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
312 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026
TXZ012-132200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
312 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026
Date Tue 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 68 36 52 29 67
Temp 32 38 59 68 60 47 43 42 38 41 49 51 47 36 34 33 30 39 59 66 58
DewPt 15 20 20 19 20 22 25 27 30 31 29 25 25 25 26 27 27 28 29 25 23
Min/Max RH 15 76 36 88 21
RH 47 48 22 15 21 37 49 55 73 67 46 36 42 64 72 78 88 64 32 21 26
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N W W W W W W NW
Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 5 6 9 12 14 17 21 21 11 4 4 5 9 10 12 12 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 5 2 2 5 12 36 23 18 30 22 22 13 6 4 5 3 5 2 2 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 5 3 9 21 2 4 6 10 8 28147159 14 3 3 5 6 6 27 58 6
T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 12 10 10 9 6 11 18 24 19 24 31 28 14 6 9 12 17 17 18 17 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 01/16/26 Sat 01/17/26 Sun 01/18/26 Mon 01/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 28 52 22 53 24 58 27 57
Temp 39 29 47 44 30 23 46 47 33 25 50 50 36 28 47 47
DewPt 23 19 13 12 13 11 14 14 15 15 17 17 18 17 18 17
Max/Min RH 66 20 60 21 65 20 63 22
RH 52 66 25 27 49 59 27 26 47 65 27 27 47 63 31 30
PWind Dir N N N W SW SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-132200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
312 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026
Date Tue 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 67 33 54 29 67
Temp 30 37 59 65 58 44 40 40 36 38 51 54 49 36 33 32 30 38 59 66 57
DewPt 13 18 19 19 21 21 22 27 31 32 28 27 27 27 27 28 27 28 27 25 26
Min/Max RH 16 85 35 90 21
RH 49 46 21 17 24 41 48 61 82 79 41 35 43 71 78 87 88 69 29 21 30
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 5 6 8 6 4 4 4 9 12 13 21 19 9 4 4 4 8 9 12 12 8
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW CL SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 6 4 4 9 5 29 18 17 15 9 17 26 6 4 5 4 4 3 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 6 5 16 27 3 4 7 12 11 19119134 8 3 4 7 9 7 30 69 8
T Wind Dir NW NW N NW NW NW N NE N N N N N NW W W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 10 8 8 9 14 24 21 19 29 27 11 6 8 13 18 16 19 20 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Fri 01/16/26 Sat 01/17/26 Sun 01/18/26 Mon 01/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 28 54 22 56 24 58 25 59
Temp 37 29 48 47 29 23 48 48 30 25 50 50 33 26 49 47
DewPt 24 21 16 16 15 14 16 17 15 17 17 17 18 17 17 17
Max/Min RH 74 21 68 20 73 20 71 21
RH 59 74 27 29 55 68 27 29 53 73 27 27 53 68 29 30
PWind Dir NW NE SE W S SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-132200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
312 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026
Date Tue 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 70 37 54 29 68
Temp 31 35 58 69 62 49 45 44 40 41 51 53 48 38 34 32 30 38 60 68 60
DewPt 17 22 22 23 25 28 30 32 33 34 31 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 25 24
Min/Max RH 17 80 36 94 20
RH 56 57 25 17 24 43 54 62 76 76 45 36 42 64 79 85 94 72 32 20 25
Wind Dir W W W NW NW NW NW N N NW N N N NW SW SW SW W W W NW
Wind Spd 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 9 10 13 19 17 8 3 3 4 4 6 10 10 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 8 11 6 7 10 43 49 55 24 34 26 19 10 6 3 7 5 5 3 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 <1
Vent Rate 6 5 9 25 4 6 12 15 12 31159137 11 3 6 7 10 10 19 84 5
T Wind Dir W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW W W W W W W NW
T Wind Spd 10 9 8 8 6 9 18 21 17 17 29 24 11 4 9 11 16 14 14 16 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Fri 01/16/26 Sat 01/17/26 Sun 01/18/26 Mon 01/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 29 54 22 54 24 58 26 60
Temp 40 30 48 47 32 23 46 48 32 25 49 52 37 27 49 50
DewPt 25 21 12 12 11 11 12 13 15 14 17 17 17 18 19 18
Max/Min RH 69 18 58 18 64 21 68 21
RH 55 69 23 23 41 57 24 24 48 62 28 25 44 68 29 28
PWind Dir N N NW W W SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-132200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
312 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026
Date Tue 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 69 39 53 32 68
Temp 34 38 56 68 62 51 47 45 41 43 50 53 49 40 36 34 34 39 58 67 60
DewPt 17 23 22 23 25 28 31 32 33 34 30 27 27 28 29 30 29 30 30 26 24
Min/Max RH 18 78 36 86 21
RH 48 55 26 19 24 42 54 61 73 71 47 36 43 64 75 84 84 68 34 21 25
Wind Dir SW W W NW W W NW N N NW N N N NW W W W W W W N
Wind Spd 6 5 6 5 4 4 8 12 14 14 20 17 9 4 4 4 9 9 11 11 8
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 9 12 3 7 6 36 51 54 25 35 27 19 10 6 4 7 4 6 3 2 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 8 23 3 5 9 12 10 25158146 11 2 5 6 8 9 19 85 4
T Wind Dir W W NW NW W NW N N N N N N N NW W W W W W W NW
T Wind Spd 10 8 8 8 6 9 16 20 17 18 29 25 11 5 9 11 16 16 16 18 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Fri 01/16/26 Sat 01/17/26 Sun 01/18/26 Mon 01/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 31 53 25 53 26 57 28 59
Temp 41 32 47 47 33 26 45 48 34 27 49 51 38 29 48 50
DewPt 26 22 13 12 13 12 13 14 16 15 18 18 19 20 19 19
Max/Min RH 67 20 57 20 63 22 67 21
RH 54 67 25 24 44 57 27 26 47 62 29 27 46 67 31 29
PWind Dir N N NW W W SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-132200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
312 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026
Date Tue 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 67 32 51 26 65
Temp 27 35 62 67 58 43 39 39 35 38 49 51 46 34 30 29 27 33 59 65 55
DewPt 20 21 25 24 28 29 29 30 31 33 31 27 29 30 29 28 27 29 29 24 25
Min/Max RH 19 91 39 100 21
RH 77 56 24 19 32 56 65 70 86 81 49 39 51 84 95 95100 84 32 21 31
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW W NW N N N N N N N NW W W W W W NW N
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 4 5 9 12 13 16 21 19 6 4 4 5 8 8 9 11 8
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 7 10 3 14 11 46 42 33 35 37 31 30 20 9 4 7 5 7 3 3 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 12 30 2 5 9 12 11 22152141 9 4 5 8 6 4 18 94 3
T Wind Dir NW N N NW W NW N N N N N N N NW W W W W W W N
T Wind Spd 12 11 10 8 6 12 20 23 21 18 32 26 11 8 12 17 14 11 14 17 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Fri 01/16/26 Sat 01/17/26 Sun 01/18/26 Mon 01/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 24 50 18 52 20 56 23 57
Temp 32 25 46 43 25 19 46 45 27 21 48 48 31 24 48 45
DewPt 24 20 16 16 15 13 15 17 15 15 19 19 18 18 20 20
Max/Min RH 79 23 77 22 79 22 79 23
RH 71 79 30 33 64 76 28 32 61 79 31 32 59 79 32 36
PWind Dir N N NW W W SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-132200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
312 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026
Date Tue 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 64 33 49 27 64
Temp 29 36 59 64 53 43 41 39 36 39 47 49 43 33 30 29 29 36 58 64 54
DewPt 20 24 29 30 32 32 30 32 32 34 31 29 29 29 28 28 27 28 30 25 27
Min/Max RH 28 96 45 97 23
RH 69 61 33 28 44 65 66 76 88 82 53 45 57 86 93 95 93 73 34 23 35
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW N N N N W SW W W W W NW N
Wind Spd 5 5 8 5 4 6 9 10 12 14 19 16 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 11 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 23 16 11 13 25 66 55 46 33 36 31 28 13 13 21 13 11 11 7 3 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 <1
Vent Rate 6 5 8 16 3 6 9 8 9 19124117 3 3 4 5 6 5 14 55 5
T Wind Dir NW NW N NW NW NW N N NW N N N N W W W W W W NW N
T Wind Spd 13 13 10 9 9 13 19 18 17 17 28 23 6 5 10 11 14 12 12 12 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 01/16/26 Sat 01/17/26 Sun 01/18/26 Mon 01/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 26 50 19 51 20 55 23 57
Temp 35 27 46 43 27 20 45 44 29 21 48 47 32 25 49 46
DewPt 24 18 11 10 8 8 11 13 13 12 17 18 16 16 19 19
Max/Min RH 69 19 59 20 68 22 68 21
RH 65 69 24 25 44 59 25 28 52 68 29 31 50 68 30 34
PWind Dir NW N NW NW W W SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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