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
248 PM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
TXZ012-260900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue
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 73 102 73 104 73
Temp 103 99 90 83 77 74 87 95100100 90 83 77 74 87 98103102 91 83 77 74
DewPt 58 59 59 59 59 59 59 57 55 52 52 51 52 52 55 52 50 47 47 49 49 50
Max/Min RH 59 20 46 16 43
RH 23 27 35 44 54 59 39 28 23 20 27 33 42 46 34 21 17 16 22 31 37 43
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 11 11 12 13 11 10 10
Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC FW CL CL SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 42 60 41 24 27 19 5 2 32 24 4 18 10 18 8 7 13 6 22 18 23 21
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 112 83 8 9 10 8 24102127124 11 14 11 9 28106121126 10 10 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 16 17 18 18 14 13 13 14 18 21 21 19 16 12 12 13 18 18 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 07/28Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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 73 103 73 103 73 102 71 99
Temp 98102 83 75 97100 83 75 97100 83 75 96 98 80 72 93 96
DewPt 50 46 51 53 51 47 51 52 51 49 53 56 55 53 58 59 56 51
Min/Max RH 15 46 16 45 17 53 20 66 22
RH 20 15 33 46 21 17 33 45 21 18 36 52 25 22 47 64 29 22
PWind Dir S S S S SW S SW S E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-260900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 100 69 102 68
Temp 98 96 86 79 73 70 84 93 98 98 87 80 74 70 85 96101100 88 80 73 69
DewPt 61 59 61 60 60 60 61 59 57 54 55 54 54 54 55 55 52 49 51 52 53 53
Max/Min RH 71 23 57 18 59
RH 30 29 43 51 64 71 45 32 26 24 34 41 50 57 36 25 20 18 29 38 49 57
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 11 8 8 9 10 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 12 11 10 10 11 8 6 6
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 FW SC CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 35 65 63 54 20 30 3 4 7 14 5 8 11 35 10 7 11 11 26 23 27 26
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 101 64 6 7 7 7 24100114118 9 10 8 8 30104117130 9 8 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 14 13 14 16 16 14 13 12 13 17 19 18 17 17 12 11 12 18 17 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 07/28Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 102 69 101 69 101 69 100 67 98
Temp 96100 80 71 95 98 80 71 96 99 79 71 95 96 77 69 92 94
DewPt 53 48 54 55 53 49 53 53 52 50 55 55 55 53 58 59 56 52
Min/Max RH 17 59 18 55 18 59 22 73 22
RH 24 17 41 57 24 19 39 53 23 19 44 57 26 24 52 70 30 24
PWind Dir S S S S SW S SW S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-260900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue
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 77 108 77 110 76
Temp 102102 92 86 80 78 90 99104103 93 87 81 77 91102108105 93 87 80 76
DewPt 59 60 62 61 61 61 61 59 56 54 54 54 54 55 55 54 52 50 51 52 53 55
Max/Min RH 57 19 45 15 47
RH 25 25 36 44 52 57 38 26 21 20 28 32 40 45 30 20 16 16 23 30 39 47
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 6 11 10 8 8 9 11 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 11 10 9 11 12 8 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 31 39 17 40 20 15 4 4 32 10 8 19 3 4 8 10 12 7 15 24 31 25
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 87104 10 8 7 6 35105123141 11 11 9 7 34 93106141 12 10 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 16 18 16 13 13 17 11 12 16 20 20 18 14 17 11 10 13 19 17 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 07/28Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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 109 76 107 76 107 75 105 73 103
Temp 101104 86 77100102 85 78101102 85 77 98100 82 74 95 98
DewPt 53 50 55 57 53 51 55 56 53 53 57 60 57 56 60 62 57 53
Min/Max RH 15 50 17 47 17 58 20 67 20
RH 20 17 35 49 21 19 36 46 20 19 39 57 26 23 48 66 28 22
PWind Dir S S S S SW S NW E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5
$$
TXZ008-260900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 77 104 77 106 76
Temp 102 99 91 84 80 77 87 95100101 91 85 80 77 88 98104102 92 85 79 76
DewPt 59 59 62 61 61 61 61 58 55 54 54 53 54 55 55 54 51 49 51 52 53 55
Max/Min RH 58 21 45 17 47
RH 25 26 38 45 52 58 41 30 23 21 29 33 40 45 33 23 17 17 26 32 40 47
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 8 11 11 10 11 12 12 11 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 10 9 10 13 10 8 6
Clouds FW SC FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 20 44 16 35 24 18 3 2 23 13 14 20 4 3 8 9 7 9 17 19 27 27
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 88 96 9 8 7 7 32100121137 9 12 9 8 34 92105127 11 11 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 14 17 17 16 16 17 12 12 14 19 21 18 16 17 11 10 12 19 17 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 07/28Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 105 75 103 76 104 75 102 73 99
Temp 97101 85 77 97 99 84 77 97 99 83 77 95 97 80 74 92 96
DewPt 53 50 55 57 53 51 55 56 52 52 57 60 56 55 60 62 57 52
Min/Max RH 18 50 18 48 19 58 22 66 22
RH 23 19 36 49 23 20 37 47 23 21 40 57 28 25 49 66 31 23
PWind Dir S S S S SW S NW E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 10 10 10 5
$$
TXZ006-260900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue
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 70 102 70 104 68
Temp 100100 87 79 74 71 88 97101100 88 81 75 71 89100104102 87 80 73 69
DewPt 55 55 59 60 59 59 60 58 55 54 55 55 54 54 55 54 52 51 54 56 57 57
Max/Min RH 66 20 56 17 68
RH 23 23 39 52 60 66 40 27 22 22 33 41 48 56 32 22 18 18 32 44 57 67
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE S SW W
Wind Spd 8 10 11 10 9 10 13 13 13 13 11 12 11 11 12 11 11 10 9 9 6 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 30 28 40 36 15 5 1 8 13 11 4 0 29 12 7 8 17 24 34 29 37 39
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 84 78 7 9 8 6 30132142134 7 10 9 6 29118134120 6 6 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE S NW NW
T Wind Spd 9 11 13 18 16 14 18 16 14 16 16 19 18 14 17 12 12 11 12 13 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 07/28Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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 67 100 68 101 67 99 66 97
Temp 97 99 78 69 95 98 78 70 97 98 77 69 96 95 75 67 92 94
DewPt 56 53 58 59 56 52 57 57 54 53 59 59 56 55 59 59 56 51
Min/Max RH 20 73 21 65 20 73 22 78 22
RH 26 22 50 70 27 22 48 62 24 22 54 70 27 26 58 75 30 24
PWind Dir S S S S SW SW N NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 10 5 20 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-260900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 72 106 72 107 70
Temp 103103 88 82 77 73 92101105103 88 83 78 73 93104107103 87 81 76 71
DewPt 61 56 60 61 60 60 60 58 56 55 56 54 54 54 55 55 53 53 56 56 57 58
Max/Min RH 65 19 51 17 65
RH 26 22 39 49 57 65 34 24 20 20 33 38 44 51 28 20 17 19 35 42 53 64
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W
Wind Spd 6 9 11 10 10 10 13 13 13 13 12 13 12 11 12 9 10 10 9 9 6 5
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 18 21 29 23 24 14 15 8 8 26 12 6 28 6 11 10 22 14 27 28 51 32
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 71 91 13 9 7 7 32131152140 9 11 9 8 33105131114 8 7 5 5
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW
T Wind Spd 8 10 18 18 16 16 18 14 14 14 19 23 20 17 16 11 11 11 16 14 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 07/28Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 103 69 102 69 103 68 101 67 99
Temp 99101 80 71 97 98 79 71 99 99 79 70 96 97 76 68 93 96
DewPt 59 56 60 60 58 55 58 58 57 55 60 61 60 56 61 61 58 53
Min/Max RH 22 72 22 66 22 76 23 79 22
RH 27 23 51 69 28 25 49 64 25 24 53 73 30 26 60 77 31 24
PWind Dir S S S S SW SW N E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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