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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
348 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
TXZ012-270900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed
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 74 105 73 104 73
Temp 100100 91 84 78 75 87 98103103 92 84 78 74 88 98103102 91 83 77 74
DewPt 57 53 53 53 54 54 56 54 52 49 49 50 51 52 55 52 50 46 47 49 50 53
Max/Min RH 48 16 47 15 48
RH 24 21 28 34 43 48 35 23 18 16 23 31 39 47 33 21 17 15 22 31 39 48
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S SE SE S S SW SW S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 13 13 14 16 13 12 11 13 14 12 11 9 8 4 10 12 13 10 10 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 15 13 12 23 11 37 12 4 30 7 1 4 25 29 9 6 24 20 23 22 30 33
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 132134 12 13 12 10 25113126130 14 11 10 5 21 71111110 13 11 10 7
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE S SW SW W S S SE SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 16 20 21 21 19 17 13 12 14 23 19 18 12 10 9 11 13 20 18 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y
Date 07/29Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
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 103 74 104 74 103 71 99 69 99
Temp 97100 84 76 98101 83 76 97 99 81 73 93 97 78 70 92 97
DewPt 51 48 51 53 51 49 53 54 54 53 57 59 57 51 55 57 55 49
Min/Max RH 16 46 17 48 20 64 21 66 20
RH 21 17 32 45 21 18 36 46 24 22 44 62 30 21 45 63 29 20
PWind Dir S S S S N E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ016-270900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 103 70 102 69
Temp 99100 89 81 75 70 85 96101101 90 82 75 71 86 96101100 88 80 74 70
DewPt 57 55 56 55 56 55 56 56 53 51 53 53 53 54 54 54 51 49 52 53 54 55
Max/Min RH 59 18 56 18 60
RH 25 23 33 41 51 59 37 26 20 19 28 37 47 56 34 24 19 18 29 39 50 59
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW S SE SE SE S S SW
Wind Spd 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 10 11 12 10 9 5 5 5 8 10 10 6 6 5
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW CL SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 4 9 11 18 12 38 25 8 24 37 8 5 42 33 6 3 18 27 36 30 27 22
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 112130 11 12 9 8 24109117120 11 11 7 5 21 50100118 7 6 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S SE SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 18 20 19 17 16 13 11 12 17 19 16 10 10 6 9 11 13 12 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y
Date 07/29Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 101 69 101 69 101 67 98 66 98
Temp 95 99 80 71 95 99 80 71 96 98 78 69 92 95 76 67 92 96
DewPt 53 49 54 54 53 50 55 55 54 53 58 59 57 52 57 58 55 50
Min/Max RH 18 57 18 58 21 73 22 75 21
RH 24 19 41 55 24 19 42 56 25 22 50 70 31 24 52 73 29 21
PWind Dir S S S S NW E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 20 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-270900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed
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 77 111 76 109 76
Temp 105104 93 87 81 78 90102108107 94 88 81 77 91101107105 93 86 79 76
DewPt 57 55 56 56 55 56 56 55 53 52 52 52 53 54 55 53 51 50 50 52 54 57
Max/Min RH 48 15 46 15 51
RH 21 20 28 34 41 48 32 21 17 16 24 30 38 46 30 19 15 16 24 31 41 51
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE S S SW SW S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 13 11 10 10 11 10 9 12 13 9 5 4 5 4 8 11 11 6 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 16 17 24 19 14 40 19 4 17 1 0 6 20 2 9 10 24 23 22 41 46 51
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 134157 13 12 9 7 35 95111128 14 10 6 4 18 76 93133 11 8 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W S S S SE S SW SW SW S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 17 21 20 18 16 18 11 10 13 23 18 12 9 9 10 9 16 18 14 13 12
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 07/29Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
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 107 77 108 76 107 73 102 71 103
Temp 100103 86 79101104 86 78100101 82 74 95 98 80 72 95 99
DewPt 53 51 55 57 53 52 57 59 58 56 61 63 59 53 58 60 56 51
Min/Max RH 17 48 16 52 20 68 21 67 19
RH 21 18 34 46 20 18 38 51 25 23 48 68 30 22 47 66 27 20
PWind Dir S S SW SW N E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 10 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-270900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 77 107 76 106 75
Temp 102102 92 86 81 78 88 97104104 92 86 80 77 88 98104102 91 85 79 76
DewPt 57 55 55 56 56 57 56 55 52 51 52 52 53 54 55 53 50 50 51 52 54 57
Max/Min RH 49 17 45 17 51
RH 23 21 29 35 42 48 35 24 18 18 26 31 39 45 33 22 17 18 26 32 42 51
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE S SW SW SW S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 10 11 16 11 9 6 6 4 6 10 12 10 6 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC CL CL FW CL CL FW SC CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 13 13 20 20 14 29 4 3 16 2 0 6 26 5 8 8 21 26 25 37 42 51
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 129150 12 13 9 8 35 98117121 13 10 6 4 20 63 94137 10 10 7 6
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE S SW SW SW S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 17 21 21 19 17 19 12 11 12 24 19 13 8 9 9 9 14 17 16 13 12
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 07/29Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 104 76 105 75 103 73 99 71 100
Temp 96100 85 78 98100 84 77 96 98 81 74 92 96 79 72 92 97
DewPt 53 50 54 56 53 51 57 59 57 55 60 62 58 52 57 59 55 50
Min/Max RH 18 48 18 54 22 67 22 66 20
RH 24 19 34 47 23 20 39 53 28 24 48 67 32 24 47 65 30 21
PWind Dir S S SW SW N E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ006-270900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed
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 71 106 70 102 67
Temp 104103 90 83 77 72 89100104103 89 82 75 70 87 98102100 86 78 72 68
DewPt 52 54 55 55 55 55 56 55 52 51 52 54 54 56 59 56 53 53 56 57 58 59
Max/Min RH 56 16 60 20 75
RH 17 20 31 39 47 56 33 23 18 17 28 38 49 60 39 26 20 21 37 47 62 73
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S SE SE S S NW N E SE SE E SE NW NW
Wind Spd 13 13 12 13 12 11 12 11 11 11 9 11 5 5 6 5 8 10 9 9 6 6
Clouds FW SC SC CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 16 35 38 4 19 23 1 6 9 20 18 34 39 31 13 12 22 32 54 45 53 37
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 145125 9 11 8 6 21 98133126 7 8 8 5 26 53100 77 7 6 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE S NW N N E S SW E S N N
T Wind Spd 14 16 18 20 18 14 13 12 12 12 13 16 12 11 12 9 10 11 13 13 11 10
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y
Date 07/29Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
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 101 68 102 68 100 66 97 64 98
Temp 96 98 78 70 97 99 77 69 97 96 75 68 92 94 74 66 93 96
DewPt 56 52 57 57 54 53 59 59 56 55 59 59 57 53 56 57 54 50
Min/Max RH 20 65 20 73 23 75 23 75 20
RH 26 22 48 62 24 22 54 70 26 25 58 73 31 25 54 73 27 21
PWind Dir SW S SW W NE NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 20 20 10 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-270900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 72 108 71 105 69
Temp 107105 89 84 78 73 93103107105 89 83 77 72 90100105101 86 80 75 70
DewPt 58 55 56 56 55 55 56 55 52 51 54 53 54 56 58 57 54 54 57 58 58 59
Max/Min RH 54 16 57 18 69
RH 20 20 33 38 46 54 29 21 16 16 30 35 46 57 34 24 19 21 38 47 57 68
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S SW W NW E SE SE SE SE S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 12 13 12 11 12 9 10 11 11 10 6 5 5 6 9 10 10 8 6 5
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 39 30 14 2 3 5 3 7 5 9 15 9 30 17 31 26 37 39 52 52 57 55
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 163150 11 12 9 7 27 96143129 10 8 6 4 23 60123118 10 9 5 4
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W S S S S S SW W N SE SE SE E SE SE SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 20 23 19 16 14 10 11 12 19 16 12 10 11 9 11 16 18 13 11 8
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 07/29Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 103 70 104 69 102 66 99 65 100
Temp 98 99 80 72100100 79 71 98 97 77 68 93 95 75 67 94 97
DewPt 57 54 58 58 56 55 61 61 59 56 60 62 59 54 57 58 56 51
Min/Max RH 20 63 20 74 22 85 23 76 20
RH 27 23 48 60 23 23 55 72 29 25 57 82 33 26 55 74 28 21
PWind Dir SW S SW SW NE E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 10 10 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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