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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
549 PM CST Sat Dec 13 2025

TXZ012-141000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 PM CST Sat Dec 13 2025

Date           12/13/25      Sun 12/14/25            Mon 12/15/25            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                 21          45          30          65          30
Temp             48 34 29 26 23 24 34 43 39 33 32 31 32 38 57 64 55 43 40 34 31
DewPt            29 29 28 25 23 23 23 23 22 22 24 27 30 32 31 29 29 29 28 27 25
Max/Min RH                  100          42          92          27          78
RH               47 83 95 97100 96 64 44 50 64 72 85 92 79 37 27 37 57 62 75 78
Wind Dir         NE NE NE NE  N  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
Wind Spd         19 13  9  8  4  4  9 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 11  4  4  5  6  6
Clouds           CL SC OV B2 B1 B1 SC CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%)         4 28 90 85 61 53 30  4  7 15 21 22 24 29 43 42 48 40 39 30 18
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt          <1 <1  2  1  1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate        11 15 26 11  5  7 17 32  7  7  8  9  8 10 29 33  3  4  5  5  4
T Wind Dir       NE NE  E NE  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
T Wind Spd       21 19 16 10  5  6 11 18 17 19 20 23 20 21 20 14  9 11 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           12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25  Thu 12/18/25  Fri 12/19/25  Sat 12/20/25
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      33    71      38    57      32    68      43    68
Temp          58 57 41   34 63 64 52   40 53 49 38   35 60 62 52   45 64 59
DewPt         24 23 24   21 23 23 23   23 17 16 16   17 22 23 24   23 24 25
Min/Max RH       18      59    16      50    19      49    17      41    19
RH            27 27 50   58 21 21 32   50 24 26 40   47 23 22 33   41 22 27
PWind Dir         W      NW    SW       W    NE      SE    SW      SW     W
Wind Char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>     <15   <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   FW SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$

TXZ016-141000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 PM CST Sat Dec 13 2025

Date           12/13/25      Sun 12/14/25            Mon 12/15/25            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                 22          49          30          65          29
Temp             55 39 30 27 25 28 38 47 42 35 32 31 32 38 56 64 55 43 39 34 30
DewPt            23 30 30 27 25 27 28 28 29 29 29 31 31 33 30 27 28 29 29 28 24
Max/Min RH                  100          46         100          24          83
RH               29 69100100100 96 68 49 58 79 89100 98 84 37 24 35 57 69 79 78
Wind Dir         NE NE NE NE NE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
Wind Spd         16 13  6  4  2  4  9 12 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 12  5  4  4  4  4
Clouds           CL CL B1 B2 B2 B1 SC CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%)         5  3 69 84 80 68 30  5 11 25 31 40 45 41 37 47 49 57 41 29 17
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate        12 13  8  7  3  6 20 32  6 10 10 12 12 12 29 35  5  7  7  6  6
T Wind Dir       NE NE  E NE  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  W  W NW NW
T Wind Spd       19 21 14  9  4  6 13 17 14 20 23 23 23 21 21 17 11 13 13 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           12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25  Thu 12/18/25  Fri 12/19/25  Sat 12/20/25
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     69      33    72      38    61      34    71      45    71
Temp          61 56 39   34 65 66 52   40 56 52 39   36 62 64 51   46 66 61
DewPt         22 24 22   21 23 21 22   23 21 19 18   20 24 24 24   23 24 24
Min/Max RH       16      61    16      53    19      54    17      41    17
RH            22 29 51   60 20 18 32   50 25 27 42   52 23 22 34   41 20 24
PWind Dir         W      NW     W       W    NE       S    SW      SW     W
Wind Char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>     <15   <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$

TXZ008-141000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 PM CST Sat Dec 13 2025

Date           12/13/25      Sun 12/14/25            Mon 12/15/25            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                 21          47          30          65          29
Temp             40 31 27 24 22 25 35 45 41 34 33 31 33 39 56 64 56 45 39 34 30
DewPt            32 30 27 24 22 23 23 23 23 21 24 29 31 33 31 29 30 30 29 27 25
Max/Min RH                  100          40          94          27          85
RH               72 97100100100 92 60 42 47 59 69 90 94 80 38 27 36 56 66 75 84
Wind Dir         NE NE NE NE NE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
Wind Spd         14 10  5  4  2  3  9 12 11 11  9 10  9 10 11  6  4  3  3  3  3
Clouds           FW B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%)        16 65 90 85 56 48 30  9  5  8 13 19 16 19 29 41 43 35 27 28 23
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt           1  1  2  2  1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate        20 18 27 14  7 13 26 43 13 11 12 12 11 17 30 31  4  4  7  5  5
T Wind Dir       NE NE NE NE  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W NW  W  W
T Wind Spd       18 19 14  9  5  8 12 18 17 17 18 18 17 18 17 12  6  6 10  8  8
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           12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25  Thu 12/18/25  Fri 12/19/25  Sat 12/20/25
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     68      33    72      38    58      34    71      46    71
Temp          58 57 41   33 62 66 53   39 54 51 39   36 61 65 56   47 65 61
DewPt         25 27 24   23 24 26 25   25 17 16 17   19 24 26 26   26 27 27
Min/Max RH       19      67    17      58    18      50    18      44    19
RH            28 30 50   67 22 22 33   58 23 24 40   50 23 23 32   44 23 27
PWind Dir         W      NW    SW       W    NE       S    SW      SW    NW
Wind Char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW   CL FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$

TXZ008-141000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 PM CST Sat Dec 13 2025

Date           12/13/25      Sun 12/14/25            Mon 12/15/25            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                 22          47          33          64          30
Temp             43 33 29 26 24 26 35 45 42 36 36 34 35 39 55 63 56 45 40 35 31
DewPt            32 30 29 26 24 24 24 24 24 23 26 30 32 33 30 28 30 30 29 28 26
Max/Min RH                  100          41          91          27          84
RH               66 90100 99 99 91 64 44 49 60 68 87 90 78 39 27 37 54 65 75 80
Wind Dir         NE NE NE NE NE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind Spd         17 13  9  5  3  4  9 12 12 13 12 13 13 12 12  8  4  4  4  4  4
Clouds           FW B1 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%)         7 54 90 85 59 51 31  6  4 10 16 17 16 22 35 40 44 32 29 25 21
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt           1 <1  2  2  1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate        19 16 22 13  5 11 25 40 11 10 11 11 10 16 30 28  3  4  6  4  4
T Wind Dir       NE NE  E NE  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W NW NW  W
T Wind Spd       19 19 14  9  5  8 12 18 17 19 19 19 18 19 18 11  6  8 10  9  8
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           12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25  Thu 12/18/25  Fri 12/19/25  Sat 12/20/25
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      34    71      40    58      36    70      48    69
Temp          57 57 42   35 61 65 53   41 53 51 41   38 60 65 57   49 63 61
DewPt         24 26 25   23 24 25 25   26 17 17 18   20 23 26 27   26 26 28
Min/Max RH       19      63    17      57    18      48    18      41    21
RH            29 30 50   63 24 22 34   57 24 25 40   48 24 24 32   41 24 28
PWind Dir         W      NW    SW       W    NE       S    SW      SW    NW
Wind Char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW   CL FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$

TXZ006-141000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 PM CST Sat Dec 13 2025

Date           12/13/25      Sun 12/14/25            Mon 12/15/25            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          48          26          63          25
Temp             45 32 26 23 21 25 37 46 43 34 31 27 28 35 55 63 53 39 33 29 26
DewPt            23 31 25 23 21 25 28 28 29 30 30 27 28 29 27 24 26 25 22 19 17
Max/Min RH                  100          46         100          22          68
RH               42 97 97 99100 99 69 49 59 85 98100100 81 33 22 35 56 63 66 68
Wind Dir         NE NE NE NE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NE NE  N NW NW NW
Wind Spd         17 11  5  4  4  9 13 16 12 12 12 12 11  9  6  5  4  4  4  4  4
Clouds           CL SC OV B2 B2 B1 SC CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%)         5 30 89 85 80 69 30  5 11 14 21 28 28 29 29 44 44 35 27 18 11
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  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate        11  9  7  6  6 14 25 39  8  9  9  9  8  6  8 24  3  5  5  5  4
T Wind Dir       NE NE  E  E SW  S  S SW  S  S SW SW SW SW NW NE NE  N  N  N NW
T Wind Spd       19 18 11  6  8 14 19 23 18 20 20 20 18 13  9 11  8 10 11 11  9
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           12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25  Thu 12/18/25  Fri 12/19/25  Sat 12/20/25
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      30    69      32    55      30    70      39    67
Temp          60 55 36   30 62 62 46   33 51 48 34   33 61 63 48   40 63 57
DewPt         19 23 21   19 23 25 24   23 17 17 18   20 26 26 25   23 25 27
Min/Max RH       15      63    18      66    21      58    19      49    20
RH            21 28 55   62 22 24 42   66 26 29 51   58 26 24 40   49 23 31
PWind Dir        NW      NW    SW       W    NE       S    SW      SW    NW
Wind Char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>     <15   <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW   CL FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW SC SC
PoP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$

OKZ002-141000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 PM CST Sat Dec 13 2025

Date           12/13/25      Sun 12/14/25            Mon 12/15/25            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          45          27          62          25
Temp             27 20 19 17 17 23 36 45 39 31 32 29 29 35 55 62 51 38 33 28 26
DewPt            27 20 19 17 17 22 24 25 25 25 27 29 29 30 29 25 27 25 23 21 19
Max/Min RH                  100          46         100          24          75
RH              100100100100100 96 61 47 57 76 82100 99 82 36 24 38 60 68 75 74
Wind Dir         NE NE NE  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW NW  N  N NW NW NW  W
Wind Spd         13 10  4  4  4  8 13 14 11 11 11 10  9  6  5  4  3  4  4  4  4
Clouds           B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%)        56 92 90 76 57 50 33 33 14 10 15 15 22 32 26 33 35 33 29 16  9
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt          <1  2  2  2 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate        10 31 17  9  7 14 31 46  8  8  9  8  7  6 10 19  3  3  5  4  4
T Wind Dir       NE  E NE  E  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N NW NW  W
T Wind Spd       17 17 11  6  8 12 19 23 18 19 21 19 17 12  9 10  9  8 11 10  9
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           12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25  Thu 12/18/25  Fri 12/19/25  Sat 12/20/25
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      30    68      33    53      30    67      39    63
Temp          57 53 37   30 62 60 47   34 50 45 34   33 60 60 51   41 60 53
DewPt         21 23 22   21 25 27 25   22 14 16 15   17 25 28 26   24 27 27
Min/Max RH       17      70    20      61    20      51    21      51    24
RH            24 31 55   69 24 28 41   61 23 31 45   51 26 29 38   51 28 36
PWind Dir        NW      NW    SW       W    NE       S    SW      SW    NW
Wind Char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   FW 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