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
449 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
TXZ012-152100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
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 89 63 90 66 91
Temp 71 77 86 88 79 70 66 66 65 73 84 89 86 77 73 69 67 75 87 91 87
DewPt 59 60 60 60 63 64 63 62 61 62 60 57 56 56 55 56 56 59 59 56 56
Min/Max RH 40 90 32 68 31
RH 65 57 42 40 57 82 89 87 87 68 44 34 36 48 53 63 68 58 39 31 35
Wind Dir S SW SW SE E E NE N SE S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 16 16 11 10 9 6 5 5 4 10 13 18 13 10 10 10 9 11 13 16 13
Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 53 56 40 52 78 87 66 70 53 36 49 34 26 9 9 11 13 6 6 14 18
PoP 12HR 60 90 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.20 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM O O NM IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 7 1 1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 5
Vent Rate 9 35 73 70 14 14 8 5 4 21106148 68 7 7 7 6 28102139 72
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW S S SW S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 18 20 14 11 13 13 12 10 6 13 19 19 17 16 17 16 13 17 16 17 16
RFTI 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
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 92 66 86 60 79 55 77
Temp 74 68 88 86 73 68 84 79 67 62 75 74 63 56 72 73
DewPt 59 60 60 58 60 61 61 61 61 61 60 58 58 56 57 55
Max/Min RH 76 32 78 40 97 48 100 48
RH 59 76 39 39 64 78 46 54 81 97 60 57 84100 59 53
PWind Dir S SW S SW NE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 50 50 50 40 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-152100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 61 90 62 91
Temp 66 76 87 92 83 70 66 65 63 72 82 88 86 74 70 66 62 74 85 90 86
DewPt 60 61 58 57 61 64 63 62 61 62 59 57 56 58 57 57 57 59 58 56 56
Min/Max RH 31 99 32 84 32
RH 80 60 38 31 48 81 89 92 95 69 45 35 36 57 64 74 84 58 40 32 36
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SE E SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 12 10 9 9 6 4 3 4 8 13 16 13 8 5 5 5 10 14 14 13
Clouds B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 62 17 40 38 55 78 93 76 77 48 48 15 12 22 24 28 22 11 9 21 25
PoP 12HR 40 80 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.16 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC O O NM SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 5
Vent Rate 7 25 74 81 20 11 8 4 4 19 76131 78 6 6 6 6 34 97131 61
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SE NE S SW S S S S S S S S SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 17 13 10 11 12 13 9 9 12 16 18 16 12 13 13 12 18 16 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 92 61 87 57 80 53 78
Temp 70 64 86 85 68 63 82 81 64 59 75 75 61 54 73 74
DewPt 59 59 59 60 61 61 59 59 60 59 58 57 58 54 57 55
Max/Min RH 86 33 92 38 100 45 100 45
RH 68 86 40 43 79 92 45 48 89100 57 54 92100 57 52
PWind Dir S SW SW SW W NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 20 50 40 50 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
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 94 64 95 69 96
Temp 71 78 87 92 83 72 69 68 66 74 86 93 90 81 77 72 69 79 90 95 91
DewPt 61 60 59 60 64 64 64 64 64 63 60 57 57 57 57 58 59 59 58 56 57
Min/Max RH 34 96 29 69 26
RH 71 55 39 34 52 77 84 89 93 68 43 31 33 45 50 60 69 49 33 26 31
Wind Dir SW SW SW S SE N SE N SE S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 10 8 5 4 4 3 3 4 11 13 11 8 6 8 5 8 12 13 12
Clouds SC B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 47 71 49 74 81 79 85 79 79 42 60 44 16 10 14 20 13 4 5 12 13
PoP 12HR 60 80 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.40 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM O NM SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 1 1 2 1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 4
Vent Rate 7 44 77 55 11 16 16 7 4 22 94146 53 7 8 6 5 24112142 64
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW E SE SE S SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 21 16 10 11 13 10 6 5 12 17 18 14 16 17 12 12 16 16 16 17
RFTI 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
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 97 69 91 62 83 57 81
Temp 78 71 91 91 76 70 87 83 70 64 77 78 65 58 75 77
DewPt 60 62 59 59 62 63 60 61 62 62 59 57 59 58 57 56
Max/Min RH 73 28 78 35 95 43 100 42
RH 54 73 35 34 61 78 40 47 77 95 55 49 81100 53 48
PWind Dir S SW SW SW NE NE NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 40 60 40 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 64 93 68 94
Temp 70 76 85 90 81 72 68 67 66 73 84 90 88 80 76 72 69 78 88 92 89
DewPt 61 60 59 59 63 64 64 64 63 62 60 57 56 57 57 58 58 58 57 55 56
Min/Max RH 36 94 31 69 30
RH 71 57 42 36 55 75 85 88 92 69 45 33 34 46 52 62 69 52 36 30 34
Wind Dir SW SW SW S E N SE NW SE S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 16 14 10 8 6 5 4 4 3 4 12 14 12 9 9 9 8 9 13 13 12
Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 51 56 41 68 73 87 80 88 85 40 58 46 17 14 15 19 13 4 4 12 12
PoP 12HR 60 80 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.48 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM O NM SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 1 <1 1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 5
Vent Rate 9 37 68 53 13 9 14 6 6 20 93145 58 7 7 6 5 24110139 72
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S E SE SE SW SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 18 20 14 10 12 12 11 6 6 11 17 18 16 16 16 12 12 16 16 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 95 68 88 61 80 57 78
Temp 77 70 89 88 75 70 84 80 69 63 74 75 64 58 72 74
DewPt 60 62 59 58 62 63 59 60 62 62 59 57 59 58 56 55
Max/Min RH 74 30 78 39 98 47 100 46
RH 56 74 37 37 64 78 44 52 78 98 60 55 84 99 59 53
PWind Dir S SW SW SW NE NE NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 40 50 40 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-152100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
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 84 57 89 61 90
Temp 67 75 81 82 77 66 63 60 59 69 82 87 83 73 69 64 61 73 83 88 84
DewPt 59 60 59 60 59 60 61 60 59 62 60 59 58 59 60 59 59 60 58 57 57
Min/Max RH 47 100 38 91 35
RH 76 59 47 47 54 80 97 99 99 78 49 39 41 62 73 84 91 64 43 35 40
Wind Dir SW W N N NE NE NE E E S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 13 11 12 13 12 9 6 4 3 6 13 17 16 11 5 6 5 10 16 18 16
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 67 62 28 45 55 69 78 77 72 49 58 29 33 32 35 36 22 11 8 20 29
PoP 12HR 10 60 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 5 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7
Vent Rate 7 27 58 65 38 13 10 8 4 17 72122 65 6 7 6 6 26116158118
T Wind Dir SW W N N NE NE E W S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 16 17 13 14 17 13 12 10 8 11 18 19 17 13 16 13 12 17 18 19 18
RFTI 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
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 62 90 60 84 55 78 51 77
Temp 69 63 84 84 68 62 80 78 63 57 73 73 59 53 71 73
DewPt 61 60 59 58 62 60 58 58 60 57 58 56 59 53 57 56
Max/Min RH 92 37 96 44 100 49 100 50
RH 75 91 44 41 81 93 48 49 92100 59 55 99100 61 55
PWind Dir S SW SW W NE NE E SE
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 20 50 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-152100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 57 93 64 95
Temp 70 78 82 83 78 65 62 61 59 69 85 92 89 77 72 68 64 76 90 94 90
DewPt 60 61 60 60 59 61 62 61 59 63 61 59 57 59 59 59 59 59 57 55 55
Min/Max RH 45 100 33 84 27
RH 69 57 47 46 53 85100100100 82 45 33 34 54 64 74 84 55 33 27 31
Wind Dir SW SW N N N NE NE NE NE S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 12 12 11 9 4 4 2 4 12 16 13 10 8 8 8 10 16 17 13
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 68 56 41 45 49 79 86 77 61 57 65 59 29 27 31 27 16 8 6 6 13
PoP 12HR 10 40 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 7
Vent Rate 9 31 55 52 42 25 12 9 10 20 78131 90 7 6 6 6 27135167115
T Wind Dir SW SW NW N NE NE SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 13 17 19 14 10 8 8 11 17 19 19 14 14 13 13 17 18 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 95 63 86 56 79 51 77
Temp 73 66 90 89 71 64 84 80 64 58 75 76 59 53 73 74
DewPt 61 61 59 58 63 62 59 58 61 58 58 56 59 53 57 55
Max/Min RH 84 30 92 39 100 45 100 46
RH 66 84 35 35 75 92 43 46 90100 56 50 99100 56 51
PWind Dir S SW SW W NE NE E E
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 30 50 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
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