Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
546
FOUS54 KAMA 010948
PFWAMA
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
448 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
TXZ012-012100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
448 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
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 72 51 64 47 74
Temp 56 60 67 70 67 61 58 56 53 54 59 63 62 56 53 51 48 55 66 74 72
DewPt 52 53 54 54 55 56 55 53 50 49 48 47 46 46 47 47 46 48 49 49 52
Min/Max RH 55 93 50 93 41
RH 86 78 63 57 65 84 90 90 89 83 67 56 56 69 80 86 93 77 54 41 49
Wind Dir NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N N N
Wind Spd 12 13 14 18 20 19 17 17 17 16 16 13 10 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 46 56 56 67 69 91 88 82 79 87 79 69 52 43 49 48 45 22 12 12 8
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.03 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 12 30 53 67 45 38 40 32 27 32 38 47 20 4 4 4 4 9 25 30 3
T Wind Dir NW NW N N N NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 18 17 20 24 25 25 24 21 19 18 16 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
RFTI 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
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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 49 77 51 77 53 81 56 82
Temp 55 50 71 73 57 52 70 74 57 54 75 77 61 57 77 78
DewPt 53 50 54 52 54 52 54 51 52 51 55 52 53 53 56 52
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 39 90 38 87 34
RH 93100 55 48 90100 57 44 83 90 50 42 75 86 48 40
PWind Dir S NE E S S S S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-012100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
448 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 70 51 64 46 75
Temp 54 59 65 68 65 59 57 54 52 54 59 63 62 55 52 49 47 55 67 75 70
DewPt 53 52 53 53 55 56 55 54 52 50 50 47 49 49 48 48 47 49 49 48 52
Min/Max RH 56 100 54 100 38
RH 98 78 65 58 71 90 92100100 86 71 55 63 80 86 98100 80 51 38 52
Wind Dir NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NW W W SW S S
Wind Spd 10 13 17 20 20 20 14 13 13 13 13 12 10 4 2 1 2 2 3 3 4
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 46 56 58 70 84 92 84 96 86 88 94 80 46 56 55 54 24 15 10 10
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 15 48 61 64 49 39 34 29 32 37 38 36 27 6 3 3 3 8 24 26 5
T Wind Dir N N N N N N NE N NE NE NE NE E E E SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 21 20 23 24 27 25 23 23 20 17 13 11 9 8 8 6 8 8 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 47 77 50 76 51 81 54 81
Temp 54 48 73 71 56 51 71 72 56 52 75 75 60 54 76 75
DewPt 52 48 53 53 54 51 54 52 52 52 55 54 53 54 54 53
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 40 100 37 100 34
RH 93100 50 52 92100 54 49 86100 49 48 78100 46 46
PWind Dir SW NE SE S S SW S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 10 5 5
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
448 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
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 76 53 69 49 77
Temp 59 62 68 75 71 63 59 57 55 56 60 67 66 58 54 51 50 57 68 77 75
DewPt 55 55 56 55 57 57 56 54 51 49 48 46 46 47 48 48 48 49 50 49 52
Min/Max RH 49 92 42 94 36
RH 87 79 66 50 61 81 90 90 87 76 64 46 48 67 79 89 94 74 54 36 46
Wind Dir NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 10 11 14 18 16 13 13 13 13 12 11 6 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 2
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 56 55 64 54 63 78 87 87 83 78 68 41 14 21 28 35 32 15 6 2 8
PoP 12HR 40 50 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 10 23 41 54 50 41 45 40 35 37 39 45 15 4 3 3 3 11 21 31 3
T Wind Dir NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 13 12 17 26 25 24 23 20 19 16 13 10 10 8 8 6 9 8 9 8
RFTI 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
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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 52 81 53 81 56 86 58 87
Temp 58 53 72 76 59 55 72 77 60 57 77 81 64 59 78 82
DewPt 55 53 55 53 55 54 55 51 53 54 56 53 55 56 57 53
Max/Min RH 100 35 100 35 89 32 89 31
RH 90100 55 43 88 98 56 41 78 89 48 38 72 89 49 37
PWind Dir S NE SE S S S S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
448 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 74 52 66 49 75
Temp 58 61 68 73 68 63 59 57 54 55 58 64 63 57 54 52 50 56 67 75 73
DewPt 55 55 56 54 56 57 57 54 51 49 48 45 46 48 48 49 49 49 50 48 52
Min/Max RH 52 94 46 96 39
RH 89 81 66 53 66 82 94 91 87 79 68 51 54 70 82 89 96 78 55 39 47
Wind Dir NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 10 11 12 16 17 17 14 14 16 13 13 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 1
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 64 60 71 56 68 89 88 83 85 83 66 48 14 23 28 35 38 17 6 2 9
PoP 12HR 40 50 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 11 27 43 63 52 38 39 37 33 36 38 45 19 4 3 3 3 10 19 31 3
T Wind Dir NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 14 13 18 26 25 24 23 20 19 16 14 10 9 8 6 6 9 8 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 52 80 53 79 56 84 59 85
Temp 57 53 72 75 58 54 71 76 61 57 76 79 64 59 77 80
DewPt 55 53 55 53 56 54 55 51 54 54 56 53 55 56 57 53
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 37 90 34 90 34
RH 92100 56 46 93100 59 42 79 90 50 41 73 90 50 39
PWind Dir S NE SE S S S S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
$$
TXZ006-012100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
448 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
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 67 48 66 43 75
Temp 54 58 64 65 63 57 55 52 49 53 61 66 63 52 48 46 44 55 68 75 70
DewPt 52 55 55 55 55 56 55 52 49 49 46 45 47 48 48 46 44 50 50 49 52
Min/Max RH 66 100 47 100 40
RH 94 89 73 68 75 95100100100 86 60 47 56 87100100100 83 53 40 53
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 19 20 23 24 21 19 16 16 14 13 12 10 5 4 2 2 3 4 6 5 4
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 82 89 79 87 58 77 82 85 55 85 48 45 15 9 14 26 20 8 1 0 1
PoP 12HR 50 40 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 26 52 61 63 50 35 31 30 22 26 31 32 9 4 4 4 4 16 27 35 4
T Wind Dir N N N N N NE NE NE N N NE E E SE S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 21 26 26 27 27 26 24 21 19 16 13 11 8 10 9 9 10 13 11 11 10
RFTI 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
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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 46 77 49 76 52 81 54 81
Temp 52 47 72 71 54 50 71 72 57 52 74 75 59 54 76 75
DewPt 52 47 53 53 54 50 55 53 54 52 56 55 55 54 55 54
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 43 100 41 99 38
RH 100100 52 53100100 57 50 90100 54 50 87 99 48 47
PWind Dir SW NE SE S S SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
OKZ002-012100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
448 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 70 47 67 41 75
Temp 54 60 66 68 65 57 54 51 48 53 61 66 64 52 48 45 42 54 69 75 71
DewPt 54 57 57 57 56 56 54 50 47 46 44 44 44 46 46 45 42 48 48 49 51
Min/Max RH 63 100 42 100 39
RH 100 90 73 67 72 96100 96 96 77 52 44 49 79 93100100 78 47 39 48
Wind Dir NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE S SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 11 16 19 18 16 12 12 11 11 10 8 4 4 2 2 3 3 5 6 4
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 59 67 75 85 57 82 87 77 59 59 49 6 2 5 11 19 14 3 0 0 1
PoP 12HR 90 50 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC O NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 15 26 54 62 55 47 29 23 21 28 29 29 8 5 4 4 4 15 28 37 5
T Wind Dir N N N N NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E SE S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 14 21 28 27 25 21 19 17 16 11 9 9 11 10 10 10 13 12 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 46 78 48 78 53 83 54 83
Temp 53 47 73 73 55 49 73 73 59 54 77 78 61 54 78 78
DewPt 53 47 53 53 55 49 55 52 53 52 56 54 55 54 56 54
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 40 94 38 100 37
RH 100100 49 49 99100 53 47 80 94 48 43 81100 47 43
PWind Dir SW NE SE S S S S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
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