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 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
TXZ012-310900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 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 98 67 94 65
Temp 101101 90 84 78 73 85 92 93 96 84 78 72 68 78 86 90 92 80 74 69 66
DewPt 56 56 56 57 58 59 60 61 61 59 60 60 59 59 59 56 52 50 52 53 54 54
Max/Min RH 62 29 73 23 68
RH 23 23 32 40 50 62 43 36 35 29 44 54 64 73 52 36 27 24 38 48 59 65
Wind Dir S S S S S W W N NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 13 14 14 13 11 9 10 13 13 13 8 6 8 6 6 8 8 9 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 11 2 18 36 50 46 19 20 15 24 67 66 38 38 16 12 8 3 6 7 3 1
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.01 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 132131 13 11 8 7 26 80111 74 7 10 6 5 24 66 85 88 6 5 6 5
T Wind Dir S S S S SW W W N NE NE NW N N NE E NE NE NE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 17 21 19 17 14 13 14 16 14 13 16 13 11 11 11 10 11 13 12 13 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 08/02Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
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 96 68 101 70 102 72 100 72 100
Temp 89 94 77 69 95 99 81 71 95 98 81 72 93 96 80 72 94 96
DewPt 53 48 51 52 51 46 50 50 50 47 51 55 54 50 54 57 55 51
Min/Max RH 20 57 16 47 17 55 20 59 20
RH 29 21 40 55 23 17 34 47 22 18 35 55 27 21 41 59 27 22
PWind Dir SE SE S S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-310900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 68 97 65 92 62
Temp 99100 88 81 74 69 83 93 95 92 81 75 70 66 77 86 91 89 77 71 67 63
DewPt 56 55 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 60 62 62 63 62 61 58 56 54 57 58 59 58
Max/Min RH 68 31 87 29 87
RH 24 23 35 44 57 68 44 32 31 34 53 64 77 87 58 40 31 31 50 64 77 84
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW NE NE NW NE SW N N E E E E E S W NW
Wind Spd 12 13 13 11 9 5 8 11 13 13 8 4 5 4 6 6 6 6 4 2 3 3
Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 9 2 14 21 32 41 8 10 21 68 84 89 78 54 25 21 21 17 18 13 17 5
PoP 12HR 20 30 80 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.33 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC O NM IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 126142 11 10 8 6 28 71116 59 10 6 7 5 22 66 81 52 4 5 5 4
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW E NE NE NE S N N E E E E S S W W
T Wind Spd 13 17 19 19 18 13 12 12 16 16 17 13 16 11 10 10 9 9 8 11 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/02Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 95 65 100 67 100 68 97 68 98
Temp 88 93 75 67 94 98 78 69 94 97 78 69 92 94 77 68 92 95
DewPt 55 50 55 55 52 47 52 53 51 47 54 57 54 50 55 59 55 50
Min/Max RH 23 68 18 58 17 66 21 73 21
RH 33 23 50 65 24 18 40 56 23 18 43 66 28 23 47 73 29 22
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-310900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 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 74 101 69 96 67
Temp 102105 91 86 79 75 86 93 97 98 87 80 74 69 80 88 94 95 84 76 71 67
DewPt 56 57 60 61 63 64 64 63 62 59 61 61 61 61 60 56 52 50 53 54 55 56
Max/Min RH 68 28 75 21 69
RH 22 21 35 44 57 68 48 38 32 29 42 52 63 75 51 34 24 22 34 46 57 68
Wind Dir S S S SE S W N N NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 12 13 12 9 5 4 6 13 11 10 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 4 2 2 2
Clouds FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 9 6 20 56 44 40 12 10 9 3 57 53 16 12 9 6 11 0 6 4 1 1
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 151159 13 11 6 6 23 73 90 95 7 6 6 4 22 62 75 88 5 5 4 4
T Wind Dir S S S S SW W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 18 20 19 13 12 11 14 12 14 14 13 12 8 10 11 9 10 11 11 10 9
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date 08/02Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
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 100 70 105 73 106 74 104 75 105
Temp 91 97 79 71 98102 84 74 98102 83 75 97100 83 75 98101
DewPt 52 48 54 55 51 47 52 54 50 49 54 57 54 51 55 58 54 51
Min/Max RH 18 58 15 49 15 54 18 57 18
RH 27 19 41 57 21 16 33 49 20 17 38 54 24 19 39 57 23 19
PWind Dir SE SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-310900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 73 98 69 94 67
Temp 100102 89 84 78 74 84 90 94 96 84 78 74 70 78 85 91 93 82 76 71 68
DewPt 56 57 60 62 63 63 64 63 61 59 62 62 61 61 60 56 52 50 54 54 56 56
Max/Min RH 69 30 76 24 69
RH 24 23 38 48 59 69 50 41 34 30 47 57 64 75 53 38 27 24 38 48 59 67
Wind Dir S S S S S W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 13 13 13 10 8 5 8 13 12 10 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 4 3 3 3
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 7 7 25 45 35 34 10 10 6 4 66 48 22 10 10 4 6 3 6 3 1 0
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 137142 11 11 8 6 21 78 93 94 7 6 5 4 22 58 67 66 5 5 4 4
T Wind Dir S S S S SW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 18 20 20 16 11 11 16 13 16 16 13 11 8 10 11 9 9 11 11 10 9
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date 08/02Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 70 102 73 103 73 101 74 102
Temp 88 95 78 72 94 99 82 74 94 99 81 74 93 97 81 75 94 98
DewPt 52 48 53 55 51 47 52 53 50 48 54 57 53 51 55 59 54 51
Min/Max RH 19 57 16 49 17 55 20 58 20
RH 30 21 41 56 24 17 35 49 22 19 39 55 27 21 41 58 26 21
PWind Dir SE SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-310900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 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 94 62 91 60
Temp 100101 84 76 71 67 83 90 92 92 80 73 67 63 77 86 91 89 77 70 65 61
DewPt 55 54 62 63 62 62 63 61 59 57 60 60 59 58 59 56 53 52 55 55 55 55
Max/Min RH 84 29 85 27 83
RH 23 21 48 64 74 84 52 38 33 31 51 63 74 85 54 37 28 28 47 59 71 80
Wind Dir S SE E E W NW N NE NE NE N N N N NE E E E NE NE E SE
Wind Spd 13 12 9 6 6 9 14 17 13 12 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 4 3 3 3
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW B2 B2 SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 9 22 33 38 33 13 11 4 11 78 76 46 55 23 16 6 8 15 15 2 4 1
PoP 12HR 50 10 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.14 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 152104 8 7 5 6 36 96117 77 8 12 5 4 15 45 84 62 5 5 5 4
T Wind Dir SW S SE SE SW N N NE NE NE NW N N N E NE NE NE N E SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 16 17 14 10 12 19 19 16 17 17 14 11 9 8 6 9 10 11 10 11 8
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/02Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
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 96 64 101 67 100 67 99 68 99
Temp 88 95 76 67 95100 80 68 94 98 78 68 93 97 79 69 94 97
DewPt 54 49 52 53 52 47 52 51 50 48 54 55 52 49 54 55 53 49
Min/Max RH 20 64 16 55 17 63 19 61 19
RH 31 21 44 62 24 17 38 55 23 18 43 63 25 20 42 61 25 20
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-310900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 98 63 94 61
Temp 100101 83 78 73 68 83 92 96 95 81 74 68 64 77 88 94 92 79 72 66 62
DewPt 59 58 64 65 65 64 65 63 58 56 57 58 59 59 59 57 53 50 53 53 53 54
Max/Min RH 88 26 86 23 78
RH 25 25 53 65 78 88 55 38 29 27 45 58 73 86 55 35 25 24 41 51 64 75
Wind Dir S SW S SW W NW N N N NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E SE S
Wind Spd 13 12 9 5 5 6 14 14 12 11 8 5 4 3 4 4 6 8 5 4 3 3
Clouds CL FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 5 24 54 52 41 39 13 6 9 13 45 52 14 14 7 3 4 1 4 2 1 1
PoP 12HR 70 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 162132 8 8 7 5 38 82113 86 6 6 5 4 20 50 74 96 6 6 5 4
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W N N N N N NE NE E NE NE NE N NE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 18 18 16 11 19 17 16 13 12 13 11 9 9 9 9 11 12 13 11 10
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date 08/02Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 65 103 68 103 68 101 70 102
Temp 91 96 76 68 98100 80 70 98 99 78 68 97 98 79 71 98 99
DewPt 53 49 53 54 53 49 52 52 51 50 55 56 53 51 55 56 54 51
Min/Max RH 19 63 17 54 17 64 18 60 19
RH 28 20 45 61 22 18 39 54 21 19 45 64 24 20 44 60 24 20
PWind Dir S SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 0
$$
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