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 Tue Sep 8 2026
TXZ012-090900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26 Fri
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 96 68 91 66
Temp 95 93 84 79 76 74 83 92 95 89 78 73 72 69 75 85 89 85 76 73 70 67
DewPt 57 54 56 58 59 59 59 57 55 56 61 62 63 64 64 62 60 60 62 61 62 62
Max/Min RH 62 26 87 38 84
RH 28 27 38 49 56 59 44 31 26 33 56 68 73 84 69 46 38 43 62 66 76 84
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SE SE SE S S N N SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 8 8 8 8 5 4 5 5 5 9 11 12 11 11 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 18 10 4 5 7 19 6 9 43 61 63 75 67 76 42 39 35 32 30 11 11 12
PoP 12HR 0 20 60 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 134116 8 8 9 7 31 75 78 16 6 5 6 7 11 35 56 62 7 8 8 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW W S S NE E S N N SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 16 18 18 18 16 17 9 9 9 12 11 11 10 10 9 12 18 16 18 17 16
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 09/11Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26
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 98 70 96 67 94 67 91 64 89
Temp 92 93 78 71 92 89 75 69 88 88 75 69 87 85 72 66 84 83
DewPt 59 54 57 57 57 57 59 60 60 58 59 60 59 58 59 60 60 59
Min/Max RH 24 61 26 73 30 73 33 81 36
RH 33 27 48 61 31 34 58 73 39 36 58 73 39 40 64 81 44 44
PWind Dir S S NW E S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-090900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26 Fri
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 98 65 92 64
Temp 95 93 82 77 73 69 81 93 97 91 78 72 69 67 75 86 90 86 75 71 67 65
DewPt 54 55 56 57 59 59 59 56 54 57 62 63 63 62 63 60 58 60 61 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 71 24 90 34 89
RH 25 28 42 51 62 70 47 29 24 32 58 72 80 86 66 41 34 42 63 70 81 87
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S SE E S SW NW NW S S SE S S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 10 9 8 8 10 9 6 8 5 4 3 3 4 4 8 10 10 9 9 10
Clouds FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL SC SC B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 9 4 5 9 30 23 4 4 34 30 81 61 79 40 33 29 29 28 28 18 11 10
PoP 12HR 5 20 50 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.02 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 123118 8 8 8 7 31 85 71 25 6 6 5 4 17 49 68 56 9 8 7 7
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S SE E SW S N W SW SW SE S S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 14 17 18 17 16 17 10 8 9 13 12 11 10 11 8 9 17 19 18 17 16
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 09/11Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26
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 98 67 96 64 94 64 91 62 89
Temp 91 94 76 68 91 90 73 66 88 88 73 66 86 85 70 63 83 84
DewPt 57 51 56 57 54 56 59 60 59 59 60 60 58 58 59 60 60 59
Min/Max RH 21 69 25 81 30 81 33 90 37
RH 32 24 50 68 30 32 63 81 38 38 63 81 39 41 68 90 45 44
PWind Dir SW S N E S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 10 30 20 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-090900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26 Fri
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 75 100 70 94 68
Temp 99 98 88 84 79 77 85 94 98 91 79 76 73 71 77 85 91 89 79 76 72 69
DewPt 57 55 57 59 60 61 60 57 56 60 64 65 66 66 66 64 62 61 63 63 64 64
Max/Min RH 60 25 90 37 84
RH 25 24 35 43 52 59 42 29 25 36 59 69 79 86 70 48 38 40 59 65 76 83
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SE E E E NE NE NE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 11 9 9 8 6 9 8 4 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 8 6 6 5 6
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 17 13 4 13 19 19 2 11 45 64 65 59 80 73 49 34 49 34 28 17 13 13
PoP 12HR 0 30 50 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.04 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 9 2 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 136131 9 9 8 6 37 81 60 23 5 6 11 7 18 44 58 72 8 7 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W SW E NE E NE N NE E SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 17 18 19 16 13 18 10 8 12 11 11 10 9 10 12 12 18 14 16 12 13
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 09/11Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26
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 73 100 69 98 70 96 66 93
Temp 94 97 81 74 93 93 77 71 91 92 79 71 89 90 75 68 86 87
DewPt 60 55 59 60 57 57 61 62 60 58 60 62 59 58 60 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 22 62 25 75 28 72 29 79 33
RH 33 25 46 62 31 30 57 75 37 33 53 72 37 34 60 79 41 39
PWind Dir S S N E S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-090900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26 Fri
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 98 69 91 68
Temp 97 95 86 82 79 76 84 92 96 90 79 75 73 70 75 83 88 87 78 75 72 69
DewPt 57 54 57 59 60 61 59 57 56 60 63 64 66 66 66 63 61 61 63 63 64 63
Max/Min RH 61 27 90 40 83
RH 27 26 37 46 53 59 44 31 27 37 58 69 78 86 74 51 42 42 60 66 76 81
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S E SE E NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 11 11 10 9 10 8 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 9 9 9 10
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 16 7 4 12 14 22 5 13 44 66 61 70 80 53 45 34 45 35 30 18 10 12
PoP 12HR 5 30 50 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 9 2 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 134129 9 9 9 6 34 78 64 27 5 8 10 9 15 42 58 79 7 8 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W SW SE NE E NE N N E SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 16 19 19 17 13 18 10 8 12 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 19 14 16 13 13
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 09/11Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26
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 72 96 68 95 69 93 66 90
Temp 91 95 80 73 90 90 76 70 88 89 77 71 86 86 74 68 83 85
DewPt 59 54 59 59 57 57 61 62 59 58 60 61 58 57 60 61 59 59
Min/Max RH 24 62 27 75 31 72 33 78 37
RH 35 26 49 62 33 33 60 75 39 36 56 72 39 38 62 78 45 42
PWind Dir S S N E S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-090900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26 Fri
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 94 62 89 62
Temp 96 94 82 76 71 68 80 90 89 83 73 69 66 63 72 83 87 83 73 69 65 63
DewPt 54 55 57 58 59 59 59 58 59 62 64 65 64 63 64 63 61 61 63 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 73 31 100 42 94
RH 25 27 43 56 66 72 49 34 36 49 73 88 94 99 77 52 42 48 70 80 89 93
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W W S NE NE N NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 10 9 8 8 10 9 6 8 5 4 4 5 5 6 8 10 10 10 10 11
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B1 FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 15 6 22 34 22 23 14 6 43 66 82 90 62 25 41 32 23 17 26 12 6 3
PoP 12HR 10 40 40 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.05 0 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 2 <1 1 <1 <1 2 5 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 129 95 8 6 5 5 25 60 54 14 6 11 7 4 12 32 58 40 8 8 7 7
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W W SW NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 16 12 11 10 16 11 9 11 13 12 11 9 8 8 10 14 17 18 16 16
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 09/11Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26
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 64 90 61 93 63 90 60 87
Temp 89 94 74 65 86 86 69 63 86 87 72 65 84 85 68 62 81 82
DewPt 58 50 56 56 55 55 60 59 59 57 60 59 57 56 59 58 59 59
Min/Max RH 21 71 31 88 30 83 33 89 38
RH 35 23 54 71 35 35 73 88 40 36 67 81 40 37 73 89 47 46
PWind Dir SW S N E S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-090900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26 Fri
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 69 95 63 88 62
Temp 100 96 83 77 74 70 80 91 92 85 74 70 68 65 70 80 87 84 72 69 66 63
DewPt 57 55 58 59 61 61 62 60 61 62 65 66 67 65 66 64 63 62 64 64 65 63
Max/Min RH 76 31 100 45 100
RH 24 25 42 54 65 73 53 36 36 45 74 87 98100 87 57 45 48 76 84 96100
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 12 11 9 8 6 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 8 8 10
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 15 7 36 32 20 36 33 25 59 67 80 85 61 58 42 32 31 9 13 10 6
PoP 12HR 10 30 60 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.08 0.04 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 150105 8 5 5 5 22 48 67 34 18 6 7 6 17 46 51 43 7 6 6 7
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW W W N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 18 18 11 10 11 14 10 11 12 14 11 10 11 10 11 11 13 16 14 14 14
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 09/11Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26
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 65 91 61 94 63 91 59 86
Temp 91 94 75 66 86 87 69 63 87 89 73 65 85 86 68 61 79 82
DewPt 61 55 59 59 58 57 61 61 60 58 61 61 58 56 60 60 59 58
Min/Max RH 24 77 33 93 31 86 32 96 40
RH 37 26 58 77 39 36 76 93 41 35 66 86 40 36 76 96 50 45
PWind Dir S S N E S S SW SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 10 20 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS 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