81
RH 44 52 82 96100 94 98 79 54 59 76 69 66 55 60 53 49 59 75 74 81 77
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 9 8 8 9 9 12 16 18 18 13 13 12 12 12 16 19 17 14 10 8 6 5
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 46 36 69 71 86 77 82 65 41 17 21 11 12 6 5 2 4 13 23 37 53 61
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 32 5 7 9 20 18 23 39 56 14 12 12 12 12 15 50 66 12 12 8 6 9
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 12 11 14 18 20 21 25 25 26 20 23 24 23 23 19 21 19 17 19 14 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 39 19 42 18 54 31 54 25 50
Temp 33 34 24 20 36 36 22 19 46 48 37 32 49 47 33 26 44 46
DewPt 13 15 14 17 22 23 20 18 22 23 23 23 26 28 28 26 31 32
Min/Max RH 35 88 47 96 28 69 36 100 51
RH 43 45 65 88 56 59 92 96 39 37 56 69 40 47 84 100 60 58
PWind Dir SE SE W NW SW SW NW E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 5 5 0 5 10
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-281000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun
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 36 61 38 47 20
Temp 54 52 43 40 38 38 44 54 59 57 51 48 41 40 40 46 45 37 30 26 23 21
DewPt 28 31 31 32 34 37 41 43 44 45 46 42 35 32 35 32 26 22 17 15 13 12
Max/Min RH 100 54 85 47 68
RH 37 44 62 74 87 96 90 66 56 64 83 81 80 72 82 58 47 53 57 62 66 68
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW NW N N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 4 6 6 6 8 9 13 18 18 13 13 11 10 9 18 21 21 13 9 6 5 4
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 13 28 50 65 64 78 74 65 42 34 18 9 8 6 20 11 17 27 25 39 51 64
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 2 2 1 <1
Vent Rate 28 6 9 11 11 12 32 73 82 23 15 15 12 10 26 76 80 43 28 29 14 8
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S S SW W W N N N N NE NE N NE
T Wind Spd 9 10 13 17 16 17 23 29 29 23 23 21 19 16 20 26 24 20 16 17 12 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 37 20 40 18 53 29 52 25 49
Temp 32 33 26 21 34 35 24 19 45 47 38 30 47 46 33 26 41 44
DewPt 11 12 14 17 20 22 20 18 21 24 23 24 28 29 28 26 29 31
Min/Max RH 34 84 48 97 30 79 40 100 50
RH 41 41 60 84 54 59 85 96 38 40 55 79 46 52 82 100 63 59
PWind Dir E SE SE NW SW SW N NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 5 5 5 0 5 5
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-281000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 38 61 40 47 21
Temp 54 51 44 42 40 40 45 53 59 58 52 49 43 42 40 45 45 37 31 27 24 22
DewPt 28 32 31 33 36 39 42 43 44 45 45 41 35 32 35 32 26 22 19 16 14 13
Max/Min RH 97 55 78 48 70
RH 36 47 61 70 86 94 89 69 57 63 77 74 74 67 81 60 48 54 60 62 65 70
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW N N N N N NE N NE
Wind Spd 5 8 9 10 12 12 14 19 19 14 16 13 13 12 19 23 21 16 12 9 9 6
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 9 31 42 62 61 81 68 63 45 31 13 8 6 6 18 13 16 24 23 35 49 62
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2 2 1 1 1
Vent Rate 33 6 8 9 9 14 30 67 82 21 13 13 11 9 23 77 79 35 28 20 14 13
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW W NW N N N N NE NE N NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 16 18 17 19 23 29 29 23 24 23 20 17 21 26 24 19 17 17 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 36 22 40 20 52 30 51 27 48
Temp 31 33 28 23 33 35 25 21 44 47 39 32 46 45 34 28 40 44
DewPt 11 12 15 18 20 21 21 19 21 24 24 25 27 28 29 28 30 31
Min/Max RH 37 79 50 93 32 77 43 100 54
RH 42 42 57 79 57 57 84 92 40 41 55 77 47 51 84 100 67 60
PWind Dir E SE S NW SW SW N NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 5 5 5 0 5 5
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ006-281000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun
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 31 60 32 44 16
Temp 54 47 36 33 33 34 40 52 59 54 45 39 35 35 38 44 42 32 24 20 18 17
DewPt 31 31 32 33 33 32 40 40 37 38 36 29 26 26 31 28 22 19 17 13 11 12
Max/Min RH 100 41 79 45 83
RH 41 55 85 99100 92100 62 44 54 72 68 69 70 77 54 45 57 72 73 74 81
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S SW SW S SW SW W NW N N N NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 9 5 6 9 10 12 14 19 18 12 11 11 12 12 21 25 21 16 11 9 6 6
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 27 36 57 69 46 67 67 28 30 29 14 6 5 6 12 7 14 30 40 50 65 74
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 4 6 8 8 9 20 56 64 12 9 9 10 9 21 74 85 30 12 8 10 10
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 14 11 14 18 19 19 24 27 26 20 20 19 21 19 24 28 25 19 18 14 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 36 17 37 14 48 24 48 21 45
Temp 31 31 21 17 33 32 18 15 43 42 30 25 45 41 27 22 39 40
DewPt 11 15 14 15 19 21 17 15 21 24 22 22 26 28 27 22 29 31
Min/Max RH 37 91 51 100 35 87 43 100 54
RH 44 50 76 91 56 63 97 100 42 48 71 87 47 61 99 100 66 70
PWind Dir SE SE NE NW SW SW N NE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 5 5 0 0 5 10
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
OKZ002-281000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 30 59 32 41 16
Temp 53 46 35 33 32 32 41 52 59 53 45 41 34 34 36 40 40 31 24 21 19 16
DewPt 28 29 29 30 31 31 39 42 41 42 43 37 32 34 33 27 20 17 14 11 11 10
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 45 77
RH 37 52 79 90 99 95 93 68 51 66 93 87 91100 90 59 45 57 66 66 71 76
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 4 5 5 6 9 11 13 18 16 11 11 9 10 12 20 21 21 13 9 6 5 5
Clouds CL SC FW B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 2 29 18 51 21 50 55 57 42 43 17 15 14 32 33 28 25 32 41 52 71 70
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 3 <1 2 2 2
Vent Rate 18 3 6 7 7 8 26 70 79 11 10 8 7 10 28 82 78 44 14 21 20 20
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S SW SW S S SW W N N N N N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 9 10 13 17 18 19 26 29 26 18 21 19 16 20 23 27 25 18 17 14 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 31 17 34 14 49 23 46 21 44
Temp 28 28 22 18 30 28 18 15 44 40 29 24 43 39 28 22 38 38
DewPt 11 12 13 15 21 20 17 15 21 24 23 23 27 29 28 22 28 30
Min/Max RH 42 92 57 100 34 97 47 100 57
RH 47 50 69 89 68 72 96 100 40 52 78 97 54 68100 100 67 72
PWind Dir E SE E W SW SW N NE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 5 0 0 5 5 10
Snow Shwrs SC IS
$$
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