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
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
TXZ012-022100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26
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 59 49 76 50 78
Temp 55 54 53 54 58 58 54 53 52 51 57 64 74 74 61 57 53 51 59 70 78 75
DewPt 55 52 51 51 51 50 51 51 50 49 52 53 52 53 54 54 53 51 56 55 52 52
Min/Max RH 75 100 45 100 40
RH 100 93 93 90 77 75 90 93 93 93 83 67 46 48 78 90100100 90 59 40 45
Wind Dir N N N N N NE NE N N N N N N N S S N NW N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 17 18 17 14 13 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 4 9 9 6
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 89 91 90 92 83 85 85 84 87 73 52 68 28 30 4 4 11 15 6 11 8 10
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 2 2 2 <1 <1 1 1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 1
Vent Rate 34 29 31 32 37 24 11 10 8 6 7 16 19 3 4 4 3 2 7 35 46 10
T Wind Dir N N N N N NE NE E NE N NW NW SE SE S S SW N NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 25 23 23 20 19 16 12 11 8 5 6 5 5 6 10 9 6 5 9 10 10 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 Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
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 51 78 54 81 58 85 58 85
Temp 58 51 70 76 59 55 75 77 63 59 78 80 65 59 78 81
DewPt 54 51 55 51 52 52 56 53 54 53 56 52 54 53 55 51
Max/Min RH 100 39 90 39 81 33 81 32
RH 87100 59 42 78 90 52 43 72 80 47 38 68 80 45 35
PWind Dir E S S SW S W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-022100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 58 48 75 49 78
Temp 56 53 53 54 57 57 52 51 52 51 57 67 74 72 61 56 52 50 60 71 77 73
DewPt 55 53 53 53 53 53 52 51 52 51 54 54 53 55 55 54 52 50 55 55 52 53
Min/Max RH 85 100 47 100 41
RH 98100100 95 87 87100100100100 88 62 47 55 81 93100100 84 56 41 49
Wind Dir N N N N NE NE NE NE N N W SW S SE S SW W NW N NE NE E
Wind Spd 13 13 13 13 12 9 4 2 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 9 8 5
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 91 93 91 88 91 84 78 93 89 82 70 73 34 15 4 10 11 13 7 5 7 12
PoP 12HR 40 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 2
Vent Rate 31 29 32 36 37 25 12 12 9 4 8 17 21 4 3 3 3 3 9 39 41 14
T Wind Dir NE NE N NE NE NE NE E NE N N S SE SE S S W N N E E E
T Wind Spd 24 23 23 20 18 16 12 10 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 8 8 9 11 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 78 53 83 56 84 56 84
Temp 57 50 71 73 59 54 76 77 63 57 77 78 64 57 77 78
DewPt 54 50 55 53 53 54 56 54 54 55 56 53 53 54 55 52
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 36 95 35 93 33
RH 90100 57 49 80100 49 44 71 92 48 42 69 90 46 40
PWind Dir SE S S SW SW NW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0
$$
TXZ008-022100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26
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 64 51 79 53 82
Temp 57 55 55 57 62 62 57 54 53 52 59 66 76 77 65 59 55 53 61 72 81 78
DewPt 57 54 50 51 50 50 51 51 50 50 52 53 52 54 54 55 55 53 56 56 52 52
Min/Max RH 60 98 40 100 36
RH 100 95 83 79 65 64 81 89 91 94 77 65 44 44 69 87100100 84 56 37 41
Wind Dir N N N N NE NE NE NE N N SW SW S S S S SW NW N NE NE E
Wind Spd 13 13 12 12 10 5 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 2 3 6 6 5
Clouds OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 90 87 88 88 70 69 57 75 78 48 34 33 25 6 2 4 14 19 6 8 11 4
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 2 3 2 <1 2 1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 33 33 32 42 45 17 10 13 8 3 6 17 20 5 4 3 2 2 6 35 40 8
T Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE E E N SW SW S S S S W NW NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 24 21 20 20 17 12 11 9 6 4 4 5 4 6 9 8 5 5 8 10 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 Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
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 83 57 86 61 87 60 87
Temp 59 53 72 79 62 58 77 81 66 62 79 82 66 61 79 83
DewPt 55 53 56 51 54 55 57 53 55 57 58 53 55 56 57 52
Max/Min RH 100 34 90 33 84 32 86 31
RH 87100 56 38 73 90 50 38 68 84 47 37 69 86 46 34
PWind Dir SE S S SW S W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-022100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 62 51 78 53 80
Temp 56 55 54 55 60 61 56 53 53 52 58 65 75 77 64 58 55 54 60 72 79 78
DewPt 54 54 50 50 50 50 52 51 51 51 52 53 52 53 54 56 55 54 56 55 52 52
Min/Max RH 66 97 43 100 37
RH 95 96 87 85 70 68 87 93 91 96 81 65 45 44 69 92 99100 86 57 39 41
Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW S S S S SW NW N NE NE E
Wind Spd 16 16 13 12 10 6 4 3 1 2 2 3 3 1 4 3 2 2 3 8 8 5
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 91 89 89 87 66 74 57 68 70 50 38 34 27 7 2 4 12 19 6 7 8 6
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 2 3 2 <1 1 1 1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 2
Vent Rate 37 32 33 38 44 20 7 12 7 4 6 15 18 6 4 3 3 2 6 37 39 15
T Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE E E N SW SW S S S S SW NW NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 25 21 20 19 17 12 11 10 5 4 5 5 5 8 9 8 6 5 6 11 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 81 57 84 60 87 60 87
Temp 59 54 72 77 62 58 76 80 66 61 79 82 66 60 79 82
DewPt 56 54 56 51 54 55 57 53 56 56 57 53 56 56 57 52
Max/Min RH 100 36 90 35 85 33 88 32
RH 90100 58 41 76 90 52 40 71 85 48 37 70 88 46 35
PWind Dir SE S S SW S W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ006-022100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26
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 64 45 77 49 77
Temp 56 51 52 57 60 59 51 49 49 47 56 69 75 72 60 54 51 49 60 72 76 73
DewPt 53 51 51 50 50 50 51 49 49 47 55 54 54 54 54 54 51 49 57 54 52 52
Min/Max RH 70 100 47 100 43
RH 90100 96 78 70 71100100100100 96 60 47 53 83100100100 90 53 43 48
Wind Dir N N N N NE NE NE E W W SW S S S S SW NW N N NE E E
Wind Spd 17 16 13 12 9 5 3 2 3 4 5 9 6 4 3 2 3 5 9 9 6 5
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 84 67 58 50 37 34 29 39 49 35 27 4 2 2 3 3 5 4 2 1 0 2
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 2 3 1 <1 <1 1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 32 28 34 38 43 14 4 7 6 3 11 29 27 3 5 4 4 4 10 39 38 5
T Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE E E SW SW SW SW S S S SW W N NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 24 20 21 19 16 10 9 8 6 6 9 10 8 6 10 10 9 9 11 11 9 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 Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
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 48 79 53 83 55 84 54 84
Temp 55 49 72 74 60 55 76 78 62 57 78 77 62 56 78 77
DewPt 54 49 55 52 54 55 57 54 56 54 55 53 55 54 55 52
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 38 94 37 97 35
RH 97100 55 46 82 99 51 44 80 91 45 43 78 94 45 42
PWind Dir SE S S SW SW N N SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
OKZ002-022100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 66 43 77 47 78
Temp 55 49 52 58 62 61 51 48 46 44 57 68 75 73 59 54 51 48 60 72 77 74
DewPt 53 48 48 48 49 49 49 48 46 44 51 52 53 53 54 54 51 48 55 53 53 53
Min/Max RH 59 100 44 100 43
RH 93 97 85 69 62 65 93100100100 80 57 46 49 83100100100 83 51 43 48
Wind Dir N N N NE NE E E SE S SW S S S S S SW W N N NE E E
Wind Spd 13 12 10 10 8 4 4 3 3 3 4 6 6 4 4 3 2 3 4 8 6 5
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 68 67 57 41 43 28 27 34 30 22 16 1 2 2 2 4 11 18 14 7 1 1
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 24 24 30 41 38 7 4 4 4 2 9 25 30 3 5 4 3 3 8 34 38 8
T Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE E SE S SW S S S S S SW W N NE E E E
T Wind Spd 21 19 19 17 12 8 10 9 8 6 8 9 8 9 11 10 8 6 9 10 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 47 80 53 85 56 86 54 86
Temp 55 48 73 76 60 55 78 80 63 57 79 80 63 56 80 81
DewPt 54 48 55 52 54 54 56 54 56 55 56 54 56 55 55 53
Max/Min RH 100 40 96 35 93 35 97 33
RH 97100 52 44 81 96 47 41 78 93 45 40 78 96 43 38
PWind Dir SE S S S SW N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
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