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 Mon Sep 21 2026
TXZ012-212100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
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 80 58 78 59 78
Temp 68 63 67 73 78 75 68 65 63 60 66 71 76 75 69 66 62 60 66 73 77 74
DewPt 61 60 61 61 60 59 59 59 58 58 60 61 60 58 59 59 59 59 60 60 61 60
Min/Max RH 50 100 54 96 58
RH 78 90 81 66 54 58 73 81 84 93 81 71 58 56 70 78 90 96 81 64 58 62
Wind Dir SE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 12 11 9 10 8 8 8 8 9 11 12 13 9 8 10 12 13 14 14 12
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 37 51 87 79 70 47 47 27 61 65 63 65 56 50 71 69 80 89 80 86 85 86
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 50 60
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.02 0.01 0.21
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3
Vent Rate 9 6 24 31 38 23 9 9 13 9 24 36 50 41 6 7 13 9 28 52 58 34
T Wind Dir SE E E E E SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 11 17 12 12 12 12 13 12 11 13 14 13 16 13 14 16 16 18 17 17 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
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 59 78 59 78 62 85 63 88
Temp 66 60 74 73 65 61 75 74 66 63 82 81 69 64 85 83
DewPt 61 60 63 62 62 61 62 60 61 60 61 58 60 59 60 58
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 56 93 41 84 36
RH 84100 69 68 90100 64 62 84 90 49 46 73 84 43 43
PWind Dir SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 70 80 80 60 40 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM O NM O NM NM SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-212100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
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 83 56 78 56 75
Temp 65 60 68 78 80 75 66 63 60 59 64 71 76 73 66 63 60 57 64 71 74 70
DewPt 54 59 61 59 58 60 61 61 60 59 62 60 60 61 62 61 60 57 62 61 62 63
Min/Max RH 45 100 58 100 66
RH 69 95 77 51 47 60 84 94100100 92 70 58 66 89 95100100 93 72 66 79
Wind Dir SE E NE E NE E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 5 4 8 9 10 12 9 5 4 4 5 10 11 12 8 4 5 6 10 13 13 9
Clouds SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 37 48 56 46 53 51 58 48 69 84 78 89 69 70 75 91 94 95 90 84 81 81
PoP 12HR 30 20 60 70 90
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.08 0.16 0.52
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC NM SC SC SC SC NM NM O O O O O
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 1
Vent Rate 7 5 18 36 48 25 11 10 6 5 16 32 47 28 9 7 8 9 29 56 52 11
T Wind Dir SE S E E E E SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
T Wind Spd 16 11 13 10 11 17 13 16 11 10 11 11 12 16 14 16 14 13 18 17 18 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 Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 56 76 55 77 59 83 60 87
Temp 63 58 71 71 62 59 72 73 64 60 80 80 65 60 82 82
DewPt 62 58 63 64 62 59 62 62 61 60 60 59 60 60 59 59
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 62 100 42 100 37
RH 99100 75 79100100 71 70 92100 51 50 84100 45 45
PWind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 90 90 80 70 40 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs O O O O NM O NM SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
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 83 60 84 62 84
Temp 68 64 68 73 80 80 72 67 64 62 68 75 81 80 72 68 65 62 69 77 82 78
DewPt 62 62 61 59 58 58 59 59 59 60 60 59 58 59 60 60 59 60 60 59 59 60
Min/Max RH 44 100 42 93 46
RH 82 96 78 62 47 48 65 74 84 94 76 59 46 48 65 74 83 93 73 54 46 55
Wind Dir E NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 5 9 10 10 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 10 5 4 4 5 8 11 11 10
Clouds SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 26 87 69 73 81 61 44 65 66 79 63 70 54 67 69 77 85 87 82 80 84 77
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.23
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC NM NM NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 5 3
Vent Rate 11 10 30 36 37 34 6 8 7 7 20 39 53 49 5 5 11 7 29 50 70 35
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 14 18 13 10 11 12 11 10 9 11 13 12 16 12 12 12 12 14 14 16 13
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 Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 63 84 62 84 66 89 67 93
Temp 68 64 78 78 68 64 78 79 70 66 86 85 72 67 88 87
DewPt 62 62 62 63 63 63 61 62 62 62 61 60 61 62 60 59
Max/Min RH 95 50 96 47 87 36 84 31
RH 79 95 57 60 84 96 57 55 76 87 43 43 69 84 40 39
PWind Dir SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 70 80 80 60 50 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM O NM O NM SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 80 60 81 61 80
Temp 67 64 66 71 76 77 70 66 64 62 66 72 78 77 71 67 64 62 67 74 78 75
DewPt 62 62 61 59 58 58 59 60 59 60 60 59 58 59 60 60 60 60 60 59 59 60
Min/Max RH 49 97 47 91 53
RH 82 95 83 68 54 53 68 80 84 92 81 65 52 55 69 79 85 91 78 60 53 61
Wind Dir E NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 6 10 12 11 6 8 5 5 4 4 5 9 10 10 6 4 6 8 9 12 12 10
Clouds FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 25 81 72 85 76 64 43 64 65 80 64 74 52 73 71 81 79 87 81 80 82 76
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.01 0.21
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC SC NM NM NM NM NM
Tstms IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2
Vent Rate 8 15 31 39 35 32 5 6 8 10 19 40 59 50 6 5 6 9 30 55 72 30
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 14 18 14 10 11 11 12 10 10 11 14 13 17 12 12 12 12 16 16 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 80 62 80 65 86 66 90
Temp 67 63 75 74 66 63 75 76 69 66 83 82 70 66 85 84
DewPt 62 62 61 63 63 63 61 62 62 62 60 60 61 62 60 59
Max/Min RH 96 58 99 54 86 39 86 35
RH 83 96 64 69 90 99 63 62 78 86 46 48 73 86 43 43
PWind Dir SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 80 80 80 60 50 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs NM O NM O NM O NM SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-212100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
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 74 55 77 55 73
Temp 62 60 63 67 72 72 63 60 59 57 63 71 75 73 64 62 59 56 63 69 72 68
DewPt 59 60 61 60 59 58 59 60 59 57 60 60 59 60 61 62 59 56 61 61 62 62
Min/Max RH 57 100 57 100 71
RH 90100 92 78 64 61 87 99100100 90 69 59 63 90100100100 93 76 71 80
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S S SE S S S SE S S SE S
Wind Spd 6 12 11 10 6 8 5 4 4 4 6 11 12 13 9 6 6 6 10 13 11 10
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2
Clouds(%) 48 83 85 79 84 60 69 65 78 91 78 76 48 82 84 81 92 88 89 88 89 85
PoP 12HR 20 20 40 70 90
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.03 0.15 0.57
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC NM NM O O O O O
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 3 2 1 <1 1 <1 2 3 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2 1
Vent Rate 11 8 22 30 30 26 11 5 10 6 18 45 68 45 8 7 5 5 29 43 28 12
T Wind Dir E NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 14 17 12 10 11 12 11 9 10 13 14 14 17 17 14 11 10 17 16 13 12
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 Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 55 74 55 76 59 82 59 85
Temp 62 57 69 70 62 59 72 73 64 60 79 77 64 60 81 79
DewPt 62 57 63 63 62 59 62 61 62 59 60 59 61 59 60 59
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 61 100 46 100 41
RH 100100 80 77100100 70 67 94100 52 54 89 98 48 50
PWind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 90 80 70 60 30 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs O O O O NM NM NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-212100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 77 54 80 56 79
Temp 60 58 63 70 75 75 66 62 59 57 64 74 78 76 68 64 60 57 65 75 78 74
DewPt 59 58 61 58 57 56 58 59 59 57 60 59 58 58 59 59 59 57 60 59 59 60
Min/Max RH 49 100 48 100 53
RH 97100 93 66 54 52 75 90100100 87 58 49 53 73 84 96100 83 58 53 62
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 8 9 5 6 4 5 5 4 3 3 5 11 11 11 9 6 6 8 10 13 12 10
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 71 84 80 75 53 62 74 76 61 64 74 66 58 63 77 77 80 78 75 82 81 86
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 30 60
QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0 0.11
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM NM
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2
Vent Rate 15 19 19 25 29 28 5 5 5 6 28 51 68 51 7 6 7 6 42 58 73 20
T Wind Dir E NE E E E E E E SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 14 12 10 8 10 10 10 8 9 14 14 16 18 16 14 13 12 19 17 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 78 56 81 60 85 60 89
Temp 63 57 75 73 63 59 77 77 66 61 83 80 67 61 86 83
DewPt 61 57 62 61 62 59 61 60 61 61 61 59 61 61 60 58
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 51 100 41 100 36
RH 93100 63 66 96100 57 55 84100 47 48 80100 42 43
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 80 70 40 40 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs NM O O NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
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