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 7 2026
TXZ012-080900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 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 71 98 71 97 68
Temp 95 93 84 79 75 73 82 92 96 94 84 79 76 73 82 93 96 89 78 75 71 69
DewPt 56 54 56 57 58 59 60 57 54 54 56 57 57 58 59 56 55 58 61 61 61 62
Max/Min RH 64 23 61 25 78
RH 27 27 38 47 56 62 47 31 25 26 38 47 52 59 46 29 25 35 56 62 71 78
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S E E SE S W
Wind Spd 14 13 13 12 11 11 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 6 6 6 8 5 6 5
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 13 9 4 5 8 2 2 6 7 4 5 11 26 6 12 41 49 64 60 43 44
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 125118 8 9 9 8 42114137126 8 8 9 7 31 68 75 30 5 6 6 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S NE E SE S W
T Wind Spd 17 17 18 19 19 17 19 16 16 16 17 18 18 16 16 8 8 10 10 12 12 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 09/10Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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 94 67 98 69 97 68 95 66 91
Temp 88 86 72 68 92 93 77 71 92 91 75 69 90 89 75 67 86 85
DewPt 60 60 61 60 58 54 57 58 57 56 58 60 59 58 58 60 59 57
Min/Max RH 31 76 24 64 25 73 30 78 32
RH 39 42 68 76 32 27 50 64 31 31 56 73 35 35 56 78 40 39
PWind Dir SW S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 30 5 10 10 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-080900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 68 97 68 96 65
Temp 96 92 82 77 73 69 80 90 95 93 82 77 73 70 81 91 95 89 76 73 69 66
DewPt 54 55 56 57 59 59 61 57 54 54 56 57 58 58 60 56 54 58 61 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 75 24 71 25 86
RH 25 29 41 51 62 70 52 33 25 27 41 50 59 67 48 31 25 35 59 67 77 86
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S E E S SW SW
Wind Spd 12 13 10 10 9 8 12 13 12 12 10 9 9 8 10 6 6 8 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 8 12 10 7 12 11 3 1 8 6 4 10 23 18 1 5 31 38 54 67 49 34
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 110117 9 9 8 7 39105119 99 8 9 9 7 28 82 88 54 5 6 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S E E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 18 19 18 16 20 14 13 13 18 19 19 17 16 9 9 11 11 12 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/10Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 65 98 66 97 65 94 64 91
Temp 88 87 72 66 92 94 75 68 91 91 74 67 89 89 73 65 85 85
DewPt 59 59 60 60 57 51 56 56 55 55 59 59 58 57 59 60 58 57
Min/Max RH 30 81 22 67 24 77 29 83 32
RH 37 39 66 80 31 24 52 65 30 30 60 77 35 34 63 83 40 39
PWind Dir SW S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 0 5 10 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-080900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 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 75 103 75 100 70
Temp 99 98 88 84 79 76 86 96100 99 88 84 79 76 85 94 98 92 81 77 73 70
DewPt 54 54 56 57 59 61 61 57 55 54 57 58 59 60 59 57 57 60 63 64 64 65
Max/Min RH 62 21 59 26 84
RH 22 24 34 41 51 61 43 28 23 23 34 42 51 58 42 29 26 35 54 64 73 84
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW W SW E NE E E NW
Wind Spd 13 13 11 10 9 8 11 12 12 11 10 10 9 6 9 8 4 5 4 4 3 4
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 7 6 5 7 7 7 2 3 9 7 6 8 17 23 6 22 43 54 69 64 54 44
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 140147 10 10 8 7 41121143138 9 9 8 6 41 83 49 22 10 10 7 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W SW E NE SE S W
T Wind Spd 17 19 20 20 17 13 19 16 16 17 19 18 17 12 17 10 5 11 12 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 09/10Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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 98 70 103 72 102 70 99 69 96
Temp 90 89 76 71 95 97 80 73 94 95 79 72 92 93 78 70 89 89
DewPt 62 60 62 63 59 55 59 60 58 57 60 62 59 58 59 61 59 56
Min/Max RH 30 77 22 64 23 72 27 74 29
RH 40 38 63 77 30 25 48 63 30 28 53 72 33 31 52 74 37 33
PWind Dir SE S SW S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 5 10 10 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-080900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 75 100 74 98 70
Temp 97 95 86 82 78 76 84 92 96 96 87 82 79 76 84 93 96 90 81 76 73 70
DewPt 55 54 56 58 59 61 60 57 54 54 57 58 59 60 59 57 56 60 62 63 64 64
Max/Min RH 62 23 60 27 83
RH 25 25 36 45 52 60 45 31 25 25 36 44 52 57 43 31 27 36 53 65 74 83
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W NE E E SE W
Wind Spd 13 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 8 4 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 6 5 6 6 7 2 3 10 6 6 10 19 24 5 20 37 47 66 65 43 43
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 2 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 139129 10 10 9 7 38125131134 9 9 9 6 41 78 60 23 11 12 8 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W SW NE E SE S W
T Wind Spd 17 18 20 20 18 16 19 16 14 17 18 18 18 13 17 10 6 10 11 12 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/10Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 95 70 99 72 98 70 96 69 92
Temp 87 86 75 70 92 95 79 73 91 92 78 71 89 90 77 69 86 87
DewPt 61 60 62 62 58 55 58 59 57 57 60 62 59 58 59 61 58 56
Min/Max RH 33 76 24 63 26 72 29 75 32
RH 43 42 64 76 32 27 50 62 32 31 54 72 36 35 55 75 40 36
PWind Dir SE S SW S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 5 10 5 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-080900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 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 98 66 93 63
Temp 97 94 82 77 72 69 81 92 96 94 82 76 71 68 80 90 91 85 74 69 66 63
DewPt 52 54 56 57 58 58 60 58 55 54 56 57 58 58 59 58 60 62 63 63 63 62
Max/Min RH 71 24 72 33 97
RH 23 26 41 51 61 68 48 32 25 26 42 52 63 69 49 34 35 46 70 82 90 97
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW W NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 16 16 13 12 11 11 14 14 13 12 10 10 9 8 9 8 8 8 6 4 4 4
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 9 5 5 6 8 6 2 1 9 11 33 37 33 23 15 27 45 61 62 67 39 32
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 60 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0.04
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 138128 9 9 8 7 41110130 77 7 6 6 5 24 45 34 25 9 6 4 3
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W SW NE N E N N
T Wind Spd 18 18 19 19 18 16 21 17 14 14 16 13 12 11 13 11 9 11 13 11 9 8
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 09/10Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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 92 63 97 64 94 63 93 62 89
Temp 85 86 69 64 90 93 73 66 88 88 72 65 88 88 71 63 84 84
DewPt 62 59 61 59 58 51 57 57 57 55 59 59 58 57 59 59 57 55
Min/Max RH 34 84 22 73 27 83 30 86 33
RH 46 40 76 84 34 24 58 72 34 33 64 80 36 35 65 86 40 37
PWind Dir S S SW S NE S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 0 10 5 10 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-080900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 101 68 94 63
Temp 100 96 83 78 74 70 84 95 99 97 83 78 74 70 80 89 93 89 74 70 66 64
DewPt 57 55 56 58 59 59 60 58 56 55 57 59 60 60 61 60 61 61 63 65 65 64
Max/Min RH 68 23 75 35 100
RH 24 25 40 50 58 68 45 29 24 25 41 52 63 72 53 38 35 38 68 83 96100
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 14 14 13 13 12 11 14 14 13 11 11 11 9 9 9 8 6 8 8 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 5 10 11 18 6 9 6 4 12 17 40 46 18 23 28 33 48 52 61 46 43
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 153115 10 9 8 8 41150154 83 8 8 6 5 27 47 37 38 8 5 4 5
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 20 20 20 18 18 24 20 17 16 17 17 11 11 14 11 11 13 13 11 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/10Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 93 64 99 65 96 63 95 63 91
Temp 85 87 70 65 91 95 73 66 89 91 72 65 89 90 72 64 86 86
DewPt 63 60 63 62 59 55 60 60 58 57 60 61 59 57 60 59 57 57
Min/Max RH 35 92 24 81 28 86 28 85 33
RH 48 40 78 90 34 27 64 81 35 32 66 86 37 33 66 85 38 37
PWind Dir SE S S S SE S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 20 5 10 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
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