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
349 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
TXZ012-070900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 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 70 97 70 98 72
Temp 93 91 82 78 74 72 81 91 95 92 83 78 74 71 82 93 97 93 84 79 75 72
DewPt 57 53 56 57 58 59 60 57 55 54 56 57 58 59 60 57 55 54 56 56 57 58
Max/Min RH 66 25 66 24 61
RH 30 28 41 48 57 64 49 32 26 28 40 48 57 66 47 30 25 27 38 45 54 61
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SW S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 13 12 11 9 10 13 14 14 13 12 12 11 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 10
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 28 18 32 38 27 29 15 7 10 20 15 12 11 11 1 1 8 10 6 6 12 10
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 113101 8 8 8 6 33 93132121 9 8 9 8 34103127120 8 9 9 7
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 18 18 18 17 13 16 14 17 18 18 18 18 17 18 14 14 14 17 19 17 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 09/09Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
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 69 95 69 98 69 98 67 90
Temp 93 91 76 71 89 89 75 70 93 92 77 70 93 92 77 69 85 83
DewPt 57 55 58 59 59 56 58 58 56 52 55 55 54 52 55 56 55 53
Min/Max RH 25 66 28 66 22 59 22 63 29
RH 30 30 54 66 37 33 56 66 29 26 47 59 27 26 47 63 36 36
PWind Dir SW SE SE S SW S S S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 30 5 10 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-070900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 67 96 67 97 68
Temp 93 92 81 76 71 68 80 89 94 92 81 76 72 68 80 91 96 93 82 76 72 68
DewPt 56 54 56 58 59 59 61 58 55 54 56 57 59 59 61 58 54 54 56 57 58 59
Max/Min RH 77 26 76 25 72
RH 29 28 43 54 66 74 52 35 27 29 43 53 65 73 52 33 25 27 41 51 63 72
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 12 10 9 8 6 10 11 12 13 10 10 9 9 12 12 11 12 10 9 9 6
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 17 32 32 32 44 34 12 5 14 13 21 14 15 12 0 1 8 7 7 8 15 10
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 117 75 7 8 8 6 31 82110114 8 8 8 7 37 97107111 8 9 8 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 14 16 18 17 13 16 12 13 16 17 18 18 16 18 13 12 13 17 19 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/09Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 66 95 66 98 66 98 65 91
Temp 92 91 74 68 90 90 74 66 92 94 75 67 92 93 75 66 85 85
DewPt 57 55 58 59 58 56 58 58 54 51 55 56 54 52 55 57 55 54
Min/Max RH 25 74 27 75 22 68 22 73 29
RH 31 30 58 73 34 32 57 75 29 24 50 68 28 25 51 73 36 35
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 20 5 10 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-070900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 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 74 102 74 103 75
Temp 92 96 86 82 78 75 85 94 99 97 87 82 78 75 86 96101 98 88 83 78 75
DewPt 59 54 57 59 60 61 61 58 55 55 56 58 59 61 61 58 55 54 57 58 59 60
Max/Min RH 65 23 63 21 59
RH 33 25 37 46 54 62 45 30 23 25 35 44 53 62 44 28 22 23 35 43 51 59
Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 11 11 10 9 9 6 8 12 13 13 12 11 9 8 11 11 11 11 10 10 8 6
Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 13 44 59 37 31 6 5 18 16 26 17 13 10 2 2 10 8 8 12 15 16
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 110119 8 8 8 6 45110123128 9 9 8 7 44114126123 9 10 8 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 18 17 17 16 12 17 16 14 19 19 19 16 14 19 14 13 14 18 19 16 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 09/09Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
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 103 71 99 71 103 72 103 69 95
Temp 96 95 79 72 91 93 78 72 95 97 80 72 95 97 79 71 87 88
DewPt 58 57 61 63 60 58 60 61 57 54 57 58 55 53 57 59 55 54
Min/Max RH 23 73 27 69 21 62 20 65 26
RH 28 28 54 73 36 31 53 68 28 24 45 62 26 23 46 65 34 32
PWind Dir SW NE E S SW S S S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 30 20 10 20 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-070900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 73 98 74 100 75
Temp 93 93 85 80 77 74 83 91 95 94 85 81 77 75 83 93 97 96 87 82 78 75
DewPt 56 54 57 59 60 61 61 57 55 54 56 58 60 61 61 58 55 54 57 58 59 60
Max/Min RH 65 24 64 24 59
RH 29 27 39 48 56 63 48 32 27 27 38 46 55 62 47 31 25 25 37 45 53 59
Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 11 12 12 11 11 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 12 12 11 11 11 12 10 9
Clouds SC FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 42 18 51 53 29 28 9 7 18 14 26 13 10 7 2 2 9 8 10 13 9 13
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 113105 9 8 8 6 33109123130 10 9 9 7 42113127127 9 10 9 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 18 17 17 17 13 16 16 14 18 19 19 17 16 19 14 13 14 18 19 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/09Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 70 95 71 99 72 99 69 91
Temp 93 92 78 72 88 90 77 71 92 94 79 72 92 94 79 70 84 84
DewPt 57 57 61 62 60 57 60 60 56 54 57 58 54 53 57 58 55 54
Min/Max RH 25 72 30 67 23 60 22 65 30
RH 31 31 56 72 39 34 55 67 30 26 47 60 28 26 47 65 37 36
PWind Dir SW E E S SW S S S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 30 20 10 20 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-070900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 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 66 96 67 97 67
Temp 94 89 79 75 71 68 80 91 95 93 81 76 71 68 81 93 97 94 82 76 71 67
DewPt 56 59 58 58 59 59 60 58 55 54 56 57 58 58 60 58 55 54 57 57 58 58
Max/Min RH 76 25 73 24 72
RH 28 36 49 56 66 74 51 33 26 28 42 52 63 72 49 32 25 26 43 52 64 71
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 14 11 12 11 10 13 16 14 16 13 13 12 11 14 14 12 12 10 10 10 9
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 61 56 44 19 22 30 14 22 15 32 16 13 8 1 2 9 20 28 27 23 15
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
Mix Hgt 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 125 82 9 8 8 7 36119142119 9 9 8 7 49128125111 8 6 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 18 19 18 17 16 20 18 17 18 19 19 18 16 21 17 13 13 16 12 16 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 09/09Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
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 96 63 93 64 97 65 97 62 88
Temp 92 88 71 64 86 89 72 65 91 93 74 66 92 91 72 64 83 83
DewPt 58 59 62 61 60 57 60 58 56 52 56 56 54 52 56 56 54 53
Min/Max RH 28 88 31 81 23 71 22 76 30
RH 32 38 73 88 42 34 66 78 31 25 53 71 28 27 58 76 37 36
PWind Dir W NE E S SW S SW S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 30 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-070900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 68 99 68 101 68
Temp 91 94 81 77 72 69 82 94 98 96 83 78 73 69 83 96100 97 83 78 73 69
DewPt 64 57 57 59 60 60 61 58 56 55 57 58 59 60 61 58 56 55 57 59 60 60
Max/Min RH 74 24 73 23 73
RH 41 29 44 54 66 74 49 30 26 26 42 50 61 73 47 28 23 25 41 52 64 73
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 12 10 11 11 11 13 16 14 14 13 13 13 12 14 14 12 11 10 11 10 8
Clouds FW B1 B1 B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 10 61 65 70 16 24 7 10 13 12 24 35 14 11 1 1 8 19 27 31 26 28
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 113 64 7 8 8 8 37140150126 10 10 9 8 45148152115 8 8 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW W
T Wind Spd 17 18 16 18 18 17 21 20 18 20 20 20 19 17 21 18 16 16 16 18 16 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/09Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 98 63 94 64 99 65 98 61 90
Temp 93 91 72 65 87 91 73 65 93 95 75 66 93 93 73 63 85 85
DewPt 59 60 63 63 61 58 61 61 58 55 58 58 56 53 58 58 54 53
Min/Max RH 29 93 31 87 23 74 22 83 28
RH 32 35 73 93 42 34 66 87 31 26 56 74 29 26 59 83 35 33
PWind Dir NW NE E S SW S S S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 50 20 30 5 10 5 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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