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 Fri Jul 24 2026
TXZ012-242100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
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 72 100 73 101
Temp 80 75 85 95100 93 83 79 75 73 84 93 97 97 88 81 76 74 85 94 99 99
DewPt 62 59 60 59 59 62 63 63 63 64 64 62 60 59 59 59 58 57 58 57 54 51
Min/Max RH 26 73 27 57 20
RH 54 58 43 30 26 36 51 58 66 73 51 36 30 29 38 47 54 55 40 29 22 20
Wind Dir S S SW SW S SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 14 14 13 10 9 10 10 8 9 10 11 8 11 13 11 11 12 13 12 11 12 13
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 33 46 21 18 46 66 78 54 50 13 15 9 34 32 20 19 25 15 10 12 21 6
PoP 12HR 50 30 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9
Vent Rate 13 11 53 71 79 23 8 6 6 5 29 61100 96 7 8 8 8 26 87115112
T Wind Dir S S SW W SW S S SW SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 18 17 19 11 10 11 14 13 12 11 12 9 12 14 14 17 17 16 13 12 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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 74 104 74 104 74 103 74 103
Temp 82 74 98102 84 75 98102 83 75 97101 83 75 97101
DewPt 48 52 51 45 45 50 49 43 46 51 49 44 47 50 49 46
Max/Min RH 46 15 41 14 43 14 41 15
RH 31 46 21 15 26 41 19 14 27 43 20 15 28 41 20 16
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ016-242100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 101 68 98 69 99
Temp 79 73 86 96 99 93 80 76 72 69 82 91 95 95 85 78 73 70 84 93 97 97
DewPt 63 59 60 58 57 61 64 63 64 63 65 62 60 58 60 59 59 58 58 57 55 52
Min/Max RH 25 81 28 68 22
RH 59 62 42 28 25 35 58 63 75 81 56 38 31 29 44 52 62 66 41 30 25 22
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 11 10 13 9 6 9 8 4 4 6 9 9 10 10 8 6 9 9 10 11 12 11
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC CL FW SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 26 13 17 41 56 65 48 50 27 0 14 31 66 28 24 31 18 9 17 15 12
PoP 12HR 30 40 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 10
Vent Rate 10 9 44 71 61 28 10 8 4 5 33 70 98 73 7 7 8 7 26 94118105
T Wind Dir S SW SW W SE SE S SW SW SW W SW S SE S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 17 16 19 10 9 12 16 16 9 11 14 10 11 12 14 16 16 14 14 12 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 70 102 70 102 70 101 70 102
Temp 80 70 97100 81 71 97100 81 71 96 99 80 71 96 99
DewPt 52 54 54 48 50 52 52 46 50 53 51 46 50 52 50 47
Max/Min RH 57 17 51 16 55 16 53 16
RH 38 57 24 17 34 51 22 16 34 53 22 17 35 51 21 17
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-242100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
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 74 105 76 107
Temp 82 78 88 98103 98 87 82 78 75 88 97102101 91 84 79 77 90 99104103
DewPt 64 62 61 60 60 63 65 65 65 65 64 62 60 60 62 62 61 60 59 57 55 53
Min/Max RH 25 71 23 57 19
RH 54 56 41 29 25 32 48 56 65 71 46 31 25 26 37 47 53 56 36 25 20 19
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 13 11 11 9 5 8 5 4 4 4 8 5 8 11 8 6 8 9 10 10 11 11
Clouds B1 B1 FW FW SC B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 52 52 20 19 39 74 51 40 14 8 0 3 18 21 18 21 21 14 8 12 17 11
PoP 12HR 30 30 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 9
Vent Rate 10 10 57 63 67 39 7 6 5 4 28 48 82 98 8 7 7 6 34 87112120
T Wind Dir S S SW W W S S SW SW SW W S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 16 13 19 10 8 12 12 11 11 9 11 6 9 14 13 16 13 13 14 11 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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 77 109 77 109 77 108 77 108
Temp 86 78102105 87 78102105 86 77101103 86 78101103
DewPt 51 53 52 48 49 53 51 47 51 54 51 47 51 53 50 49
Max/Min RH 43 14 41 14 45 14 42 14
RH 30 43 19 15 26 41 18 15 29 45 19 15 30 42 18 17
PWind Dir S SW S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-242100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 102 74 102 76 103
Temp 82 79 86 94 98 95 85 81 77 75 85 93 99 97 89 83 79 77 87 95100100
DewPt 63 61 61 59 59 61 64 64 65 65 64 62 59 59 62 61 60 60 59 57 54 52
Min/Max RH 27 73 26 57 20
RH 53 56 42 32 29 33 51 57 68 73 49 36 27 28 40 48 53 56 39 29 22 21
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 16 14 13 9 5 8 8 4 5 6 9 5 8 11 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11
Clouds B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 53 52 23 17 29 63 55 45 11 10 1 3 16 30 21 24 25 17 6 11 13 8
PoP 12HR 30 30 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 10
Vent Rate 13 10 50 60 66 40 7 6 6 4 27 46 85 94 8 8 7 6 34 95112117
T Wind Dir S S SW W W S S SW SW SW W S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 17 10 8 13 14 12 12 9 12 6 9 13 16 16 14 13 14 12 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 77 106 77 105 76 104 76 104
Temp 85 77 98102 86 77 99101 85 77 97100 85 78 97 99
DewPt 51 53 52 48 48 53 51 47 50 54 51 47 50 53 49 49
Max/Min RH 44 16 42 15 45 15 43 15
RH 31 44 22 16 28 42 20 16 30 45 21 17 31 42 20 18
PWind Dir S SW S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ006-242100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
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 99 67 100 69 102
Temp 75 69 83 92 96 95 82 75 71 68 86 96 99 97 85 78 73 70 87 96100100
DewPt 64 61 63 61 59 59 62 62 62 62 63 59 57 57 59 60 59 59 59 57 54 53
Min/Max RH 28 80 23 70 20
RH 69 76 51 35 29 30 51 63 73 80 47 29 25 27 41 54 62 68 39 27 22 21
Wind Dir S NW NW NE E E SE SW SW W SW SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 9 11 10 8 8 10 12 13 13 12
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 64 33 10 10 22 13 26 31 11 4 5 3 36 11 22 15 22 13 7 8 10 10
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10
Vent Rate 5 3 16 41 56 57 8 6 4 3 19 57101111 9 7 6 6 34125138127
T Wind Dir N NW N N NE E SE S SW W W E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 10 8 8 6 6 9 13 13 10 9 10 6 10 12 16 14 13 13 16 16 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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 70 105 69 103 68 102 69 102
Temp 81 70100102 80 70 99100 78 70 97 99 79 70 97 99
DewPt 53 53 53 50 53 55 53 49 55 56 53 48 53 53 51 50
Max/Min RH 55 17 60 17 62 17 57 18
RH 38 54 21 17 40 59 22 19 45 60 23 18 41 55 21 19
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 10
$$
OKZ002-242100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 100 69 104 71 105
Temp 75 69 83 93 98 98 83 78 73 70 88 98102101 86 80 75 72 91100104102
DewPt 69 63 65 64 62 61 63 63 63 63 63 60 58 57 60 61 60 60 59 57 54 53
Min/Max RH 28 79 23 68 18
RH 81 81 54 39 31 30 52 61 71 79 43 30 24 24 41 52 60 66 34 25 20 20
Wind Dir S SW NW N NE NE S SW SW SW S SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 12 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 10 9 8 8 9 11 12 12 12
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 79 57 18 10 17 25 3 5 5 6 1 4 22 8 21 17 20 16 7 10 11 6
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Mix Hgt 1 <1 3 5 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 11
Vent Rate 11 5 25 40 49 53 12 7 4 3 14 51 82100 8 9 7 6 32118138141
T Wind Dir S SW NW N N NE S SW SW SW NE E E SE S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 8 11 8 6 8 14 14 10 8 6 6 9 11 16 18 14 12 14 13 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 107 71 105 70 104 70 104
Temp 83 74103104 82 73101101 80 72 98100 80 72 99100
DewPt 52 52 53 50 52 55 55 51 55 56 55 50 54 54 54 52
Max/Min RH 48 15 54 17 60 17 56 18
RH 34 47 19 16 36 54 22 18 43 58 24 19 41 54 22 20
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 10 5 10 5
$$
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