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
349 AM CST Mon Nov 10 2025
TXZ012-102200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CST Mon Nov 10 2025
Date Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25
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 64 39 75 39 71
Temp 28 37 53 62 57 47 45 43 42 51 69 75 65 53 49 44 40 49 65 70 62
DewPt 20 24 24 25 25 24 23 23 23 26 28 27 29 29 29 30 30 33 33 31 31
Min/Max RH 22 50 17 67 23
RH 71 59 32 24 29 40 41 45 46 37 21 17 26 39 46 58 67 54 30 23 31
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W N N NE N N N NE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 9 14 13 10 12 13 13 13 13 16 11 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 3 1 5 2 7 14 23 11 7 5 13 16 20 21 11 8 9 5 13 17
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 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 4 9 55 55 4 7 9 9 8 13 26 36 2 3 4 4 4 4 31 40 5
T Wind Dir S SW SW W S SW SW SW W W W N NE NE NE NE N NE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 17 20 17 12 18 24 24 20 21 18 13 6 8 10 11 10 11 13 13 13
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 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
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 42 79 48 78 45 62 34 58
Temp 47 43 72 70 54 49 73 70 57 46 60 51 42 35 52 51
DewPt 33 30 29 27 27 28 34 34 35 36 33 33 32 29 26 24
Max/Min RH 62 15 44 21 68 35 82 27
RH 58 60 20 20 35 44 24 26 43 68 36 50 67 78 36 34
PWind Dir S SW SW SW SW W NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ016-102200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CST Mon Nov 10 2025
Date Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 64 39 77 38 73
Temp 25 39 55 63 57 45 43 41 40 53 71 76 66 52 47 42 39 50 67 72 63
DewPt 18 24 24 25 25 25 24 24 23 26 26 26 28 29 28 29 28 31 31 29 30
Min/Max RH 23 52 15 66 20
RH 76 53 30 23 30 45 47 50 50 35 18 16 24 41 47 60 66 48 26 20 29
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N NE NE NE NE NE NE SE S S
Wind Spd 5 11 16 13 10 11 11 11 12 14 18 13 4 4 3 3 3 3 6 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 3 1 5 1 7 13 17 8 7 4 11 19 27 27 15 8 10 5 21 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 7 15 44 50 6 10 12 11 10 18 50 50 4 5 5 5 5 4 41 66 7
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W N NE E E E NE E SE S S
T Wind Spd 14 21 20 18 13 20 24 23 20 24 20 14 9 10 9 10 10 10 14 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 43 79 47 78 43 60 31 58
Temp 46 44 73 70 53 48 73 70 53 44 56 52 39 32 53 51
DewPt 31 25 26 26 25 27 33 32 36 33 31 32 32 28 23 23
Max/Min RH 56 14 45 19 69 36 89 25
RH 55 48 17 19 33 45 23 24 52 66 38 46 76 85 32 33
PWind Dir S W SW SW SW W NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-102200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CST Mon Nov 10 2025
Date Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25
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 67 41 78 38 73
Temp 28 36 55 65 60 49 46 43 43 52 71 77 68 55 49 42 39 49 66 72 64
DewPt 23 25 25 25 27 27 26 25 26 27 29 28 31 31 31 32 33 34 33 33 33
Min/Max RH 22 52 16 79 23
RH 81 64 31 23 28 41 44 50 51 37 21 16 25 39 51 67 79 55 29 23 31
Wind Dir S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE N N N NE E SE SE
Wind Spd 3 4 12 11 8 9 9 10 9 10 10 8 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 2 4 2 2 10 27 7 7 7 12 13 18 11 8 4 7 5 10 16
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 1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 5 11 57 55 7 10 12 13 12 23 28 58 3 6 7 6 5 5 29 49 10
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW S SW SW W W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 12 19 14 11 14 19 19 19 20 14 16 5 9 10 9 8 8 12 13 14
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 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
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 79 48 82 49 65 36 59
Temp 50 44 71 70 55 49 76 74 61 50 63 55 44 37 54 53
DewPt 35 33 30 31 29 29 33 35 36 38 36 37 35 32 28 26
Max/Min RH 67 17 46 19 63 36 84 28
RH 56 63 21 23 37 46 21 24 39 63 37 50 70 82 36 34
PWind Dir S SW SW SW SW W NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-102200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CST Mon Nov 10 2025
Date Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 66 42 77 39 73
Temp 28 38 54 64 60 51 48 46 45 51 70 76 68 56 50 44 40 48 65 72 64
DewPt 22 25 24 25 27 27 26 26 27 27 29 28 30 31 32 33 33 34 33 32 33
Min/Max RH 23 50 17 78 24
RH 75 60 31 23 29 40 42 46 49 39 22 17 24 39 50 66 78 57 31 24 32
Wind Dir S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE N N N N SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 12 12 9 11 12 12 13 12 11 9 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 1 1 3 1 3 14 25 9 6 6 10 13 18 14 8 5 8 4 9 15
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 4 11 54 54 6 9 11 11 10 17 27 59 3 4 5 5 4 4 28 48 8
T Wind Dir S SW W W S SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 13 19 16 12 17 19 20 19 21 16 17 6 8 9 10 8 8 12 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 45 78 50 80 50 64 37 59
Temp 51 46 70 70 56 51 75 73 61 51 62 54 44 38 53 53
DewPt 35 32 29 30 28 29 33 35 36 38 36 36 35 31 27 25
Max/Min RH 61 17 44 20 62 37 79 29
RH 55 59 22 23 35 44 22 25 40 62 37 51 71 77 37 34
PWind Dir S SW SW SW SW W NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-102200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CST Mon Nov 10 2025
Date Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25
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 63 33 78 34 69
Temp 25 34 53 63 56 43 40 36 35 48 73 77 66 50 44 38 35 48 64 69 60
DewPt 19 23 23 25 27 27 26 25 26 27 27 25 29 30 30 29 29 31 31 30 33
Min/Max RH 23 69 14 77 23
RH 77 64 31 23 34 53 58 64 69 44 18 14 25 46 58 69 77 52 29 23 36
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W N NE E NE N N NW NW S S SE
Wind Spd 4 9 13 12 9 10 9 9 9 8 10 9 4 3 3 3 4 3 6 10 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 1 2 8 6 28 27 13 12 7 10 23 21 15 5 6 7 6 12 18
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 4 9 32 34 5 7 8 7 6 4 66 69 4 5 5 3 3 2 29 60 8
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW S SW SW SW SW NW N N NE E NE NE N SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 16 17 13 13 17 18 16 14 10 23 14 10 11 10 8 6 8 12 16 16
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 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
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 37 76 42 73 40 58 30 55
Temp 44 38 70 66 48 43 69 67 52 41 54 50 36 31 51 49
DewPt 32 27 27 30 28 27 32 33 34 31 33 31 30 26 25 24
Max/Min RH 69 16 52 21 67 39 82 28
RH 63 64 20 25 45 52 25 28 50 67 45 47 78 80 35 37
PWind Dir S SW SW SW SW NW NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
$$
OKZ002-102200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CST Mon Nov 10 2025
Date Mon 11/10/25 Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 62 37 77 34 69
Temp 22 32 51 61 54 43 42 40 39 51 72 76 65 49 42 37 35 47 64 69 59
DewPt 19 24 24 25 27 28 26 26 25 27 28 27 30 31 31 31 31 33 33 33 34
Min/Max RH 24 60 16 89 26
RH 88 73 34 25 35 54 53 57 58 39 19 16 27 50 65 79 85 57 31 26 39
Wind Dir SW S S SW S SW SW SW W W N N N NE N NW NW S SE S SE
Wind Spd 3 5 10 9 6 9 10 10 9 8 9 8 4 3 2 3 2 3 6 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 2 1 2 3 24 25 8 9 9 15 20 12 7 5 5 8 6 10 19
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 3 8 35 30 3 6 8 8 7 6 45 79 3 5 4 2 3 2 27 48 7
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW S SW SW W W NW N N N NE NE NW NE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 8 14 14 11 10 14 19 19 18 14 21 20 10 11 9 5 8 6 12 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 37 73 42 76 45 61 33 55
Temp 44 38 66 63 48 43 71 69 56 46 60 49 39 34 50 49
DewPt 34 32 31 33 32 28 32 34 35 32 37 35 32 27 27 26
Max/Min RH 80 21 57 21 58 42 81 32
RH 67 80 27 31 54 55 24 27 46 58 42 59 78 77 40 40
PWind Dir S W SW SW SW W NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
$$
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