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 Mon Aug 10 2026
TXZ012-110900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26 Thu
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 71 100 72 101 73
Temp 97 95 84 80 74 71 83 93 98 98 87 82 76 73 84 95100 99 88 83 77 74
DewPt 49 48 50 53 56 58 60 55 51 49 51 54 57 57 59 56 52 50 54 56 57 57
Max/Min RH 64 19 57 19 55
RH 20 20 31 39 53 64 46 28 21 19 29 38 52 57 43 27 20 19 31 40 50 55
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 16 13 13 13 14 16 13 13 13 13 14 16 14 16 13 16 17 17 17 17 17
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 1 1 3 7 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 23 7 2 4 10 6 20 19 23 19
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 10 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 150124 9 10 12 10 41107123121 12 12 15 9 37136188176 13 12 20 11
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 18 19 20 20 21 16 14 16 20 21 23 18 18 16 18 19 20 20 21 19
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/13Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
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 101 72 98 70 97 69 96 68 94
Temp 96 96 80 73 93 92 79 71 91 92 77 71 90 91 77 69 89 91
DewPt 55 54 58 60 59 58 59 61 60 56 58 61 59 56 57 58 58 53
Min/Max RH 21 64 28 71 27 73 28 70 27
RH 25 25 47 64 32 32 50 71 36 30 52 71 35 31 50 68 35 28
PWind Dir SW S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 20 10 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-110900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 66 99 68 99 68
Temp 96 95 82 76 70 67 79 91 97 96 84 78 72 68 81 94 98 96 84 78 72 69
DewPt 49 48 53 55 58 60 62 56 52 49 53 56 59 59 61 56 52 51 55 57 59 59
Max/Min RH 80 20 73 21 73
RH 21 21 37 49 66 80 55 31 22 20 35 48 63 73 50 28 21 22 37 49 64 70
Wind Dir S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 11 10 11 10 13 13 11 12 11 12 11 10 12 11 13 13 12 13 13 11
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 1 3 11 4 6 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 15 2 0 9 12 24 32 31 27
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 139114 8 9 9 8 34 95114112 10 11 9 7 29118173161 11 10 9 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 17 19 20 17 19 14 12 13 19 21 19 14 16 12 14 18 19 20 18 14
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/13Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 67 96 66 93 65 93 65 94
Temp 94 94 76 69 91 90 74 67 88 89 73 67 87 89 72 66 88 90
DewPt 56 55 59 61 59 59 61 62 60 59 61 62 60 57 60 61 59 55
Min/Max RH 25 78 28 84 33 87 31 86 28
RH 28 27 56 76 35 36 65 84 39 37 66 84 40 35 65 83 37 31
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 40 20 30 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-110900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26 Thu
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 74 104 76 106 77
Temp 101100 89 83 78 74 86 97101102 91 85 80 76 87 98103104 92 87 81 77
DewPt 48 48 52 54 56 59 60 55 51 49 52 56 57 58 59 56 53 51 55 57 58 59
Max/Min RH 58 17 54 17 53
RH 17 17 27 37 47 58 41 25 19 17 27 36 45 54 39 25 19 17 28 37 46 53
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 12 10 10 11 13 13 12 12 11 11 12 11 13 12 13 14 14 13 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 1 1 14 2 4 2 2 4 1 10 22 4 7 3 5 11 3 12 22 22 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 162147 10 10 10 9 49112133133 10 11 11 8 46127164176 15 11 12 8
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 19 19 19 18 23 16 14 16 19 20 20 17 19 13 16 17 21 20 20 16
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/13Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
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 106 75 103 73 100 72 100 71 99
Temp 100101 83 76 96 97 82 74 94 96 80 73 93 95 79 72 92 95
DewPt 55 54 60 62 60 59 62 63 61 58 61 63 60 57 60 62 59 55
Min/Max RH 18 62 24 69 26 71 26 70 25
RH 23 22 45 62 30 29 50 69 33 28 52 71 34 29 51 70 33 26
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 SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 30 10 30 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-110900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 73 103 75 103 76
Temp 99 98 88 82 78 74 84 93 99100 89 84 79 76 85 94100100 90 84 79 76
DewPt 48 47 52 54 57 59 60 55 50 49 52 55 58 58 59 56 52 51 55 57 59 59
Max/Min RH 60 18 55 19 55
RH 18 18 30 38 48 58 45 28 20 18 28 38 48 54 42 28 21 20 31 40 49 55
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 14 13 12 12 13 13 14 13 12 12 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 14 16 16 16 16
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 2 12 6 3 2 2 1 3 9 14 5 3 3 4 8 6 17 21 27 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 161138 10 10 10 9 46106121124 9 12 11 9 46131172185 14 13 12 9
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 18 19 19 19 18 23 16 13 16 19 21 21 18 19 14 16 18 21 20 20 18
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/13Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 103 74 99 72 97 71 97 70 94
Temp 96 97 81 75 92 93 80 73 90 93 79 72 90 92 78 71 88 92
DewPt 55 54 60 62 60 59 62 63 61 57 61 63 60 57 60 61 59 55
Min/Max RH 20 63 26 69 28 72 28 70 28
RH 26 24 48 63 34 32 53 69 37 31 53 72 37 32 54 70 38 29
PWind Dir SW S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 30 10 30 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-110900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26 Thu
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 68 102 68
Temp 100 98 84 77 71 67 81 93100 99 86 79 72 68 83 96101100 87 79 73 68
DewPt 45 43 48 53 55 56 59 55 51 49 50 53 56 56 59 55 50 49 52 55 56 57
Max/Min RH 67 18 66 17 67
RH 16 15 29 43 57 67 47 28 19 19 30 41 56 66 44 25 18 18 30 44 57 67
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 18 17 13 12 11 12 16 14 13 12 11 12 11 12 13 13 13 14 12 13 12 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 4 2 7 19 21 9 2 2 6 2 9 12 20 10 7 2 13 20 20 32 29 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 184102 9 10 8 8 44 80127 92 7 10 8 7 39132175182 9 10 9 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW W
T Wind Spd 20 19 19 19 18 18 23 17 14 14 16 19 17 14 18 14 16 17 18 20 17 12
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/13Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
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 66 96 64 93 63 92 62 91
Temp 95 95 76 67 91 92 73 65 89 90 72 65 88 89 70 63 87 89
DewPt 55 53 59 60 59 56 61 61 61 58 61 61 61 57 61 61 60 56
Min/Max RH 21 79 27 87 32 91 32 93 32
RH 26 24 56 79 35 31 67 87 39 34 68 88 40 34 72 92 40 33
PWind Dir SW S S S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 50 20 30 20 40 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-110900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 70 104 71 104 71
Temp 103101 86 81 75 71 86 98103102 87 82 76 72 87100104101 87 82 77 72
DewPt 45 45 50 52 54 55 57 55 51 50 52 54 55 56 58 55 52 52 54 57 57 58
Max/Min RH 58 17 58 18 62
RH 14 15 29 38 48 58 38 24 18 18 30 39 49 58 38 23 18 19 32 43 51 62
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 17 16 13 13 12 13 17 16 13 13 12 13 12 12 14 13 13 14 13 14 13 12
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 12 15 14 6 8 5 9 7 12 9 15 16 14 7 11 10 18 15 20 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 195182 11 11 9 10 54104137136 9 10 8 9 46128181172 10 12 9 8
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W
T Wind Spd 20 23 21 23 19 20 26 18 14 16 18 21 17 18 19 14 16 17 19 21 17 14
RFTI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y
Date 08/13Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 102 68 99 66 96 64 95 63 93
Temp 98 97 78 70 93 93 76 67 91 92 74 66 89 90 72 64 88 89
DewPt 57 56 61 62 61 60 64 63 62 61 63 63 62 60 64 63 61 59
Min/Max RH 21 77 28 88 31 91 32 97 34
RH 27 25 56 77 36 34 67 88 38 36 70 91 41 36 77 97 42 37
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 40 20 40 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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