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 Thu Jul 16 2026
TXZ012-162100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26
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 87 63 88 64 91
Temp 67 62 73 80 84 84 75 69 65 64 74 82 85 85 76 71 67 65 76 85 88 89
DewPt 57 59 60 59 59 57 59 60 62 62 62 61 60 58 59 60 62 62 62 60 59 58
Min/Max RH 39 93 39 90 34
RH 70 90 64 49 43 40 58 73 90 93 66 49 43 40 56 68 84 90 62 43 38 35
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 5 10 13 14 13 11 10 11 12 13 14 17 16 13 12 11 11 8 10 13
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 2 13 21 42 33 15 16 20 17 41 12 12 36 25 21 18 22 28 20 24 26 15
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 6 6 5 1 1 1 2 3 7 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 6
Vent Rate 5 3 28 62 80 77 23 24 14 22 49 88106 84 11 10 10 7 37 63 86 82
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 6 9 11 14 17 19 19 16 14 18 14 17 19 19 19 18 14 16 11 11 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 Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
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 66 94 69 98 71 99 72 99
Temp 73 67 87 90 76 70 90 95 80 73 92 95 80 73 91 95
DewPt 60 62 60 57 60 61 58 54 58 60 57 53 57 58 55 49
Max/Min RH 87 30 73 25 64 24 59 21
RH 64 84 40 33 58 73 34 25 47 64 31 24 45 59 30 21
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-162100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 61 88 62 91
Temp 61 59 72 80 86 85 74 68 63 62 73 81 86 85 74 69 64 63 75 85 89 87
DewPt 60 59 60 57 55 55 59 61 62 62 63 61 59 58 60 61 62 62 63 61 59 58
Min/Max RH 34 100 37 100 35
RH 97100 66 45 35 36 59 78 97100 71 50 40 40 62 76 93 97 68 44 36 38
Wind Dir S SW SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 3 4 8 10 12 12 9 6 8 10 10 11 12 12 10 9 8 9 6 8 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 14 8 21 18 28 18 18 41 55 26 34 40 38 24 20 30 25 13 15 24 21
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 8 7 2 1 <1 <1 3 7 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 6
Vent Rate 5 3 21 54 78 80 27 17 11 10 41 72 75 73 13 9 8 7 31 68 84 82
T Wind Dir S SW SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 6 6 9 11 13 19 16 12 11 16 11 12 14 17 18 16 14 16 10 10 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 92 65 95 67 97 67 97
Temp 70 64 86 88 73 66 88 92 76 68 90 93 76 68 90 94
DewPt 62 62 61 57 61 62 59 55 59 60 57 53 58 59 56 50
Max/Min RH 97 33 87 28 76 24 73 23
RH 75 93 43 35 66 87 38 29 56 76 33 26 54 73 32 23
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26
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 92 67 93 68 97
Temp 71 66 77 84 89 88 79 73 69 67 78 86 91 89 80 75 71 68 80 90 95 92
DewPt 58 62 61 59 59 59 61 63 63 64 63 61 60 60 62 63 63 64 63 61 59 60
Min/Max RH 34 91 34 86 31
RH 64 86 57 42 36 39 55 72 82 91 60 43 36 38 54 67 77 86 56 38 31 34
Wind Dir S SW S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 3 4 9 11 13 11 8 6 6 9 11 13 14 12 10 8 8 9 5 8 11
Clouds FW CL CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 2 2 19 35 21 0 10 9 25 13 15 25 26 17 12 19 25 10 15 17 17
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 7 7 6 2 1 <1 1 4 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 7
Vent Rate 4 3 29 81 80 83 26 17 9 15 51 97115108 11 11 10 7 41 71 79 82
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 10 6 9 12 12 16 19 16 13 12 16 14 17 21 19 19 16 13 17 11 10 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 Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
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 70 99 73 103 75 104 75 104
Temp 77 70 92 94 80 74 94 99 83 76 95 98 82 75 95 98
DewPt 63 64 61 58 62 63 59 55 60 62 57 54 59 61 56 52
Max/Min RH 82 27 70 23 63 22 61 20
RH 62 80 36 30 54 70 31 23 47 63 28 23 46 61 27 21
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 67 91 68 93
Temp 68 66 75 82 86 86 77 72 69 67 76 83 87 87 79 73 70 68 77 86 91 90
DewPt 57 61 60 58 57 58 61 62 63 64 63 60 59 59 61 62 63 63 62 60 58 59
Min/Max RH 37 91 36 86 33
RH 69 86 60 44 38 39 57 73 83 91 64 47 38 38 55 68 79 84 60 42 33 35
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 4 9 11 13 12 10 9 9 10 11 13 14 13 12 11 10 9 6 8 10
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 2 2 25 37 14 1 7 8 28 8 16 20 18 20 10 20 26 12 14 13 12
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 7 7 6 1 1 <1 1 4 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8
Vent Rate 5 3 31 73 88 87 24 20 10 15 49 92119112 11 12 14 7 41 63 81 88
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 8 9 11 13 17 19 17 14 13 16 14 17 19 19 19 18 14 17 10 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 96 72 99 74 101 74 100
Temp 76 70 88 92 79 73 90 95 82 75 92 95 81 75 91 95
DewPt 62 63 60 57 61 63 58 54 59 61 57 54 59 60 55 51
Max/Min RH 80 29 71 25 62 24 60 22
RH 63 79 40 32 55 71 35 26 47 62 32 26 47 60 30 23
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-162100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26
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 61 90 62 92
Temp 67 60 75 83 88 87 76 68 64 61 75 85 89 87 77 70 65 63 77 88 92 90
DewPt 56 59 59 55 52 54 57 60 61 61 62 59 56 57 59 60 61 61 61 59 57 57
Min/Max RH 28 99 31 97 31
RH 69 95 58 38 29 32 53 75 91 99 64 41 33 36 54 71 86 93 59 38 31 33
Wind Dir S SW S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SE
Wind Spd 5 4 6 10 11 13 13 10 8 8 10 11 10 13 12 11 9 9 10 8 6 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 4 6 2 0 6 6 8 2 8 24 8 9 26 30 26 12 14 8 6 10 22 36
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 7 8 7 2 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 8
Vent Rate 5 4 37 68 92 99 30 9 6 5 36 75 90 96 10 11 8 7 40 74 90 77
T Wind Dir S SW S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 12 10 11 11 12 14 19 17 12 11 14 12 11 16 16 19 17 14 18 11 10 10
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 Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
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 63 94 66 98 68 98 68 98
Temp 72 64 90 91 74 67 91 95 76 69 93 93 75 69 91 94
DewPt 60 61 59 56 59 61 57 53 57 59 55 53 58 59 56 52
Max/Min RH 92 27 80 23 70 23 70 23
RH 66 89 35 30 59 80 32 24 52 70 29 26 55 70 31 24
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-162100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 63 93 64 95
Temp 70 62 78 86 90 89 77 71 66 63 77 87 92 90 78 73 68 65 80 91 95 92
DewPt 59 60 59 57 55 56 59 61 62 62 62 61 58 59 60 61 62 61 62 60 58 58
Min/Max RH 30 96 31 91 29
RH 67 91 52 37 31 34 55 71 86 96 61 41 33 35 54 67 80 88 53 36 29 31
Wind Dir S SW S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SE
Wind Spd 6 4 8 11 12 13 11 9 8 6 10 11 12 13 12 10 10 8 8 5 8 9
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 7 6 9 12 12 9 3 3 9 16 21 19 26 30 16 13 16 11 13 13 21
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 8 9 8 1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 8
Vent Rate 5 4 48 94104106 24 11 6 5 46 75102106 12 11 7 7 40 67 77 85
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SE
T Wind Spd 12 10 13 13 13 16 19 17 13 12 14 12 13 17 19 20 16 16 17 9 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 98 68 101 70 101 69 100
Temp 75 67 92 94 77 70 95 98 79 72 95 96 78 71 93 95
DewPt 61 61 60 57 60 61 57 54 58 59 57 55 58 59 57 54
Max/Min RH 86 26 73 22 65 23 67 23
RH 63 83 33 29 55 72 29 23 49 65 28 25 51 66 30 25
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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