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
549 PM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
TXZ012-091000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 PM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 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 32 53 26 61 39
Temp 55 46 41 37 34 39 48 51 47 37 32 29 27 36 53 61 55 46 44 42 41
DewPt 21 22 20 19 21 23 23 21 21 22 22 22 22 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 25
Max/Min RH 62 29 82 25 53
RH 26 39 42 47 58 52 37 30 36 55 65 76 82 64 33 25 31 43 45 48 53
Wind Dir N NE N N N N N N NE E SE S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 10 4 4 4 4 5 9 13 13 10 12 12 13 13
Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 56 26 7 17 36 25 6 11 10 14 15 7 5 3 2 5 3 3 17 20 22
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 5 7 7 6 35 81 95 3 3 4 4 5 25 62 60 10 8 9 9 8
T Wind Dir N NE N N N N N N NE E SE S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 13 18 17 16 23 21 19 9 9 10 12 14 23 21 17 14 19 23 23 19
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 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25
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 75 40 72 41 76 43 77 47 74
Temp 68 65 48 41 66 63 48 42 68 66 51 44 70 68 56 48 68 65
DewPt 27 29 29 30 32 31 33 31 31 29 29 28 31 30 32 34 35 33
Min/Max RH 17 65 22 65 18 53 18 58 22
RH 21 26 47 65 28 30 56 65 25 25 42 53 23 24 40 58 29 30
PWind Dir W N NE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-091000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 PM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 30 54 25 63 38
Temp 57 46 40 35 30 39 49 53 48 37 32 28 26 39 56 62 56 45 42 41 40
DewPt 23 25 23 20 19 22 22 21 21 22 22 22 22 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Max/Min RH 65 26 86 24 57
RH 26 44 51 54 62 50 34 28 33 55 66 78 86 56 30 24 30 45 51 54 55
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N N N N NE E S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 6 4 4 4 6 9 6 4 3 3 4 5 10 14 13 10 11 11 11 12
Clouds SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 46 32 5 7 25 14 8 17 21 20 13 8 4 4 2 4 3 7 18 27 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 7 7 8 8 7 24 54 54 3 3 5 6 7 15 57 58 11 10 11 11 10
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE N N N N E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 16 16 14 18 14 11 8 6 11 13 16 19 21 16 14 20 23 21 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 76 39 74 40 77 43 78 46 74
Temp 69 65 46 40 68 64 46 41 70 67 50 44 72 69 53 47 69 65
DewPt 26 29 30 28 30 30 31 28 28 28 26 26 29 29 30 32 32 31
Min/Max RH 17 65 20 65 16 51 16 57 20
RH 20 26 53 63 24 28 56 61 21 23 39 50 20 22 40 57 25 28
PWind Dir W N E S SW SW W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
$$
TXZ008-091000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 PM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 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 34 55 25 64 41
Temp 58 47 42 38 36 41 50 54 49 38 33 28 26 37 56 63 58 49 47 43 43
DewPt 19 21 19 22 23 25 25 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 25 26 27 27 26 26 26
Max/Min RH 64 28 96 23 53
RH 22 36 39 50 60 53 37 29 36 57 70 88 96 63 29 23 30 42 44 49 51
Wind Dir N N N N NW N N N NE E E S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 6 10 9 4 3 2 2 3 4 12 11 8 9 9 10 9
Clouds B1 FW CL SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 59 15 3 32 34 9 6 10 5 10 11 8 2 1 2 6 3 5 21 31 25
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 9 8 10 9 10 41103116 6 6 6 6 7 25 71 73 10 11 13 13 11
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NE E E S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 12 16 13 14 20 23 20 9 10 9 9 10 19 20 18 12 17 19 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 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25
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 76 39 74 41 77 43 79 49 76
Temp 69 67 48 40 67 65 49 42 69 68 51 44 72 71 58 50 71 69
DewPt 28 31 32 33 34 34 36 35 33 33 32 32 32 32 33 35 35 36
Min/Max RH 18 77 23 79 19 62 18 56 22
RH 21 26 54 77 29 30 61 76 25 27 48 61 23 24 39 56 27 30
PWind Dir NW N NE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-091000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 PM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 35 55 27 64 42
Temp 58 48 43 39 37 41 50 54 49 39 34 30 29 37 55 63 58 49 47 44 44
DewPt 22 22 20 22 24 25 24 22 23 23 24 25 25 26 25 25 27 27 26 26 26
Max/Min RH 64 29 87 24 51
RH 25 36 39 51 60 52 36 30 35 53 66 81 87 63 31 24 30 42 44 49 50
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NE E SE S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 5 6 8 8 9 11 9 4 4 3 4 4 8 12 12 9 11 12 13 12
Clouds B1 FW CL SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 58 17 3 32 35 8 5 12 7 12 13 8 3 1 1 5 2 5 19 26 25
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 11 7 9 8 8 42 99112 7 5 5 5 6 24 71 65 9 9 11 11 9
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NE E E S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 12 16 13 14 20 23 20 9 10 9 9 11 20 21 17 13 18 19 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 75 40 73 42 76 44 78 50 75
Temp 68 66 49 41 65 64 50 43 68 68 52 45 71 70 58 51 70 68
DewPt 27 31 32 33 33 34 36 35 32 32 32 31 31 32 33 35 35 35
Min/Max RH 18 72 24 73 20 59 18 54 23
RH 21 27 51 72 30 32 59 72 26 27 46 58 23 24 38 54 28 30
PWind Dir NW N NE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ006-091000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 PM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 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 28 52 22 62 33
Temp 52 40 35 32 30 38 48 51 46 32 27 24 23 35 54 62 54 43 40 36 35
DewPt 19 22 18 18 19 22 21 19 20 21 22 22 22 24 23 24 27 26 25 24 25
Max/Min RH 68 27 98 23 68
RH 27 49 49 55 64 51 33 28 36 63 80 91 98 64 30 23 34 52 55 61 67
Wind Dir NE N N N N N N N NE E E S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 5 6 8 8 8 10 8 4 3 3 4 4 9 13 12 9 10 10 10 9
Clouds B1 CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 57 4 7 26 28 13 8 9 14 18 11 3 3 3 2 2 2 14 21 22 28
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 6 7 7 5 21 81 78 3 4 4 5 5 12 36 44 8 8 9 8 6
T Wind Dir NE N NE N N N N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 14 16 14 13 16 19 14 9 10 9 11 13 17 17 14 13 18 19 17 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 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25
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 75 35 70 35 73 39 74 44 70
Temp 70 63 43 36 66 61 43 36 66 63 45 40 70 66 51 45 67 62
DewPt 26 29 31 29 31 32 33 29 29 31 30 27 30 31 31 31 33 34
Min/Max RH 16 78 22 76 19 62 19 58 23
RH 19 28 61 75 27 34 66 75 24 29 54 59 22 27 46 58 28 35
PWind Dir N N SE S SW W SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
OKZ002-091000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 PM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 29 52 20 61 36
Temp 54 42 38 35 31 38 48 51 45 32 27 23 21 33 52 61 53 43 43 40 38
DewPt 19 18 19 22 23 25 24 21 22 23 24 23 21 25 24 24 27 27 26 25 25
Max/Min RH 77 30 99 24 60
RH 25 38 46 59 73 59 38 31 41 68 88 98 99 70 32 24 35 52 52 55 59
Wind Dir N N N NW NW N N N NE NE S SW S S S SW S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 5 6 6 5 9 12 10 4 3 2 3 3 5 11 9 6 9 10 10 9
Clouds FW CL FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 17 2 19 36 19 1 6 5 8 14 6 5 2 1 2 2 3 14 30 32 29
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 8 6 7 7 6 26 99119 4 4 3 3 5 16 46 47 6 7 8 8 7
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NE E SE S S S SW SW S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 12 14 16 16 14 19 24 21 10 10 8 8 11 18 17 13 11 17 19 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 74 35 69 36 71 39 75 46 72
Temp 69 63 43 36 64 60 44 37 65 62 45 40 70 66 53 47 68 63
DewPt 27 30 32 31 33 33 35 33 31 33 32 30 32 32 32 32 35 35
Min/Max RH 18 85 25 86 23 70 20 56 24
RH 21 29 65 82 30 36 69 85 29 34 59 67 24 28 45 56 29 35
PWind Dir NW N E S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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