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
208 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
TXZ012-180900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
208 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
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 93 68 92 64
Temp 94 89 80 75 72 70 77 88 91 90 80 74 72 70 77 89 91 85 75 71 68 65
DewPt 56 54 56 57 59 60 61 60 57 56 58 59 60 61 62 61 59 58 60 61 61 60
Max/Min RH 73 30 76 34 84
RH 28 31 44 54 64 71 58 39 32 32 47 59 66 73 60 39 34 40 60 71 78 84
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 16 13 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 13 11 10 11 12 13 14 13 12 12 11 12 10
Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 48 25 13 39 16 13 9 17 4 6 10 13 26 48 25 39 66 59 57 60 67 48
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 128 93 7 8 9 8 37107124101 7 7 7 6 38112140 33 7 7 9 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 16 17 18 17 19 18 17 18 16 16 14 14 19 17 17 13 16 17 18 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 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 86 61 83 59 78 58 79 61 81
Temp 81 83 67 62 77 78 66 61 73 75 65 60 75 75 66 62 77 77
DewPt 59 53 59 61 61 58 60 61 62 59 60 60 62 60 61 61 62 60
Min/Max RH 31 97 44 100 54 100 52 97 49
RH 47 36 75 97 58 50 81100 68 58 84100 64 60 84 97 60 56
PWind Dir W E E SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 50 60 60 60 60 50
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM SC SC NM NM NM SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-180900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
208 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
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 62 92 61 91 59
Temp 90 88 75 71 67 63 73 86 91 88 74 68 65 63 72 85 90 85 71 67 63 60
DewPt 55 56 59 59 59 59 62 59 57 57 61 60 61 61 63 61 57 58 60 61 60 59
Max/Min RH 92 32 99 34 99
RH 31 35 57 66 77 87 67 41 32 35 65 77 87 92 72 45 34 40 68 81 92 98
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 16 13 8 6 8 8 11 13 13 12 6 6 6 8 10 13 12 10 9 8 8 6
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 32 12 29 34 33 17 10 6 6 12 26 59 55 32 39 40 59 48 55 54 60 42
PoP 12HR 0 10 30 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 123 89 6 8 7 7 40 88118 59 5 7 6 6 25 94 95 40 8 9 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 19 14 17 17 14 19 16 16 14 12 16 14 13 16 14 13 12 17 17 16 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 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 87 58 84 56 79 55 78 57 81
Temp 80 84 65 59 77 79 64 59 73 74 62 57 72 73 63 58 75 76
DewPt 57 51 57 58 60 58 60 59 61 60 61 57 61 61 61 58 61 61
Min/Max RH 27 98 39 100 53 100 54 100 49
RH 45 32 76 96 56 49 89100 66 62 99100 69 65 95100 62 60
PWind Dir W SE E SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 50 70 70 70 70 60
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-180900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
208 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
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 72 98 68
Temp 93 95 83 78 75 72 81 91 95 96 84 79 75 73 80 91 96 91 80 75 71 68
DewPt 53 54 56 59 60 62 61 59 56 56 59 60 61 62 62 59 57 59 61 62 62 63
Max/Min RH 71 26 72 27 84
RH 26 26 40 51 59 69 51 34 27 27 43 53 63 70 53 34 27 34 52 63 73 84
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 12 8 8 10 10 12 13 13 13 9 9 8 9 12 13 12 10 9 8 8 6
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 36 23 20 47 26 14 10 19 10 3 23 14 35 40 21 32 56 44 49 65 68 51
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 143116 8 8 9 7 43118153108 8 7 6 6 43 99134 50 8 7 8 5
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 17 17 18 17 20 18 19 19 18 14 13 13 19 17 14 13 16 16 17 11
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 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 90 63 86 62 83 61 84 64 86
Temp 83 86 70 64 79 82 68 63 76 78 68 62 77 80 69 65 80 82
DewPt 60 57 62 63 61 60 61 63 61 60 61 62 61 62 62 63 61 62
Min/Max RH 32 99 42 100 47 100 45 94 42
RH 46 37 77 99 53 47 79100 60 53 79100 57 53 77 94 53 52
PWind Dir NW NE NE E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 40 60 60 60 60 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM SC SC NM NM SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-180900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
208 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
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 71 96 70 95 67
Temp 90 91 82 77 75 72 79 89 93 93 82 76 74 72 78 88 92 89 79 73 70 67
DewPt 53 55 56 59 60 62 61 58 56 56 59 60 61 62 61 59 57 58 60 62 62 63
Max/Min RH 72 28 74 30 85
RH 29 30 42 54 60 69 54 37 29 30 46 58 65 71 57 39 31 36 52 67 75 85
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 12 9 9 11 13 13 14 13 13 10 10 10 11 13 13 13 10 10 9 10 9
Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 44 17 22 47 23 13 11 11 10 3 23 15 33 46 23 31 54 41 52 62 63 46
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 142106 8 8 10 8 40117143106 9 7 7 6 39 87134 39 9 7 8 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 17 17 18 17 20 18 18 19 18 16 14 13 19 16 14 13 18 16 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
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 87 63 83 61 80 61 81 63 83
Temp 80 83 67 64 76 79 67 63 73 76 66 62 75 76 68 64 77 79
DewPt 59 56 62 63 60 59 61 63 60 60 61 62 60 62 62 63 61 62
Min/Max RH 34 99 45 99 52 99 50 96 48
RH 49 40 82 99 59 51 83 99 65 59 84 99 62 62 80 96 57 56
PWind Dir NW NE NE E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 40 60 60 60 60 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM SC SC NM NM SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-180900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
208 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
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 63 92 61 91 59
Temp 86 87 75 71 66 64 74 84 87 87 73 69 65 63 72 84 89 86 72 67 62 59
DewPt 51 54 57 60 59 59 60 58 57 57 61 62 61 60 61 58 54 53 57 60 59 59
Max/Min RH 88 32 94 30 100
RH 30 32 54 68 78 86 62 42 36 36 66 78 87 91 69 41 31 33 59 79 90100
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S W NW
Wind Spd 17 17 12 11 11 11 14 18 17 14 12 10 11 11 13 14 14 14 11 9 8 9
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 38 25 37 41 30 15 5 3 14 8 41 54 58 42 34 30 38 28 38 47 38 30
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 156102 8 8 7 8 45111157 80 9 7 6 6 26 89135 73 14 9 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW N
T Wind Spd 21 21 18 17 16 17 21 20 20 19 19 16 14 13 14 17 17 17 18 19 14 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 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 83 56 80 55 77 54 76 56 79
Temp 75 79 62 58 73 76 62 58 70 71 61 56 70 72 62 58 73 74
DewPt 59 54 61 58 60 59 61 58 61 61 61 56 61 62 62 57 62 62
Min/Max RH 37 100 51 100 63 100 64 100 58
RH 57 42 97100 66 55 98100 73 71100100 74 71100 99 67 66
PWind Dir N E E SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 60 70 80 60 60 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS NM NM NM NM O NM NM NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-180900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
208 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
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 97 64 95 60
Temp 93 92 78 75 71 67 79 90 94 92 80 74 69 65 76 89 93 90 77 70 65 60
DewPt 52 53 56 58 59 60 61 57 56 56 59 60 61 61 61 57 55 55 59 62 62 60
Max/Min RH 78 27 87 28 100
RH 25 27 46 56 67 78 53 33 28 30 49 63 75 86 59 34 28 31 54 76 90100
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S W N
Wind Spd 16 13 10 10 12 13 17 19 17 14 13 11 11 11 13 13 12 11 10 9 6 6
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 34 18 38 44 28 26 8 11 6 13 19 18 6 52 35 24 24 40 47 56 60 41
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 178109 7 9 9 9 53146178102 9 8 7 6 38 92109 86 12 7 6 11
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW S S S SW N
T Wind Spd 23 21 16 18 19 19 25 23 21 20 18 16 16 12 17 16 13 16 19 16 11 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
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 83 55 80 55 79 55 81 57 83
Temp 76 80 63 59 73 78 63 58 72 75 63 57 75 77 64 59 78 79
DewPt 61 59 63 59 60 58 61 58 61 60 61 57 61 61 63 59 62 61
Min/Max RH 44 100 48 100 55 100 52 100 49
RH 61 48100100 63 50 92100 67 59 93100 62 57 96100 58 53
PWind Dir N NE E E SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 40 20 50 60 60 50 50 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC NM SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC 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