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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 Sun Sep 27 2026
TXZ012-272100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26
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 88 60 85 63 75
Temp 64 61 70 82 88 82 71 67 63 61 68 76 84 80 73 70 66 64 66 68 74 70
DewPt 56 52 56 51 45 48 49 53 56 57 60 58 55 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 23 93 36 90 69
RH 75 72 61 34 23 31 46 61 78 87 76 54 37 44 57 66 81 90 87 84 69 76
Wind Dir NW NW NW NE NE N E E E E SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 6 5 8 5 0 5 6 6 4 4 9 11 12 13 13 12 12 12 14 16 11
Clouds FW SC B1 FW B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 15 34 52 25 57 34 19 23 21 57 59 38 34 23 63 73 89 93 87 86 85 86
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 40 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 1.29
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O O O O
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 6 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 2 1
Vent Rate 3 3 5 58 65 8 4 6 5 4 9 46 72 15 7 9 8 15 23 36 34 20
T Wind Dir NW NW N NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 10 11 9 8 10 13 12 9 9 11 12 13 16 19 16 16 18 17 18 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 Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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 60 76 56 73 52 74 52 79
Temp 65 61 69 70 62 57 66 68 58 53 66 71 58 53 72 75
DewPt 61 61 60 57 57 56 56 52 52 50 52 50 51 51 54 53
Max/Min RH 100 56 96 51 90 44 93 41
RH 87100 73 63 84 96 70 57 80 89 61 47 77 93 53 46
PWind Dir S SW NW N N N SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 90 70 50 40 30 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs O O NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-272100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 58 85 61 74
Temp 57 59 69 81 86 82 70 66 61 58 66 79 84 80 71 68 64 62 64 68 72 70
DewPt 56 55 56 51 45 49 48 49 52 54 58 57 54 56 58 59 60 61 63 63 64 63
Min/Max RH 24 92 35 99 75
RH 95 87 62 35 24 32 46 54 71 87 74 46 35 43 63 72 87 97 95 83 75 78
Wind Dir NW NW N NE E E E E E SE SE S S SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 10 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 13 12 8
Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 32 64 37 28 48 31 49 49 11 26 14 22 14 41 80 89 91 95 89 80 83 80
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 70 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.23 1.45
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O O O O
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 2 <1 <1 1 1 2 2 3 2
Vent Rate 4 4 3 43 55 7 4 4 4 3 8 55 94 21 8 8 16 13 23 28 33 13
T Wind Dir NW N N E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 9 6 9 8 8 10 10 10 9 10 11 13 13 17 16 14 14 17 14 13 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 75 53 72 50 74 50 79
Temp 63 58 69 69 59 54 66 68 56 50 66 71 56 51 72 75
DewPt 61 58 58 57 55 54 53 52 51 50 51 52 51 51 53 55
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 49 100 44 100 40
RH 93100 68 65 87100 63 56 82100 57 50 83100 51 49
PWind Dir S W NW N N N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 90 60 50 30 20 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs O O NM NM SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-272100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26
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 92 62 89 65 79
Temp 65 62 72 84 90 87 74 68 65 63 70 78 87 84 75 72 69 66 69 71 77 74
DewPt 56 54 55 51 45 50 53 58 60 61 62 60 55 56 58 60 62 63 63 64 63 64
Min/Max RH 21 96 32 90 61
RH 72 75 55 33 21 28 48 68 83 92 76 54 34 39 55 66 77 90 81 78 61 71
Wind Dir W W NW NE E E E E E E SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 5 8 9 9 9 9 8 6 12 11 8
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) 19 24 18 26 40 25 36 27 47 55 86 41 24 23 63 74 93 92 87 88 87 82
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 40 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 1.39
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O O O O
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 2 1
Vent Rate 3 3 4 43 72 12 5 6 8 5 8 35 59 11 7 9 7 15 18 23 28 15
T Wind Dir W NW N NE NE E E E E E E SE S SE SE S S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 6 6 8 9 9 8 11 11 10 8 8 9 10 11 16 18 14 12 13 13 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 Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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 62 81 59 77 55 78 56 83
Temp 67 63 73 73 63 60 70 71 61 56 69 74 61 56 74 79
DewPt 63 63 61 59 59 58 56 54 54 53 51 52 53 54 54 54
Max/Min RH 100 50 94 46 91 40 92 35
RH 87100 67 63 87 93 62 53 78 91 54 46 76 92 50 43
PWind Dir S W NW N N N SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 90 70 50 50 30 10 5 0
Rain Shwrs O O NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-272100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 61 87 64 77
Temp 64 62 70 81 88 85 73 68 65 62 68 76 85 83 75 71 68 65 68 69 75 72
DewPt 55 55 55 51 46 50 52 57 59 60 61 59 54 56 58 60 62 62 63 63 63 63
Min/Max RH 23 95 34 92 67
RH 73 78 59 36 24 31 48 68 82 91 77 56 35 41 56 67 80 92 83 81 67 74
Wind Dir W W NW NE E E E E E E SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 2 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 3 5 8 9 11 11 10 10 9 12 11 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 15 25 21 20 45 26 28 35 43 56 81 48 32 21 63 75 90 94 87 86 86 82
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 50 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 1.44
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O O O O
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 6 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 2 1
Vent Rate 2 2 3 54 66 13 5 7 6 4 9 36 63 12 8 9 10 17 20 25 30 17
T Wind Dir W NW N NE E E E E E E SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 6 6 6 10 8 8 11 11 9 6 8 9 11 12 16 19 14 13 16 13 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 78 58 74 54 76 55 81
Temp 66 62 70 71 63 59 67 70 59 55 67 73 59 56 72 77
DewPt 63 62 60 58 59 58 56 54 54 53 51 52 53 54 54 54
Max/Min RH 100 54 96 50 92 42 92 39
RH 88100 70 64 87 96 67 56 82 92 57 48 81 92 53 46
PWind Dir S W NW N N N SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 90 70 50 50 30 10 5 0
Rain Shwrs O O NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-272100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26
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 86 57 82 59 72
Temp 63 56 69 83 86 80 67 63 60 57 65 75 81 76 68 65 62 60 62 67 71 66
DewPt 52 50 54 48 44 49 50 53 55 56 59 58 55 56 58 60 61 60 62 63 62 61
Min/Max RH 23 95 40 100 75
RH 66 79 58 29 23 34 54 70 84 94 80 56 41 49 70 84 97100100 86 75 85
Wind Dir NW NW NW NE E E E E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 10 11 11 13 10 9 9 9 12 10 6
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 32 22 32 29 25 16 63 33 32 55 66 17 43 46 82 85 92 89 90 87 81 82
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 70 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.24 1.25
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM O O O O O
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 6 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 <1 <1 <1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Vent Rate 3 3 3 34 52 7 4 5 5 4 12 39 93 10 9 7 13 17 14 20 24 13
T Wind Dir NW NW NW E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 8 6 6 6 6 10 12 11 9 11 12 16 13 18 16 12 12 12 13 12 9
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 Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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 56 72 52 70 48 73 49 77
Temp 61 57 68 66 57 54 65 65 54 49 66 68 54 50 71 71
DewPt 61 57 59 56 56 54 53 51 52 49 51 52 53 50 55 54
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 54 100 46 100 44
RH 100100 72 71 96100 65 61 93100 58 56 97100 57 56
PWind Dir SW N N N N N S SW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 90 70 50 40 20 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O NM NM SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-272100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 57 82 59 74
Temp 57 56 70 84 87 82 68 64 60 58 66 77 82 78 70 67 64 60 66 71 73 69
DewPt 50 49 51 50 47 52 56 59 60 58 62 60 56 56 58 60 61 60 63 62 62 63
Min/Max RH 24 100 40 100 67
RH 77 77 50 30 25 35 64 84100100 87 55 41 46 67 78 90100 90 73 67 80
Wind Dir W W NW NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S SE S SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 4 9 10 10 12 10 10 9 10 12 10 6
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 5 9 14 17 19 40 40 41 55 72 83 59 27 69 81 88 88 86 83 85 85 79
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 60 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 1.05
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O O O O
Tstms IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 1
Vent Rate 4 3 5 37 65 12 7 7 9 6 13 40 77 16 9 11 8 13 17 25 30 11
T Wind Dir W NW N N NE E E E E SE SE S S SE SE S SW SW SW S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 8 11 14 12 11 9 11 11 14 12 18 18 14 10 14 16 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 75 53 71 48 73 50 78
Temp 63 58 72 68 59 55 69 66 55 50 69 69 55 51 75 72
DewPt 62 58 60 59 58 55 55 54 53 50 51 52 53 51 54 55
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 54 100 44 100 42
RH 99100 66 72 96100 60 64 93100 53 54 93100 48 54
PWind Dir S NW N N N N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 90 70 60 50 40 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
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