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 Sun Sep 6 2026
TXZ012-062100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26
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 69 96 70 97
Temp 72 72 81 91 94 91 82 78 73 70 81 90 94 92 82 78 74 71 81 92 96 93
DewPt 61 60 62 59 56 55 56 57 58 59 61 58 55 55 56 57 58 59 61 58 55 54
Min/Max RH 28 68 27 66 25
RH 68 66 53 34 28 30 41 48 59 68 51 34 27 29 41 48 57 66 51 32 25 27
Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE S S S SW S S S SE S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 9 8 8 11 13 13 13 12 11 9 10 13 14 16 13 12 12 11 13 13 13 13
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 44 43 40 53 56 67 66 23 26 30 12 12 17 33 10 5 7 10 2 2 5 9
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 7 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9
Vent Rate 5 5 16 74 93 82 8 9 8 6 40 98136129 9 10 10 7 41106138120
T Wind Dir S S S S SE S SE S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 12 12 14 16 17 18 17 14 16 14 17 18 19 19 19 16 18 16 16 14
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 Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 71 97 69 96 68 97 68 98
Temp 79 72 93 92 77 71 91 90 76 70 91 92 77 70 93 93
DewPt 56 58 57 54 56 58 57 55 55 56 55 52 54 55 54 51
Max/Min RH 64 25 64 25 61 23 61 21
RH 45 61 30 28 48 64 32 31 48 61 30 26 45 59 27 24
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 30 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ016-062100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 66 95 66 95
Temp 75 68 79 89 93 91 80 75 70 67 79 89 93 92 80 75 70 67 79 90 94 92
DewPt 60 61 63 60 57 56 57 58 59 59 61 58 55 55 57 58 59 60 62 58 55 55
Min/Max RH 28 78 27 77 26
RH 60 77 57 38 30 31 46 56 68 76 54 35 28 29 45 56 68 77 55 34 27 29
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 6 5 6 10 12 12 10 9 8 6 9 12 13 13 10 10 9 9 12 12 12 12
Clouds SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 50 48 50 47 76 82 67 21 31 25 18 12 21 9 12 9 11 10 2 1 7 6
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9
Vent Rate 6 5 14 69 90 63 6 8 8 6 35 98121113 9 9 8 7 39 94116109
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 11 11 12 13 13 13 18 17 13 16 13 14 14 18 20 18 16 17 13 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 95 66 95 65 96 65 97
Temp 76 68 90 92 75 68 90 90 74 67 91 92 74 67 92 92
DewPt 57 59 57 54 57 58 56 55 56 57 55 52 55 57 53 52
Max/Min RH 73 26 74 26 73 24 71 22
RH 52 73 33 28 54 72 32 31 54 70 30 26 52 69 28 26
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26
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 73 101 74 102
Temp 81 73 83 93 97 96 86 81 77 73 85 93 98 96 87 82 77 74 85 96101 98
DewPt 58 62 63 60 57 56 58 59 60 61 62 59 56 56 57 58 60 61 61 59 56 55
Min/Max RH 26 67 25 64 23
RH 45 67 50 33 26 26 39 47 56 66 46 31 25 26 37 45 55 64 45 29 23 24
Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 4 9 11 11 10 9 9 6 9 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 11 12 12 11
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 63 45 47 42 56 70 65 39 32 30 12 12 12 15 13 12 12 12 2 2 5 9
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9
Vent Rate 6 4 16 68 92102 8 9 8 6 48111136146 9 10 9 7 43106123121
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 16 13 17 16 17 19 19 19 18 14 18 14 13 14
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 Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 72 100 71 101 71 102
Temp 83 74 96 96 80 73 93 94 79 72 94 96 80 73 95 97
DewPt 58 60 58 55 58 60 58 56 58 59 56 53 56 58 55 52
Max/Min RH 61 23 65 25 64 22 61 20
RH 42 61 28 26 48 65 31 28 48 64 28 24 43 59 26 22
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 97 73 97 73 99
Temp 79 74 82 90 93 93 84 80 77 74 82 91 94 94 85 81 77 74 83 93 97 95
DewPt 58 62 63 60 57 56 58 59 60 61 61 58 56 55 57 59 60 61 61 58 56 55
Min/Max RH 27 67 26 64 25
RH 49 65 53 36 30 29 41 49 57 63 50 34 28 27 39 47 56 64 48 32 26 27
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 8 5 6 9 11 12 11 11 11 9 10 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 12 13 12 11
Clouds B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 51 43 55 46 62 70 64 37 31 25 15 12 13 18 13 9 5 9 2 2 5 7
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9
Vent Rate 6 4 18 73 97101 8 9 9 6 39104138135 10 11 11 7 42104123121
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 11 11 13 16 17 18 17 13 17 14 17 18 19 20 19 16 18 14 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 74 98 72 97 71 98 71 99
Temp 81 74 92 94 79 73 90 91 78 72 91 93 79 72 92 94
DewPt 58 60 57 55 58 60 57 56 58 59 55 53 56 58 54 52
Max/Min RH 60 25 64 27 62 23 60 22
RH 45 60 31 27 49 63 34 32 50 62 30 26 46 60 28 25
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-062100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26
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 65 95 66 96
Temp 71 67 79 90 92 88 78 74 70 67 79 89 94 91 81 76 71 67 80 92 96 93
DewPt 62 60 62 60 59 60 59 59 59 59 61 59 56 55 57 58 58 59 60 59 56 55
Min/Max RH 32 78 26 75 25
RH 74 78 56 37 33 39 53 59 68 75 53 36 28 30 44 55 65 74 51 33 26 28
Wind Dir S S S S SE SE S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 6 9 12 13 13 11 11 11 10 13 16 17 17 13 13 13 12 14 16 13 12
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 64 59 54 75 82 89 78 44 37 30 27 14 18 26 22 15 12 3 1 1 10 14
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 10
Vent Rate 7 4 18 74 95 33 6 7 7 7 41129155142 9 9 9 8 48133134123
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 10 13 13 14 17 13 14 17 17 20 18 19 19 19 19 19 17 20 18 14 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 Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 95 64 94 63 95 64 96
Temp 76 67 91 90 72 66 89 89 72 65 90 92 73 66 92 91
DewPt 57 58 58 56 59 59 58 56 58 58 56 53 56 56 54 53
Max/Min RH 73 27 81 28 81 24 74 22
RH 52 72 33 32 65 78 35 33 61 78 32 27 55 71 28 28
PWind Dir S SW SE SE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 20 30 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC
$$
OKZ002-062100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 67 97 68 99
Temp 70 67 79 91 95 93 80 76 72 68 81 92 97 95 82 78 73 69 83 95 99 96
DewPt 64 63 63 61 59 58 58 60 60 61 62 59 57 56 57 59 59 60 61 58 57 55
Min/Max RH 29 78 25 73 24
RH 82 87 59 37 30 31 48 58 66 78 52 33 27 27 43 53 63 73 48 29 25 25
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 6 4 8 12 12 12 10 11 11 12 13 17 16 16 13 13 13 13 17 16 13 11
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 78 86 79 62 68 86 78 56 43 41 27 14 11 9 13 9 19 9 2 2 4 13
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 10
Vent Rate 7 4 16 74110 83 6 8 9 9 45142146131 11 10 10 9 59139154125
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 9 12 14 16 18 12 16 18 18 21 19 18 20 21 21 20 19 23 18 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 97 64 95 64 97 65 98
Temp 78 69 93 92 73 66 90 92 73 66 92 94 75 67 93 94
DewPt 59 60 58 57 61 61 59 56 60 59 56 54 58 58 56 53
Max/Min RH 72 27 84 28 78 24 72 22
RH 52 72 31 31 66 84 35 31 63 78 30 26 55 72 29 26
PWind Dir S SW W E S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 10 40 20 30 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC
$$
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