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
349 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
TXZ012-090900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu
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 68 96 68 103 70
Temp 100 97 82 77 73 69 81 90 94 92 81 76 72 69 82 96102101 85 80 76 71
DewPt 35 43 53 57 60 61 62 57 54 54 57 59 62 62 61 51 41 36 44 54 58 56
Max/Min RH 75 24 78 10 61
RH 10 16 37 50 64 75 53 33 26 28 44 56 71 78 49 22 12 11 24 41 54 59
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 14 16 16 14 13 13 17 19 20 19 18 19 18 18 16 17 17 19 20 20 18
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 20 47 18 7 6 6 1 6 3 18 32 32 21 5 14 0 1 2 4 3 4 9
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 16 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 160104 11 12 13 10 35101152138 12 12 15 15 54130275260 11 18 17 16
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 19 24 24 23 19 19 19 21 24 21 23 24 20 23 19 24 24 21 26 25 20
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO EL NO NO
Date 06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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 98 63 88 67 94 64 86 59 81
Temp 92 94 74 64 80 87 74 69 90 89 72 65 81 82 67 60 74 78
DewPt 45 43 51 55 56 55 58 61 57 53 57 59 55 52 55 55 52 49
Min/Max RH 16 72 33 78 27 80 34 83 35
RH 20 17 44 72 44 34 58 77 33 30 59 80 41 36 66 83 46 36
PWind Dir NE E SE S S S SE NE NE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 30 30 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-090900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu
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 65 95 64 100 66
Temp 100 99 84 76 69 66 79 89 94 90 80 73 68 66 81 94100 98 85 77 71 67
DewPt 37 35 47 54 57 59 61 57 53 53 58 60 60 60 61 44 36 32 40 49 55 54
Max/Min RH 78 25 85 9 66
RH 12 11 28 47 65 78 54 35 26 28 47 64 76 81 51 18 11 10 21 37 57 63
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
Wind Spd 6 10 11 12 11 10 13 16 18 17 17 14 14 14 17 14 18 14 11 14 13 13
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 21 27 11 8 9 1 1 5 25 35 41 8 24 6 0 2 4 7 9 11 18
PoP 12HR 0 10 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
Mix Hgt 16 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 7 <1 <1 <1 1 2 10 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 141137 11 13 11 8 36 96175131 11 12 14 19 35210262253 10 15 15 13
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 11 19 21 20 17 19 19 20 21 20 21 23 21 20 23 25 24 18 25 23 19
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL CL EL NO NO NO
Date 06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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 97 62 88 65 93 61 87 58 82
Temp 91 94 73 63 82 85 73 67 88 88 70 62 82 84 67 60 75 79
DewPt 43 42 53 54 58 55 58 59 57 53 57 57 57 52 55 54 54 51
Min/Max RH 15 72 34 78 27 83 32 85 36
RH 19 17 49 72 45 36 60 77 35 31 63 82 43 33 66 82 47 38
PWind Dir S E SE S SW S S NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 20 30 40 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-090900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu
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 72 101 72 108 73
Temp 105100 87 82 77 73 86 95 98 95 85 81 76 73 85 99106104 90 84 79 74
DewPt 34 47 55 61 61 62 62 57 53 55 60 63 63 64 63 53 39 37 46 56 58 56
Max/Min RH 68 21 74 9 54
RH 8 17 34 48 58 68 45 28 22 26 43 54 64 74 47 21 10 10 23 38 48 53
Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
Wind Spd 6 13 13 12 12 10 13 14 17 18 16 14 17 13 17 13 14 13 14 17 16 13
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL SC SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 14 25 10 2 6 3 5 1 2 28 44 56 8 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 7
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 16 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 7 <1 1 <1 <1 3 7 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 175143 12 12 13 9 44137167143 11 23 15 11 65125292241 12 21 18 11
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 17 21 20 19 16 20 19 19 25 19 24 20 18 24 20 25 24 21 26 23 16
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date 06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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 101 65 90 69 98 66 88 61 84
Temp 94 96 76 66 83 86 77 70 92 91 76 67 82 84 69 62 76 81
DewPt 44 42 50 55 55 56 61 62 58 55 61 61 56 53 57 56 51 49
Min/Max RH 14 68 32 76 24 80 32 82 32
RH 18 16 41 68 38 35 59 75 32 29 59 80 40 34 65 82 42 33
PWind Dir N E SE S S S SE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 30 30 50 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-090900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu
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 72 99 71 104 73
Temp 103 99 87 81 76 73 83 92 96 92 83 79 75 72 83 96102101 88 83 79 74
DewPt 36 43 54 59 60 62 61 56 52 54 60 62 63 64 62 52 38 35 44 54 57 56
Max/Min RH 70 23 77 10 55
RH 11 15 33 47 57 70 47 30 23 28 45 56 66 77 50 23 12 11 22 38 48 54
Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
Wind Spd 8 13 14 14 14 13 13 16 18 19 19 18 20 17 18 14 16 14 18 19 20 17
Clouds FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 9 35 18 2 4 2 5 1 2 27 50 47 4 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 7
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 16 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 7 <1 1 <1 <1 3 8 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 188156 12 12 13 11 39136185146 13 22 16 12 60154289268 14 20 18 13
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 16 23 21 19 18 19 19 20 24 21 24 23 19 24 23 25 25 24 27 23 19
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL EL NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date 06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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 98 65 88 69 96 66 86 60 81
Temp 90 94 75 66 81 85 76 71 90 89 75 67 80 82 68 61 72 77
DewPt 43 41 50 55 55 55 60 62 57 54 59 61 56 52 56 56 51 49
Min/Max RH 15 68 34 74 25 81 34 85 36
RH 20 17 40 68 42 37 59 74 33 31 58 81 44 36 66 85 47 37
PWind Dir N E SE S S SE SE NE NE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 30 20 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-090900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu
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 96 63 102 63
Temp 100 99 82 74 69 65 83 92 96 90 77 72 67 64 82 95101101 84 77 70 64
DewPt 30 36 43 49 52 52 56 55 50 52 56 57 58 59 59 42 32 29 35 39 41 42
Max/Min RH 62 21 83 8 44
RH 9 12 25 41 54 62 40 28 21 28 49 59 74 82 45 16 9 8 17 26 36 44
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W
Wind Spd 12 13 8 12 11 11 16 18 19 20 16 14 14 13 16 14 17 17 13 12 13 16
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL SC SC B2 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 10 6 13 7 4 11 1 1 34 43 87 9 15 1 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 5
PoP 12HR 0 30 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
Mix Hgt 15 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 199187 7 9 9 8 38140238123 15 12 13 14 42177226231 11 13 13 12
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW
T Wind Spd 14 16 14 18 18 17 19 21 21 24 20 21 20 20 20 23 24 25 20 21 20 18
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO
Date 06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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 93 60 88 63 94 58 83 56 79
Temp 88 92 71 61 82 86 71 65 90 89 69 59 79 80 64 57 74 76
DewPt 39 38 43 48 53 55 56 58 55 52 55 56 54 52 52 52 51 50
Min/Max RH 14 62 33 81 24 89 35 83 39
RH 18 15 36 62 37 35 59 78 31 28 62 88 42 37 65 83 45 40
PWind Dir NE E SE S SW SE E NE NE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 20 30 30 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-090900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu
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 67 101 67 104 66
Temp 102100 82 76 72 68 87 98 98 92 80 76 73 69 86 98103102 84 78 72 67
DewPt 54 46 51 55 56 55 55 53 50 53 56 58 60 59 59 45 38 35 41 46 47 45
Max/Min RH 63 19 71 9 46
RH 21 16 34 48 57 63 35 22 20 27 44 55 65 71 40 17 11 10 22 31 40 45
Wind Dir N E SE S S SW SW S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W
Wind Spd 5 10 10 12 13 13 17 18 18 19 17 17 18 19 19 13 14 13 12 17 16 16
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 14 11 3 21 6 8 7 4 12 48 67 53 7 2 4 0 1 2 4 1 4 2
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
Mix Hgt 13 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 168 93 10 9 9 7 40178244115 11 11 16 16 60201198187 11 18 17 18
T Wind Dir W SE SE S S SW SW SW S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW NW
T Wind Spd 14 13 17 18 17 14 20 20 21 28 19 19 23 24 25 21 19 20 19 25 23 23
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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 94 61 89 65 97 59 84 56 81
Temp 88 91 70 63 83 86 71 67 92 91 69 60 79 80 64 57 75 79
DewPt 41 38 43 48 51 54 57 58 56 53 56 57 54 51 52 52 50 49
Min/Max RH 14 58 28 75 23 87 33 83 33
RH 19 15 36 58 32 33 61 73 29 28 64 87 41 36 67 83 42 35
PWind Dir N E SE S S SE E NE NE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 20 20 40 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC
$$
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