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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 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
TXZ012-082200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 63 31 52 27 63
Temp 45 52 60 62 55 45 40 37 33 39 47 51 46 36 34 30 28 38 55 62 56
DewPt 25 27 28 25 23 22 20 20 20 23 23 22 21 22 22 22 22 25 25 24 25
Min/Max RH 24 63 32 81 23
RH 45 38 29 24 29 40 44 50 58 52 38 32 37 56 61 72 78 59 31 23 30
Wind Dir W N N N NE NE N N N N N N N E SE S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 16 21 19 12 10 9 9 9 9 12 9 4 4 4 4 6 9 14 13 9
Clouds CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 6 20 29 16 10 6 11 14 16 6 13 12 10 16 8 5 3 2 4 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 <1
Vent Rate 6 27 76 64 5 5 7 7 6 37 73 75 3 3 3 4 5 13 69 69 7
T Wind Dir NW N N N N N N N N N N N N E SE S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 25 27 21 13 13 18 17 17 19 19 16 9 9 9 10 13 18 20 18 14
RFTI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 39 75 40 72 40 75 43 77
Temp 45 41 68 65 49 41 66 63 48 41 67 66 52 44 71 68
DewPt 24 25 28 29 30 30 32 32 33 32 33 31 31 29 32 31
Max/Min RH 53 18 65 21 73 20 55 19
RH 43 53 22 26 48 65 28 31 56 70 28 27 44 55 24 25
PWind Dir SW W N NE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-082200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 63 29 53 27 63
Temp 42 54 61 62 55 43 39 35 30 39 49 52 48 36 32 29 27 39 56 62 57
DewPt 24 26 28 28 26 25 22 20 19 22 21 20 21 22 22 22 22 24 24 24 25
Min/Max RH 26 68 28 83 23
RH 49 34 28 27 32 49 50 54 63 50 33 28 34 56 66 77 83 54 29 23 29
Wind Dir NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE N NE E S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 11 20 16 10 8 4 4 4 5 9 5 4 3 3 4 5 10 14 13 9
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 3 21 34 21 31 8 7 10 9 12 9 13 17 23 9 3 4 2 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 7 16 65 55 6 7 8 8 6 34 62 50 3 4 5 5 8 18 62 63 10
T Wind Dir NW NE NE NE E E NE NE NE N N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 18 23 18 11 14 16 16 12 18 14 10 8 9 10 11 16 19 21 18 14
RFTI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 39 77 39 74 40 77 43 78
Temp 43 41 70 66 46 40 68 64 46 41 70 67 50 43 72 68
DewPt 25 24 28 29 30 29 30 30 32 28 29 29 28 27 29 29
Max/Min RH 55 16 67 19 65 17 53 16
RH 50 50 21 25 53 66 24 28 57 61 22 24 42 53 20 23
PWind Dir SW W N E S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-082200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 64 31 53 26 65
Temp 46 53 61 63 56 45 40 36 33 39 49 52 47 38 34 29 27 38 57 64 59
DewPt 27 28 27 24 23 21 19 20 23 24 24 22 22 23 24 24 24 26 25 25 27
Min/Max RH 22 72 31 92 23
RH 47 38 28 22 28 37 43 53 66 55 38 31 37 54 66 81 88 60 29 23 29
Wind Dir W N N N N N N N N N N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 13 19 14 9 6 4 4 4 5 10 9 4 2 2 2 4 5 12 11 8
Clouds CL FW SC FW CL FW CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 10 28 21 4 10 3 27 19 8 6 10 10 8 12 10 2 2 2 4 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 10 41 96 87 7 8 11 10 10 47 95107 7 6 4 5 6 15 71 75 9
T Wind Dir NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE E E S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 27 27 20 10 13 16 16 16 20 20 19 10 9 6 8 9 16 19 18 13
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 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 41 76 39 74 41 76 45 80
Temp 46 43 69 67 48 40 68 65 48 42 68 67 53 46 72 71
DewPt 26 26 30 31 33 33 33 34 36 35 34 35 36 32 33 34
Max/Min RH 53 19 76 22 78 21 60 20
RH 45 52 22 27 55 76 27 31 63 76 27 29 52 58 24 26
PWind Dir SW W N NE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-082200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 63 32 53 28 64
Temp 46 53 60 62 57 46 40 37 34 39 48 52 47 39 34 31 29 38 56 63 58
DewPt 26 28 28 24 23 22 20 21 23 24 23 22 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 27
Min/Max RH 23 68 30 86 23
RH 46 38 29 23 27 38 44 52 63 56 37 30 37 53 66 76 85 60 30 23 30
Wind Dir W N N N NE N N N N N N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 6 14 20 16 10 8 6 6 6 8 10 9 4 3 3 4 4 8 13 12 9
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW CL SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 13 34 19 6 10 4 27 26 7 5 9 9 8 13 7 2 1 2 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 7 37 88 80 8 7 9 9 8 38 87 97 6 5 4 4 5 13 73 68 8
T Wind Dir NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE E SE S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 26 27 19 11 12 16 14 14 18 19 18 10 9 6 9 10 17 20 17 13
RFTI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 42 75 40 72 42 75 46 78
Temp 47 44 68 66 49 41 66 64 49 43 67 67 53 47 71 71
DewPt 26 26 29 31 33 33 32 33 35 36 33 33 35 32 32 33
Max/Min RH 52 19 72 23 75 22 57 20
RH 44 50 23 27 54 72 28 32 58 75 28 29 51 55 24 25
PWind Dir SW W N NE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-082200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 60 25 51 23 61
Temp 37 49 57 60 52 39 34 29 27 36 47 51 45 33 29 25 24 36 54 61 55
DewPt 22 27 26 23 24 21 17 17 19 22 20 19 21 22 22 22 21 24 24 24 27
Min/Max RH 24 72 28 93 24
RH 54 41 30 24 33 49 50 60 71 56 34 28 37 64 74 87 90 59 31 24 33
Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE N N N N N N NE E S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 16 19 14 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 8 4 3 3 4 4 9 14 13 9
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 6 28 15 8 10 17 6 20 12 13 8 15 15 17 16 3 3 3 2 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 8 35 69 70 4 6 8 6 6 23 74 81 3 4 4 4 6 16 47 41 8
T Wind Dir N N N N NE NE NE N N N N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 28 24 18 10 13 16 13 13 16 17 13 9 9 9 10 13 17 20 16 14
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 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 34 75 35 70 35 72 39 74
Temp 40 35 71 64 42 36 67 60 42 36 65 62 45 40 70 66
DewPt 26 25 28 30 31 29 29 32 33 30 30 31 31 29 30 31
Max/Min RH 68 17 76 22 81 21 67 19
RH 56 66 20 28 64 75 24 34 69 79 27 31 58 65 22 27
PWind Dir SW N N SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-082200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 60 27 49 21 62
Temp 40 49 58 60 52 39 35 33 29 37 46 49 42 31 28 23 22 34 54 61 55
DewPt 25 29 24 21 19 18 18 21 22 24 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 24 24 24 27
Min/Max RH 22 79 34 100 23
RH 55 46 27 22 27 42 49 62 74 60 40 34 45 68 80 96100 66 31 24 34
Wind Dir NW N N N N N N N NW N N N NE NE S SW SW S SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 17 19 16 8 8 6 6 5 8 11 9 4 3 2 3 4 6 11 9 6
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 13 10 1 16 4 24 25 13 5 7 4 8 8 14 6 4 2 2 3 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 10 42100117 8 7 7 10 10 36100 97 4 4 3 3 4 12 55 50 6
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE SE S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 31 28 25 13 16 16 17 16 20 21 19 9 9 6 8 10 17 18 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 38 74 35 70 36 71 38 75
Temp 43 39 69 63 43 36 65 60 43 37 64 61 44 39 69 66
DewPt 26 25 29 31 32 31 32 33 35 33 33 34 35 31 33 34
Max/Min RH 60 19 83 24 86 24 74 21
RH 51 58 22 30 65 83 28 36 72 86 31 36 70 73 25 30
PWind Dir SW NW N E S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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