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 Sun Sep 20 2026
TXZ012-210900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed
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 80 58 78 58
Temp 86 85 74 69 65 63 66 72 78 76 68 65 62 60 65 73 77 74 68 65 62 59
DewPt 49 51 57 61 61 62 62 61 60 59 60 60 60 60 61 61 60 59 60 60 59 59
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 56 100
RH 28 31 55 76 87 97 87 68 54 56 76 84 93100 87 66 56 59 76 84 90100
Wind Dir NW N E E SE E NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 6 11 11 9 10 12 11 8 9 8 6 6 6 8 11 12 12 10 8 10 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 2 4 7 14 42 44 94 97 71 63 47 38 74 76 81 75 68 76 63 82 70 85
PoP 12HR 5 20 40 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.15 0.08
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 8 5 <1 <1 1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 75 40 7 12 14 10 23 29 34 24 5 6 7 7 15 32 42 35 6 5 7 9
T Wind Dir W N E E SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 9 16 17 14 13 16 12 9 11 11 13 12 11 12 12 13 14 13 11 14 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 09/23Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 57 76 59 79 60 85 62 87
Temp 71 70 63 60 72 71 64 62 74 74 66 62 82 81 68 63 83 81
DewPt 62 61 62 60 63 62 62 61 62 61 61 60 61 59 61 60 61 58
Min/Max RH 66 100 66 100 56 93 41 90 39
RH 73 73 97100 73 73 93 97 66 64 84 93 49 47 78 90 48 46
PWind Dir SE S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 80 80 80 60 30 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM O NM O NM O NM O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-210900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed
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 56 78 56
Temp 87 85 72 68 63 60 67 74 79 75 66 62 61 59 64 71 76 73 65 62 60 57
DewPt 46 46 52 56 59 60 63 60 60 61 62 61 61 59 63 61 61 61 62 62 60 57
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 59 100
RH 25 26 49 66 87100 87 62 52 62 89 97100100 97 70 59 66 92 99100100
Wind Dir NW N E SE SE SE E E E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 5 6 4 5 9 9 8 9 8 5 4 4 4 9 10 11 8 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
Clouds(%) 5 8 24 28 45 40 27 38 53 61 60 69 88 91 89 81 78 69 86 87 91 94
PoP 12HR 0 30 50 50 80
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.26 0.20 0.22
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC O O O
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 107 34 5 8 8 6 17 39 36 16 10 7 5 4 15 28 45 31 12 14 6 5
T Wind Dir W NW E SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 6 11 18 13 11 11 12 9 12 13 13 11 8 11 11 11 16 14 14 13 12
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 09/23Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 73 55 75 57 77 59 84 60 86
Temp 68 68 61 59 70 70 62 59 72 74 64 60 80 80 66 61 81 81
DewPt 62 63 61 59 63 63 62 59 62 62 62 60 60 60 60 60 60 59
Min/Max RH 75 100 71 100 58 100 42 100 40
RH 80 84100100 79 79100100 70 66 94100 50 50 81 97 49 48
PWind Dir SE S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 90 90 80 80 60 40 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs O O O O O NM NM O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-210900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed
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 84 61 84 61
Temp 85 86 75 70 66 64 68 75 81 80 72 67 64 62 68 76 82 79 72 68 64 61
DewPt 52 57 61 63 63 63 62 60 58 59 60 60 61 62 62 60 58 59 59 60 60 61
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 45 99
RH 31 37 63 79 91 98 82 60 46 48 67 78 90 99 81 57 45 50 65 76 89 99
Wind Dir N NE E E E NE NE E E NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 9 5 6 10 10 9 5 6 4 4 3 4 4 8 9 10 6 4 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 4 3 9 17 46 91 87 86 86 63 49 50 68 68 77 78 64 74 64 83 71 78
PoP 12HR 0 20 30 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.09 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 5 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 44 35 17 17 23 19 30 37 33 26 4 5 11 7 19 39 49 35 5 5 10 5
T Wind Dir NW NE E E E NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 8 16 17 14 14 18 13 8 9 10 11 11 10 12 12 12 14 11 11 12 11
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 09/23Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 61 81 62 84 64 90 65 91
Temp 74 75 66 62 75 76 67 64 78 79 69 65 86 85 72 66 86 86
DewPt 61 62 63 62 63 63 63 63 62 62 63 63 61 61 62 62 61 60
Min/Max RH 54 100 55 99 47 93 35 88 34
RH 63 65 90100 65 65 88 98 58 56 81 93 43 45 70 87 43 42
PWind Dir SE S S S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 70 80 80 80 50 40 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM O O O NM O SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-210900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed
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 81 60 80 61
Temp 84 84 74 69 66 64 66 72 77 77 70 66 64 62 66 73 78 76 71 67 64 62
DewPt 52 56 60 63 63 63 62 60 58 59 60 61 61 62 62 60 59 59 60 60 61 61
Max/Min RH 99 47 100 51 98
RH 33 39 61 80 92 99 88 67 52 54 69 83 90 98 87 63 52 56 69 80 90 97
Wind Dir N NE E E E NE NE E NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 10 8 8 11 10 9 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 10 8 5 6 8
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC OV B2 OV OV B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 5 3 9 16 44 92 79 89 88 68 48 54 63 81 79 77 64 73 63 86 73 78
PoP 12HR 0 20 30 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.16 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 6 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 48 41 17 19 19 20 30 37 32 29 4 6 10 9 19 41 54 38 5 5 5 8
T Wind Dir NW NE E E E E NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 8 17 17 14 14 18 13 9 10 10 12 10 10 12 12 12 13 11 11 11 12
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 09/23Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 60 78 62 81 64 88 65 89
Temp 71 71 65 62 72 73 66 64 75 76 68 64 83 82 70 66 84 82
DewPt 61 63 63 62 62 63 64 63 62 62 63 62 61 60 62 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 62 100 64 99 52 94 39 86 37
RH 71 75 94100 73 73 93 99 63 64 83 93 47 48 76 86 45 47
PWind Dir SE S S S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 80 80 80 80 50 40 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM O NM O O NM NM O SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ006-210900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed
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 58 75 55 77 55
Temp 82 81 69 64 61 60 63 68 73 73 63 61 59 57 63 71 75 72 64 62 59 56
DewPt 50 53 58 62 61 60 61 61 60 59 60 61 59 57 61 61 60 60 61 62 59 56
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 59 100
RH 33 38 68 93100100 94 77 64 61 89 99100100 94 70 59 65 90100100100
Wind Dir NE E E E E NE NE E E E E SE E E SE S S SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 4 9 12 10 9 12 10 9 5 8 5 4 4 4 6 10 11 11 9 8 8 8
Clouds FW CL CL SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
Clouds(%) 6 5 5 44 50 74 96 83 83 44 48 59 87 59 86 77 62 72 84 89 89 89
PoP 12HR 5 20 50 50 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.09 0.15
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC NM NM O
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 5 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 45 21 19 16 20 22 24 21 20 5 5 5 5 17 40 67 34 10 7 10 6
T Wind Dir NW E E E E E NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 6 10 18 18 13 16 14 11 8 9 11 10 9 9 11 13 14 16 16 14 11 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 09/23Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 54 74 56 77 57 83 58 84
Temp 67 67 61 58 69 70 62 59 73 73 63 59 80 78 64 59 80 78
DewPt 62 63 61 58 63 63 62 59 62 61 62 59 60 59 61 59 60 59
Min/Max RH 80 100 70 100 60 100 43 100 43
RH 83 87100100 80 77100100 68 67 97100 51 52 89100 51 52
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 90 90 70 70 50 40 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs O O O O NM SC NM NM SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-210900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed
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 78 54 80 55
Temp 82 79 68 63 61 58 63 72 76 75 66 62 59 56 64 74 79 75 67 63 59 56
DewPt 56 58 61 62 61 58 61 59 57 56 59 59 59 56 61 59 58 58 59 59 59 56
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 49 100
RH 41 49 77 96100100 92 63 52 52 77 90100100 90 59 49 55 75 87100100
Wind Dir NE E E E E NE NE E NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 10 6 6 8 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 5 10 11 11 10 8 8 9
Clouds FW FW CL SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 18 9 5 38 75 86 80 57 65 65 75 61 55 73 71 61 56 59 80 74 74 73
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.04 0.01 0.16 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 4 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 4 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 40 41 18 19 20 20 16 30 32 29 9 15 6 5 24 42 72 39 9 6 8 8
T Wind Dir NE E E E E NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 12 18 16 13 14 11 11 8 9 12 13 11 10 13 13 16 18 16 13 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 09/23Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 76 55 77 57 81 58 87 59 87
Temp 73 70 62 59 73 73 63 60 78 76 66 59 84 81 67 60 84 81
DewPt 60 61 62 59 62 61 63 60 62 60 62 59 60 59 61 60 60 59
Min/Max RH 61 100 61 100 49 100 39 100 40
RH 65 72100100 68 66100100 57 57 87100 44 47 80100 44 47
PWind Dir SE S S S S S SW S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 70 80 70 70 50 40 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC NM O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC
$$
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