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
248 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
TXZ012-260900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
Date 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon
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 60 85 60 86 62
Temp 70 73 66 64 63 62 67 80 84 81 70 66 63 61 68 82 86 82 71 67 64 62
DewPt 60 62 62 62 61 61 62 62 57 57 57 57 56 55 57 55 50 51 53 55 57 58
Max/Min RH 100 37 84 29 87
RH 71 68 87 93 93 97 84 54 40 44 63 73 78 81 68 40 29 34 53 65 78 87
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW N SW W W NW N NE N E SE SE S
Wind Spd 14 13 10 10 11 11 13 13 11 1 0 4 5 6 5 6 4 0 5 6 6 5
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC CL CL SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 46 22 39 29 47 29 3 2 27 15 13 28 13 13 11 32 24 47 38 34 29 37
PoP 12HR 60 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 19 9 7 8 6 22 64 86 4 3 4 4 4 5 45 58 6 5 7 6 6
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW W NW N N NE NE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 14 16 16 17 13 18 17 13 9 8 10 10 9 9 10 8 9 12 14 13 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 09/28Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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 86 63 78 59 76 55 75 56 80
Temp 82 82 70 65 74 72 64 60 73 72 61 56 71 72 60 57 76 76
DewPt 59 56 59 60 62 59 59 58 57 53 53 52 52 51 52 51 54 52
Min/Max RH 36 87 58 93 46 86 43 80 38
RH 46 41 68 84 66 64 84 93 57 51 75 86 51 48 75 80 46 43
PWind Dir S S SW S SW NW NW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 40 70 70 60 40 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-260900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
Date 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon
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 60 84 59 87 60
Temp 74 73 66 64 62 61 67 78 84 81 69 65 61 59 69 81 86 82 70 66 62 60
DewPt 60 63 63 61 61 61 63 59 55 57 57 56 56 55 57 54 49 52 53 53 56 56
Max/Min RH 100 37 89 28 87
RH 62 71 89 90 99 99 87 52 37 43 65 72 84 87 66 40 28 35 54 63 80 87
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W NW NW N SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 11 9 6 6 8 11 13 11 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 48 33 32 49 38 30 6 2 4 24 28 25 25 50 20 20 33 29 34 40 44 41
PoP 12HR 30 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 42 16 7 7 11 6 23 54 89 5 4 5 5 5 4 45 59 5 5 6 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W NW NW N S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 14 14 14 16 16 13 17 16 14 10 10 11 11 11 8 8 8 8 11 12 11 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 09/28Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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 86 62 77 57 77 54 75 54 80
Temp 80 80 67 63 71 72 63 58 71 73 59 54 69 72 58 55 74 75
DewPt 57 56 58 60 60 59 58 57 55 53 52 52 51 51 51 51 53 53
Min/Max RH 34 90 55 100 43 93 41 86 37
RH 45 43 73 90 67 64 86 96 56 49 78 93 52 47 78 86 47 46
PWind Dir S S SW S W NW NW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC CL
PoP 12HR 5 60 80 70 50 30 10 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM NM O NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-260900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
Date 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon
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 64 91 61 91 63
Temp 69 76 69 68 66 64 71 82 89 86 74 69 64 61 71 84 90 85 73 69 65 63
DewPt 60 64 63 63 63 63 63 61 57 59 58 59 58 57 57 55 50 53 55 59 60 61
Max/Min RH 98 32 87 26 92
RH 72 65 80 86 90 97 77 51 34 40 58 70 81 87 62 37 26 32 53 70 83 92
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W NW NE E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 10 8 6 8 9 11 12 9 3 2 2 3 3 2 5 4 4 4 3 3 2
Clouds B2 FW SC SC SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 70 15 43 26 48 31 2 1 13 10 15 17 17 16 10 34 34 32 39 43 31 47
PoP 12HR 40 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 20 6 7 7 7 25 57 91 4 3 3 3 3 6 47 55 6 5 6 4 3
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S SW W W SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 13 13 14 14 14 17 17 14 8 6 6 8 6 8 9 8 9 11 12 10 8
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 09/28Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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 91 67 84 62 82 59 79 59 85
Temp 84 86 72 67 77 77 67 63 75 76 65 60 74 75 63 60 78 80
DewPt 59 57 60 62 61 60 61 60 56 54 55 54 52 51 53 54 53 54
Min/Max RH 31 84 46 94 39 83 37 80 34
RH 43 38 67 84 59 56 81 91 53 46 71 82 46 43 71 80 43 41
PWind Dir S S SW S SW NW NW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 40 70 70 60 40 30 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-260900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
Date 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 88 61 89 63
Temp 68 74 69 67 65 64 70 80 86 83 73 68 64 61 69 82 88 83 73 69 65 63
DewPt 60 64 63 63 63 63 63 61 56 58 58 59 59 58 57 55 50 53 55 58 60 60
Max/Min RH 98 34 89 27 90
RH 76 70 81 89 92 97 78 52 37 43 58 72 83 89 65 40 27 35 54 69 83 90
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW W W NW NE E E E E SE SE
Wind Spd 12 11 9 9 10 11 11 12 10 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 3
Clouds B1 FW SC SC SC SC CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 67 16 37 28 36 26 2 1 13 13 14 26 14 13 11 35 38 36 43 45 27 43
PoP 12HR 40 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 57 26 7 7 7 7 24 58 87 7 3 3 3 3 5 47 55 6 5 6 5 4
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S SW W W SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 16 14 16 16 13 18 18 14 8 8 8 6 6 6 10 8 10 11 12 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/28Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 89 66 81 62 79 59 77 59 82
Temp 83 84 71 67 75 74 66 62 74 74 63 59 73 73 61 59 76 78
DewPt 58 57 60 62 61 60 61 60 56 54 55 54 51 52 54 54 53 54
Min/Max RH 33 84 51 92 42 84 41 83 36
RH 44 40 69 84 62 62 84 92 54 50 74 83 47 47 76 83 46 43
PWind Dir S S SW S SW NW NW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 40 70 70 60 40 30 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-260900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
Date 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon
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 59 84 56 86 58
Temp 71 72 65 62 61 59 65 77 83 81 67 62 58 56 68 80 85 80 67 63 60 58
DewPt 60 62 62 62 61 59 61 57 54 57 56 56 55 53 56 52 49 52 53 55 57 57
Max/Min RH 100 36 92 29 95
RH 67 69 90100100100 86 50 36 44 68 81 90 91 64 38 29 37 60 75 89 95
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW W NW E NW NW NW N E SE SE E SE SE S
Wind Spd 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 5 2 1 3 2 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 25 24 19 14 36 36 16 2 7 6 17 29 14 12 20 27 30 37 47 47 41 47
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 16 8 8 8 7 18 30 43 3 4 3 4 3 4 41 44 4 6 7 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW W W W N NW NW N NE E SE E E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 17 16 17 18 16 14 16 10 8 5 10 8 9 8 6 8 6 9 13 14 12 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 09/28Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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 85 60 76 55 76 53 73 52 79
Temp 78 80 66 61 70 71 60 56 70 72 57 53 68 70 56 53 72 75
DewPt 58 56 59 59 59 59 59 56 55 52 53 52 52 51 53 52 54 53
Min/Max RH 38 96 57 100 45 98 45 96 41
RH 49 44 79 94 69 66 98100 59 50 85 97 56 51 90 95 53 47
PWind Dir S S SW E N N NW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 50 80 80 60 40 20 20 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM O O O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-260900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
Date 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 88 56 88 59
Temp 68 75 66 63 62 61 68 79 85 83 69 63 58 56 68 82 86 82 69 64 61 59
DewPt 60 61 62 63 62 61 62 58 55 57 57 57 55 53 55 55 52 54 57 59 60 59
Max/Min RH 100 35 90 31 100
RH 76 62 88100100100 81 49 36 41 65 81 90 90 62 39 31 38 66 86 99100
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW W NW N N W W NW N NE E E E E SE SE
Wind Spd 13 11 10 10 11 10 11 6 4 1 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 3
Clouds B1 FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 66 16 22 32 35 23 1 1 4 8 7 20 22 13 11 27 20 45 41 57 49 54
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 53 20 8 9 8 7 21 37 44 6 3 3 4 4 6 47 53 7 6 6 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW W W N N NW NW NW N NE E E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 16 17 18 18 16 17 11 8 6 8 6 8 9 9 10 8 10 14 13 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/28Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 87 61 80 56 76 53 75 54 81
Temp 80 82 67 62 74 74 61 57 72 71 58 54 71 72 57 54 75 76
DewPt 59 57 59 60 60 59 60 57 56 54 54 53 52 52 53 52 54 54
Min/Max RH 36 93 51 100 49 96 44 93 41
RH 49 42 76 93 62 59 96100 58 54 86 96 51 50 86 93 47 46
PWind Dir S S SW NE N N NW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 40 70 80 60 40 30 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM O O NM SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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