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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
523 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025
TXZ012-061000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
523 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025
Date 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 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 38 80 42 69 42
Temp 59 48 44 41 40 50 72 79 71 59 53 48 43 51 64 69 62 51 50 46 43
DewPt 34 36 37 37 36 38 37 29 27 26 28 30 29 29 28 26 27 28 28 28 27
Max/Min RH 90 16 57 20 53
RH 38 63 76 86 87 63 28 16 19 28 38 49 57 42 25 20 26 41 42 49 53
Wind Dir NE E E S SW SW SW SW W W N N N N N NE SE S S S SW
Wind Spd 11 5 4 4 8 14 20 21 14 10 10 10 10 9 8 4 4 9 11 11 10
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 9 2 4 4 4 5 3 7 7 25 24 7 5 3 2 6 4 2 6 7 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 3 3 4 8 39 87 6 6 6 8 7 13 39 30 2 5 8 8 6
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N W S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 10 8 8 11 18 24 25 17 14 14 17 16 19 12 6 5 13 19 20 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25
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 31 53 29 62 39 72 40 71
Temp 62 57 42 32 48 47 35 30 54 56 45 40 65 64 49 41 66 63
DewPt 28 25 23 21 21 20 20 20 23 25 25 26 29 29 30 31 32 32
Min/Max RH 23 63 27 66 24 57 21 67 23
RH 27 29 46 63 34 34 54 66 30 30 45 57 26 27 48 67 28 31
PWind Dir N NE N SE SW SW SW W N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-061000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
523 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025
Date 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 37 79 40 70 42
Temp 62 48 43 39 37 52 72 78 71 59 55 46 41 51 64 69 63 51 48 46 43
DewPt 34 36 36 37 36 38 32 26 25 24 25 28 28 29 27 27 27 28 28 28 27
Max/Min RH 97 14 59 21 53
RH 35 63 78 95 97 59 23 15 18 26 31 49 59 42 24 21 25 41 46 49 53
Wind Dir NE NE SE SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N NE S S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 9 4 3 4 5 13 20 21 17 12 9 6 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 8 6
Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 17 4 8 7 3 4 3 15 26 33 20 9 4 5 2 4 3 5 10 14 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 5 5 4 4 6 12 54 88 11 11 8 8 7 12 31 46 5 8 9 10 8
T Wind Dir NE E SE SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N NE SW S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 10 10 8 10 13 20 26 27 19 21 17 16 14 16 9 9 10 16 18 20 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 66 29 55 28 64 39 74 40 73
Temp 63 59 42 30 49 49 34 29 56 57 43 40 67 66 48 41 67 64
DewPt 28 27 25 23 20 20 21 20 23 25 26 26 28 28 30 29 30 30
Min/Max RH 25 75 25 72 23 59 18 64 20
RH 26 29 50 75 31 31 57 70 28 29 51 57 23 24 49 62 25 28
PWind Dir N NE NE S SW SW SW W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-061000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
523 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025
Date 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 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 37 82 43 71 43
Temp 61 49 44 41 39 50 74 82 72 59 52 49 44 54 66 70 63 54 51 48 44
DewPt 37 38 38 39 39 40 38 32 30 30 31 32 30 29 28 27 29 28 29 29 30
Max/Min RH 100 16 59 20 58
RH 40 65 79 92 99 68 27 16 21 33 44 52 58 38 23 20 27 37 43 48 58
Wind Dir NE E SE SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N NE SE S S S W
Wind Spd 8 3 2 3 5 11 18 17 10 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 1 3 6 3 3 5 15 14 30 21 7 2 1 2 6 5 3 4 10 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 7 5 4 5 7 13 55104 7 9 10 12 10 16 53 31 3 8 10 13 9
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW N NE N N N NE N SE S S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 8 5 8 11 16 24 24 11 13 14 17 13 17 13 5 5 11 14 19 13
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 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25
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 54 30 65 42 75 41 73
Temp 63 59 42 32 49 49 36 31 57 59 47 43 67 66 50 42 67 64
DewPt 29 25 23 22 20 20 20 22 24 26 27 27 30 31 32 33 33 33
Min/Max RH 23 66 26 70 22 55 20 69 23
RH 27 27 46 66 32 31 53 69 27 29 45 53 24 27 50 69 28 31
PWind Dir N N N SE SW SW SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-061000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
523 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025
Date 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 39 82 44 69 44
Temp 61 50 45 42 41 50 72 80 72 60 53 49 45 53 66 69 63 55 52 49 45
DewPt 36 37 38 39 38 39 37 31 30 30 32 32 31 29 28 26 29 29 29 30 30
Max/Min RH 95 16 58 21 55
RH 39 62 76 88 92 66 29 17 21 33 44 51 58 40 24 21 27 37 42 47 55
Wind Dir NE E SE S SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N NE SE S S S W
Wind Spd 9 4 3 4 8 13 19 18 11 6 8 8 6 5 6 4 4 8 10 10 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 0 2 3 5 3 3 2 14 15 28 21 6 2 1 1 5 3 3 4 8 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 4 3 4 6 12 53105 6 7 8 10 9 14 51 38 3 7 9 11 7
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW NW N N N N NE W SE SE S S W
T Wind Spd 10 8 6 8 11 19 25 24 13 12 14 17 13 17 13 8 5 12 16 20 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 65 32 54 31 64 42 74 42 72
Temp 62 58 43 33 48 48 37 32 56 58 47 43 66 66 50 43 66 64
DewPt 29 25 23 22 20 20 21 22 24 26 27 27 29 31 32 32 32 33
Min/Max RH 24 63 27 67 23 53 20 66 24
RH 28 28 45 63 33 32 52 67 29 30 45 53 25 27 51 66 29 31
PWind Dir N NE N S SW SW SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-061000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
523 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025
Date 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 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 34 78 37 66 36
Temp 57 43 39 36 35 49 70 78 68 52 47 43 38 50 62 66 59 47 43 39 38
DewPt 35 36 36 35 34 36 32 26 28 28 28 28 28 29 25 25 27 28 28 27 26
Max/Min RH 98 15 67 21 66
RH 43 75 89 95 95 62 25 15 22 39 47 56 67 44 24 21 30 47 55 63 62
Wind Dir E SE S SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N NE S S S S W NW
Wind Spd 8 4 4 6 10 16 20 19 12 8 9 8 6 4 5 8 6 8 6 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 4 5 2 5 8 4 11 20 23 9 2 3 2 2 4 8 6 7 11 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 4 3 5 5 6 11 33 62 4 8 8 7 7 10 37 54 5 6 8 6 7
T Wind Dir E SE S SW SW SW SW W SW NE NE N N NE NE SW S S S W N
T Wind Spd 10 8 10 12 16 19 23 21 14 17 17 14 16 16 10 10 10 13 17 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25
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 52 26 62 34 72 37 69
Temp 59 55 36 27 46 46 31 27 55 56 40 35 66 62 45 38 65 60
DewPt 28 25 23 20 20 21 22 21 24 27 27 26 28 30 29 28 30 32
Min/Max RH 25 74 28 80 25 72 20 70 23
RH 30 31 58 74 35 37 68 78 30 33 59 69 24 30 55 67 27 35
PWind Dir N NE NE S SW SW SW NW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-061000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
523 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025
Date 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 34 77 38 66 37
Temp 56 44 39 37 35 49 70 77 67 52 48 43 39 50 63 66 58 48 44 40 38
DewPt 36 36 37 37 35 37 35 31 31 31 32 30 27 28 26 25 27 28 28 28 27
Max/Min RH 100 19 64 21 66
RH 46 74 91100100 63 28 19 26 44 54 59 62 42 24 21 30 46 53 61 65
Wind Dir E SE S S SW SW SW W NW N N N NW N N NE S S S SW NW
Wind Spd 5 4 4 5 10 14 17 13 10 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 0 2 3 5 3 6 8 21 22 25 14 3 2 1 2 3 7 6 7 9 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 3 3 4 5 7 12 35 41 5 7 6 6 7 11 49 34 3 5 7 7 6
T Wind Dir E SE S S S SW SW W N NE N N N N N W S S S SW NW
T Wind Spd 8 8 10 12 16 20 20 16 12 16 14 14 17 17 12 6 8 12 16 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 61 26 51 25 62 37 72 37 68
Temp 59 54 37 27 47 45 31 26 55 55 42 38 66 62 46 38 64 59
DewPt 26 21 20 20 19 19 20 20 24 26 27 26 29 31 32 30 32 33
Min/Max RH 23 74 26 80 24 64 21 73 25
RH 28 27 51 74 32 35 64 77 30 32 55 63 24 31 57 72 29 37
PWind Dir N N N S SW SW SW W NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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