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
309 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
TXZ012-172200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
309 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
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 73 42 71 46 72
Temp 47 56 68 73 65 54 52 50 46 51 64 70 62 53 51 48 47 54 68 72 65
DewPt 38 37 33 30 31 31 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 32 33 35 35 38 41 42 43
Min/Max RH 20 62 23 63 34
RH 71 49 27 20 28 41 43 46 53 46 29 23 31 45 50 60 63 55 37 34 45
Wind Dir SW W W W SW SW SW W W NW N SW E SE S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 14 20 24 24 17 13 12 12 10 8 6 5 4 6 8 8 6 8 10 11 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 3 3 1 8 4 8 22 28 23 33 30 46 56 60 59 60 70 75 77 80 69
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 7 22 96114 12 8 9 9 6 5 15 38 2 4 5 5 5 4 61 86 9
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW W W W NW NW SW E S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 25 27 27 19 20 21 23 17 11 8 10 8 10 13 14 13 14 20 23 16
RFTI 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
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 47 63 38 57 33 61 35 63
Temp 53 48 59 55 46 39 53 50 39 34 54 53 42 36 57 55
DewPt 44 44 47 44 42 38 37 34 34 33 34 32 34 33 35 35
Max/Min RH 86 56 96 43 96 32 89 35
RH 71 86 64 66 86 96 54 54 82 96 47 45 73 89 43 47
PWind Dir SW SW SW NW NW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 60 40 20 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-172200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
309 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 70 42 72 45 71
Temp 44 55 65 68 63 53 50 49 44 52 67 71 64 52 49 47 46 55 67 71 65
DewPt 38 39 33 31 31 32 32 32 32 33 33 32 33 34 34 35 37 41 41 40 41
Min/Max RH 24 65 24 71 32
RH 80 56 30 25 30 45 50 53 62 48 28 24 31 50 56 63 71 60 39 32 41
Wind Dir W W W W SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 20 23 21 17 12 11 9 8 6 9 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 10 12 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 3 3 1 5 5 13 37 54 50 41 29 45 57 64 67 74 81 83 78 76 67
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 10 32104114 12 11 13 12 8 7 57 87 5 6 6 8 9 7 66 99 9
T Wind Dir W W W W SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 26 31 28 19 21 24 23 17 13 17 18 12 11 11 16 18 16 20 21 12
RFTI 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 43 61 35 58 31 62 32 63
Temp 50 44 57 55 43 36 53 52 37 32 56 54 39 34 57 56
DewPt 44 44 47 43 40 36 36 35 35 32 33 32 34 34 36 36
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 40 100 32 100 36
RH 80 100 71 64 91 100 52 51 92 100 43 43 82 100 44 47
PWind Dir SW SW W NW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 60 30 10 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-172200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
309 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
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 75 42 72 44 74
Temp 53 57 70 74 67 56 53 50 44 51 65 71 64 54 50 47 45 55 70 74 68
DewPt 40 39 34 30 31 32 31 32 31 31 33 33 34 35 35 36 37 39 40 41 43
Min/Max RH 19 62 25 74 30
RH 61 50 26 19 26 39 42 50 60 47 30 25 33 48 55 65 73 55 33 30 40
Wind Dir SW SW W W SW SW SW W W NW NE E E SE S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 12 16 20 19 13 9 9 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 2 2 2 11 7 8 19 43 22 30 29 42 54 58 54 55 64 70 78 83 67
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 11 27 67 93 10 11 13 12 8 8 28 25 3 7 7 8 7 7 53 78 12
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW W W NW N NE SE E SE S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 23 23 23 14 17 18 18 12 11 10 6 5 10 11 11 10 11 19 21 16
RFTI 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
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 47 65 40 58 33 62 34 64
Temp 56 48 61 59 49 41 54 52 40 34 55 56 42 35 58 58
DewPt 46 46 48 48 45 41 39 36 36 34 35 34 35 35 38 38
Max/Min RH 93 56 100 45 100 35 100 38
RH 70 93 62 66 86 100 56 55 85 100 48 44 76 100 46 47
PWind Dir SW S SW NW NW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 60 50 20 5 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-172200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
309 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 73 43 70 46 73
Temp 56 58 68 72 67 58 54 52 46 50 64 69 64 55 51 49 47 55 68 72 67
DewPt 40 39 33 30 31 32 32 32 32 31 33 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 40 40 42
Min/Max RH 21 62 25 70 31
RH 55 49 28 22 26 37 42 48 58 48 31 25 32 47 54 61 70 55 36 32 41
Wind Dir SW SW W W SW SW SW W W NW NE SE E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 14 19 21 20 13 12 11 10 6 4 5 4 4 4 6 6 5 6 9 10 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 2 2 2 10 7 7 19 41 25 30 28 41 54 57 55 53 64 70 77 82 63
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 10 24 66 91 11 10 11 10 7 7 24 27 3 5 6 6 6 6 57 78 10
T Wind Dir SW W W W W SW W W W N NE S E SE S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 23 25 23 17 18 19 18 12 11 10 8 6 10 12 11 11 11 21 20 16
RFTI 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 48 64 41 57 35 61 36 63
Temp 56 49 60 58 49 42 53 51 40 36 54 55 43 37 56 57
DewPt 46 46 47 46 45 42 38 36 36 36 35 33 35 36 37 37
Max/Min RH 90 57 100 47 100 35 97 38
RH 68 90 63 65 85 100 57 55 85 100 49 43 75 97 49 47
PWind Dir SW S W NW NW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 60 50 20 5 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-172200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
309 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
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 69 34 66 39 69
Temp 45 51 66 69 61 49 43 39 36 46 62 66 58 47 43 41 40 52 66 69 62
DewPt 37 37 30 27 29 30 30 27 26 28 31 31 32 33 33 34 35 38 38 38 40
Min/Max RH 21 71 27 82 31
RH 75 58 26 21 30 48 60 62 68 50 32 27 37 59 67 75 81 59 36 31 44
Wind Dir SW W SW SW SW SW SW W NW N E SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 14 17 20 17 13 10 8 6 5 5 8 8 4 4 5 5 8 9 13 13 10
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 3 4 10 13 20 17 25 37 20 41 34 37 50 45 56 48 64 68 75 66 62
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 7 8 63 86 7 9 5 5 6 6 43 39 3 5 5 7 8 7 84 95 7
T Wind Dir W W W W SW SW W W N N E S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 23 19 16 19 12 12 13 13 13 10 9 11 11 13 18 14 25 20 13
RFTI 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
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 59 34 52 29 58 28 60
Temp 48 42 57 53 41 35 50 46 34 30 53 51 35 29 55 52
DewPt 42 42 43 42 41 35 36 36 34 30 33 31 32 29 35 35
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 52 100 34 100 38
RH 79 100 60 67 98 100 59 67100 100 47 46 90 100 46 51
PWind Dir SW SW W N NW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 50 50 20 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-172200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
309 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 73 36 66 39 71
Temp 47 53 70 73 63 50 46 42 38 47 62 66 58 47 44 41 39 51 68 71 64
DewPt 37 39 30 27 29 29 29 27 27 31 36 36 37 37 37 36 35 38 38 37 39
Min/Max RH 18 70 33 85 29
RH 69 58 22 18 28 45 52 56 64 52 38 33 45 68 77 82 85 61 33 29 40
Wind Dir SW SW W W SW SW W NW NW NW N E SE SE S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 13 14 17 14 9 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 11 11 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 3 3 3 9 9 13 26 30 19 25 31 36 49 55 59 56 66 70 79 75 69
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 7 12 61 89 4 7 6 7 6 6 24 21 2 5 5 6 7 6 42 56 8
T Wind Dir SW W W W SW W W NW N N NE SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 19 19 17 12 17 14 16 14 13 9 5 5 11 12 13 16 14 17 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 43 62 36 50 29 58 29 60
Temp 51 44 59 55 44 37 49 45 34 30 53 50 35 30 56 53
DewPt 42 42 44 47 44 37 38 36 34 30 34 33 32 30 36 36
Max/Min RH 93 52 100 58 100 37 100 39
RH 72 93 56 73100 100 67 70100 100 49 52 90 100 46 52
PWind Dir SW S NW N NW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 50 60 30 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
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