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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
543 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
TXZ012-220900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
543 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Date 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri
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 72 103 74 105 76
Temp 100 89 82 76 72 88 96101100 92 84 78 74 88 97102104 92 86 80 76
DewPt 55 52 52 54 55 58 57 56 55 54 56 58 58 58 54 52 50 51 53 56 57
Max/Min RH 54 21 57 17 52
RH 22 28 35 47 54 37 28 23 22 28 38 50 57 36 24 19 17 25 32 44 52
Wind Dir S SE S S S SW S S S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 11 9 8 6 6 6 10 13 16 16 14 13 13 14 13 16 17 17 17 17 14
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 8 7 9 21 2 1 1 28 8 5 8 6 5 3 2 12 7 19 34 32 21
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 12 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 107 7 5 6 5 27 98150165 17 15 11 8 57146195204 15 24 15 9
T Wind Dir S SE S SW S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 13 14 12 9 11 14 18 21 19 19 17 19 16 18 19 21 23 23 17
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 07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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 73 101 74 104 75 104 74 102
Temp 97 99 82 75 96 99 83 75 98102 84 76 98102 83 74 96100
DewPt 55 56 59 60 57 54 57 58 54 49 52 54 51 46 49 52 50 45
Min/Max RH 21 62 22 57 17 48 14 46 15
RH 25 24 46 60 27 22 41 56 23 17 33 46 21 15 31 46 21 16
PWind Dir W S S S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-220900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
543 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Date 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 68 99 70 103 72
Temp 96 85 79 72 69 86 92 97 97 86 80 74 70 86 95100102 89 82 77 72
DewPt 56 56 56 56 57 58 57 55 54 52 56 57 57 57 54 51 50 51 54 55 57
Max/Min RH 66 23 63 17 59
RH 26 37 45 56 66 39 31 25 24 31 43 55 63 37 26 20 18 27 38 48 59
Wind Dir S SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 11 6 5 4 4 5 10 12 12 9 9 8 9 13 13 13 14 12 11 12 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 15 10 7 13 11 11 6 12 26 6 9 15 7 3 1 5 10 18 23 27 19
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 10 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 10 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 117 6 7 5 4 36 98125151 10 11 7 7 66144168196 13 11 8 8
T Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 14 12 10 11 11 12 16 17 19 16 16 20 16 16 19 19 20 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 102 70 101 70 102 71 102 70 101
Temp 96 98 79 72 95 98 79 71 96 99 81 72 96100 80 70 95 99
DewPt 55 54 59 60 58 55 58 59 55 51 54 55 53 49 53 53 51 47
Min/Max RH 21 68 23 68 19 57 17 56 17
RH 25 23 50 66 29 24 49 66 25 20 39 55 24 18 39 55 23 17
PWind Dir SW SW SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 10 0 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-220900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
543 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Date 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri
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 75 106 77 108 79
Temp 102 92 85 79 75 89 98103102 92 86 80 77 90101106104 95 88 82 79
DewPt 54 55 56 58 59 59 59 58 58 57 60 60 61 59 54 52 51 54 57 58 60
Max/Min RH 57 22 55 16 51
RH 21 28 37 49 57 36 27 23 24 30 41 51 55 35 21 17 17 25 35 44 51
Wind Dir SE SE S E E S S SE S SE S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 5 4 4 4 4 8 11 13 13 12 12 10 13 13 13 16 14 13 13 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 10 17 23 3 1 5 33 15 24 7 2 5 3 5 10 11 32 40 42 26
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 13 12 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 110 6 7 5 3 18103132133 14 15 12 8 57175211218 15 20 11 7
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 12 13 11 6 8 11 13 19 20 24 20 16 19 18 17 20 19 23 18 14
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y
Date 07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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 106 76 106 77 108 78 109 76 107
Temp 99101 84 77 99102 85 78101104 87 79102104 85 77 99102
DewPt 58 58 63 63 59 56 60 61 55 51 55 56 53 49 53 55 52 48
Min/Max RH 22 63 21 57 16 47 15 47 15
RH 26 25 49 61 27 22 43 55 22 17 34 46 20 16 33 47 21 17
PWind Dir NW SE S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 5 0 0 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-220900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
543 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Date 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 75 103 77 107 79
Temp 100 91 84 78 75 87 95 99 99 91 85 80 77 89 99104103 94 87 82 79
DewPt 55 55 55 57 58 59 58 58 57 56 59 60 60 59 54 51 51 53 56 58 59
Max/Min RH 56 23 55 17 50
RH 22 30 37 49 56 39 30 26 24 31 41 50 55 36 23 18 18 26 34 43 50
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S S S S SE S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 6 6 5 4 5 8 11 13 13 14 13 13 14 13 14 16 16 16 16 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 7 16 10 17 4 1 5 29 25 14 5 4 4 3 3 8 11 27 36 44 25
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 13 12 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 107 6 7 5 4 20101131143 13 17 12 8 57165197207 13 19 11 8
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW S S SW W
T Wind Spd 11 14 14 11 9 9 11 12 18 21 23 20 17 20 17 17 19 18 20 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Heat Y
Date 07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 103 76 103 77 105 78 107 77 105
Temp 95 98 83 77 95 99 84 77 98102 86 79 99102 85 78 97101
DewPt 57 57 62 63 59 55 59 60 55 50 55 56 52 49 52 55 51 48
Min/Max RH 23 62 22 57 17 46 16 45 15
RH 29 25 50 61 30 23 43 56 24 19 35 45 21 17 32 45 22 17
PWind Dir NW SE S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-220900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
543 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Date 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri
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 71 105 70
Temp 98 86 79 73 69 87 97101101 89 81 75 71 89 98103103 88 80 74 70
DewPt 54 55 56 56 57 58 57 56 54 53 55 55 55 55 53 50 48 51 56 57 59
Max/Min RH 65 21 56 15 67
RH 23 35 46 56 65 37 26 22 21 30 41 49 56 32 22 17 16 28 43 55 67
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S W W NW
Wind Spd 12 8 5 5 4 8 13 13 16 10 12 12 12 16 19 19 18 13 12 9 8
Clouds CL FW CL FW SC CL CL FW CL SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 6 5 17 28 5 4 14 3 33 18 7 3 2 2 8 24 39 51 50 26
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 11 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 111 5 7 6 4 37147170160 8 11 9 7 78205238237 9 10 7 5
T Wind Dir SE S SE SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N
T Wind Spd 13 11 16 12 9 13 17 17 18 16 20 18 16 24 21 21 23 17 17 13 10
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 07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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 100 68 101 69 103 71 104 69 102
Temp 95 96 77 69 97 99 78 70 98101 80 72100101 79 70 98 99
DewPt 59 58 61 61 57 54 59 59 55 51 55 55 52 50 53 54 51 49
Min/Max RH 25 78 21 70 18 57 17 59 17
RH 30 28 58 76 27 22 52 68 24 19 42 55 20 18 41 57 21 18
PWind Dir N E E S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 0 0 5 10 5
$$
OKZ002-220900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
543 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Date 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 70 104 73 105 72
Temp 100 86 79 74 70 87 98102101 87 81 77 73 90101105102 87 81 75 72
DewPt 55 57 60 60 60 59 58 58 57 56 58 59 58 57 54 52 51 55 59 60 62
Max/Min RH 71 22 60 17 70
RH 22 38 52 62 71 39 27 23 23 34 45 55 60 33 21 17 19 34 48 60 70
Wind Dir SE E E SE SE S S S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S W SW NW
Wind Spd 11 8 8 8 5 9 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 17 17 17 14 13 10 10 8
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 7 29 48 34 6 3 5 18 16 22 10 21 13 8 7 15 26 65 81 55 36
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 14 13 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 108 7 9 7 5 32128170171 11 15 11 9 70221250239 12 19 6 11
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW S N SW NW
T Wind Spd 12 14 14 14 11 14 16 17 20 20 24 21 18 24 21 20 21 19 14 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 100 69 103 71 106 74 107 73 105
Temp 95 97 79 71 98101 80 72101102 82 75103103 82 74101101
DewPt 62 61 63 63 60 55 59 60 56 51 55 56 54 50 53 54 53 51
Min/Max RH 28 79 21 69 17 52 15 52 16
RH 34 31 59 77 30 22 50 67 23 19 39 51 20 17 37 50 21 19
PWind Dir N E E S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 5 0 5 5 10 5
$$
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