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
448 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
TXZ012-200900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
448 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
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 61 80 58
Temp 92 79 74 71 66 71 83 88 86 75 69 66 63 66 74 79 76 69 65 62 59
DewPt 49 52 55 55 55 60 59 53 50 55 60 61 61 61 60 59 58 59 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 77 28 99 50 100
RH 23 39 51 57 69 68 45 30 29 50 73 84 95 84 62 50 54 70 81 90100
Wind Dir SW S SW W N N N N NE E E E NE NE NE E E E E E E
Wind Spd 12 10 11 10 10 12 10 5 4 11 10 9 10 11 10 6 9 8 8 9 8
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 50 62 53 56 42 24 14 4 8 12 9 37 89 74 73 63 43 46 40 56 78
PoP 12HR 10 0 20 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 65 5 8 8 9 24 36 67 34 8 7 7 17 20 37 38 32 16 12 12 7
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W N N N NW N E SE E NE E E E E SE E SE E
T Wind Spd 13 12 18 17 16 16 11 10 8 17 16 14 13 12 11 9 11 12 12 13 10
RFTI 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
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 77 58 77 59 80 61 83 62 85
Temp 71 73 65 59 72 73 65 61 78 76 67 62 80 78 68 63 82 80
DewPt 61 59 59 58 60 59 60 60 62 61 61 60 61 58 60 59 59 58
Min/Max RH 58 96 58 97 52 93 46 87 40
RH 71 62 81 96 66 62 84 97 58 60 81 93 52 50 76 87 46 47
PWind Dir SE SE SE S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 60 40 60 60 50 40 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC NM NM SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-200900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
448 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
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 87 59 81 56
Temp 88 75 71 66 62 70 80 86 85 72 67 62 59 66 75 80 75 66 63 59 57
DewPt 45 54 55 55 55 59 56 48 47 52 55 59 59 62 60 59 59 61 61 59 57
Max/Min RH 83 25 99 49 100
RH 22 47 57 67 79 68 44 28 28 50 65 89 99 86 60 49 57 86 94100100
Wind Dir SW S W W NW N N N NE E SE SE E E E E E SE SE E E
Wind Spd 10 8 6 6 5 8 5 4 4 5 6 4 5 9 9 8 10 6 5 4 4
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 53 50 41 38 25 14 10 14 6 38 36 21 57 59 53 44 34 53 42 65 81
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.18 0.17
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC O
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 2 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 52 5 7 7 6 13 32 76 24 7 15 5 5 22 43 43 19 12 14 5 4
T Wind Dir SW SW W W NW N NW W N E SE S E E SE NE E SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 12 12 14 14 13 11 8 9 8 12 17 12 12 14 10 11 13 14 14 11 9
RFTI 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
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 76 55 75 56 77 58 79 59 82
Temp 70 71 62 58 69 71 62 59 74 73 64 59 76 74 65 60 79 77
DewPt 62 61 61 58 61 62 61 59 62 61 61 59 60 60 61 60 60 59
Min/Max RH 64 100 66 100 58 100 51 100 45
RH 75 71 99100 76 74 97100 66 66 92100 58 61 87100 52 53
PWind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 80 70 80 70 60 50 50 40 40
Rain Shwrs O NM NM NM O O NM NM SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
448 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
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 91 62 84 61
Temp 95 83 77 73 67 72 83 89 87 75 69 65 63 68 76 82 80 72 67 63 61
DewPt 47 52 55 56 61 63 60 55 54 59 61 62 63 61 59 57 57 58 59 60 61
Max/Min RH 86 30 100 43 100
RH 19 34 46 56 82 72 47 32 32 57 77 91100 79 55 43 46 62 75 88100
Wind Dir SW S SW NW N N NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
Wind Spd 10 6 6 8 8 10 9 4 5 9 5 6 8 8 8 5 6 5 4 4 4
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW CL SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 30 51 62 44 48 21 4 8 15 5 41 53 86 70 71 57 43 45 45 60 74
PoP 12HR 10 5 30 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5 <1 <1 1 2 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 49 5 7 8 10 29 41 46 45 7 7 18 19 25 35 45 50 11 10 11 6
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W N N N N NE E E NE E NE NE NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 11 10 14 16 14 14 11 8 10 16 13 16 13 13 10 9 12 13 12 11 10
RFTI 1 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
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 82 62 82 64 85 66 88 67 90
Temp 75 77 67 62 75 77 68 64 82 80 70 66 84 82 71 67 86 84
DewPt 60 59 59 60 59 60 61 62 61 62 62 63 60 60 61 61 59 59
Min/Max RH 47 92 47 93 43 90 38 82 34
RH 59 54 74 92 59 57 78 93 50 54 77 90 45 47 71 82 41 44
PWind Dir SE SE SE S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 30 60 60 50 50 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC NM SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
448 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
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 88 62 81 61
Temp 92 81 76 72 67 71 80 86 84 75 68 65 63 66 73 79 77 71 66 63 61
DewPt 47 52 55 56 60 62 59 54 53 58 61 63 62 61 58 57 57 58 59 60 61
Max/Min RH 85 31 100 48 98
RH 22 36 48 57 79 74 49 35 34 55 79 91 99 85 60 49 51 65 78 88 98
Wind Dir SW S SW NW N N NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
Wind Spd 10 8 9 9 9 10 9 4 5 10 8 9 10 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 4
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 32 55 61 47 36 22 2 7 16 6 31 50 92 71 71 57 39 42 44 60 77
PoP 12HR 10 5 30 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 5 4 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 53 6 7 8 17 28 39 47 56 8 7 20 16 26 37 41 47 13 11 10 8
T Wind Dir W S SW W N N N N N E E E E NE E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 12 12 13 16 14 13 11 8 13 17 13 17 13 13 11 9 12 12 12 12 10
RFTI 1 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
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 79 61 79 63 82 65 85 67 87
Temp 71 74 66 62 72 74 67 64 79 77 68 66 82 79 70 67 83 81
DewPt 60 59 60 60 59 60 61 62 61 61 63 63 60 60 61 61 59 59
Min/Max RH 53 92 55 92 48 89 42 82 38
RH 68 61 80 92 64 64 83 92 54 60 82 89 48 52 75 80 44 48
PWind Dir SE SE SE S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 60 40 60 60 50 50 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs NM IS SC SC NM NM SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-200900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
448 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
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 59 84 57 76 55
Temp 88 74 69 64 60 66 77 82 80 69 64 61 59 63 70 75 73 64 61 58 56
DewPt 42 50 50 54 59 61 58 52 50 55 60 60 59 61 59 58 57 58 59 58 56
Max/Min RH 99 32 100 54 100
RH 20 42 51 71 99 82 52 35 34 61 87 98100 92 68 56 57 83 93100100
Wind Dir S S W N N N NE E E E E NE NE NE E E E E SE E SE
Wind Spd 12 9 8 11 12 10 5 3 6 11 10 10 11 9 8 6 8 6 5 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2
Clouds(%) 42 28 28 45 56 9 1 24 10 18 37 31 77 84 76 65 51 41 48 71 80
PoP 12HR 20 5 30 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.01 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 8 4 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 62 6 6 19 7 18 26 47 42 8 7 15 20 23 30 40 41 11 7 7 4
T Wind Dir SW SW W N N N N W E E E E E NE E E E E SE E SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 13 16 13 11 6 6 11 18 16 16 16 13 10 9 11 14 13 9 8
RFTI 1 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
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 75 55 72 57 77 58 78 59 81
Temp 70 69 61 58 67 69 62 58 74 72 63 59 76 73 64 59 78 76
DewPt 61 61 61 58 61 62 61 58 62 62 63 59 61 60 62 59 61 59
Min/Max RH 63 100 73 100 61 100 54 100 47
RH 72 75100100 81 78 99100 65 70100100 61 64 94100 55 57
PWind Dir SE S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 70 80 80 60 40 50 40 40 30
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM O O NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-200900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
448 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
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 84 56 78 54
Temp 90 76 70 64 62 68 78 82 79 68 63 61 59 64 73 77 75 66 62 58 55
DewPt 54 55 57 62 62 63 60 57 56 60 61 60 58 61 58 56 55 57 58 58 55
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 47 100
RH 29 48 64 92 99 85 53 42 44 74 93 98 97 90 58 48 51 73 88100100
Wind Dir NW NE NE N N N N NE NE E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
Wind Spd 5 4 4 10 10 10 9 5 9 10 8 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
Clouds SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 44 57 27 55 45 32 11 6 28 30 48 77 95 71 58 51 42 49 54 70 62
PoP 12HR 20 0 50 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.06 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 2 1 2 4 6 4 1 2 2 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 24 5 12 25 15 22 38 46 48 17 22 21 8 23 45 55 45 6 5 4 4
T Wind Dir NW NE NE NE N N N NE NE E E E NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 12 14 19 16 12 10 9 13 17 16 13 13 12 12 10 11 13 12 10 9
RFTI 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
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 78 56 77 59 84 60 84 61 86
Temp 72 72 62 58 72 73 64 60 81 77 66 61 82 78 67 61 83 80
DewPt 59 58 58 58 59 59 61 60 61 60 62 61 61 59 61 61 60 58
Min/Max RH 52 100 57 100 45 100 43 100 39
RH 64 60 88100 64 63 90 99 51 56 86100 49 52 81100 46 48
PWind Dir SE SE S S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 60 50 40 40 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC 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