Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
543 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026
TXZ012-200900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
543 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 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 67 95 70 98 72
Temp 92 83 76 71 68 81 89 92 94 84 78 73 70 83 91 96 97 87 80 75 73
DewPt 56 59 61 62 63 63 60 58 56 57 59 60 61 61 57 56 54 55 56 56 57
Max/Min RH 85 28 72 24 59
RH 30 44 59 73 85 55 38 32 28 40 53 64 72 48 32 26 24 34 44 52 57
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 11 9 8 8 8 8 9 12 11 10 9 8 6 4 8 10 9 8 8 6
Clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL CL SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 43 15 16 16 2 1 3 26 4 4 5 5 3 2 2 14 16 34 23 17 12
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 71 11 8 6 5 24 68 95 97 13 12 8 6 46 72104102 8 9 8 6
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 16 16 13 11 9 10 11 13 17 19 17 13 11 10 12 12 14 17 17 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 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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 99 74 102 75 103 74 102 74 103
Temp 93 96 82 75 95 99 83 76 96100 83 75 94 98 82 75 95 99
DewPt 55 51 54 54 51 47 52 55 53 49 55 58 57 52 55 57 55 50
Min/Max RH 21 50 17 48 18 56 21 54 19
RH 28 22 38 48 23 17 34 48 24 18 38 56 29 21 40 54 26 19
PWind Dir S S SW S S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ016-200900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
543 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 93 65 96 68
Temp 87 77 72 67 64 79 86 91 91 81 74 68 65 81 89 95 94 83 77 71 68
DewPt 60 62 62 63 63 64 60 58 57 59 60 61 61 62 59 56 55 57 58 59 58
Max/Min RH 95 31 86 26 70
RH 40 60 70 86 95 60 42 33 32 48 61 78 86 52 36 28 27 41 52 65 70
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 8 8 5 5 4 6 6 8 10 9 6 5 4 4 5 10 10 8 5 4 4
Clouds B1 FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 55 17 5 15 16 1 10 9 12 5 4 12 19 0 6 11 29 26 23 26 12
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 7 1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 65 15 8 5 4 23 60 85 92 12 9 7 5 36 71111127 9 9 7 5
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 14 16 11 9 10 9 10 12 17 17 14 11 12 10 12 14 14 18 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 69 100 70 102 70 101 70 101
Temp 91 94 78 70 93 97 80 72 95 99 80 71 93 97 80 71 94 97
DewPt 56 51 54 54 52 48 53 55 54 50 56 58 57 52 56 58 55 51
Min/Max RH 22 59 18 55 19 64 21 64 21
RH 31 23 43 57 25 19 39 55 25 20 44 64 30 22 45 64 27 21
PWind Dir S S SW S SW SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
543 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 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 72 101 74 104 75
Temp 93 85 79 74 72 84 92 98 97 88 82 77 74 87 96102 99 90 83 78 75
DewPt 60 62 63 63 64 64 61 59 57 59 61 61 62 62 58 56 55 57 59 59 60
Max/Min RH 76 25 66 21 59
RH 33 45 57 69 76 50 35 28 27 38 48 58 66 43 29 22 23 33 44 52 59
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE S S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 8 5 4 4 5 5 6 10 8 6 5 4 4 3 5 9 4 4 3 4
Clouds SC CL FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 4 6 5 3 1 6 28 12 4 9 2 5 1 3 9 15 20 28 18 16
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 65 8 7 5 4 23 66 91 88 10 10 7 6 29 56 98110 7 7 6 5
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW W
T Wind Spd 12 14 14 11 9 9 9 10 11 17 18 14 13 11 8 11 12 13 14 12 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 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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 104 76 107 78 107 77 106 76 107
Temp 97 98 85 77 98102 86 78 98102 85 77 96100 84 77 97101
DewPt 57 54 57 57 53 49 55 58 55 53 59 61 59 55 58 60 56 53
Min/Max RH 20 49 17 49 19 57 21 54 20
RH 27 23 40 49 22 17 35 49 25 20 42 57 29 22 41 54 26 20
PWind Dir S S S S SW SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
543 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 71 97 73 100 75
Temp 92 84 78 74 71 82 89 94 95 86 81 76 73 84 92 98 97 88 82 77 75
DewPt 60 61 62 63 64 63 60 58 57 59 60 61 62 61 58 55 55 57 58 58 59
Max/Min RH 78 27 68 23 59
RH 36 46 58 70 78 53 38 30 28 39 50 60 68 47 32 24 25 35 45 52 59
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 6 6 6 6 5 6 9 9 9 8 5 4 4 5 9 6 4 4 4
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 32 6 4 4 3 1 2 23 7 9 4 4 5 1 3 8 14 28 30 17 18
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 58 9 8 6 4 21 63 89 92 9 11 7 6 28 55 89120 8 8 6 5
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 16 16 12 10 9 9 10 11 17 19 16 13 11 8 10 13 14 16 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 101 76 104 77 104 76 102 76 103
Temp 93 95 83 77 95 99 85 78 94 99 84 77 93 97 83 77 94 98
DewPt 56 53 56 56 52 49 55 57 55 52 58 60 58 54 58 59 56 52
Min/Max RH 22 48 18 48 20 56 22 54 21
RH 29 24 40 48 24 19 36 48 27 21 43 56 31 24 42 54 28 21
PWind Dir S S SW S SW SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ006-200900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
543 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 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 64 96 67 98 68
Temp 91 81 73 68 65 81 90 95 94 83 76 70 67 84 94 98 96 84 77 72 68
DewPt 55 59 60 60 61 62 59 56 55 57 58 59 59 60 56 54 54 56 57 57 58
Max/Min RH 87 25 75 23 70
RH 30 47 63 76 87 52 35 27 27 41 54 68 75 44 28 23 25 39 51 59 70
Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW S S SE S S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S S SW
Wind Spd 9 8 6 4 4 5 8 8 10 8 8 6 5 4 6 10 10 6 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL CL CL SC CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 20 12 4 10 5 0 3 28 3 3 2 7 4 1 2 11 19 32 31 29 20
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 69 6 7 5 4 20 63 84 90 7 9 7 5 27 67102109 7 7 6 5
T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 13 16 12 10 10 9 9 11 14 18 16 12 9 9 11 12 13 16 13 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 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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 98 70 101 70 101 69 100 70 101
Temp 94 94 78 71 95 99 79 71 94 97 77 70 94 97 77 71 95 97
DewPt 56 53 55 54 53 49 53 55 56 54 58 60 58 54 57 58 55 53
Min/Max RH 23 55 18 57 22 70 22 64 22
RH 28 25 45 55 24 19 41 57 28 24 52 70 30 24 49 64 26 23
PWind Dir S S SW S S E S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 20 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-200900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
543 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 99 69 101 70
Temp 93 82 77 71 68 85 93 98 96 84 78 73 69 87 97101 98 85 79 74 70
DewPt 59 60 61 61 61 62 60 58 56 58 59 59 59 60 57 55 55 57 58 58 59
Max/Min RH 81 25 71 22 69
RH 33 47 58 70 81 46 33 27 26 41 51 62 71 39 27 22 24 39 50 59 68
Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW S S SE SE S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 8 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 10 8 6 6 5 3 6 9 10 8 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 13 9 3 9 5 6 3 23 7 4 5 4 5 3 3 9 18 29 22 34 17
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 79 7 7 5 4 25 66 78 87 6 8 7 5 26 74100133 7 7 6 5
T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W SW SE SE SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 10 13 16 11 10 8 9 9 10 13 18 14 12 9 9 11 13 13 14 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 100 71 104 72 102 70 102 71 103
Temp 96 96 80 73 98100 82 73 95 97 79 71 95 98 79 73 97 99
DewPt 58 55 58 56 53 51 55 57 59 58 62 62 60 57 60 59 58 54
Min/Max RH 23 56 18 57 25 72 24 63 23
RH 28 26 47 55 23 19 40 57 31 28 56 72 31 26 53 63 28 23
PWind Dir SE S SW S N E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 10 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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