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
213 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
TXZ012-082100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
213 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26
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 68 96 68 103
Temp 73 67 84 96101 96 82 77 73 69 81 90 94 91 81 77 73 69 82 96102100
DewPt 52 46 46 40 39 45 52 57 61 62 62 57 54 54 58 60 63 63 62 53 42 39
Min/Max RH 12 78 25 81 12
RH 48 47 27 14 12 18 35 50 66 78 53 33 26 29 46 56 71 81 51 24 13 12
Wind Dir SW SW W N S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 12 8 4 9 16 14 14 14 13 13 17 20 21 19 18 19 18 18 16 18 18
Clouds SC SC CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 42 26 1 9 28 31 31 17 20 18 4 0 2 17 26 28 15 12 1 1 1 1
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 11 16 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 13 12
Vent Rate 12 8 13 96140105 12 13 14 11 38 83140129 13 13 18 16 53178274245
T Wind Dir SW W W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 24 18 10 10 10 20 21 23 21 18 17 19 23 24 23 24 24 20 23 23 24 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
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 99 68 96 66 97 64 88
Temp 80 71 92 95 77 69 91 91 76 68 91 91 74 65 82 83
DewPt 54 57 47 45 54 59 56 53 57 60 57 54 57 59 56 53
Max/Min RH 61 16 71 24 76 25 81 32
RH 41 61 21 18 45 71 31 27 52 76 32 28 55 81 41 35
PWind Dir SW N SE S S S SE E
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 30 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-082100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
213 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 65 95 64 100
Temp 63 64 84 93 97 96 83 75 69 66 79 89 94 90 80 73 68 65 81 94100 98
DewPt 51 42 43 37 36 39 50 55 58 60 62 57 54 54 59 61 61 61 61 47 39 35
Min/Max RH 12 81 27 87 11
RH 66 45 24 14 12 14 33 50 68 81 56 34 27 31 49 65 78 87 52 20 12 11
Wind Dir SW W NW N S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 6 5 4 6 11 13 12 11 10 13 16 18 18 17 14 14 14 17 16 18 14
Clouds SC SC FW CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 45 32 8 1 26 27 28 12 24 10 12 0 6 24 36 31 22 8 0 0 3 6
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 13 16 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 7 <1 <1 1 <1 2 10 12 12
Vent Rate 8 4 13115142171 13 11 12 12 39 80157142 11 12 24 17 40209268261
T Wind Dir SW W NW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 10 10 10 10 17 21 20 19 18 18 19 20 23 21 21 25 20 21 23 26 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 97 65 95 63 96 61 88
Temp 77 66 91 94 76 66 90 90 74 64 90 91 72 62 82 83
DewPt 49 54 45 42 54 57 57 53 57 59 57 51 56 57 56 53
Max/Min RH 65 15 74 25 83 24 82 32
RH 38 65 20 17 46 72 34 28 56 82 33 25 57 82 41 35
PWind Dir SW NE SE S S SW S E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 30 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-082100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
213 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26
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 72 101 73 109
Temp 76 70 86 98102100 86 82 77 73 86 95 98 96 86 81 77 74 86100107104
DewPt 53 46 46 44 41 47 54 60 61 63 63 57 54 55 61 64 64 65 64 54 40 38
Min/Max RH 13 71 22 74 9
RH 44 43 26 16 13 17 34 48 59 71 46 28 23 26 43 55 64 74 48 22 10 11
Wind Dir SW SW W N S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 8 6 3 5 12 11 11 10 9 11 14 18 18 17 16 17 14 16 14 16 14
Clouds SC SC CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 40 35 1 9 27 27 22 11 19 29 10 2 4 31 39 29 14 10 0 0 0 2
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 15 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 6 <1 1 1 <1 3 8 13 11
Vent Rate 11 7 17106173 99 16 13 11 9 43117150141 19 25 22 13 66180307239
T Wind Dir SW W W W SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 17 12 12 12 17 21 20 19 16 18 20 21 25 23 26 23 18 24 24 26 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL
Heat Y Y
Date Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
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 74 102 70 100 70 101 67 90
Temp 84 74 93 98 81 71 93 95 79 71 94 95 77 68 83 86
DewPt 57 56 47 45 56 60 56 54 60 62 57 55 60 61 57 54
Max/Min RH 54 15 68 22 74 23 79 30
RH 40 54 21 17 42 68 29 25 53 74 29 27 55 79 40 33
PWind Dir SW N E S S S SE E
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-082100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
213 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 102 72 98 72 105
Temp 74 70 84 95 99 97 85 81 76 73 83 92 95 92 84 80 76 73 83 96103101
DewPt 50 46 45 42 39 44 53 59 61 63 62 56 53 54 60 63 63 65 63 53 38 37
Min/Max RH 13 70 24 77 10
RH 44 43 26 17 13 17 33 47 60 70 49 31 25 28 44 57 65 77 51 24 11 11
Wind Dir SW SW W N SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 12 11 8 4 5 13 13 13 14 12 13 16 19 19 19 19 21 18 18 16 17 16
Clouds SC SC CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 44 39 0 8 27 26 23 9 19 28 9 0 5 38 38 30 14 9 0 0 1 2
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 11 16 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 13 11
Vent Rate 11 7 15125171127 11 12 11 9 46112156133 17 23 19 15 67205315250
T Wind Dir SW SW W W SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 16 11 12 12 18 20 21 19 17 19 19 21 24 21 26 24 20 25 25 27 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL
Heat Y Y
Date Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 99 70 96 69 96 66 86
Temp 83 73 90 94 80 71 90 90 77 70 89 90 75 67 79 82
DewPt 55 56 46 44 54 60 56 54 59 62 57 54 59 61 56 53
Max/Min RH 56 16 69 25 76 26 82 34
RH 39 55 23 18 42 69 32 29 53 75 34 29 57 82 45 38
PWind Dir SW N E S S S SE E
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 40 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-082100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
213 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26
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 65 96 64 103
Temp 65 61 85 95 98 97 81 74 69 66 82 92 96 90 78 73 68 65 82 95101101
DewPt 38 37 42 38 37 36 45 50 52 53 57 55 51 53 57 58 59 60 59 43 32 28
Min/Max RH 12 64 22 84 7
RH 37 41 22 14 12 12 28 43 56 64 42 29 22 28 49 59 73 84 46 17 9 7
Wind Dir W W NW W SW SW S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 6 4 3 10 13 11 11 11 11 14 18 19 20 17 16 16 14 17 16 17 17
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 46 36 19 3 15 11 14 12 8 10 11 2 42 67 47 29 26 11 0 0 2 2
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 13 16 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10
Vent Rate 7 5 18149203206 10 11 9 8 47126242136 11 21 15 14 44171247242
T Wind Dir W W NW W SW SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 12 12 12 14 18 17 19 17 17 19 21 24 26 21 25 21 19 20 23 25 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL
Date Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
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 64 96 63 96 61 94 58 84
Temp 75 64 88 94 73 64 90 91 72 62 89 90 69 59 78 81
DewPt 40 44 41 39 48 53 55 51 55 57 55 50 54 55 55 53
Max/Min RH 47 13 68 22 82 23 87 35
RH 28 47 19 15 41 68 31 26 55 81 32 26 60 86 44 38
PWind Dir SW NE E S S SW E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 30 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-082100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
213 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 101 67 101 68 104
Temp 72 64 85 94 99 98 82 75 72 69 87 98 99 94 81 76 73 70 86 99103102
DewPt 54 41 49 52 46 45 50 54 56 56 57 53 51 53 56 59 61 60 60 48 39 36
Min/Max RH 15 63 19 74 10
RH 54 43 29 24 17 17 33 48 57 63 36 23 20 26 42 55 65 72 41 18 11 10
Wind Dir SW W NW N N SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 10 10 8 4 10 9 11 12 12 16 18 18 19 18 17 19 19 21 14 14 13
Clouds SC B1 FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 45 52 22 4 12 18 5 7 21 27 33 10 30 62 52 23 21 6 0 0 1 2
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 11
Vent Rate 6 7 26 97106131 8 9 9 9 46154236106 14 25 19 17 58187226204
T Wind Dir W W NW NW W S S S SW SW SW S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 17 18 16 11 17 16 17 18 17 21 23 24 25 20 27 23 21 24 20 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL
Date Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 97 63 99 63 96 59 85
Temp 77 66 90 94 73 64 92 93 73 65 91 90 69 60 79 82
DewPt 49 48 44 41 48 53 54 53 57 58 56 53 56 57 54 53
Max/Min RH 52 15 66 22 78 24 87 34
RH 37 51 20 16 42 66 28 27 57 77 30 29 64 87 42 37
PWind Dir SW NE E S S S E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 30 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
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