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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
548 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
TXZ012-172100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
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 91 68 92 68 92
Temp 68 76 86 91 88 79 74 72 70 77 87 91 88 78 74 71 69 77 88 90 84
DewPt 59 58 57 56 55 57 57 59 60 61 60 57 56 59 59 60 61 62 61 59 60
Min/Max RH 30 73 30 76 34
RH 73 54 37 31 33 47 55 64 71 58 40 32 34 52 59 68 76 60 41 35 44
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 10 13 14 13 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 13 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 12
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 29 19 24 24 12 11 29 20 32 6 2 6 7 27 29 38 39 26 32 57 68
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 1
Vent Rate 5 35113129 98 7 8 9 7 38110124104 7 7 7 7 36107116 17
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 19 19 18 18 16 17 18 17 19 18 17 18 16 16 14 14 19 17 17 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 Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 86 59 81 58 79 59 79
Temp 71 65 82 81 66 60 76 78 65 59 75 75 65 60 77 75
DewPt 61 60 59 57 60 60 60 57 59 59 62 59 60 60 62 60
Max/Min RH 84 37 100 44 100 50 100 52
RH 71 84 46 44 81100 58 48 81100 64 58 84100 60 60
PWind Dir SW W E E SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 40 30 40 20 50 60 60 60
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC NM SC SC NM NM NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-172100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 89 62 91 61 90
Temp 64 73 83 88 87 74 71 67 64 74 85 90 86 73 70 65 62 73 85 88 82
DewPt 59 60 59 57 57 59 59 59 59 62 60 57 59 61 60 61 61 63 61 59 61
Min/Max RH 33 90 32 95 37
RH 84 63 45 35 36 59 66 75 84 66 43 33 40 67 72 86 95 70 45 38 50
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 5 10 14 16 13 8 6 8 8 12 13 13 11 8 6 6 8 10 13 11 9
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 33 13 34 32 22 23 23 28 53 32 1 12 12 40 44 56 51 39 49 60 64
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 3
Vent Rate 5 35 96122 87 7 8 7 6 41 90119 68 6 7 6 6 24 82 77 33
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 20 19 19 19 14 17 17 14 19 16 16 14 12 16 14 13 16 14 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 87 54 82 54 80 55 79
Temp 67 60 80 82 63 57 76 78 63 56 74 74 62 57 75 74
DewPt 61 59 58 55 58 57 60 57 60 56 61 60 60 57 61 61
Max/Min RH 97 34 100 43 100 48 100 51
RH 81 96 46 40 86100 58 50 90100 64 62 95100 62 64
PWind Dir S NW E E SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 20 50 70 70 70
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-172100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
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 72 98 72 98
Temp 74 80 90 95 92 82 79 76 73 81 91 96 93 83 79 74 72 81 92 96 90
DewPt 59 58 56 54 55 57 59 60 62 61 59 56 57 60 60 61 62 62 59 57 60
Min/Max RH 25 70 25 72 28
RH 60 47 31 26 29 43 50 59 68 50 34 26 30 45 53 63 72 52 33 28 38
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 8 12 13 12 9 8 10 10 12 13 13 13 10 9 9 10 12 13 13 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 21 18 20 13 12 12 27 26 22 8 5 11 14 26 28 47 40 18 29 54 60
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 2
Vent Rate 5 26125141113 8 8 8 7 46120154 99 8 7 7 6 42 94119 21
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 17 19 18 18 17 17 18 17 20 18 19 19 18 14 13 13 19 17 14 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 Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 68 90 61 85 61 84 62 85
Temp 76 69 84 85 68 63 78 81 67 62 77 79 68 63 80 80
DewPt 62 63 60 59 62 63 59 58 61 62 61 60 61 63 61 62
Max/Min RH 82 34 100 40 100 43 99 43
RH 63 82 44 42 81100 53 47 79100 56 53 79 99 53 53
PWind Dir SW NW NE NE E SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 40 30 40 10 50 60 60 50
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS SC SC NM SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-172100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 71 95 70 95
Temp 74 78 87 92 89 81 77 75 72 79 89 93 90 81 77 74 71 79 89 93 87
DewPt 58 58 56 54 56 57 59 60 62 61 58 56 57 59 60 61 62 61 59 58 60
Min/Max RH 27 72 27 72 31
RH 58 50 35 29 33 44 54 60 69 54 37 29 33 47 57 65 72 55 36 31 41
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 6 9 13 13 12 10 9 11 12 13 14 13 13 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 11
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 23 22 18 26 6 9 22 24 33 6 6 8 16 28 31 44 40 21 32 57 63
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 1
Vent Rate 5 24121139105 8 8 9 8 46117143 93 8 7 7 6 36 81117 17
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 17 19 18 18 17 17 18 17 20 18 18 19 18 16 14 13 19 16 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 87 61 82 60 81 61 82
Temp 74 68 82 81 67 62 75 78 66 61 75 76 67 62 77 77
DewPt 62 63 59 59 62 62 59 58 61 61 60 60 61 62 61 61
Max/Min RH 83 37 100 44 99 48 99 47
RH 66 83 47 48 84100 58 51 83 99 62 59 83 99 58 59
PWind Dir S NW NE E E SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 20 40 10 50 60 70 60
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS SC SC NM SC SC NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-172100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
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 89 63 91 61 90
Temp 69 73 83 89 85 74 71 67 64 74 86 91 85 72 69 65 62 72 85 89 84
DewPt 60 61 57 54 55 59 60 59 59 60 59 57 58 61 62 61 60 61 58 56 56
Min/Max RH 31 87 32 93 33
RH 74 65 41 31 37 60 68 77 84 62 40 32 39 67 77 87 93 68 40 33 38
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 6 11 17 17 17 13 11 11 11 14 18 17 16 12 10 10 10 12 14 14 13
Clouds SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 30 32 31 52 20 32 26 21 37 22 10 7 17 63 55 48 44 37 42 62 62
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5
Vent Rate 4 30107146 95 8 8 7 7 50113155 92 9 7 6 6 24 86128 69
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 18 23 21 21 18 17 16 17 21 20 20 19 19 16 14 13 14 17 17 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 Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 59 83 53 79 53 78 54 79
Temp 68 59 78 77 62 58 73 75 61 55 73 73 61 56 74 73
DewPt 60 59 60 57 61 58 59 57 61 55 61 60 61 56 61 61
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 47 100 54 100 54
RH 76100 54 50 99100 62 55 99100 66 63 99100 65 66
PWind Dir SW N NE E E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 20 30 20 60 60 70 60
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-172100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 65 96 64 94
Temp 70 78 90 94 90 78 74 71 67 79 91 95 91 79 74 69 65 77 90 94 88
DewPt 57 60 56 54 54 57 58 59 60 61 57 56 56 59 60 61 61 61 57 56 57
Min/Max RH 26 83 26 87 28
RH 62 55 32 26 29 48 57 67 78 53 32 27 31 50 62 76 87 58 33 28 35
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 5 10 16 16 13 11 10 12 13 17 19 17 14 13 11 11 11 13 13 11 11
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 32 25 24 25 10 16 32 24 20 13 3 17 8 35 47 41 37 31 36 46 60
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 4
Vent Rate 4 26132172112 7 9 9 9 57146177 98 9 7 7 6 33 86113 50
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 17 21 23 21 16 18 19 19 25 23 21 20 18 16 16 12 17 16 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 83 53 82 53 80 55 82
Temp 70 61 80 78 62 58 76 77 62 55 75 76 63 57 79 77
DewPt 62 61 61 60 62 58 59 57 60 55 60 59 61 57 61 61
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 44 100 49 100 47
RH 75100 52 53100100 55 50 94100 60 56 93100 53 57
PWind Dir SW N NE NE E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 20 40 10 50 50 60 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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