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 Wed Sep 30 2026
TXZ012-010900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat
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 55 74 53 65 49
Temp 82 77 65 60 57 55 60 68 73 69 62 59 57 55 55 60 65 63 57 54 51 50
DewPt 59 55 55 55 54 51 53 55 54 55 57 56 55 52 52 51 49 48 49 48 48 48
Max/Min RH 93 50 96 54 93
RH 46 47 70 84 90 86 78 63 51 61 84 90 93 90 90 72 56 58 75 80 89 93
Wind Dir SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 17 11 10 8 9 10 13 16 18 18 19 17 16 17 17 16 14 11 6 4 3 3
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 17 24 17 32 36 49 49 56 61 72 90 84 81 76 82 75 66 63 63 60 61 61
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 82 16 7 9 11 13 31 56 67 47 31 27 27 26 37 44 55 41 11 6 9 3
T Wind Dir SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E S
T Wind Spd 19 12 11 11 14 16 18 18 20 21 24 21 20 20 20 18 17 13 10 10 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 10/03Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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 75 51 78 53 77 56 79 57 80
Temp 66 72 56 52 71 75 58 54 71 75 59 56 73 76 62 57 74 76
DewPt 50 52 54 52 55 53 55 54 55 52 54 53 56 54 55 55 57 54
Min/Max RH 43 100 40 100 42 90 42 93 42
RH 56 49 93100 57 46 90100 57 45 83 90 55 46 78 93 55 46
PWind Dir NW S E SE SE S S S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-010900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 53 72 52 65 48
Temp 79 72 63 58 55 53 59 67 70 67 61 58 55 54 55 60 65 63 56 52 50 48
DewPt 53 55 55 55 55 53 52 53 53 55 57 56 55 54 53 52 50 51 52 50 50 48
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 57 100
RH 41 54 75 90100100 78 61 54 67 86 92100100 92 74 57 66 87 93100100
Wind Dir SW SW W NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E N NW
Wind Spd 17 12 6 5 6 10 13 18 19 19 18 13 12 13 13 13 13 10 4 2 2 2
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 16 15 11 16 36 47 38 57 64 70 72 81 74 79 81 74 77 61 69 66 70 63
PoP 12HR 10 20 30 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 80 18 4 5 15 10 47 63 64 51 35 26 25 22 39 44 46 34 22 6 4 6
T Wind Dir SW SW W NW N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E NE NW
T Wind Spd 19 13 10 11 17 17 20 20 21 25 24 20 19 18 19 17 14 12 11 8 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/03Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 75 48 77 52 77 55 78 55 79
Temp 67 70 54 50 72 72 57 53 71 72 59 55 73 73 61 56 73 72
DewPt 50 53 53 50 54 55 55 53 56 54 54 55 57 56 56 56 56 55
Min/Max RH 41 100 43 100 44 100 46 100 41
RH 53 55 96100 53 54 93100 58 53 83 98 57 54 86100 55 54
PWind Dir SW S NE SE S S S S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-010900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat
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 57 78 54 70 52
Temp 84 81 70 62 60 58 62 69 76 72 64 60 58 56 57 62 69 66 59 55 54 52
DewPt 61 59 57 57 56 55 55 56 55 58 58 57 56 54 51 50 48 49 49 49 50 50
Max/Min RH 90 46 95 48 94
RH 46 46 63 83 89 90 78 64 48 60 80 90 92 93 81 66 48 52 70 81 87 94
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 13 9 8 4 5 6 10 12 13 17 14 12 12 13 12 13 11 8 4 2 1 1
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 18 8 17 18 50 59 62 67 65 54 84 80 83 69 75 72 63 55 61 53 61 50
PoP 12HR 20 30 50 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 76 15 9 5 11 8 30 58 59 45 31 32 34 38 39 45 44 24 12 4 4 3
T Wind Dir SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E SW
T Wind Spd 16 11 11 10 13 12 16 18 19 20 24 20 19 18 18 17 13 11 10 9 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 10/03Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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 59 84 60 83
Temp 68 75 58 55 73 78 60 56 73 78 62 59 76 79 63 60 75 80
DewPt 51 53 55 54 56 54 56 56 56 54 55 56 57 56 57 58 58 56
Min/Max RH 39 100 38 100 36 90 38 93 38
RH 54 47 90 98 55 45 88 99 55 42 77 90 53 45 81 93 56 44
PWind Dir S S NE SE SE S S S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 5 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-010900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 57 76 54 67 51
Temp 83 79 69 62 59 58 61 68 74 70 63 60 58 56 56 60 66 64 58 54 53 52
DewPt 59 58 57 58 56 55 55 56 54 57 58 58 56 54 51 50 48 49 49 50 50 51
Max/Min RH 92 49 96 54 96
RH 45 47 66 88 90 90 80 65 51 63 83 93 93 93 86 71 54 58 72 85 89 96
Wind Dir SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 13 10 8 5 6 8 11 13 16 17 16 13 14 16 13 13 12 9 4 3 2 2
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 21 13 22 27 53 55 56 53 74 58 84 80 81 68 76 68 63 56 60 55 62 53
PoP 12HR 20 30 50 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 5 2 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 69 17 9 5 13 10 33 65 64 48 38 30 34 29 39 46 46 24 11 4 4 3
T Wind Dir SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E SE S
T Wind Spd 16 11 12 10 13 13 18 19 20 21 24 20 19 18 18 17 13 11 10 9 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/03Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 75 53 80 56 80 59 82 59 82
Temp 67 73 57 54 72 76 60 56 72 77 62 59 74 78 63 60 74 78
DewPt 51 53 55 54 55 54 57 56 56 53 55 56 57 56 57 58 57 55
Min/Max RH 42 100 39 100 38 91 41 93 41
RH 56 50 93 98 56 46 91 99 57 44 79 90 55 47 82 93 56 46
PWind Dir SW S NE SE S S S S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-010900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat
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 69 50 67 45
Temp 75 71 61 57 54 54 59 65 69 64 58 56 54 52 54 62 67 63 53 49 47 46
DewPt 58 58 58 56 54 53 55 54 55 55 56 56 54 52 52 49 47 49 50 49 47 46
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 50 100
RH 57 63 89100 99 96 86 67 60 73 93100100100 93 62 50 59 88100100100
Wind Dir SW SW N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E E S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 11 9 9 13 17 21 23 23 21 19 14 14 13 13 12 11 8 4 2 2 2
Clouds SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 41 39 40 42 78 77 71 64 73 51 60 66 68 70 66 52 48 39 39 42 52 35
PoP 12HR 60 30 30 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.18 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 <1 2 2 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 54 18 18 15 15 20 55 76 89 57 14 42 23 21 30 49 44 19 12 13 5 4
T Wind Dir SW W NW N N N N N N NE NE NE N N NE NE NE E E S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 12 13 18 20 24 28 29 29 27 21 20 17 17 16 14 12 9 11 10 9 9
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 10/03Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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 75 47 77 52 77 55 78 54 79
Temp 68 69 53 49 72 72 56 52 71 73 59 55 73 73 59 54 74 73
DewPt 50 53 53 49 54 54 55 52 56 55 56 55 57 57 58 54 56 55
Min/Max RH 42 100 43 100 46 100 48 100 43
RH 54 57100100 53 54 99100 59 52 90100 58 56 97100 53 53
PWind Dir SW SW NE SE S S S SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-010900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 54 72 49 67 45
Temp 81 75 63 59 57 54 60 69 71 66 58 55 53 50 54 62 67 64 53 49 47 45
DewPt 63 59 58 58 56 54 56 56 57 57 56 55 53 50 49 46 46 47 48 48 47 45
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 47 100
RH 54 57 85 97 96100 87 64 60 72 94 99100100 82 56 47 53 82 95100100
Wind Dir W NW N N N NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE E E SE S S
Wind Spd 13 10 9 5 6 8 11 16 18 17 14 12 12 11 11 11 9 5 4 2 2 2
Clouds SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 33 28 28 64 92 84 79 82 70 73 75 79 64 51 57 53 46 28 24 36 39 37
PoP 12HR 50 50 30 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.11 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 16 10 7 14 15 29 61 96 49 38 36 26 17 25 37 32 14 14 10 4 3
T Wind Dir SW W NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E SE S S
T Wind Spd 16 12 13 13 16 19 20 25 27 26 21 18 18 14 14 13 10 10 11 10 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/03Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 75 48 78 51 79 55 81 54 81
Temp 69 71 53 50 73 73 56 51 73 74 59 55 76 77 60 55 76 76
DewPt 49 52 53 49 54 54 55 51 55 54 55 55 56 56 57 55 56 55
Min/Max RH 41 100 42 100 43 100 43 100 42
RH 48 52 99 97 51 50 96100 53 49 87100 51 48 90100 50 49
PWind Dir S SW NE SE S S S S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
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