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 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026
TXZ012-292100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Date Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26
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 100 71 101 71 100
Temp 75 71 82 93 98 96 85 80 75 72 82 93 99 96 85 80 75 72 82 94 99 95
DewPt 55 55 58 55 52 52 51 52 55 56 58 54 51 50 51 52 55 56 57 54 50 49
Min/Max RH 20 57 19 57 19
RH 50 57 44 28 21 23 31 38 50 57 44 27 20 21 31 38 50 57 43 26 19 21
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 16 17 17 17 17 16 14 16 17 17 16 16 16 16 14 14 14 13 13 16
Clouds SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 33 34 15 7 5 7 11 18 21 13 13 7 2 6 4 5 8 10 4 1 1 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 9
Vent Rate 10 8 33122171131 11 11 12 10 35131167150 10 12 11 8 43105151151
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 21 19 19 19 20 21 23 21 21 19 18 18 20 21 19 17 19 14 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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 99 70 100 71 101 71 100
Temp 79 71 92 94 79 72 94 95 80 73 95 96 80 73 94 95
DewPt 52 56 54 51 54 56 54 50 53 55 53 51 54 56 54 52
Max/Min RH 61 21 59 20 55 19 55 20
RH 39 59 28 23 42 57 26 22 39 53 24 22 41 55 26 24
PWind Dir S S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-292100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Date Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 98 68 99 68 97
Temp 73 67 80 91 96 94 82 77 72 69 80 92 97 95 82 77 72 68 79 91 96 93
DewPt 55 58 60 56 53 52 55 54 57 58 60 56 52 51 53 55 57 58 59 55 51 50
Min/Max RH 22 72 21 72 21
RH 53 73 50 31 24 25 40 46 58 69 50 30 22 23 37 47 60 72 50 30 22 23
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S S
Wind Spd 10 11 14 14 13 16 14 13 12 12 13 14 12 13 13 13 11 10 12 12 12 13
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 35 38 6 5 8 10 18 20 23 20 5 1 5 19 8 9 11 10 4 5 6 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 10
Vent Rate 8 7 38120154149 11 10 9 9 39135138145 9 10 9 7 33 83130140
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 17 16 23 17 16 18 20 21 20 20 21 17 13 16 19 21 19 16 17 13 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 97 67 98 68 99 68 97
Temp 75 67 90 92 75 69 92 93 76 69 93 94 76 69 92 93
DewPt 55 59 55 52 54 57 55 52 54 58 54 51 56 58 54 52
Max/Min RH 74 23 67 22 67 21 69 23
RH 51 74 31 26 49 67 29 25 47 67 27 24 50 69 28 25
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-292100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Date Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26
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 77 104 76 104
Temp 78 75 85 95100 99 89 84 79 77 86 96101100 89 84 79 76 86 97102100
DewPt 54 57 58 56 53 53 53 53 56 58 59 55 52 52 52 54 56 58 58 55 51 50
Min/Max RH 19 53 18 54 17
RH 44 53 41 27 21 21 29 35 44 52 40 25 20 20 28 36 45 54 39 25 18 19
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 10 10 13 17 16 16 14 12 12 12 13 16 14 13 13 12 11 11 13 12 12 13
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 28 34 10 4 5 6 20 22 29 18 4 5 5 7 6 11 8 4 1 1 4 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 10
Vent Rate 8 7 37123169155 12 11 11 9 45135164151 10 11 9 7 47102134149
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 17 14 21 19 18 20 21 21 20 18 23 18 17 17 20 20 17 16 19 14 13 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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 75 104 75 105 76 105 76 105
Temp 83 75 96 99 83 76 98100 83 76 98100 83 76 98100
DewPt 54 58 54 51 55 57 54 51 55 58 54 52 56 59 55 53
Max/Min RH 57 18 53 18 53 18 55 19
RH 37 57 25 20 38 53 24 19 38 53 23 20 39 55 24 21
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 0 10 5
$$
TXZ008-292100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Date Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 100 76 101 76 101
Temp 75 75 82 92 96 97 87 81 78 77 83 93 98 97 87 82 78 76 83 93 99 97
DewPt 55 57 58 56 53 53 53 53 56 58 58 55 52 52 53 54 57 58 58 55 50 50
Min/Max RH 21 55 20 54 19
RH 50 54 44 31 24 23 32 38 47 52 42 28 22 23 31 38 48 54 43 28 20 21
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 14 17 16 16 16 13 13 13 16 17 14 14 16 14 13 13 13 13 12 13
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 30 33 8 4 5 7 20 25 26 18 6 5 5 8 7 10 7 3 1 1 4 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 10
Vent Rate 9 8 34121163132 12 11 12 10 41129161133 11 12 11 8 46101134136
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 21 19 18 19 23 23 21 20 23 19 17 17 20 20 18 16 19 14 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 74 100 74 101 76 102 75 101
Temp 81 74 92 96 81 75 94 97 82 76 94 97 82 76 94 96
DewPt 54 58 54 51 55 57 54 52 55 58 54 52 56 58 55 53
Max/Min RH 57 20 54 21 54 20 55 21
RH 39 57 28 23 40 53 27 22 39 53 26 22 42 55 27 24
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ006-292100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Date Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26
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 68 100 68 98
Temp 74 67 80 92 98 97 84 78 73 69 82 94 99 98 84 78 72 68 81 92 98 95
DewPt 54 57 59 57 52 51 55 55 55 55 58 55 51 50 54 54 55 56 58 56 52 50
Min/Max RH 20 60 19 65 21
RH 49 69 48 31 22 21 38 45 53 60 43 28 20 20 36 44 55 64 46 30 21 22
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 17 18 16 16 18 14 13 13 16 16 14 14 14 13 12 11 13 13 13 14
Clouds FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 25 28 9 5 20 15 25 41 27 25 3 1 3 8 22 25 20 13 6 3 5 12
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 10
Vent Rate 8 8 36 78169106 14 12 11 8 38134178159 10 10 9 7 37106160155
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 17 17 21 20 18 18 24 24 23 18 21 18 17 17 20 20 18 14 18 16 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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 97 66 98 68 99 67 98
Temp 76 67 91 92 76 68 93 95 77 69 94 95 77 69 93 93
DewPt 54 57 56 51 55 55 53 51 55 56 54 51 55 57 55 52
Max/Min RH 70 22 63 21 63 21 68 22
RH 47 70 32 25 48 63 27 23 46 63 26 23 48 66 29 25
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 5 5 10 5
$$
OKZ002-292100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Date Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 103 71 103 70 102
Temp 76 70 83 96102 99 86 80 76 72 85 97102100 86 80 75 71 84 96101 98
DewPt 55 56 58 56 53 53 55 55 55 55 57 55 52 52 55 55 56 56 58 56 52 52
Min/Max RH 19 55 18 60 20
RH 48 61 42 27 20 21 36 43 49 55 39 25 19 21 35 43 52 60 42 26 20 22
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 13 13 18 19 17 17 17 16 14 14 17 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 13 12 13 13
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 30 32 12 4 4 40 40 48 43 22 13 8 3 6 25 21 18 11 5 2 1 11
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 12 11
Vent Rate 9 10 51 99188142 16 14 12 10 49126186165 11 10 9 8 47120159141
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 19 19 26 21 20 21 24 25 24 20 25 18 17 18 21 20 18 16 19 13 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 100 69 102 70 102 69 101
Temp 78 69 95 96 78 71 97 98 79 72 97 98 78 71 96 96
DewPt 55 57 56 52 56 55 55 52 55 57 55 52 57 58 56 53
Max/Min RH 66 20 60 20 62 20 66 21
RH 46 66 27 22 47 58 25 22 44 60 25 22 49 64 26 23
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 5 0 10 5
$$
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