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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 Wed Dec 3 2025
TXZ012-041000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat
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 24 38 22 50 23
Temp 47 39 34 31 29 27 28 31 37 34 28 27 25 24 29 43 50 42 32 30 27 27
DewPt 26 28 28 28 26 24 25 26 27 27 27 25 25 23 24 26 24 25 24 23 22 22
Max/Min RH 92 64 100 36 85
RH 44 64 78 88 88 88 88 81 67 75 96 92100 96 81 51 36 51 72 75 81 81
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N W SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N W W W
Wind Spd 16 13 13 12 11 9 4 4 5 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 4 4 5 6 9
Clouds FW B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 76 93 94 95 96 96 82 44 7 14 20 21 26 23 11 15 21 18 16 10 16
PoP 12HR 70 60 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.03 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC SC NM NM SC
Mix Hgt 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 53 45 46 38 31 21 7 12 23 3 4 6 5 4 5 15 22 4 3 4 3 4
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE W W SW SW SW W W W W W N N N NW W
T Wind Spd 18 19 23 20 18 13 6 6 10 9 12 16 14 12 14 11 10 9 9 10 8 10
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
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25
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 25 47 25 57 27 61 33 62
Temp 48 46 33 26 41 41 30 27 50 48 35 28 53 53 41 34 56 53
DewPt 26 27 25 24 28 27 24 24 26 25 24 23 26 26 25 25 28 28
Min/Max RH 34 92 45 88 30 81 27 69 28
RH 42 47 72 92 59 57 78 88 39 40 64 81 35 35 53 69 34 38
PWind Dir W N N S SW NW W W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-041000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 25 40 23 51 23
Temp 48 40 33 31 29 27 29 33 39 35 28 28 27 25 31 45 50 42 31 28 27 27
DewPt 25 27 31 30 28 26 28 29 29 29 28 28 25 23 24 24 23 25 24 23 22 22
Max/Min RH 96 63 100 34 85
RH 40 59 93 94 96 96 96 84 66 78100100 92 92 75 42 34 50 75 83 81 81
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW W W W W
Wind Spd 13 12 12 10 8 5 4 4 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 4 4 4 5 9
Clouds SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 37 69 93 93 98 97 95 72 28 7 11 17 31 22 14 10 14 16 14 13 10 11
PoP 12HR 70 50 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.03 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC
Mix Hgt 4 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 35 56 32 29 17 9 14 33 4 7 8 9 8 9 31 48 6 6 6 3 6
T Wind Dir E NE NE E E NE NE W W SW SW SW W W W W W NW N N W W
T Wind Spd 16 19 24 20 16 11 8 6 12 11 14 17 18 17 17 16 17 11 12 11 6 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 58 24 52 25 59 27 62 33 65
Temp 51 49 33 25 44 43 28 27 52 49 33 28 54 53 40 34 59 55
DewPt 27 28 27 24 28 28 26 25 26 26 25 24 25 26 25 24 28 28
Min/Max RH 30 98 39 98 27 87 26 68 25
RH 38 44 77 98 53 55 92 94 36 40 74 87 32 35 54 68 30 35
PWind Dir W NW N S SW NW W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-041000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat
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 26 40 22 50 23
Temp 47 41 34 32 30 27 29 33 39 36 31 28 26 24 29 43 50 44 35 30 27 25
DewPt 29 30 30 29 26 25 25 25 27 28 27 27 26 24 24 26 25 27 26 24 24 24
Max/Min RH 95 58 100 37 96
RH 49 65 86 88 87 93 86 70 61 73 86 93100100 83 50 37 52 70 78 88 96
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W W SW W
Wind Spd 13 12 10 8 6 4 2 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
Clouds SC OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 40 88 93 93 93 97 94 68 40 9 12 17 23 21 23 21 20 24 19 14 20 28
PoP 12HR 60 50 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.02 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC SC
Mix Hgt 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 69 55 63 42 36 18 12 12 25 6 7 7 8 7 9 15 15 4 6 6 4 4
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N W W
T Wind Spd 20 19 23 19 17 11 8 5 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 9 6 6 9 10 5 6
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
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25
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 23 48 25 59 27 63 33 64
Temp 48 47 33 24 41 41 30 27 52 49 35 28 55 54 42 34 57 55
DewPt 28 28 26 24 27 27 25 25 27 27 25 25 27 28 28 27 30 29
Min/Max RH 36 100 46 93 29 90 26 76 28
RH 44 48 75 100 57 57 80 93 37 42 66 88 33 37 56 76 35 37
PWind Dir W N N S SW W SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-041000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 25 40 23 50 24
Temp 46 41 35 32 30 27 28 32 39 36 32 30 28 26 29 43 49 43 35 32 29 27
DewPt 28 30 30 30 27 25 26 25 27 29 28 28 27 25 25 26 25 27 26 25 24 24
Max/Min RH 97 62 99 40 89
RH 51 64 85 92 89 93 90 77 63 73 86 89 96 98 85 52 40 53 69 77 84 89
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW S SW SW SW W W W NW NW W W SW W
Wind Spd 14 13 12 11 9 6 4 4 5 6 8 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6
Clouds SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 36 86 93 93 94 95 93 72 46 8 12 19 21 18 26 21 18 22 19 16 17 24
PoP 12HR 70 50 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.02 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC SC
Mix Hgt 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 66 45 54 42 28 16 11 13 25 6 6 8 7 6 9 13 16 3 6 5 3 4
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N N N W SW
T Wind Spd 20 19 23 20 16 11 8 6 10 10 11 14 13 11 12 10 8 6 11 10 5 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 54 25 48 26 57 28 61 34 64
Temp 47 46 34 26 40 41 32 29 50 50 36 29 53 53 43 35 56 55
DewPt 27 29 26 26 27 28 25 26 27 27 26 26 27 28 28 28 30 30
Min/Max RH 38 99 47 89 31 86 28 75 28
RH 46 50 74 99 59 59 77 89 40 41 66 86 36 37 55 75 36 38
PWind Dir W N N S SW NW SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-041000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat
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 23 38 15 48 19
Temp 41 35 31 29 27 25 29 34 37 33 26 22 19 18 27 45 48 39 27 23 21 22
DewPt 26 30 30 27 25 24 26 27 27 29 26 22 19 18 21 24 22 26 24 22 21 21
Max/Min RH 98 62 100 36 99
RH 56 80 97 94 91 93 88 75 66 84100 99100100 78 44 36 59 87 95 99 95
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE S SW SW SW SW W W W NW N NE S W W W W
Wind Spd 16 13 12 9 8 4 4 9 12 9 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 6
Clouds B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 66 89 93 93 95 93 89 32 18 9 11 17 21 17 28 14 14 23 16 6 15 20
PoP 12HR 80 40 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.01 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs NM NM O SC SC
Mix Hgt 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 48 38 29 19 20 10 6 22 35 6 6 6 4 3 2 9 12 6 5 3 3 4
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E NE NE E SW SW SW SW W W W W SW N N N N SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 19 20 17 14 9 5 11 16 13 13 12 9 6 5 8 6 10 11 8 6 9
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
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25
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 53 20 49 20 56 23 60 28 62
Temp 47 44 27 21 42 40 25 22 49 46 29 24 53 50 35 30 57 51
DewPt 27 28 25 21 27 26 23 22 25 26 24 21 26 28 27 25 28 30
Min/Max RH 35 100 41 99 31 91 28 82 28
RH 44 53 92 100 55 56 94 99 40 46 81 88 35 42 70 82 33 43
PWind Dir W N N SW W NW SW W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-041000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 23 39 17 49 21
Temp 44 35 30 29 28 26 29 35 39 33 27 25 22 19 27 44 49 40 29 26 23 23
DewPt 29 29 28 27 25 22 23 24 26 27 27 25 22 19 22 23 22 23 24 23 22 21
Max/Min RH 93 57 100 34 97
RH 55 77 91 92 88 86 80 64 58 76100100100100 81 42 34 51 81 89 97 93
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE S S S S SW SW W W NW N N E SW W SW SW
Wind Spd 13 11 9 6 4 3 4 8 9 8 8 5 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 5
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 92 88 93 93 95 89 83 46 9 14 13 14 14 18 23 21 20 29 21 13 21 30
PoP 12HR 40 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 32 30 25 19 10 8 18 44 6 7 7 4 3 3 10 19 4 5 3 3 3
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE S SW S S SW SW W W NW NW N N N NW W SW
T Wind Spd 19 17 19 17 11 8 6 9 16 12 16 16 10 8 8 8 8 9 11 8 6 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 52 20 45 21 55 25 61 31 62
Temp 47 43 28 21 39 38 26 24 49 45 30 26 55 51 38 32 56 52
DewPt 26 27 25 21 26 26 23 23 26 26 25 22 25 27 27 25 28 26
Min/Max RH 36 100 44 100 31 88 25 75 26
RH 44 53 88 100 58 61 88 96 40 46 82 85 31 39 64 75 34 36
PWind Dir W N N SW W NW SW W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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