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
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
TXZ012-160900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
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 64 89 66 91 68
Temp 88 81 70 67 66 65 73 84 89 85 76 71 70 67 76 87 91 87 78 74 71 69
DewPt 61 65 66 65 64 63 62 61 57 55 54 54 55 55 58 58 56 56 57 58 59 59
Max/Min RH 93 34 70 31 70
RH 41 58 87 93 93 93 68 46 34 36 46 55 59 65 54 38 31 35 48 57 66 70
Wind Dir S N SE S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 8 6 5 4 4 9 13 18 14 11 10 10 9 10 14 16 13 12 12 12 12
Clouds B2 B1 OV B2 B2 SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 76 68 91 85 73 50 36 14 4 9 4 3 5 7 4 4 9 15 30 38 41 40
PoP 12HR 80 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.32 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC O O NM
Tstms SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 1 1 <1 <1 1 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 54 8 15 11 8 9 18 74133 42 7 8 7 6 30114137 64 8 8 8 7
T Wind Dir SW S E SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 12 11 11 11 14 18 20 17 16 17 17 13 18 19 18 17 17 18 17 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 09/18Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
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 93 67 92 63 84 58 80 57 80
Temp 88 87 73 69 87 84 70 65 79 78 65 60 75 76 64 59 76 75
DewPt 60 56 60 60 60 59 60 60 60 58 60 60 59 56 58 58 59 57
Min/Max RH 30 73 33 84 41 100 45 96 45
RH 39 35 64 73 40 43 71 84 52 50 84100 58 50 81 96 56 54
PWind Dir SW S SW SW N NE E SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 30 40 30 40 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-160900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
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 61 89 61 91 64
Temp 88 80 67 64 63 62 71 83 88 85 73 69 65 62 72 85 90 87 75 71 66 64
DewPt 58 62 66 64 63 62 63 59 56 55 57 56 56 56 59 58 55 55 58 58 59 59
Max/Min RH 100 32 86 31 86
RH 36 53 97100100100 75 44 34 36 57 63 73 83 63 40 31 33 56 64 78 86
Wind Dir SW SE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 6 4 4 3 5 13 17 13 9 6 5 5 10 14 14 13 10 9 8 8
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 61 75 68 83 81 48 12 17 15 9 21 31 23 9 13 9 21 34 50 51 52 43
PoP 12HR 80 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC O NM SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 9 2 1 1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 87 24 15 15 5 5 21 84147103 7 7 7 5 43113131119 8 8 7 6
T Wind Dir SW SE E SE S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 14 11 10 14 17 20 20 17 16 16 12 20 19 17 18 16 18 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 09/18Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
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 93 63 90 60 84 56 81 55 80
Temp 86 85 69 63 84 83 66 60 79 79 63 58 75 76 61 57 75 75
DewPt 59 59 61 60 59 59 59 59 58 56 59 58 57 56 58 57 58 57
Min/Max RH 31 90 34 97 39 100 42 100 43
RH 40 42 76 90 43 45 80 96 49 46 87100 54 50 90100 55 54
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW N NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 40 30 30 30 40 30 40 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
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 65 92 69 97 71
Temp 88 84 73 70 68 67 74 85 91 87 78 75 72 69 79 91 96 91 82 78 74 71
DewPt 64 65 66 66 66 65 64 61 57 56 57 56 57 58 58 57 55 56 59 59 61 62
Max/Min RH 97 32 67 26 73
RH 46 52 78 89 91 94 71 45 32 35 48 53 59 67 48 33 26 31 46 53 64 73
Wind Dir SW N E NW E E S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 4 4 3 3 3 10 14 12 8 8 8 5 6 12 13 12 10 10 11 10
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 43 84 86 78 75 59 27 19 14 9 13 6 6 5 3 3 8 8 22 37 44 36
PoP 12HR 70 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.17 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM NM IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 8 2 2 1 <1 <1 2 4 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 79 22 18 12 8 5 16 55133 49 7 8 7 5 26115149 80 8 9 8 7
T Wind Dir SW NE NE SW SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 13 12 9 9 8 11 14 19 16 17 17 14 11 17 18 18 18 18 19 17 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 09/18Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
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 98 71 97 67 88 60 84 60 85
Temp 91 92 77 72 91 88 73 68 82 82 67 62 77 79 66 62 79 79
DewPt 59 57 61 62 59 59 61 62 60 59 61 62 58 57 59 60 58 57
Min/Max RH 27 71 28 82 39 100 40 95 39
RH 35 31 57 71 35 38 66 82 47 46 81100 53 46 77 94 49 48
PWind Dir SW S SW SW N NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 50 30 40 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 91 69 95 70
Temp 86 82 73 69 68 67 73 84 90 86 78 74 71 70 77 88 93 89 81 77 73 71
DewPt 64 64 65 66 65 64 64 60 57 56 56 56 57 58 58 57 55 56 58 59 61 62
Max/Min RH 96 32 68 28 73
RH 49 55 77 90 92 92 74 44 33 36 47 53 60 66 51 35 28 33 46 55 66 73
Wind Dir W NE E NW E E S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 11 14 12 10 9 9 8 8 13 13 13 11 12 12 12
Clouds SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 40 75 96 81 81 57 34 19 23 7 12 8 5 3 4 3 8 9 29 39 44 35
PoP 12HR 70 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.14 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM NM IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 8 1 1 1 <1 <1 2 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 70 17 16 12 7 5 17 62127 50 7 8 7 5 29114148 74 8 9 8 7
T Wind Dir SW NE NE W SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 14 12 9 9 6 12 14 19 16 17 17 14 12 18 18 18 17 17 19 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/18Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 95 70 94 66 84 60 81 59 82
Temp 89 90 76 72 88 86 72 67 79 78 66 61 75 76 65 61 76 76
DewPt 59 57 61 62 59 59 61 62 59 58 61 61 58 56 59 60 57 57
Min/Max RH 30 72 31 83 42 100 44 95 43
RH 37 34 61 70 38 41 69 83 52 51 84100 57 51 81 95 53 53
PWind Dir SW S SW SW N NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 30 40 30 40 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-160900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
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 58 88 61 89 63
Temp 81 76 66 62 61 59 67 80 87 83 73 68 64 61 72 83 88 83 74 70 65 63
DewPt 59 61 61 62 61 59 63 61 59 57 58 59 58 58 59 57 56 55 58 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 100 38 90 34 89
RH 47 60 86100100100 86 52 40 42 60 72 81 90 64 41 34 38 57 71 84 88
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 12 8 4 3 4 13 17 16 11 8 6 6 10 16 17 16 11 10 10 10
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 44 49 76 78 76 55 50 30 35 16 19 19 24 11 11 8 17 29 48 49 43 40
PoP 12HR 60 10 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.17 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 5 3 1 1 1 <1 1 3 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 70 43 21 14 14 4 14 47110 46 8 7 7 6 40118154105 8 8 7 6
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 16 16 11 10 8 11 16 19 19 18 17 14 13 20 21 20 19 18 17 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 09/18Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
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 89 62 88 58 80 53 77 54 78
Temp 84 84 68 62 83 81 65 59 76 74 60 56 73 73 59 55 74 73
DewPt 59 58 61 60 58 56 60 58 58 57 60 56 57 56 59 55 58 57
Min/Max RH 36 94 35 100 48 100 47 100 47
RH 43 41 79 93 43 43 84 98 55 56100100 57 54 99100 56 57
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW NE NE SE S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 10 30 30 40 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-160900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 89 64 93 66
Temp 80 78 66 62 62 60 67 83 89 86 75 71 67 64 76 90 93 89 77 73 69 66
DewPt 61 61 61 61 62 60 64 62 59 57 58 58 58 57 58 55 54 55 58 60 61 61
Max/Min RH 100 35 80 27 85
RH 52 55 84 99100100 88 49 36 37 55 64 72 79 54 31 27 32 51 64 77 84
Wind Dir N N NE N N NE S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 13 11 5 4 3 3 10 16 13 10 9 9 8 10 16 16 13 12 12 12 13
Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 54 50 69 81 81 71 51 49 27 17 24 18 16 2 5 4 6 7 30 42 42 39
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 39 26 20 11 6 14 55128 61 8 7 7 6 34142186122 9 8 8 7
T Wind Dir N N NE NE S SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 19 13 11 9 6 10 16 20 18 17 17 16 14 20 21 23 21 19 18 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/18Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 65 92 61 80 53 78 54 81
Temp 90 89 72 65 88 85 67 61 77 75 61 57 74 75 60 56 76 75
DewPt 59 57 62 61 58 58 62 61 60 58 61 57 58 56 60 56 58 57
Min/Max RH 29 89 32 100 48 100 47 100 45
RH 35 34 70 87 36 40 83100 56 56100100 57 53 99100 53 53
PWind Dir SW SW SW W N NE SE SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 40 30 30 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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