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
433 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
TXZ012-160900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
433 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Date 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue
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 68 94 66 96 69
Temp 95 84 78 72 69 79 88 91 90 80 75 69 67 79 89 95 93 82 77 73 70
DewPt 53 55 58 60 61 62 61 59 58 59 59 62 62 63 57 52 51 53 54 56 54
Max/Min RH 76 31 84 23 59
RH 24 37 50 66 76 56 41 34 34 49 58 78 84 58 34 24 24 37 45 55 57
Wind Dir S SE N E N NE NE SE E NE N N NE S SW S S SE S S SW
Wind Spd 13 12 9 8 6 5 3 4 8 9 6 5 4 4 4 6 10 10 10 11 12
Clouds FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 15 56 45 47 16 16 29 55 81 69 56 34 17 19 26 22 24 24 17 6
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.04 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 130 9 5 5 5 14 36 54 28 11 12 5 3 11 54 95 82 8 7 8 7
T Wind Dir S S W SE N NW E SE SE E NE E E SE SW S S SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 17 11 10 8 6 8 8 10 14 14 11 8 6 9 10 11 17 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 08/18Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
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 100 72 101 69 99 70 100 70 99
Temp 95 98 82 73 96 97 80 71 93 96 80 71 94 96 80 71 94 96
DewPt 47 45 46 47 49 49 53 56 53 50 53 55 52 50 53 55 52 50
Min/Max RH 16 40 17 59 20 57 19 57 20
RH 20 17 28 40 20 20 39 59 26 21 39 57 24 21 39 57 24 21
PWind Dir SW S SW E E SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 5 5 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-160900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
433 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Date 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 92 63 94 66
Temp 93 80 73 69 65 77 87 91 86 75 71 67 63 77 88 93 92 79 74 69 67
DewPt 55 60 62 62 62 62 61 58 60 61 60 61 61 62 56 51 50 55 55 55 53
Max/Min RH 89 33 93 23 64
RH 29 51 69 79 89 60 41 33 41 61 68 83 93 59 34 24 24 44 52 60 62
Wind Dir S S E SE W N E S E E NE N SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 9 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 6 4 4 3 4 6 10 9 6 5 5 10
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 26 33 51 37 33 15 9 41 71 72 60 39 31 19 9 16 26 33 25 10 6
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.07 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 128 8 5 5 3 16 48 66 50 6 5 4 2 19 80129130 6 6 6 7
T Wind Dir S S E S SW W SE S SE SE NE NE SW W S S S S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 17 16 11 11 8 8 8 9 12 12 12 9 5 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/18Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 98 68 99 66 97 66 98 66 98
Temp 93 95 77 69 94 96 76 68 91 94 76 67 93 95 76 67 92 94
DewPt 50 47 49 50 51 50 55 57 54 51 55 57 53 51 55 57 54 51
Min/Max RH 18 51 19 69 22 69 21 70 22
RH 23 20 37 51 24 21 48 69 29 23 49 69 26 23 49 70 28 23
PWind Dir SW SW SW SE SE SE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 20 10 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
433 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Date 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue
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 70 96 69 98 71
Temp 98 87 80 74 71 80 88 93 92 83 78 72 69 80 90 96 96 85 80 75 72
DewPt 55 58 62 64 66 66 64 62 61 63 64 66 66 66 62 56 54 57 58 59 58
Max/Min RH 83 33 91 24 64
RH 23 37 53 69 82 62 44 36 35 50 64 80 91 62 39 26 25 39 47 57 60
Wind Dir S S N N N NE NE NE E NE N N NE SE S S S SE S S SW
Wind Spd 12 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 6 5 4 5 6
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 11 39 64 64 45 32 33 28 59 64 88 70 60 27 28 26 23 20 28 12 8
PoP 12HR 30 20 40 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 7 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 158 10 6 7 8 16 35 52 29 6 14 5 3 15 45 83 92 7 6 6 6
T Wind Dir S S N NE N NE NE E E NE N E NE E S SW S S SE S SW
T Wind Spd 18 17 10 10 8 9 8 8 11 12 14 11 8 8 9 10 14 14 13 13 12
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 08/18Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
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 105 74 105 71 102 72 104 73 104
Temp 97103 85 75 98100 82 72 95100 82 73 97100 83 73 97100
DewPt 49 46 49 49 51 51 57 60 56 52 56 58 54 51 55 58 53 50
Min/Max RH 14 40 17 66 19 58 18 58 18
RH 20 15 28 40 20 20 42 66 27 20 40 58 24 19 39 58 24 19
PWind Dir SW SW SW E E SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 20 10 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
433 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Date 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 70 94 68 95 71
Temp 96 84 78 73 71 78 86 90 91 81 76 72 70 78 87 93 94 83 78 75 72
DewPt 54 58 62 64 65 65 64 61 61 63 64 66 66 65 61 55 53 57 57 59 57
Max/Min RH 83 36 89 26 62
RH 25 42 59 72 82 64 48 39 37 54 66 81 88 64 42 28 26 41 49 58 60
Wind Dir S S N N N NE NE E S NE N N NE SE S S S SE SE S SW
Wind Spd 12 10 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 6 8 8 10
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 14 44 56 64 38 28 44 19 60 66 82 71 55 27 27 19 26 21 25 10 5
PoP 12HR 40 20 40 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 10 <1 1 <1 <1 2 5 6 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 6 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 146 10 10 6 6 16 35 48 31 6 15 5 3 15 46 86107 7 6 6 6
T Wind Dir S S N NE N NE NE SE SE NE N E NE E S SW S SE SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 10 10 6 9 8 8 11 12 16 11 8 8 9 10 16 14 13 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/18Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 102 74 101 71 99 72 101 72 101
Temp 94 99 83 74 95 97 81 72 92 97 81 72 93 97 81 72 93 97
DewPt 49 46 48 49 51 51 57 60 56 51 56 58 54 51 55 57 54 50
Min/Max RH 16 41 18 65 21 60 20 59 20
RH 22 17 30 41 23 22 44 65 30 22 42 60 27 22 41 59 27 21
PWind Dir SW S SW E E SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 5 10 5 20 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-160900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
433 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Date 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue
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 61 86 61 92 62
Temp 90 74 69 65 62 73 81 85 85 75 68 64 62 74 85 90 90 77 71 66 63
DewPt 59 64 64 64 62 66 65 63 63 64 64 64 62 66 62 57 55 58 58 58 57
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 29 84
RH 35 71 83 97100 79 58 49 48 70 86 99100 76 47 34 30 51 64 75 82
Wind Dir S N NE N N NE NE E E NE N NE E S S S SW E S S SW
Wind Spd 11 9 4 6 6 6 4 4 6 5 4 3 3 4 8 10 9 4 4 5 8
Clouds B1 OV B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 61 88 78 72 49 25 33 36 39 59 80 75 62 27 30 25 37 28 17 14 4
PoP 12HR 70 20 50 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.14 0 0.10 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms NM SC IS IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt 4 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 18 8 7 9 21 27 40 27 6 6 4 3 16 56109 81 6 7 6 6
T Wind Dir S N E N N N NE S SE NE NE E SE S S SW SW E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 19 14 10 10 12 6 6 9 11 13 9 6 9 11 13 12 13 14 12 12
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 08/18Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
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 98 65 96 63 96 64 98 65 98
Temp 92 97 76 67 92 94 73 64 90 95 74 65 93 96 75 65 93 96
DewPt 54 49 51 51 56 53 58 59 57 52 56 57 54 50 55 57 54 49
Min/Max RH 19 58 24 84 23 76 19 75 20
RH 28 20 42 58 30 26 59 84 33 24 53 76 27 21 50 75 27 20
PWind Dir SW SW N NE E SE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC CL FW SC SC CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-160900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
433 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Date 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 89 62 93 63
Temp 91 75 71 66 64 73 82 87 86 75 70 66 63 73 85 92 90 77 72 67 64
DewPt 62 66 67 66 64 67 65 64 64 67 68 66 63 67 64 61 60 62 62 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 34 89
RH 38 74 88100100 80 56 47 48 76 92100100 80 50 36 36 61 72 81 87
Wind Dir SE NW N NW N N NE E NE E N N E SE S S S SE S S SW
Wind Spd 8 6 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 8 5 5 5 4
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 87 94 84 78 47 37 21 29 32 69 76 71 85 43 27 26 38 42 30 13 5
PoP 12HR 70 20 50 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.18 0.02 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms NM SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 47 9 8 9 8 19 24 27 35 5 11 8 8 22 46 89 61 12 7 6 5
T Wind Dir NE N N N N N NE E E N N N SE SE S S S SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 18 12 9 11 11 6 5 9 11 13 11 8 11 11 12 12 12 16 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/18Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 101 67 98 64 98 66 100 66 100
Temp 96 98 78 68 93 94 75 65 90 94 76 66 95 96 77 67 95 97
DewPt 56 51 52 54 58 57 61 61 60 55 58 58 56 53 57 57 56 52
Min/Max RH 18 62 25 89 25 76 21 72 20
RH 26 21 41 62 31 29 62 88 37 27 55 75 28 24 51 72 27 22
PWind Dir SW SW N NE E S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS
$$
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