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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
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
TXZ012-082100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26
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 98 71 97 68 90
Temp 73 73 82 93 96 94 85 79 76 73 82 94 96 89 79 74 71 69 75 86 89 84
DewPt 57 59 60 58 55 54 57 58 58 59 59 57 55 59 62 62 62 63 63 62 59 61
Min/Max RH 25 64 25 81 37
RH 57 62 47 31 25 26 39 49 54 62 46 29 25 37 56 66 73 81 66 45 37 46
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S E E SE S NW NW SE S SE
Wind Spd 12 11 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 6 3 2 5 5 7 7 19 28 9 24 41 81 69 64 64 50 31 28 34 42
PoP 12HR 5 0 40 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.02 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 4 3
Vent Rate 9 8 38114132121 8 8 10 6 31 65 74 43 4 12 5 3 15 44 44 44
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W SW S E NE NE E N W S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 17 19 16 16 16 17 18 19 14 16 9 9 12 9 14 10 6 9 9 13 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 Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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 66 98 70 96 66 94 66 89
Temp 72 67 92 93 77 71 91 89 74 68 88 88 74 67 83 83
DewPt 61 61 59 54 57 58 58 57 59 60 60 57 58 59 59 57
Max/Min RH 81 24 64 26 76 31 75 36
RH 68 81 33 27 50 64 33 34 59 76 39 35 57 75 44 41
PWind Dir S S S N SE S S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 10 20 10 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-082100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 67 98 65 93
Temp 68 69 80 90 94 93 82 77 73 69 81 93 97 91 78 73 69 66 76 87 92 88
DewPt 58 60 61 57 54 55 57 58 59 59 60 56 54 58 62 62 62 62 63 59 57 59
Min/Max RH 25 73 24 87 31
RH 69 73 52 33 26 28 43 52 62 69 48 29 24 33 58 69 80 87 64 39 31 38
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S E E E S W SW S S S
Wind Spd 9 8 12 13 12 12 10 10 9 8 10 9 6 8 6 4 4 4 3 4 8 11
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 9 11 3 1 5 7 6 30 26 24 12 30 33 24 68 70 59 47 20 18 23 20
PoP 12HR 5 0 30 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS NM NM SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 5
Vent Rate 9 7 37 99113110 8 9 8 7 29 85 77 54 7 7 6 4 18 49 72 58
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S E N NE S SW S S SW S
T Wind Spd 19 16 19 14 13 14 18 20 18 16 14 10 8 11 12 14 13 9 10 8 9 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 98 66 96 64 94 63 89
Temp 72 65 92 94 76 68 90 90 73 65 88 88 72 64 83 83
DewPt 60 60 57 51 56 58 55 55 59 60 58 57 59 59 58 59
Max/Min RH 84 21 72 25 83 29 84 34
RH 67 84 31 24 50 72 32 31 62 83 37 35 64 84 43 45
PWind Dir S SW S N SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 10 20 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-082100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26
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 103 75 101 70 91
Temp 80 76 87 96100 98 88 84 79 76 86 95 99 92 80 77 73 70 76 85 89 86
DewPt 58 61 61 58 55 54 57 59 60 61 60 58 57 61 64 65 66 66 66 63 61 61
Min/Max RH 23 61 25 87 39
RH 48 60 42 28 23 23 35 44 53 59 41 28 25 37 58 66 78 87 70 49 39 44
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW W S E NE E NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 9 8 11 12 12 11 10 10 9 6 9 8 4 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 8
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 8 10 3 4 14 14 6 13 32 26 11 13 49 83 76 83 69 53 33 26 43 38
PoP 12HR 5 0 50 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.18 0.01 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 3
Vent Rate 8 7 40124123123 17 9 8 5 41 77 58 31 9 5 3 3 16 33 64 38
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W SW E N NE NE NE E SE S SE
T Wind Spd 16 13 19 16 13 16 19 18 16 12 17 10 6 10 14 10 8 6 9 8 11 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 Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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 69 103 72 99 68 98 68 93
Temp 74 70 95 97 81 73 92 93 77 70 91 92 77 70 86 87
DewPt 63 64 60 55 59 61 58 57 61 62 59 57 60 60 58 56
Max/Min RH 81 22 65 25 76 27 72 31
RH 68 80 31 25 48 65 32 31 57 76 35 31 54 72 38 35
PWind Dir S S S N SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 10 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-082100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 74 99 69 90
Temp 79 76 84 92 96 96 86 82 79 76 84 93 95 88 79 77 73 70 75 84 88 85
DewPt 57 61 61 58 55 54 57 59 60 61 59 57 56 61 63 64 65 65 65 62 61 61
Min/Max RH 24 61 26 85 40
RH 47 59 46 32 26 25 37 46 52 59 43 31 27 41 59 65 77 85 71 48 40 45
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW W SW E N E NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 9 10 8 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 8 3 4 11 10 6 9 26 26 10 13 44 78 77 76 64 46 30 23 40 33
PoP 12HR 5 0 50 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.19 0.02 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 3
Vent Rate 9 7 37111116129 12 9 8 6 39 72 59 26 11 7 3 3 16 35 68 40
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W SW W E N NE NE NE E SE S SE
T Wind Spd 17 16 19 14 13 17 19 19 17 13 17 10 8 10 16 10 8 6 9 8 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 99 72 96 68 95 68 90
Temp 74 70 92 95 80 73 89 90 76 70 88 89 77 69 83 85
DewPt 62 63 59 54 59 60 57 57 60 62 59 57 59 60 57 57
Max/Min RH 78 23 64 28 76 30 71 34
RH 67 78 34 26 49 64 35 33 59 75 38 35 55 71 42 39
PWind Dir S S S N SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 10 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-082100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26
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 97 66 94 63 91
Temp 72 69 81 92 96 94 82 76 71 68 81 91 90 83 73 70 66 63 73 84 90 85
DewPt 59 59 60 58 55 54 56 58 59 59 60 58 59 62 63 65 64 63 64 62 60 59
Min/Max RH 24 74 32 100 36
RH 64 70 50 32 25 26 41 54 66 73 49 33 36 49 70 83 94 99 73 48 36 42
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW W NE N NE NE NE NE NE SE S SE
Wind Spd 12 11 13 13 13 12 10 10 8 8 10 8 6 9 6 4 4 4 4 5 8 10
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 7 7 5 2 12 16 27 20 20 17 38 15 72 89 77 64 48 36 32 14 27 20
PoP 12HR 5 5 50 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.12 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4
Vent Rate 8 8 44105125 90 7 7 5 5 34 68 48 13 5 4 4 4 15 41 75 46
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W NW N NE N N NE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 17 17 23 16 14 16 14 14 12 11 16 10 10 13 11 10 8 8 9 9 11 13
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 Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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 63 97 64 91 61 93 61 88
Temp 70 64 90 94 73 66 86 86 70 63 87 87 71 63 82 83
DewPt 62 60 57 50 57 57 56 56 59 59 57 55 59 57 56 55
Max/Min RH 89 20 73 29 90 29 83 32
RH 76 87 33 23 57 72 36 36 70 87 37 34 66 83 41 38
PWind Dir S SW S N SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL FW SC FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 0 5 5 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-082100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 101 68 96 63 90
Temp 76 70 84 95 99 97 83 77 73 70 81 91 92 88 75 71 67 64 72 83 89 86
DewPt 59 60 61 59 57 55 58 60 61 61 62 61 62 61 65 66 67 64 66 64 63 61
Min/Max RH 24 77 35 100 41
RH 56 71 46 30 25 25 43 56 66 74 53 37 37 41 71 84100100 81 53 42 43
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S SW SW W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 12 12 14 13 13 11 11 10 9 6 9 8 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 3 2 2 6 8 11 31 47 41 14 26 22 71 73 68 59 58 61 38 35 30
PoP 12HR 5 5 40 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.01 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3
Vent Rate 9 9 47141130106 9 8 6 5 22 47 48 22 5 4 3 5 21 43 64 47
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW NW NW NE NE SW E NE NE E SE S SE
T Wind Spd 19 18 25 19 14 16 18 16 12 10 12 10 11 10 11 8 8 10 11 10 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 99 64 90 61 95 61 89
Temp 71 64 92 95 73 66 85 86 69 63 88 90 72 64 83 84
DewPt 64 63 60 55 60 60 58 56 61 61 59 56 59 59 56 55
Max/Min RH 97 23 81 34 94 28 84 32
RH 80 97 34 26 63 81 40 36 76 92 38 32 64 84 40 36
PWind Dir S S SE NE E S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC FW CL FW SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 10 10 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
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