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 Tue Dec 2 2025
TXZ012-022200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 27 45 21 41
Temp 20 30 49 59 51 42 39 34 29 33 42 45 38 31 28 25 22 25 33 40 35
DewPt 16 16 22 20 21 21 20 19 19 22 25 26 27 27 25 23 22 23 24 25 25
Min/Max RH 22 69 47 100 55
RH 84 55 34 22 30 43 46 54 66 63 51 47 64 85 88 92100 92 69 55 66
Wind Dir SW S SW SW S SW W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 13 19 19 12 12 12 12 12 13 16 17 13 13 12 9 5 4 4 6 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 4 3 2 1 3 4 3 45 33 33 44 53 84 89 87 84 68 43 23 20
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 5 9 59 93 8 9 9 7 6 13 49 64 48 34 38 23 11 9 26 52 10
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 20 27 27 18 23 21 19 17 19 20 19 20 18 18 14 9 5 10 14 12
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 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
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 23 51 24 58 29 55 28 59
Temp 28 26 44 42 29 26 50 48 36 30 47 46 34 29 51 49
DewPt 24 22 24 23 22 20 25 25 26 24 29 28 27 26 29 28
Max/Min RH 92 33 78 28 78 36 88 33
RH 85 85 45 46 75 78 37 40 67 78 49 49 75 88 42 44
PWind Dir SW NW W W NW NW S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-022200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 59 27 47 22 43
Temp 22 32 51 58 51 43 40 35 29 35 44 47 41 31 28 26 23 28 36 42 38
DewPt 19 21 20 19 20 19 20 19 19 22 25 26 27 29 28 26 23 26 27 26 27
Min/Max RH 21 69 43 100 53
RH 90 65 30 22 29 39 43 52 66 59 47 43 58 90100100100 92 69 53 64
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SE SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 16 23 21 14 13 11 9 6 9 13 13 12 11 9 6 4 4 5 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 3 2 4 3 4 5 40 20 33 32 48 83 92 94 91 72 50 26 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Snow Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 8 14 67 96 14 13 13 8 7 12 40 51 15 37 41 28 14 10 30 48 8
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 23 31 32 20 24 24 17 13 17 16 16 16 20 19 13 10 6 11 14 12
RFTI 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 23 51 24 60 29 57 29 60
Temp 28 25 45 43 29 26 53 51 36 29 50 48 34 30 52 50
DewPt 26 22 23 22 21 20 24 27 26 25 30 29 28 26 29 28
Max/Min RH 92 32 81 26 85 34 87 32
RH 92 88 41 43 72 78 32 40 67 85 45 47 78 87 40 42
PWind Dir SW NW W W NW W S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-022200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 61 27 47 22 44
Temp 19 28 48 59 53 42 36 31 29 34 44 46 41 33 30 26 23 26 36 43 39
DewPt 17 16 20 20 21 21 22 20 21 24 26 27 28 27 26 24 23 24 23 24 26
Min/Max RH 22 79 45 100 47
RH 90 60 33 22 28 44 55 64 72 64 48 47 59 78 85 91100 89 60 47 57
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SW W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 9 14 13 8 6 5 6 8 10 14 14 12 9 6 4 3 2 4 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 4 3 3 1 3 3 4 50 31 39 60 82 85 78 84 83 69 36 23 20
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 7 10 66 88 9 11 9 9 10 23 62 78 61 44 33 18 15 12 28 50 8
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SW W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 14 24 24 14 17 13 14 14 19 21 20 20 17 16 12 8 6 10 13 10
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 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
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 21 53 25 60 27 54 28 60
Temp 30 24 46 46 31 27 52 51 36 28 47 47 34 29 52 51
DewPt 25 24 25 24 22 21 24 27 26 26 29 29 28 28 30 30
Max/Min RH 99 32 82 27 92 39 96 33
RH 81 98 43 42 69 79 33 40 67 92 49 50 78 96 42 43
PWind Dir SW NW W W NW N S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds 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
$$
TXZ008-022200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 60 29 46 23 43
Temp 22 30 46 57 52 42 38 34 31 35 43 45 40 34 31 27 24 27 34 42 39
DewPt 15 17 21 20 21 22 22 21 22 24 26 27 28 28 26 25 24 24 23 24 26
Min/Max RH 23 77 48 100 49
RH 75 57 36 24 29 45 51 60 68 65 51 50 61 78 82 94100 89 64 49 59
Wind Dir SW S SW SW S SW W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E SW SW S
Wind Spd 8 11 16 16 9 9 9 9 10 12 16 16 13 12 9 6 4 4 5 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 4 3 3 1 3 3 4 49 31 40 58 80 84 83 85 81 72 36 20 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 6 11 56 83 8 10 9 8 9 23 64 74 59 42 33 19 13 11 29 52 7
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW S SW W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 17 24 24 16 19 16 14 14 20 23 20 20 18 16 13 8 6 10 14 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 24 52 26 59 29 53 31 59
Temp 31 26 45 45 32 28 50 50 37 30 46 46 36 32 51 51
DewPt 26 25 24 24 23 22 24 27 27 27 29 29 29 29 30 29
Max/Min RH 96 33 79 29 90 40 88 35
RH 81 94 43 43 69 77 36 40 66 89 51 51 76 88 43 43
PWind Dir SW NW W W NW N S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-022200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 53 24 41 19 40
Temp 15 24 44 53 44 33 27 27 26 32 40 41 35 28 25 22 20 25 34 40 35
DewPt 11 18 18 17 20 19 19 19 21 26 27 27 29 28 25 22 20 25 24 25 26
Min/Max RH 24 92 56 100 55
RH 86 77 35 24 38 57 70 71 80 77 59 56 80 99100100100100 67 55 71
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S N NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE SE S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 9 13 12 4 5 9 10 12 13 16 16 12 11 8 4 4 5 11 12 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 4 1 1 4 4 4 27 29 35 59 73 87 90 88 83 80 64 30 16 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 40 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0
Snow Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 <1 2 3 4 1
Vent Rate 5 5 24 31 3 5 7 8 8 21 63 59 36 19 20 15 4 15 45 56 13
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 17 16 10 12 17 18 18 20 23 19 19 17 14 11 6 10 17 18 13
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 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
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 16 49 20 58 24 52 23 57
Temp 23 18 44 41 24 23 51 47 30 25 47 43 29 24 51 47
DewPt 23 18 22 23 20 18 24 27 26 24 29 29 27 24 28 28
Max/Min RH 100 31 87 28 98 40 100 33
RH 99 100 41 48 83 82 34 45 85 98 49 56 91 100 40 47
PWind Dir SW N W W N W S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds 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
$$
OKZ002-022200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 52 24 41 17 41
Temp 16 26 44 52 43 31 27 27 27 33 40 41 34 26 25 21 18 24 35 41 35
DewPt 10 15 18 19 20 21 20 20 22 26 28 28 28 26 25 21 18 23 24 24 25
Min/Max RH 26 89 59 100 49
RH 76 62 34 26 39 66 74 73 81 76 61 59 78100100100100 95 62 49 66
Wind Dir SW SW S S S NE N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE SE S S SW S
Wind Spd 8 9 11 9 4 4 5 9 10 12 14 13 10 8 4 4 3 4 9 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 3 2 1 4 4 10 43 25 36 69 85 91 91 90 84 76 62 18 17 15
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Snow Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 6 7 30 37 3 3 5 7 8 29 62 54 32 16 17 11 7 10 40 61 7
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 16 16 16 9 8 12 17 18 24 24 19 19 12 11 8 6 10 16 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 17 49 21 56 23 49 25 55
Temp 24 19 44 40 26 23 49 46 32 24 43 41 30 26 50 46
DewPt 24 19 23 23 22 20 24 27 26 24 28 29 28 26 29 29
Max/Min RH 100 33 92 30 100 45 100 36
RH 100 100 42 51 86 88 37 47 79 100 54 61 93 100 45 52
PWind Dir SW NW W W NW N S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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