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
350 PM CST Fri Dec 12 2025
TXZ012-131000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
350 PM CST Fri Dec 12 2025
Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon
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 34 68 22 46 29
Temp 52 42 39 36 35 43 61 68 59 43 35 28 23 25 37 45 40 32 33 32 32
DewPt 32 32 32 32 31 32 30 26 27 30 29 26 23 23 23 23 23 23 25 27 29
Max/Min RH 85 20 100 41 89
RH 46 67 76 85 85 65 31 20 29 60 78 92100 92 56 41 50 69 72 82 89
Wind Dir E S S S SW SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE SE S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 6 9 9 10 12 11 11 12 13 12 10 8 4 4 9 12 12 12 12 12 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 4 3 4 3 3 7 5 4 5 4 20 34 46 40 22 4 5 11 20 24 39
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 3 5 7 8 8 9 17 39 9 8 12 14 5 8 15 33 10 7 8 8 8
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW W W N NE NE E NE NE SE S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 12 18 20 20 19 14 20 18 19 17 12 6 6 10 16 17 19 20 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 Wed 12/17/25 Thu 12/18/25 Fri 12/19/25
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 65 33 66 34 71 36 60 34 68
Temp 57 56 42 34 58 56 40 35 63 63 50 38 55 52 40 35 60 61
DewPt 31 29 28 26 24 23 22 21 23 23 23 22 23 22 21 21 25 25
Min/Max RH 27 75 18 56 15 54 22 56 19
RH 37 35 57 72 27 28 48 56 21 21 34 52 29 31 46 56 26 25
PWind Dir SW W W SW SW W NE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-131000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
350 PM CST Fri Dec 12 2025
Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 35 70 24 49 31
Temp 55 43 38 37 37 44 64 70 59 45 37 29 25 28 41 48 43 34 33 32 33
DewPt 32 33 32 33 32 31 25 22 26 28 31 29 25 28 29 28 30 30 31 32 32
Max/Min RH 85 16 100 45 100
RH 41 67 79 85 82 60 23 16 28 51 79100100100 61 45 59 85 92100 98
Wind Dir E S S SW SW SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE SE S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 6 8 9 11 12 12 12 11 10 8 4 3 3 8 11 10 11 11 12 13
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 5 3 4 7 4 4 4 6 6 4 10 30 45 43 16 8 10 23 25 43 54
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 3 6 8 9 11 13 22 45 7 10 9 7 6 4 16 38 10 10 9 11 11
T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW W NW N NE E E NE E SE S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 12 16 19 23 21 14 19 17 20 17 11 5 5 10 16 14 19 19 21 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 Wed 12/17/25 Thu 12/18/25 Fri 12/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 66 31 68 33 73 36 64 36 71
Temp 57 56 40 32 60 57 38 34 66 65 48 37 57 55 41 37 63 63
DewPt 31 28 28 26 20 22 21 19 20 22 22 23 25 23 23 22 25 25
Min/Max RH 24 82 15 56 14 56 21 56 18
RH 37 34 63 78 21 26 50 55 17 19 35 56 29 29 49 55 23 23
PWind Dir SW W W SW SW W E S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-131000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
350 PM CST Fri Dec 12 2025
Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon
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 34 68 22 48 31
Temp 53 43 39 37 36 42 60 68 58 42 34 27 23 25 38 48 43 34 35 34 34
DewPt 33 33 34 34 33 34 32 28 29 31 29 26 22 22 22 23 24 22 26 30 32
Max/Min RH 92 22 99 37 92
RH 47 67 82 89 90 71 33 22 33 63 80 94 97 86 52 37 46 61 68 85 92
Wind Dir E SE S SW SW SW W NE NE NE NE NE NE SE S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 5 5 8 8 6 11 11 9 6 4 2 2 6 11 10 10 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 4 3 3 4 4 6 5 6 6 10 25 39 35 33 16 7 5 7 12 19 29
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 5 6 9 9 10 13 18 64 13 18 21 20 12 12 26 37 12 12 12 12 12
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE SE S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 10 13 13 16 17 11 23 17 18 16 12 8 6 10 14 16 18 18 18 17
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 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 Wed 12/17/25 Thu 12/18/25 Fri 12/19/25
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 67 31 66 33 74 37 62 36 71
Temp 58 57 40 31 58 56 42 34 64 66 51 38 55 54 41 37 61 63
DewPt 32 30 28 26 24 25 24 22 23 24 25 25 23 23 22 24 27 28
Min/Max RH 25 80 20 61 14 60 21 59 19
RH 37 35 62 80 26 30 49 61 21 20 36 59 29 29 47 59 26 26
PWind Dir SW W W SW SW W NE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-131000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
350 PM CST Fri Dec 12 2025
Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 36 67 23 48 33
Temp 53 44 41 38 39 43 60 67 58 44 36 28 24 26 37 47 43 36 36 36 36
DewPt 34 34 34 34 34 34 31 27 30 31 30 27 24 23 23 24 25 24 27 31 33
Max/Min RH 88 23 100 39 90
RH 49 67 78 86 83 69 34 23 34 61 80 96 99 87 55 40 49 61 69 83 90
Wind Dir E S S S SW SW W NE NE NE NE NE NE SE S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 6 9 9 12 9 9 12 12 12 9 6 4 4 8 11 12 12 12 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 4 3 4 3 3 8 6 4 5 8 26 35 38 36 19 4 4 9 14 17 29
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 2 2 2 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 4 5 7 8 9 11 17 63 13 11 21 16 10 10 23 39 10 10 10 10 10
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW NW N NE NE E E E SE S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 11 13 16 18 17 12 23 18 18 16 12 6 6 10 16 16 18 18 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 Wed 12/17/25 Thu 12/18/25 Fri 12/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 66 32 66 35 73 38 61 38 70
Temp 57 57 41 33 57 56 42 36 63 66 52 39 54 54 42 38 61 63
DewPt 32 30 28 26 24 24 24 23 23 24 25 25 23 23 23 24 26 27
Min/Max RH 25 78 19 59 15 57 23 58 20
RH 38 36 61 76 28 29 47 59 22 20 36 57 30 30 46 58 27 25
PWind Dir SW W W SW SW W NE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-131000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
350 PM CST Fri Dec 12 2025
Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon
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 29 68 20 48 28
Temp 51 39 35 35 32 38 63 68 56 40 30 24 21 26 40 48 43 34 32 31 30
DewPt 33 33 33 31 30 30 25 21 26 29 29 24 21 26 28 28 30 29 30 30 29
Max/Min RH 94 17 100 45 99
RH 49 77 90 86 91 71 23 17 31 65 94100100100 62 45 58 81 91 97 97
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 8 8 9 9 6 9 13 12 10 6 4 4 8 13 16 11 12 11 12 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 3 3 5 4 9 3 5 5 9 19 31 39 41 18 7 6 14 18 27 36
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 4 6 8 8 6 3 21 73 8 13 15 4 3 12 29 42 11 9 8 9 9
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW W N NE E E E E S S SW SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 14 17 19 16 10 17 23 17 18 13 8 4 11 18 20 16 19 19 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 Wed 12/17/25 Thu 12/18/25 Fri 12/19/25
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 64 26 66 30 70 31 57 32 68
Temp 57 53 34 27 58 54 35 30 63 62 43 32 52 50 35 34 60 60
DewPt 27 26 21 17 18 22 20 18 22 24 23 21 22 22 23 22 27 28
Min/Max RH 22 67 15 60 17 64 24 65 22
RH 32 34 57 64 21 29 53 59 21 23 45 64 31 34 62 62 27 31
PWind Dir W N W W SW W E S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-131000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
350 PM CST Fri Dec 12 2025
Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 30 63 18 45 29
Temp 47 37 35 33 33 39 59 63 51 35 29 22 19 23 37 45 40 32 33 32 31
DewPt 33 33 32 32 31 31 28 26 29 29 26 22 19 20 22 24 25 25 27 29 29
Max/Min RH 100 24 100 43 93
RH 58 85 90 97 93 72 30 24 42 78 89100100 88 54 43 55 75 81 90 93
Wind Dir SE SE S S SW W N N NE NE NE E SE S S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 5 6 9 9 6 8 12 11 9 5 4 3 5 12 13 10 10 10 10 9
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 4 13 5 6 8 4 6 6 17 29 35 37 35 16 14 7 7 12 22 23
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 3 5 7 8 8 5 19 64 11 18 17 10 6 18 29 49 11 8 9 8 7
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW W N N NE E E E SE S S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 11 16 19 18 12 16 23 18 16 13 8 5 11 16 20 17 19 20 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 Wed 12/17/25 Thu 12/18/25 Fri 12/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 61 26 65 30 71 31 56 31 66
Temp 55 51 34 27 58 53 37 31 63 61 45 33 52 47 36 32 59 58
DewPt 28 27 22 18 20 23 21 19 23 25 24 23 22 22 22 22 27 29
Min/Max RH 26 73 16 63 16 67 24 68 24
RH 36 39 61 69 23 30 53 61 21 25 43 67 30 37 57 65 29 33
PWind Dir W NW W SW SW W NE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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