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 Thu Aug 20 2026
TXZ012-210900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Date 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun
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 70 102 72 102 72
Temp 99 96 84 79 73 71 85 95100 98 86 80 75 72 86 97101 98 86 81 76 73
DewPt 51 52 54 55 56 56 56 52 50 49 51 53 54 54 55 51 49 49 52 54 55 55
Max/Min RH 59 18 53 18 55
RH 20 23 36 44 55 59 37 24 19 19 30 39 48 53 35 21 18 19 31 39 48 53
Wind Dir NE S S SW W W W W S SE S S SW SW W W SW S SE S S S
Wind Spd 4 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 6 8 9 9 9 10 10 8 5 8 10 10 10 11
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 15 28 37 25 28 28 5 3 5 13 27 16 15 45 8 16 14 17 33 33 35 35
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 13 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 14 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 68 41 6 7 6 5 17 73 90 79 6 9 6 6 26 86100 74 7 9 8 7
T Wind Dir W S S SW SW SW W SW SW SE S S SW SW W W SW S SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 9 13 16 14 12 12 9 8 10 14 17 14 13 16 9 8 12 14 19 17 14
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 08/23Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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 102 74 104 72 101 70 97 69 99
Temp 96 98 82 75 98100 82 73 96 97 79 71 92 93 77 69 92 94
DewPt 50 47 51 52 49 46 50 54 52 49 54 57 55 52 56 58 56 52
Min/Max RH 16 46 15 51 18 63 23 68 23
RH 21 18 34 45 19 16 33 51 23 20 42 61 29 25 48 68 30 24
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 20 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-210900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Date 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun
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 99 68 99 68
Temp 97 94 80 74 70 67 82 92 97 95 82 76 71 69 84 95 98 96 82 77 72 69
DewPt 51 53 58 58 58 58 59 54 51 51 55 56 57 56 57 52 49 50 54 55 56 56
Max/Min RH 73 21 65 19 64
RH 22 25 47 58 66 73 45 28 22 23 40 50 60 64 40 24 19 21 38 48 57 62
Wind Dir S S S SW W W SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 8 5 4 4 4 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 10 9 8 9 8 6 6 9
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW SC FW CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 16 30 36 34 23 41 7 4 42 25 7 22 6 17 3 4 10 21 34 28 26 23
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 13 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 89 51 6 8 6 5 18 78103 62 6 7 7 7 27111129 89 7 8 8 8
T Wind Dir SW S SE SW SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW W W SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 11 13 17 13 11 12 9 9 10 12 16 16 16 16 10 10 10 14 17 17 18
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 08/23Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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 99 70 102 68 100 67 98 66 97
Temp 95 97 78 72 96 99 78 69 94 96 76 68 92 93 74 67 91 93
DewPt 50 47 52 54 50 45 50 55 52 47 53 57 55 50 56 58 55 50
Min/Max RH 18 56 16 60 18 68 21 75 22
RH 22 19 41 54 21 16 38 60 24 19 46 68 29 23 52 74 30 23
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW E NE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 20 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-210900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Date 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun
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 73 106 75 106 75
Temp 101101 88 82 77 73 86 98104103 90 83 78 75 88100104102 90 83 79 75
DewPt 53 51 55 56 57 59 58 53 50 48 52 55 56 57 56 52 50 50 54 57 57 58
Max/Min RH 61 15 53 16 55
RH 20 19 33 42 51 61 38 23 17 16 27 37 46 53 34 20 16 18 30 40 47 55
Wind Dir E E S S NW SW W SW NE SE SE S SW SW W W S E SE S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 4 8 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW CL FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 1 15 19 30 19 5 3 15 20 22 21 31 42 20 11 13 12 30 39 32 47
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 12 14 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 46 5 6 5 4 15 56 62 75 5 6 5 6 19100 97 89 10 8 6 5
T Wind Dir W S S SW SW SW W W SW SE SE S SW S SW W S E S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 5 5 12 13 11 9 11 6 5 9 11 12 11 12 14 9 8 16 17 16 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
Heat Y Y Y
Date 08/23Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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 106 77 107 75 104 73 101 72 102
Temp 99104 85 77101103 84 75 98100 81 73 94 96 79 72 95 98
DewPt 51 48 54 55 51 48 54 58 55 52 59 61 58 54 60 62 58 54
Min/Max RH 15 46 15 55 18 66 22 70 22
RH 20 16 35 46 19 16 36 55 24 20 47 66 30 24 51 69 29 23
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 20 30 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-210900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Date 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun
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 72 103 74 103 74
Temp 98 98 86 80 76 73 84 94 99100 88 81 78 75 86 96100 99 87 82 78 75
DewPt 52 52 56 57 58 59 58 54 50 48 52 55 56 57 56 52 49 50 54 56 57 58
Max/Min RH 62 17 54 18 55
RH 22 22 37 46 55 61 42 26 19 18 30 40 48 54 37 23 18 20 32 42 48 55
Wind Dir NE SE S S SW S SW W E SE S S SW SW SW W SW E SE S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 6 4 6 8 8 8 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 6 19 13 27 16 11 6 8 16 30 22 34 35 16 11 7 15 43 40 30 46
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 12 14 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 61 51 6 5 5 4 14 61 61 84 5 7 5 5 19 98 83 86 13 9 8 6
T Wind Dir W SE S SW SW SW W W S SE SE S SW S SW W SW E S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 6 13 13 12 10 11 8 5 9 12 13 12 12 14 9 6 16 17 18 16 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
Heat Y Y Y
Date 08/23Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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 103 76 104 74 101 72 98 71 99
Temp 95 99 83 76 97 99 82 75 95 97 79 73 91 93 78 72 91 94
DewPt 51 48 54 55 51 48 54 58 55 52 59 61 58 54 60 61 58 54
Min/Max RH 17 47 17 55 21 66 26 69 24
RH 23 18 37 47 22 18 38 55 27 23 49 66 33 28 53 68 33 26
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 20 20 30 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-210900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Date 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun
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 65 100 66 100 67
Temp 96 95 81 73 69 65 82 95 99 98 83 76 70 66 84 97100 98 83 76 71 68
DewPt 54 52 56 57 57 57 58 54 49 47 51 53 55 55 57 52 48 47 53 55 55 56
Max/Min RH 77 17 67 17 68
RH 25 24 43 56 67 77 45 25 18 18 33 45 59 67 40 22 18 18 36 47 57 66
Wind Dir SE E E NW NW NW W SE SE SE S SW SW SW W SW S SE SE SE S SW
Wind Spd 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 5 4 5 5 5 6 10 11 9 8 6 5
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 15 24 28 45 33 2 2 6 6 8 14 20 21 11 7 7 16 40 37 43 38
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 12 14 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 54 44 5 5 5 4 7 46 93 58 6 5 5 5 16111138113 9 8 7 6
T Wind Dir S SE S S W NW W S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 8 11 12 11 9 6 6 9 10 13 11 11 11 12 10 11 12 18 16 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/23Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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 100 67 100 66 98 64 96 64 96
Temp 96 99 77 68 96 97 75 67 94 95 72 65 90 93 71 64 90 94
DewPt 52 46 54 55 53 48 54 57 56 51 58 59 58 52 58 59 57 51
Min/Max RH 16 65 18 70 21 84 24 84 23
RH 23 17 45 63 24 19 47 69 28 22 61 81 34 25 64 82 33 24
PWind Dir SW SW SW N NE NE NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW CL SC B1 SC CL SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 20 20 40 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-210900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Date 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 102 67 101 68
Temp 98 96 82 75 69 65 81 96102 99 84 77 71 67 82 97101 98 84 77 72 69
DewPt 55 55 58 59 59 59 61 57 51 49 54 56 57 57 59 56 53 52 56 57 58 59
Max/Min RH 82 17 70 19 73
RH 25 25 45 58 71 82 50 28 19 19 37 48 62 70 46 26 20 22 39 51 63 70
Wind Dir E E E E NE N W E E SE SE SE E SW NW E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 8 6 4 4 4 4 6 8 11 10 6 6 6
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC CL CL CL SC FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 4 3 7 19 24 26 4 3 4 29 19 43 56 39 10 4 5 11 26 49 52 43
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 52 6 5 3 4 6 36 60 53 7 6 11 5 13 66107 89 9 7 7 6
T Wind Dir E SE E E NE E NW E SE SE SE SE E S SW SE E SE E SE S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 14 11 5 9 6 6 5 10 16 13 16 11 11 10 11 13 16 16 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/23Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 102 68 101 68 99 65 96 64 97
Temp 96 97 77 70 96 98 78 69 94 95 73 66 90 92 72 65 90 93
DewPt 55 52 57 57 56 52 58 60 59 55 62 63 60 57 61 61 59 56
Min/Max RH 19 67 20 74 23 93 27 89 26
RH 25 22 51 64 27 22 50 74 31 26 68 90 37 31 69 88 35 29
PWind Dir S SW NW N N N NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 FW CL FW B1 FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 20 20 50 20 50 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
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