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
543 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
TXZ012-280900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
543 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
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 61 86 65 79 61
Temp 82 70 65 62 61 65 75 83 81 72 70 68 67 66 70 77 73 67 65 63 62
DewPt 44 48 52 56 58 60 59 55 55 56 57 58 59 61 62 62 61 61 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 94 36 83 60 97
RH 26 46 63 81 89 84 58 38 40 57 63 70 77 84 76 60 66 81 87 93 97
Wind Dir N E E E E E SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 0 5 6 6 5 5 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 17 18 13 13 13 13 14
Clouds SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 30 48 27 25 56 52 36 25 29 58 50 81 86 83 82 80 81 87 82 78 70
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 90 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.34 1.17
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM O O O O O O SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 1 <1 <1 1 <1 1 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 8 4 5 5 4 9 42 72 18 8 10 19 8 24 66 72 22 11 13 17 15
T Wind Dir E E E E SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 6 9 12 13 10 10 12 13 14 17 20 20 17 18 23 20 14 14 17 19 19
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 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
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 57 73 50 69 48 76 52 78
Temp 71 71 59 58 65 67 55 51 62 66 54 49 65 72 57 53 69 74
DewPt 60 56 57 55 56 51 50 46 47 45 47 46 50 49 51 50 52 50
Min/Max RH 50 96 53 89 44 93 40 93 40
RH 68 59 93 90 73 56 83 83 58 47 77 89 58 44 80 89 55 43
PWind Dir SW NW N N N NE SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 40 30 20 5 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-280900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
543 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 85 63 75 59
Temp 79 69 64 60 58 64 78 84 79 71 68 66 64 63 69 73 68 64 63 61 59
DewPt 45 50 48 51 53 57 56 54 55 57 57 59 60 63 63 63 62 62 61 61 59
Max/Min RH 86 35 94 71 100
RH 30 51 56 71 82 78 46 35 44 61 68 79 89 99 80 71 81 93 93100100
Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S SE SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 3 4 4 4 11 12 10 11 10 9 9 11 16 16 10 9 8 8 10
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 44 43 49 33 38 59 36 24 45 80 80 78 96 90 74 86 83 82 77 72 65
PoP 12HR 0 0 50 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.81 1.00
Rain Shwrs IS SC O O O O O O O O SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 10 3 5 4 4 7 47 87 16 7 8 8 7 26 51 68 23 14 8 9 10
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S S S S S S SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 6 9 11 10 10 10 12 13 13 16 18 17 14 18 20 21 17 13 16 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 76 54 71 48 69 46 75 50 77
Temp 70 67 58 54 65 64 54 49 62 64 52 46 68 69 56 51 70 70
DewPt 58 56 55 54 54 52 49 48 47 47 47 46 50 51 51 51 52 51
Min/Max RH 49 100 54 98 45 100 39 100 40
RH 65 67 90100 67 64 85 95 57 53 82100 52 52 82100 52 51
PWind Dir SW NW N N NE NE SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 30 30 20 5 0 0 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-280900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
543 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
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 62 90 67 82 64
Temp 85 74 67 64 62 66 76 87 85 77 72 70 68 70 72 78 78 71 67 66 64
DewPt 51 52 57 60 61 62 60 55 55 57 59 60 61 62 62 61 63 63 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 97 31 81 54 97
RH 31 46 70 87 96 85 56 34 36 51 63 71 79 76 72 56 60 77 88 90 97
Wind Dir E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S
Wind Spd 3 4 4 3 2 3 5 9 9 10 10 11 9 8 13 13 9 6 6 10 12
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 30 22 38 52 52 34 41 16 25 63 69 75 87 89 86 85 84 88 83 84 72
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 80 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.37 1.36
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC O O O O O O SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 10 5 5 4 4 11 31 67 20 7 9 15 9 24 60 74 20 16 14 20 11
T Wind Dir E E E E E E SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 6 11 12 9 9 9 9 11 12 16 18 19 16 17 20 20 14 13 12 16 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 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
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 59 76 52 72 51 78 55 81
Temp 73 74 62 60 67 70 57 53 63 69 55 51 67 74 59 55 71 76
DewPt 61 58 59 58 56 52 51 48 46 45 48 48 50 50 52 53 52 51
Min/Max RH 45 93 48 87 39 89 37 93 37
RH 66 58 90 93 66 54 81 84 54 44 77 89 53 43 80 93 52 42
PWind Dir SW NW N N NE NE S S N
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 50 50 30 5 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-280900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
543 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 62 88 67 80 63
Temp 86 73 67 64 62 66 75 85 84 75 71 70 69 68 71 76 76 69 66 65 63
DewPt 51 51 56 59 60 61 59 54 55 57 58 60 61 62 62 61 62 62 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 95 33 83 58 99
RH 31 46 68 85 93 84 57 35 37 53 64 70 77 80 73 61 63 78 89 92 99
Wind Dir E E E E E E SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S
Wind Spd 3 5 4 4 3 4 6 10 10 12 13 13 11 10 13 13 9 9 8 11 13
Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 36 23 38 38 51 39 41 20 12 71 69 78 89 91 82 85 82 86 84 80 71
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 90 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.43 1.32
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM O O O O O O SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 17 4 5 4 5 10 36 72 22 8 9 14 10 25 59 68 17 15 12 18 12
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE S S SE SE S SW S S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 6 10 12 9 9 9 10 12 13 17 19 19 16 17 20 19 14 14 11 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 81 59 74 52 71 50 77 54 79
Temp 71 72 60 60 66 68 56 52 63 67 55 50 66 73 58 55 69 74
DewPt 60 57 59 58 55 52 51 49 46 45 48 48 49 50 53 53 52 51
Min/Max RH 48 96 53 89 41 91 39 94 39
RH 68 60 95 93 67 58 83 87 55 46 76 91 55 45 83 92 55 45
PWind Dir SW NW N N NE E S S N
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 50 40 30 5 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-280900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
543 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
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 58 84 61 72 58
Temp 81 69 63 60 58 64 75 82 80 70 67 64 62 63 65 70 67 63 61 60 58
DewPt 43 48 51 55 55 58 58 55 55 57 59 59 60 62 63 63 62 62 61 60 58
Max/Min RH 93 37 99 77 100
RH 25 48 64 82 89 80 55 39 42 63 75 84 93 95 92 77 83 95100100100
Wind Dir E SE E E E SE S S S SE S S S S S S S E NE W S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 3 4 11 13 12 13 12 11 10 10 13 13 9 6 8 10 10
Clouds FW B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 21 70 53 32 52 55 59 21 31 60 67 95 95 93 84 88 81 88 85 81 70
PoP 12HR 0 0 50 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 1.12 1.26
Rain Shwrs SC O O O O O O O O SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 12 4 5 5 4 10 33 86 16 9 9 9 13 18 39 34 12 13 13 14 12
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE S S S S SE S SW S S S S SW E SE E SE
T Wind Spd 6 9 12 11 9 10 12 16 14 19 19 17 13 17 19 17 10 11 10 13 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 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
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 75 53 68 46 67 44 74 49 76
Temp 68 66 56 55 62 63 51 47 61 64 49 45 66 69 54 50 68 70
DewPt 59 56 56 54 54 50 49 46 46 46 47 45 51 51 52 50 53 52
Min/Max RH 54 100 56 99 45 100 45 100 45
RH 73 73100 98 75 62 93 97 58 52 93100 58 52 93100 59 53
PWind Dir W N N N NE SE SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 50 60 40 20 0 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-280900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
543 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 86 61 77 58
Temp 84 73 67 62 59 65 75 83 82 72 68 66 63 67 69 75 71 65 63 62 59
DewPt 54 55 59 61 59 63 59 56 55 57 59 60 60 62 62 62 62 63 63 62 59
Max/Min RH 100 37 96 65 100
RH 36 53 76 96100 92 58 39 40 60 73 78 90 84 77 65 73 93100100100
Wind Dir NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SW SW
Wind Spd 5 6 4 4 3 4 10 11 11 12 11 11 10 10 12 12 8 6 5 8 10
Clouds SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC CL FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) 34 21 62 59 50 43 42 4 17 48 71 76 92 87 86 86 87 89 89 82 71
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.49 1.16
Rain Shwrs SC O O O O O O O O SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 1 1 3 4 <1 1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 15 7 5 8 5 14 41 82 25 8 9 14 16 23 53 71 10 12 15 15 18
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE S S SE SE S S SW S S S S N S SW S
T Wind Spd 11 14 12 10 9 10 11 14 16 18 19 19 16 19 20 23 11 11 12 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 79 53 71 46 68 44 75 49 77
Temp 71 68 58 55 64 65 53 47 62 65 50 45 67 71 55 50 70 71
DewPt 60 58 58 55 55 51 49 46 45 45 47 45 50 51 52 50 53 51
Min/Max RH 54 100 56 97 42 100 43 100 43
RH 69 70100100 72 59 86 96 53 49 89100 53 48 89100 54 48
PWind Dir SW N N N NE SE S S N
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 50 60 50 30 5 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
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