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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 Wed Sep 16 2026
TXZ012-162100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
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 90 65 92 67 92
Temp 66 65 73 84 89 86 77 72 70 67 76 87 92 88 78 74 71 68 77 88 92 88
DewPt 57 64 64 62 58 56 56 55 55 55 58 59 56 56 59 58 59 60 61 60 57 56
Min/Max RH 33 70 30 76 31
RH 73 97 73 48 35 36 48 55 59 65 54 39 30 34 52 57 66 76 58 39 31 34
Wind Dir N E S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 13 17 13 10 9 10 8 10 13 14 13 12 11 12 12 13 14 14 13
Clouds B2 B2 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 86 77 20 27 21 16 11 8 14 9 1 0 5 14 39 35 33 41 21 21 19 29
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 6
Vent Rate 5 3 17 71123 51 6 6 7 6 26107122 76 8 8 8 7 29113127 90
T Wind Dir SW E S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 9 8 12 18 19 17 13 14 16 14 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 16 18 18 17 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 Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
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 67 92 63 85 59 81 58 80
Temp 73 68 88 83 70 65 80 79 66 61 77 76 64 60 76 75
DewPt 60 61 61 59 60 60 60 57 60 60 60 57 59 60 60 58
Max/Min RH 78 33 84 40 97 44 100 47
RH 64 78 41 44 71 84 51 47 81 97 56 52 84100 58 56
PWind Dir S SW SW NW NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 40 30 30 50 30 40 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-162100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 89 61 91 63 92
Temp 65 61 69 80 87 86 73 69 66 62 72 84 90 88 76 71 66 63 73 86 91 86
DewPt 59 61 64 60 57 56 59 57 57 57 59 58 55 56 59 59 59 59 61 59 57 58
Min/Max RH 34 87 31 87 32
RH 83100 83 50 37 37 61 65 73 83 63 42 31 34 56 66 78 87 65 40 32 39
Wind Dir N SE S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S SW S S SW
Wind Spd 4 3 5 12 14 13 6 5 5 5 10 14 14 13 9 8 8 8 12 13 13 12
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 80 54 20 11 30 28 20 39 37 20 4 14 32 48 33 36 48 42 18 24 31 34
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC
Tstms SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4
Vent Rate 11 5 16 60121 50 7 7 6 6 39103123 66 8 8 6 6 42 88114 46
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 12 10 12 16 18 17 14 14 14 13 19 18 17 17 17 18 14 13 19 16 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 91 59 86 56 83 55 81
Temp 69 62 85 84 66 60 80 80 63 58 77 77 62 57 76 75
DewPt 61 61 60 59 60 59 57 55 59 58 58 56 60 57 59 58
Max/Min RH 95 34 95 35 100 40 100 46
RH 77 95 43 43 81 95 47 43 89100 52 49 94100 56 56
PWind Dir SW SW SW NW E SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 30 40 30 40 60
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
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 69 98 71 98
Temp 66 66 74 86 94 91 81 77 73 70 80 90 96 93 83 78 74 72 81 91 96 93
DewPt 56 64 64 62 57 59 58 57 57 57 58 57 55 58 59 60 61 62 61 59 56 58
Min/Max RH 28 67 25 71 26
RH 70 93 71 44 30 33 46 50 57 64 47 33 26 31 45 54 63 71 52 34 26 32
Wind Dir N E S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 3 3 10 13 11 8 6 6 5 6 12 13 12 10 10 10 10 12 14 13 12
Clouds B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 77 76 36 17 23 14 12 14 19 12 0 1 7 6 33 30 40 44 19 20 34 26
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 6
Vent Rate 8 4 12 60129 76 6 7 6 5 24110132101 8 8 8 7 34120152103
T Wind Dir N NE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 9 6 9 14 19 17 13 14 13 11 16 17 17 18 17 18 16 16 18 19 18 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 Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
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 70 97 67 88 62 85 61 85
Temp 77 71 91 88 74 68 82 82 68 63 79 80 67 62 79 79
DewPt 62 63 59 61 62 63 60 61 62 63 59 59 60 61 59 60
Max/Min RH 75 27 85 38 99 39 99 40
RH 59 74 34 41 66 85 48 49 81 99 50 48 79 98 51 53
PWind Dir S SW SW N NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 30 50 30 40 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 69 95 71 95
Temp 66 66 72 84 91 89 80 76 72 70 78 88 92 90 82 77 74 71 78 89 93 90
DewPt 57 64 64 61 57 58 57 57 57 57 57 57 55 57 59 60 61 62 61 59 57 58
Min/Max RH 30 67 28 72 30
RH 74 94 74 46 33 36 46 53 58 64 50 36 29 34 46 56 64 72 55 37 30 35
Wind Dir N E S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 3 3 11 13 12 9 9 9 8 9 12 13 12 11 11 12 12 13 14 13 12
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 76 64 40 21 19 15 14 17 18 13 0 1 7 10 34 31 39 43 20 16 32 21
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 6
Vent Rate 7 6 11 65129 74 6 6 6 5 22106141102 8 8 8 8 36122149100
T Wind Dir N E S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 9 6 9 16 19 17 13 14 13 12 16 17 18 18 17 18 17 17 19 19 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 70 94 66 85 61 82 60 82
Temp 76 71 89 85 73 67 79 79 67 63 76 77 66 62 76 76
DewPt 62 63 59 61 61 63 60 60 62 62 58 58 60 62 59 60
Max/Min RH 76 31 86 42 99 43 99 45
RH 62 76 37 45 67 86 53 54 83 99 54 53 83 99 55 58
PWind Dir S SW SW N NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 30 50 30 40 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-162100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
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 61 89 63 89
Temp 61 59 66 79 85 82 73 68 64 61 72 84 89 84 75 70 66 63 73 84 88 83
DewPt 53 59 62 62 61 59 59 59 59 58 59 57 55 55 58 59 59 59 60 59 58 58
Min/Max RH 42 90 32 87 37
RH 77100 86 57 45 46 63 74 83 90 64 40 32 37 55 68 78 87 64 42 37 43
Wind Dir E SE S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 3 4 12 14 14 11 6 6 6 10 16 17 16 12 10 12 11 14 19 17 16
Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 90 78 65 54 46 35 43 31 38 16 4 3 26 29 45 46 48 46 22 21 29 45
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 <1 1 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4
Vent Rate 8 4 19 61107 53 7 8 5 5 35122159109 9 8 7 6 41123161 71
T Wind Dir E S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 8 14 19 19 18 16 17 11 12 18 21 20 20 19 18 16 13 19 21 19 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 Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
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 62 88 58 80 54 79 53 78
Temp 68 62 84 82 66 59 76 75 61 56 74 73 60 56 75 73
DewPt 61 59 58 56 60 58 59 58 60 56 58 57 60 56 59 59
Max/Min RH 92 34 100 47 100 48 100 51
RH 78 92 41 40 80 98 56 56 97100 58 57 99100 58 63
PWind Dir SW SW SW NE NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 20 50 30 40 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-162100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 63 94 65 94
Temp 62 57 65 82 91 87 76 72 67 63 76 90 94 89 78 73 69 66 77 90 94 89
DewPt 55 57 63 63 60 59 60 59 59 58 59 55 54 55 58 60 61 61 61 59 57 57
Min/Max RH 35 84 26 83 29
RH 80100 91 52 36 39 57 65 76 83 56 31 26 32 50 64 76 83 58 35 29 34
Wind Dir N N S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 3 3 10 13 13 10 8 8 6 10 16 16 13 12 12 13 13 17 19 17 14
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 69 63 54 54 52 16 12 30 15 13 5 1 4 6 32 37 46 34 28 14 37 37
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 1 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 5
Vent Rate 8 7 11 57114 90 8 7 6 5 28143181116 9 10 9 8 44150180 87
T Wind Dir N E S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 5 8 16 19 20 17 14 13 12 19 20 21 20 19 19 19 17 20 23 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
Date Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 92 60 81 54 80 54 81
Temp 72 64 89 86 68 61 78 76 62 57 76 76 61 57 77 76
DewPt 62 61 58 58 62 61 61 59 61 57 59 57 61 57 60 59
Max/Min RH 89 30 100 47 100 45 100 46
RH 70 89 35 38 81100 55 56 97100 55 53 99100 56 55
PWind Dir SW SW SW N NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 30 50 20 40 40
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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