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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 Sun Nov 30 2025
TXZ012-302200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
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 33 19 41 19 57
Temp 15 21 29 32 28 23 24 22 20 24 35 40 33 25 22 20 21 29 49 56 50
DewPt 11 10 8 7 8 9 11 12 14 18 21 20 18 17 15 14 14 17 21 23 24
Min/Max RH 33 84 44 77 28
RH 84 62 40 34 42 54 57 65 77 77 56 44 53 71 74 77 74 60 33 28 36
Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S NW N N N W W SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 5 9 12 13 13 12 13 12 10 9 11 9 4 4 6 8 10 16 17 13
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 SC FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 68 61 41 24 32 49 84 74 57 78 33 12 10 4 6 5 5 6 3 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 2 1 1 1 <1 <1 1 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 3 8 24 37 19 20 26 15 18 24 70 76 8 4 3 2 4 7 66102 13
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SE S S S S SW NW N N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 8 12 18 19 21 21 19 20 21 23 25 13 11 9 8 12 16 27 27 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 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
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 29 49 22 41 27 53 27 56
Temp 41 30 44 41 29 23 33 36 31 30 47 45 33 28 49 48
DewPt 24 22 26 26 25 22 23 26 27 27 28 25 24 23 27 27
Max/Min RH 72 42 96 52 88 35 81 32
RH 50 72 49 55 85 96 66 67 85 88 47 45 69 81 42 44
PWind Dir SW N NE SE S W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 30 10 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow Shwrs SC IS
$$
TXZ016-302200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 36 20 42 19 57
Temp 19 21 29 35 31 23 21 20 20 27 39 41 34 24 22 20 21 31 49 56 51
DewPt 11 11 9 10 11 11 12 13 15 20 24 21 19 19 17 16 17 21 24 23 24
Min/Max RH 34 90 44 88 28
RH 70 66 42 35 44 59 68 76 81 76 54 44 54 81 83 84 84 66 37 28 35
Wind Dir E SE SE S S S S S S SW NW N N NE W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 5 10 13 12 12 9 10 10 10 10 11 8 4 3 4 6 12 17 19 13
Clouds B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 71 49 35 22 14 34 37 33 32 49 22 10 9 5 6 8 6 6 2 2 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 5 8 32 47 19 17 12 11 10 24 60 66 8 4 3 5 7 13 73 85 16
T Wind Dir E SE S S S S S S SW SW NW N NE N W SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 9 16 19 18 20 19 19 20 23 20 21 13 9 6 10 14 19 28 26 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 30 51 21 42 25 53 25 58
Temp 40 31 46 43 29 22 34 38 29 28 47 46 31 26 50 49
DewPt 24 22 25 27 27 22 26 30 29 28 29 26 25 23 27 28
Max/Min RH 69 38 100 59 100 34 88 31
RH 52 69 43 53 92 100 72 74100 100 48 44 78 88 40 44
PWind Dir SW N NE SE SW W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 30 10 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow Shwrs SC IS
$$
TXZ008-302200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
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 36 20 42 19 58
Temp 20 19 28 34 32 26 26 25 22 25 36 41 35 26 24 22 21 29 49 57 52
DewPt 13 11 9 7 8 10 11 13 15 18 19 19 18 18 17 15 16 18 20 23 25
Min/Max RH 30 80 40 81 25
RH 74 68 44 32 36 49 53 59 74 74 49 40 48 70 74 75 80 62 32 26 35
Wind Dir NE E E SE SE SE S S S S W N N NW W W SW SW S SW S
Wind Spd 2 4 6 10 10 10 9 9 8 5 6 9 5 4 3 4 4 6 12 13 10
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 63 65 42 28 42 64 88 91 84 87 32 20 9 4 4 7 5 5 3 5 4
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 7 11 29 54 27 24 20 34 24 31 77 87 7 6 6 6 8 8 80121 13
T Wind Dir NE E SE S S S S S S SW NW N N NW W W SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 8 8 11 17 17 19 19 23 19 18 23 24 9 9 10 10 12 12 26 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 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
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 29 50 21 42 26 53 26 58
Temp 41 30 46 43 31 23 34 38 32 28 47 47 33 27 50 50
DewPt 24 24 26 28 26 22 22 25 27 28 28 25 24 24 27 28
Max/Min RH 77 42 98 50 100 35 88 32
RH 50 77 45 53 80 98 60 58 80 100 47 43 69 88 40 42
PWind Dir SW N NE SE SW W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 5 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-302200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 36 22 42 21 58
Temp 20 22 29 35 32 28 26 25 24 27 36 41 36 28 25 23 23 29 48 57 52
DewPt 12 11 9 8 9 10 12 14 16 18 19 19 19 19 17 16 17 18 21 23 25
Min/Max RH 32 79 41 79 27
RH 73 63 42 32 37 47 54 62 71 70 49 41 48 68 73 74 78 65 33 27 35
Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S NW N N NW W W SW SW S SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 8 11 12 12 12 12 11 8 9 9 6 4 4 5 6 9 13 14 11
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 65 64 41 25 39 61 86 86 77 87 31 16 6 4 4 4 4 6 3 3 3
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 11 31 54 22 22 20 23 18 32 73 86 7 5 5 5 6 8 81118 13
T Wind Dir NE E SE S S S S S S SW NW N N NW W W SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 5 8 12 18 18 19 19 20 18 18 23 25 10 9 9 10 12 13 27 27 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 30 49 23 41 28 52 27 57
Temp 42 31 45 43 32 25 33 38 33 31 46 46 34 28 49 50
DewPt 24 24 26 27 26 24 22 26 27 29 28 25 25 25 27 28
Max/Min RH 74 44 99 53 94 35 89 33
RH 49 74 47 53 79 99 65 61 79 94 49 44 71 89 42 42
PWind Dir SW N NE SE SW W W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 5 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ006-302200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
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 35 17 40 15 53
Temp 23 18 28 34 30 22 19 19 18 25 35 39 33 21 18 17 17 27 44 52 45
DewPt 11 11 8 8 10 11 11 11 13 18 18 16 15 14 12 12 14 18 19 19 21
Min/Max RH 33 89 38 88 27
RH 59 74 43 33 43 62 69 70 80 75 50 38 47 73 79 81 88 68 36 27 37
Wind Dir S SE S S SE S S S S W N N N NW W W SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 3 5 12 14 12 13 12 12 9 9 12 12 5 4 4 5 6 9 14 13 9
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 OV B2 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 82 68 39 37 74 64 44 59 90 77 20 6 4 5 4 5 6 9 3 5 5
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 4 9 43 66 15 11 24 16 11 25 85 71 4 4 4 5 7 9 57 61 6
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S SW W N N N N W SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 8 19 21 19 20 21 23 20 19 31 25 11 10 9 11 14 16 25 21 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 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
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 45 18 38 20 49 21 55
Temp 31 25 43 38 25 19 32 34 27 23 45 41 27 22 50 45
DewPt 18 20 25 27 25 19 25 28 27 23 26 26 24 22 26 29
Max/Min RH 80 45 100 61 100 37 98 34
RH 58 80 49 63 99 100 74 78 99 100 47 54 88 97 39 52
PWind Dir W N NE S SW W NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 20 5 5 0 0
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
OKZ002-302200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 31 18 36 16 52
Temp 23 18 25 31 26 20 21 19 19 24 32 35 29 20 19 18 18 28 45 52 44
DewPt 12 10 8 7 8 8 10 11 13 16 17 17 15 15 13 12 11 16 18 19 22
Min/Max RH 34 81 46 81 27
RH 63 71 47 35 45 58 63 69 78 72 53 46 55 80 78 78 74 61 33 27 41
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S NW N NW W W W SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 2 4 9 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 9 4 4 4 5 6 9 12 11 5
Clouds OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 88 79 50 53 72 87 94 94 94 72 38 18 7 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 8
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 3 <1 1 2 1 2 2 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 5 13 35 61 14 27 34 33 28 30 73 74 3 5 5 5 6 9 65 67 5
T Wind Dir E E SE S SE SE S S S SW NW N NW W W W SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 8 14 20 18 23 25 25 20 17 23 24 8 11 11 11 14 17 25 20 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 23 43 17 37 20 48 23 55
Temp 29 24 41 37 26 18 33 33 27 23 44 40 28 24 50 45
DewPt 21 21 27 26 24 18 22 25 25 23 26 25 24 22 27 28
Max/Min RH 88 53 100 58 100 41 93 33
RH 72 87 57 65 92 100 63 71 92 100 49 56 85 93 41 51
PWind Dir W N NE S SW NW W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0
$$
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