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 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
TXZ012-130900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 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 70 99 71 97 71
Temp 99 96 84 78 75 72 81 94 98 94 84 79 75 73 79 91 96 93 84 79 74 72
DewPt 51 51 54 55 56 58 59 56 52 52 54 56 57 58 60 57 54 54 55 55 57 58
Max/Min RH 64 21 64 25 62
RH 20 22 36 45 52 61 47 28 21 24 36 45 54 59 52 32 25 27 37 44 55 61
Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 14 13 12 12 13 16 17 18 17 16 16 16 19 20 21 21 20 19 18 16
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC CL SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 3 13 16 30 39 47 51 27 4 33 16 21 16 10 2 2 4 10 11 22 29 17
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 160 75 11 10 10 7 32110165 99 10 10 10 9 65137208173 11 11 13 9
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 20 20 19 14 20 20 19 20 19 20 20 19 25 23 25 24 23 23 21 19
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL NO NO NO
Date 09/15Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 66 90 66 87 62 84 59 80
Temp 90 87 71 67 84 85 72 68 82 81 69 63 79 79 66 60 75 76
DewPt 59 61 63 62 62 59 59 60 61 60 60 60 59 58 58 58 58 55
Min/Max RH 29 84 38 76 40 90 43 93 44
RH 35 42 76 84 48 41 64 76 49 49 73 90 50 49 75 93 56 48
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 80 20 30 30 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC O SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-130900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 99 67 97 67
Temp 98 93 81 76 73 69 80 93 98 93 81 76 73 69 78 90 96 92 80 76 71 68
DewPt 50 48 54 55 57 58 59 56 52 52 55 56 58 59 60 57 54 54 57 57 58 59
Max/Min RH 70 22 74 25 73
RH 20 21 40 49 57 67 49 29 22 26 41 50 59 69 55 33 25 28 46 52 65 73
Wind Dir NE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 5 8 8 9 8 12 14 14 14 16 13 13 13 17 18 16 16 16 13 13 11
Clouds CL SC B1 SC SC SC SC CL SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 4 31 60 35 31 43 47 5 30 32 38 34 28 10 2 2 10 15 34 32 26 24
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 13 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 75 37 8 9 8 6 29 99170 80 9 9 9 8 51119169143 11 10 9 8
T Wind Dir W S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 6 6 14 19 18 12 18 18 17 18 19 20 20 19 24 20 18 18 23 21 20 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/15Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 63 89 63 86 59 84 57 81
Temp 89 86 68 64 83 84 69 64 80 80 66 61 78 80 64 58 75 77
DewPt 58 61 62 61 61 61 61 60 61 61 60 60 59 59 59 58 58 56
Min/Max RH 28 93 38 90 43 97 42 100 44
RH 35 44 80 90 48 46 76 87 53 53 83 95 52 49 84100 56 50
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 60 80 30 50 40 50 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs NM O SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-130900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 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 72 104 75 102 75
Temp 101 97 84 80 76 74 84 96101 99 87 83 79 75 84 94100 96 88 83 78 75
DewPt 55 54 57 57 58 60 60 57 53 53 55 57 58 60 60 57 54 54 56 56 58 60
Max/Min RH 64 20 60 22 59
RH 22 24 39 45 55 63 44 27 20 22 34 41 50 59 44 29 22 25 34 40 50 59
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 11 11 6 6 6 10 13 14 14 16 13 12 11 16 18 19 19 18 16 16 13
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 11 29 60 51 56 45 32 23 11 23 16 35 18 12 2 3 7 4 14 22 32 20
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 153 90 8 7 7 5 34112164 66 9 10 10 8 66153191163 12 12 12 9
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 19 14 13 13 11 19 20 18 21 18 19 19 16 25 24 21 24 23 23 21 18
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/15Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 101 69 94 69 92 64 88 62 84
Temp 93 88 74 70 86 87 75 70 84 83 71 66 81 81 69 62 77 79
DewPt 59 61 63 64 62 60 61 63 61 60 61 62 59 57 59 60 57 56
Min/Max RH 26 84 33 77 36 86 37 93 39
RH 32 41 70 81 44 40 61 77 45 46 70 86 47 45 70 93 51 45
PWind Dir S S S S SW S SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 50 80 20 40 30 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC O SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-130900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 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 72 101 75 98 74
Temp 100 95 83 79 76 74 82 92 97 95 85 81 78 75 81 91 96 93 86 81 77 74
DewPt 54 53 56 57 58 60 60 56 52 53 55 57 58 60 60 56 54 54 56 56 58 59
Max/Min RH 65 21 60 24 59
RH 23 25 40 47 55 61 48 30 23 24 36 43 52 59 48 32 24 27 36 43 52 59
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 11 10 11 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 17 14 14 13 17 19 19 19 19 17 18 16
Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 13 31 61 50 42 40 34 28 12 22 15 33 15 12 2 3 6 4 20 23 30 20
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 149 95 7 6 8 6 32104167 71 10 10 11 8 68142187131 14 13 14 10
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 18 14 13 13 12 19 19 18 19 19 21 19 17 25 23 21 24 24 23 21 19
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/15Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 97 68 91 68 88 64 85 62 81
Temp 90 86 72 69 84 84 74 70 82 80 70 66 78 79 68 62 75 76
DewPt 58 61 64 63 61 60 61 62 60 60 61 61 58 58 59 60 57 56
Min/Max RH 29 83 37 76 40 86 41 91 44
RH 35 44 75 82 47 44 65 75 49 50 74 85 52 49 74 91 56 50
PWind Dir S S S S SW S SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 50 80 20 40 30 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC O SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-130900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 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 61 98 67 96 66
Temp 87 85 74 69 65 63 76 90 96 93 79 75 71 68 78 90 95 91 80 74 69 67
DewPt 59 55 59 61 59 59 60 57 54 53 56 57 58 58 59 57 54 53 57 58 58 59
Max/Min RH 89 23 73 24 75
RH 38 36 59 76 82 87 57 33 24 26 46 54 63 69 53 33 25 28 46 57 69 75
Wind Dir NE N NE NE SE N S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 11 10 11 6 5 4 6 13 14 16 16 14 13 13 18 19 19 18 16 16 16 13
Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 20 7 27 58 46 27 11 18 8 16 43 37 16 10 6 2 8 21 37 44 48 33
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 68 35 9 7 4 3 14 51157 68 9 10 10 8 58108193163 10 14 10 8
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E SE NW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 20 14 9 6 10 14 18 19 20 20 21 18 23 21 21 20 20 21 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/15Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 61 87 62 83 58 82 55 78
Temp 86 82 65 62 82 79 67 63 78 75 63 59 76 76 62 56 74 73
DewPt 58 61 64 62 62 62 63 61 61 61 62 58 59 58 60 56 58 56
Min/Max RH 34 100 47 100 50 100 47 100 50
RH 39 49 97 99 51 56 87 94 56 61 95 99 56 54 94100 57 56
PWind Dir SW SE S S SW S SW S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 80 30 70 30 40 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC O SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-130900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 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 62 100 69 99 68
Temp 90 85 75 70 66 63 76 92 98 95 81 77 73 71 81 93 98 93 81 77 72 69
DewPt 61 59 62 62 61 61 62 59 56 55 57 58 59 59 61 58 55 55 58 59 59 60
Max/Min RH 93 23 71 24 73
RH 38 41 64 76 84 93 63 33 24 27 44 52 62 66 50 31 24 28 46 54 64 73
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 11 12 11 5 4 4 4 10 13 13 17 14 14 14 20 21 20 18 18 17 17 16
Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 10 12 49 66 43 29 15 5 5 14 22 27 37 21 6 2 4 13 26 39 38 29
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 77 42 19 5 6 5 14 51154 54 10 9 9 9 63135194168 11 10 11 10
T Wind Dir E NE NE E SE SE SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 17 16 11 10 8 10 12 18 19 21 18 20 20 26 24 23 23 21 23 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/15Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 61 89 62 86 58 85 55 79
Temp 88 83 66 62 84 83 70 64 81 79 65 60 79 79 63 57 74 75
DewPt 60 62 65 62 63 61 64 63 62 60 62 60 59 58 60 57 58 56
Min/Max RH 35 100 42 97 44 100 41 100 46
RH 39 49 97100 49 48 81 97 52 51 89100 51 48 91100 57 53
PWind Dir W E S S S S SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 70 30 50 30 40 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS 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