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
250 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
TXZ012-131000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
250 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
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 77 42 81 48
Temp 77 64 52 48 45 43 53 71 77 68 55 51 47 43 53 73 81 72 60 57 53 49
DewPt 28 30 32 32 32 31 30 28 25 28 29 29 28 27 29 29 26 27 29 30 31 30
Max/Min RH 62 14 53 13 48
RH 16 28 46 54 60 62 41 20 14 22 37 42 47 53 39 20 13 19 31 35 43 48
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW SW W SW NW NE W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 5 2 2 4 5 8 8 9 12 9 10 11 12 12
Clouds SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 27 32 14 26 13 17 11 12 15 17 19 29 24 18 12 8 9 8 7 14 17 20
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 31 4 5 6 6 6 4 21 41 1 2 2 3 3 4 15 70 4 5 8 8 7
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW W W W NW N W W W W W W SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 11 11 14 16 17 16 13 13 11 5 5 5 8 9 9 10 16 10 12 19 19 17
RFTI 0 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 NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
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 78 42 74 47 69 39 63 38 57
Temp 74 68 52 43 67 67 55 48 65 63 49 40 59 57 46 39 53 51
DewPt 32 31 33 33 37 36 38 38 33 31 32 32 34 32 33 33 35 34
Min/Max RH 17 67 25 68 23 73 31 79 42
RH 21 25 48 67 33 32 53 68 30 30 52 73 39 38 60 79 50 52
PWind Dir NW E S S W W SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ016-131000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
250 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 40 78 42 81 48
Temp 77 65 51 46 43 42 54 73 78 68 53 50 46 43 56 76 80 71 58 55 52 49
DewPt 27 30 31 31 30 26 25 25 24 27 27 26 24 23 26 27 27 28 31 31 32 33
Max/Min RH 60 13 45 14 55
RH 16 27 47 57 59 53 32 17 13 21 36 40 43 45 31 16 14 20 36 41 47 55
Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW W W W W NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 8 8 6 5 6 6 8 10 8 4 4 4 4 6 9 12 13 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 34 31 20 15 17 18 17 13 22 26 35 37 29 24 18 7 7 6 9 12 15 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 33 5 7 8 7 8 7 34 37 2 2 5 5 5 7 60 98 8 9 10 11 10
T Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW W W W NW NW W W W W W W SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 10 11 14 16 16 16 14 16 10 6 4 10 11 10 12 18 19 13 17 19 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 79 42 78 45 68 37 65 36 59
Temp 75 69 49 43 70 68 54 46 64 62 46 38 58 59 46 37 53 53
DewPt 32 32 33 32 36 38 40 38 33 31 33 33 35 33 34 33 35 34
Min/Max RH 17 65 24 76 26 82 31 85 38
RH 21 25 54 65 29 33 59 73 31 31 60 82 41 37 63 85 49 48
PWind Dir W W W SW W W SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-131000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
250 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
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 78 40 81 48
Temp 75 66 54 49 45 41 51 70 78 69 57 51 44 41 53 73 80 72 61 58 54 49
DewPt 30 32 33 35 35 35 34 30 29 32 32 33 32 32 32 31 29 30 30 30 31 31
Max/Min RH 77 17 70 15 50
RH 19 28 45 57 68 77 51 23 17 25 38 50 62 70 46 21 15 22 31 34 41 50
Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W NW E W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 9 5 6 6 8 8
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 16 29 17 15 13 13 14 10 19 16 23 26 16 9 8 11 10 14 9 14 26 22
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 29 6 8 8 7 7 7 18 24 2 4 4 4 4 4 14 33 4 6 8 10 10
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW NW SE W W W W SW SW S S SW W W
T Wind Spd 9 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 9 4 6 5 6 5 6 8 10 6 8 12 14 14
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 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
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 79 43 75 49 71 39 64 38 59
Temp 75 69 52 44 68 67 56 50 66 64 49 40 59 59 48 40 54 53
DewPt 31 33 35 35 37 39 40 40 35 34 34 35 36 35 35 37 36 35
Min/Max RH 17 73 26 68 25 82 34 90 41
RH 20 26 52 71 33 35 55 68 31 31 56 82 42 41 61 90 49 49
PWind Dir NW E SE S W W SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-131000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
250 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 43 77 42 80 49
Temp 72 67 55 50 47 45 52 68 76 69 58 52 46 43 52 72 79 71 62 59 55 50
DewPt 29 32 33 34 36 34 33 30 29 32 32 33 33 33 31 30 28 29 30 31 31 31
Max/Min RH 69 18 67 16 49
RH 20 27 43 55 64 66 49 24 18 25 38 48 60 67 45 21 16 21 30 35 40 49
Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW NW E W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 5 6 9 8 6 6 6 6 4 3 2 3 4 4 5 8 9 6 9 9 10 10
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 18 28 16 19 14 11 7 10 17 17 26 27 15 10 8 11 9 11 8 14 23 22
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 30 6 7 7 6 7 7 14 14 2 3 2 4 3 4 15 34 4 6 7 8 8
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW W SW SW NW SE W W W W SW SW S S SW W W
T Wind Spd 10 11 13 12 12 14 12 11 6 4 5 4 6 5 6 9 10 8 10 13 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 78 44 74 50 69 40 63 40 59
Temp 74 68 52 45 67 67 57 51 65 63 50 41 58 58 48 41 54 53
DewPt 31 33 35 36 37 38 40 40 34 33 34 35 35 34 36 37 36 35
Min/Max RH 18 70 26 68 26 79 35 86 42
RH 21 27 52 70 34 35 54 65 32 32 55 79 43 40 62 86 50 50
PWind Dir NW E S S W W SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ006-131000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
250 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
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 77 37 77 42
Temp 72 61 48 43 39 37 49 72 77 66 50 45 40 38 51 73 77 67 55 51 47 43
DewPt 27 31 32 32 31 29 30 27 26 30 32 30 29 27 29 28 26 28 27 26 26 25
Max/Min RH 76 15 66 15 50
RH 19 32 55 65 74 73 47 19 15 26 50 56 63 64 42 19 15 23 34 38 44 50
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W N N SE NW NW W W W SW SW S SW SW W W
Wind Spd 9 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 9 12 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 28 36 33 23 10 19 12 30 16 29 32 21 13 14 14 11 18 15 30 30 25 34
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 42 4 8 7 6 5 3 17 21 2 4 3 3 3 3 21 45 5 5 6 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW NW N N SE SW W W W W S SW S SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 14 11 17 16 14 12 9 9 6 8 8 5 6 6 6 10 13 10 10 12 12 12
RFTI 0 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 NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
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 37 71 42 66 32 60 33 54
Temp 71 64 45 38 64 64 51 43 63 59 41 33 55 54 41 34 50 49
DewPt 28 32 33 33 35 36 40 36 32 32 34 32 34 34 35 33 33 33
Min/Max RH 18 82 28 79 26 95 35 94 42
RH 20 30 63 82 34 36 65 76 31 36 75 95 44 46 77 94 52 55
PWind Dir N E SW SW W W SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-131000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
250 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 34 73 36 77 43
Temp 74 61 48 44 41 37 47 67 73 63 49 43 39 37 51 71 77 67 53 52 48 44
DewPt 29 32 33 33 34 32 32 30 30 33 34 32 31 29 31 30 29 31 30 28 27 26
Max/Min RH 89 20 74 17 50
RH 19 33 56 65 75 83 56 25 20 32 55 64 71 71 47 22 17 26 41 39 44 50
Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW W NW N SE SW W W W W SW S S SW SW W W
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 8 6 6 8 9 8
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 13 31 34 16 35 12 21 23 20 24 14 20 14 9 7 13 20 19 31 41 39 34
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 33 4 7 7 6 5 3 10 14 1 2 3 3 3 3 11 23 4 4 5 5 5
T Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW W NW NW SE SW W W W W S S SE S SW W NW
T Wind Spd 13 11 14 16 14 12 9 8 6 4 4 8 8 8 8 5 9 10 10 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 74 37 70 44 66 33 58 33 54
Temp 71 63 45 38 63 62 50 45 63 59 42 34 55 52 42 35 50 48
DewPt 31 34 35 35 37 38 39 37 34 34 34 32 34 33 35 35 35 34
Min/Max RH 20 89 29 77 27 93 38 100 45
RH 23 34 69 89 38 41 67 74 33 38 73 93 45 48 75 100 55 59
PWind Dir N E S S W W SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
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