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 Wed Sep 30 2026
TXZ012-302100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
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 82 54 74 53 66
Temp 67 65 68 75 80 77 66 60 58 56 60 68 74 69 62 59 56 54 56 59 64 65
DewPt 64 63 63 60 55 53 54 54 53 51 54 54 52 54 56 56 55 53 53 52 51 51
Min/Max RH 38 93 46 100 58
RH 90 93 84 60 42 43 65 81 83 83 81 61 46 59 81 90 96 96 90 78 63 60
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE
Wind Spd 17 21 20 18 18 12 9 6 9 10 12 14 17 18 17 14 14 17 16 16 13 11
Clouds OV B2 B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 92 73 54 18 12 13 5 6 7 7 8 20 26 42 54 76 82 87 79 77 71 66
PoP 12HR 40 5 5 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3
Vent Rate 31 23 43 75106 21 6 6 5 11 27 64 78 64 39 31 27 26 32 46 46 28
T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW W W NW W NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 26 26 24 21 21 17 13 13 12 13 16 18 19 23 23 23 20 20 19 18 16 12
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
Flood A A A
Date Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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 50 74 50 75 52 76 54 81
Temp 55 51 66 72 56 52 69 73 57 53 69 73 58 55 75 77
DewPt 52 50 52 53 54 52 54 52 53 51 53 51 52 52 54 53
Max/Min RH 96 44 100 43 96 40 90 38
RH 90 96 61 51 93100 59 48 86 93 57 46 80 90 48 43
PWind Dir NE SE E NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL CL SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ016-302100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 53 72 53 66
Temp 63 62 66 74 79 73 63 58 55 54 59 68 72 66 60 57 55 53 55 61 66 64
DewPt 63 62 63 58 51 53 54 54 54 53 53 53 52 55 55 55 55 53 53 52 51 53
Min/Max RH 38 98 49 100 57
RH 100100 89 56 38 49 71 85 95 97 79 59 49 67 84 93100100 93 72 57 66
Wind Dir SE S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 16 14 14 14 18 12 8 6 6 8 13 14 18 19 17 13 11 12 13 13 12 10
Clouds OV B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 92 79 45 9 16 40 8 13 15 16 9 25 31 36 44 75 79 83 77 68 73 65
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 30 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3
Vent Rate 30 21 40 78118 23 7 8 5 6 40 63 89 63 41 40 29 33 39 42 43 31
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 26 21 20 20 23 17 14 14 12 12 17 17 20 23 23 23 20 19 19 16 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A
Date Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 74 48 75 50 75 52 80
Temp 54 49 67 70 55 51 71 70 55 51 70 71 57 53 74 74
DewPt 53 49 53 54 54 51 54 54 54 51 54 53 53 53 55 55
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 44 100 41 100 38
RH 97100 60 58 98100 55 57 96100 57 53 85100 52 51
PWind Dir NE SW E NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-302100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
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 86 57 78 55 70
Temp 66 66 71 78 84 81 70 63 60 58 63 69 76 72 65 61 58 56 58 62 69 68
DewPt 65 65 65 63 57 57 57 57 56 55 55 56 54 56 57 57 57 55 53 52 50 52
Min/Max RH 37 90 45 98 51
RH 97 96 81 60 40 43 63 80 88 90 76 61 46 58 76 88 96 97 85 70 52 56
Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW SW W SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE
Wind Spd 9 18 18 18 14 10 8 4 4 5 8 12 13 16 13 11 12 13 12 13 11 8
Clouds OV B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 93 81 47 33 15 9 5 7 11 19 12 24 27 59 56 82 87 86 77 76 70 63
PoP 12HR 50 5 10 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3
Vent Rate 18 24 55 86110 23 11 10 6 20 26 68 79 54 45 45 31 31 35 42 45 29
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 25 26 23 21 17 16 12 10 11 13 18 18 20 21 21 19 18 19 16 13 12
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
Flood A A A
Date Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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 52 77 53 79 54 80 56 85
Temp 57 53 69 74 59 55 71 76 59 55 72 76 61 57 76 80
DewPt 53 52 53 54 55 55 55 53 55 54 54 52 54 54 56 55
Max/Min RH 98 39 100 39 98 35 92 34
RH 86 97 56 49 88100 58 46 85 97 54 43 76 91 48 42
PWind Dir NE SE E NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-302100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 57 75 55 68
Temp 65 66 70 76 82 79 70 63 60 58 62 68 74 70 64 60 57 56 57 60 66 66
DewPt 65 64 64 62 56 56 56 57 56 55 55 55 53 56 57 58 57 55 53 52 50 52
Min/Max RH 38 94 49 100 56
RH 100 93 82 61 42 45 62 82 88 90 77 63 49 61 78 93 97 97 89 76 57 60
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 12 21 20 18 14 11 9 5 5 6 9 13 14 16 13 13 13 16 13 13 11 8
Clouds OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 92 85 47 21 19 9 6 8 9 22 22 21 30 55 59 82 83 87 79 74 70 66
PoP 12HR 50 5 10 40 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 2 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 2
Vent Rate 22 29 54 86110 27 8 10 9 17 29 69 80 61 42 45 26 27 36 42 45 26
T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 26 26 23 21 18 16 13 11 12 14 18 19 23 21 21 19 19 19 16 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A
Date Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 52 76 53 77 54 78 57 83
Temp 56 53 67 73 58 54 70 74 58 55 71 75 61 57 75 79
DewPt 53 53 53 53 56 54 55 53 55 54 54 52 54 55 55 54
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 42 100 38 91 36
RH 89100 62 50 93100 60 48 90 99 55 44 79 91 50 43
PWind Dir NE S E NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ006-302100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
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 78 52 69 50 67
Temp 61 62 66 74 78 71 61 57 54 53 59 66 68 64 58 55 53 51 55 62 67 64
DewPt 61 62 62 60 56 56 56 56 54 53 55 53 53 54 55 55 53 51 53 49 49 51
Min/Max RH 46 100 59 100 54
RH 97100 87 62 46 58 84 98100100 87 62 59 70 90100100100 95 62 54 63
Wind Dir E SE S SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 13 18 16 13 13 11 10 9 10 13 18 20 23 21 18 13 13 13 13 12 11 8
Clouds OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 89 90 55 35 22 25 9 13 23 57 35 44 59 51 61 74 78 74 71 66 53 45
PoP 12HR 70 40 20 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.06 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs O NM SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 4 3
Vent Rate 19 19 34 56 91 13 8 8 9 20 66 99 91 69 50 27 28 24 36 42 43 21
T Wind Dir SE SE SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 17 20 20 19 19 14 16 16 16 19 26 27 26 26 25 20 17 17 18 13 12 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
Flood A A A
Date Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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 46 74 48 74 49 75 51 80
Temp 52 47 68 69 54 49 69 70 54 50 70 71 57 52 74 75
DewPt 52 47 51 54 53 49 53 53 54 50 54 53 54 52 55 56
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 45 100 44 100 40
RH 100100 56 58 99100 57 56100100 57 53 90100 51 51
PWind Dir SE S E NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5
$$
OKZ002-302100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 53 71 49 67
Temp 66 62 68 78 81 75 62 58 55 53 61 68 69 65 57 55 52 50 55 63 67 65
DewPt 65 62 65 63 59 58 58 57 55 53 55 55 56 55 56 55 52 50 50 47 50 50
Min/Max RH 47 100 60 100 53
RH 97100 90 59 47 55 85 96100100 81 64 63 71 95100100100 83 56 53 57
Wind Dir SE E S S SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 6 13 17 17 14 10 8 5 5 6 11 14 17 16 13 11 12 11 11 11 9 6
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 89 84 78 56 25 25 14 19 30 35 35 34 62 44 77 84 83 78 61 55 49 46
PoP 12HR 90 20 40 40 5
QPF 12HR 0.41 0 0.10 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs O O IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 5 1 <1 1 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 2
Vent Rate 10 16 43 65 95 18 8 11 22 22 32 50 70 48 42 26 27 21 30 38 33 17
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW W W NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 12 19 24 21 21 16 14 12 13 13 18 19 20 23 21 19 18 17 16 13 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A
Date Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 45 75 48 75 49 77 52 83
Temp 51 46 70 71 54 49 71 71 54 50 73 73 58 53 78 78
DewPt 50 46 50 53 53 49 53 52 53 50 53 52 53 52 55 55
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 45 100 42 99 38
RH 96100 49 52 97100 52 51 96100 49 47 83 96 44 45
PWind Dir SE S E NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
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