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
308 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
TXZ012-192100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
308 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26
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 69 99 70 101
Temp 76 73 85 96101 96 84 78 72 69 80 91 96 94 84 78 73 70 84 95100 97
DewPt 44 43 48 47 47 50 53 55 57 58 59 56 53 52 53 55 56 56 56 52 50 50
Min/Max RH 16 68 23 61 19
RH 32 34 28 19 16 21 34 45 59 68 49 31 24 24 34 45 55 61 38 24 19 21
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W SE SE N NE N NE E SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 13 14 13 11 8 11 10 8 6 6 4 4 5 9 8 8 6 6 8 6 6 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 11 1 3 12 9 39 73 56 74 36 52 22 20 38 29 34 28 9 17 21 18
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 8
Vent Rate 11 9 29 80 92 86 8 11 9 5 20 47 72 71 8 8 6 5 18 77 87 73
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW E E N NE N E E SE S SE SE SE S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 21 20 19 12 9 12 16 16 14 11 11 10 10 12 17 17 14 11 12 9 8 10
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
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 72 102 73 103 74 103 73 102
Temp 80 72 97 98 82 75 97 99 83 74 96 99 82 73 95 98
DewPt 54 55 50 48 51 52 49 46 49 50 48 46 50 51 49 46
Max/Min RH 55 17 46 15 43 16 46 16
RH 41 55 21 18 34 45 20 17 31 43 20 17 33 46 21 17
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5 0 10 5
$$
TXZ016-192100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
308 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 100 65 96 66 98
Temp 72 69 82 92 98 94 80 74 69 66 78 89 94 92 79 75 70 67 81 93 97 94
DewPt 43 46 51 50 49 52 57 58 59 60 61 56 53 53 57 57 58 58 58 53 51 51
Min/Max RH 19 81 24 75 21
RH 36 43 34 24 20 25 46 57 70 81 55 33 25 27 46 54 67 74 46 27 22 24
Wind Dir SW SW SW W E SE N N NW N N E SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 10 12 13 9 5 9 8 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 8 2 5 4 17 79 65 75 59 40 38 22 24 59 41 35 29 7 6 20 16
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 9
Vent Rate 9 9 30 67 73 66 6 7 6 5 19 40 66 57 6 6 5 4 18 89113101
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW W E N N N NE NE E S SE E SE S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 20 20 19 10 6 11 13 14 12 10 11 8 8 11 12 13 11 10 11 9 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 99 69 100 69 101 69 101
Temp 76 69 94 96 77 71 94 97 78 70 94 98 78 69 94 97
DewPt 56 57 52 49 54 54 50 47 51 53 50 46 51 53 50 47
Max/Min RH 68 19 58 18 54 17 56 17
RH 50 66 24 21 45 56 23 19 39 54 23 18 39 56 23 19
PWind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 0 10 5
$$
TXZ008-192100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
308 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26
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 72 102 73 105
Temp 80 76 87 96102 99 88 81 75 72 81 92 99 99 88 81 76 73 86 97103102
DewPt 46 46 48 49 50 53 56 58 59 61 61 58 54 53 55 57 57 59 58 53 51 50
Min/Max RH 17 68 21 61 17
RH 30 35 26 21 18 21 34 46 59 68 51 32 23 21 33 43 53 61 39 23 18 18
Wind Dir SW SW W NW N NE NE N NE N E E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 11 9 10 8 5 9 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 6
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL CL SC B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 6 2 8 4 2 37 85 70 45 27 18 9 14 28 29 21 24 11 14 16 14
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 8
Vent Rate 10 6 35 56 74 67 9 10 7 4 23 52 70 74 7 6 5 3 15 67 93 93
T Wind Dir SW SW W W SW E NE NE E NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 13 18 12 9 12 17 17 13 9 12 11 9 11 16 13 11 8 10 9 8 13
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 Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
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 75 107 77 108 78 108 76 106
Temp 83 75100103 85 78101104 86 78100103 85 76 99102
DewPt 55 57 50 48 53 54 49 46 52 53 50 47 53 55 51 48
Max/Min RH 53 15 43 14 42 15 47 15
RH 38 53 19 16 32 43 18 15 30 42 19 16 32 47 20 16
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW SW SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 5 0 10 5
$$
TXZ008-192100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
308 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 102 72 99 73 102
Temp 79 75 84 93 98 96 85 79 74 72 80 89 95 96 85 79 75 73 83 93 98 99
DewPt 46 46 48 50 50 53 56 59 60 61 61 57 54 53 55 57 58 59 58 53 50 50
Min/Max RH 20 69 23 61 19
RH 32 35 29 24 21 24 37 50 60 68 53 34 26 24 36 46 56 61 42 26 21 20
Wind Dir SW SW W NW N NE NE NE NE N E E SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 13 11 11 9 5 9 8 6 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 4 6 4 5
Clouds FW CL CL FW CL CL SC B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 5 1 7 3 5 46 85 72 40 28 22 7 12 32 29 21 24 11 13 14 18
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 8
Vent Rate 11 6 32 53 65 59 9 11 6 4 25 53 74 77 7 7 5 4 15 68 99 92
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W E E NE E NE E E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 14 18 12 9 13 16 17 13 9 13 11 10 12 14 14 11 9 10 9 9 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 75 104 76 104 77 104 76 103
Temp 81 75 96 99 84 77 97100 84 77 96100 83 76 95 99
DewPt 55 56 51 48 53 54 49 47 52 53 50 47 53 55 51 48
Max/Min RH 53 17 44 16 44 16 47 17
RH 40 53 23 19 35 44 20 17 33 44 22 18 35 47 23 19
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 5 0 10 5
$$
TXZ006-192100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
308 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26
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 95 64 95 65 99
Temp 71 67 77 87 92 94 78 72 67 64 77 88 94 95 80 73 68 65 81 93 98 98
DewPt 45 47 61 61 58 56 59 60 61 61 62 59 55 53 57 57 58 57 59 54 50 48
Min/Max RH 28 90 24 77 18
RH 39 48 57 42 32 28 53 68 81 90 61 38 28 24 45 57 69 76 46 27 20 18
Wind Dir SW NW N NE NE NE N NE N N NE E SE SE E S W W SW S S S
Wind Spd 10 8 11 10 9 10 8 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 4 4 4 4 4 9 10 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL SC B2 OV B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 7 7 20 6 4 45 83 89 58 57 27 12 7 25 42 42 24 28 18 10 4 7
PoP 12HR 10 20 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 11 10
Vent Rate 7 5 31 45 55 29 9 7 5 4 19 42 54 66 6 7 5 4 15 76109 86
T Wind Dir SW NW N NE E E NE NE NE N E SE SE S SE S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 17 11 18 14 13 11 18 14 10 8 11 9 8 11 13 14 11 8 11 10 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
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 67 100 69 102 68 101 67 100
Temp 76 67 97 98 79 71 96 99 78 69 95 99 77 68 94 98
DewPt 54 55 51 46 51 52 51 46 51 53 52 47 53 55 53 47
Max/Min RH 65 16 54 15 58 16 64 17
RH 46 64 22 17 39 52 22 17 39 58 24 17 44 64 25 18
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW SW NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 0 10 0 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-192100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
308 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 97 65 98 66 102
Temp 71 67 76 88 95 91 78 73 68 65 76 89 96 95 80 75 70 66 81 96101 99
DewPt 53 57 63 61 59 59 61 62 63 63 63 60 56 55 57 57 58 58 60 56 52 51
Min/Max RH 29 92 24 77 19
RH 54 71 64 41 30 35 56 67 83 92 64 39 27 26 46 55 67 77 48 27 20 21
Wind Dir W NE NE NE E E NE NE N N E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 5 5 9 9 9 8 6 4 4 3 4 6 8 9 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 6
Clouds FW CL SC SC FW FW B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 11 5 28 27 7 16 77 78 72 54 42 12 3 3 20 27 24 16 18 6 5 9
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 9
Vent Rate 5 8 29 49 63 49 6 5 4 6 17 43 76 93 7 7 5 5 20 71 87 73
T Wind Dir SW NE NE E E E NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 13 16 14 12 13 12 11 10 8 10 10 11 14 16 16 11 10 12 10 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 103 70 104 70 103 68 102
Temp 78 69 99 99 80 72 99100 80 70 96 99 78 69 95 97
DewPt 56 55 54 50 53 54 53 50 53 55 55 52 56 57 56 52
Max/Min RH 64 17 54 16 60 18 68 20
RH 47 62 23 19 40 54 22 19 40 60 26 20 48 67 28 22
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW N NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC CL FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 10 0 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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