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
249 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
TXZ012-080900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
Date 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 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 66 100 67 95 67
Temp 95 95 81 75 71 67 83 96 99 95 82 77 72 68 81 90 94 91 81 76 72 68
DewPt 50 45 48 48 49 48 49 42 41 45 52 56 60 61 62 57 54 54 58 59 62 62
Max/Min RH 50 14 78 26 81
RH 22 18 32 38 46 50 31 16 14 18 35 48 66 78 53 33 26 29 46 56 71 81
Wind Dir S S SE S SW SW W N S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 11 11 13 13 13 12 9 4 10 16 14 14 14 12 13 17 20 21 19 19 19 18
Clouds CL FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 9 34 22 32 28 8 9 14 34 9 20 20 19 10 4 12 15 29 22 14 7
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 14 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 7 <1 1 <1 1
Vent Rate 105106 9 10 11 9 14100177 94 11 12 14 10 42 89138146 14 29 19 20
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 20 20 24 19 11 10 14 20 21 24 23 17 18 20 23 25 21 26 25 21
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/10Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
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 102 70 94 66 96 68 98 65 88
Temp 96 98 79 71 90 92 75 68 88 91 77 70 90 90 74 67 84 86
DewPt 51 39 52 54 46 43 52 57 53 49 54 58 53 49 55 57 52 49
Min/Max RH 12 55 17 68 22 66 22 70 28
RH 22 13 39 55 22 18 45 68 30 24 45 66 28 25 51 70 33 28
PWind Dir SW SW NE E S S SW SE E
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-080900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
Date 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 98 64 94 63
Temp 95 95 80 72 67 64 83 93 97 95 82 74 69 65 78 89 93 89 80 73 68 64
DewPt 39 36 40 41 43 44 45 39 37 40 50 55 57 59 61 57 53 53 58 60 60 61
Max/Min RH 47 12 81 25 90
RH 14 13 24 33 42 47 27 16 13 15 33 51 66 81 56 35 26 29 48 64 76 90
Wind Dir W W SW SW SW SW NW NE S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 8 12 9 8 8 6 5 4 9 12 12 12 11 10 13 16 18 17 17 14 14 16
Clouds CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 4 32 44 30 27 25 10 6 20 29 29 9 18 20 20 10 16 27 32 30 11 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 14 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 12 16 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 197181 7 7 7 4 13120201174 13 11 17 13 38 78143133 14 14 15 15
T Wind Dir W W W SW SW SW NW SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 14 16 17 12 10 11 14 18 26 21 21 17 18 19 20 21 20 24 23 20
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/10Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 100 66 94 64 95 66 96 62 86
Temp 94 96 76 68 88 92 73 66 87 90 75 68 88 91 73 65 83 86
DewPt 45 35 49 51 44 40 51 55 54 49 54 57 54 47 54 55 52 48
Min/Max RH 11 58 15 70 22 70 21 70 27
RH 19 12 39 56 22 16 46 68 32 25 48 68 31 23 50 70 34 27
PWind Dir SW SW NE SE S S SW SE NE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 20 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-080900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
Date 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 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 70 106 72 101 72
Temp 97 98 85 80 74 70 86 99103100 87 82 76 73 85 95 99 95 85 81 76 73
DewPt 54 51 53 52 50 48 47 43 41 46 54 60 61 62 62 57 54 55 60 63 63 64
Max/Min RH 46 12 70 22 74
RH 25 21 34 38 42 46 26 15 12 16 32 47 59 70 46 28 22 26 43 54 64 74
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W N SW SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 10 9 11 10 9 9 8 4 8 13 11 12 11 9 11 14 17 17 17 16 17 14
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 15 17 17 36 23 13 4 6 19 34 7 30 25 2 6 14 21 29 25 13 7
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 10 14 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7 <1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 100 98 11 12 10 8 16104176138 12 12 11 8 43100143157 14 26 27 15
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW W W W SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 17 21 21 19 17 12 11 13 23 23 23 18 16 18 20 21 25 20 26 24 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date 06/10Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
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 108 73 98 67 100 70 101 67 91
Temp 100102 84 73 92 96 79 70 92 95 81 73 93 93 77 69 86 89
DewPt 51 38 54 54 44 42 53 57 53 50 58 60 54 51 58 60 53 50
Min/Max RH 9 50 14 64 20 65 21 71 26
RH 19 11 36 50 19 16 41 64 27 22 46 65 27 23 51 71 32 26
PWind Dir SW SW N E S S SW E E
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 20 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-080900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
Date 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 102 71 98 71
Temp 94 95 84 79 74 70 83 95 99 96 86 81 76 72 82 92 96 92 84 79 76 72
DewPt 52 47 51 50 49 48 46 42 39 44 53 58 60 62 61 56 53 54 59 62 63 64
Max/Min RH 46 14 70 24 78
RH 24 20 32 37 42 46 28 17 14 17 32 47 60 70 50 31 24 29 44 55 65 78
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW W N SW SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 10 8 13 13 12 11 9 4 8 13 13 14 13 11 13 16 18 18 19 19 20 18
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC SC FW SC SC CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 16 22 17 35 31 11 5 6 26 30 13 29 29 2 7 13 22 31 25 13 7
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 10 15 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7 <1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 95103 10 11 10 8 15 99184176 11 11 11 9 45103143153 14 32 26 17
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW W W SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 21 23 20 17 12 11 13 23 21 23 19 16 18 20 21 24 21 27 24 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date 06/10Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 104 73 95 68 98 70 98 67 88
Temp 96 99 83 73 89 92 77 70 89 91 79 73 89 90 76 70 83 86
DewPt 50 37 52 53 43 42 52 57 53 49 56 60 54 50 56 59 53 50
Min/Max RH 10 51 16 63 22 65 23 70 29
RH 21 12 35 50 21 18 41 63 29 24 45 65 30 25 50 70 35 29
PWind Dir SW SW N E S S SW E NE
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-080900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
Date 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 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 60 99 64 95 63
Temp 94 94 78 71 64 61 85 96 99 97 81 74 68 65 82 91 94 90 78 73 68 65
DewPt 50 43 42 40 38 37 43 38 37 37 45 49 52 53 57 55 51 52 55 57 59 59
Max/Min RH 41 12 66 23 85
RH 23 17 28 34 38 41 23 13 12 12 28 43 59 66 43 30 23 27 47 58 73 83
Wind Dir S S S SW W W NW W SW SW S S SW SW SW S S SW S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 13 11 9 8 6 4 3 11 12 11 11 11 11 16 18 18 18 17 16 16 14
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 17 29 43 24 9 18 17 5 12 4 24 3 5 2 16 11 24 43 42 38 23 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 13 15 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 135205 9 8 5 5 14139230209 11 11 8 8 48108186124 12 15 13 14
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW W W N W SW SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 19 18 17 12 12 12 12 17 19 20 23 16 16 20 21 23 28 23 23 20 19
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/10Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
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 102 64 93 62 94 64 93 59 84
Temp 96 99 75 64 86 91 71 63 87 90 72 65 87 90 70 61 81 84
DewPt 42 30 41 42 39 37 45 50 52 47 52 55 52 47 51 54 52 48
Min/Max RH 8 45 14 62 21 70 21 78 29
RH 16 9 30 45 19 15 39 62 30 23 49 70 30 23 52 78 37 29
PWind Dir SW SW NE E S S SW E NE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-080900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026
Date 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 101 67 100 67
Temp 94 95 80 73 69 64 86 96100 98 82 76 72 69 86 97 99 94 81 76 73 69
DewPt 56 52 54 51 45 41 45 47 43 43 48 53 55 55 56 53 51 53 56 59 60 60
Max/Min RH 46 13 64 20 73
RH 27 23 41 46 43 43 24 19 14 15 31 45 56 62 36 23 20 25 42 56 64 72
Wind Dir S S SE S SW W NW N S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 5 5 11 10 11 12 13 16 18 18 18 18 18 19 19
Clouds CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC CL
Clouds(%) 1 18 9 27 18 28 22 6 12 24 18 9 11 25 14 11 34 23 42 23 26 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 62 66 9 10 8 6 23116173168 10 10 11 9 48162184146 15 18 17 19
T Wind Dir S S SE S W W NW W SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 13 19 19 17 14 16 13 13 17 20 20 18 18 20 24 24 25 20 25 23 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/10Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 105 66 94 62 97 65 96 60 87
Temp 100101 77 67 88 92 71 64 90 91 73 68 90 90 70 63 82 83
DewPt 45 35 48 45 42 40 47 51 51 49 54 55 53 49 54 55 53 50
Min/Max RH 9 46 15 64 20 64 22 75 31
RH 16 10 36 45 20 16 43 63 26 23 51 63 28 25 57 75 37 32
PWind Dir SW SW NE E S S W E NE
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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