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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
348 AM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
TXZ012-302100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Date Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26
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 101 72 99 70 98
Temp 76 75 83 94 99 97 87 81 76 72 82 92 97 95 84 79 74 70 81 92 97 94
DewPt 56 54 57 54 51 49 50 51 54 54 57 54 50 49 50 52 54 55 58 53 50 49
Min/Max RH 18 53 19 59 20
RH 50 48 41 26 20 20 28 35 46 53 43 28 21 21 31 39 50 59 46 27 21 22
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 14 14 17 16 14 16 16 14 13 12 13 12 13 14 13 12 11 11 13 12 13 14
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 15 13 3 2 4 2 2 4 11 26 0 0 0 6 4 3 5 8 1 2 2 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 10
Vent Rate 12 9 35102162126 11 12 10 8 37 98127125 9 9 9 7 40106140144
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 21 19 23 18 17 18 21 21 20 18 19 13 14 17 18 18 17 14 17 13 16 17
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
Date Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
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 70 99 71 100 71 99 70 98
Temp 79 71 94 95 80 73 95 95 80 73 94 95 79 72 92 94
DewPt 54 56 54 50 54 56 54 51 55 56 55 51 56 57 55 52
Max/Min RH 59 20 57 20 57 21 59 22
RH 42 59 26 22 41 55 25 23 42 55 27 23 45 59 29 24
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-302100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Date Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 100 68 97 67 96
Temp 75 71 81 93 98 96 84 78 73 69 80 91 95 93 81 76 71 67 79 90 95 92
DewPt 55 57 59 54 50 50 52 53 56 57 59 54 51 49 52 54 57 58 60 54 51 51
Min/Max RH 20 68 21 74 23
RH 50 61 47 27 20 21 33 42 55 66 48 29 23 23 36 47 61 74 51 30 23 25
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 14 13 11 13 13 12 10 9 11 11 12 13 11 10 9 8 11 11 11 12
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 23 19 2 3 5 13 23 8 21 14 2 1 5 5 5 4 16 9 2 2 8 15
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 10
Vent Rate 9 8 31110133120 11 10 9 7 29 95124118 9 10 8 7 38101117122
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 20 14 12 14 21 21 19 14 17 12 13 14 18 20 17 14 17 12 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 97 68 98 68 98 67 97
Temp 76 68 92 93 77 69 93 93 77 69 92 93 76 69 91 93
DewPt 56 58 54 52 55 58 54 52 56 58 55 52 57 59 55 53
Max/Min RH 72 23 67 22 68 23 72 24
RH 50 72 29 25 47 67 27 25 49 68 29 25 52 71 30 26
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-302100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Date Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26
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 77 104 74 102
Temp 79 78 86 97101100 91 84 80 77 86 96101100 89 83 78 74 85 95100100
DewPt 55 55 57 54 51 50 52 53 55 57 57 54 51 50 51 54 55 57 59 54 51 50
Min/Max RH 18 50 18 55 18
RH 44 46 36 24 19 19 26 33 42 50 37 25 19 19 27 36 46 55 41 26 20 19
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 11 11 14 14 13 14 14 12 9 9 11 11 11 13 11 10 9 8 10 11 12 12
Clouds SC SC CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 30 28 5 3 8 3 5 8 13 21 0 0 4 7 5 6 7 6 2 4 3 5
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 10
Vent Rate 10 8 42108164148 12 11 9 7 42102127121 9 10 8 6 44100124128
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 17 17 21 17 16 19 23 20 18 14 18 13 13 16 18 19 17 13 17 12 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
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 75 104 75 105 76 104 74 103
Temp 83 75 97100 84 77 98100 84 76 97100 83 75 96 99
DewPt 55 58 55 51 56 58 54 51 57 59 55 52 58 60 56 53
Max/Min RH 57 18 53 18 55 19 60 20
RH 38 57 25 19 37 53 23 20 40 55 25 21 42 60 27 22
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-302100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Date Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 101 76 101 74 99
Temp 79 78 85 94 99 98 89 82 79 76 84 93 97 97 87 81 77 74 82 92 96 97
DewPt 55 55 56 54 51 50 52 53 56 56 57 54 51 50 52 53 56 57 58 53 50 49
Min/Max RH 20 53 20 56 19
RH 45 44 38 26 20 21 29 36 45 50 40 27 21 21 31 38 49 56 44 28 22 21
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 16 16 13 13 16 13 12 11 12 11 12 13 12 12 11 10 11 11 12 13
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 25 16 5 3 14 8 5 6 9 12 0 0 5 8 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 10
Vent Rate 11 9 39105158148 13 11 10 8 39101128122 9 10 10 6 39103124125
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 21 18 16 18 24 21 19 17 18 13 13 16 18 19 18 13 17 12 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 74 101 75 101 75 101 74 100
Temp 81 74 93 97 82 76 95 97 82 76 94 96 81 75 92 96
DewPt 55 58 55 51 56 58 53 51 57 59 55 52 58 60 56 53
Max/Min RH 56 20 53 20 55 21 59 23
RH 40 56 27 22 41 53 26 22 42 55 28 23 45 59 30 24
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-302100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Date Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26
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 101 69 98 67 96
Temp 77 71 83 95100 99 85 79 73 69 82 92 97 95 82 77 71 67 80 91 96 94
DewPt 51 54 55 53 49 48 53 53 54 55 57 54 51 50 53 53 55 56 59 56 51 50
Min/Max RH 17 61 20 68 22
RH 39 55 39 24 18 18 33 41 51 61 42 28 21 22 36 44 57 68 48 31 23 23
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 11 10 10 11 12 13 13 12 10 9 13 14 13 13
Clouds SC SC CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 48 32 5 2 4 5 9 38 18 17 8 2 5 15 10 12 13 13 9 6 9 19
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 11
Vent Rate 10 7 21 89163112 10 16 8 7 34108134147 9 9 8 6 45130140144
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW S S S S W W S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 20 16 14 16 16 16 19 23 18 16 18 14 13 16 20 19 16 13 18 17 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
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 67 97 67 98 68 98 66 97
Temp 76 68 93 95 78 69 94 96 77 69 93 94 76 68 92 93
DewPt 54 57 54 50 54 56 53 50 55 57 55 52 57 58 56 53
Max/Min RH 70 21 63 19 66 22 71 24
RH 46 68 28 22 43 63 25 21 47 66 28 24 51 70 30 26
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
$$
OKZ002-302100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Date Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 105 71 102 69 100
Temp 78 74 87 99103101 87 81 76 71 84 95100 98 84 79 73 69 83 95 99 97
DewPt 54 53 55 53 50 50 54 54 54 55 57 55 52 51 54 54 55 56 58 55 51 50
Min/Max RH 16 56 19 63 19
RH 43 48 34 22 17 18 33 40 47 56 40 26 20 21 35 42 53 63 43 25 20 21
Wind Dir S SW W SW S S S S S W SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 16 14 14 12 13 13 16 13 12 9 10 6 10 13 13 12 11 9 13 13 13 13
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 46 48 10 2 4 11 19 23 36 16 5 0 1 6 15 10 8 6 2 3 4 10
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 11 10
Vent Rate 10 8 25 82163125 14 13 8 7 36100141142 10 10 8 7 55143148143
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW W S S S S S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 20 17 17 13 16 14 23 23 18 16 19 12 13 17 20 21 17 14 20 16 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 101 70 102 69 101 68 100
Temp 78 70 97 98 80 71 98 98 79 71 97 96 78 70 95 96
DewPt 55 57 55 51 56 57 54 51 57 58 55 53 58 59 57 54
Max/Min RH 64 19 61 17 65 20 69 22
RH 45 63 25 20 44 61 23 20 47 64 25 23 51 68 28 24
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
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