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
550 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
TXZ012-161000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
550 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 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 43 74 46 74 44
Temp 71 58 53 49 45 52 67 73 65 55 52 51 48 57 70 73 67 56 54 49 45
DewPt 32 34 35 36 36 39 40 38 38 39 40 40 39 39 34 31 31 32 32 32 32
Max/Min RH 79 28 72 21 60
RH 24 40 50 61 70 61 37 28 37 55 63 66 71 51 26 21 26 40 43 52 60
Wind Dir NE NE NE E SE SE SE S SE SE S SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 8 4 4 4 4 4 10 12 12 12 12 12 13 17 21 21 13 12 12 12 10
Clouds CL FW SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 2 7 45 16 43 15 4 4 3 4 5 14 5 3 3 7 10 11 28 43 51
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 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 3 4 4 6 28 46 8 8 8 8 8 26 98120 13 7 8 8 6
T Wind Dir NE E E E SE S S S SE S S SW W W W W SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 11 10 9 10 10 13 17 18 19 21 19 20 19 24 29 27 17 18 20 20 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
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 73 44 71 43 60 34 58 34 59
Temp 69 66 53 45 66 63 50 44 57 54 43 35 52 52 40 35 53 52
DewPt 35 34 34 35 37 36 38 38 36 34 35 34 35 33 33 32 34 34
Min/Max RH 24 68 28 79 39 96 40 89 37
RH 28 30 48 68 34 36 63 79 45 47 73 96 52 48 76 89 48 50
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW NE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 50 40 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-161000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
550 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 43 77 46 70 43
Temp 73 58 52 47 43 52 69 76 68 55 52 50 47 55 66 70 64 54 50 46 44
DewPt 31 32 33 34 35 36 36 35 36 37 39 41 41 40 34 32 32 33 33 34 34
Max/Min RH 72 22 82 24 69
RH 21 37 48 60 72 54 31 23 30 51 61 71 81 57 30 24 30 45 52 63 68
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E S S SW S SW SW W W W W W SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 6 4 3 3 3 4 9 11 9 9 9 10 12 16 20 19 13 12 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 4 16 26 37 27 8 2 4 11 6 4 5 3 4 2 9 12 24 34 53 57
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 5 4 4 4 5 35 72 6 9 11 10 10 24102118 20 12 10 10 9
T Wind Dir NE E E SE S S S SW S S SW W W W W W SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 11 10 8 9 9 10 16 18 14 17 21 19 19 23 29 27 19 23 20 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 71 42 68 41 60 33 58 31 58
Temp 67 64 50 43 65 62 48 42 56 54 41 34 53 52 39 32 54 52
DewPt 35 33 35 35 37 35 39 40 35 33 36 34 34 31 32 32 33 34
Min/Max RH 25 75 29 95 37 100 37 100 38
RH 30 31 56 75 35 36 71 93 45 44 82 100 48 44 76 100 44 50
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W W W W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 40 30 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-161000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
550 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 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 43 75 48 75 44
Temp 72 59 52 48 45 52 68 75 67 57 55 52 49 60 72 75 69 59 54 50 45
DewPt 35 37 38 38 39 40 41 39 40 41 42 42 42 41 35 32 32 33 33 32 33
Max/Min RH 82 26 76 21 63
RH 25 44 58 69 78 64 36 26 36 55 63 69 76 49 26 21 25 37 45 51 63
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 5 3 2 2 2 3 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 13 18 16 9 9 8 8 5
Clouds CL CL SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 5 38 32 36 13 3 5 2 8 4 20 3 2 3 8 8 13 24 45 42
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 6 6 6 5 7 37 59 13 12 11 14 11 38 93122 9 9 11 12 8
T Wind Dir NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 10 9 10 9 8 9 16 18 16 18 17 19 17 24 27 25 14 13 16 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
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 44 74 45 63 36 60 34 60
Temp 68 67 54 45 68 67 53 46 60 57 45 37 55 54 41 35 54 54
DewPt 33 35 36 38 40 38 41 42 38 37 39 37 38 36 35 35 35 35
Min/Max RH 23 76 26 86 38 100 42 100 38
RH 27 30 51 76 36 34 65 86 43 47 79 100 53 51 80 100 47 49
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW N SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 50 40 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-161000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
550 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 44 75 51 74 46
Temp 73 59 54 49 46 52 67 73 67 58 56 54 52 59 70 74 68 59 55 51 47
DewPt 35 36 38 38 38 40 40 38 39 41 42 42 42 41 34 31 32 33 33 33 34
Max/Min RH 82 28 70 22 60
RH 25 42 55 66 74 64 38 29 35 52 60 65 70 51 27 22 26 37 43 49 60
Wind Dir NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 5 4 4 3 3 4 9 11 11 12 12 12 13 16 19 17 11 11 11 10 9
Clouds CL CL SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 4 39 29 35 12 3 5 2 5 3 16 2 3 3 7 7 13 24 42 42
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 4 5 5 4 6 35 59 12 11 10 10 11 33 88121 9 8 10 10 8
T Wind Dir NE E E E SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 11 8 9 9 8 10 16 18 18 21 18 18 19 24 27 26 16 14 18 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 73 45 72 46 61 37 58 35 59
Temp 66 66 54 46 66 66 53 47 58 55 45 38 53 53 41 36 53 54
DewPt 33 35 36 38 38 37 41 42 37 37 39 38 37 35 36 35 35 35
Min/Max RH 24 74 28 81 39 100 44 98 39
RH 29 32 49 74 35 34 63 81 45 50 78 100 55 51 81 98 50 50
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW N SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 50 40 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-161000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
550 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 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 38 71 42 70 36
Temp 69 54 48 44 40 49 64 70 63 53 50 47 43 53 67 70 62 50 45 40 37
DewPt 35 35 35 36 36 39 37 36 38 39 39 40 39 39 31 28 30 31 31 29 29
Max/Min RH 89 28 86 21 73
RH 29 50 60 73 83 67 36 28 38 59 67 76 86 58 26 21 30 47 58 65 73
Wind Dir E E NE NE SW S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 4 4 10 12 9 12 11 12 13 14 17 16 11 11 9 9 6
Clouds CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 14 39 39 19 5 1 3 5 6 5 2 4 5 3 11 15 21 37 41 48
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 4 4 4 4 4 6 33 56 7 9 9 10 8 15 63 86 7 7 6 6 5
T Wind Dir E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 10 9 8 10 10 12 17 17 16 20 19 20 19 19 19 18 12 14 13 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
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 38 66 37 57 30 54 28 54
Temp 63 61 45 39 63 60 45 38 54 50 37 31 50 48 35 29 51 48
DewPt 31 34 35 35 35 34 35 35 34 36 36 31 35 34 33 29 33 34
Min/Max RH 26 85 29 88 40 100 45 100 41
RH 30 36 67 85 35 38 68 88 46 58 95 100 56 57 92 100 51 57
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W N N N W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 20 40 40 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-161000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
550 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 39 70 45 72 38
Temp 72 56 49 45 40 49 65 70 62 52 50 47 46 55 69 72 63 51 48 43 39
DewPt 36 37 37 37 37 40 40 38 39 40 41 41 40 40 33 29 31 32 31 30 30
Max/Min RH 92 31 83 20 70
RH 27 49 64 74 89 70 39 31 43 64 73 79 80 57 25 20 30 48 53 60 70
Wind Dir NE NE E S SW S S S SE SE S S SW SW W W SW SW SW W NW
Wind Spd 4 4 3 3 3 4 11 12 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 11 5 6 6 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 3 22 38 28 5 3 3 3 12 7 9 5 2 3 6 10 15 30 40 40
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 3 3 4 4 4 7 38 63 8 8 9 9 8 18 70 79 4 6 5 4 5
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE S S S S SE S S S SW SW W W W SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 8 8 9 10 11 13 19 19 18 19 19 20 19 23 18 14 10 14 11 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 67 38 69 40 58 32 54 29 56
Temp 63 59 45 39 66 62 48 41 55 52 40 33 50 48 36 30 52 50
DewPt 33 35 35 35 37 36 37 36 36 38 38 33 37 36 35 30 34 34
Min/Max RH 28 85 28 82 43 100 49 100 41
RH 33 40 68 85 35 38 65 82 48 59 93 100 60 62 97 100 51 54
PWind Dir E S SW SW NW NW NW NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 40 40 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS
$$
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