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 Fri Aug 21 2026
TXZ012-212100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
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 72 102 72 103
Temp 73 70 84 95100 98 86 81 76 72 86 96100 98 86 81 76 73 86 97102 99
DewPt 55 55 56 52 49 49 51 53 53 53 54 50 48 48 51 53 53 52 53 49 46 46
Min/Max RH 17 51 17 48 15
RH 53 59 38 24 18 19 30 38 45 51 34 21 17 18 30 38 45 48 32 20 15 17
Wind Dir W W W W S S S SW SW SW W W SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 6 6 6 4 6 9 9 10 10 10 6 6 9 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 13
Clouds SC B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 47 52 18 18 32 18 25 21 9 19 7 6 11 23 25 34 48 39 9 10 14 16
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 8 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 15 12
Vent Rate 5 4 14 57 62 45 6 6 6 5 22 84101 99 8 8 9 8 38193223175
T Wind Dir W W W W W SE S SW SW W W W SW S SE S SW SW W W W SW
T Wind Spd 11 9 11 8 5 8 13 14 14 12 16 8 8 10 18 18 20 18 23 17 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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 75 104 73 101 70 97 68 98
Temp 83 75 98100 82 73 95 96 78 70 91 92 75 69 92 94
DewPt 50 48 47 46 51 53 52 50 57 59 57 55 59 60 57 54
Max/Min RH 39 14 49 18 68 26 76 24
RH 32 38 18 16 34 49 24 21 48 68 32 29 58 73 31 26
PWind Dir SW SW S W E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 30 10 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-212100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 68 100 68 100
Temp 70 67 82 92 97 95 82 76 72 69 84 94 98 96 83 77 72 69 84 95 99 97
DewPt 57 57 58 54 50 51 55 55 55 55 56 51 48 49 53 53 53 53 53 49 46 46
Min/Max RH 20 62 18 58 17
RH 65 72 44 28 21 23 40 48 56 62 38 24 19 20 36 44 51 57 34 22 17 18
Wind Dir W W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 6 6 8 6 6 6 8 10 8 8 9 8 6 8 10 13 13 13 13
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 43 45 10 20 24 16 12 8 11 10 0 1 10 21 27 24 24 29 8 3 11 10
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 14 12
Vent Rate 5 4 17 64 85 60 6 7 6 7 26107108114 6 8 7 9 39203202185
T Wind Dir W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 9 11 8 8 10 13 14 13 17 17 10 9 11 13 18 16 19 20 18 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 70 101 69 100 67 96 66 97
Temp 79 71 96 99 78 70 94 97 76 67 91 91 73 66 91 94
DewPt 49 51 48 46 51 53 51 48 56 58 56 54 59 60 56 52
Max/Min RH 51 16 55 17 73 25 81 22
RH 35 49 20 17 39 54 24 19 50 73 31 29 61 81 31 24
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW E NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 20 20 50 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
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 74 106 75 107
Temp 76 73 86 97102102 89 83 78 74 88 99103102 90 83 78 75 87 99105103
DewPt 58 59 58 54 50 49 52 55 56 57 56 52 50 51 54 56 57 58 56 50 48 48
Min/Max RH 15 55 16 55 15
RH 55 61 39 24 18 17 28 38 47 55 34 21 17 18 29 39 48 55 35 19 15 16
Wind Dir SW W W W S SE S SW SW NW W W S SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 9 8 6 5 4 6 11 12 12
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 59 37 13 8 13 3 8 28 29 16 9 8 15 12 32 41 53 43 17 14 20 19
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 8 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 14 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 10
Vent Rate 6 4 13 46 48 54 6 6 5 4 19 80 83 90 8 8 7 6 35192221131
T Wind Dir W W W NW W SW SE SW SW W W W SW E SE SE SW SW W W W SW
T Wind Spd 13 10 11 6 4 5 11 12 11 10 13 8 6 12 17 17 13 13 19 19 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Heat Y Y Y
Date Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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 77 108 76 105 72 99 71 102
Temp 86 77100104 85 76 98100 80 72 92 95 77 71 94 98
DewPt 54 54 49 49 55 58 56 53 60 63 60 57 62 63 59 55
Max/Min RH 44 15 53 19 73 26 76 22
RH 33 44 18 16 35 53 25 21 51 73 35 28 59 76 31 24
PWind Dir SW SW S N E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 50 5 40 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 102 73 104 74 104
Temp 75 73 83 93 98 99 87 81 77 74 85 95100 99 88 82 78 74 85 96101100
DewPt 59 59 58 54 50 49 52 55 57 57 56 52 50 50 54 56 57 57 55 50 48 48
Min/Max RH 17 55 17 55 16
RH 58 62 43 27 20 19 31 40 49 55 37 24 19 20 32 41 49 55 37 22 17 17
Wind Dir SW SW W W SW S S SW SW SW W W S E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 8 6 4 8 10 8 8 6 9 11 13 12
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 53 36 17 6 19 4 3 29 16 16 10 10 11 18 29 40 52 43 21 15 14 18
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 7 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 9
Vent Rate 6 4 11 49 59 51 5 7 4 5 19 82 82 96 8 8 7 6 36190239113
T Wind Dir W W W W W SW S SW SW W W W SW SE SE SE SW SW W W W SW
T Wind Spd 13 10 10 8 5 6 11 14 10 11 13 9 6 10 16 16 14 14 19 19 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Heat Y Y Y
Date Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 76 104 75 102 71 96 70 99
Temp 84 76 96100 83 75 94 96 79 71 89 91 76 71 91 95
DewPt 53 53 49 48 54 57 55 53 60 62 60 57 62 62 58 55
Max/Min RH 45 16 54 21 73 29 73 25
RH 34 45 21 18 38 54 27 24 52 73 38 32 61 73 33 27
PWind Dir SW SW S N E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 50 5 40 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-212100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
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 100 66 101 67 101
Temp 68 65 82 95 99 98 84 76 71 67 84 97100 99 84 77 71 68 83 97101 99
DewPt 58 58 58 54 49 48 51 54 55 55 56 52 48 47 52 54 55 55 55 50 46 46
Min/Max RH 17 65 16 65 16
RH 71 77 44 25 19 18 32 46 58 65 39 22 17 17 32 45 56 63 38 21 16 17
Wind Dir NW NW NW SE SE SE S SW SW W W SW S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 3 4 6 9 5 5 5 5 5 6 10 11 9 9 8 6 9 16 16 14
Clouds B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 71 44 13 12 5 10 25 21 25 23 2 5 4 20 33 41 43 41 14 7 13 32
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 7 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 12 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 12
Vent Rate 5 4 7 36 81 60 5 6 5 4 15110144127 7 7 7 6 29187224187
T Wind Dir W NW NW SE S S S SW SW W W SW S S SE S SW SW W W W SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 6 5 8 10 11 14 11 10 11 10 11 12 14 16 16 13 16 18 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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 67 101 67 98 63 93 63 96
Temp 77 68 96 99 76 68 94 95 72 64 88 90 69 63 90 94
DewPt 54 54 52 49 56 57 56 53 60 61 59 56 61 60 58 53
Max/Min RH 63 17 70 21 90 29 90 24
RH 45 61 23 19 50 68 28 24 68 90 38 32 75 89 34 25
PWind Dir SW SW N E NE NE NE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 20 10 50 10 50 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
$$
OKZ002-212100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 102 67 102 68 102
Temp 69 65 81 95101 99 84 77 71 68 82 96101 99 84 78 72 68 81 96102 98
DewPt 60 60 61 57 52 51 56 57 58 58 59 57 53 54 57 57 59 59 60 55 51 52
Min/Max RH 18 70 19 73 18
RH 73 84 50 29 19 20 39 51 63 70 45 27 20 23 40 49 64 73 49 25 18 21
Wind Dir N NW N E E E E S S SW NW E E SE E SE SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 3 3 4 6 8 4 4 4 4 6 9 12 10 8 6 6 9 12 13 13
Clouds B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 54 48 13 3 3 6 13 11 32 24 10 3 4 11 31 47 58 46 24 11 11 25
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 6 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 12 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 4
Vent Rate 4 4 10 35 59 51 6 7 4 4 9 52111 69 10 8 7 6 25 87185 58
T Wind Dir N NW N NE NE E E SE SE SW W E SE E SE SE SE S W W W N
T Wind Spd 10 11 10 6 6 8 14 14 9 10 8 9 10 17 18 17 14 12 14 13 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 102 68 99 64 93 63 97
Temp 78 69 97 99 78 69 94 94 73 65 87 90 70 64 91 94
DewPt 57 57 56 53 58 60 59 57 62 63 61 59 63 63 60 57
Max/Min RH 68 19 75 24 93 32 97 26
RH 49 67 26 21 51 74 31 30 70 93 42 36 79 97 37 29
PWind Dir SW NW N NE N NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 10 60 10 40 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC IS
$$
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