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 Sun Aug 9 2026
TXZ012-100900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed
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 70 100 71 101 73
Temp 100 98 86 80 74 71 83 93 98 97 86 80 74 72 83 94100 98 87 82 76 74
DewPt 45 46 43 49 53 53 55 50 46 45 49 52 56 57 59 54 50 48 50 54 56 57
Max/Min RH 53 17 59 18 57
RH 16 17 22 34 48 53 38 23 17 17 28 38 53 59 44 26 19 18 28 38 50 55
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 16 14 14 13 13 14 16 16 16 14 13 13 16 17 14 13 14 14 16 17 16
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 1 1 11 9 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 10 4 1 1 10 2 4 10 18 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 157129 10 11 12 8 31108157144 10 11 13 10 47125146148 12 13 18 10
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 20 21 21 18 19 18 18 19 18 20 21 20 20 17 16 17 20 23 23 19
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/12Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
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 102 74 101 71 97 70 95 69 96
Temp 96 99 83 76 95 95 79 72 92 91 77 70 89 90 76 71 89 91
DewPt 55 49 55 57 55 54 58 60 59 58 60 61 60 58 59 60 59 56
Min/Max RH 18 54 21 66 29 73 31 71 29
RH 25 19 38 52 26 25 49 66 33 33 56 73 38 34 56 68 37 31
PWind Dir S S S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20 40 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-100900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 66 98 66 99 68
Temp 97 96 82 76 71 67 80 92 96 95 82 76 71 67 79 92 97 97 84 78 73 69
DewPt 46 44 47 52 55 57 59 53 48 46 52 55 57 60 61 56 52 49 52 56 58 60
Max/Min RH 70 19 78 19 72
RH 18 17 30 44 58 70 49 27 20 19 35 47 61 78 54 30 22 19 34 47 60 72
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 12 11 10 10 13 13 14 13 12 12 12 11 13 13 12 12 11 12 11 10
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 15 30 7 6 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 7 0 0 3 3 10 15 15 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 154128 10 10 9 8 27101154118 10 10 9 8 34112138144 10 11 9 7
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 17 18 20 19 17 18 16 17 16 18 20 20 17 19 14 13 14 19 23 20 16
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/12Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 69 98 66 94 66 92 65 93
Temp 94 97 79 71 93 93 75 67 90 89 73 66 87 87 71 67 87 89
DewPt 56 50 57 60 56 55 60 62 59 59 61 62 61 59 61 62 60 57
Min/Max RH 20 69 24 83 30 87 33 87 31
RH 28 21 47 69 29 28 60 83 35 37 66 87 42 39 71 84 40 34
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20 40 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ008-100900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed
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 74 105 75 106 76
Temp 103102 90 84 78 74 87 97102102 90 84 78 75 86 97103104 92 86 80 77
DewPt 43 43 44 50 52 54 54 49 45 45 50 54 56 58 59 54 51 49 52 55 57 58
Max/Min RH 50 14 56 16 53
RH 14 14 20 30 40 50 32 20 15 15 25 35 46 56 40 25 18 16 26 35 45 53
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 14 14 13 12 11 10 12 13 14 14 13 11 11 11 13 13 12 13 12 12 13 11
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 1 3 20 2 3 2 2 4 2 14 22 4 3 1 2 7 1 7 12 11 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 166162 12 12 10 8 33116162153 12 10 10 8 52122129144 12 11 11 9
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 20 21 21 19 17 19 17 17 19 19 20 19 18 21 14 13 14 20 20 20 18
RFTI 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date 08/12Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
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 108 77 105 73 101 71 100 71 99
Temp 99104 87 78 98 99 82 74 94 95 79 72 92 94 79 73 92 95
DewPt 55 50 56 59 56 56 61 63 60 59 63 64 61 59 62 63 61 58
Min/Max RH 16 51 20 68 27 76 28 73 28
RH 24 17 35 51 25 24 48 68 32 31 57 76 36 31 55 72 35 29
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20 40 10 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-100900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 73 102 74 102 75
Temp 99100 88 82 77 74 84 93 98 99 88 82 77 75 84 93 99100 89 84 79 76
DewPt 44 43 44 50 53 54 55 49 45 45 50 53 56 58 59 54 50 49 51 55 57 58
Max/Min RH 50 16 56 18 54
RH 15 15 22 33 43 49 38 23 17 16 28 37 48 55 43 27 20 18 27 37 46 54
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 14 16 14 13 13 12 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 13 13 13 14 13
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 5 10 5 2 3 2 2 4 14 24 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 11 11 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 162152 10 12 10 8 31114161142 10 11 9 9 52119129146 11 12 12 9
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 20 23 20 18 19 17 17 18 19 20 19 19 21 16 13 16 19 20 21 18
RFTI 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date 08/12Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 104 76 102 72 97 71 96 70 96
Temp 95100 85 77 95 96 80 73 90 92 78 72 89 91 77 72 89 92
DewPt 55 50 56 58 56 55 61 62 60 59 63 64 61 59 62 63 61 57
Min/Max RH 18 52 21 68 29 75 30 73 30
RH 26 19 38 52 27 26 51 68 36 33 59 75 40 35 59 72 40 32
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20 50 10 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-100900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed
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 67 101 67 101 68
Temp 101 99 86 78 72 68 82 95100 99 86 78 72 68 81 94100 99 87 80 73 69
DewPt 47 46 42 46 51 53 55 50 46 44 46 51 54 55 58 55 50 49 50 53 55 56
Max/Min RH 58 15 63 18 63
RH 16 17 22 32 48 58 40 23 16 16 25 39 53 63 46 27 19 19 29 39 53 63
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 18 17 14 13 13 13 16 17 17 17 14 13 12 13 17 16 13 13 11 12 11 11
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 4 23 30 12 22 10 2 4 8 8 14 37 28 9 1 1 5 9 20 25 28 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 195106 9 11 9 9 33125190135 9 9 9 8 51111159150 8 9 9 7
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 19 19 21 19 19 21 19 19 19 19 18 19 16 21 18 16 14 17 19 17 16
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/12Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
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 68 98 64 94 64 92 63 92
Temp 96100 79 69 94 96 75 65 89 91 72 64 87 89 72 65 87 90
DewPt 54 50 55 58 56 53 60 61 59 57 62 62 61 58 61 62 60 57
Min/Max RH 18 67 22 87 30 93 33 92 32
RH 25 19 44 67 28 24 60 87 37 32 71 92 41 35 70 89 41 33
PWind Dir SW S SW SW SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 40 20 40 20 40 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-100900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 71 104 70 104 72
Temp 104101 86 81 76 72 87 99103101 87 81 76 71 86 99103101 87 82 78 73
DewPt 45 46 42 47 50 51 52 49 44 44 49 53 54 55 57 54 51 51 52 55 55 56
Max/Min RH 49 13 58 17 56
RH 14 16 21 30 40 49 31 19 14 15 27 39 47 58 37 23 18 19 30 39 46 56
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 18 17 16 16 14 13 16 17 17 17 14 14 13 13 18 17 13 13 13 13 12 12
Clouds CL CL SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 30 9 18 5 8 5 7 7 14 24 31 4 6 2 4 9 15 15 27 20
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 211199 12 12 10 10 40158205176 11 10 9 9 59137163147 10 12 9 8
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 24 23 25 21 21 24 20 19 21 21 23 19 18 24 19 16 16 19 23 18 17
RFTI 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Date 08/12Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 104 71 101 66 95 65 95 64 95
Temp 99101 82 72 95 95 76 67 90 91 73 66 88 90 72 66 88 91
DewPt 55 52 57 59 58 57 62 63 62 61 65 64 62 61 64 63 62 60
Min/Max RH 17 62 23 88 31 94 33 94 33
RH 23 19 44 62 29 28 63 88 40 37 76 94 42 39 76 92 43 36
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 40 20 50 20 50 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC
$$
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