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 Mon Sep 14 2026
TXZ012-142100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
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 70 93 64 89
Temp 77 73 77 88 93 90 82 78 75 72 79 89 90 80 72 68 66 65 73 85 89 84
DewPt 58 60 62 60 56 54 56 57 58 59 61 61 61 64 65 64 63 62 63 62 58 57
Min/Max RH 27 66 36 93 35
RH 52 64 60 39 29 30 41 48 56 64 54 39 38 58 79 87 90 90 71 46 35 40
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S E SE E S S S S S S
Wind Spd 16 16 20 21 21 20 18 17 17 16 14 11 10 8 8 5 5 6 10 14 18 14
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 46 15 5 7 6 19 68 45 46 41 29 54 63 90 81 76 72 59 36 21 17 18
PoP 12HR 0 10 60 90 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.18 0.21 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM O O SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4
Vent Rate 12 9 53135183136 10 12 15 9 45 76 64 9 7 7 7 4 22 89161 57
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S NE NE N N SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 21 19 26 25 24 24 20 19 20 19 20 13 13 12 11 11 8 9 13 17 20 17
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
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 65 89 65 89 63 85 59 83
Temp 72 65 86 83 71 67 84 83 69 64 81 78 66 60 78 77
DewPt 57 57 60 58 60 60 62 59 61 61 62 60 61 60 61 59
Max/Min RH 75 34 78 38 90 43 100 44
RH 59 75 42 43 68 78 48 44 76 90 53 54 84100 56 54
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 40 40 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-142100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 67 94 63 89
Temp 73 69 75 87 93 90 78 73 71 68 77 88 91 81 70 67 65 63 72 83 89 84
DewPt 57 61 62 60 55 56 59 60 60 60 62 59 58 63 64 64 63 62 63 60 58 59
Min/Max RH 27 78 31 97 35
RH 56 76 63 41 28 32 53 63 69 76 59 38 33 55 83 90 93 97 72 46 35 44
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 17 17 16 14 11 10 11 10 11 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 9 13 16 13
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 31 20 6 4 14 37 53 48 53 44 40 18 58 66 68 82 74 62 39 28 40 29
PoP 12HR 5 30 70 90 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.18 0.20 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC NM O O NM NM IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 3
Vent Rate 10 9 42107155 91 8 8 8 7 35 65 60 7 10 7 5 3 22 61126 45
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW S SW SW S E E SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 21 19 24 19 18 19 14 17 18 17 18 10 9 8 16 12 11 8 13 14 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 89 63 89 61 85 57 85
Temp 68 62 84 83 68 63 83 83 66 61 80 79 64 58 78 79
DewPt 59 59 59 58 60 60 60 60 62 61 60 60 60 58 58 57
Max/Min RH 90 33 90 37 100 40 100 37
RH 74 90 43 43 77 90 47 46 87100 51 52 89100 50 47
PWind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 20 40 40 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-142100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
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 75 97 67 94
Temp 78 76 83 92 98 95 87 82 79 76 83 92 94 86 75 71 69 67 76 87 93 89
DewPt 60 62 62 59 55 55 56 58 59 61 61 60 61 64 66 66 66 65 64 61 58 58
Min/Max RH 23 62 32 94 31
RH 54 63 49 33 25 25 36 43 50 59 48 34 33 49 75 83 90 93 66 42 31 35
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SE S NE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 11 17 19 19 18 17 14 14 13 13 9 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 12 14 12
Clouds B1 FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 58 20 2 5 10 17 46 57 55 40 20 41 56 78 76 78 83 66 40 26 28 14
PoP 12HR 0 10 70 90 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.34 0.20 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM O O SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 7 <1 1 <1 <1 3 6 5 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4
Vent Rate 11 7 60163196159 10 20 11 9 53 73 54 11 11 10 5 3 17 87131 58
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SE SW N N SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 16 25 26 24 25 19 21 19 18 20 13 12 14 16 10 6 6 10 17 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
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 69 94 70 94 67 90 63 87
Temp 76 69 89 89 76 70 88 88 74 68 83 84 69 63 80 81
DewPt 59 60 59 58 61 63 61 60 62 63 61 60 63 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 72 29 78 32 85 39 100 41
RH 55 72 35 36 60 78 41 39 67 85 47 45 79100 52 50
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW SW N
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 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-142100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 97 74 94 66 92
Temp 76 75 80 89 94 93 85 80 78 76 81 89 90 82 74 70 68 67 75 85 91 87
DewPt 60 62 61 58 55 55 56 58 59 61 61 60 60 64 66 65 65 64 64 61 58 58
Min/Max RH 26 63 35 93 34
RH 60 63 53 36 28 28 38 47 54 60 51 38 37 55 76 86 90 92 69 45 34 38
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S E S N SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 18 19 19 18 18 16 17 16 13 9 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 13 14 12
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 45 20 2 5 12 26 63 57 46 46 25 51 56 74 79 78 79 64 42 26 30 15
PoP 12HR 0 10 70 90 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.30 0.22 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM O O NM NM
Tstms IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 7 <1 1 <1 <1 3 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 3
Vent Rate 12 10 56156190150 10 21 14 12 51 67 60 12 8 7 6 6 17 85129 44
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW E SW N N SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 17 25 25 23 24 20 19 20 19 21 13 12 14 14 10 6 6 10 17 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 92 69 91 67 87 62 84
Temp 75 69 87 86 74 70 85 85 72 67 81 80 68 63 77 78
DewPt 59 60 58 58 61 62 60 60 62 63 60 60 62 62 60 60
Max/Min RH 72 32 77 35 86 41 99 45
RH 58 72 38 39 63 77 44 44 71 86 51 51 83 98 56 53
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-142100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
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 66 87 59 87
Temp 71 68 77 89 94 89 78 73 70 67 76 84 86 79 68 64 62 60 70 83 87 82
DewPt 60 60 61 59 56 57 59 61 60 60 61 59 59 61 63 64 62 60 63 61 60 60
Min/Max RH 28 80 39 100 40
RH 69 76 58 37 28 34 53 66 72 77 59 42 40 55 83100100100 78 49 40 48
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SW S SW SW W N NE NE NE NE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 14 18 18 19 17 13 13 13 12 10 11 9 12 9 5 4 4 8 13 17 13
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 37 20 7 8 17 58 55 49 61 42 32 26 30 46 75 85 79 64 53 37 39 33
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 80 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.38 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC O O NM NM IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 2 1 1 <1 1 2 4 7 4
Vent Rate 8 8 46110192 50 8 8 9 8 32 54 62 35 21 16 5 13 22 63111 52
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S SW SW S SW SW W N N NE NE SE SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 25 23 23 19 17 17 19 16 14 12 12 17 16 12 9 10 13 17 19 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 Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
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 62 87 62 87 59 83 55 81
Temp 68 62 84 81 68 63 83 81 66 60 78 77 62 57 76 75
DewPt 62 60 59 59 62 60 60 60 62 60 59 59 61 57 59 59
Max/Min RH 95 37 94 40 100 44 100 47
RH 81 94 43 47 80 91 45 48 87100 52 54 98100 56 58
PWind Dir S S S SW SW SW E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 20 10 40 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-142100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 98 68 90 59 91
Temp 82 69 81 93 98 93 81 76 73 70 77 86 88 81 68 64 63 60 71 86 91 87
DewPt 53 61 62 59 56 56 58 59 60 60 62 60 60 61 63 64 63 60 65 63 59 58
Min/Max RH 24 76 38 100 33
RH 37 74 52 32 25 29 46 56 64 71 59 42 38 51 84100100100 81 46 34 38
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SW S SW SW W NW N NE NE NE E S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 16 21 21 19 17 17 14 14 13 13 11 10 10 9 4 4 3 4 13 17 13
Clouds B1 FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 57 25 4 10 9 31 59 48 57 23 44 34 36 28 62 78 84 68 50 51 44 37
PoP 12HR 0 20 30 80 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.02 0.10 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC O O O O
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 2 5 7 4
Vent Rate 9 11 57151211126 11 8 10 9 46 56 61 41 22 15 11 8 18 69127 64
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW W NW N NE NE NE NE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 20 28 26 25 24 19 17 19 17 18 13 13 17 13 11 9 6 11 17 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 92 64 91 62 86 56 81
Temp 72 64 89 87 71 65 87 85 69 62 81 80 64 58 76 77
DewPt 61 61 59 57 61 62 60 58 62 62 60 59 63 58 61 59
Max/Min RH 90 30 89 33 100 41 100 47
RH 68 90 36 36 71 88 40 40 78100 49 48 96100 59 55
PWind Dir S S S SW SW SW NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 10 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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