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
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
TXZ012-290900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu
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 75 63 77 56
Temp 87 81 73 69 68 67 67 69 74 72 67 65 66 64 66 72 77 73 64 60 58 57
DewPt 54 52 54 57 60 61 62 63 63 62 62 62 62 62 62 59 55 54 55 56 54 54
Max/Min RH 90 66 100 46 93
RH 32 37 51 66 76 81 84 81 69 71 84 90 87 93 87 64 47 51 73 87 87 90
Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW
Wind Spd 11 12 13 14 13 14 14 18 20 14 16 17 18 18 17 19 21 12 9 8 9 11
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 33 53 74 76 70 87 89 86 77 77 89 92 77 76 71 53 36 28 21 36 54 65
PoP 12HR 30 80 90 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.39 1.05 0.16 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC O NM O O O SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 1 <1 2 6 7 3 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 88 27 8 11 12 16 36 53 61 27 10 18 25 16 49123151 36 6 6 7 17
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W N
T Wind Spd 12 13 17 21 20 18 21 23 23 17 18 23 26 23 24 25 24 16 13 13 14 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
Flood A A A A A A A A A A
Date 10/01Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
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 72 51 67 50 76 53 74 50 75
Temp 67 65 55 52 61 65 54 51 68 73 57 53 67 71 55 51 68 72
DewPt 56 53 52 48 49 48 50 50 52 51 52 51 51 49 50 48 50 48
Min/Max RH 57 90 52 96 43 96 43 93 38
RH 68 65 90 86 65 54 86 96 57 46 83 93 56 46 83 89 53 43
PWind Dir N N N SE SW S NE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 5 5 10 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-290900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu
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 63 74 61 76 55
Temp 86 79 72 69 66 64 65 69 72 67 64 64 62 62 65 72 75 70 63 59 57 55
DewPt 49 53 54 56 60 62 63 63 65 64 64 63 62 62 61 57 53 53 54 53 55 54
Max/Min RH 100 77 100 46 98
RH 29 40 53 63 81 93 95 80 78 89100 99100 99 89 58 46 54 72 80 93 98
Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N
Wind Spd 11 10 11 10 11 11 13 18 17 12 13 14 13 11 12 16 17 11 8 5 6 10
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 47 44 77 83 81 96 89 81 89 94 94 83 82 69 56 37 31 31 41 43 53 67
PoP 12HR 50 100 100 50 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.62 1.15 0.13 0
Rain Shwrs SC O NM O O O O O O SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 8 2 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 2 2 1 <1 1 1 3 6 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 96 23 9 10 10 17 37 54 39 19 17 11 22 26 54116125 51 8 7 6 8
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N
T Wind Spd 13 12 17 20 19 16 21 23 19 13 16 23 23 20 23 21 19 17 16 14 14 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
Flood A A A A A A A A A A
Date 10/01Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
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 70 49 68 48 76 52 74 49 75
Temp 66 63 54 50 62 65 54 49 69 71 57 52 68 69 55 50 68 69
DewPt 54 53 51 49 49 49 49 49 51 51 52 52 51 50 51 49 50 50
Min/Max RH 57 100 49 100 39 100 42 100 39
RH 64 69 90 98 61 55 85100 52 48 82100 54 50 87 96 52 50
PWind Dir N N NE SE SW S NE SE S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 0 5 5 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-290900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu
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 79 66 81 60
Temp 79 85 76 72 71 69 71 71 77 75 70 67 67 67 70 75 80 76 67 63 61 60
DewPt 58 53 55 59 62 63 64 64 63 64 64 64 64 65 64 61 57 56 57 58 57 57
Max/Min RH 86 60 96 43 90
RH 48 33 48 65 74 80 78 79 62 69 80 91 89 93 81 63 44 49 69 84 87 90
Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW N
Wind Spd 8 9 10 12 12 11 10 14 14 10 9 11 14 14 13 16 16 10 8 4 5 8
Clouds SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 34 41 50 72 87 93 88 88 72 89 91 94 80 71 68 54 48 38 41 46 58 66
PoP 12HR 20 80 90 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.38 0.81 0.20 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM O NM O O O NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 <1 1 <1 <1 3 5 7 2 <1 <1 1 2
Vent Rate 58 25 8 12 12 10 31 53 51 29 9 18 17 15 61107144 30 6 5 15 28
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W N
T Wind Spd 9 12 16 20 18 16 18 21 18 14 10 19 23 21 25 24 21 14 13 11 13 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
Flood A A A A A A A A A A
Date 10/01Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
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 53 71 53 79 55 77 53 80
Temp 69 69 57 54 64 69 57 53 71 76 60 56 71 74 57 53 71 76
DewPt 57 54 53 50 49 48 51 52 52 52 54 53 51 50 51 50 50 49
Min/Max RH 52 91 44 96 37 92 37 91 33
RH 65 60 87 87 57 48 82 96 52 43 81 91 49 43 80 91 47 38
PWind Dir N N NE SE SW S NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 30 10 0 5 5 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-290900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu
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 77 65 79 59
Temp 81 84 75 71 71 69 70 70 75 73 70 66 67 66 68 73 79 75 67 62 61 59
DewPt 57 52 55 59 62 63 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 64 63 60 56 55 56 58 57 57
Max/Min RH 85 63 95 46 92
RH 43 34 50 65 73 80 78 79 66 71 81 93 90 94 83 64 47 51 69 87 88 92
Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW N
Wind Spd 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 16 16 11 11 13 17 18 16 17 16 11 9 5 6 9
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 35 49 57 68 86 91 88 87 67 93 92 95 72 73 68 52 35 39 39 46 57 70
PoP 12HR 20 90 80 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.38 0.92 0.17 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS NM NM NM O NM O O O NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 1 <1 2 5 7 2 <1 <1 <1 2
Vent Rate 69 37 8 12 13 14 30 57 52 32 11 17 26 17 50115140 27 6 5 8 27
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W N
T Wind Spd 10 13 17 21 19 17 18 23 19 17 12 19 24 20 24 24 21 16 13 11 13 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
Flood A A A A A A A A A A
Date 10/01Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
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 73 53 69 52 78 55 76 53 78
Temp 67 66 56 53 62 66 55 53 69 74 59 55 68 72 56 53 70 74
DewPt 56 54 53 50 48 49 52 52 52 52 54 53 50 50 51 50 49 49
Min/Max RH 56 93 48 96 39 92 39 90 35
RH 68 66 90 89 61 53 88 95 55 45 83 92 54 45 82 89 49 41
PWind Dir N N NE SE SW S NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 50 30 10 0 5 5 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-290900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu
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 71 60 73 54
Temp 84 80 70 67 65 63 64 68 70 66 63 62 62 61 64 70 73 68 60 57 56 54
DewPt 56 51 54 57 59 61 62 64 64 64 63 62 62 61 61 59 56 55 56 56 55 54
Max/Min RH 100 81 100 55 100
RH 38 36 57 70 81 92 94 87 82 92100100100100 90 68 55 62 86 96 96100
Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S SW SW SW NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 16 13 10 10 13 14 13 12 14 16 11 9 8 12 19
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 38 48 58 71 91 77 95 80 90 91 95 93 86 67 70 58 55 51 59 62 64 66
PoP 12HR 50 100 100 60 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.94 1.50 0.24 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC O O O O O O O O NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 2 1 <1 1 1 2 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 94 20 8 12 9 11 27 45 37 22 21 11 22 23 46103 89 29 7 7 12 26
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 16 14 17 21 17 13 18 21 18 14 16 18 21 20 23 21 18 16 14 14 14 21
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
Flood A A A A A A A A A A
Date 10/01Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
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 67 47 68 46 75 49 72 48 74
Temp 64 62 51 48 63 65 50 47 69 70 55 50 67 67 52 48 68 69
DewPt 55 52 50 48 48 48 50 47 52 52 52 50 52 51 51 48 52 51
Min/Max RH 63 100 49 100 43 100 46 100 44
RH 74 69 97 99 59 55 99100 55 53 91100 59 55 96100 58 53
PWind Dir N N NE S SW SW NE SE S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 10 5 0 0 5 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC
$$
OKZ002-290900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu
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 73 60 76 55
Temp 82 82 71 69 67 64 68 69 72 69 63 63 64 62 68 74 76 71 61 61 57 56
DewPt 58 54 56 58 61 62 63 63 64 63 63 63 64 62 64 61 58 57 57 58 57 56
Max/Min RH 97 75 100 54 100
RH 44 38 59 68 81 91 84 82 75 81100100100100 87 65 54 60 86 91100100
Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW W NW NW N N
Wind Spd 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 14 16 11 9 9 12 16 14 16 14 10 8 5 8 11
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 17 39 53 67 79 84 88 94 90 96 95 95 87 75 72 64 61 49 44 55 60 68
PoP 12HR 20 100 100 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.49 1.09 0.29 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS NM NM O O NM O O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 1 <1 <1 1 2 5 6 3 <1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 77 42 9 10 11 9 25 57 54 23 14 10 19 27 44 96106 30 6 6 17 16
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S NW N N
T Wind Spd 13 17 18 19 19 16 17 21 21 16 13 12 23 21 23 23 19 13 12 12 13 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
Flood A A A A A A A A A A
Date 10/01Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
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 69 46 67 46 76 50 73 47 75
Temp 66 63 52 48 63 65 52 47 71 71 56 50 70 69 54 48 71 71
DewPt 57 53 51 48 47 48 50 47 52 52 53 50 51 50 50 48 50 50
Min/Max RH 65 100 49 100 42 100 44 100 40
RH 74 69 96100 57 53 93100 50 50 90100 50 50 86100 47 47
PWind Dir N N NE S S N NE SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 20 5 0 0 5 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs NM NM IS IS
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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