Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
957
FOUS54 KAMA 030848
PFWAMA
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
348 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
TXZ012-032100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 52 77 51 78
Temp 59 54 57 65 73 70 60 57 55 53 60 71 77 72 62 57 53 51 59 71 78 73
DewPt 56 54 56 55 54 55 55 55 54 52 56 56 52 52 52 53 52 50 54 54 51 51
Min/Max RH 48 100 40 96 39
RH 90100 96 70 51 59 84 93 96 96 87 59 42 49 70 86 96 96 83 55 39 46
Wind Dir N N SW SW S N S N N NW N NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 0 0 1 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 6 10 9 6 6 4 3 3 3 6 8 8
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 87 76 50 37 39 14 5 5 7 9 1 4 0 4 2 1 3 12 7 0 0 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 1
Vent Rate 6 4 11 22 21 5 3 2 2 3 12 45 53 9 6 6 5 4 13 30 44 11
T Wind Dir SE SW SW SW SW S S SW NW N N NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 5 4 8 6 5 5 8 6 6 6 10 11 11 11 13 13 11 9 10 9 10 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 Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 55 82 55 83 57 84 57 83
Temp 59 55 77 76 62 55 78 78 62 57 78 78 64 58 78 77
DewPt 52 50 54 52 52 51 54 51 52 52 54 50 50 50 52 47
Max/Min RH 83 33 90 31 83 31 75 28
RH 78 83 45 43 70 86 43 39 70 83 43 38 60 75 40 35
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-032100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 71 50 75 50 77
Temp 57 53 56 66 71 68 59 54 53 51 61 71 74 70 62 56 52 50 60 72 77 71
DewPt 56 53 56 55 54 56 56 54 53 51 57 56 52 54 55 53 52 50 56 55 51 53
Min/Max RH 54 100 45 100 40
RH 96100100 67 54 67 90100100100 86 58 45 58 78 90100100 87 54 40 52
Wind Dir W W SW SW SW S S W W N N NE NE NE E E S S S SW S S
Wind Spd 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 6 9 8 4 4 2 2 3 4 6 8 6
Clouds OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 88 91 78 48 30 7 6 10 9 15 3 13 11 3 3 6 8 13 11 5 1 1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 1
Vent Rate 7 6 10 24 20 4 3 3 3 3 13 47 49 7 5 5 4 3 11 28 36 12
T Wind Dir SE SW SW SW SW S S W W N NE NE NE E E E SE S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 5 5 6 8 5 6 8 8 6 8 11 11 10 10 12 11 10 8 10 9 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 81 53 82 55 82 55 81
Temp 59 53 76 75 59 53 77 76 62 55 77 75 62 56 76 74
DewPt 52 53 55 53 52 53 53 52 52 54 53 51 51 50 51 49
Max/Min RH 100 35 100 30 95 30 80 29
RH 78100 47 46 78100 43 43 70 95 43 42 66 80 42 41
PWind Dir S SW SW SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 55 79 52 81
Temp 62 55 60 67 76 74 63 59 57 56 63 72 79 75 64 58 54 52 60 73 81 78
DewPt 57 55 56 56 54 57 56 56 56 55 57 57 53 53 53 54 53 52 55 55 51 52
Min/Max RH 44 100 38 100 35
RH 84 98 87 67 47 55 78 90 95 97 82 58 40 46 68 87 96100 81 53 35 40
Wind Dir NW SW SW SW SW S SW W W NW N NE NE NE E E S S S S S S
Wind Spd 1 2 3 4 4 2 2 1 2 3 4 8 6 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 6 5
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 82 55 34 30 21 2 9 7 12 19 15 3 2 9 2 2 5 10 9 0 1 1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 4 11 31 27 5 3 3 2 3 10 46 52 7 5 5 3 3 13 34 46 9
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW W W N NE NE NE E E E SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 4 5 8 9 6 5 8 6 5 6 9 11 11 11 12 11 8 6 9 10 9 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 Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 58 86 57 88 59 88 60 88
Temp 62 58 79 80 63 58 81 83 65 60 81 83 66 61 82 82
DewPt 53 54 55 53 54 55 56 52 54 55 56 51 53 54 54 48
Max/Min RH 85 30 90 27 86 28 78 26
RH 71 85 44 38 72 90 42 34 69 86 42 33 62 78 38 30
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 76 55 78 53 80
Temp 61 56 59 67 75 73 63 59 57 55 62 71 78 74 64 58 55 53 60 72 80 77
DewPt 56 56 56 55 54 56 56 57 56 55 57 56 52 52 53 54 54 53 55 55 51 52
Min/Max RH 45 100 38 100 37
RH 85100 89 66 48 55 78 93 97100 84 59 41 46 69 88 96100 83 55 37 42
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW N S SW W NW N NE NE E E E S S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 2 4 5 4 0 3 2 3 3 4 8 8 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 6 6
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 86 56 34 32 23 3 8 8 10 18 15 3 2 11 2 2 4 12 9 0 1 1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 4 13 30 27 5 3 3 2 3 11 50 51 6 5 5 3 3 13 34 45 9
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S SW W N NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 4 5 9 9 6 5 8 6 5 6 10 12 11 11 12 11 8 6 9 10 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 84 59 86 59 86 60 86
Temp 62 57 78 79 65 59 79 81 65 59 79 81 66 60 80 81
DewPt 54 54 55 53 55 55 56 52 55 55 55 51 53 54 53 48
Max/Min RH 88 31 86 30 86 30 80 28
RH 74 88 45 40 71 86 46 36 71 86 44 36 64 80 40 32
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-032100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 52 75 49 77
Temp 58 51 57 68 73 69 59 55 54 53 61 71 75 70 60 55 51 50 59 72 77 72
DewPt 55 51 57 55 55 56 56 55 54 53 57 55 53 53 54 54 51 50 57 56 53 53
Min/Max RH 52 100 46 100 42
RH 89100 98 64 52 63 90100100100 87 59 46 56 81 99100100 93 56 42 50
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S W NW N N NE NE E E SE S SW S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 8 10 8 4 3 3 5 10 11 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 13 12 8
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 74 67 30 16 4 3 6 9 8 18 7 45 27 5 7 8 3 8 5 0 0 0
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 9 9 21 32 28 7 4 4 4 5 15 39 39 4 5 5 5 5 19 44 53 10
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S W N N NE NE NE E E SE S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 9 10 13 11 9 8 9 8 9 11 12 10 9 9 12 12 11 11 13 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 Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 54 81 52 82 54 82 55 82
Temp 59 54 76 75 58 53 76 76 60 55 77 75 61 56 76 75
DewPt 54 54 56 55 55 52 54 53 54 54 54 52 54 54 54 49
Max/Min RH 100 37 98 34 98 35 93 33
RH 83100 49 49 90 96 46 45 81 98 46 45 79 93 46 40
PWind Dir SW SW SW NE SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-032100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 76 50 76 46 80
Temp 54 47 58 70 76 72 60 56 54 51 61 72 76 71 59 54 50 47 60 74 80 75
DewPt 47 47 55 55 55 56 56 56 54 51 56 54 52 52 52 52 50 47 54 55 54 53
Min/Max RH 47 100 43 100 41
RH 77100 90 58 48 56 88100100100 83 52 43 50 78 94100100 82 51 41 46
Wind Dir S S S S S S S W NW N N NE NE E E SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 4 5 9 6 4 4 3 4 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 4 5 12 12 9
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 32 31 8 1 2 3 5 11 7 11 14 14 28 6 8 8 6 7 6 0 0 1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 1
Vent Rate 6 5 16 34 33 5 4 3 3 4 14 37 41 5 5 6 5 4 18 45 61 15
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S W NW N NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 10 12 11 9 6 10 9 9 10 11 10 9 10 12 12 11 10 13 14 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 84 54 84 55 85 56 85
Temp 61 54 79 78 62 54 80 79 62 55 80 79 63 57 81 79
DewPt 54 52 55 54 55 53 55 53 55 54 55 53 54 54 54 50
Max/Min RH 93 34 95 33 96 32 90 31
RH 79 93 43 43 79 95 43 41 78 96 42 40 72 90 39 36
PWind Dir S SW SW NE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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