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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 Mon Sep 7 2026
TXZ012-072100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26
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 96 70 97 71 98
Temp 75 72 81 90 94 92 83 78 75 72 82 92 95 92 83 79 74 72 83 93 97 91
DewPt 59 59 60 58 55 55 56 57 58 59 61 58 55 55 56 57 58 58 59 57 55 57
Min/Max RH 26 68 25 64 25
RH 58 64 49 34 27 29 40 48 56 64 49 32 26 29 40 47 57 61 44 30 25 32
Wind Dir S S SW S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S E
Wind Spd 10 9 10 12 13 14 13 12 11 11 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 8 6 8
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 54 36 12 8 14 18 12 4 9 11 0 0 4 8 6 5 9 14 7 6 31 47
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 8 3
Vent Rate 7 6 35 96122113 9 9 8 8 39108127126 8 9 9 8 31 77 57 32
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S NE
T Wind Spd 14 13 14 14 16 17 19 18 18 17 17 14 14 16 18 18 18 17 16 9 8 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 Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
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 67 92 67 98 69 98 68 94
Temp 75 68 87 86 73 68 92 92 77 70 93 92 76 70 88 87
DewPt 61 62 60 59 60 60 57 54 56 57 56 54 57 59 57 55
Max/Min RH 81 33 76 23 63 23 68 28
RH 62 81 40 40 64 76 31 28 48 63 29 28 52 68 35 34
PWind Dir NE E S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 30 20 5 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-072100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 67 96 67 97
Temp 70 68 80 89 93 92 81 76 72 68 80 89 94 93 82 76 72 68 81 92 96 91
DewPt 57 59 60 57 54 55 57 58 59 59 61 57 54 54 56 57 58 58 60 56 54 56
Min/Max RH 26 76 25 70 25
RH 63 74 51 34 27 29 44 54 64 73 52 34 26 27 41 51 63 70 48 30 25 31
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SE E
Wind Spd 6 5 9 11 12 13 10 9 9 8 11 12 11 12 9 9 9 8 10 8 6 8
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 41 37 7 3 4 12 7 13 12 11 0 0 11 6 4 6 11 11 4 8 30 35
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 9 3
Vent Rate 7 6 31 88113107 7 9 8 7 39100113113 8 9 8 7 33 83 65 33
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW NW NE
T Wind Spd 16 12 16 13 13 14 16 19 17 16 17 13 12 13 17 19 18 16 17 9 8 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 93 64 98 66 98 66 94
Temp 73 66 87 88 72 65 92 94 75 67 92 92 75 67 88 88
DewPt 60 61 59 58 59 59 56 51 56 57 54 52 57 59 56 55
Max/Min RH 86 31 83 21 72 22 74 28
RH 65 86 39 37 65 81 30 24 52 70 28 27 54 74 34 33
PWind Dir NE SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 5 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-072100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26
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 101 74 103 75 103
Temp 78 75 85 94 99 97 87 82 78 75 86 95100 98 88 83 78 75 86 97101 93
DewPt 59 62 61 58 55 55 57 58 60 61 61 58 55 55 57 59 59 60 60 57 55 60
Min/Max RH 23 63 22 61 23
RH 52 64 45 30 23 25 35 44 53 62 44 29 23 24 35 43 53 61 41 27 23 34
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW W NW E
Wind Spd 8 6 8 12 12 13 11 10 9 8 11 11 11 12 9 10 8 6 10 8 4 5
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 58 28 12 17 14 17 9 10 13 11 0 0 13 6 9 9 14 16 7 15 30 61
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 8 2
Vent Rate 7 6 35104121131 9 10 8 6 42116123138 8 9 8 6 42 92 59 21
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W NW E
T Wind Spd 14 12 16 14 14 17 19 20 17 13 18 13 12 16 18 18 17 13 18 11 8 11
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 Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
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 96 70 103 71 102 70 98
Temp 77 70 88 89 76 71 95 97 80 72 95 96 79 72 91 92
DewPt 63 65 61 60 61 62 57 56 59 60 56 55 59 61 56 55
Max/Min RH 85 30 75 21 66 22 68 25
RH 62 85 41 37 60 75 29 25 48 66 28 26 49 68 32 29
PWind Dir NE E S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 30 20 10 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-072100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 98 74 99 74 99
Temp 79 75 83 91 95 94 85 81 77 75 84 92 96 95 86 82 78 75 84 93 97 91
DewPt 59 61 61 57 55 55 56 58 60 61 61 57 55 55 57 58 60 60 59 56 55 59
Min/Max RH 24 63 24 59 25
RH 50 62 48 33 27 27 38 45 55 61 46 31 25 27 37 45 54 59 43 29 25 35
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW W NW NE
Wind Spd 10 9 10 12 13 13 12 12 11 10 12 12 11 12 10 11 11 9 10 8 4 5
Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 51 25 19 17 8 20 9 11 10 12 0 0 12 8 11 9 9 16 9 16 29 61
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 9 3
Vent Rate 7 6 37102118126 10 10 9 7 40118124129 8 9 9 7 41 86 64 26
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW W SW NE
T Wind Spd 13 13 17 14 14 18 20 20 17 16 18 14 13 16 18 18 17 13 17 10 8 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 93 70 99 71 99 70 95
Temp 76 70 85 86 75 70 92 94 79 72 91 93 79 71 87 89
DewPt 63 64 60 59 61 62 57 54 58 59 56 54 58 60 56 55
Max/Min RH 83 34 75 23 65 24 68 28
RH 63 83 44 40 61 75 31 26 49 65 31 27 50 68 35 32
PWind Dir NE E S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 30 20 10 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-072100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26
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 96 67 97 66 96
Temp 67 68 80 91 95 93 81 76 71 68 81 91 95 94 81 76 70 67 81 92 94 86
DewPt 65 59 60 57 55 54 56 57 58 58 60 58 55 54 57 57 58 58 59 57 58 61
Min/Max RH 25 72 25 73 29
RH 94 73 51 33 26 27 43 52 63 71 49 32 26 26 44 53 65 72 47 31 31 43
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW W NW NE NE
Wind Spd 10 10 13 16 14 16 13 13 11 10 14 14 12 12 9 9 9 9 10 9 8 10
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 45 33 16 16 24 31 31 19 17 7 2 0 11 7 15 23 19 13 15 29 48 56
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 3
Vent Rate 7 7 33121139132 10 9 8 7 43124119115 7 8 7 6 33 65 63 40
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W NW NE N
T Wind Spd 14 13 20 18 17 18 19 19 18 16 20 17 13 14 14 17 14 13 16 11 12 14
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 Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
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 62 90 63 96 63 95 63 91
Temp 70 63 84 86 70 64 90 93 73 64 90 91 73 64 86 86
DewPt 63 61 61 58 60 59 57 52 56 57 55 53 57 58 56 54
Max/Min RH 95 34 84 22 77 24 80 28
RH 77 94 46 39 70 84 33 25 56 77 30 28 58 79 36 34
PWind Dir NE SE S SW SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 10 20 0 10 0 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-072100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 69 100 68 98
Temp 72 69 82 93 97 96 83 78 73 70 83 95 99 97 83 78 73 69 82 94 96 90
DewPt 63 60 62 58 56 55 57 58 59 60 61 58 56 55 58 59 60 60 61 59 60 61
Min/Max RH 24 70 23 73 29
RH 74 73 50 31 26 26 42 50 62 70 47 29 24 25 42 52 63 73 49 31 30 38
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW W NW NE NE
Wind Spd 11 11 13 16 14 13 13 13 13 12 14 14 12 11 10 10 10 8 10 9 8 8
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 43 29 15 7 23 24 16 24 24 10 0 0 31 8 11 23 26 22 21 36 40 41
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 3
Vent Rate 8 8 33128145107 11 11 9 8 44136139 99 8 7 7 7 26 57 61 39
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW W N NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 17 20 19 18 19 20 23 19 18 23 17 14 16 17 14 14 14 16 12 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 91 63 99 65 97 63 93
Temp 71 63 84 87 70 64 92 96 75 65 91 93 74 65 87 88
DewPt 63 63 61 58 61 61 58 54 58 59 57 54 59 59 56 53
Max/Min RH 100 33 90 23 80 25 81 27
RH 77100 46 38 72 90 32 25 56 80 32 27 59 81 35 30
PWind Dir NE E S SW SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 20 5 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
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