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 29 2026
TXZ012-300900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 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 63 82 55 75 54
Temp 72 72 67 65 65 65 68 75 80 77 66 61 58 55 60 69 74 70 62 58 56 54
DewPt 66 64 64 63 63 63 63 61 56 54 55 55 54 52 54 55 55 54 56 55 55 53
Max/Min RH 100 41 90 51 96
RH 81 76 90 93 93 93 84 62 44 45 68 81 87 90 81 61 51 57 81 90 96 96
Wind Dir S S SE S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW N N N N N N
Wind Spd 14 9 10 11 17 21 21 20 20 12 10 8 8 9 11 13 17 18 18 16 16 17
Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 87 81 89 90 93 72 47 2 1 4 20 5 14 13 27 32 36 33 61 62 83 84
PoP 12HR 100 40 10 10 30
QPF 12HR 1.14 0.12 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O O NM SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 <1 1 1 1 2 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 3 2 <1 2 2
Vent Rate 35 14 10 16 23 25 64 91127 24 7 6 5 5 22 63 89 53 37 16 28 31
T Wind Dir S S SE S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N
T Wind Spd 17 12 12 18 21 27 29 25 26 19 14 13 12 11 14 16 19 20 20 19 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A A A A A
Date 10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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 67 50 73 51 76 51 76 53 80
Temp 62 64 55 51 66 71 56 51 68 73 57 52 70 74 58 53 74 77
DewPt 52 50 51 50 52 52 53 51 53 51 51 50 52 50 51 51 54 52
Min/Max RH 56 100 46 100 42 96 40 93 38
RH 70 60 86 96 61 51 90100 59 46 80 93 53 43 77 93 50 42
PWind Dir N NE NE E NE SE S S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC FW FW CL SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ016-300900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 61 79 53 73 52
Temp 71 66 64 63 62 62 66 74 79 73 63 58 55 53 60 68 72 67 60 57 54 53
DewPt 67 65 64 63 62 62 63 58 53 54 55 54 54 53 53 54 54 55 55 54 54 53
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 52 100
RH 87 95100100100100 89 56 41 51 74 87 96100 78 60 52 64 84 90100100
Wind Dir SW SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 11 8 8 10 16 17 17 17 18 11 8 6 6 6 11 13 17 19 19 13 12 12
Clouds OV B2 OV OV OV B2 SC CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 93 78 93 93 95 79 32 0 3 3 14 20 28 16 27 24 37 24 49 60 76 81
PoP 12HR 100 20 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 1.61 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O O NM IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 1 <1 1 <1 2 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 3 <1 1 2 2
Vent Rate 20 11 18 10 28 18 49 86122 27 7 6 6 12 27 71 92 64 19 21 28 29
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 12 10 16 17 26 24 24 24 25 18 14 14 14 14 14 16 19 21 21 19 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A A A A A
Date 10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 67 48 74 49 75 50 75 53 79
Temp 62 64 53 49 67 70 55 50 69 70 55 51 69 70 57 53 74 74
DewPt 53 52 52 49 52 53 53 50 53 52 52 51 53 52 52 53 54 54
Min/Max RH 59 100 47 100 44 100 41 100 39
RH 71 64 96100 58 55 93100 56 52 90100 56 52 83100 49 49
PWind Dir NE NE E E NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5 5 10 0 5
$$
TXZ008-300900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 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 65 86 57 78 56
Temp 71 73 71 67 67 67 70 77 84 81 70 63 60 58 63 70 77 72 65 60 58 56
DewPt 65 66 66 65 65 65 65 63 57 58 58 57 56 55 55 56 55 57 57 57 56 55
Max/Min RH 100 39 92 48 96
RH 81 80 84 92 93 95 83 61 40 46 64 81 88 90 75 59 48 58 75 90 93 96
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 11 6 4 4 8 17 19 20 17 10 8 4 4 4 6 11 13 16 14 11 12 13
Clouds OV OV B2 OV OV B2 SC FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 OV B2
Clouds(%) 94 88 86 94 96 76 46 8 5 2 28 7 24 15 23 32 35 29 61 69 88 85
PoP 12HR 100 60 10 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.97 0.10 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O O O NM IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 2
Vent Rate 30 14 12 12 14 23 60 94135 24 7 6 5 12 29 58 71 45 31 39 28 26
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
T Wind Spd 16 12 11 12 14 21 28 26 25 19 14 13 10 11 14 16 16 18 17 19 19 18
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
Flood A A A A A A A
Date 10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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 71 53 77 54 80 53 80 56 85
Temp 63 67 57 53 69 75 59 54 71 76 59 54 72 77 60 57 77 80
DewPt 52 51 52 52 52 53 55 54 53 51 53 53 52 51 53 54 55 54
Min/Max RH 51 97 40 100 37 96 36 91 33
RH 66 57 83 97 54 46 87100 54 43 80 96 50 40 75 90 46 39
PWind Dir N NE E NE NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ008-300900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 84 57 76 55
Temp 71 72 70 67 67 67 69 75 82 79 70 63 60 58 62 69 75 70 64 59 57 56
DewPt 66 65 65 64 64 64 65 62 56 56 57 57 56 55 55 55 55 56 57 57 56 55
Max/Min RH 100 39 92 50 97
RH 84 80 84 92 92 92 86 63 42 46 64 82 88 90 78 62 50 61 78 92 95 96
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 12 6 6 5 11 20 21 20 17 11 9 6 5 6 9 12 14 16 16 13 13 14
Clouds OV B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 91 85 89 94 95 78 44 6 4 2 30 17 19 10 25 33 34 22 60 69 86 84
PoP 12HR 100 50 10 20 40
QPF 12HR 1.14 0.08 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O O O SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 1 1 <1 1 2 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 2
Vent Rate 29 13 11 15 13 22 63 90137 30 7 6 5 10 30 55 73 47 29 32 32 28
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N
T Wind Spd 14 12 11 12 16 24 29 25 26 20 14 13 11 11 14 14 17 18 18 19 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A A A A A
Date 10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 68 52 75 53 78 54 78 57 83
Temp 61 65 56 53 67 73 58 53 70 75 58 54 71 76 60 57 75 79
DewPt 51 51 52 52 51 53 55 53 53 51 53 53 52 51 53 54 54 53
Min/Max RH 55 96 43 100 39 96 38 90 36
RH 72 60 87 95 58 50 89100 55 43 83 96 52 42 78 90 49 41
PWind Dir N NE NE E NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ006-300900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 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 60 77 54 70 51
Temp 70 68 64 63 62 62 65 73 77 71 61 57 55 54 59 66 69 64 57 55 53 51
DewPt 65 64 64 63 62 62 62 61 57 57 57 56 55 54 55 55 55 54 55 55 53 51
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 60 100
RH 84 86 99100100100 90 65 50 60 85 98 99100 87 68 60 71 93100100100
Wind Dir SW S SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW W W NW NW N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 10 5 5 6 13 20 18 17 16 11 10 8 10 13 17 20 21 21 19 14 14 14
Clouds OV B2 OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 95 75 94 91 91 93 55 21 9 7 14 22 15 39 60 47 44 44 57 61 73 69
PoP 12HR 100 60 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 1.76 0.19 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O NM O O NM NM IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 3 1 1 2 2
Vent Rate 25 11 14 16 20 20 43 88129 19 7 6 7 13 44 89 87 64 19 19 34 27
T Wind Dir SW S S SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 12 9 11 12 16 23 23 25 27 19 16 12 14 16 19 23 25 24 21 19 19 19
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
Flood A A A A A A A
Date 10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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 67 46 74 48 75 50 75 52 79
Temp 62 63 51 48 68 69 53 49 69 70 54 50 70 71 56 53 75 75
DewPt 51 51 51 47 53 53 53 49 53 52 53 50 54 53 54 52 56 55
Min/Max RH 55 100 47 100 45 100 45 100 42
RH 67 64100 99 60 57100100 58 53 96100 58 53 92 98 52 50
PWind Dir NE SE S NE E S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5
$$
OKZ002-300900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 81 54 72 50
Temp 70 71 64 64 63 62 67 77 80 75 62 58 56 54 61 69 71 66 57 55 52 50
DewPt 66 63 64 64 63 62 65 63 59 58 58 57 56 54 57 57 56 56 56 55 52 50
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 59 100
RH 86 76 99100100100 92 62 49 55 86 95100100 86 66 59 69 96100100100
Wind Dir SW S S SE SE SE S S S SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 12 8 8 4 6 13 18 20 16 10 8 5 5 5 11 14 17 17 14 11 12 12
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 92 94 90 93 92 90 68 12 5 13 5 11 32 30 42 43 55 55 61 73 83 68
PoP 12HR 100 80 20 40 40
QPF 12HR 1.16 0.37 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O SC O O O O SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 3 1 <1 1 1 <1 2 4 5 1 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 5 3 1 2 2 2
Vent Rate 43 18 8 12 17 12 33 90107 18 6 5 13 16 29 54 77 47 26 27 26 28
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SE S SW SW S S SW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 16 13 13 10 12 16 20 26 24 17 13 12 14 14 16 17 19 19 20 19 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A A A A A A A
Date 10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 67 46 74 48 76 49 77 52 82
Temp 63 64 50 47 69 71 54 49 71 72 54 49 73 73 57 53 78 77
DewPt 50 50 50 47 52 52 53 49 53 52 52 49 53 52 52 53 55 55
Min/Max RH 53 100 44 100 42 100 40 100 38
RH 61 59 99100 54 52 96100 53 49 93100 49 48 83100 46 46
PWind Dir NE SE S E E SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
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