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
249 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
TXZ012-150900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 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 94 64 90 66
Temp 95 91 83 79 76 73 79 89 92 84 72 69 68 66 74 85 90 86 77 73 69 67
DewPt 57 55 56 57 58 59 61 61 60 64 65 64 63 63 62 61 57 56 56 56 56 57
Max/Min RH 64 34 93 33 70
RH 28 30 40 47 54 62 54 39 34 51 79 84 84 90 66 45 33 36 48 55 63 70
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S SE S SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 21 19 17 17 17 16 14 11 10 9 9 5 5 5 10 14 17 13 11 10 10 9
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 15 19 30 33 48 27 31 54 87 78 85 85 63 26 19 14 15 12 12 15 12
PoP 12HR 5 60 90 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 0.37 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM O NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 1 1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 197128 10 10 14 10 37 64 81 14 14 8 5 4 21106148 68 7 7 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW S S SW S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 24 23 20 19 23 18 20 12 13 13 13 12 10 6 13 19 19 17 16 17 16 13
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 91 67 90 65 86 61 82 57 79
Temp 86 85 73 68 87 84 71 66 82 79 68 62 78 76 64 58 75 75
DewPt 59 57 59 60 61 59 61 61 62 62 62 61 61 58 60 58 58 56
Min/Max RH 32 76 34 84 41 97 46 100 44
RH 40 39 62 76 42 43 71 84 51 56 81 97 56 54 87100 56 52
PWind Dir S S S S SW SW N NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 50 40 50 40 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-150900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 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 95 63 91 62
Temp 94 91 79 74 71 68 77 88 93 84 70 67 65 63 73 84 90 87 74 70 65 63
DewPt 55 55 59 60 60 60 62 59 57 62 65 64 63 62 62 60 57 57 58 57 58 58
Max/Min RH 81 31 99 33 86
RH 27 31 51 62 70 76 59 37 31 48 84 90 93 97 68 45 33 36 57 65 77 83
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE E S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 16 14 11 10 11 10 11 9 8 8 5 4 4 4 8 13 16 13 8 6 5 4
Clouds FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 19 21 61 56 62 57 17 12 30 69 77 94 83 62 29 16 27 14 27 27 33 19
PoP 12HR 30 50 80 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.05 0.54 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC O O NM NM
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 164122 9 7 9 6 29 61 84 20 11 8 4 4 19 76131 78 6 6 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE NE S SW S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 19 14 16 19 14 17 11 10 11 12 13 9 9 12 16 18 16 12 13 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 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 91 63 89 62 86 59 82 55 79
Temp 85 84 69 64 84 83 68 62 81 79 64 60 78 77 62 56 74 74
DewPt 58 57 60 60 60 60 61 61 60 60 61 60 59 58 59 56 57 56
Min/Max RH 32 89 35 99 41 100 44 100 44
RH 40 39 73 87 45 46 80 99 49 52 90100 52 52 92100 55 53
PWind Dir S S S S SW SW NE NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 50 30 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-150900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 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 99 67 96 70
Temp 97 96 88 83 79 77 84 92 94 84 76 72 70 68 77 88 95 91 81 77 73 70
DewPt 56 55 56 58 59 61 61 59 60 64 66 66 66 65 64 61 57 58 58 58 59 59
Max/Min RH 61 30 93 29 69
RH 26 25 35 43 50 58 45 33 32 52 72 81 87 90 64 39 29 33 46 52 63 69
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE SW SE S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 19 17 16 14 14 13 13 10 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 12 13 11 9 8 8 5
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 17 15 27 57 61 45 20 34 67 78 90 91 79 78 29 22 14 11 15 16 19 11
PoP 12HR 5 70 90 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.24 1.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM O NM NM NM
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 6 1 1 2 1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 206158 11 10 11 9 47 84 66 11 16 16 7 4 22 94146 53 7 8 6 5
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW E SE SE S SE S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 24 25 23 18 20 18 20 14 13 11 13 10 6 5 12 17 18 14 16 17 12 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 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 96 71 95 69 91 64 85 60 82
Temp 90 90 77 72 90 89 75 70 85 84 71 66 80 79 66 61 77 78
DewPt 58 57 60 62 60 59 62 63 61 61 63 63 60 59 61 61 57 56
Min/Max RH 28 73 30 78 37 93 42 100 42
RH 34 34 57 72 36 38 64 78 44 47 77 92 51 50 83100 51 48
PWind Dir S S S S SW S NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 40 40 50 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-150900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 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 95 66 93 70
Temp 95 93 85 81 79 76 81 90 90 82 74 71 69 68 75 86 92 88 80 77 72 70
DewPt 56 55 56 58 60 61 61 59 60 64 65 65 65 65 64 60 57 57 58 58 59 59
Max/Min RH 62 32 91 32 68
RH 28 28 38 45 52 59 50 36 36 55 74 83 87 88 68 42 32 36 47 53 63 68
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S SE S S SE S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 19 17 17 16 17 16 13 10 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 12 14 11 10 10 9 8
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 14 29 60 59 47 21 42 72 74 94 93 80 77 30 25 15 10 17 16 16 10
PoP 12HR 10 70 90 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.20 0.78 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM O NM NM NM
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 1 <1 1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 196162 11 10 14 9 40 74 67 13 9 14 6 6 20 93145 58 7 7 6 5
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW E SE SE SW SE S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 23 25 21 18 20 18 20 13 12 12 12 11 6 6 11 17 18 16 16 16 12 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 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 71 92 69 88 64 82 59 79
Temp 88 87 76 71 87 86 74 69 82 81 69 65 77 77 65 60 74 75
DewPt 58 57 60 62 60 59 62 63 60 61 63 63 60 59 61 60 57 56
Min/Max RH 31 73 33 80 40 94 46 100 47
RH 37 37 59 72 40 41 66 80 48 51 80 92 55 54 86100 57 54
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S NE NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 40 30 50 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-150900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 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 66 89 60 90 61
Temp 90 90 77 72 69 67 75 83 85 80 69 65 63 61 70 82 88 84 73 69 64 62
DewPt 58 56 60 60 60 60 61 59 59 61 63 64 63 61 63 61 59 59 60 61 60 59
Max/Min RH 81 39 100 39 93
RH 34 33 56 66 73 78 61 44 42 53 80 97100100 78 49 39 43 64 76 87 90
Wind Dir S SW SW S SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 19 17 13 11 13 12 11 11 9 11 9 5 4 4 6 13 17 14 10 8 6 5
Clouds SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 42 50 83 62 51 51 53 22 48 47 69 85 96 62 44 31 31 26 38 41 38 18
PoP 12HR 20 30 70 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.17 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 195 64 7 7 8 8 22 49 49 38 13 10 8 4 17 72122 65 6 7 6 6
T Wind Dir SW SW W S SW SW W N N NE NE E W S S S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 24 20 14 16 17 16 14 12 12 17 13 12 10 8 11 18 19 17 13 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 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 90 63 88 61 84 57 79 53 77
Temp 83 81 68 63 83 82 67 62 79 77 63 59 74 74 60 54 72 72
DewPt 58 57 61 60 59 60 63 61 59 59 62 59 59 58 60 54 57 57
Min/Max RH 34 91 40 100 44 100 49 100 48
RH 43 44 78 90 45 47 86 98 50 54 97100 59 57 99100 59 58
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW NE NE NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 40 20 40 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-150900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 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 92 60 93 65
Temp 97 94 81 77 73 70 78 87 87 81 70 65 64 62 71 86 92 89 77 72 68 65
DewPt 57 55 58 59 60 60 61 59 60 60 63 64 64 62 65 62 58 58 59 60 60 60
Max/Min RH 76 36 100 32 85
RH 27 27 46 55 63 71 55 39 39 50 78 97100100 81 44 32 35 55 65 77 84
Wind Dir S S SW S S SW W N N NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 20 17 14 13 14 14 13 11 10 10 9 4 4 3 4 13 16 13 10 9 8 6
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 32 31 56 72 59 45 44 52 49 43 87 76 68 69 44 36 31 22 31 33 26 12
PoP 12HR 20 30 70 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.08 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM NM
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2 2 1 1 1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 226130 9 15 10 10 38 51 66 42 25 12 9 10 20 78131 90 7 6 6 6
T Wind Dir SW S SW S SW SW W NW N NE NE SW SW S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 26 25 18 18 19 18 20 12 16 19 14 10 8 8 11 17 19 19 14 14 13 13
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 66 92 63 87 58 80 53 78
Temp 89 88 72 66 88 87 70 64 83 81 65 60 76 76 61 55 73 74
DewPt 57 56 60 61 59 58 63 63 60 60 63 60 60 58 61 55 58 56
Min/Max RH 27 84 33 97 39 100 47 100 48
RH 34 34 67 84 37 38 76 97 45 48 93100 57 53 99100 58 54
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW SE NE NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 30 50 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC 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