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
448 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
TXZ012-162200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
448 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
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 74 46 73 44 73
Temp 44 52 67 73 65 56 53 52 50 56 69 73 66 56 53 50 45 53 67 72 64
DewPt 36 39 40 38 38 40 40 40 39 38 33 30 31 31 31 31 31 33 34 33 34
Min/Max RH 28 71 20 58 24
RH 72 61 37 28 37 55 61 63 66 51 26 20 27 38 43 48 58 46 29 24 33
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 9 11 12 12 11 12 13 17 21 21 13 12 12 12 10 9 10 9 5
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 39 12 2 4 6 2 4 13 4 3 3 8 10 8 21 35 46 43 39 65 66
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1
Vent Rate 4 5 25 43 6 8 7 8 8 23102123 11 8 8 8 6 7 78106 3
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S S SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 16 16 19 18 20 19 24 29 28 17 19 19 18 16 12 20 19 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
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 45 73 44 61 36 56 31 60
Temp 53 46 68 66 52 45 57 55 44 37 51 49 37 32 53 52
DewPt 35 36 40 38 43 43 44 37 33 33 35 32 31 31 32 33
Max/Min RH 68 30 93 49 85 43 100 34
RH 50 68 36 36 71 93 62 51 65 85 54 52 79 96 45 48
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 40 60 50 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-162200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
448 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 77 47 70 43 71
Temp 45 53 68 75 68 56 53 51 48 55 66 70 64 54 51 47 44 53 67 70 63
DewPt 34 36 36 35 36 38 39 41 40 39 34 32 32 32 33 33 34 35 35 33 34
Min/Max RH 22 78 24 69 25
RH 66 53 31 23 30 50 59 68 74 55 30 24 30 43 51 58 69 50 30 25 34
Wind Dir S S S SW S SW SW W W W W W SW W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 3 4 9 10 9 9 9 10 12 16 20 19 13 12 9 9 9 9 11 11 6
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 18 4 1 4 11 6 5 5 3 4 2 13 12 16 33 40 52 49 41 53 55
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 22 55 5 8 9 10 10 26106120 15 10 10 12 9 11 79104 10
T Wind Dir SE S S SW S S SW W W W W W SW SW W W W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 9 10 14 12 16 17 19 20 24 29 28 19 19 20 21 18 17 19 20 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 43 71 42 60 34 57 29 61
Temp 48 44 66 63 49 43 55 54 41 35 51 50 34 30 55 54
DewPt 36 37 40 37 41 43 43 35 34 33 34 33 32 30 32 32
Max/Min RH 76 30 100 45 92 42 100 33
RH 63 76 38 37 74 100 64 48 76 92 52 51 92 100 41 43
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 40 50 40 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-162200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
448 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
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 48 76 44 73
Temp 44 52 69 75 68 57 55 53 51 59 71 75 68 59 54 50 45 52 67 72 65
DewPt 38 40 41 39 40 41 42 42 42 40 35 31 31 32 32 32 31 32 33 33 35
Min/Max RH 27 72 19 58 24
RH 79 63 36 27 36 55 62 66 72 48 26 19 25 36 43 50 58 47 28 24 33
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SE
Wind Spd 2 2 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 13 18 16 9 9 8 6 4 4 6 5 4
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 27 7 2 5 5 7 3 19 2 2 3 11 11 7 19 37 38 41 45 62 63
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 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 31 52 9 11 12 11 11 37 99124 14 10 11 12 8 8 40 70 4
T Wind Dir E SE SE S SE S S S W SW W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 8 12 14 13 16 17 17 16 24 27 28 17 14 16 18 12 11 16 17 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
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 45 75 47 63 38 56 31 61
Temp 53 46 70 68 54 48 59 57 46 39 52 50 37 32 54 54
DewPt 36 38 41 42 45 46 46 42 38 39 37 33 33 32 34 36
Max/Min RH 73 29 94 50 98 46 100 36
RH 52 72 35 38 71 94 62 56 73 98 56 52 85 100 45 50
PWind Dir S SW SW SW W NW NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 60 50 30 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-162200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
448 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 75 51 75 45 72
Temp 46 52 68 74 68 58 56 55 53 59 69 74 68 59 55 51 46 51 65 71 65
DewPt 39 41 40 39 39 41 43 42 42 39 34 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 35
Min/Max RH 28 67 21 57 25
RH 76 67 37 29 35 54 61 61 66 47 27 21 25 36 42 48 57 48 29 25 34
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W S
Wind Spd 2 4 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 16 19 17 11 11 11 10 8 6 8 6 4
Clouds SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 28 5 2 5 5 3 3 16 3 2 3 9 9 7 21 32 40 37 48 59 59
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 28 54 9 10 10 11 10 33 96115 14 9 10 10 8 6 39 70 3
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 8 12 16 16 18 17 19 18 26 28 27 17 17 18 18 14 10 16 17 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 47 74 48 62 39 56 32 61
Temp 54 48 68 68 54 49 58 57 47 40 51 50 38 33 53 54
DewPt 36 38 40 41 45 45 45 40 38 39 36 33 33 33 34 35
Max/Min RH 71 30 89 51 95 47 100 36
RH 51 70 36 38 70 88 62 54 71 95 57 53 85 100 48 50
PWind Dir S SW SW SW W NW NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 60 50 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-162200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
448 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
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 71 42 70 35 66
Temp 40 49 64 70 63 53 49 48 44 52 67 70 62 50 44 40 36 45 62 66 60
DewPt 35 38 38 35 38 39 39 40 38 37 31 27 29 30 29 28 27 30 31 31 34
Min/Max RH 28 79 20 70 27
RH 81 65 38 28 39 58 67 73 78 56 26 20 29 46 55 61 69 54 31 27 37
Wind Dir W S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N E S S
Wind Spd 3 4 9 11 9 11 10 12 13 14 16 16 11 11 9 8 6 5 8 10 6
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 23 5 0 3 7 6 5 2 2 5 4 17 17 17 28 32 38 45 39 46 60
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 3 3 32 49 5 10 9 9 8 17 62 73 9 8 8 7 5 4 21 62 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW W W NW N SW SW S
T Wind Spd 8 8 16 17 12 20 20 20 18 19 20 18 16 18 17 13 11 9 9 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
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 68 39 57 32 52 26 58
Temp 45 39 65 61 46 40 54 51 38 33 48 46 32 27 52 50
DewPt 35 35 37 36 39 40 41 36 37 33 34 33 31 27 33 33
Max/Min RH 88 29 100 50 100 47 100 36
RH 68 86 35 39 75 100 62 57 95 100 58 59 99 100 47 51
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW NW N NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 50 50 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-162200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
448 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 70 45 72 37 66
Temp 40 49 65 70 62 52 50 48 47 55 69 72 62 50 46 42 38 48 62 66 58
DewPt 37 40 40 39 40 41 42 41 40 38 31 27 29 30 30 28 29 32 35 35 36
Min/Max RH 31 78 19 70 31
RH 91 71 40 32 44 66 75 77 77 53 24 19 28 46 53 57 70 54 36 31 44
Wind Dir SW S S S SE SE S S SW SW W W SW SW W W NW NW NE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 4 10 12 10 11 10 10 11 13 14 12 5 6 5 5 5 4 6 5 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 20 4 2 3 5 8 7 6 4 2 5 7 11 12 22 37 35 39 35 47 63
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 4 5 33 60 7 9 9 9 8 17 71 84 4 5 5 5 5 6 25 31 3
T Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S SW SW W W SW SW W NW NW N NE S SE
T Wind Spd 10 10 16 19 17 19 19 20 19 19 18 14 9 11 11 12 11 12 10 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 39 70 42 58 34 50 27 58
Temp 45 39 66 62 48 43 55 52 41 35 47 44 32 28 52 49
DewPt 37 36 38 39 41 41 44 42 41 35 35 33 32 28 33 34
Max/Min RH 90 29 94 56 100 51 100 38
RH 74 89 36 43 78 94 65 70100 100 64 64100 100 49 55
PWind Dir S S SW SW W NW NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 50 60 30 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM NM SC IS
$$
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