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
543 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
TXZ012-262100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
543 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
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 85 59 86 60 85
Temp 62 69 82 85 82 72 67 62 59 69 81 85 82 70 66 63 60 67 81 84 79
DewPt 61 62 62 57 57 57 57 56 54 57 55 50 52 53 55 57 57 60 59 57 57
Min/Max RH 38 82 28 90 40
RH 96 78 51 39 42 60 69 79 82 66 40 30 36 55 68 81 90 78 47 40 47
Wind Dir S SW W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NE NE N E SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 13 12 4 2 4 5 6 5 8 5 0 5 5 5 4 4 10 11 10
Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 56 11 10 6 7 17 8 14 49 28 37 36 43 31 38 39 40 38 42 66 74
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 1
Vent Rate 6 21 66 77 6 3 4 4 4 7 48 54 3 5 6 6 5 14 56 65 18
T Wind Dir S SW W W SW SW SW W NW N N NE NE E SE SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 18 18 13 8 8 11 10 10 10 10 8 8 12 13 13 11 13 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
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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 63 78 59 77 56 77 54 80
Temp 69 64 75 72 65 60 73 73 62 58 74 73 61 55 75 76
DewPt 59 60 62 61 60 58 58 54 54 53 54 51 51 50 53 52
Max/Min RH 90 60 93 45 90 42 83 39
RH 70 87 64 68 84 93 59 51 75 83 50 46 70 83 46 43
PWind Dir S S SE W NW NW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 80 80 50 30 30 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM O O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-262100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
543 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 57 86 57 86
Temp 59 67 79 84 82 71 65 61 59 70 81 86 82 70 65 60 58 68 79 85 80
DewPt 59 63 60 55 57 57 55 55 55 57 53 48 52 52 53 55 56 59 58 56 57
Min/Max RH 37 91 27 95 37
RH 98 86 51 37 42 62 69 80 88 63 38 27 35 53 65 84 93 72 48 37 45
Wind Dir SW SW W W SW SW W W NW NW NE E E SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 11 13 13 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 10 11 10
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 40 18 0 6 19 24 33 24 59 76 26 28 32 38 45 37 41 51 52 67 60
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 2
Vent Rate 6 22 56 82 6 4 5 5 3 5 49 58 4 5 6 5 4 10 50 94 29
T Wind Dir SW SW W W SW SW SW W NW N NE E SE E SE S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 18 16 14 9 9 12 11 9 9 9 8 8 11 12 11 10 12 13 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 78 56 77 53 77 52 80
Temp 67 61 73 72 63 57 70 73 60 55 72 73 59 53 73 76
DewPt 60 61 62 61 60 57 57 54 54 54 53 52 51 51 52 52
Max/Min RH 99 58 100 46 98 38 93 36
RH 77 99 67 69 89100 62 50 80 95 50 47 74 93 47 43
PWind Dir S S SE W NW W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 60 80 80 50 30 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM O O O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-262100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
543 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
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 61 91 61 91
Temp 60 69 82 90 87 75 69 64 61 71 84 90 86 73 68 64 62 69 83 89 85
DewPt 60 63 62 57 58 58 58 58 56 56 55 50 52 55 58 59 59 60 60 56 58
Min/Max RH 32 84 25 92 33
RH 100 80 51 33 38 56 68 80 83 59 36 25 32 52 69 84 92 74 45 33 40
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NE NE E E E SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 9 11 13 10 3 2 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 5 9 9
Clouds SC CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 42 1 2 11 4 8 9 18 23 13 24 29 48 39 42 44 54 42 41 60 70
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 1
Vent Rate 6 27 60 76 5 3 4 3 3 6 49 55 4 5 5 4 3 11 49 67 14
T Wind Dir S SW W W SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E E E SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 18 18 14 9 8 8 6 8 6 10 8 8 12 11 10 8 11 11 11 11
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 Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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 64 83 60 82 58 82 57 84
Temp 72 65 77 76 67 62 76 77 65 59 76 76 63 58 78 80
DewPt 61 62 62 62 62 61 58 56 56 55 53 52 53 53 53 53
Max/Min RH 89 50 96 42 88 36 83 33
RH 67 89 61 63 84 96 55 48 74 88 46 44 71 83 42 41
PWind Dir S S SE W NW NW SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 80 80 50 30 30 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM O O O SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-262100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
543 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 60 89 61 89
Temp 60 68 80 87 85 74 68 64 61 70 82 87 84 72 68 64 61 68 81 87 83
DewPt 60 62 61 56 58 58 58 58 56 56 54 50 52 54 58 59 59 60 59 56 58
Min/Max RH 34 85 27 92 35
RH 100 83 52 36 41 57 71 81 83 62 38 28 34 53 70 84 92 75 48 35 43
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NE E E E E SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 12 13 10 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 3 6 9 9
Clouds SC CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 37 0 0 10 5 13 10 20 29 18 27 37 41 40 43 41 51 41 41 65 74
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 1
Vent Rate 6 26 60 75 9 3 3 3 3 5 47 54 4 5 5 4 3 10 46 60 15
T Wind Dir S SW W W SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E E E SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 19 18 14 9 8 9 8 8 6 10 8 8 11 11 10 8 11 11 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 81 60 80 57 80 56 82
Temp 71 65 76 74 67 61 74 75 63 59 75 75 62 57 75 78
DewPt 61 62 61 62 62 60 58 55 56 55 53 52 53 53 52 53
Max/Min RH 90 54 98 45 87 39 86 36
RH 70 90 61 67 84 98 58 51 77 86 47 46 72 86 45 42
PWind Dir S S E W NW NW SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 80 80 50 30 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM O O O SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-262100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
543 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
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 84 55 85 56 84
Temp 59 66 79 84 82 69 62 58 56 69 81 85 80 67 63 58 56 65 76 83 79
DewPt 58 60 57 54 57 56 56 54 53 55 52 48 52 52 55 56 56 59 58 57 57
Min/Max RH 36 91 28 99 41
RH 95 80 47 36 42 65 79 88 89 62 36 28 37 60 75 93 99 80 54 41 46
Wind Dir SW SW W W SW N NW NW NW N E E E E SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 10 6 3 1 2 2 4 5 4 6 4 4 4 4 3 2 4 11 13 11
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 21 9 0 8 3 6 7 28 37 31 35 28 43 40 47 46 50 47 56 72 69
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 1
Vent Rate 8 19 29 31 3 3 3 3 3 3 44 47 3 6 6 5 4 11 49 61 18
T Wind Dir SW W W W SW W NW NW N N NE E E E SE SE S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 14 16 9 5 4 6 6 8 8 6 8 6 8 13 13 11 10 12 16 14 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 Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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 55 75 52 76 51 79
Temp 65 60 71 70 60 56 69 72 57 54 71 72 57 51 72 75
DewPt 60 60 61 60 60 56 57 54 54 53 52 51 52 51 53 53
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 49 99 42 98 39
RH 84100 71 71100100 65 52 90 96 52 48 82 97 51 45
PWind Dir SW SW N NW NW NW SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 70 80 80 50 40 20 20 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM O O O NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-262100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
543 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 55 88 56 87
Temp 59 70 82 86 84 70 63 58 55 69 84 87 82 68 63 59 57 66 79 85 81
DewPt 57 62 58 55 56 56 57 55 52 53 53 50 53 55 59 59 57 61 59 57 57
Min/Max RH 34 91 28 100 39
RH 93 75 44 35 38 63 79 88 88 58 35 28 36 62 87100100 83 50 39 43
Wind Dir S SW W W N N W NW NW N NE E E E E SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 10 11 6 4 1 2 2 4 4 4 6 5 4 5 4 3 2 4 10 12 10
Clouds SC CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 30 4 1 2 5 12 8 4 18 19 15 33 39 37 48 50 59 60 42 61 79
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 2
Vent Rate 8 27 37 45 7 3 3 3 3 6 46 56 6 6 7 5 5 14 50 97 24
T Wind Dir SW SW W NW N N N NW NW N NE NE E E E E SE S S SW S
T Wind Spd 16 17 11 8 5 8 6 8 9 9 10 8 10 14 13 11 10 12 14 16 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 80 55 78 52 78 51 81
Temp 67 60 74 72 61 56 71 73 60 54 73 73 58 52 74 77
DewPt 60 60 61 60 61 56 58 55 56 54 53 52 53 51 53 53
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 49 100 42 96 39
RH 78100 63 65 99100 62 52 87100 49 47 83 96 47 43
PWind Dir S S E N NW NW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 70 90 50 40 30 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM O O SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
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