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 Sat Sep 26 2026
TXZ012-270900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 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 60 86 60 85 63
Temp 89 81 71 67 63 61 69 80 86 81 70 67 63 61 68 78 85 81 73 70 66 64
DewPt 58 57 57 56 55 54 57 54 48 50 51 54 56 56 60 58 55 55 57 58 59 60
Max/Min RH 81 27 90 36 87
RH 35 44 61 68 75 78 66 41 27 34 51 63 78 84 76 50 36 41 57 66 78 87
Wind Dir W N N N W NW N N NE N E E SE SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 0 0 0 5 6 5 9 6 0 4 5 5 4 4 9 10 10 12 11 11 12
Clouds CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) 4 23 29 9 27 43 31 25 45 34 32 25 23 37 45 37 48 61 75 78 85 93
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.16
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 1 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 80 6 3 3 3 4 5 44 52 2 5 5 5 4 10 44 71 18 7 8 9 17
T Wind Dir W W W W NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 8 6 8 9 10 10 11 8 6 11 12 12 10 10 11 11 13 16 18 18 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
Date 09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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 60 74 55 75 52 77 53 81
Temp 69 73 65 61 67 69 61 56 68 70 59 53 69 74 59 53 73 77
DewPt 62 61 61 60 59 56 56 54 54 50 51 49 51 49 51 49 53 51
Min/Max RH 64 97 57 93 44 86 37 86 36
RH 78 66 87 97 75 63 84 93 61 49 75 86 53 41 75 86 49 40
PWind Dir S S SW W NW N N SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 90 90 70 40 30 20 20 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM O O O NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-270900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 86 57 85 61
Temp 86 80 69 66 61 58 69 80 85 81 70 65 61 58 66 78 84 80 71 68 64 62
DewPt 53 57 57 56 56 55 57 53 47 51 51 52 54 55 58 57 53 56 58 58 60 60
Max/Min RH 89 27 93 34 95
RH 32 45 66 70 83 89 65 39 27 35 52 62 77 89 74 48 34 43 63 72 86 93
Wind Dir W SW W W NW NW N NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW S
Wind Spd 13 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 10 10 9 8 5 6 8
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV
Clouds(%) 6 39 12 34 36 57 58 35 26 28 38 33 8 22 37 43 47 60 71 89 91 93
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.25
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM O
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 8 2 <1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 65 5 3 3 4 3 3 35 46 3 5 5 4 4 10 65 84 27 7 7 20 18
T Wind Dir W SW W W W N N NE NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 9 6 8 10 9 8 8 6 6 11 11 10 10 11 12 12 13 16 16 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 76 57 73 53 76 50 78 51 82
Temp 69 72 64 58 67 69 59 54 69 71 57 50 70 74 58 52 74 76
DewPt 61 61 60 58 58 56 54 54 52 51 50 49 50 50 50 50 51 52
Min/Max RH 64 100 56 100 42 96 36 96 34
RH 76 67 87100 72 63 83 98 55 49 76 96 48 42 75 93 44 43
PWind Dir S S W NW N N N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 90 90 70 30 30 20 20 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O O NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-270900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 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 91 62 90 66
Temp 87 85 74 68 64 62 72 82 89 86 73 68 65 62 70 80 89 85 76 72 69 67
DewPt 59 58 57 57 57 56 56 53 48 51 53 57 58 59 60 59 55 56 58 60 61 62
Max/Min RH 81 24 91 32 84
RH 40 40 56 68 77 81 56 37 24 31 49 67 80 89 72 48 32 37 55 65 76 84
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W NW NE E E E E E E SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 3 2 1 3 3 2 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 5 8 8 8 6 8 10
Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV
Clouds(%) 13 14 35 7 29 32 15 27 37 32 33 23 45 53 56 47 64 61 65 81 92 93
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.12
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 1 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 72 5 3 3 3 3 5 52 64 6 5 5 7 4 9 36 67 15 7 7 8 15
T Wind Dir W W W W NW NW N NE NE E E E E E SE S S SE SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 6 8 6 8 8 8 11 9 8 11 11 11 8 8 9 11 12 14 16 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 09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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 81 62 78 57 80 55 82 56 86
Temp 73 76 67 63 71 73 63 59 71 74 61 55 72 78 62 57 75 80
DewPt 62 62 62 62 59 57 57 56 54 52 52 52 51 50 52 52 53 52
Min/Max RH 53 97 51 93 40 89 33 86 33
RH 67 62 86 97 68 59 82 90 55 46 74 89 48 39 71 84 45 38
PWind Dir S S S W N N N SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 80 90 70 50 40 20 20 5 0
Rain Shwrs NM O O O NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-270900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 62 88 62 88 65
Temp 86 83 73 68 64 62 70 80 86 84 73 68 65 62 69 79 86 83 75 71 68 66
DewPt 57 58 57 58 58 56 56 53 48 51 52 56 58 59 60 58 54 56 58 60 61 62
Max/Min RH 82 26 91 34 85
RH 37 42 57 70 80 81 61 40 27 33 48 66 78 89 73 50 34 40 56 67 77 85
Wind Dir SW W SW W W W NW NE E E E E E E SE S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 10 3 1 2 3 4 2 5 5 3 4 4 3 2 3 5 9 9 10 10 10 11
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV
Clouds(%) 12 13 40 8 19 38 22 32 42 29 36 16 40 48 52 49 66 55 67 82 89 93
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.13
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM
Mix Hgt 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 1 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 78 13 3 3 2 3 4 50 68 9 5 5 6 5 8 40 69 15 7 8 9 15
T Wind Dir W W W SW NW NW N NE E E E E E E SE S S SE S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 9 8 6 6 8 8 11 9 9 11 11 10 8 8 10 11 13 14 17 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 79 61 76 57 77 54 80 55 83
Temp 71 74 66 62 69 70 62 59 69 72 59 55 71 76 61 56 74 78
DewPt 61 62 62 62 59 57 57 56 53 52 53 52 50 51 52 52 53 53
Min/Max RH 59 100 55 92 43 89 35 86 35
RH 72 65 88100 71 63 85 90 58 49 80 89 49 42 72 85 48 41
PWind Dir S S W W N N N SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 80 90 70 50 40 20 20 5 0
Rain Shwrs NM O O O NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-270900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 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 56 85 57 82 59
Temp 83 78 67 62 58 56 68 81 85 78 66 63 60 58 65 75 81 76 68 65 62 60
DewPt 53 57 56 56 54 52 55 49 46 50 51 53 55 55 58 58 55 55 57 60 60 60
Max/Min RH 88 27 94 41 100
RH 36 47 69 81 88 85 64 33 27 38 58 70 84 91 77 55 41 50 69 84 93100
Wind Dir W NW N NW NW NW N E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 2 1 1 2 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 4 11 11 10 10 10 10 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
Clouds(%) 8 16 25 6 27 41 21 16 58 53 53 24 18 40 62 53 75 65 79 85 88 89
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.12
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC O
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 4 3 3 4 4 3 37 55 3 5 5 5 5 10 35 74 12 9 7 7 8
T Wind Dir W NW N NW NW NW N E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 5 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 6 12 12 11 9 10 12 14 13 18 16 14 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 09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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 74 56 71 51 74 48 76 49 78
Temp 68 69 62 57 66 65 56 53 67 67 54 49 69 70 56 50 72 72
DewPt 61 60 61 57 58 55 55 52 52 50 51 49 51 51 52 50 53 53
Min/Max RH 66 100 60 100 44 100 40 99 40
RH 78 72 95100 74 69 97 97 58 53 89100 52 50 86 99 51 50
PWind Dir S E N NW N N N S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 90 90 70 40 40 20 20 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O O NM NM SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-270900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 56 86 57 84 60
Temp 85 81 68 63 59 56 69 83 86 80 68 63 60 57 66 79 84 78 70 67 64 61
DewPt 54 57 56 56 54 51 52 52 48 52 55 58 59 57 61 59 56 55 58 60 61 61
Max/Min RH 83 27 100 38 100
RH 35 43 65 78 83 83 55 34 27 38 63 84 96100 83 50 38 46 66 78 89100
Wind Dir W N NW W W NW N NE NE E E E E SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 1 2 2 4 4 4 6 5 4 5 4 3 2 4 9 11 9 10 9 10 10
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV
Clouds(%) 4 6 6 6 3 16 15 16 27 35 28 48 47 54 59 56 65 68 69 78 88 88
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 42 14 4 3 3 3 6 41 62 8 7 8 8 5 12 41 68 21 8 8 8 6
T Wind Dir NW N N NW W NW N NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S SE SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 8 8 9 6 8 9 10 10 9 11 14 13 11 8 10 11 13 13 17 17 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 77 56 73 52 74 49 77 50 80
Temp 74 72 63 57 70 67 58 53 71 69 55 49 73 72 57 51 76 74
DewPt 61 60 61 57 59 56 57 53 53 52 52 49 50 51 52 51 53 53
Min/Max RH 61 100 59 100 46 100 39 100 39
RH 65 65 94100 67 68 96100 52 54 89100 44 47 83100 45 48
PWind Dir S S N NW N N N S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 80 90 70 60 40 20 20 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM O O O NM NM NM SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
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