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
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026
TXZ012-042100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
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 52 78 55 83
Temp 54 60 70 75 73 63 58 54 52 60 71 77 74 63 59 57 55 63 76 82 78
DewPt 53 56 56 53 52 52 53 52 50 54 55 52 51 52 53 53 52 55 55 52 53
Min/Max RH 43 93 42 90 35
RH 96 87 61 46 48 67 83 93 93 81 57 42 44 67 80 86 90 75 48 35 42
Wind Dir NW N NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 6 10 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 9 10 10 10 11 8 4
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 14 15 36 36 28 9 15 16 17 19 13 35 32 5 4 4 5 1 7 10 15
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 12 44 46 9 4 4 4 4 13 40 46 11 6 6 7 6 17 51 51 5
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 11 11 10 8 10 11 10 9 11 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 16 12 11 10
RFTI 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
Date Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
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 57 83 56 83 57 83
Temp 63 57 78 78 62 57 77 78 62 56 76 77 62 58 76 78
DewPt 54 53 55 51 53 52 53 49 51 50 51 49 52 52 55 51
Max/Min RH 87 33 83 32 80 32 81 35
RH 72 86 45 39 72 83 43 36 67 80 42 37 70 80 48 39
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 FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
$$
TXZ016-042100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 75 52 77 55 83
Temp 53 59 70 74 71 62 57 54 52 59 71 76 72 63 59 57 55 62 76 82 77
DewPt 53 57 56 54 55 55 54 54 52 56 55 52 54 54 54 55 54 57 55 52 54
Min/Max RH 49 100 43 96 35
RH 100 93 60 49 57 80 92100100 90 56 43 52 72 82 93 96 83 48 35 44
Wind Dir N N NE NE E E E SE SW S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 3 5 10 8 5 3 1 2 2 4 6 8 6 6 5 5 6 9 10 6 4
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 28 29 54 40 33 11 21 17 24 17 34 26 19 13 8 4 5 1 2 5 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 12 49 46 13 3 3 3 3 15 41 45 11 6 6 7 6 18 42 38 4
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE E E E S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 11 12 10 9 9 8 6 6 9 10 10 11 13 13 14 13 16 11 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 82 55 81 54 81 56 81
Temp 62 57 77 76 61 56 76 75 61 55 75 74 60 56 74 74
DewPt 54 54 54 52 53 53 53 51 51 50 51 50 52 53 54 51
Max/Min RH 90 34 92 32 85 32 90 35
RH 77 90 45 43 75 92 44 42 69 85 42 42 74 90 49 44
PWind Dir SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
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 80 53 82 59 87
Temp 56 63 72 78 76 66 59 55 53 61 72 80 78 67 62 60 59 66 79 86 82
DewPt 56 58 57 54 53 54 54 53 52 55 56 53 53 54 54 55 55 57 57 52 54
Min/Max RH 39 97 37 88 31
RH 98 83 58 43 43 65 84 93 96 81 57 39 43 62 74 82 88 73 47 31 37
Wind Dir N N NE NE E NE E E SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 3 4 8 5 4 4 2 1 2 3 5 6 6 8 6 6 6 8 10 6 3
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 25 15 25 23 13 17 21 18 23 21 16 22 4 6 7 6 5 2 9 14 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 8 48 49 12 4 4 3 4 15 46 57 10 6 6 6 6 18 46 46 4
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE E E SE SE S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 9 11 10 9 10 10 8 6 11 11 12 12 14 14 13 12 16 12 10 10
RFTI 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
Date Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
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 88 60 87 59 87 61 87
Temp 65 60 80 83 66 60 81 83 65 60 79 82 65 61 78 82
DewPt 56 56 57 52 55 55 55 50 52 53 54 49 54 55 56 52
Max/Min RH 88 29 84 28 79 28 83 31
RH 73 88 45 35 68 84 41 33 65 79 41 33 67 83 46 34
PWind Dir S S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 54 80 58 86
Temp 57 62 71 77 76 66 59 56 54 61 71 78 78 67 62 60 58 64 77 85 81
DewPt 56 58 56 53 52 54 54 54 53 55 56 52 52 54 55 55 55 56 57 52 53
Min/Max RH 41 97 39 88 33
RH 96 86 60 44 44 65 85 93 96 82 59 41 41 63 78 83 88 75 50 33 39
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE E E S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 3 4 8 6 5 4 3 2 3 4 6 8 6 10 9 9 9 9 10 6 3
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 20 32 32 22 10 15 23 21 23 22 20 26 7 7 7 4 6 4 10 14 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 5 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 8 45 48 11 4 5 3 4 14 49 56 12 7 7 6 5 19 43 45 4
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE E E SE S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 9 10 10 8 10 10 8 8 11 12 12 13 14 16 13 12 17 12 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 86 60 86 59 85 61 86
Temp 65 59 78 81 65 60 79 81 64 59 77 80 65 61 77 81
DewPt 56 56 57 52 55 55 55 50 52 53 53 49 54 55 55 51
Max/Min RH 89 32 83 30 80 30 81 33
RH 74 89 48 36 71 83 44 34 67 80 43 35 68 81 48 36
PWind Dir S S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-042100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
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 51 77 54 82
Temp 54 61 70 75 71 60 56 53 51 59 71 76 73 62 59 56 54 62 76 81 76
DewPt 54 57 56 53 53 54 54 53 51 56 56 53 54 55 55 54 54 56 56 53 55
Min/Max RH 48 100 46 99 38
RH 100 87 61 48 54 82 93100100 90 59 46 51 77 87 93 99 81 50 38 47
Wind Dir N N NE NE E E SE SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 10 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 13 13 8 9 8 8 8 8 9 4 3
Clouds SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 30 30 14 35 17 17 21 23 20 18 14 3 2 3 4 6 8 11 14 23 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 5 17 39 39 10 4 4 4 4 21 51 59 9 7 8 7 6 12 21 24 3
T Wind Dir N N NE NE E E SE S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 14 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 13 16 14 12 16 17 16 13 13 10 8 9
RFTI 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
Date Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
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 81 55 81 56 81
Temp 61 55 76 75 61 56 76 75 61 55 75 74 60 56 74 75
DewPt 54 52 55 53 54 53 54 51 53 52 54 50 53 53 55 52
Max/Min RH 90 36 91 35 90 36 89 38
RH 80 90 47 45 79 91 47 44 77 90 48 43 77 88 51 44
PWind Dir SW E S SW S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-042100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 77 49 79 55 85
Temp 53 62 72 75 72 59 55 51 49 60 73 77 75 63 60 57 55 64 80 84 80
DewPt 53 57 55 54 52 52 52 51 49 55 56 54 53 54 54 54 54 56 55 54 54
Min/Max RH 45 100 43 96 35
RH 100 84 54 48 48 77 91100100 83 54 45 47 74 82 90 96 74 42 35 42
Wind Dir N N NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 12 12 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 5 4
Clouds SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 26 17 8 20 4 6 11 14 10 5 20 2 8 2 3 5 5 5 11 15 22
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 4 12 35 40 8 5 4 5 4 23 55 69 11 7 8 8 7 17 33 38 4
T Wind Dir N NE NE E E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 9 11 9 9 9 11 11 11 10 14 14 16 13 17 18 17 16 16 11 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 84 56 85 56 84 57 84
Temp 61 55 79 78 62 56 80 79 61 56 80 78 62 58 79 79
DewPt 55 54 56 53 54 53 54 52 53 52 53 51 53 54 55 53
Max/Min RH 96 35 90 33 86 33 86 36
RH 81 96 45 41 75 90 41 39 75 86 40 39 72 86 44 40
PWind Dir SW SE S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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