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 Wed Aug 12 2026
TXZ012-122100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Date Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26
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 105 75 102 73 100
Temp 76 73 84 96101100 89 84 78 75 86 97101 96 85 81 76 74 84 95 98 94
DewPt 57 57 59 54 50 49 52 54 56 56 56 52 51 52 55 57 58 58 58 56 55 56
Min/Max RH 18 52 19 59 24
RH 52 57 43 25 18 18 28 36 47 52 36 22 19 23 36 44 54 57 41 27 24 28
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 14 13 16 16 16 16 17 18 17 16 17 17 14 14 17 17 16 14 18 18
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 7 9 3 3 11 1 2 5 11 4 0 14 23 23 44 48 45 34 31 38 47 38
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 7
Vent Rate 15 9 32132183174 11 13 16 11 39179216 92 11 10 13 10 43139202130
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 23 19 19 16 18 18 19 23 24 21 19 18 19 21 21 19 19 19 18 17 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26
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 71 98 71 97 68 97 70 98
Temp 80 72 92 94 80 72 91 93 77 69 91 92 78 71 93 95
DewPt 57 58 57 52 55 58 56 51 54 57 54 50 54 56 52 49
Max/Min RH 61 22 61 22 68 23 61 20
RH 45 61 31 24 42 61 31 24 45 66 29 24 43 59 25 21
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-122100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Date Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 101 70 98 69 97
Temp 72 68 81 94 99 98 85 79 74 70 83 93 96 94 82 77 72 69 82 93 96 91
DewPt 59 59 60 53 50 48 53 56 57 58 59 54 53 52 57 58 59 59 60 57 55 57
Min/Max RH 19 66 22 70 25
RH 63 73 48 25 20 19 34 46 56 66 44 27 24 24 42 52 64 70 47 30 25 32
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 11 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 13 13 16 16 12 12 12 11 11 13 16 16
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 7 2 1 8 9 25 14 14 11 6 4 15 12 37 42 45 36 23 21 48 43
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 5
Vent Rate 9 7 21117162184 10 9 8 7 35163209116 12 10 9 6 34141198 99
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 17 16 13 14 17 18 18 18 16 14 18 19 20 17 19 19 13 14 16 18 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 95 66 94 65 95 65 95
Temp 75 68 89 91 75 67 89 90 73 66 89 91 73 67 90 92
DewPt 60 60 59 55 58 60 58 54 58 59 56 52 56 58 54 51
Max/Min RH 77 27 78 27 80 24 74 23
RH 60 77 36 30 57 78 35 29 58 78 33 27 55 72 29 25
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Date Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26
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 107 78 108 75 105
Temp 79 76 87 98104106 93 88 83 78 89100103101 88 84 79 76 87 98103 99
DewPt 58 59 59 54 49 49 53 56 57 57 57 52 51 54 58 59 60 60 60 57 56 56
Min/Max RH 16 48 17 59 21
RH 49 56 39 23 16 16 26 33 41 48 33 20 17 21 35 44 52 59 40 26 21 24
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 11 9 12 12 13 14 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 14 12 11 12 13 12 12 14 14
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 10 1 2 4 1 8 20 5 4 0 5 29 34 51 65 47 37 31 29 48 38
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 6
Vent Rate 11 7 41140174191 12 13 12 9 42169148109 9 8 8 7 43110179101
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 19 16 20 16 17 19 21 24 21 19 17 17 16 21 16 16 14 14 16 13 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26
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 73 103 73 102 71 100 71 102
Temp 82 74 95 99 83 74 95 98 81 72 93 96 80 73 95 99
DewPt 60 61 57 53 57 61 58 53 58 61 58 53 57 59 54 51
Max/Min RH 62 20 63 21 68 22 64 19
RH 46 62 28 21 42 63 29 22 47 68 31 24 45 63 25 20
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 5 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Date Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 104 77 104 74 101
Temp 79 75 84 95100102 91 85 81 78 87 96100 97 86 82 78 75 85 94 99 95
DewPt 59 59 59 54 49 49 52 55 57 57 57 52 50 53 58 59 60 60 59 57 55 56
Min/Max RH 17 49 19 59 24
RH 50 56 42 26 18 17 28 36 43 48 37 24 20 23 39 45 54 59 42 29 24 27
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 13 12 13 12 13 14 14 16 17 16 14 13 14 14 13 13 14 14 13 12 16 16
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 6 1 2 2 2 2 11 7 3 0 5 27 36 52 57 42 32 29 31 44 38
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 6
Vent Rate 10 8 37133163183 11 14 11 10 40173187112 8 8 9 9 39119178102
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 20 16 20 16 16 18 21 24 21 20 17 17 17 23 16 16 17 17 16 14 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 99 72 98 70 96 71 99
Temp 81 74 91 95 81 73 91 95 79 71 89 92 79 72 92 95
DewPt 60 60 57 52 57 61 58 53 58 61 58 53 57 59 54 51
Max/Min RH 63 21 65 23 69 25 63 21
RH 48 62 32 24 45 65 33 25 49 69 35 27 48 62 28 23
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 5 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ006-122100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Date Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26
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 102 69 100 66 97
Temp 72 68 82 95100100 86 80 74 69 83 95 99 96 82 75 70 66 80 92 97 94
DewPt 55 56 58 53 47 47 50 52 54 55 57 52 50 52 57 58 59 59 61 57 54 55
Min/Max RH 16 62 19 77 24
RH 56 66 44 24 17 16 28 38 50 62 41 24 19 23 43 56 67 77 52 31 24 27
Wind Dir SW S SW S S S S S SW W W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 10 10 12 13 13 14 11 13 11 9 11 13 16 17 12 10 9 8 6 11 16 17
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 15 8 2 3 2 2 4 11 23 11 5 13 27 21 34 43 48 33 21 31 27 36
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 6
Vent Rate 7 6 23104158111 9 9 7 5 21161203163 9 9 13 5 24120190 98
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW NW W SW S S SE S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 14 16 14 16 17 18 18 14 12 12 18 19 19 18 17 16 11 12 17 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26
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 65 95 64 94 62 92 63 95
Temp 74 66 91 93 73 65 89 92 71 64 87 90 71 64 91 93
DewPt 60 60 59 54 59 60 59 55 60 61 59 54 58 58 56 52
Max/Min RH 83 25 84 27 90 29 83 24
RH 62 81 34 27 63 84 37 29 67 89 39 30 63 81 31 26
PWind Dir S S SW SW N SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 20 10 40 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-122100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Date Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 105 72 104 68 100
Temp 76 72 87 99104102 87 84 78 73 86 98103 98 82 77 73 69 82 94 99 95
DewPt 56 56 58 54 49 49 53 54 54 56 58 55 52 55 59 61 60 60 63 60 57 58
Min/Max RH 15 55 18 74 26
RH 51 58 38 23 16 17 31 37 44 55 39 24 18 24 47 59 65 74 53 33 26 29
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S S SW W W SW S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 11 11 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 12 11 9 12 13 10 9 10 8 6 6 13 13
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 11 7 17 0 2 2 9 7 10 6 1 4 14 52 55 54 59 39 34 27 38 48
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 6 2 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 7
Vent Rate 8 7 38105169175 10 13 9 6 32 97171 97 24 9 8 7 32 93195126
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S S W W W SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 20 14 17 18 19 24 19 13 16 13 17 17 17 17 13 11 13 13 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 99 66 97 64 94 64 98
Temp 76 68 94 96 76 67 91 93 73 65 88 90 73 66 92 95
DewPt 62 61 60 56 60 62 61 58 64 63 61 58 61 60 58 55
Max/Min RH 78 24 85 29 94 31 86 24
RH 62 78 32 26 59 84 38 32 73 94 42 34 68 83 32 26
PWind Dir S SW SW SW NE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 5 20 10 40 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS
$$
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