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 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
TXZ012-222100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26
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 100 74 104 76 106
Temp 77 72 86 94 98 98 90 83 77 74 87 96101103 92 85 79 76 88 98102 98
DewPt 55 55 58 55 54 52 54 57 59 59 60 54 52 51 52 55 57 58 59 56 55 57
Min/Max RH 21 59 18 54 21
RH 47 55 39 27 23 21 30 41 54 59 40 25 20 18 26 36 47 54 38 25 21 26
Wind Dir S SW S S S S SE S S S S SW S S S S S S SW W SW SE
Wind Spd 8 6 6 10 12 14 14 13 13 13 14 13 16 17 17 17 14 14 16 11 10 10
Clouds FW CL CL CL SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1
Clouds(%) 20 2 1 3 26 16 4 5 6 3 1 0 9 26 27 33 41 30 18 18 53 57
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 12 1 1 <1 <1 3 8 9 5
Vent Rate 5 5 29 98133147 16 16 14 9 57146192197 19 21 14 10 55 88 89 51
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S SW W W S E
T Wind Spd 13 11 9 11 13 17 20 21 21 18 20 16 18 19 21 23 19 18 19 12 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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 73 102 74 103 74 105 74 102
Temp 81 74 96 99 82 75 97101 84 76 98102 83 75 97100
DewPt 60 61 59 56 58 58 55 50 51 52 51 47 50 53 52 47
Max/Min RH 66 23 57 18 45 14 48 16
RH 49 64 29 24 44 56 25 18 32 43 21 16 32 46 22 17
PWind Dir S SW S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-222100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 70 102 72 104
Temp 69 69 86 92 97 97 86 79 74 70 87 95100100 89 82 76 72 87 97101 98
DewPt 59 57 59 56 53 51 53 56 57 57 58 55 52 50 52 55 56 57 59 56 53 54
Min/Max RH 21 63 18 59 20
RH 71 66 40 30 23 21 33 45 55 63 37 26 20 19 28 40 50 59 39 26 20 23
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 10 11 12 9 9 8 9 13 13 13 14 11 11 12 12 14 11 9 8
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 11 4 1 7 8 26 4 8 14 7 0 2 6 17 17 27 36 23 8 15 31 49
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 10 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 8
Vent Rate 5 4 32 98123151 8 9 8 8 63131165190 13 9 8 8 38 91109 85
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W SW S
T Wind Spd 12 10 10 11 12 16 16 18 16 16 19 14 16 19 17 17 16 14 17 12 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 100 70 101 70 102 70 101
Temp 78 70 94 96 79 72 95 99 80 72 96100 80 71 95 99
DewPt 61 61 59 56 59 59 56 52 55 53 53 49 53 54 53 49
Max/Min RH 76 24 65 20 54 17 57 18
RH 55 73 31 26 50 64 27 21 42 52 24 18 39 55 24 19
PWind Dir SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 0 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ008-222100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26
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 105 78 110 79 109
Temp 84 75 88 97102101 92 86 80 78 91100106105 95 88 82 79 90 99105100
DewPt 57 60 59 56 55 54 57 61 62 62 61 55 52 52 55 58 59 61 60 58 57 60
Min/Max RH 19 58 16 53 21
RH 40 59 38 26 21 21 30 43 53 58 37 23 17 18 27 37 45 53 38 26 21 27
Wind Dir E E SE S S S SE S S S S SW S S S S S SW W NW N E
Wind Spd 4 3 4 8 11 13 12 13 12 11 13 13 14 16 14 14 12 12 12 9 6 8
Clouds FW CL CL CL SC FW SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 23 3 1 4 28 17 28 5 3 4 0 3 16 22 31 52 47 35 19 28 45 45
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 10 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 4
Vent Rate 5 3 18 93128175 11 18 13 10 66175218224 17 15 11 7 44 65 76 38
T Wind Dir SE E S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW NW NE
T Wind Spd 10 6 8 10 12 18 18 23 20 17 21 18 19 20 20 21 17 13 14 10 8 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y
Date Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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 76 106 77 107 78 109 77 107
Temp 83 76 98100 85 78100103 86 79102104 86 78100102
DewPt 64 64 61 57 61 61 56 53 55 55 52 50 54 56 53 50
Max/Min RH 66 22 58 18 44 15 47 16
RH 52 65 29 25 44 56 23 19 35 43 19 17 34 46 21 18
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-222100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 102 77 105 79 106
Temp 81 75 86 94 99 98 90 84 79 77 88 96102102 93 86 82 79 87 96101 97
DewPt 57 59 59 56 54 53 57 60 61 61 60 54 51 51 55 57 59 60 60 57 56 59
Min/Max RH 21 58 18 52 23
RH 45 58 40 28 23 22 32 44 54 58 40 25 19 19 28 37 47 52 40 28 23 29
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SE S S S S SW S S S S S SW W NW N E
Wind Spd 5 4 4 8 11 13 13 14 14 13 14 13 14 16 16 17 14 13 13 9 8 8
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 20 4 1 4 24 25 14 4 4 5 0 1 13 27 38 48 48 33 16 24 42 45
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 4
Vent Rate 5 3 17 98131163 11 20 13 11 62173204222 13 17 11 9 42 66 80 40
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N E
T Wind Spd 11 6 8 10 12 18 20 24 21 18 23 18 18 20 20 20 18 16 14 10 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y
Date Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 75 103 77 104 77 105 77 103
Temp 82 76 94 98 84 78 97100 85 78 98100 84 77 96 99
DewPt 63 64 60 56 60 60 55 52 55 55 52 50 54 56 53 50
Max/Min RH 67 23 56 19 45 16 48 18
RH 53 66 32 26 45 55 25 20 36 44 21 19 35 47 23 19
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-222100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26
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 99 71 103 70 102
Temp 70 69 87 95 98 97 86 80 75 71 88 97101101 88 79 73 70 86 96 99 95
DewPt 53 57 58 56 53 52 53 55 56 56 56 54 51 49 52 57 58 59 60 58 57 59
Min/Max RH 20 59 17 68 25
RH 54 66 38 27 22 22 32 43 52 59 34 23 19 18 29 46 59 68 42 29 25 30
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S NE N NW N NE NE E
Wind Spd 4 4 6 13 13 16 12 13 12 11 16 19 20 18 12 10 8 6 6 5 6 9
Clouds FW SC FW CL FW CL SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 16 32 12 5 14 3 32 19 7 3 0 8 22 10 53 64 56 33 15 15 39 56
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 11 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 4
Vent Rate 6 4 32126157154 9 11 10 8 88210250226 9 7 10 5 26 49 75 51
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW NE NE N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 12 10 13 14 16 18 16 20 19 16 25 21 23 23 17 14 12 10 11 8 8 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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 68 100 69 102 70 104 69 101
Temp 76 69 97 98 78 70 98100 79 71 99101 78 70 97 98
DewPt 61 61 58 56 59 59 55 52 56 56 53 51 55 56 53 51
Max/Min RH 78 23 70 20 61 17 63 19
RH 60 77 28 25 52 68 25 21 45 59 22 19 45 61 23 21
PWind Dir SW S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-222100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 102 73 107 72 102
Temp 78 70 86 97101100 87 81 76 73 91101106104 88 82 76 72 86 95 99 97
DewPt 64 61 60 58 55 54 56 59 60 60 58 55 52 51 56 60 61 62 63 62 61 61
Min/Max RH 21 64 16 71 28
RH 61 74 42 28 22 22 36 47 58 64 33 22 17 17 35 48 60 71 46 35 29 31
Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SE S S S SW SW S S S W S W NW N NE NE
Wind Spd 8 5 10 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 18 17 17 16 13 8 11 8 6 6 5 5
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 39 6 3 3 16 21 20 4 20 8 1 9 12 33 70 83 73 50 24 15 28 26
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 11 9 <1 1 <1 <1 3 12 14 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6
Vent Rate 6 5 32113156155 13 24 12 9 76221257175 15 11 6 4 27 54 50 59
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW S W S NW N N NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 12 14 13 16 19 20 24 21 19 26 21 21 23 18 16 12 9 11 10 8 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 70 103 72 106 73 106 72 104
Temp 79 70 98100 81 73101102 82 74102102 81 73 99100
DewPt 63 63 61 57 61 60 56 52 56 56 54 52 55 56 55 53
Max/Min RH 79 22 67 18 55 16 58 19
RH 59 78 30 24 51 65 23 19 41 53 20 19 41 56 23 21
PWind Dir S E S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
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