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 Sun May 31 2026
TXZ012-010900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026
Date 05/31/26 Mon 06/01/26 Tue 06/02/26 Wed
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 63 97 64 90 58
Temp 92 94 80 73 69 64 81 91 94 91 81 75 70 65 79 85 88 83 73 68 64 60
DewPt 31 25 33 47 51 51 53 47 42 43 47 51 55 56 57 52 50 51 55 57 61 60
Max/Min RH 62 16 72 27 100
RH 11 8 18 40 53 62 38 22 17 19 30 43 60 72 47 32 27 33 53 68 91100
Wind Dir SW S SE S SW S SW S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 6 9 10 13 11 6 8 11 16 17 14 13 10 6 6 11 13 14 12 9 8 6
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 2 1 12 13 3 1 1 4 20 39 7 27 15 30 36 25 43 55 66 63 59 73
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.29
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM O
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 13 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 121122 6 12 10 6 30137227151 8 12 9 5 46107126 78 7 10 8 4
T Wind Dir SW SW SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 21 19 13 16 16 19 19 17 20 17 12 14 14 16 17 14 18 16 8
RFTI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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 79 59 81 59 85 58 87 59 92
Temp 72 74 65 62 75 74 64 62 78 80 66 62 81 82 68 63 84 88
DewPt 58 55 58 61 58 56 57 59 56 51 55 57 52 48 53 56 51 46
Min/Max RH 48 97 52 90 35 84 30 78 23
RH 61 51 78 97 56 53 78 90 47 36 68 84 37 31 59 78 32 23
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 80 70 60 50 20 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs O O NM NM SC NM SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-010900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026
Date 05/31/26 Mon 06/01/26 Tue 06/02/26 Wed
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 59 94 59 88 54
Temp 93 93 77 68 64 60 79 90 93 89 77 71 65 61 76 83 86 80 69 63 59 56
DewPt 31 23 33 45 50 51 54 47 43 44 51 52 54 55 57 53 51 53 57 57 58 56
Max/Min RH 71 18 82 30 100
RH 11 8 21 44 61 71 42 23 18 21 40 52 68 82 52 35 30 39 66 81 97 99
Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S SW
Wind Spd 9 10 4 11 8 8 9 10 13 13 11 10 8 4 5 11 12 11 9 5 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL SC FW SC FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) 4 3 17 5 3 8 0 2 31 16 42 18 7 62 34 40 59 71 81 72 78 92
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 60 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.10 0.44
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O O O O
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 14 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 5 <1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 167161 7 9 9 7 33143208139 9 10 8 5 36109140 82 7 8 17 12
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 10 17 18 16 17 14 17 18 17 20 16 12 13 16 17 17 13 16 13 11
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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 79 56 80 56 84 54 86 55 91
Temp 72 75 61 59 73 75 61 59 77 79 63 59 80 82 65 60 84 88
DewPt 59 56 58 58 59 56 57 57 56 50 53 53 51 46 50 52 48 41
Min/Max RH 47 100 48 96 34 83 27 77 20
RH 64 53 90 96 62 52 87 93 48 36 70 80 36 28 59 75 29 20
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 80 70 60 40 20 20 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs O NM NM NM SC NM SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-010900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026
Date 05/31/26 Mon 06/01/26 Tue 06/02/26 Wed
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 67 102 68 95 63
Temp 91 99 84 77 72 67 84 95 98 95 85 79 73 69 82 89 92 86 77 72 68 64
DewPt 40 28 35 46 51 53 52 48 42 44 48 55 56 58 57 53 52 53 57 62 62 63
Max/Min RH 60 14 68 26 95
RH 17 9 17 33 48 60 33 20 15 17 28 44 55 68 43 29 26 31 50 71 83 95
Wind Dir SW SE E S SW S SW S S SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 4 3 4 6 13 13 12 11 6 4 4 9 11 12 8 5 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 2 3 5 13 2 2 2 0 26 39 26 11 10 18 28 33 37 49 56 55 53 65
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 40 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.40
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM O
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 100 91 6 8 7 4 30121224 97 7 11 8 5 43115117 94 7 8 6 8
T Wind Dir SW S E S SW SW SW S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 10 9 12 16 16 10 14 13 20 16 14 19 14 10 13 14 14 18 14 16 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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 83 63 85 63 89 63 92 63 96
Temp 75 78 69 65 78 78 69 65 81 84 70 66 83 86 71 66 87 91
DewPt 59 58 62 63 59 59 61 61 57 54 60 59 53 50 56 58 52 48
Min/Max RH 45 92 46 87 35 81 27 76 23
RH 57 50 80 92 52 50 77 87 43 36 69 80 36 29 59 76 30 23
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 80 60 60 50 10 30 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs O O NM NM IS NM SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-010900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026
Date 05/31/26 Mon 06/01/26 Tue 06/02/26 Wed
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 67 98 68 91 62
Temp 92 95 82 76 71 68 81 91 94 91 83 77 73 69 79 85 89 84 75 71 67 64
DewPt 39 29 34 46 51 53 52 48 43 44 48 53 56 57 57 53 51 53 57 60 61 62
Max/Min RH 61 16 67 28 95
RH 16 10 18 34 50 61 36 23 17 20 30 43 56 67 46 33 28 35 53 70 84 95
Wind Dir SW NE E S SW S SW S S SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 10 8 4 5 8 13 13 13 13 10 4 4 10 12 13 10 6 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 2 3 8 13 2 2 1 0 32 44 12 15 5 17 28 32 36 50 58 64 54 70
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 40 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.38
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM O
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 98 85 5 9 8 5 26119217105 9 10 7 5 45115124 92 6 8 6 8
T Wind Dir SW S E S SW SW SW S S S SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 10 9 12 17 17 11 13 13 18 16 16 19 14 10 13 14 14 17 13 16 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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 81 62 83 63 86 62 89 63 93
Temp 73 75 68 65 75 76 68 65 78 81 69 65 80 83 70 66 84 88
DewPt 59 58 61 62 59 58 60 61 56 53 58 59 53 50 55 58 51 47
Min/Max RH 48 92 50 88 37 80 31 77 25
RH 62 55 79 91 57 54 76 88 47 39 68 80 39 32 59 77 33 25
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 80 70 60 50 10 30 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs O O NM NM IS NM SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-010900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026
Date 05/31/26 Mon 06/01/26 Tue 06/02/26 Wed
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 55 93 57 85 52
Temp 89 89 73 66 60 56 77 88 91 88 74 68 62 58 74 81 83 79 66 62 57 54
DewPt 31 33 36 37 43 46 50 49 44 45 48 50 52 53 56 54 54 55 56 56 56 54
Max/Min RH 69 19 84 36 100
RH 13 14 27 35 55 69 39 26 20 22 40 52 70 84 52 40 36 44 70 82 98 99
Wind Dir S S E SE SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 8 8 4 8 8 5 6 10 12 13 13 11 8 4 6 10 9 9 9 8 5 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 2 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 19 11 3 2 10 19 44 44 58 75 83 76 71 81
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 60 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.10 0.37
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM NM O O O
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 111103 5 9 8 5 22129191114 10 10 7 5 33 94 89 87 8 8 8 5
T Wind Dir SW S E SE SW SW SW S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SW E
T Wind Spd 12 12 11 19 17 13 13 17 20 20 20 20 14 11 13 16 14 19 18 14 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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 76 54 79 54 82 55 84 52 88
Temp 71 72 60 56 74 74 60 56 76 78 62 56 79 80 63 56 82 86
DewPt 58 58 56 56 58 57 56 55 56 52 52 52 52 48 50 50 50 46
Min/Max RH 55 100 50 100 37 90 31 80 25
RH 63 60 88100 57 55 87 97 49 39 70 87 39 33 63 80 33 25
PWind Dir S S S S SW S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 80 70 30 40 20 20 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs O O NM NM SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-010900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026
Date 05/31/26 Mon 06/01/26 Tue 06/02/26 Wed
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 58 98 60 90 56
Temp 90 91 75 69 64 59 81 93 97 91 75 70 66 61 77 85 88 83 70 66 62 58
DewPt 42 35 39 44 49 49 50 49 45 46 50 53 54 55 56 55 53 55 55 57 58 58
Max/Min RH 71 17 79 30 100
RH 19 14 27 40 59 71 34 22 17 21 42 54 67 79 49 36 30 39 59 73 87100
Wind Dir E SE E SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 5 4 5 9 13 13 13 12 8 4 8 11 12 12 9 6 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 1 2 3 3 4 2 0 3 45 8 22 15 16 50 28 41 54 56 70 68 63 57
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 50 70
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0.04 0.34
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 75 75 7 8 8 4 26 98174 90 17 11 11 10 37126111100 11 6 6 3
T Wind Dir SW S E SE S SW SW S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 9 9 16 18 17 10 14 13 17 21 26 19 16 13 14 17 14 18 19 11 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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 80 57 83 57 86 58 88 56 92
Temp 75 75 63 60 78 78 64 60 80 81 65 60 82 83 65 60 85 88
DewPt 59 59 58 58 59 58 57 57 57 54 55 55 54 50 53 53 53 48
Min/Max RH 50 95 45 93 35 87 29 80 24
RH 58 58 83 94 53 50 80 90 45 38 71 85 38 32 65 80 33 25
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 80 70 30 40 20 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs NM O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS 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