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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
533 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026
TXZ012-010900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
533 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Date 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu
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 70 98 72
Temp 94 83 78 73 70 81 90 94 93 82 78 73 71 82 93 97 94 85 80 75 72
DewPt 50 52 53 54 55 58 53 50 49 52 54 56 56 58 55 52 51 53 54 56 56
Max/Min RH 58 21 60 21 57
RH 22 34 42 51 58 46 28 22 22 35 43 55 60 44 28 22 23 33 41 52 57
Wind Dir SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 11 10 10 13 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 12 13 14 14 13 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 7 6 8 8 3 15 9 5 3 11 12 11 5 8 5 20 10 6 12 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 111 9 9 9 7 45111133119 9 9 10 7 49122139100 8 10 10 8
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 18 18 18 16 19 14 16 17 18 19 19 16 20 14 13 14 17 20 18 17
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 09/03Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
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 101 72 99 72 98 70 97 70 97
Temp 96 95 80 73 95 94 80 72 93 94 79 71 92 93 78 71 92 93
DewPt 53 51 55 57 54 52 57 59 56 54 57 58 56 54 57 58 56 53
Min/Max RH 19 57 21 64 24 64 25 66 24
RH 24 23 42 57 25 24 45 64 29 26 47 64 30 27 48 64 30 26
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 5 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ016-010900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
533 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Date 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 66 95 67 97 68
Temp 92 80 75 70 66 78 89 93 92 80 75 71 67 80 92 96 92 82 77 72 69
DewPt 49 53 54 57 58 60 55 52 51 54 56 58 59 60 55 53 53 55 55 56 57
Max/Min RH 74 23 74 24 68
RH 23 39 49 63 74 54 32 25 25 40 53 65 74 50 29 24 27 40 47 57 67
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 11 10 8 6 11 11 11 12 11 11 10 9 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 9
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 8 3 17 11 9 7 18 10 29 18 15 11 2 10 31 30 19 17 11 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 123 9 9 8 7 39 92119113 9 9 8 8 48116106108 8 9 8 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 18 19 17 16 19 12 13 14 17 19 18 17 20 12 13 14 17 19 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 68 98 68 97 67 96 67 96
Temp 94 93 77 69 93 92 76 68 92 92 76 68 91 92 75 67 91 92
DewPt 53 52 56 58 54 53 58 60 56 55 58 60 57 54 57 59 57 54
Min/Max RH 21 69 22 75 25 76 25 75 25
RH 25 26 49 68 27 27 54 75 31 29 54 76 32 29 55 75 32 28
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-010900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
533 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Date 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu
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 74 101 74 104 76
Temp 99 87 82 77 74 84 94 99 98 87 82 78 75 85 97102 99 89 84 79 76
DewPt 52 53 55 56 57 59 54 51 50 53 56 57 59 59 56 53 52 54 56 58 59
Max/Min RH 56 19 58 19 56
RH 21 31 39 47 56 42 26 21 20 31 41 49 57 41 26 20 21 30 38 50 56
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 11 10 9 6 10 10 12 13 13 11 10 8 11 12 11 12 13 13 12 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 5 9 10 8 3 17 29 9 24 14 9 13 4 2 7 18 13 14 15 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 121 9 10 9 6 40122138146 9 10 9 7 54117147124 9 12 11 7
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 19 19 17 13 18 14 16 17 18 19 17 14 20 13 13 17 17 23 19 14
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
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 106 76 104 75 103 74 102 74 102
Temp 98 99 84 76 98 99 82 76 96 98 82 74 96 98 82 74 95 98
DewPt 54 53 57 60 55 53 59 62 57 54 59 61 58 54 59 61 58 54
Min/Max RH 18 58 19 62 21 64 21 64 22
RH 23 21 40 58 25 22 45 62 28 23 45 64 28 23 46 64 29 23
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-010900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
533 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Date 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 73 98 74 100 75
Temp 96 85 81 76 74 82 91 95 95 85 80 77 74 83 93 98 96 87 82 78 75
DewPt 53 53 55 56 57 58 54 51 50 53 56 58 58 59 56 53 52 54 56 58 59
Max/Min RH 58 21 59 21 57
RH 23 33 41 49 56 45 29 23 22 33 43 52 58 45 29 23 23 32 41 51 57
Wind Dir S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 12 11 9 10 11 12 12 13 13 12 11 12 12 12 11 13 14 14 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 4 10 7 6 3 16 18 12 20 11 7 15 3 3 9 17 12 17 8 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 121 10 10 10 6 38119143141 8 10 9 7 55121147110 10 13 13 8
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 19 19 18 13 19 14 17 18 17 19 18 16 21 13 13 16 17 23 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 102 76 101 75 100 73 98 73 98
Temp 95 97 82 76 94 96 81 75 93 94 81 73 92 95 80 73 92 95
DewPt 54 53 57 60 55 53 59 61 57 55 59 61 57 54 59 61 57 54
Min/Max RH 20 58 21 62 23 65 24 65 24
RH 26 23 42 58 27 24 47 62 30 27 48 65 31 26 48 65 31 26
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ006-010900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
533 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Date 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu
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 66 95 67 97 68
Temp 94 82 76 69 66 79 89 94 92 81 75 70 67 80 93 97 94 82 77 71 68
DewPt 49 53 54 55 56 59 56 52 51 54 55 57 58 59 56 52 51 55 55 55 55
Max/Min RH 69 23 72 21 63
RH 22 37 46 59 69 49 33 24 25 40 50 63 72 48 29 22 23 40 47 57 63
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 11 9 8 12 13 13 13 11 11 11 10 13 13 13 13 12 13 12 10
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 FW SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 7 6 4 17 14 15 16 18 23 51 23 30 8 1 4 8 27 15 11 6 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 103 9 10 7 6 42112140108 8 8 8 8 49133147112 9 9 8 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW S S S S S SW S SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 19 19 16 13 20 16 14 17 17 17 17 17 20 16 14 16 18 19 16 14
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
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 99 68 98 67 97 67 95 66 95
Temp 95 95 77 69 95 94 77 68 93 93 76 68 92 92 76 67 91 92
DewPt 52 50 55 56 55 52 57 59 57 54 58 59 58 55 58 58 58 54
Min/Max RH 19 65 21 73 24 73 26 74 25
RH 24 22 47 63 26 24 51 72 30 27 54 73 32 29 55 73 33 28
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 5 5
$$
OKZ002-010900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
533 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Date 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 99 69 101 70
Temp 97 84 78 72 69 82 93 97 96 82 77 73 70 83 96101 97 84 79 74 71
DewPt 54 54 55 56 56 58 55 52 51 53 55 57 58 59 56 53 53 55 56 57 57
Max/Min RH 64 20 66 20 64
RH 23 36 46 57 64 45 28 21 22 37 47 57 66 44 26 20 23 37 45 55 63
Wind Dir S S S SW S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 13 12 10 8 11 12 13 12 12 13 13 12 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 13
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC FW CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 18 7 3 2 15 3 18 9 28 35 22 5 11 0 2 7 26 19 10 9 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 124 10 10 9 7 44142160143 8 10 9 8 62155186147 9 10 10 8
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 19 21 18 13 21 16 17 18 16 20 18 16 24 17 17 19 18 20 20 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 103 70 102 69 100 68 99 68 98
Temp 98 98 79 71 98 97 78 70 96 96 78 69 95 96 77 69 94 95
DewPt 52 51 57 58 55 52 59 61 57 54 59 61 58 55 59 60 58 55
Min/Max RH 17 65 20 74 22 77 23 74 24
RH 22 21 47 65 25 22 53 74 27 25 53 77 29 26 55 73 30 26
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 5 10 0 5 0
$$
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