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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
554 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
TXZ012-292100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
554 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 77 63 79 55 72
Temp 67 67 70 74 73 68 67 66 65 68 72 78 75 65 60 58 56 60 67 72 67
DewPt 64 63 63 63 64 63 62 62 63 63 60 55 54 55 55 55 53 56 56 55 54
Min/Max RH 68 97 43 93 55
RH 89 87 78 69 73 84 84 87 92 85 66 46 49 70 84 90 90 87 68 55 63
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 13 16 18 17 13 13 16 19 20 18 19 19 12 10 6 6 8 11 13 17 20
Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 92 86 87 85 80 86 90 92 70 45 3 1 10 20 29 30 35 31 40 43 47
PoP 12HR 100 90 40 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.50 0.90 0.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O NM O NM O O O SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 2 3 2 <1 <1 1 <1 3 5 6 2 <1 1 1 <1 2 4 5 3
Vent Rate 11 25 37 45 21 9 17 25 15 61109113 22 6 18 17 12 33 58 84 55
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N
T Wind Spd 17 18 21 20 16 17 21 25 24 27 25 21 16 13 16 16 14 18 17 19 23
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
Flood A A A A A A A A A A
Date Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 66 48 73 52 74 51 76
Temp 56 51 61 64 54 50 66 71 57 53 68 71 56 52 69 73
DewPt 54 50 50 48 50 49 52 52 53 52 52 50 51 50 51 50
Max/Min RH 96 54 100 46 100 43 96 39
RH 93 96 67 56 86 96 61 51 86 96 57 47 83 93 53 44
PWind Dir N N NE W NE NE SE S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC
$$
TXZ016-292100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
554 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 73 61 77 53 71
Temp 62 63 68 71 67 65 64 63 62 66 72 76 70 63 59 55 53 59 67 70 65
DewPt 61 63 63 65 65 64 63 63 62 62 57 53 54 54 53 54 53 54 54 53 54
Min/Max RH 81 100 44 100 55
RH 99100 84 81 92 97 97100 99 88 58 44 56 72 80 95100 82 62 55 67
Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 11 14 16 14 11 12 14 16 14 13 17 17 11 8 4 5 5 11 16 18 20
Clouds OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 SC CL FW CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 91 90 85 92 78 92 93 93 78 32 0 6 2 27 32 44 43 33 43 43 54
PoP 12HR 90 100 30 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.61 1.55 0.04 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O O O O O NM SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 2 2 2 1 <1 <1 1 2 5 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 3
Vent Rate 8 27 44 29 23 19 13 13 20 47 92121 28 7 7 10 6 42 73 86 61
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N NW N N N N
T Wind Spd 12 19 21 17 17 17 21 21 20 21 20 20 14 14 13 14 14 20 18 20 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A A A A A A A A
Date Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 67 46 74 50 75 50 75
Temp 55 50 62 64 52 48 67 69 56 52 68 69 55 51 70 70
DewPt 53 50 50 50 49 48 51 52 52 52 52 52 52 51 52 52
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 44 100 42 100 42
RH 92100 65 60 89100 55 54 88100 56 54 88100 52 52
PWind Dir N NE E SW NE NE SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 5 5 10 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-292100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
554 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 65 82 59 76
Temp 70 71 72 76 75 71 68 68 67 70 74 81 77 69 63 60 59 64 69 75 70
DewPt 66 65 65 64 65 66 64 64 65 65 62 57 57 57 57 57 57 56 57 55 56
Min/Max RH 62 97 41 94 50
RH 88 81 80 66 72 82 87 88 93 82 67 44 49 66 82 90 94 77 64 50 61
Wind Dir S SW S S S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 11 10 14 13 9 6 8 13 16 16 17 14 10 8 4 4 4 6 11 14 17
Clouds OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 89 87 90 94 87 85 94 96 74 45 9 5 12 21 32 37 41 41 41 46 49
PoP 12HR 100 90 40 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.63 0.76 0.13 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O NM O NM O O O SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 2 <1 1 1 1 2 4 5 3
Vent Rate 15 23 41 36 22 7 10 14 14 66104129 22 7 14 16 13 31 56 68 50
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N
T Wind Spd 16 16 20 18 16 12 13 20 21 27 24 23 14 12 12 14 12 17 16 17 21
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
Flood A A A A A A A A A A
Date Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 70 51 76 55 78 53 79
Temp 58 54 63 67 56 53 69 74 59 56 70 74 58 54 72 76
DewPt 55 52 49 49 51 51 52 52 54 55 52 51 53 52 51 51
Max/Min RH 97 47 98 41 97 37 96 35
RH 90 94 61 53 84 95 55 47 85 96 53 44 82 94 49 41
PWind Dir N N NE SW NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC
$$
TXZ008-292100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
554 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 78 64 81 58 74
Temp 69 69 71 74 74 71 67 67 67 69 73 79 76 69 62 60 58 62 68 72 68
DewPt 65 64 64 63 65 65 64 64 64 64 61 56 56 57 57 57 56 56 56 54 55
Min/Max RH 65 97 43 95 53
RH 87 82 80 69 73 82 88 88 93 82 66 46 50 66 83 91 95 80 66 53 65
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 13 12 16 13 10 8 10 16 20 17 17 16 10 9 5 5 5 8 12 14 17
Clouds OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 89 87 85 92 84 88 94 94 77 45 7 4 13 23 32 35 43 43 41 48 47
PoP 12HR 100 90 40 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.59 0.82 0.10 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O O NM O O O SC SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 6 2 <1 1 1 <1 2 4 4 3
Vent Rate 19 24 46 36 20 8 11 17 23 62 99117 21 9 18 16 10 33 59 66 55
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N
T Wind Spd 18 16 23 19 16 13 14 21 23 27 24 21 14 12 14 14 12 18 16 17 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A A A A A A A A
Date Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 52 68 50 75 54 76 53 78
Temp 57 53 61 65 54 52 67 72 58 55 69 72 57 54 71 74
DewPt 55 52 49 49 51 51 52 52 54 55 52 51 53 52 51 51
Max/Min RH 97 51 99 43 100 40 96 37
RH 92 94 66 57 89 97 57 50 88100 55 47 86 93 50 44
PWind Dir N N E SW NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC
$$
TXZ006-292100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
554 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 73 60 75 52 68
Temp 62 65 69 71 67 65 63 63 62 65 71 74 69 61 57 54 53 58 64 67 63
DewPt 61 63 64 64 64 63 63 63 61 61 59 55 56 56 56 54 53 56 54 54 53
Min/Max RH 74 100 51 100 62
RH 98 92 82 77 89 95100 99 99 90 67 51 63 83 95100100 92 71 62 70
Wind Dir SW S S S S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 10 12 14 11 9 8 9 17 18 16 16 14 10 8 5 9 12 17 20 21 23
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 90 89 91 94 73 94 93 91 93 55 21 7 21 42 50 61 53 54 53 56 45
PoP 12HR 90 100 50 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.82 1.69 0.08 0.10 0.02
Rain Shwrs O O O O O O O O SC SC IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 4 3
Vent Rate 7 17 41 35 17 17 18 23 22 44 81 88 21 8 8 14 20 51 83 85 73
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 11 13 21 20 14 13 14 19 20 21 19 17 14 14 14 18 18 25 24 26 26
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
Flood A A A A A A A A A A
Date Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 66 44 74 49 73 49 75
Temp 52 48 62 63 49 46 67 69 54 49 68 69 53 50 70 70
DewPt 52 48 47 48 49 46 51 52 53 49 51 52 52 50 53 53
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 44 100 44 100 44
RH 100100 59 58100100 56 55 98100 56 55 96100 56 54
PWind Dir N NE SE S NE NE S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-292100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
554 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 74 60 77 53 69
Temp 64 68 72 72 70 65 65 64 62 67 74 76 72 62 59 56 54 61 66 68 64
DewPt 63 64 63 64 63 64 64 64 62 64 61 58 57 57 58 56 54 57 57 55 55
Min/Max RH 71 100 52 100 63
RH 97 87 73 74 78 96 97100 99 89 64 52 60 83 96100100 87 72 63 74
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S SE SE S S SW SW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 11 10 14 13 10 6 5 10 17 17 17 16 10 8 4 4 6 11 14 17 18
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW CL SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 87 85 84 90 94 89 93 91 91 68 12 5 34 26 42 55 51 56 56 60 67
PoP 12HR 100 90 70 40 60
QPF 12HR 0.74 1.11 0.25 0 0.04
Rain Shwrs NM O O O NM O O NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 2 3 2 <1 <1 1 <1 2 5 6 2 1 <1 <1 1 2 3 3 3
Vent Rate 8 23 39 53 27 8 12 13 16 46106132 28 15 10 13 15 35 47 68 60
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S SE SE S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
T Wind Spd 12 16 17 23 19 13 13 12 19 23 25 24 17 16 16 16 13 21 17 23 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A A A A A A A A
Date Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 47 66 45 74 49 74 48 76
Temp 54 48 62 64 51 47 69 70 55 50 70 70 55 50 73 72
DewPt 54 48 47 48 50 47 51 52 54 50 51 51 52 50 52 51
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 44 100 42 100 40
RH 100100 58 55 95100 54 53 97100 51 50 90100 48 48
PWind Dir N NE SE S NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
$$
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