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 CST Sun Nov 1 2026
TXZ012-020900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 59 69 46 61 42
Temp 65 67 64 63 63 60 63 68 64 60 54 53 50 47 51 54 58 59 51 48 45 43
DewPt 61 62 63 62 59 56 54 47 41 40 44 43 41 40 40 39 40 39 39 38 38 38
Max/Min RH 97 43 76 46 82
RH 87 84 97 97 87 87 72 47 43 47 69 69 71 76 66 57 51 47 63 68 76 82
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW W SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N W W SW SW
Wind Spd 19 19 21 19 17 17 18 24 23 17 18 16 18 19 20 20 16 6 4 4 5 6
Clouds B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 86 86 93 89 71 41 1 5 12 3 13 25 12 19 11 9 9 1 4 3 10 13
PoP 12HR 70 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.27 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 36 22 15 19 19 13 38140158 34 14 11 13 15 52102 84 6 4 5 4 4
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW W SW W NW NW N NW N N NW NW W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 21 26 27 23 21 26 33 32 23 21 19 20 21 24 26 19 9 10 11 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 67 44 60 39 61 42 62 42 61
Temp 61 61 51 45 56 56 45 40 56 56 48 43 56 56 48 42 55 55
DewPt 41 43 42 40 39 38 37 36 39 41 41 41 43 40 39 37 37 38
Min/Max RH 42 83 47 86 49 93 49 82 44
RH 48 51 71 82 53 51 73 85 53 57 77 93 62 55 71 82 51 53
PWind Dir SW SW N NW SW S NW N W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-020900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 56 67 44 64 41
Temp 68 69 63 61 59 57 61 62 63 60 53 50 47 45 51 56 62 58 50 47 43 42
DewPt 63 63 63 61 57 54 53 44 38 40 45 44 42 41 42 39 39 40 41 41 40 40
Max/Min RH 100 39 86 42 96
RH 83 81100100 93 90 77 51 39 48 76 80 83 86 71 53 42 51 73 81 89 95
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 19 20 21 16 12 12 16 23 25 19 16 9 9 11 13 14 12 4 3 3 4 4
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 83 89 92 87 69 13 6 21 2 1 5 11 5 3 6 3 9 3 8 13 15 16
PoP 12HR 70 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.25 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC
Tstms SC IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 46 26 18 11 16 11 45141172 35 11 9 8 11 37 71 64 4 4 4 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N N N W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 24 23 27 24 21 19 25 32 35 24 21 17 13 16 20 19 13 9 9 10 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 68 43 62 37 64 41 64 40 62
Temp 62 62 50 44 57 56 44 39 57 58 47 42 57 57 46 40 55 56
DewPt 42 42 43 40 38 38 39 37 39 40 42 41 40 39 39 37 35 36
Min/Max RH 38 91 40 94 41 98 41 89 38
RH 48 48 79 88 48 51 82 94 50 51 83 98 53 50 76 89 47 47
PWind Dir SW SW N NW SW SW NW N SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 10 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-020900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 61 73 47 63 42
Temp 66 69 65 65 64 62 66 71 68 63 56 53 51 49 54 57 59 61 52 48 45 43
DewPt 62 63 64 64 61 58 56 48 42 43 48 45 43 41 42 41 41 41 41 40 39 39
Max/Min RH 98 38 77 47 86
RH 86 82 96 97 91 87 69 45 38 49 74 74 73 77 65 55 50 48 66 73 79 86
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW W W W
Wind Spd 14 16 17 16 14 14 17 24 20 13 16 13 14 16 18 18 13 5 3 3 3 3
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 SC CL CL FW CL CL SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 93 90 90 92 87 32 1 4 14 0 3 41 23 37 16 17 11 2 0 2 10 9
PoP 12HR 80 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS O SC
Tstms IS SC
Mix Hgt 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 1 1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 41 26 21 24 18 12 44154191 25 19 11 13 13 69106 98 7 4 4 4 3
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW W W SW
T Wind Spd 21 20 25 28 23 20 25 35 33 20 20 18 19 18 25 26 20 10 10 10 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 69 45 63 40 64 43 65 43 63
Temp 64 63 52 46 58 58 46 41 58 60 49 44 59 59 50 43 58 58
DewPt 42 44 43 40 40 40 39 37 40 42 43 42 44 42 41 38 39 39
Min/Max RH 38 80 45 86 45 93 45 83 40
RH 44 49 71 79 51 52 76 86 52 52 80 93 57 52 72 83 48 49
PWind Dir SW S N NW SW S NW NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 10 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-020900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 61 71 48 62 43
Temp 66 68 66 65 65 62 65 69 66 62 56 54 52 50 53 56 59 61 53 49 47 44
DewPt 61 63 64 63 60 57 55 47 40 43 47 46 43 41 41 40 40 41 41 41 40 39
Max/Min RH 96 38 75 48 82
RH 83 82 93 96 86 83 69 46 39 50 73 74 71 73 62 54 49 48 63 73 78 82
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW W W SW
Wind Spd 17 17 19 19 18 18 18 25 21 14 17 14 17 19 18 18 13 5 3 4 4 4
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 SC CL FW FW CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 92 90 89 91 84 29 1 9 10 1 4 42 28 30 15 14 8 2 1 2 10 9
PoP 12HR 80 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.31 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC O SC
Tstms IS SC
Mix Hgt 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 1 1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 21 21 25 20 16 43156191 27 20 11 17 16 62103 90 5 4 4 3 3
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 20 26 29 24 21 26 35 34 20 20 18 19 21 25 26 19 9 10 9 8 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 68 46 62 41 63 44 64 44 62
Temp 63 63 53 47 57 58 47 42 57 60 50 45 58 59 50 45 57 58
DewPt 41 43 44 41 39 40 40 38 40 41 44 42 43 41 41 39 38 39
Min/Max RH 39 82 46 86 44 90 46 81 42
RH 45 48 71 79 50 51 76 85 52 50 79 90 56 52 72 80 48 50
PWind Dir SW S N NW SW S NW NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 10 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-020900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 54 66 41 61 36
Temp 65 67 61 60 56 54 59 64 63 56 50 48 46 43 50 56 59 55 48 43 40 37
DewPt 60 60 61 59 54 50 50 43 39 45 46 43 40 39 40 39 37 39 39 39 38 37
Max/Min RH 99 39 86 44 100
RH 83 78 99 96 93 85 71 46 40 67 86 83 79 86 69 52 44 54 72 84 94100
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW W NW N NW N N N N N N NW W W SW
Wind Spd 18 20 21 20 19 20 20 23 20 20 19 16 18 19 18 18 13 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 84 83 85 87 52 15 1 17 4 21 47 65 40 19 7 3 2 0 3 6 13 14
PoP 12HR 80 10 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.20 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS O NM IS
Tstms SC IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 1 <1 <1 1 <1 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 48 22 15 13 19 14 53114139 30 14 11 19 18 61 96 85 5 4 4 3 3
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NW NW NW N N NW NW W W SW S
T Wind Spd 24 24 27 26 24 23 27 31 29 25 21 18 20 21 26 25 18 10 10 9 6 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 65 38 59 34 61 37 62 37 61
Temp 61 60 46 40 56 53 41 36 56 55 44 38 58 56 44 37 57 55
DewPt 41 42 42 38 37 37 37 35 39 40 41 38 40 38 38 34 35 36
Min/Max RH 41 93 44 100 44 100 42 89 38
RH 48 52 85 92 50 54 86 97 52 57 87 100 51 51 78 89 43 49
PWind Dir SW N N NW SW SW N N SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 0 0 10 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-020900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 56 70 42 59 36
Temp 64 64 61 61 59 57 62 69 68 57 51 49 46 44 50 56 58 55 47 43 39 37
DewPt 59 59 61 61 57 52 51 46 40 45 47 43 41 40 40 38 36 37 38 37 35 35
Max/Min RH 100 36 87 43 96
RH 84 85100100 94 84 67 43 36 64 85 81 83 86 68 50 43 51 70 79 85 92
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW W W W
Wind Spd 17 17 19 18 18 18 20 21 17 19 18 17 18 20 20 19 16 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds OV OV OV OV B1 FW CL FW SC FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 91 91 93 94 60 10 0 11 50 12 66 75 70 50 26 16 7 3 1 12 14 7
PoP 12HR 80 10 40 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.18 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC O SC SC
Tstms SC IS
Mix Hgt 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 1 2 <1 1 1 3 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 52 35 16 13 16 13 49102148 29 30 15 26 27 76115123 8 5 5 4 4
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
T Wind Spd 24 25 27 27 27 24 29 28 27 24 23 24 25 26 29 29 24 12 12 11 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 64 38 58 33 61 37 62 38 61
Temp 61 59 46 40 55 53 40 35 56 55 44 38 58 56 45 38 58 55
DewPt 38 40 40 37 37 37 37 34 38 39 41 38 41 39 39 35 35 36
Min/Max RH 38 92 44 100 44 100 45 91 38
RH 42 50 79 89 52 54 89 96 50 56 89 100 53 53 80 89 43 49
PWind Dir SW NE N NW SW S NW NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 0 0 10 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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