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
249 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
TXZ012-181000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
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 71 44 72 46
Temp 74 65 55 53 51 47 51 65 70 64 53 51 48 45 53 67 72 65 56 52 49 47
DewPt 30 31 33 31 31 31 31 31 30 31 33 33 33 35 38 40 39 41 42 43 44 44
Max/Min RH 60 22 68 30 93
RH 20 28 43 43 46 53 46 28 22 29 46 50 56 68 57 37 30 41 59 71 83 89
Wind Dir W SW SW W W W NW NE S E SE S S SW SW SW SW S S SW W W
Wind Spd 21 12 12 12 12 10 8 6 4 4 5 8 8 6 6 10 10 9 9 9 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 23 16 17 25 46 27 17 14 40 59 55 57 58 71 74 79 81 71 46 65 72 87
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 115 11 8 10 9 5 4 22 39 2 3 4 5 4 4 72 84 7 6 5 6 3
T Wind Dir W W W W W W NW E SW E S S S SW SW W SW S S SW W W
T Wind Spd 26 17 19 23 21 14 10 9 10 6 9 11 12 11 12 23 23 12 14 13 13 9
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
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 39 59 33 61 35 63 38 63
Temp 58 55 46 40 55 53 40 34 54 54 42 36 57 57 45 39 58 56
DewPt 50 46 40 38 38 35 34 33 35 34 34 33 36 38 40 39 39 34
Min/Max RH 60 93 40 96 36 89 36 100 36
RH 75 72 79 92 53 50 79 96 48 47 73 89 45 49 82 100 49 43
PWind Dir S SW NW NW SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV B2 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 60 40 10 5 5 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-181000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 43 72 45 72 44
Temp 70 64 52 51 49 45 52 66 72 64 53 49 47 46 55 68 72 66 55 50 48 45
DewPt 33 33 33 32 33 33 33 33 33 33 34 34 35 38 40 41 41 41 43 45 47 45
Max/Min RH 65 24 75 32 100
RH 25 31 48 49 54 62 48 29 24 31 48 57 64 75 57 37 32 40 65 83 96100
Wind Dir W SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW
Wind Spd 19 12 11 10 9 8 6 9 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 9 11 8 6 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 21 14 30 36 68 45 27 17 46 52 69 70 79 74 79 78 75 69 59 73 73 76
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 126 13 11 13 11 8 5 34 69 4 6 6 7 8 7 89109 9 6 7 6 9
T Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W SW W SW SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 29 18 21 25 21 16 11 11 16 12 11 12 13 16 16 25 24 12 12 13 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 62 37 59 32 61 33 63 36 63
Temp 58 56 43 38 54 53 39 33 55 54 40 34 57 56 43 37 58 55
DewPt 48 43 39 37 37 36 36 33 33 32 33 33 37 39 41 37 37 34
Min/Max RH 59 98 40 100 34 98 40 100 35
RH 69 62 86 98 52 52 91 100 43 43 76 96 47 52 93 100 45 45
PWind Dir SW W NW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 30 5 5 5 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-181000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
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 41 71 44 75 47
Temp 74 68 57 53 49 43 50 65 70 64 55 49 46 44 53 70 75 69 59 55 51 48
DewPt 27 32 33 32 32 31 31 34 33 35 35 35 36 37 40 39 40 42 43 45 46 47
Max/Min RH 65 25 76 28 95
RH 17 26 40 45 53 61 48 31 25 34 47 57 67 76 59 32 28 37 56 70 83 95
Wind Dir W SW SW SW W W NW NE E NE SE S S SW SW W SW S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 16 9 9 9 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 6 5 5 4 4
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 30 11 15 30 33 29 18 10 30 57 58 53 53 69 69 80 80 72 46 57 73 79
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 93 11 11 13 11 7 6 24 25 3 6 8 8 6 7 51 81 12 10 9 10 6
T Wind Dir W SW SW W W NW N NE S E SE S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 20 16 17 18 17 11 9 9 6 5 9 12 12 10 11 19 23 16 14 13 13 9
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
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 39 59 33 62 35 65 39 65
Temp 61 59 48 40 56 54 41 34 55 56 43 36 58 59 46 41 59 58
DewPt 50 49 45 40 40 38 37 34 35 35 36 35 38 39 41 41 40 37
Min/Max RH 58 100 46 100 36 96 38 100 38
RH 67 68 89 100 54 54 83 100 48 45 76 95 45 48 83 100 50 45
PWind Dir S SW NW NW SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 40 10 5 5 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-181000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 43 70 45 74 48
Temp 72 68 58 55 52 46 50 63 69 64 56 51 49 46 54 69 73 68 59 56 52 49
DewPt 28 32 33 33 33 32 31 33 32 34 34 35 35 37 39 39 39 42 43 45 46 46
Max/Min RH 62 25 71 29 90
RH 20 27 39 43 48 59 48 32 26 32 44 54 59 71 57 34 29 40 56 67 80 90
Wind Dir W SW SW SW W W NW NE E E SE S S SW SW W SW S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 17 11 12 11 10 8 4 5 4 4 4 6 6 5 6 9 9 8 8 8 6 5
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 24 10 15 29 32 31 18 9 28 53 56 53 47 67 69 78 78 70 43 57 71 79
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 95 11 10 11 9 6 4 22 24 3 5 7 6 6 6 51 79 10 8 8 9 5
T Wind Dir W W SW W W NW N E S E SE S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 21 16 18 19 17 10 8 9 6 6 9 12 12 11 11 20 23 16 16 14 14 10
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 64 40 59 34 61 36 64 40 63
Temp 59 58 48 41 55 53 42 35 54 55 44 37 57 58 47 42 58 57
DewPt 49 48 44 41 39 38 36 35 35 35 36 35 37 39 42 42 40 36
Min/Max RH 60 100 47 100 38 91 38 100 38
RH 70 70 87 100 55 55 80 100 50 47 75 91 48 49 84 100 51 45
PWind Dir S SW NW NW SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 40 10 5 5 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-181000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
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 33 66 37 69 41
Temp 73 62 49 43 38 35 46 62 66 57 46 41 38 40 50 65 68 62 51 48 44 42
DewPt 25 30 31 30 28 26 28 31 30 32 33 33 33 34 38 39 39 41 42 42 42 42
Max/Min RH 69 26 83 35 100
RH 17 30 49 60 65 68 50 31 26 38 61 74 81 79 64 38 35 46 72 80 93100
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W NW N E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 14 10 10 8 6 5 4 8 8 5 4 5 5 6 9 13 13 9 9 9 6 5
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 12 22 34 30 28 21 23 7 21 43 46 51 56 63 66 78 64 69 43 47 58 67
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 87 6 9 5 5 5 5 33 39 2 5 5 6 8 7 81113 7 7 9 8 6
T Wind Dir W SW SW W W N N E S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 18 14 19 12 13 12 12 11 10 8 11 12 14 17 14 25 23 13 16 18 17 12
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
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 59 34 56 28 57 29 60 32 60
Temp 56 53 41 35 53 50 35 29 53 51 36 30 55 54 39 34 56 53
DewPt 45 46 41 35 37 36 35 29 34 34 34 30 36 38 38 33 35 34
Min/Max RH 59 100 46 100 38 100 41 100 36
RH 67 76100 100 54 58100 100 48 53 92 100 48 55 95 100 45 48
PWind Dir S W NW NW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 50 10 10 5 5 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-181000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 36 66 38 72 43
Temp 72 63 51 47 42 38 47 63 66 58 48 43 40 38 51 67 72 64 54 50 47 44
DewPt 27 30 30 29 27 26 31 36 36 38 37 37 36 35 37 38 38 41 42 42 42 42
Max/Min RH 68 33 91 29 94
RH 19 29 45 50 56 63 52 36 33 46 66 79 86 88 59 34 29 43 65 75 83 94
Wind Dir W SW SW W NW NW NW N E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 12 6 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 10 11 9 6 6 6 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 3 5 18 25 26 19 31 20 29 50 45 57 50 59 71 78 74 61 52 43 63 68
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 107 4 8 6 7 6 6 25 25 2 4 5 6 6 6 39 82 7 7 8 8 6
T Wind Dir W SW SW W NW N N N E E SE SE S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 18 11 17 13 16 13 12 10 6 5 10 12 13 14 14 16 19 12 16 18 18 14
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 61 37 54 29 56 30 61 34 60
Temp 58 54 44 38 51 48 36 30 52 50 37 31 57 54 41 36 57 53
DewPt 45 48 44 38 39 37 36 30 35 35 36 31 37 38 39 36 39 37
Min/Max RH 57 100 51 100 42 100 41 100 42
RH 61 80100 100 64 66100 100 51 57 97 100 46 56 93 100 50 54
PWind Dir S N NW NW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 60 20 10 5 5 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
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