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
348 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025
TXZ012-072200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025
Date Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
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 27 58 28 66
Temp 34 37 47 52 47 37 34 31 29 35 51 57 48 38 35 30 29 37 57 65 56
DewPt 31 31 31 28 27 27 26 26 25 27 25 24 24 25 24 23 21 24 26 25 26
Min/Max RH 36 92 28 78 22
RH 88 79 53 39 45 67 72 81 85 72 36 28 39 59 64 75 72 59 30 22 31
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW S S S S SW SW SW NW W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 8 6 4 2 4 4 6 9 9 12 9 4 4 4 6 8 9 12 12 9
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 37 26 7 5 5 4 5 3 3 22 21 9 5 3 4 3 3 5 4 6 6
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 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 5 6 18 37 2 2 4 4 6 7 45 34 2 2 3 3 3 4 27 37 4
T Wind Dir N N N NW N S S S S SW SW SW NW W W W W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 10 11 5 6 11 13 17 16 18 11 6 5 8 8 9 10 16 16 11
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 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
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 34 61 37 61 25 46 22 50
Temp 43 35 55 54 44 38 58 51 36 26 39 40 29 23 41 43
DewPt 26 27 29 30 29 29 31 28 26 23 23 21 19 19 22 22
Max/Min RH 72 31 70 31 88 40 84 37
RH 51 72 37 40 55 70 36 41 67 88 52 46 66 84 46 43
PWind Dir W E SW N NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-072200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025
Date Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 55 26 59 28 67
Temp 33 38 49 54 49 37 32 30 28 34 52 58 49 37 33 30 29 37 57 66 57
DewPt 31 32 31 26 27 26 26 25 23 23 23 22 23 24 22 21 21 24 26 25 27
Min/Max RH 32 88 25 74 21
RH 93 79 50 33 41 66 78 81 83 64 32 25 36 59 63 69 74 59 30 21 31
Wind Dir NW NW N NW NW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 11 8 4 3 3 4 5 8 12 12 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW SC FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 37 26 14 6 4 8 3 8 30 22 29 15 6 4 4 6 5 5 3 5 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 6 5 26 60 2 3 5 6 6 7 30 27 2 3 3 4 4 6 19 35 7
T Wind Dir N N N NW NW S S SW SW SW W NW N NW W W SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 12 10 9 12 6 6 10 13 13 14 14 9 5 6 6 8 9 11 13 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 34 64 40 64 25 50 23 53
Temp 43 36 58 58 47 42 61 54 37 26 42 44 29 24 44 45
DewPt 27 28 32 32 31 30 32 32 27 25 26 25 20 20 23 25
Max/Min RH 72 30 62 30 96 40 88 34
RH 53 72 37 38 53 62 33 42 68 96 54 48 69 86 43 44
PWind Dir W SE SW N E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-072200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025
Date Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
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 55 26 58 28 66
Temp 37 36 47 53 49 39 34 30 28 34 51 58 50 40 35 31 29 37 57 65 58
DewPt 33 32 31 29 29 29 28 27 26 28 27 26 27 26 26 25 24 26 26 27 28
Min/Max RH 37 97 29 83 23
RH 85 86 53 39 46 67 80 88 91 79 39 29 40 57 69 80 81 62 30 23 32
Wind Dir NW NW N NW E SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 9 5 3 2 3 4 4 5 10 10 6
Clouds FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 24 34 8 6 4 4 2 5 7 24 14 9 6 3 2 4 7 6 13 10 7
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 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 8 7 17 32 4 4 5 7 7 7 32 31 4 4 5 5 6 8 26 37 7
T Wind Dir N N NW NW E S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 9 8 9 5 6 9 11 11 11 13 9 6 6 8 8 9 11 16 16 11
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 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
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 34 61 37 61 25 46 23 51
Temp 43 35 56 55 45 38 58 53 36 26 40 42 30 23 42 45
DewPt 28 30 30 31 30 32 32 29 27 23 23 22 20 20 22 23
Max/Min RH 82 31 79 31 90 39 87 35
RH 55 82 38 39 56 79 37 39 70 90 49 45 66 87 43 42
PWind Dir W E SW N NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-072200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025
Date Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 54 29 57 30 65
Temp 38 36 47 52 49 40 35 33 31 35 50 56 50 41 36 32 31 37 56 64 57
DewPt 34 33 31 29 30 29 28 28 27 28 26 25 27 27 27 26 25 25 26 26 28
Min/Max RH 38 92 30 80 24
RH 83 86 54 41 47 64 76 84 88 78 40 30 39 59 69 77 77 62 32 25 32
Wind Dir NW NW N NW E S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 9 6 4 4 4 5 8 9 11 10 8
Clouds FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 22 39 9 5 4 4 3 3 4 24 13 8 5 3 2 3 4 6 12 8 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1
Vent Rate 6 6 15 30 3 3 4 6 6 7 29 29 3 3 4 4 5 6 24 36 6
T Wind Dir N N NW NW E S S S SW SW SW SW W SW W W W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 9 8 9 5 6 9 12 12 13 14 10 6 5 8 8 9 11 16 17 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 35 60 38 60 27 46 25 50
Temp 43 36 54 54 46 39 57 53 37 28 39 42 31 25 41 44
DewPt 29 31 30 31 31 32 32 29 27 24 23 22 20 21 22 23
Max/Min RH 81 34 76 32 87 40 84 37
RH 57 81 40 41 57 76 39 40 68 87 52 45 65 83 46 43
PWind Dir W E SW N NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-072200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025
Date Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
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 21 57 25 65
Temp 33 34 47 52 46 32 28 25 23 30 49 56 47 34 29 27 26 36 57 64 55
DewPt 29 29 28 26 27 26 24 23 23 25 27 25 27 26 25 23 21 24 26 27 30
Min/Max RH 35 99 30 88 24
RH 88 82 48 36 47 77 84 92 97 81 41 30 45 72 85 84 81 61 30 24 38
Wind Dir NW NW N NW SW NW NW SW SW W W NW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 8 10 10 8
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 34 33 10 4 9 4 2 4 8 31 18 4 5 3 2 4 5 10 9 9 14
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1
Vent Rate 5 3 27 67 3 3 2 4 4 2 14 19 2 3 4 4 5 6 25 26 5
T Wind Dir N N N NW W NW SW S SW W N N SE W W W W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 8 11 12 8 8 5 9 10 6 10 8 5 6 8 10 12 16 19 16 11
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 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
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 31 59 34 58 21 44 19 49
Temp 38 32 53 53 40 37 56 49 30 22 39 38 25 20 42 42
DewPt 29 29 32 33 32 29 32 30 26 22 25 25 21 19 24 26
Max/Min RH 87 36 78 34 100 48 96 39
RH 70 87 45 46 73 73 41 47 83 100 57 58 84 96 47 53
PWind Dir NW SE SW N NE SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-072200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025
Date Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 50 21 56 26 67
Temp 30 32 42 49 43 31 28 25 23 30 49 56 46 34 30 27 27 37 59 66 55
DewPt 29 29 30 29 29 28 25 23 22 25 26 26 27 26 25 24 23 24 26 27 30
Min/Max RH 42 100 31 89 23
RH 97 89 63 45 57 86 89 93 95 80 40 31 47 73 82 87 84 59 28 23 38
Wind Dir NW NW N NW SE SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 8 9 10 9 5
Clouds FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 26 20 4 6 6 9 7 14 17 8 5 5 4 6 4 6 7 12 11 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1
Vent Rate 4 3 11 29 2 3 4 4 4 3 16 18 1 3 4 4 5 7 27 33 5
T Wind Dir N N NW NW SE SW SW SW SW SW W NW S W W W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 6 6 10 5 8 10 9 10 9 9 6 4 8 9 10 12 14 19 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 31 57 34 56 21 42 19 47
Temp 40 32 53 50 39 38 53 46 30 22 36 36 25 20 40 40
DewPt 30 29 29 31 31 30 30 27 24 21 21 22 20 18 23 24
Max/Min RH 90 34 88 34 96 43 92 41
RH 67 90 39 48 73 74 40 47 78 96 54 55 80 92 49 51
PWind Dir NW SE SW N NE E S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
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