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
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
TXZ012-302100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date Thu 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 104 74 100 69 94
Temp 78 74 88 97102101 90 84 79 75 85 93 95 95 84 79 73 69 78 87 91 93
DewPt 55 57 58 57 55 55 57 57 57 58 60 61 60 59 60 60 60 60 60 56 52 50
Min/Max RH 21 56 28 73 23
RH 45 55 36 27 21 22 33 40 47 56 43 35 31 30 44 52 64 73 54 35 27 23
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S W W NW NE NE NE NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 13 10 8 10 12 12 11 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10
Clouds FW SC CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 25 27 4 8 17 15 43 28 37 37 10 14 29 40 56 48 36 34 29 9 18 10
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8
Vent Rate 9 6 30106148110 12 11 7 5 28 82 72 47 6 9 15 6 22 55 80 81
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W N N NE E NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 12 16 14 14 17 21 20 17 11 12 13 13 12 14 14 17 12 10 10 11 11
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 Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 96 68 100 70 100 71 99
Temp 75 66 88 94 77 68 93 97 79 71 93 96 79 71 93 95
DewPt 53 54 53 48 51 53 52 46 49 51 52 49 52 55 54 50
Max/Min RH 65 20 59 17 51 19 57 20
RH 46 65 30 21 40 59 25 18 35 49 25 20 39 57 27 22
PWind Dir SE SE SE S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-302100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date Thu 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 102 70 98 66 93
Temp 72 69 85 95100100 88 81 75 70 83 93 96 92 80 75 70 67 77 86 91 89
DewPt 56 58 59 57 56 55 57 57 58 58 60 60 60 60 62 62 63 62 62 59 57 55
Min/Max RH 22 66 30 86 30
RH 57 68 42 28 23 23 35 44 56 66 45 33 30 34 53 64 77 86 60 40 32 32
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SE S SW NW N NE E NE N NW N N NE E E E
Wind Spd 8 8 11 12 12 13 12 10 8 4 8 11 13 12 6 4 4 5 6 6 8 6
Clouds SC SC CL CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 26 30 1 4 11 5 12 29 32 24 13 11 11 63 59 64 56 47 30 19 16 21
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.20 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6
Vent Rate 7 6 28 93135136 11 11 8 4 29 74117 67 11 8 7 8 23 51 64 58
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W E E E W W N NE E E SE E
T Wind Spd 16 13 17 13 13 16 19 20 17 10 11 12 14 13 14 10 12 11 12 9 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 95 65 98 67 98 67 96
Temp 72 63 87 92 74 66 92 96 77 67 92 94 76 67 91 93
DewPt 58 58 55 49 53 55 54 48 51 54 52 49 54 57 55 51
Max/Min RH 84 23 68 18 62 20 70 23
RH 61 84 34 23 48 68 28 20 40 62 26 22 46 70 30 24
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
$$
TXZ008-302100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date Thu 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 108 76 103 71 97
Temp 81 77 91101107105 92 86 80 76 87 94 98 98 87 81 74 71 80 88 95 96
DewPt 57 60 59 56 55 56 60 61 62 64 64 62 61 59 61 61 61 62 61 55 52 50
Min/Max RH 18 65 25 73 21
RH 43 56 35 23 18 20 33 42 54 65 46 35 29 28 42 51 64 73 53 33 24 21
Wind Dir SW S SW SW S S S SW W NW N NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 6 6 10 11 12 13 12 8 5 5 8 12 10 9 5 4 4 4 4 8 8 9
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 49 22 10 1 15 13 16 31 44 39 31 13 7 2 45 39 32 41 17 6 11 0
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.04 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 9
Vent Rate 6 5 33100155125 14 7 5 5 33 79108 83 6 10 7 5 26 53 88 89
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W N N NE NE NE NE NW NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 16 13 14 17 20 16 11 11 14 14 12 13 13 14 13 10 12 10 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 99 70 104 73 104 74 104
Temp 77 68 90 97 79 71 96100 82 73 96100 82 74 96 99
DewPt 54 57 52 49 53 56 52 48 52 54 51 50 54 58 54 51
Max/Min RH 68 18 60 16 50 17 56 18
RH 46 68 27 20 41 59 23 17 35 50 22 19 38 56 24 20
PWind Dir E SE SE S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-302100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date Thu 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 104 75 100 70 95
Temp 82 77 88 97103101 90 84 79 76 84 91 95 96 84 79 74 70 78 86 92 93
DewPt 58 60 59 56 54 56 60 61 62 63 64 62 60 59 62 62 62 62 61 56 52 50
Min/Max RH 20 67 28 74 23
RH 44 56 38 26 21 23 37 45 55 66 50 38 31 30 47 55 66 74 56 36 26 23
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S SW NW NW N NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 10 8 6 8 13 11 9 6 5 6 5 5 8 8 8
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 38 24 9 1 6 17 27 30 40 35 24 13 6 18 48 38 35 39 19 4 9 4
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 9
Vent Rate 6 5 31 95144117 13 8 5 8 29 88107 74 6 10 7 5 24 48 86 87
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S W N N NE NE NE NE NW NE NE NE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 17 13 14 18 20 16 11 12 13 16 12 12 13 14 13 10 11 9 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 97 70 101 73 101 73 100
Temp 76 68 87 94 78 71 93 98 80 74 93 97 80 74 93 96
DewPt 54 57 53 48 53 56 52 47 52 54 51 50 55 58 54 51
Max/Min RH 67 20 61 17 50 19 57 20
RH 47 67 31 22 42 59 25 19 37 49 25 21 41 57 27 22
PWind Dir SE S SE S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ006-302100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date Thu 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 103 67 96 63 92
Temp 78 68 86 98103100 83 76 71 68 83 91 94 91 80 73 67 64 77 87 92 90
DewPt 55 58 58 56 54 55 61 62 62 61 63 61 59 58 60 60 59 59 60 57 55 53
Min/Max RH 20 78 29 86 28
RH 44 69 39 25 20 23 49 63 74 78 51 37 31 33 51 64 75 85 57 37 29 28
Wind Dir S NW SW SW S E SE W NW N N NE NE NE NW N N N NE E E E
Wind Spd 9 9 12 13 12 10 8 5 6 10 14 16 13 11 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 9
Clouds SC SC CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 36 26 3 4 14 32 37 56 41 18 3 1 7 70 60 34 40 41 17 8 19 18
PoP 12HR 10 50 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 8
Vent Rate 6 5 26 86124 54 5 7 7 5 47106127100 6 7 6 5 20 51 75 70
T Wind Dir S S SW SW NW N SE SE N N N NE NE E N NW N N NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 14 16 13 12 11 14 13 12 20 18 14 13 12 13 12 11 11 8 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 96 65 100 67 99 66 98
Temp 70 61 88 94 74 66 93 98 78 68 94 96 76 67 93 96
DewPt 55 55 54 49 52 53 53 48 51 51 51 49 54 55 53 50
Max/Min RH 80 21 65 17 56 19 68 20
RH 59 80 32 22 46 63 26 18 39 55 23 20 46 65 26 21
PWind Dir E S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-302100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date Thu 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 106 69 99 64 95
Temp 84 70 89100105101 84 78 72 70 84 93 97 95 82 75 68 64 77 89 94 92
DewPt 57 60 60 58 56 58 63 65 65 64 65 62 58 56 58 59 60 61 61 57 53 51
Min/Max RH 20 82 25 89 24
RH 40 71 37 25 20 25 50 65 77 82 52 37 28 27 45 59 77 89 57 34 25 25
Wind Dir NW W SW SW S SE S NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 8 8 12 11 10 9 6 5 6 6 13 13 12 11 8 5 4 4 4 6 8 9
Clouds B1 FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC CL FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 62 12 3 1 7 39 36 44 35 42 41 3 13 2 23 35 40 26 11 6 5 1
PoP 12HR 10 40 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 10
Vent Rate 6 5 25 69121 71 5 7 12 8 48 82119114 7 6 5 6 27 56 78106
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW SW S S W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 13 12 11 10 10 12 16 12 20 17 14 14 13 13 10 11 11 10 9 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 97 66 101 68 102 68 101
Temp 72 63 91 94 74 67 96 98 78 69 97 98 78 69 97 98
DewPt 54 55 54 50 53 54 54 49 52 51 52 51 55 56 54 52
Max/Min RH 74 21 67 18 56 17 65 19
RH 52 74 29 22 48 65 25 19 41 54 22 20 46 63 24 21
PWind Dir E S SE S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5
$$
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