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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
332 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
TXZ012-060900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
332 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue
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 70 96 70 96 70
Temp 93 93 83 79 75 72 81 90 94 91 82 78 73 71 81 91 95 92 83 78 74 71
DewPt 59 56 58 58 59 60 62 58 55 54 57 57 58 59 61 58 55 54 56 57 58 59
Max/Min RH 68 25 68 25 66
RH 32 29 43 49 58 66 53 34 27 29 43 48 59 66 51 33 26 28 40 48 57 66
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 13 13 12 10 8 9 11 13 13 13 12 11 10 11 13 16 16 14 13 13 12
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 44 39 62 45 48 33 14 15 19 22 14 11 20 31 8 7 7 10 3 5 9 7
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 115 47 8 8 5 5 15 85114 80 8 10 9 6 41105151145 9 10 11 8
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 17 18 12 12 12 12 14 16 17 19 18 13 16 16 18 18 19 20 19 17
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 09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 71 97 70 96 69 96 68 97
Temp 92 93 79 73 92 92 78 72 92 91 77 70 92 91 77 69 92 91
DewPt 58 54 56 58 57 52 56 57 56 53 56 57 55 52 55 57 55 52
Min/Max RH 25 61 24 61 24 63 24 66 23
RH 32 27 45 59 31 26 47 59 30 28 48 63 29 27 47 66 29 27
PWind Dir S S S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ016-060900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
332 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 95 66 95 67
Temp 96 92 80 75 71 68 80 89 93 92 80 75 70 67 79 90 94 91 80 75 70 67
DewPt 52 56 59 59 60 61 63 59 56 55 57 58 59 60 62 58 55 55 57 58 59 60
Max/Min RH 80 27 80 27 78
RH 24 30 49 59 68 78 56 37 29 29 46 56 69 78 56 34 27 30 45 56 68 78
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 9 10 9 8 6 5 6 10 10 11 9 9 8 6 10 11 13 13 11 11 10 9
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 57 51 39 34 34 40 20 8 37 40 24 12 30 15 13 7 10 9 12 5 11 6
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 98 54 8 8 6 5 16 82 98 67 8 8 8 6 38 91125122 9 9 8 7
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 11 17 17 13 11 10 11 12 13 16 18 17 13 16 12 14 16 18 20 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 67 95 66 95 65 95 65 96
Temp 90 92 76 68 90 92 75 68 90 91 73 66 90 91 74 66 91 92
DewPt 58 55 57 59 57 54 56 59 56 53 57 58 55 53 56 58 55 52
Min/Max RH 26 74 26 73 26 74 24 74 24
RH 35 29 53 73 33 28 53 72 32 29 57 74 31 28 53 74 30 26
PWind Dir S S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-060900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
332 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue
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 73 101 74 101 74
Temp 98 96 86 81 77 73 83 94 98 96 86 82 77 74 85 95 99 97 87 82 77 74
DewPt 59 57 59 60 61 62 63 59 55 54 57 59 60 62 62 58 55 54 57 59 60 61
Max/Min RH 69 24 66 22 64
RH 28 28 40 49 59 67 50 31 24 25 38 47 57 66 46 29 23 25 36 45 55 64
Wind Dir S SE SE S SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 11 10 8 6 4 5 9 11 12 11 10 9 8 10 12 13 14 13 12 11 10
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 44 50 47 49 38 39 25 8 16 37 19 35 28 31 6 8 8 8 6 12 15 9
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 96 51 8 8 5 4 22 82100105 8 10 9 6 56119147151 10 10 10 7
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 13 17 16 10 10 12 11 12 16 17 19 17 12 17 16 17 19 20 20 18 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 09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 102 75 102 73 101 72 100 71 102
Temp 95 98 82 75 96 97 81 74 94 95 79 72 94 96 80 72 95 96
DewPt 59 54 58 60 58 54 58 60 57 54 58 59 56 53 57 59 56 53
Min/Max RH 22 60 22 62 23 65 22 64 21
RH 29 23 43 60 28 24 45 62 29 25 48 65 28 24 45 64 27 24
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10 20 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-060900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
332 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 73 98 73 98 73
Temp 97 94 85 81 77 74 82 91 94 94 84 80 76 73 82 92 96 94 85 81 77 74
DewPt 58 58 59 60 61 62 62 58 56 54 58 59 60 61 61 58 55 55 57 59 60 61
Max/Min RH 67 26 65 25 64
RH 28 30 42 49 59 65 52 34 28 27 40 48 58 65 49 32 26 27 38 48 57 64
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 11 11 11 9 6 8 9 11 12 12 12 12 10 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 12
Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 48 54 44 39 29 36 24 9 14 32 16 23 21 32 11 7 7 6 3 10 11 8
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 103 40 8 8 5 4 19 80100107 9 11 10 6 50123150153 11 11 12 8
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 14 17 16 11 10 13 11 12 16 18 19 17 13 17 17 17 18 19 20 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 74 98 73 97 71 97 71 98
Temp 92 95 82 75 92 94 80 74 91 92 78 71 91 93 79 71 92 93
DewPt 58 54 58 60 57 54 58 60 57 54 58 59 56 53 57 59 55 53
Min/Max RH 24 59 24 61 25 66 25 65 24
RH 33 26 45 59 31 26 47 61 32 28 49 66 31 27 47 65 29 26
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10 20 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-060900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
332 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue
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 66 95 66 96 67
Temp 98 92 80 74 70 67 79 90 93 90 80 75 70 67 79 91 95 92 81 76 71 67
DewPt 54 55 60 60 60 60 61 59 57 57 58 59 59 59 60 59 56 55 57 58 58 59
Max/Min RH 81 28 78 26 75
RH 24 30 51 61 71 79 54 36 30 33 48 58 68 76 53 34 27 29 44 54 65 74
Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 12 12 10 8 6 10 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 13 16 17 17 13 13 13 12
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW CL SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 26 47 55 44 42 28 8 5 43 63 54 51 28 30 19 8 9 11 25 11 13 5
PoP 12HR 40 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 98 38 9 6 6 4 17 80116 53 8 9 7 7 42139166149 9 10 9 7
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 13 18 13 12 10 11 13 14 16 16 18 16 16 19 18 19 19 19 21 19 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 09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 96 67 95 65 95 64 94 63 95
Temp 91 93 76 68 91 91 74 67 91 89 72 65 90 91 73 64 91 90
DewPt 59 54 57 58 58 54 58 58 57 55 58 58 57 53 57 57 56 53
Min/Max RH 25 71 25 76 27 81 25 79 24
RH 34 27 52 70 33 29 56 73 32 32 61 79 33 28 58 77 31 28
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 10 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-060900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
332 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 98 68 98 68
Temp 98 94 80 76 72 68 81 93 97 94 81 77 72 69 83 94 98 95 83 78 73 69
DewPt 61 58 60 61 62 62 63 60 58 56 57 59 60 61 61 59 57 55 57 59 60 60
Max/Min RH 81 26 77 25 73
RH 30 30 50 61 71 81 54 33 28 28 44 54 65 76 48 31 26 26 42 52 64 73
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 12 10 9 8 6 10 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 14 17 17 16 14 14 14 13
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 28 51 55 57 47 31 21 15 22 54 34 46 39 39 22 7 3 12 10 14 17 8
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 113 62 8 7 5 5 20113117 77 9 7 9 8 42150165154 12 10 10 9
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 19 17 13 11 11 14 17 14 14 18 16 18 17 20 19 19 20 23 21 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 100 68 99 66 97 64 97 64 98
Temp 95 96 78 70 94 95 76 67 92 92 74 65 92 93 75 65 93 93
DewPt 59 55 58 59 58 55 59 60 58 56 59 59 57 54 58 59 57 54
Min/Max RH 23 68 23 78 26 81 25 81 24
RH 30 26 51 68 30 27 56 78 32 29 59 81 31 27 56 81 30 27
PWind Dir S S SW S S S SW S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 10 20 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
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