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
348 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026
TXZ012-200900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026
Date 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26 Fri
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 67 51 72 51
Temp 69 72 62 55 52 49 53 58 63 64 60 58 57 55 60 64 69 70 62 59 57 53
DewPt 35 36 40 45 45 46 48 50 50 50 52 55 57 55 59 57 53 52 54 57 57 53
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 51 100
RH 28 27 44 69 77 89 83 75 62 60 75 90100100 96 78 57 53 75 93100100
Wind Dir NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 11 13 14 13 11 10 10 12 12 13 13 10 8 6 6 10 10 13 13 12 10 6
Clouds FW FW SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 20 10 32 46 71 92 91 77 87 94 92 88 86 90 91 82 81 71 67 75 83 73
PoP 12HR 10 50 70 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.16 0.11 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 <1 <1 1 1 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 67 13 21 24 18 20 36 41 27 20 10 14 11 18 49 63 53 19 16 10 7
T Wind Dir E E E SE E E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 12 14 18 19 18 13 14 16 16 14 16 16 17 12 14 17 17 23 23 20 21 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 05/22Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
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 51 78 52 82 53 84 55 86
Temp 74 73 60 56 71 73 60 56 75 76 62 57 78 79 65 59 79 80
DewPt 53 48 54 54 53 49 54 54 51 46 52 54 50 44 51 54 49 45
Min/Max RH 32 93 40 93 32 93 27 83 28
RH 48 41 81 93 53 43 81 93 43 34 70 90 38 29 60 83 35 29
PWind Dir S E E SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 40 20 20 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-200900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026
Date 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26 Fri
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 45 67 48 76 48
Temp 71 75 63 54 50 47 53 59 64 66 58 55 54 51 61 69 75 73 62 57 53 50
DewPt 36 36 42 46 48 47 52 52 53 53 56 55 54 51 58 55 51 50 54 54 53 50
Max/Min RH 100 63 100 41 100
RH 28 24 46 74 95100 96 78 67 63 93 98100100 90 62 42 44 77 88100100
Wind Dir E SE E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 9 12 14 12 9 9 10 12 11 13 11 8 6 4 5 9 9 11 11 9 8 4
Clouds FW CL SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 23 3 28 38 81 95 94 93 97 79 82 94 95 95 90 77 63 42 45 44 66 56
PoP 12HR 20 50 60 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.08 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 4 6 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 <1 1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 45 83 24 21 22 16 20 36 52 47 24 19 11 12 25 63 95 80 9 9 8 6
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE E E E SE S S SE SE SE SE S S SW S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 11 16 23 21 17 13 16 17 18 19 19 19 14 12 14 16 16 18 19 19 18 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 05/22Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
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 83 48 80 48 82 49 85 51 84
Temp 77 77 57 52 72 75 58 53 76 77 59 53 79 79 62 55 79 78
DewPt 48 42 50 51 52 47 52 51 49 46 50 51 48 44 49 51 48 45
Min/Max RH 23 98 33 98 30 95 25 85 27
RH 36 29 77 96 49 37 80 95 39 34 72 91 34 29 62 85 34 31
PWind Dir SW E E SE SE S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 40 20 20 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026
Date 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26 Fri
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 71 52 75 53
Temp 70 74 65 57 52 50 54 59 67 68 64 60 58 55 61 65 71 73 65 61 59 55
DewPt 36 36 39 44 45 46 46 46 49 52 54 57 58 55 58 55 55 54 56 59 59 55
Max/Min RH 92 51 100 51 100
RH 29 25 38 62 77 87 73 61 52 56 70 90 98100 89 72 56 52 73 93100100
Wind Dir NE E E E E NE E E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 10 12 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 8 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 8 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 14 8 24 29 74 79 79 85 81 84 95 94 94 93 89 86 85 77 60 79 83 80
PoP 12HR 5 40 70 80 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.18 0.07 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM NM O O SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC NM NM O O SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 <1 1 2 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 54 59 13 12 21 18 27 36 39 36 17 20 14 11 18 41 63 69 10 12 19 10
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 12 13 17 16 17 13 14 13 12 14 13 17 13 9 12 17 14 21 18 17 17 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 05/22Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
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 83 53 81 54 85 55 88 58 90
Temp 75 75 62 57 72 76 63 58 77 80 66 60 81 84 68 62 82 84
DewPt 53 51 55 55 52 52 56 56 51 49 55 56 50 46 54 55 49 47
Min/Max RH 34 94 39 93 32 88 26 79 27
RH 47 43 78 93 48 43 78 92 40 34 68 87 34 27 61 79 32 28
PWind Dir S NE E SE SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 40 10 20 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026
Date 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26 Fri
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 49 69 53 73 54
Temp 69 72 64 57 53 51 53 58 65 67 63 60 59 57 60 63 69 71 64 61 59 56
DewPt 35 35 39 44 46 47 46 47 50 51 54 57 57 57 57 56 54 54 56 58 58 56
Max/Min RH 92 56 100 53 100
RH 29 26 40 63 76 86 77 68 58 57 71 91 94100 93 78 59 55 75 92 99100
Wind Dir NE E E E E NE E E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 11 12 12 11 10 10 9 10 10 11 10 6 5 5 5 8 9 11 10 9 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 13 7 21 34 71 80 89 81 84 91 92 91 94 88 91 83 84 76 54 76 79 75
PoP 12HR 5 40 70 80 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.16 0.08 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM NM O O NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC NM NM O O NM NM SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 <1 1 2 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 54 59 13 14 23 19 24 37 40 37 16 14 12 12 19 48 62 68 11 13 15 10
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E SE S SE S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 12 13 17 17 17 13 13 14 12 14 11 14 12 10 12 18 16 21 18 17 17 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 05/22Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
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 54 78 55 82 57 84 59 86
Temp 73 74 62 58 70 74 62 59 75 78 65 60 78 81 68 63 79 81
DewPt 54 51 55 55 52 52 56 56 52 49 54 56 50 46 53 56 50 47
Min/Max RH 36 92 42 92 34 86 28 80 29
RH 52 45 80 92 54 46 80 91 45 37 69 86 38 30 61 80 36 30
PWind Dir S NE E SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 50 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-200900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026
Date 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26 Fri
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 40 63 44 71 44
Temp 68 69 58 51 45 42 49 54 61 63 55 52 50 46 57 63 69 70 57 54 50 46
DewPt 33 35 37 40 43 42 46 48 50 51 52 52 50 46 56 55 54 53 53 52 50 46
Max/Min RH 100 65 100 53 100
RH 28 28 46 66 92100 88 80 67 66 90 99100100 95 75 59 55 85 93100100
Wind Dir E SE E E E E E SE S SE SE SE E E SE S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 10 12 12 12 9 8 9 10 10 12 10 8 5 4 5 9 9 11 10 9 6 5
Clouds FW CL CL FW B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 24 3 4 14 55 87 98 94 91 85 94 83 95 90 87 87 79 61 66 73 76 72
PoP 12HR 5 30 80 70 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.17 0.03 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC O O NM NM NM NM SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 6 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 72 11 10 19 14 21 33 38 30 11 6 7 6 24 52 56 60 7 11 9 10
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E SE S S SE S SE SE S S S S SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 14 19 19 16 13 13 13 13 16 18 11 9 10 14 14 16 18 16 19 17 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 05/22Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
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 44 76 45 80 47 83 48 83
Temp 72 72 54 48 68 72 55 49 75 76 57 50 78 79 59 52 79 78
DewPt 51 47 49 47 51 50 50 49 50 47 48 48 49 46 48 48 49 46
Min/Max RH 36 100 42 100 32 96 28 86 30
RH 48 41 83 96 54 46 84 97 42 36 71 93 36 31 66 86 35 32
PWind Dir N NE E SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 40 10 20 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-200900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026
Date 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26 Fri
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 40 65 45 68 46
Temp 70 68 58 51 44 41 51 57 64 63 57 54 52 49 57 63 67 66 58 55 52 49
DewPt 33 34 36 40 42 41 42 43 47 50 52 53 52 49 55 56 56 55 55 55 52 49
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 64 100
RH 26 28 44 67 94100 72 60 54 62 83 99100100 92 80 68 67 90100100100
Wind Dir NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 10 12 11 10 6 5 8 10 10 11 9 6 5 5 6 9 10 10 9 6 4 4
Clouds FW CL FW FW B1 B1 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 9 4 7 25 61 62 93 92 85 95 93 91 95 95 94 88 84 83 76 77 86 76
PoP 12HR 0 30 80 80 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.26 0.05 0.09
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC O O O O NM NM NM NM SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC O O O O NM NM NM NM IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 6 <1 1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 1 1 1 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 52 71 10 16 8 10 30 41 50 42 12 10 16 13 17 36 47 41 7 10 9 10
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 11 13 19 18 13 12 14 14 13 17 16 12 12 11 13 14 16 17 17 17 14 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 05/22Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
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 45 75 47 81 49 85 52 86
Temp 71 70 55 50 69 72 56 53 76 77 60 55 80 81 62 57 82 80
DewPt 54 51 51 49 52 53 54 51 53 50 52 51 51 48 51 51 51 49
Min/Max RH 45 97 45 97 35 90 29 81 29
RH 56 52 87 96 55 51 91 94 45 39 76 86 37 32 67 80 34 33
PWind Dir NE NE E SE SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 50 20 40 10 20 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC 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