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 Fri Oct 2 2026
TXZ012-030900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon
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 52 75 51 77 52
Temp 59 56 54 54 54 54 58 66 74 71 61 57 55 53 60 71 77 72 62 57 54 52
DewPt 52 52 54 54 54 53 56 54 53 54 54 54 53 52 56 55 53 52 53 54 53 52
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 43 100
RH 78 86100100100 96 93 65 48 55 78 90 93 96 87 57 43 49 72 90 96100
Wind Dir N NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E SE N
Wind Spd 13 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 9 8 6 5 4 4 0
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 86 92 72 81 73 51 39 26 20 21 5 6 15 17 9 16 11 8 24 10 9 17
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle C
Mix Hgt 2 2 1 1 1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 25 19 11 7 5 3 7 21 22 4 4 3 2 3 9 45 53 12 6 6 5 3
T Wind Dir N NE NE E E W SW SW SW S S SW W N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 13 10 8 5 4 5 6 5 6 9 8 5 6 10 11 11 11 13 13 11 8
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 10/05Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 78 54 82 57 83 59 84 59 84
Temp 71 74 59 55 77 76 63 58 78 78 64 60 79 78 64 60 79 78
DewPt 55 51 52 51 55 53 54 53 55 52 53 53 55 50 51 51 53 48
Min/Max RH 39 86 35 83 33 81 32 72 30
RH 57 44 78 86 47 45 72 83 45 40 67 78 44 38 63 72 41 35
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 CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-030900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 51 73 49 76 51
Temp 59 55 53 52 54 53 57 67 73 69 60 55 53 51 61 72 76 70 62 57 53 51
DewPt 51 54 53 52 54 53 56 54 54 55 55 54 53 51 56 55 53 54 55 54 53 51
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 44 100
RH 75 97100100100100 95 64 50 61 84 96100100 84 56 44 56 77 90100100
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N NW W SW S S S SW W NW N NE NE E E E SE S
Wind Spd 11 9 4 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 9 8 5 4 2 2 2
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 93 88 79 87 83 76 52 38 24 5 6 8 6 21 9 22 15 11 18 17 15 21
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Drizzle C S S
Mix Hgt 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 24 18 13 11 8 4 7 20 21 4 3 4 3 3 13 46 57 21 5 5 4 3
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E W W SW SW S S SW W N NE NE NE E E E SE S
T Wind Spd 14 12 11 9 6 4 5 6 5 6 8 9 8 6 11 12 11 11 11 11 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/05Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 77 54 81 56 82 57 82 58 82
Temp 72 72 59 54 76 75 62 57 77 76 63 58 78 76 63 58 78 75
DewPt 55 53 53 54 56 54 53 54 55 53 53 55 54 51 52 52 52 48
Min/Max RH 40 100 36 93 33 89 32 80 28
RH 55 50 79100 49 47 72 92 46 44 70 89 43 41 66 80 40 38
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-030900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon
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 53 78 54 79 54
Temp 61 61 57 55 55 54 60 67 77 74 64 59 56 55 62 72 79 75 64 58 56 54
DewPt 53 52 54 55 55 54 56 55 54 55 56 56 55 55 56 57 53 53 54 55 55 54
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 41 100
RH 75 73 91100 99100 86 66 45 52 74 89 97100 84 57 41 46 70 89 96100
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N W SW SW SW S S SW W NW N NE NE NE E E SE S
Wind Spd 10 5 3 1 0 1 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 6 6 5 4 2 1 1
Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 90 75 68 51 53 42 29 7 13 9 4 6 16 38 11 6 5 5 7 3 10 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 24 13 5 5 4 2 8 24 25 3 3 3 2 3 7 52 55 12 5 5 3 3
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E SE S SW SW SW S S SW W N NE NE NE E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 9 8 6 5 4 6 8 6 5 8 6 4 6 9 12 11 11 12 11 8 6
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 10/05Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 81 58 86 60 88 61 88 62 88
Temp 73 78 63 58 78 81 65 60 81 83 67 62 82 82 67 63 81 83
DewPt 56 52 53 54 56 53 55 56 57 53 56 57 57 51 53 54 55 48
Min/Max RH 36 87 31 86 29 83 29 74 26
RH 56 39 70 87 47 39 70 86 45 37 67 83 43 34 61 74 40 31
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 CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-030900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 53 77 54 78 54
Temp 60 59 56 55 55 55 59 67 76 74 64 58 56 55 61 72 78 75 64 58 56 54
DewPt 52 52 54 55 55 55 56 55 53 55 56 57 56 55 56 56 53 53 54 55 55 54
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 41 100
RH 75 78 94100 98100 89 65 46 52 76 94 98100 84 57 41 47 69 91 97100
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW N S SW SW N N NE NE E E E SE S
Wind Spd 10 5 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 0 3 2 2 2 3 8 6 5 4 3 2 2
Clouds OV B2 B2 SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 89 85 72 49 51 44 15 8 13 4 5 7 15 33 12 7 6 8 9 5 9 20
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 25 15 7 5 4 2 9 24 24 5 3 3 2 3 7 51 54 11 5 5 3 3
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E SE S SW SW SW SW S SW W N NE NE NE NE E E SE S
T Wind Spd 14 10 8 6 5 4 6 8 6 6 8 6 4 6 9 12 11 12 12 11 8 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/05Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 80 57 84 59 86 61 86 62 86
Temp 72 76 62 58 78 79 65 60 79 81 66 62 80 81 67 62 79 81
DewPt 56 51 54 54 56 53 56 56 57 53 56 57 56 51 54 54 54 48
Min/Max RH 36 88 32 87 32 84 31 77 28
RH 57 42 76 87 47 41 74 87 47 39 71 84 45 36 64 77 42 32
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-030900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon
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 48 74 50 76 50
Temp 63 59 53 53 53 51 57 67 73 69 59 54 52 51 60 71 76 70 60 55 52 51
DewPt 49 52 53 53 53 51 57 54 54 55 55 54 52 51 57 55 53 53 55 55 52 51
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 45 100
RH 59 76100100100100 98 64 51 60 86100100100 90 57 45 55 83 99100100
Wind Dir NE NE E SW SW SW SW SW S S S W NW N N NE NE E E SE S S
Wind Spd 10 5 2 2 3 4 6 9 6 4 3 2 3 6 10 9 6 5 4 3 3 4
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 92 81 72 67 58 53 15 5 5 4 8 5 8 11 11 11 6 2 7 6 8 6
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2 1 1 1 1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 23 12 7 6 7 4 19 29 32 3 4 4 3 4 11 43 49 5 6 6 5 4
T Wind Dir NE E E S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW NW NE NE NE NE E E SE S S
T Wind Spd 13 9 6 6 8 9 13 11 9 8 10 10 8 11 12 11 11 9 12 13 11 10
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 10/05Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 77 54 81 54 82 56 82 57 82
Temp 72 73 59 55 76 75 61 55 77 76 62 57 78 76 62 57 77 76
DewPt 56 53 55 54 56 55 55 54 55 54 56 55 55 52 55 54 53 49
Min/Max RH 42 98 38 96 34 96 35 90 33
RH 57 48 86 98 51 49 83 96 46 46 80 93 45 43 77 90 44 39
PWind Dir S S SW SW NE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-030900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 46 76 49 77 48
Temp 68 63 53 52 50 47 58 69 76 72 60 55 52 50 61 73 77 72 60 54 51 49
DewPt 53 51 53 52 50 47 55 54 54 55 56 55 52 50 56 54 53 53 54 54 51 49
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 43 100
RH 58 64 99100100100 88 58 47 54 86100100100 84 51 43 50 80 99100100
Wind Dir NE E SE SE S SW S S S S S SW NW N N NE NE E E SE S S
Wind Spd 9 5 3 3 3 3 4 8 6 4 4 2 2 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 3
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL FW CL SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 63 38 33 35 34 30 0 2 4 4 5 9 5 36 10 7 4 2 5 3 11 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 29 8 5 5 3 3 12 32 36 3 5 3 3 4 12 39 48 7 6 5 5 4
T Wind Dir E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW N N NE NE NE E E SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 6 8 8 8 9 11 11 10 8 10 8 8 10 12 10 10 11 13 12 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/05Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 79 54 84 55 85 56 85 57 85
Temp 74 75 60 54 79 78 62 56 80 79 63 57 81 79 64 57 81 79
DewPt 55 53 54 53 56 54 56 55 56 54 56 56 56 53 54 54 54 50
Min/Max RH 41 95 35 96 34 95 33 89 31
RH 52 46 81 95 45 43 81 96 43 42 79 95 42 40 71 89 39 36
PWind Dir S S S SW NW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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