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
538 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
TXZ012-240900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
538 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 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 75 101 72 99 72
Temp 102 92 84 78 75 87 96 99 93 83 80 75 73 84 92 96 97 87 81 76 73
DewPt 54 56 59 59 58 59 58 57 62 62 63 63 63 63 62 60 59 59 59 59 57
Max/Min RH 55 25 71 28 59
RH 21 30 42 51 55 39 28 25 36 49 56 66 71 49 37 30 29 39 47 56 57
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 18 21 18 16 14 14 10 10 10 11 9 10 11 10 8 11 12 10 10 11 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 14 20 19 20 37 19 49 63 42 55 63 35 39 12 10 36 24 26 29 27 17
PoP 12HR 5 40 30 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 11 1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 180 24 21 19 12 54 77 81 23 7 8 6 7 33 62 86 52 7 6 7 7
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 26 26 24 20 21 11 11 11 16 16 13 13 13 9 12 13 14 13 14 14
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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 73 104 74 105 73 103 73 102
Temp 94 99 82 75 98102 84 75 98103 83 75 97101 83 75 96100
DewPt 57 51 49 51 51 45 45 49 48 42 44 49 48 43 47 51 50 47
Min/Max RH 20 43 14 40 13 40 13 43 16
RH 29 20 32 43 21 15 26 40 18 13 25 40 19 14 28 43 21 17
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-240900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
538 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 73 99 69 97 68
Temp 99 90 83 77 73 86 96 97 93 81 76 73 70 83 91 95 95 83 78 72 69
DewPt 52 53 57 59 59 60 57 56 59 63 62 63 63 64 61 59 58 60 60 60 58
Max/Min RH 62 25 78 28 72
RH 21 29 42 54 62 41 28 25 33 54 61 71 78 53 37 30 30 46 55 65 68
Wind Dir S S S S S SW W SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 11 12 12 12 13 10 6 8 8 4 8 8 9 8 10 11 6 6 8 9
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC CL FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 9 15 41 32 26 2 9 65 55 67 77 70 43 27 28 33 29 47 41 32 20
PoP 12HR 5 30 40 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 9 2 1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 173 8 14 15 11 50 90 62 27 15 7 4 5 28 59 99 76 6 6 7 6
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW W SW S S SW SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 17 20 20 18 21 11 8 12 16 13 9 10 12 9 11 12 12 12 14 13
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 69 103 70 103 70 101 69 101
Temp 92 97 79 71 97100 81 72 97101 81 71 96 99 80 70 95 98
DewPt 58 52 52 53 53 48 50 51 50 45 49 51 50 45 50 53 51 47
Min/Max RH 22 53 17 50 15 51 15 56 17
RH 32 22 39 53 23 17 34 49 21 15 34 50 21 16 36 54 23 18
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-240900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
538 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 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 78 104 75 105 76
Temp 103 92 86 81 78 88 98102 97 86 82 78 76 88 98103100 90 84 79 76
DewPt 56 60 62 61 61 61 59 59 61 65 65 65 65 64 61 60 60 62 62 61 61
Max/Min RH 54 24 70 25 60
RH 21 34 44 49 54 40 28 24 31 49 56 64 70 45 31 25 27 39 47 54 59
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 17 21 18 14 12 12 8 5 9 5 4 4 5 8 5 8 11 8 6 6 9
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 15 26 38 45 33 18 17 21 35 34 63 33 12 9 11 26 24 18 18 29 21
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 11 <1 1 <1 <1 4 7 10 3 1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 199 23 27 19 11 74 64 61 37 15 6 4 4 28 60 97 99 9 7 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W W SE SW SW SW SW W S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 21 27 28 23 20 23 9 6 12 16 13 10 9 11 8 11 16 16 14 12 12
RFTI 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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 106 77 110 77 110 76 108 76 106
Temp 98102 86 78103105 87 78101105 86 77101103 85 77 99101
DewPt 57 53 52 53 51 48 48 51 49 45 48 52 50 47 52 55 52 50
Min/Max RH 20 42 14 39 13 42 14 46 16
RH 26 20 31 41 18 15 26 39 17 13 26 42 18 15 31 46 21 18
PWind Dir SW S SW S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-240900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
538 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 77 102 74 101 75
Temp 102 92 85 81 79 86 94 98 95 85 80 77 75 85 94 99 96 88 83 78 76
DewPt 55 59 61 61 60 60 58 57 60 64 64 64 65 63 61 59 59 62 61 61 60
Max/Min RH 55 26 70 26 60
RH 22 33 45 50 54 41 31 26 31 49 58 64 70 48 33 26 29 42 49 56 58
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 17 23 20 17 14 13 8 4 8 6 5 6 8 9 6 9 11 9 9 9 11
Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 10 28 38 59 30 13 8 15 33 41 67 40 21 7 9 27 25 23 19 35 22
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 11 <1 1 <1 <1 3 7 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 201 24 29 19 12 67 59 56 40 11 6 5 4 28 59104103 9 8 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW W W W S S SW SW W W S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 28 28 23 20 23 9 6 11 14 13 12 10 11 8 11 16 16 16 11 12
RFTI 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 103 76 106 77 106 76 104 75 103
Temp 94 99 84 78 99102 86 78 97102 85 77 97100 84 77 96 98
DewPt 57 53 52 53 51 48 48 51 49 45 47 52 50 47 51 54 52 49
Min/Max RH 21 42 15 39 14 42 15 46 17
RH 29 21 33 41 20 16 27 39 20 15 27 42 21 17 32 46 23 19
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ006-240900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
538 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 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 71 99 68 100 68
Temp 102 88 79 74 71 86 95 97 96 82 76 71 68 86 96 99 97 84 78 72 69
DewPt 50 52 57 58 59 60 59 58 58 61 62 61 61 62 59 57 57 59 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 65 26 78 25 73
RH 18 30 46 57 65 42 30 27 29 50 62 72 78 45 29 25 27 43 55 65 70
Wind Dir S SE S S W NW N NE E E SW W W W SE SE S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 18 12 8 9 6 5 5 5 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 9 11 9 8 8 10
Clouds FW B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 16 69 85 49 27 9 7 12 37 47 44 37 17 10 14 23 23 30 26 33 14
PoP 12HR 20 10 30 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 155 8 8 6 4 23 50 65 67 7 7 5 4 25 64103102 8 6 5 6
T Wind Dir SW S S S W NW N NE E S SW W W W E SE SE S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 14 13 12 10 10 9 8 10 12 14 12 10 9 8 10 13 16 13 11 12
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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 101 70 105 70 104 69 102 68 100
Temp 96 99 80 71100102 81 71 99102 79 70 97 99 78 69 96 98
DewPt 57 53 53 52 52 49 51 52 51 47 51 53 51 48 52 55 53 50
Min/Max RH 20 53 16 52 15 57 17 62 19
RH 27 22 39 51 20 17 35 51 20 16 38 56 21 18 41 61 24 20
PWind Dir SW S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 10 10
$$
OKZ002-240900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
538 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 72 100 69 103 71
Temp 103 85 80 76 72 87 94 99 97 83 78 73 70 88 98102 99 85 80 75 72
DewPt 55 58 62 61 61 63 63 61 60 63 64 63 63 63 60 58 58 61 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 67 28 79 23 71
RH 21 40 54 59 67 45 35 29 30 50 62 72 79 42 29 24 26 45 53 63 68
Wind Dir S SE S S SW NW N NE NE SE S SW W SE E E SE S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 16 13 13 11 9 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 10 9 8 8 8
Clouds SC B2 OV B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 29 79 89 51 23 11 12 7 3 6 6 10 3 9 12 16 13 24 16 21 15
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 12 <1 1 <1 <1 3 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 230 11 20 9 7 35 58 53 58 12 7 6 4 18 65 82 95 25 9 7 5
T Wind Dir SW SE S S SW N N N NE S SW SW W NE NE E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 21 18 19 16 14 14 11 8 8 19 14 12 9 9 8 9 12 19 18 14 12
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 105 72 107 71 106 70 104 70 102
Temp 100102 82 74103104 82 73101103 81 72 99100 80 71 97 98
DewPt 57 54 53 52 52 49 49 51 52 48 51 54 55 50 54 56 56 53
Min/Max RH 19 48 15 48 15 53 17 61 20
RH 25 20 37 47 18 16 32 47 20 16 35 53 23 19 41 59 26 22
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 10 5
$$
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