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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
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026
TXZ012-012100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026
Date Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu 09/03/26
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 95 70 98 71 100
Temp 70 70 81 90 94 93 82 78 73 71 82 92 96 94 85 80 74 72 83 95 99 95
DewPt 57 55 59 54 51 49 53 54 55 56 58 55 52 51 52 54 56 57 58 54 52 51
Min/Max RH 21 59 21 61 20
RH 63 59 47 30 23 22 37 43 53 59 44 29 23 23 32 41 53 59 43 25 21 23
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S SE S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 11 11 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 14 16 13 13 13 11 11 13
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 7 4 14 12 11 3 10 13 11 9 1 8 16 15 14 10 14 4 6 27 26
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 9 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 7
Vent Rate 8 6 48115134117 9 9 9 7 46128144124 9 12 10 7 33114121101
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 17 14 20 14 16 17 19 18 19 17 19 14 14 16 19 21 19 16 18 12 12 16
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 Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
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 71 99 70 97 70 96 69 96
Temp 80 72 94 94 79 72 93 93 79 71 92 92 78 71 92 93
DewPt 56 59 56 53 58 60 57 55 57 60 57 55 57 59 57 54
Max/Min RH 66 22 66 25 68 27 66 25
RH 44 64 28 25 49 66 30 28 47 68 31 29 48 66 31 27
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-012100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026
Date Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu 09/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 66 97 68 98
Temp 68 66 78 88 93 91 80 75 71 67 80 91 95 93 82 77 72 69 82 94 97 92
DewPt 53 58 61 55 52 51 54 57 57 58 59 55 53 53 55 55 56 57 58 54 52 53
Min/Max RH 24 73 24 68 22
RH 58 75 55 33 25 26 42 54 62 73 49 30 25 26 40 47 57 67 45 26 22 27
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 8 13 11 10 12 11 10 10 9 12 12 10 11 10 11 10 9 10 10 9 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 16 12 8 10 29 10 30 24 14 10 7 23 39 39 23 14 12 12 4 10 26 36
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 12 8
Vent Rate 7 6 41 96103126 7 7 8 7 44123118 99 9 10 8 7 35127132 91
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 19 12 11 16 14 14 18 17 19 13 12 13 18 20 18 14 17 12 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 97 67 96 66 95 66 95
Temp 77 68 93 93 76 69 92 92 76 68 91 91 75 68 90 91
DewPt 56 59 55 53 58 60 57 55 59 60 57 56 58 59 57 55
Max/Min RH 73 23 75 27 76 28 73 27
RH 49 72 28 27 54 73 31 29 56 76 32 31 56 72 33 30
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026
Date Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu 09/03/26
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 101 74 103 75 105
Temp 78 74 84 94 99 98 87 82 78 75 85 96101 99 89 83 78 75 86 98103 99
DewPt 55 57 59 54 52 51 53 55 57 58 59 55 53 52 54 56 59 60 59 54 52 53
Min/Max RH 19 58 20 60 19
RH 46 54 42 26 21 21 32 41 49 57 41 26 21 21 30 39 51 60 41 24 19 21
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 9 8 11 11 12 12 13 12 11 9 12 12 12 12 13 14 13 10 11 11 10 12
Clouds FW FW CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 10 8 4 16 29 11 27 16 10 17 0 0 12 10 15 12 10 9 2 14 26 27
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 7
Vent Rate 9 6 47113135135 9 9 9 7 50129160124 10 13 11 7 35105129 98
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 17 12 19 13 14 17 19 18 18 14 20 14 14 16 19 23 20 16 17 12 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
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 74 103 74 102 73 101 73 101
Temp 83 74 97 99 82 75 96 98 82 74 95 97 81 74 95 97
DewPt 59 62 57 54 60 63 58 55 59 62 58 56 59 62 58 55
Max/Min RH 65 20 65 22 65 23 65 23
RH 44 65 27 23 47 65 28 24 45 65 29 25 47 65 29 25
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026
Date Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu 09/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 98 73 100 74 101
Temp 77 74 82 91 95 95 85 80 77 74 83 92 97 96 87 81 78 75 84 94 99 96
DewPt 54 57 59 54 51 50 53 56 57 58 59 55 53 52 54 56 58 59 59 54 52 53
Min/Max RH 21 59 22 59 21
RH 46 55 46 29 23 23 34 43 50 58 45 29 23 24 32 42 52 59 43 26 21 24
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 11 10 12 11 12 12 13 13 13 11 13 13 12 12 13 17 14 13 12 11 10 11
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 7 6 4 13 20 14 24 15 8 14 0 0 20 9 14 11 6 8 2 14 27 25
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 10 9
Vent Rate 9 6 43110134135 9 9 10 8 47126157126 10 13 13 8 38106128129
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 18 14 20 13 14 17 19 18 18 16 20 14 16 17 19 23 20 16 19 12 13 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 74 100 73 99 73 98 72 98
Temp 81 74 93 95 81 74 93 95 81 74 92 94 80 73 92 94
DewPt 58 61 56 54 60 62 58 56 59 62 58 56 59 61 57 55
Max/Min RH 64 22 65 26 65 26 66 26
RH 46 64 30 26 48 65 31 27 49 65 32 28 48 66 32 28
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-012100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026
Date Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu 09/03/26
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 95 66 97 67 98
Temp 68 66 79 89 94 92 80 74 70 67 80 92 96 94 82 77 71 68 82 95 98 95
DewPt 52 56 58 56 52 52 56 57 57 57 58 56 52 53 55 55 55 56 56 53 50 51
Min/Max RH 23 71 22 66 20
RH 57 70 49 33 25 26 44 55 64 71 47 30 24 25 40 47 56 65 41 24 20 23
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 9 8 12 13 13 13 11 10 12 10 13 14 13 13 12 13 13 10 12 12 12 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 16 10 7 22 18 34 60 26 22 8 0 0 9 18 17 12 9 7 2 4 23 35
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 8
Vent Rate 6 5 41119139 67 7 6 8 7 45132158126 9 9 9 7 33127154122
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 12 19 16 16 14 13 14 17 17 20 17 16 18 19 19 17 13 17 13 13 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
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 67 97 66 97 66 95 66 95
Temp 77 68 94 93 76 68 93 93 76 68 92 91 75 68 91 92
DewPt 55 58 55 53 58 59 57 54 59 59 58 56 58 59 58 55
Max/Min RH 71 22 73 25 73 28 75 27
RH 48 70 27 26 54 73 30 27 56 73 32 31 56 73 33 30
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 0 10 5 10 5
$$
OKZ002-012100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026
Date Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu 09/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 98 68 101 70 102
Temp 76 69 82 93 97 96 82 77 73 69 83 95100 97 84 79 74 71 84 98102 97
DewPt 56 56 58 55 52 52 55 56 57 57 59 56 53 53 55 56 57 58 57 53 51 53
Min/Max RH 21 66 20 65 18
RH 49 64 43 28 22 23 40 48 58 66 44 27 21 24 38 46 56 64 40 22 18 22
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 11 9 12 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 14 14 13 13 13 16 16 13 13 11 11 12
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 1 13 3 18 14 28 37 30 6 6 1 0 9 14 17 9 6 3 1 6 17 29
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 6
Vent Rate 7 4 34123143121 10 10 10 9 59162195136 10 11 11 9 42140170108
T Wind Dir SW S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 10 18 14 16 17 17 18 18 18 24 19 18 19 20 23 23 18 19 14 14 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 101 68 100 68 98 67 98
Temp 78 70 97 97 78 70 96 96 78 70 94 95 77 69 94 95
DewPt 58 60 57 54 60 61 58 55 60 61 58 56 60 60 58 55
Max/Min RH 72 21 74 23 74 26 75 25
RH 50 72 27 24 54 73 28 26 55 73 30 27 56 75 30 27
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10 5 10 5
$$
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