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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
249 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
TXZ012-110900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun
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 64 98 69 100 70
Temp 84 83 74 70 68 66 76 90 96 94 81 76 73 70 81 94 99 94 82 77 73 71
DewPt 62 62 64 63 63 63 63 60 53 51 57 58 58 57 57 54 51 54 57 58 58 59
Max/Min RH 93 21 63 20 66
RH 48 49 71 78 84 90 64 37 24 23 44 54 59 63 44 26 20 26 43 52 59 66
Wind Dir SE E SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SE S S S S
Wind Spd 8 11 11 10 9 8 11 13 13 12 16 14 14 13 13 10 13 16 16 13 13 13
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 40 41 37 25 37 51 28 26 14 9 17 6 5 15 6 3 5 10 11 11 23 19
PoP 12HR 30 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
Mix Hgt 7 3 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 57 34 6 9 16 12 21 60102 55 11 10 11 8 31 59145 35 10 9 9 8
T Wind Dir S E SE SE S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 12 13 17 16 12 14 16 14 14 21 21 21 18 19 14 14 18 21 20 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/13Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
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 70 96 69 93 64 89 64 82
Temp 93 92 77 71 91 91 77 71 88 85 71 65 84 84 72 66 79 78
DewPt 58 54 58 59 59 56 58 60 60 60 61 61 61 60 60 61 61 59
Min/Max RH 25 66 26 68 33 87 38 84 46
RH 31 28 52 66 34 31 52 68 39 43 71 87 46 44 66 84 54 52
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S E
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 30 40 60 20 40 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-110900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 99 65 99 67
Temp 85 86 74 70 66 64 76 90 97 95 79 74 69 66 80 93 98 94 81 76 71 68
DewPt 60 61 63 62 62 61 61 55 44 43 49 54 55 55 55 50 48 50 56 57 58 59
Max/Min RH 90 15 69 19 73
RH 43 44 69 76 86 89 59 31 17 17 36 50 61 69 43 23 19 22 43 53 65 73
Wind Dir SE SE E SE S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 10 9 6 5 5 9 12 11 8 9 12 11 9 8 5 6 9 12 10 10 9
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 31 38 38 27 39 39 24 5 6 7 14 15 16 21 3 2 7 13 17 20 26 16
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
Mix Hgt 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 58 24 13 7 8 7 20 57116 47 9 9 9 8 14 34 90 70 17 9 9 8
T Wind Dir S SE E SE S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W SW SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 9 11 17 16 16 12 13 13 12 10 18 20 20 17 11 6 8 11 24 20 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/13Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 67 96 66 92 62 88 61 82
Temp 92 92 76 68 90 90 74 67 87 84 69 63 83 83 68 62 79 78
DewPt 56 54 58 59 58 56 59 60 60 61 61 61 61 60 61 61 61 59
Min/Max RH 24 73 27 80 33 93 39 97 46
RH 30 28 54 73 34 32 60 80 41 46 77 93 48 47 79 95 54 52
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 30 40 70 20 40 40
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-110900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun
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 66 102 72 104 72
Temp 84 86 77 73 70 68 78 91 99 97 85 81 76 73 83 96102 98 85 80 76 72
DewPt 63 63 65 65 65 66 65 61 54 54 59 59 60 60 58 55 53 55 59 60 61 62
Max/Min RH 96 22 65 20 70
RH 49 47 68 78 87 93 63 37 23 24 41 49 57 65 44 26 20 25 41 50 61 70
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 8 5 4 4 4 6 11 12 11 13 12 10 8 8 9 11 13 12 10 10 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 34 21 19 20 24 30 30 9 9 5 19 6 8 19 4 2 11 7 15 21 25 17
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
Mix Hgt 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 40 10 7 7 7 23 60101 53 10 9 8 6 33 52120 46 11 8 8 7
T Wind Dir E E SE SE S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 6 11 13 11 9 9 13 14 14 14 20 19 16 13 16 12 13 16 23 17 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/13Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
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 73 101 72 96 66 92 67 85
Temp 96 97 81 74 94 95 80 74 90 88 73 67 86 87 75 68 81 80
DewPt 58 55 59 61 58 56 59 62 60 60 61 62 61 60 62 63 61 59
Min/Max RH 23 64 23 66 31 85 34 86 44
RH 28 25 46 64 30 27 49 66 37 40 66 85 43 41 64 86 50 50
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SE E
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 30 40 60 20 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-110900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 66 99 71 100 72
Temp 83 84 76 72 69 68 77 89 96 95 83 79 76 73 81 92 98 95 83 79 75 73
DewPt 62 63 64 65 65 64 64 60 53 53 58 59 60 59 57 54 52 55 58 59 60 61
Max/Min RH 92 22 64 22 66
RH 50 49 68 78 86 89 64 38 24 25 42 50 57 62 45 28 22 27 43 51 61 66
Wind Dir NE E SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 9 8 5 4 4 9 12 12 10 13 13 13 10 10 9 11 12 13 12 11 11
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 31 21 22 13 20 28 32 6 10 5 19 6 6 18 4 2 11 6 14 21 20 15
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
Mix Hgt 6 4 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 44 42 9 7 8 10 24 58104 59 11 10 9 7 30 48124 41 11 8 9 8
T Wind Dir E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 12 13 12 9 9 14 14 14 14 21 19 18 16 16 12 13 14 21 17 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/13Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 73 98 72 93 65 89 66 82
Temp 93 94 80 74 91 92 79 73 87 85 72 67 83 85 74 67 78 78
DewPt 57 55 59 61 58 56 59 62 59 60 61 62 60 60 61 63 60 59
Min/Max RH 25 64 25 67 35 83 38 85 48
RH 31 27 49 63 33 30 51 67 40 44 70 83 47 44 66 85 55 54
PWind Dir S S S S S SE S SE E
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 30 50 60 20 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-110900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun
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 96 61 96 63
Temp 83 81 70 66 63 61 73 87 94 93 76 71 65 61 76 90 95 91 77 71 67 64
DewPt 56 63 64 65 63 61 62 58 50 47 51 55 55 54 54 54 53 54 58 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 100 18 76 24 86
RH 39 53 80 97100100 68 38 23 21 42 57 70 76 46 30 24 29 53 68 78 83
Wind Dir E E E S S S S S S S SE S SW W N NE E E E S S SW
Wind Spd 6 10 8 5 4 5 9 11 9 5 4 10 6 5 6 11 10 11 12 9 9 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 29 8 14 9 24 34 25 1 8 5 21 6 9 29 2 2 8 9 24 39 33 21
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 49 45 6 6 6 6 18 36 70 47 8 8 7 5 10 40 92 30 8 8 6 7
T Wind Dir SE E E S S S SW S S S SE S S SW N E S S SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 8 11 13 12 10 10 12 12 11 10 16 18 16 10 9 12 12 12 17 17 13 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 09/13Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
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 96 64 88 57 85 60 79
Temp 91 93 74 68 90 91 73 66 83 81 65 60 80 81 67 62 77 75
DewPt 57 54 59 59 58 55 60 60 59 61 62 60 61 61 63 61 60 60
Min/Max RH 25 74 26 80 40 100 45 98 53
RH 32 27 59 73 34 30 65 80 45 51 91100 52 52 88 98 57 60
PWind Dir SW S SW S S E S SE NE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW CL SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 30 40 70 20 50 40
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-110900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 97 63 96 64
Temp 90 82 70 66 65 63 73 87 96 94 77 73 68 63 75 89 96 92 76 72 68 65
DewPt 54 63 65 66 65 63 66 62 58 58 60 61 60 60 61 59 57 58 62 63 62 62
Max/Min RH 100 26 90 27 90
RH 29 53 84100100100 79 44 28 30 56 66 76 90 61 37 27 32 62 73 82 90
Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S E SE E SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 8 6 4 4 5 10 11 10 4 10 9 5 4 5 9 10 11 11 8 8 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 30 13 6 10 22 25 17 5 4 9 7 7 5 5 12 3 5 9 8 24 27 19
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 38 35 6 5 4 7 22 57 85 31 8 7 6 4 10 39104 47 10 8 7 7
T Wind Dir E E SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 12 12 9 10 14 16 14 11 17 16 12 9 8 11 16 17 20 19 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/13Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 67 98 64 87 56 86 59 80
Temp 92 94 76 69 92 92 74 66 82 81 64 60 79 83 67 61 77 76
DewPt 59 57 60 60 59 57 61 61 61 60 62 60 62 61 64 61 61 60
Min/Max RH 26 73 27 84 42 100 42 100 50
RH 33 28 58 73 33 31 64 84 49 48 93100 55 47 89100 59 57
PWind Dir S S SW S W E S SE NE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 40 40 60 20 50 40
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC NM SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS
$$
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