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
249 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
TXZ012-190900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 68 94 64 89 61
Temp 93 88 78 73 71 69 76 88 92 89 78 73 70 66 71 83 88 84 71 67 62 61
DewPt 55 54 57 59 60 60 61 59 56 54 57 59 58 57 59 58 52 50 56 60 61 61
Max/Min RH 76 28 78 28 100
RH 28 31 48 62 68 73 60 38 30 31 48 62 66 73 66 43 29 31 59 78 97100
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N N NE E E NE NE
Wind Spd 14 13 11 10 11 11 13 14 13 12 12 12 12 10 12 10 5 8 11 10 9 10
Clouds FW FW CL SC FW B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 18 7 3 29 23 58 41 21 39 38 64 74 68 27 13 12 14 18 16 17 30 57
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 122 91 7 8 8 6 27101147 67 9 9 7 6 20 42 70 54 13 15 9 7
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W N N NW NE NE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 17 17 16 16 14 13 18 18 17 14 19 19 16 13 14 13 11 13 16 14 13 12
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 09/21Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 82 58 76 58 75 59 78 60 79
Temp 76 77 64 60 71 73 63 59 70 71 64 60 73 73 64 61 75 74
DewPt 61 58 60 60 61 58 59 59 60 58 60 60 61 59 61 60 61 58
Min/Max RH 47 100 57 100 59 100 56 97 52
RH 60 52 87100 71 59 87100 71 64 87100 66 62 90 97 62 57
PWind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 30 50 60 50 60 60 60 50 40
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC NM SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-190900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 93 62 90 59
Temp 91 85 72 69 66 64 71 82 88 87 73 69 65 62 70 80 86 86 69 66 61 59
DewPt 54 57 60 60 61 61 63 60 55 53 57 58 58 57 59 56 49 48 53 56 59 59
Max/Min RH 93 29 84 26 100
RH 29 39 66 73 84 89 75 47 33 31 56 68 77 83 68 43 28 28 56 71 93100
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W NW N NW NE E E E NE
Wind Spd 13 11 8 5 6 8 10 13 12 9 8 8 6 6 8 6 5 4 5 5 5 6
Clouds SC FW B1 B2 OV B1 FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW CL FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 34 18 64 74 90 65 22 30 33 23 38 56 32 14 22 2 6 3 23 34 35 53
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS
Mix Hgt 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 3 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 122 66 5 7 7 6 23 90111 41 8 8 6 6 15 32 73 33 13 16 6 5
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW W SW W SW S SW W W N N W N E E SE NE
T Wind Spd 16 16 11 14 14 13 17 17 13 11 18 18 14 13 12 9 9 11 16 17 12 12
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 09/21Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 83 56 77 55 74 55 76 56 77
Temp 75 77 62 58 70 71 61 58 67 69 61 59 70 71 62 59 71 72
DewPt 60 58 61 58 61 60 61 58 60 60 60 59 61 60 61 59 60 60
Min/Max RH 46 100 60 100 66 100 59 100 56
RH 60 52 99100 74 69 99100 80 73 99100 72 69 99100 67 66
PWind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 30 70 80 70 70 70 60 60 50
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM O NM SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-190900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 72 99 66 91 63
Temp 94 93 82 78 75 72 79 91 96 94 82 77 72 67 72 84 90 85 73 68 64 63
DewPt 55 55 58 60 61 62 61 58 54 53 57 59 59 60 62 59 55 54 60 62 63 63
Max/Min RH 71 23 83 31 100
RH 27 28 43 55 63 71 53 33 25 25 43 54 64 78 70 43 31 35 64 81 97100
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW NW N N N NE E NE NE NE
Wind Spd 13 12 9 8 9 9 11 13 12 10 9 9 8 6 9 9 5 8 10 6 5 8
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC B2 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B2
Clouds(%) 25 10 6 27 33 40 23 19 35 16 47 82 51 25 32 23 23 23 13 17 41 73
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 157110 8 9 8 6 29112145 63 7 7 7 5 31 53 62 53 13 11 9 6
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 19 18 17 18 17 13 18 19 17 13 14 16 14 10 16 16 11 14 16 13 12 11
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 09/21Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 85 61 81 61 80 63 83 63 84
Temp 77 80 66 62 74 76 66 62 74 74 66 63 78 77 67 63 78 77
DewPt 60 58 60 62 60 59 60 61 60 60 61 62 61 61 62 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 43 100 48 98 50 97 46 98 44
RH 55 48 81100 63 56 81 98 62 62 84 97 56 57 85 98 54 57
PWind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 50 60 40 60 60 50 50 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC NM IS SC SC SC NM SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-190900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 71 96 65 89 63
Temp 92 90 81 76 73 71 77 88 93 92 81 75 71 67 71 82 87 84 72 67 64 63
DewPt 56 55 58 60 61 62 61 58 54 53 56 59 59 60 61 58 54 53 59 62 63 63
Max/Min RH 73 25 84 32 100
RH 29 31 46 59 65 72 58 37 27 27 44 58 66 78 71 44 32 35 63 83 96100
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW NW N N N NE E NE NE NE
Wind Spd 13 12 11 10 11 11 12 14 13 10 10 11 10 9 10 9 5 8 11 8 8 9
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B2
Clouds(%) 27 15 6 28 30 40 18 9 32 29 52 83 49 22 32 23 22 20 14 15 36 71
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 157106 8 8 8 6 27108144 75 7 7 8 6 30 50 67 52 16 13 11 8
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW NW N N N NE NE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 19 18 18 18 16 12 18 19 17 14 14 17 16 11 14 14 12 14 16 14 13 12
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 09/21Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 82 61 78 61 77 62 80 63 81
Temp 74 77 65 62 71 73 64 61 70 71 65 63 75 75 65 63 75 75
DewPt 59 58 61 62 60 59 60 61 59 60 61 62 61 61 62 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 47 99 54 98 57 98 53 99 50
RH 62 52 87 99 69 62 86 98 69 70 88 96 61 63 90 99 59 60
PWind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 50 60 50 60 60 50 50 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC NM IS SC SC SC NM SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-190900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 91 59 83 57
Temp 91 84 73 69 67 64 72 84 89 87 74 68 63 59 66 77 82 78 66 62 59 57
DewPt 52 56 59 60 60 59 60 56 50 48 52 54 54 58 60 57 52 51 57 61 59 57
Max/Min RH 87 24 100 35 100
RH 27 39 62 73 78 85 66 38 26 26 46 61 71 95 81 50 35 39 72 96100100
Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW NW N N N NE E E NE NE NE
Wind Spd 17 13 11 11 11 10 12 13 13 12 10 9 8 11 12 9 5 8 12 10 9 10
Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 B1 FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B2
Clouds(%) 44 22 46 47 54 58 15 40 25 16 40 42 39 58 33 19 7 5 18 20 48 75
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 175 91 7 8 8 6 25 75124 44 6 7 5 10 35 44 52 51 13 7 11 5
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W N N N N N E E E NE NE
T Wind Spd 24 19 16 18 17 13 17 16 14 13 13 14 11 16 17 12 9 13 18 14 12 11
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 09/21Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 77 54 74 55 71 55 75 56 76
Temp 71 75 61 57 68 69 60 57 66 67 60 58 71 70 61 58 72 71
DewPt 59 58 60 57 61 60 60 57 61 61 60 58 61 62 61 58 61 61
Min/Max RH 54 100 65 100 75 100 63 100 61
RH 66 55 97 99 78 74100100 83 82100100 71 75100100 69 72
PWind Dir E SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 70 70 70 70 70 50 60 40
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-190900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 66 95 60 82 56
Temp 98 90 78 74 70 67 76 90 94 90 75 69 62 60 66 77 82 77 65 61 59 57
DewPt 54 55 57 59 60 60 60 56 52 52 55 59 60 60 63 60 57 56 60 61 59 57
Max/Min RH 80 24 100 43 100
RH 24 31 48 59 71 78 57 32 24 27 49 71 92100 89 56 43 48 84100100100
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW W W NW N SE SE N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 17 13 12 11 11 11 12 11 9 6 6 8 8 11 11 11 8 9 10 6 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 27 46 8 20 15 17 21 12 21 30 38 53 48 57 64 44 30 26 16 30 54 72
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 3 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 221100 8 9 8 7 29 66101 22 5 6 12 20 36 44 47 40 9 6 5 5
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW W SW W N NE E N N N N NE NE E E NE NE
T Wind Spd 25 21 17 19 18 14 17 14 12 8 11 12 13 16 17 13 11 12 16 13 10 10
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 09/21Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 79 55 76 56 75 57 79 57 80
Temp 74 76 62 57 71 72 61 57 72 70 61 59 76 73 62 59 77 74
DewPt 59 56 59 57 60 58 60 57 60 59 61 59 61 60 62 59 61 60
Min/Max RH 46 100 56 100 58 100 53 100 50
RH 59 50 90100 67 60 97100 66 68 99100 60 64100100 57 61
PWind Dir NE E SE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 30 50 40 60 60 50 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC NM SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS 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