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
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
TXZ012-202100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 88 60 78 56 77
Temp 66 72 81 87 84 73 67 64 61 65 71 76 75 67 64 60 57 65 72 76 74
DewPt 54 57 58 53 51 57 61 60 61 61 61 59 58 59 60 59 57 60 60 59 58
Min/Max RH 29 100 54 100 56
RH 65 59 46 31 32 57 81 87100 87 71 56 56 75 87 96100 84 66 56 57
Wind Dir NW N N N N E SE SE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 12 10 6 6 12 10 9 11 12 10 8 9 8 8 8 6 9 11 12 13
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 37 9 4 5 9 9 7 43 90 71 93 87 76 48 53 62 80 79 72 71 76
PoP 12HR 0 10 30 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.06 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 8 4 1 <1 <1 1 2 4 4 2 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 4 3
Vent Rate 5 18 38 65 32 17 12 11 14 27 44 38 28 6 9 12 11 23 37 47 41
T Wind Dir NW N NW W NW E E SE E NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 13 11 9 9 17 18 13 13 17 13 10 13 11 12 12 10 14 13 13 14
RFTI 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
Date Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 57 75 56 76 58 76 59 81
Temp 65 58 70 71 64 60 73 72 64 61 74 73 64 61 79 77
DewPt 59 58 60 59 60 59 61 60 61 59 60 59 60 59 59 58
Max/Min RH 100 62 97 60 97 58 93 46
RH 81100 71 66 87 96 66 66 90 93 62 62 87 93 50 52
PWind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 40 70 70 70 70 50 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-202100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 58 79 55 76
Temp 62 70 81 86 84 71 66 61 59 64 72 77 74 65 62 58 56 63 70 74 71
DewPt 55 57 55 48 47 53 57 60 59 63 60 60 61 63 61 58 56 63 61 61 62
Min/Max RH 25 100 54 100 63
RH 77 62 40 27 28 52 73 95100 95 66 56 64 94 99100100 99 74 63 74
Wind Dir W N N NW N E SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 8 5 5 5 6 4 6 9 9 8 9 8 5 4 4 5 10 11 10
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 28 7 1 5 16 24 29 46 67 75 76 67 53 42 52 73 93 90 85 80 79
PoP 12HR 0 5 50 50 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.03 0.19
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS SC SC O O NM NM SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 3 2
Vent Rate 5 14 38 99 34 5 8 8 6 23 43 43 19 9 6 7 14 19 27 41 26
T Wind Dir W NW NW W NW E E SE E NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 11 9 11 8 12 17 14 12 13 12 11 14 13 12 12 11 13 11 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 73 54 74 55 74 56 79
Temp 62 56 68 68 61 58 70 70 62 59 71 71 62 58 76 76
DewPt 61 56 61 63 61 58 61 63 61 59 60 61 61 58 59 60
Max/Min RH 100 72 100 67 100 61 100 48
RH 99100 79 84100100 75 79 99100 69 71 97100 56 58
PWind Dir SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 80 90 80 80 70 60 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC O O O O O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 90 60 82 58 82
Temp 68 73 82 88 86 74 68 65 62 67 73 79 78 71 66 62 59 67 75 81 78
DewPt 58 61 60 56 56 60 63 63 62 61 59 57 58 59 60 60 59 60 59 58 59
Min/Max RH 32 100 44 100 45
RH 71 67 47 33 37 63 85 94100 82 61 47 49 67 82 94100 80 57 45 51
Wind Dir NW N N NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 9 9 5 8 10 6 6 8 8 9 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 10
Clouds SC SC CL CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 30 29 3 5 3 7 22 62 85 78 93 80 77 58 58 65 74 74 70 76 69
PoP 12HR 0 20 30 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.07 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 7 4 <1 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 6 4
Vent Rate 5 24 41 47 40 13 24 19 24 33 44 41 37 5 7 5 9 22 43 61 51
T Wind Dir NW N N N NE E E NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 11 8 10 18 17 13 14 16 13 10 11 9 11 10 6 12 12 12 14
RFTI 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
Date Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 59 80 59 81 60 80 62 85
Temp 67 60 74 76 67 62 76 76 67 63 77 77 67 64 82 81
DewPt 59 60 59 60 61 61 60 62 62 62 60 60 61 61 59 60
Max/Min RH 98 50 99 49 97 47 90 40
RH 75 98 59 58 83 99 59 61 86 97 56 56 82 90 46 49
PWind Dir SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 60 70 70 60 50 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC NM NM NM SC NM SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 60 79 58 79
Temp 67 71 80 86 83 73 67 64 62 65 71 76 75 69 65 62 59 65 72 77 75
DewPt 58 61 59 55 56 60 63 63 62 61 59 57 58 59 60 60 59 60 59 58 59
Min/Max RH 33 100 48 100 51
RH 72 70 50 36 39 64 86 94100 88 67 53 56 72 86 94100 83 62 52 58
Wind Dir NW N N N NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 9 6 8 11 8 9 10 10 9 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 9 10 10
Clouds FW SC CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 23 28 4 5 4 6 29 64 86 79 91 82 82 56 60 66 73 75 73 74 68
PoP 12HR 0 20 30 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.04 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 7 5 <1 2 1 2 2 4 4 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 3
Vent Rate 5 23 38 50 44 14 24 18 25 32 43 40 36 7 5 5 8 22 41 58 43
T Wind Dir NW N N N NE E E E NE E E E NE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 13 11 8 10 18 17 14 14 17 13 10 11 9 11 10 8 12 12 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 77 59 78 60 78 62 83
Temp 66 60 70 72 65 62 73 73 65 63 74 74 66 64 80 78
DewPt 60 60 59 60 62 62 60 62 63 62 59 60 61 61 59 60
Max/Min RH 99 58 99 58 96 52 89 43
RH 81 99 68 67 89 99 66 68 93 96 61 62 86 89 50 54
PWind Dir SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 40 70 80 70 60 50 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM O NM NM SC NM SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-202100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 83 56 74 53 75
Temp 60 67 76 82 80 67 62 60 58 62 68 72 71 63 60 57 54 62 69 74 71
DewPt 58 61 59 54 53 58 62 60 58 61 59 58 58 59 60 57 54 61 60 59 60
Min/Max RH 35 100 57 100 60
RH 94 82 56 38 40 73 98100100 95 73 61 64 88100100100 95 73 60 67
Wind Dir N N N E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 11 11 9 4 9 13 10 10 11 9 8 5 8 6 5 4 4 6 11 12 11
Clouds FW SC CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 21 33 5 6 8 7 29 66 86 91 93 76 74 52 61 69 81 85 77 78 78
PoP 12HR 0 30 40 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 7 4 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 2
Vent Rate 6 19 31 52 40 9 14 19 22 29 34 33 30 5 5 5 12 22 41 50 31
T Wind Dir N N N N SE E E E NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 12 10 8 10 18 18 14 17 17 12 9 10 10 10 8 9 12 13 13 14
RFTI 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
Date Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 54 71 53 73 55 74 56 79
Temp 61 55 66 67 61 58 70 70 61 58 71 70 61 58 76 74
DewPt 61 55 60 61 61 58 61 62 61 58 61 61 61 58 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 73 100 66 100 63 100 50
RH 100100 82 81100100 74 75100100 70 73100100 59 61
PWind Dir S SE S S W S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 70 80 80 70 60 40 30 20
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O O O NM SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-202100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 53 78 52 78
Temp 62 68 77 82 78 67 62 60 57 63 72 76 74 65 61 57 54 63 73 77 74
DewPt 62 63 60 58 57 60 61 60 57 60 57 56 55 57 59 57 54 60 58 58 57
Min/Max RH 44 100 47 100 51
RH 100 84 56 45 48 78 99100100 91 59 49 51 74 93100100 89 59 51 55
Wind Dir N N NE NE E E E NE N NE NE NE E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 9 10 8 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 6 10 11 11
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 53 50 30 14 7 12 29 81 84 66 67 80 67 61 69 64 72 69 64 65 74
PoP 12HR 0 40 40 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0.03 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 4 6 4 1 1 2 2 2 4 5 4 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4
Vent Rate 12 20 40 46 39 20 22 22 17 27 44 32 32 5 9 4 4 20 55 71 71
T Wind Dir N N NE NE E E E E NE NE NE E E SE E SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 13 12 11 9 12 18 17 13 12 14 12 8 9 10 10 9 9 12 13 14 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 75 54 78 55 78 57 83
Temp 63 54 71 71 62 59 75 74 63 59 76 74 64 60 81 78
DewPt 59 54 58 59 61 59 60 60 62 59 60 59 61 60 60 58
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 53 100 52 100 44
RH 88100 65 65 96100 59 62 97100 58 58 90100 48 50
PWind Dir SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 60 70 60 50 30 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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