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 CST Mon Nov 2 2026
TXZ012-022200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 71 47 62 43 68
Temp 60 63 69 66 62 55 52 50 48 51 55 58 60 51 48 45 43 51 62 67 62
DewPt 58 56 49 41 40 46 44 42 41 41 41 41 41 41 40 40 40 42 43 44 44
Min/Max RH 37 77 49 89 43
RH 93 78 49 40 44 72 74 74 77 68 59 53 49 68 74 82 89 71 50 43 52
Wind Dir S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N NW N W SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 17 18 24 24 17 19 17 17 19 20 19 16 5 0 4 5 6 8 14 14 11
Clouds FW CL SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 24 3 29 25 8 36 24 8 10 0 1 2 4 3 3 10 16 13 2 2 4
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 5 2 1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 12 41147147 31 27 20 14 16 73 87 83 7 3 3 4 4 6 67 84 11
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW N NW NW N N N NW NW W SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 19 26 33 33 21 23 23 23 23 27 23 18 10 8 8 10 10 13 20 20 14
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 46 61 39 63 43 63 41 60
Temp 53 46 55 54 45 41 57 58 48 44 58 57 47 42 55 55
DewPt 43 41 40 39 38 36 40 41 41 41 42 40 38 36 36 36
Max/Min RH 83 47 82 43 89 46 79 42
RH 69 83 57 57 76 82 53 53 77 89 55 53 71 79 49 49
PWind Dir SW N NW SW S N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 10 5
$$
TXZ016-022200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 68 44 64 41 69
Temp 56 60 63 63 60 53 50 47 46 50 56 62 58 50 47 43 42 50 62 68 63
DewPt 54 54 45 38 40 46 45 43 42 43 41 40 42 43 43 42 42 45 43 42 44
Min/Max RH 39 91 44 100 38
RH 93 81 52 39 47 77 83 86 88 77 56 44 54 79 86 96100 82 50 38 49
Wind Dir SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 12 14 23 26 20 17 9 9 11 13 14 11 3 2 3 4 4 6 13 14 10
Clouds FW CL B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 13 1 51 7 7 23 17 4 3 1 2 5 1 8 17 21 20 24 9 6 5
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 1
Vent Rate 9 41113168 32 14 8 7 9 56 76 68 2 3 4 5 6 8 62 83 14
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 26 32 35 23 21 16 16 17 24 20 14 6 6 10 11 13 14 20 21 16
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 43 63 37 65 41 65 39 62
Temp 51 43 56 54 44 39 58 59 47 43 58 57 45 40 56 56
DewPt 44 41 39 39 39 37 39 41 42 41 41 39 39 36 35 37
Max/Min RH 93 42 94 40 100 42 89 37
RH 79 93 53 57 84 92 49 51 83 93 52 51 79 85 44 48
PWind Dir W N NW SW SW N N NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-022200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 74 48 63 43 71
Temp 62 67 72 69 64 56 53 51 49 54 57 60 61 52 48 45 43 52 64 70 65
DewPt 59 57 50 42 43 49 46 43 43 43 43 42 42 42 42 41 40 43 45 44 46
Min/Max RH 36 80 48 91 39
RH 91 72 47 37 46 77 77 75 79 68 58 51 51 70 79 86 91 72 48 39 50
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 14 16 24 20 13 18 13 14 16 18 17 13 4 2 2 3 3 3 9 10 6
Clouds FW CL SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 19 0 35 36 13 38 39 25 21 6 1 2 2 1 2 10 10 7 3 2 3
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 1 1 2 <1 1 3 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1
Vent Rate 13 38145163 24 25 34 21 28 74 90 95 5 3 4 3 3 7 65101 7
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 20 24 34 32 19 25 24 23 21 27 24 19 9 8 9 6 8 11 18 20 13
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 46 63 40 65 44 66 42 64
Temp 53 46 58 56 46 41 60 60 50 45 61 60 48 43 58 58
DewPt 45 42 40 41 40 37 41 42 43 42 43 42 40 37 37 38
Max/Min RH 86 45 86 41 90 43 79 37
RH 74 86 52 56 78 86 49 51 78 89 53 51 74 79 45 46
PWind Dir SW N NW SW S N N NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 10 5
$$
TXZ008-022200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 72 49 62 44 70
Temp 62 65 70 67 64 56 53 52 51 53 57 59 61 53 49 47 45 52 63 68 65
DewPt 59 56 49 40 43 49 46 44 42 42 42 41 42 43 42 42 41 43 44 43 45
Min/Max RH 36 78 48 87 41
RH 88 74 47 38 47 76 76 74 73 66 58 51 50 69 76 84 87 71 49 41 49
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 18 17 25 21 14 18 16 16 19 18 17 13 4 3 3 4 4 4 10 11 8
Clouds FW CL FW SC FW B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 15 0 24 28 16 53 29 13 24 4 0 3 4 2 3 10 9 5 3 2 4
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 5 1 1 1 <1 2 3 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 14 37156149 26 26 19 20 38 71 92 89 6 3 3 3 3 7 70 96 7
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW W NW N NW NW N N NW N NW W SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 21 25 36 32 21 25 21 23 23 27 24 18 10 6 8 8 8 12 19 20 13
RFTI 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 48 61 41 64 45 65 43 63
Temp 54 48 57 57 46 42 58 60 50 46 60 60 49 45 57 59
DewPt 45 42 40 40 40 38 40 42 43 42 43 41 41 37 36 38
Max/Min RH 84 46 88 42 88 43 77 37
RH 71 82 53 54 79 85 50 52 76 86 54 50 74 74 45 46
PWind Dir SW N NW SW S N N NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 10 5
$$
TXZ006-022200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 67 41 60 36 66
Temp 54 59 65 64 56 50 48 46 43 49 56 59 55 47 43 39 37 47 60 65 60
DewPt 51 51 43 39 46 47 43 41 39 41 40 39 40 41 40 39 37 43 43 42 43
Min/Max RH 40 88 47 100 42
RH 89 75 45 40 70 88 84 84 86 73 55 47 58 78 89100100 85 53 42 53
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW NW N NW NW N N N N N NW SW SW SW S SW SW S
Wind Spd 19 20 23 20 23 21 16 17 19 18 17 12 4 3 3 3 3 4 10 11 6
Clouds FW CL SC FW B1 SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 8 4 34 8 52 46 18 3 12 7 1 3 2 3 9 11 10 6 2 2 1
PoP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 1 1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 13 41112155 32 28 10 13 16 65 89 84 3 3 4 4 4 6 57 86 5
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W NW N N NW N N N N N NW SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 23 28 32 29 27 26 20 21 24 27 23 18 8 6 9 10 9 13 19 21 12
RFTI 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 40 60 34 62 38 62 36 61
Temp 47 40 56 52 41 36 58 56 45 39 59 56 44 37 57 55
DewPt 43 39 37 38 38 35 40 41 41 39 40 39 38 34 34 36
Max/Min RH 99 44 100 43 100 41 89 36
RH 86 98 50 59 89 99 50 57 86 99 49 52 80 88 43 49
PWind Dir W N NW SW W N N NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 5
$$
OKZ002-022200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 71 42 59 36 66
Temp 57 62 70 69 58 52 48 46 44 50 56 58 55 47 43 39 37 47 61 65 60
DewPt 53 52 48 41 46 48 44 41 41 41 39 38 38 39 38 37 37 40 40 40 42
Min/Max RH 36 89 46 100 39
RH 89 71 45 36 63 87 86 84 89 71 54 46 52 73 82 93100 76 46 39 51
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW W W SW SW S S SE
Wind Spd 18 19 21 17 17 20 16 18 19 19 19 13 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 6 5
Clouds FW CL FW SC SC OV OV SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 9 0 18 48 42 90 88 49 49 8 1 5 8 6 11 13 8 8 5 3 13
PoP 12HR 5 40 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1
Vent Rate 14 42101145 24 53 33 62 56 76 87101 5 4 4 4 4 4 49 91 4
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW W SW SW S S SE
T Wind Spd 24 28 31 27 25 28 26 31 29 31 26 21 10 10 9 9 9 11 16 18 12
RFTI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 39 58 33 62 37 62 36 61
Temp 47 40 55 52 41 35 58 56 44 39 60 56 44 38 57 55
DewPt 42 38 37 37 37 34 39 40 41 39 40 38 38 33 34 35
Max/Min RH 95 44 100 42 100 41 85 35
RH 83 93 50 56 87 96 48 55 89 100 47 50 79 82 41 47
PWind Dir NE N NW SW SW N N NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 5 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
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