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
248 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
TXZ012-160900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 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 62 87 63 88 64
Temp 87 87 77 70 65 62 73 81 84 85 75 69 65 64 73 81 84 86 76 70 66 65
DewPt 55 54 56 58 60 60 60 58 58 57 59 60 62 62 62 60 59 58 59 60 61 62
Max/Min RH 93 39 93 38 93
RH 34 32 48 66 84 93 64 46 41 39 58 73 90 93 68 49 43 39 56 71 84 90
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 14 12 9 6 4 6 11 13 14 14 12 10 10 11 13 16 17 16 13 11 11
Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 18 3 10 9 4 5 4 13 24 4 14 23 13 23 34 23 34 16 13 13 20 25
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 6 4 2 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 102114 15 11 5 3 32 79 80 81 35 16 13 11 47 85109 96 13 12 10 7
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 17 17 16 11 8 11 13 14 20 21 19 17 14 16 16 18 19 19 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 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 07/18Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
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 91 67 94 69 97 70 98 70 97
Temp 85 87 74 68 87 90 76 70 90 94 79 72 91 94 78 72 89 94
DewPt 60 58 60 62 60 56 59 61 59 54 57 60 56 52 56 59 55 50
Min/Max RH 35 81 31 73 25 66 23 64 23
RH 43 38 62 81 40 32 56 73 35 26 47 66 31 24 47 64 32 23
PWind Dir S 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 CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5
$$
TXZ016-160900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 88 61 87 61
Temp 87 86 76 68 62 60 71 80 86 85 74 67 64 62 72 81 86 84 74 68 64 62
DewPt 52 53 57 60 61 60 61 58 56 56 59 61 62 62 63 61 59 58 60 62 62 62
Max/Min RH 100 35 100 38 100
RH 30 32 52 76 97100 71 47 36 38 61 81 95100 75 51 40 41 62 80 93100
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 13 11 8 4 3 4 9 11 13 12 9 6 6 9 10 12 13 13 10 8 8
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 7 4 8 11 12 21 14 8 9 8 17 13 33 51 34 25 26 22 21 20 45 34
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 8 1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 5 2 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 96107 21 12 4 5 23 64 83 82 26 11 10 9 34 63 89 82 14 9 7 7
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 16 18 16 10 8 9 11 12 17 19 16 14 13 12 11 13 16 18 19 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/18Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 63 92 65 95 66 95 66 95
Temp 83 85 70 65 85 88 73 66 87 91 75 67 88 91 74 67 87 91
DewPt 61 58 62 62 60 57 61 62 59 55 59 60 58 54 58 60 57 52
Min/Max RH 35 94 34 87 28 78 27 77 27
RH 48 40 76 92 43 35 65 86 39 30 57 78 36 29 57 77 36 27
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 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 66 92 67 93 68
Temp 88 90 82 74 69 66 77 85 89 88 79 73 69 67 77 86 91 89 80 74 70 68
DewPt 56 56 57 61 61 62 61 58 58 59 61 63 63 64 63 61 60 60 62 63 63 64
Max/Min RH 87 34 90 34 87
RH 34 31 43 63 77 87 57 40 34 37 55 71 82 90 61 42 35 38 53 68 78 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 12 9 6 4 3 4 10 11 13 11 9 6 6 9 11 13 14 12 10 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 23 16 6 2 2 5 4 10 29 4 1 9 5 15 23 19 23 16 4 5 13 15
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 8 5 <1 1 <1 <1 4 7 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 96106 9 7 5 3 41 94 90 88 12 16 7 6 55 94108113 13 12 8 7
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 16 14 10 6 12 14 13 18 18 18 13 12 17 16 19 19 18 18 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 07/18Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
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 97 71 99 72 102 74 103 73 102
Temp 89 91 78 71 91 94 80 73 93 98 82 75 94 97 81 74 92 97
DewPt 61 59 63 64 60 58 62 63 59 55 60 61 57 54 59 61 56 52
Min/Max RH 30 78 29 70 24 63 23 63 22
RH 39 34 61 78 36 30 53 70 32 25 47 63 29 24 47 63 29 22
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0 5 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 66 90 66 91 67
Temp 89 88 80 73 68 66 75 82 87 86 77 72 68 67 75 83 88 87 79 73 69 68
DewPt 53 55 57 60 61 62 60 57 56 57 61 62 63 63 62 60 58 58 61 62 63 63
Max/Min RH 89 36 89 36 87
RH 29 33 46 63 78 89 60 43 36 38 57 73 83 89 64 46 37 38 55 68 79 86
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 12 10 8 5 4 4 10 12 13 13 10 9 9 10 11 13 14 13 12 11 10
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 20 5 5 4 3 6 3 17 48 3 1 9 3 15 24 16 23 11 8 5 14 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 8 5 <1 1 <1 <1 4 7 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 105106 11 9 5 3 36 92 90 83 18 17 7 6 54 92116114 13 15 9 7
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW S SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 14 17 16 11 8 11 14 13 18 20 18 13 13 17 16 19 19 18 19 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/18Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 70 96 72 99 74 99 73 98
Temp 86 89 76 71 87 92 79 73 89 94 81 75 90 93 80 74 89 94
DewPt 60 58 62 63 60 57 61 62 58 54 59 61 56 53 58 60 55 51
Min/Max RH 32 76 30 69 26 64 25 64 24
RH 43 35 63 76 40 31 54 69 36 27 48 64 32 26 48 64 32 24
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-160900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 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 60 89 61 90 62
Temp 91 87 77 69 64 60 74 83 88 87 76 69 64 61 74 85 90 87 77 70 65 63
DewPt 52 52 55 57 59 60 60 55 53 53 57 60 61 61 62 59 56 56 58 60 61 61
Max/Min RH 98 28 100 32 98
RH 27 30 47 66 85 98 61 38 30 31 52 74 91100 66 41 32 35 52 71 87 95
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 14 12 10 6 4 8 11 11 13 13 11 9 8 10 11 11 13 13 12 10 9
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 6 14 2 4 16 1 1 4 5 2 0 6 8 15 6 19 26 15 5 17 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 108120 9 11 6 4 39 69 94103 16 12 7 6 39 71 96 86 10 9 8 7
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SW S S S SE S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 18 16 18 13 10 13 12 12 17 19 18 16 13 14 12 12 16 17 19 17 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 07/18Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
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 92 64 94 66 96 67 96 66 95
Temp 87 89 72 65 88 91 74 67 90 94 75 68 91 92 74 67 88 92
DewPt 59 57 60 61 58 55 59 60 57 53 57 59 56 53 58 59 57 53
Min/Max RH 30 87 28 78 24 73 24 75 27
RH 39 34 67 87 36 30 59 78 33 25 54 73 31 27 57 75 35 27
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 30 5
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
OKZ002-160900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 62 92 63 93 64
Temp 91 89 78 72 67 63 78 86 91 89 77 71 66 63 77 87 93 90 78 73 68 65
DewPt 54 55 57 58 59 60 59 57 55 56 59 61 62 62 62 60 58 58 59 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 90 29 96 31 91
RH 28 33 48 60 76 90 53 37 30 33 53 71 86 96 59 40 31 35 53 68 79 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 10 9 6 4 8 11 12 13 12 10 8 8 10 12 12 13 13 11 10 8
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 17 6 14 3 3 7 11 16 19 4 3 2 4 3 8 11 15 11 9 3 10 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 114124 14 8 6 5 57 93 99120 11 9 7 7 47 82109106 12 11 8 7
T Wind Dir SE S SE S S SW S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 17 18 17 13 10 17 13 13 18 20 19 14 13 14 13 14 18 19 19 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/18Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 95 66 98 68 100 69 99 68 98
Temp 90 92 75 68 91 94 77 70 94 97 79 71 93 94 77 69 91 93
DewPt 60 57 61 61 59 56 59 60 58 54 57 59 57 54 58 58 57 55
Min/Max RH 28 78 26 71 22 66 24 68 26
RH 36 32 62 78 35 29 54 71 30 24 47 66 30 27 53 68 32 27
PWind Dir S S S S S S SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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