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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
553 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
TXZ012-210900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
553 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu
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 70 101 72 102 74
Temp 95 87 79 73 70 84 93 98100 89 83 77 73 87 94 99101 91 82 77 74
DewPt 56 57 59 60 60 61 58 56 53 55 56 58 58 59 56 55 52 52 53 54 54
Max/Min RH 70 21 60 20 50
RH 27 37 50 63 70 45 31 25 21 31 40 53 60 39 28 23 20 27 37 45 50
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 12 10 9 8 6 4 8 10 9 8 6 5 5 9 12 14 13 13 13 13
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 10 6 2 1 1 3 14 15 7 25 24 19 16 6 12 8 8 9 4 0
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 105 11 10 9 6 38 64 66 92 7 8 7 6 35 85131154 15 14 10 7
T Wind Dir S S SW SW W W S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 16 18 18 13 12 10 8 11 14 16 16 12 10 10 13 17 19 20 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Date 07/23Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26
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 76 103 74 102 74 104 74 104
Temp 95100 85 76 97100 82 75 96 99 83 76 98101 84 76 98100
DewPt 52 47 52 56 55 54 58 59 57 52 56 57 54 50 53 55 53 49
Min/Max RH 16 50 20 59 20 54 17 50 17
RH 24 17 32 50 25 22 44 58 27 21 40 52 23 18 34 48 22 18
PWind Dir SW S SW SE S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 5 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-210900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
553 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 98 68 100 70
Temp 92 83 75 69 66 82 90 96 96 85 79 72 69 84 93 98 98 86 79 73 70
DewPt 58 59 60 61 61 62 59 56 55 57 58 59 59 60 57 55 52 53 54 54 54
Max/Min RH 85 24 71 22 57
RH 33 46 59 75 85 51 35 26 25 38 49 63 71 44 30 24 22 32 42 51 57
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 11 10 8 5 4 5 6 10 10 6 4 4 4 4 8 11 12 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL SC FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 12 4 6 6 5 1 5 4 29 11 17 40 27 7 6 4 9 8 6 8 3
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 10 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 97 12 9 6 5 34 71 92 93 7 8 7 6 39 89123132 9 11 8 7
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 17 13 11 11 11 11 11 13 17 14 12 10 10 12 13 16 18 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/23Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 101 71 102 70 101 71 102 70 102
Temp 94 98 81 72 96 99 80 71 95 98 80 72 96100 80 72 96 97
DewPt 53 49 53 56 56 53 58 59 57 53 57 57 55 50 55 56 54 51
Min/Max RH 17 59 20 68 21 61 18 60 19
RH 25 19 38 57 26 22 47 66 28 22 45 59 25 19 42 58 25 21
PWind Dir SW S SW W SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 5 5 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-210900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
553 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu
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 74 106 75 107 77
Temp 100 91 83 78 74 88 96102103 92 84 78 75 89 97102104 93 85 80 77
DewPt 58 59 61 62 62 62 59 56 55 58 59 61 61 61 58 56 55 55 57 57 57
Max/Min RH 66 20 62 20 49
RH 25 35 47 57 66 42 29 22 21 32 43 55 62 39 27 22 20 28 39 46 49
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W SE SE SE SE SE E SE SW S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 11 9 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 5 4 4 3 4 6 10 12 10 10 10 10
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 17 4 4 4 3 1 4 10 22 21 9 11 10 11 8 10 9 12 11 10 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 111 9 9 8 5 25 53 69 90 6 7 5 4 30 91123149 12 12 8 8
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W S SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 16 17 16 11 11 8 8 10 12 14 11 9 10 10 12 16 18 18 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y
Date 07/23Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26
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 108 79 107 76 107 77 108 77 108
Temp 99104 88 80 99101 84 77 99102 85 78100103 86 78101102
DewPt 53 49 56 59 58 57 61 62 59 55 59 60 55 52 56 58 55 52
Min/Max RH 15 48 21 61 20 55 17 51 17
RH 21 17 34 48 26 23 46 60 27 21 41 54 23 18 36 49 22 19
PWind Dir SW S W SE S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 10 5 5 0 5 10
$$
TXZ008-210900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
553 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 73 102 74 104 77
Temp 98 89 82 77 73 85 92 99 99 90 83 77 74 86 94100100 91 84 79 77
DewPt 57 59 60 61 62 61 58 56 55 57 59 60 61 60 57 55 54 55 56 57 56
Max/Min RH 67 22 62 21 48
RH 26 37 47 59 67 45 33 25 23 34 44 56 62 42 30 23 22 30 39 46 48
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W S SE SE SE S E SE SW S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 10 9 8 5 5 4 6 9 6 5 4 4 4 6 11 12 12 12 13 13
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 8 5 3 4 3 1 1 17 19 18 6 14 16 18 6 9 9 14 8 8 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 101 9 11 8 5 23 51 66 86 6 7 5 4 27 89126150 11 15 9 8
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W S S SE SE S SW SW W S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 16 18 16 11 11 8 8 10 12 16 12 9 11 10 12 16 18 19 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y
Date 07/23Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 104 79 103 76 103 77 105 77 104
Temp 96101 86 79 96 98 83 77 96 99 84 78 97100 84 77 97 99
DewPt 53 49 55 58 57 56 61 61 58 54 58 60 55 51 56 57 54 51
Min/Max RH 16 49 23 60 21 54 18 51 18
RH 24 18 35 49 28 25 47 59 30 22 42 53 24 20 38 50 24 21
PWind Dir SW S W SE S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 10 5 5 0 5 10
$$
TXZ006-210900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
553 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu
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 67 100 68 101 71
Temp 97 85 77 72 67 85 94 99 98 86 77 72 68 86 96101 98 87 79 74 71
DewPt 55 57 58 59 59 60 56 54 53 56 57 58 59 60 57 54 53 54 55 54 54
Max/Min RH 75 21 72 21 55
RH 24 38 52 65 75 44 28 22 23 37 50 61 72 42 27 22 22 33 44 50 55
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S SW S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 10 9 9 6 4 4 8 10 12 8 5 4 4 4 11 13 14 11 12 12 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 9 4 1 5 3 0 2 7 11 33 20 23 12 4 7 8 14 35 13 14 3
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 87 7 8 7 4 17 71 99110 7 7 6 4 36124145154 10 11 9 7
T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S SW W SW S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 13 17 14 11 8 10 11 12 12 16 13 10 11 13 14 17 17 19 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 07/23Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26
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 102 70 99 69 101 70 103 69 102
Temp 97 99 79 71 95 96 77 70 95 98 78 71 98100 78 70 97 98
DewPt 53 50 55 58 59 57 61 60 58 55 58 58 55 52 56 57 54 52
Min/Max RH 17 64 25 75 22 67 18 66 20
RH 23 19 44 64 30 27 58 72 29 24 51 65 24 20 47 63 24 21
PWind Dir SW SW N N NE SW SW S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 20 10 10 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-210900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
553 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 70 103 70 104 72
Temp 99 86 80 74 70 88 98102100 86 79 73 70 86 97103 99 87 80 76 72
DewPt 57 58 59 59 60 60 57 55 55 57 59 60 60 60 59 57 57 57 57 57 56
Max/Min RH 69 21 71 22 58
RH 24 38 48 60 69 39 27 22 23 39 50 62 71 41 29 22 25 36 46 53 56
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W E SE E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S S
Wind Spd 10 8 8 6 4 3 8 10 12 9 6 5 4 8 11 13 13 13 12 13 13
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 15 5 4 4 4 5 2 33 7 33 11 19 12 8 10 20 16 24 29 27 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 99 7 10 7 5 20 72107137 9 8 5 5 25129173168 17 15 16 7
T Wind Dir S S SW SW W SW SE E E E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 14 18 14 11 8 9 11 14 16 16 10 10 11 14 16 18 21 20 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/23Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 105 72 100 69 102 71 105 71 104
Temp 100101 81 72 95 97 79 71 96100 80 72100102 81 73 99 99
DewPt 53 53 58 61 61 60 62 62 60 56 59 60 56 52 57 58 56 53
Min/Max RH 17 69 28 77 22 67 18 62 19
RH 21 20 46 69 34 30 57 74 31 24 49 65 24 19 44 60 24 22
PWind Dir S SW N E E S S S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW B1 SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 5 0 5 0 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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