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
548 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
TXZ012-272200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25
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 57 34 57 39 47
Temp 25 33 50 57 48 40 38 37 35 42 51 57 54 48 47 44 42 41 46 45 35
DewPt 23 25 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 39 43 43 44 44 43 38 32 32 32 27 21
Min/Max RH 36 98 59 89 49
RH 91 73 45 36 51 74 81 87 98 90 74 59 69 86 86 79 67 70 58 49 56
Wind Dir S W NE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W NW N N N
Wind Spd 3 4 4 8 9 10 10 12 13 16 21 21 19 19 17 16 14 20 23 23 19
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 18 21 15 20 46 54 62 70 76 84 72 62 39 26 24 16 16 14 13 15 20
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2
Vent Rate 2 2 9 25 4 6 7 8 8 16 53 67 16 9 9 8 8 26 65 75 41
T Wind Dir SW N E E SE S S S S S S SW S S SW SW W NW N N N
T Wind Spd 5 5 6 9 11 16 18 21 21 24 31 28 21 23 23 19 20 24 26 26 21
RFTI 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
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25
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 18 36 19 38 20 52 30 55
Temp 26 19 31 31 25 20 33 33 24 21 45 44 36 32 52 46
DewPt 14 11 12 14 15 15 20 21 19 18 22 23 23 23 26 29
Max/Min RH 70 38 81 48 92 32 69 34
RH 60 70 45 49 65 81 58 61 81 88 40 43 59 69 36 51
PWind Dir N E SE S NW SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ016-272200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 60 34 61 40 51
Temp 26 34 52 59 51 40 37 37 35 42 53 60 56 49 48 45 42 44 49 48 38
DewPt 25 28 30 30 32 34 36 37 35 42 44 44 44 43 40 34 29 31 31 29 25
Min/Max RH 33 100 54 80 45
RH 97 78 43 33 49 81 96 98 98 99 73 54 63 80 75 67 61 61 50 47 59
Wind Dir N N E SE SE S S S S SW S S S SW SW W W NW N N NE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 9 8 6 8 9 11 14 19 19 14 14 12 12 11 16 20 19 13
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 20 20 16 35 40 65 66 76 77 83 67 48 27 16 14 15 12 8 4 7 20
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 1
Vent Rate 5 5 18 33 4 7 9 9 9 23 41 66 12 12 12 13 10 31 66 64 23
T Wind Dir N N E SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW W W NW N N NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 10 11 11 14 18 19 19 24 24 26 19 23 24 24 19 20 23 21 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 18 41 18 43 18 53 31 59
Temp 25 19 33 36 24 19 36 36 23 19 46 46 36 32 55 50
DewPt 17 13 13 16 15 16 21 22 21 19 22 23 23 22 25 28
Max/Min RH 79 35 88 43 100 30 66 27
RH 71 79 43 43 68 88 53 56 94 100 39 40 59 66 32 42
PWind Dir NE SE SE SW NW SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ008-272200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25
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 59 34 60 39 48
Temp 28 34 48 57 52 41 39 37 35 42 55 60 56 51 50 45 41 41 45 45 38
DewPt 21 22 25 28 30 31 33 34 35 40 42 44 45 46 45 39 34 34 33 26 21
Min/Max RH 31 100 55 86 47
RH 75 62 40 33 43 68 79 89100 91 62 55 65 83 83 80 76 76 61 47 50
Wind Dir W W N SE E SE S S S S S S S S S SW W NW N N N
Wind Spd 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 8 9 12 19 21 16 16 13 12 11 17 21 21 16
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 18 21 15 12 48 42 63 55 68 69 67 72 47 31 23 24 27 24 22 28 19
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 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 3
Vent Rate 4 3 10 20 6 7 10 11 11 24 73 86 25 14 14 12 13 33 84 87 64
T Wind Dir W NW NE SE SE S S S S S S SW S S SW SW NW N N N N
T Wind Spd 6 5 6 8 10 11 14 17 16 20 29 29 23 21 21 18 19 23 26 25 23
RFTI 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
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25
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 18 39 20 38 18 52 29 54
Temp 27 20 32 34 26 21 33 34 24 19 44 46 36 31 51 48
DewPt 13 13 12 13 15 17 20 21 20 19 21 25 24 25 28 31
Max/Min RH 74 35 85 49 99 32 78 37
RH 56 74 41 41 63 85 56 57 84 99 40 44 61 78 41 51
PWind Dir N E SE S W SW S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 5 5 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-272200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 58 36 59 40 47
Temp 27 33 47 55 51 43 41 39 37 44 54 59 56 52 51 47 43 42 45 44 38
DewPt 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 37 40 42 44 45 46 45 39 35 34 32 26 20
Min/Max RH 33 100 58 81 47
RH 80 69 45 34 45 65 76 87100 88 64 58 66 81 78 74 72 75 60 49 50
Wind Dir W W N SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW N N N
Wind Spd 3 3 4 5 6 9 9 11 12 14 21 21 18 19 16 14 13 19 21 21 17
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 18 21 15 13 49 44 64 57 71 71 66 68 42 29 19 17 29 22 21 24 19
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 3
Vent Rate 3 2 8 21 5 7 9 10 10 26 73 89 23 12 12 10 11 30 81 84 46
T Wind Dir W NW NE SE SE S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW NW N N N N
T Wind Spd 6 4 5 8 10 14 17 18 18 21 31 29 23 23 23 18 19 23 26 25 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 20 37 21 38 20 51 31 53
Temp 27 21 31 34 27 22 32 34 25 21 44 45 37 33 50 47
DewPt 14 14 12 13 16 18 19 21 20 20 21 25 24 25 27 30
Max/Min RH 73 37 84 51 96 34 74 39
RH 58 73 44 42 63 83 58 59 81 96 40 45 58 74 41 52
PWind Dir N E SE S W SW S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 5 5 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ006-272200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25
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 56 29 60 33 44
Temp 26 34 52 56 47 36 33 32 31 40 54 60 55 46 42 38 35 38 43 42 33
DewPt 23 25 27 26 30 30 32 30 31 39 39 39 39 39 32 28 28 30 28 23 18
Min/Max RH 32 99 45 78 47
RH 90 69 39 32 51 79 95 92 99 95 58 45 56 76 69 67 74 75 55 47 53
Wind Dir N N SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW S SW SW W NW N N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 8 6 6 8 9 12 14 21 20 14 14 13 13 13 19 24 21 17
Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 19 21 14 20 53 51 58 55 61 56 47 38 25 21 12 18 24 21 12 20 18
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 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 2
Vent Rate 4 3 18 35 4 6 8 8 9 18 68 84 15 9 9 8 8 33102 78 40
T Wind Dir N N E S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N N
T Wind Spd 10 8 9 10 11 14 18 19 19 21 28 27 19 20 19 17 18 23 27 25 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25
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 14 36 15 38 14 48 22 50
Temp 21 15 30 31 21 16 33 32 19 15 43 41 28 25 48 43
DewPt 12 10 11 15 15 15 19 21 17 15 21 24 22 21 26 29
Max/Min RH 80 39 95 47 99 36 87 39
RH 68 80 45 50 78 95 55 62 92 99 42 50 78 84 43 57
PWind Dir NE SE SE W NW SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-272200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 54 28 58 31 40
Temp 22 31 48 54 45 34 32 30 30 40 53 58 52 44 43 37 34 35 38 38 30
DewPt 20 24 26 27 28 28 29 29 29 38 41 42 43 44 41 33 32 34 28 20 16
Min/Max RH 35 99 54 100 48
RH 91 76 42 35 51 79 90 96 97 92 63 54 70 99 93 85 92 93 67 49 55
Wind Dir W NW NE SE E SE S S S S S S S S S W NW N N N N
Wind Spd 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 9 10 13 20 19 13 13 11 12 13 19 21 21 14
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 20 21 15 9 30 19 37 18 42 50 49 49 36 27 30 21 33 42 32 28 27
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 1
Vent Rate 3 4 10 18 3 5 6 7 8 22 80 92 15 10 9 7 19 61 80 97 21
T Wind Dir NW NW N SE SE SE S S S S SW SW S S SW W NW N N N N
T Wind Spd 9 9 6 6 10 12 14 17 18 23 32 29 23 21 19 17 20 28 28 27 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 14 33 15 35 14 48 22 47
Temp 20 15 29 28 21 16 31 29 19 15 43 39 28 23 44 40
DewPt 11 10 11 12 14 15 20 20 17 15 22 25 24 22 28 29
Max/Min RH 81 39 95 54 100 37 97 48
RH 67 81 45 49 75 95 62 69 93 100 42 56 85 97 53 65
PWind Dir N E SE S W SW S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 5 0 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
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