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
208 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
TXZ012-170900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 91 67 92 67
Temp 88 84 76 72 70 66 76 87 91 87 78 74 72 69 77 88 92 88 78 74 71 68
DewPt 53 57 57 56 55 55 57 58 55 56 58 58 59 60 61 60 57 56 59 60 61 61
Max/Min RH 68 30 76 31 78
RH 30 40 52 57 59 68 52 38 30 35 50 57 64 73 58 39 31 34 52 62 71 78
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 13 8 8 8 8 10 13 16 13 11 11 12 12 13 16 16 13 11 11 12 12
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 74 59 35 29 21 23 22 32 27 20 37 35 16 31 16 13 12 21 29 27 31 38
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 94 58 5 6 6 6 26104125 65 7 8 9 8 37111135 85 7 7 8 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 19 16 12 13 14 13 17 18 18 17 16 17 18 17 19 18 18 17 14 16 16 16
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 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 91 64 86 60 83 59 79 58 80
Temp 87 83 70 66 81 81 67 62 78 78 65 61 75 74 64 61 77 76
DewPt 61 61 61 61 59 56 59 60 59 57 59 60 61 59 60 60 61 59
Min/Max RH 35 84 35 93 43 97 49 97 49
RH 42 48 73 84 47 42 75 93 52 48 81 97 62 59 87 97 58 56
PWind Dir SW S NW NE E SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 50 20 30 20 40 50 60 50
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-170900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 90 63 92 62
Temp 77 84 73 69 65 62 73 83 88 86 74 71 67 64 74 86 91 86 73 69 65 63
DewPt 58 59 60 59 58 57 59 58 56 57 59 59 59 59 61 59 56 58 61 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 87 32 87 31 95
RH 51 42 64 71 77 84 61 42 34 38 59 66 75 86 65 40 31 39 66 75 87 95
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 13 5 4 4 4 10 14 16 13 9 8 8 8 12 14 13 12 6 6 8 8
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 71 57 43 44 46 36 7 8 20 22 26 36 23 13 11 15 15 29 47 60 47 58
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS
Mix Hgt 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 76 43 6 5 5 5 29 98123 76 9 8 7 6 41 95119 46 6 7 7 7
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 16 13 11 11 11 18 19 19 19 17 18 16 14 20 17 16 14 13 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 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 90 60 87 57 85 56 80 54 80
Temp 84 82 67 61 81 83 64 58 78 78 63 58 75 74 62 58 75 74
DewPt 60 60 60 59 56 52 58 58 58 56 60 58 60 59 60 58 60 60
Min/Max RH 36 95 29 100 37 100 48 100 51
RH 44 48 80 95 43 34 81100 50 48 90100 60 60 95100 60 62
PWind Dir SW SW NW E E SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 20 20 20 30 50 60 60 60
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 97 72 98 71
Temp 90 88 78 75 72 70 80 90 95 92 82 79 75 73 81 92 97 93 83 78 74 71
DewPt 56 59 59 58 58 58 58 57 55 57 59 60 61 62 61 59 56 58 60 61 62 63
Max/Min RH 67 25 71 26 75
RH 31 37 52 56 61 65 46 32 25 30 46 52 61 68 52 34 26 31 47 56 66 75
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 11 5 4 4 4 6 12 13 12 9 9 10 10 12 14 13 13 10 9 10 10
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 76 56 41 51 26 21 19 31 37 22 23 33 31 23 12 15 17 18 29 35 38 37
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 89 54 5 5 5 5 25115121 90 8 9 9 8 43124150125 8 8 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 13 10 10 11 11 16 18 17 17 17 18 17 16 20 18 18 19 17 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 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 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 97 67 90 63 87 61 84 61 86
Temp 91 88 75 68 83 84 69 64 80 81 68 63 78 79 68 63 81 81
DewPt 60 61 62 63 60 59 62 63 59 59 61 62 60 60 61 62 61 60
Min/Max RH 28 84 34 97 38 97 42 97 40
RH 36 41 65 84 45 43 79 97 49 47 79 97 54 53 79 97 50 50
PWind Dir SW S NW NE E SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 30 30 50 50 50 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 71 95 70
Temp 88 86 77 74 71 69 78 88 92 90 81 77 74 72 79 89 94 90 81 77 73 71
DewPt 56 58 59 58 58 57 57 56 55 56 58 60 61 62 61 59 56 58 60 61 62 63
Max/Min RH 69 27 73 29 75
RH 33 40 53 57 63 65 50 35 29 33 47 56 63 69 54 36 29 35 49 58 68 75
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 12 6 5 6 6 8 13 13 13 11 10 12 12 13 14 13 13 11 10 11 11
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 78 60 44 56 22 21 14 32 37 24 28 33 19 26 14 14 17 19 30 38 39 35
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 94 63 5 4 5 5 22109126 78 9 9 10 8 42124149102 8 8 8 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 16 12 10 11 11 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 20 18 18 18 17 17 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 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 94 67 87 62 84 61 81 61 83
Temp 88 86 73 68 81 81 68 64 77 78 67 62 76 76 66 63 78 78
DewPt 59 61 62 62 59 58 62 63 59 58 61 62 59 60 61 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 32 83 37 96 42 98 47 96 45
RH 38 44 68 82 48 46 80 96 54 51 80 98 58 59 83 96 53 55
PWind Dir SW S NW NE E SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 30 20 50 50 60 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-170900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 89 63 90 62
Temp 84 81 70 68 64 62 72 84 89 84 73 70 67 64 73 84 89 84 72 69 64 62
DewPt 60 61 61 60 60 59 60 57 55 56 58 60 59 59 60 59 58 58 60 61 61 60
Max/Min RH 92 32 87 35 93
RH 44 52 73 77 86 90 66 40 32 38 61 71 77 84 65 42 35 41 66 76 89 93
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 16 14 10 5 5 5 10 16 18 16 13 10 11 11 14 19 17 16 10 9 11 10
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 43 45 59 57 47 29 26 9 27 13 28 37 36 34 16 17 22 32 65 48 46 41
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 95 52 6 6 5 4 24105153 59 9 7 8 7 44108144 49 7 8 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 18 14 13 11 10 18 21 23 18 20 14 17 14 21 21 19 18 14 17 14 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 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 90 59 83 55 80 54 78 54 79
Temp 83 82 66 59 78 77 61 57 74 75 61 57 73 72 61 57 75 73
DewPt 58 55 60 58 58 57 61 57 58 58 60 57 60 60 61 57 60 61
Min/Max RH 33 97 41 100 47 100 53 100 53
RH 43 40 80 95 51 49 99100 58 55 97100 62 65 99100 60 65
PWind Dir SW SW N NE E SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 30 20 50 50 60 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-170900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 94 66 95 65
Temp 91 85 75 70 66 63 77 91 94 90 78 73 69 66 78 91 95 90 78 73 68 65
DewPt 57 60 61 61 60 59 60 56 54 55 58 60 61 61 62 59 57 57 60 61 62 61
Max/Min RH 87 26 84 28 87
RH 32 42 62 72 81 87 57 31 26 32 51 63 75 84 58 34 28 33 53 66 81 87
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 12 8 5 5 5 9 14 16 13 12 11 12 12 16 19 17 13 12 11 11 11
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 56 60 51 66 36 12 6 19 34 15 22 33 43 14 15 20 17 22 42 46 31 38
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 124 58 6 5 4 5 23132156 89 10 9 9 8 46149167103 8 7 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 18 13 12 10 11 18 21 21 20 19 19 19 18 24 24 21 19 16 16 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 93 61 83 55 81 54 81 56 82
Temp 89 86 69 61 80 78 62 58 76 77 61 58 77 76 63 59 79 77
DewPt 58 57 62 61 61 59 62 58 59 58 61 58 60 59 62 59 61 60
Min/Max RH 29 100 44 100 44 100 46 100 46
RH 35 38 79100 52 52100100 56 51 99100 57 56 96100 53 55
PWind Dir SW SW N NE E SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 30 20 50 50 50 40
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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