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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
249 PM CST Fri Nov 7 2025
TXZ012-081000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 7 2025
Date 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon
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 42 64 30 51 23
Temp 67 62 51 50 48 45 52 60 63 55 44 40 34 32 37 46 50 44 35 30 27 25
DewPt 26 27 26 26 27 27 28 29 26 25 23 21 20 21 23 23 22 21 22 21 21 21
Max/Min RH 51 24 63 33 88
RH 21 26 37 39 44 49 39 31 24 31 43 46 56 63 56 40 33 40 59 69 78 84
Wind Dir E SE SE S SW W N N N NE NE N N N N N N N E S S SW
Wind Spd 4 4 9 11 11 12 18 23 21 10 9 9 9 9 9 12 9 4 4 4 4 6
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 20 1 1 4 4 4 8 16 39 14 9 7 13 22 10 3 8 5 8 15 8 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 22 2 5 8 7 5 24 80 70 5 5 7 8 8 50 75 83 5 3 3 4 5
T Wind Dir NW SE S S SW W N N N NE NE NE N N N N N N E SE S S
T Wind Spd 5 5 12 20 18 13 25 28 24 11 13 17 18 18 23 19 17 10 9 8 11 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 39 74 40 73 41 74 43 76
Temp 55 56 45 41 67 64 47 41 67 63 47 42 67 64 50 44 70 67
DewPt 24 24 24 24 27 28 29 29 30 30 31 30 31 32 32 30 33 32
Min/Max RH 23 50 17 64 20 62 20 58 19
RH 30 29 43 50 22 25 49 62 25 29 53 62 26 30 50 58 25 27
PWind Dir SW SW W N NE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-081000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 7 2025
Date 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 41 64 29 52 23
Temp 66 62 51 47 47 43 54 61 64 56 44 39 34 31 38 48 51 45 34 29 26 25
DewPt 25 26 26 26 27 26 27 28 29 27 27 23 21 20 22 21 21 21 22 22 22 21
Max/Min RH 54 26 65 30 88
RH 21 25 37 44 45 52 35 28 26 33 51 53 60 65 51 34 30 38 61 75 85 86
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE N NE E S S SW
Wind Spd 5 6 8 9 9 9 13 19 17 9 6 4 4 4 5 9 5 4 4 4 4 5
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 9 2 4 7 6 3 3 4 43 14 12 10 10 12 14 6 8 8 15 25 15 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 36 5 7 9 10 6 13 76 59 5 7 8 9 7 37 55 56 4 4 6 6 8
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W W N NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE N N NE E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 8 10 13 18 20 13 18 24 19 11 13 17 18 14 19 14 11 9 8 11 12 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 64 39 76 38 74 40 75 43 77
Temp 56 57 43 41 69 65 45 39 68 64 46 41 69 66 49 44 72 68
DewPt 24 25 25 24 25 28 28 27 28 29 29 26 28 29 29 28 29 31
Min/Max RH 22 55 16 64 18 59 17 55 18
RH 29 29 48 50 19 25 51 63 22 26 51 56 21 25 47 54 20 25
PWind Dir SW SW W N NE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-081000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 7 2025
Date 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon
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 65 30 51 23
Temp 68 63 53 49 46 42 52 62 64 56 44 38 34 32 37 46 50 45 35 30 26 24
DewPt 26 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 26 24 23 21 21 22 24 23 22 22 22 23 23 23
Max/Min RH 63 23 66 33 99
RH 20 26 38 45 50 59 41 29 23 30 42 49 57 65 59 40 33 40 61 75 91 95
Wind Dir E SE S S SW W N N N N N N N N N N N N E S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 6 8 14 20 17 8 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 4 2 2 3 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW SC SC CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 25 5 3 3 6 2 3 32 35 8 9 9 33 34 4 3 7 5 6 8 10 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 30 3 7 11 11 8 37 97 93 9 9 11 12 15 53110 96 8 6 5 6 7
T Wind Dir N SE S S SW W N N N N NE N N N N N N NE NE SE S S
T Wind Spd 6 5 10 16 17 12 25 28 23 13 13 16 18 17 21 21 18 10 9 8 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 42 76 39 74 42 75 43 79
Temp 57 59 47 44 69 66 47 39 68 65 49 43 69 66 50 44 72 70
DewPt 24 26 26 26 27 31 31 31 31 31 34 33 31 34 34 32 33 33
Min/Max RH 22 50 17 73 20 70 20 65 19
RH 28 28 44 49 21 27 53 73 24 28 55 68 24 30 53 62 24 26
PWind Dir SW SW W N NE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-081000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 7 2025
Date 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 43 64 33 51 26
Temp 67 62 54 51 49 46 52 61 63 57 46 40 37 35 38 47 50 45 36 32 28 28
DewPt 28 28 28 28 29 30 29 29 26 24 23 21 21 23 24 23 21 22 23 23 24 24
Max/Min RH 56 24 63 31 87
RH 23 27 36 41 46 53 40 29 25 29 40 46 54 62 56 39 31 39 59 69 83 84
Wind Dir E SE S S SW W N N N NE N N N N N N N NE E S S SW
Wind Spd 4 4 8 10 10 10 18 21 18 9 6 6 8 8 8 10 9 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW SC SC CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 15 4 3 3 5 3 5 31 34 8 9 10 32 37 4 2 6 5 7 11 10 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 24 3 7 9 9 7 30 96 87 12 7 9 11 9 58 91 90 6 4 4 5 6
T Wind Dir N SE S S SW W N N N N N NE N N N N N NE NE SE S S
T Wind Spd 5 5 12 17 17 12 25 28 23 13 13 16 17 16 23 19 17 10 8 8 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 65 42 75 40 73 42 74 44 77
Temp 56 59 47 44 68 65 47 40 67 65 50 43 68 66 51 45 70 69
DewPt 24 26 25 26 26 30 31 31 31 31 33 32 30 33 34 32 32 33
Min/Max RH 23 49 17 71 22 64 21 61 20
RH 29 29 43 48 21 27 52 71 26 28 52 64 25 30 53 61 24 27
PWind Dir SW SW W N NE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-081000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 7 2025
Date 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon
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 60 26 49 21
Temp 65 60 48 43 38 37 50 57 60 51 39 34 30 28 35 45 49 43 30 26 23 22
DewPt 22 27 28 28 27 24 27 28 25 24 22 20 18 20 22 20 19 21 22 22 21 21
Max/Min RH 63 26 73 30 100
RH 19 28 46 55 63 60 41 32 27 35 51 56 61 72 59 36 30 42 72 85 93 97
Wind Dir S S S S W NW N N NE NE NE N N N N N N NE E S SW SW
Wind Spd 6 6 8 8 6 10 18 21 18 8 6 6 6 8 8 9 6 4 4 4 4 5
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 10 15 10 4 2 4 12 18 12 7 13 13 30 25 11 4 11 9 17 16 4 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 42 4 6 7 5 7 26 74 74 4 6 8 12 13 37 80 85 4 5 4 5 7
T Wind Dir SW S S S NW N N N N NE NE NE N N N N N NE E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 9 10 13 17 13 17 25 25 20 11 13 17 18 18 19 17 14 9 11 10 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 34 74 36 70 36 72 38 74
Temp 54 55 41 36 69 63 42 36 67 60 42 37 66 62 45 39 70 65
DewPt 24 26 26 24 26 28 29 26 28 29 31 28 28 31 30 28 29 31
Min/Max RH 24 64 16 68 20 72 20 64 18
RH 31 32 55 61 20 26 59 67 23 31 64 70 24 31 56 63 22 28
PWind Dir SW SW NW N E S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-081000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CST Fri Nov 7 2025
Date 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 38 61 27 46 20
Temp 68 59 48 44 40 39 49 58 61 52 41 37 33 29 34 43 46 39 28 25 22 21
DewPt 27 27 28 28 28 26 29 26 23 19 19 19 21 22 23 23 21 21 22 22 22 21
Max/Min RH 61 23 75 37 100
RH 21 29 45 53 61 59 45 29 23 27 41 47 62 75 64 45 37 48 78 89100100
Wind Dir SE S S S W NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE E S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 6 8 8 13 18 19 17 8 5 6 6 5 6 10 9 4 4 3 4 4
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 5 16 13 3 4 3 13 11 6 2 9 32 48 13 1 3 5 4 6 7 6 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 22 3 6 7 6 9 52106116 8 6 8 10 7 38101 95 5 4 4 4 5
T Wind Dir W S S S W N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E SE S SW
T Wind Spd 4 6 13 17 14 20 32 29 24 14 14 17 18 16 20 21 19 10 10 9 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 63 37 73 36 70 36 70 38 75
Temp 54 55 43 39 69 62 42 36 66 60 44 37 66 61 45 39 70 65
DewPt 24 26 26 24 27 30 30 28 30 32 33 31 31 33 34 30 31 32
Min/Max RH 23 56 17 73 22 82 22 71 20
RH 31 32 51 54 21 30 62 72 26 34 65 80 27 34 65 70 23 29
PWind Dir SW SW NW N NE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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