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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
208 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
TXZ012-230900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 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 74 104 75 100 72
Temp 102100 91 84 78 74 87 97101101 92 85 79 76 86 96 99 94 84 79 75 73
DewPt 54 52 54 57 60 62 62 59 55 54 54 56 58 58 62 59 57 60 61 62 62 62
Max/Min RH 66 20 54 25 71
RH 20 20 29 40 54 66 43 29 22 21 28 37 49 54 45 29 25 32 46 56 64 68
Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 12 13 14 14 13 13 14 13 14 16 18 18 17 16 16 12 10 9 10 8 9 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 12 9 6 16 5 1 4 2 18 1 16 20 31 50 23 23 50 53 72 64 51 44
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 9 <1 1 <1 <1 3 7 10 3 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 131142 11 14 13 8 54134184167 21 28 12 10 48 85 99 40 8 8 15 6
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W
T Wind Spd 13 16 19 21 20 17 20 14 17 21 25 26 20 19 18 13 11 16 17 16 16 12
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y
Date 07/25Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
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 73 101 74 104 74 104 74 103
Temp 95 98 81 74 95 99 83 75 98102 83 75 98102 83 75 96101
DewPt 60 57 59 58 56 50 50 50 50 45 46 50 49 43 46 51 51 45
Min/Max RH 26 59 19 41 15 41 13 43 15
RH 31 26 47 57 27 19 32 41 20 15 27 41 19 14 27 43 22 15
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-230900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 70 101 72 99 68
Temp 98 98 87 80 74 71 86 95 99 99 89 82 77 73 86 96 98 95 82 76 72 69
DewPt 55 50 53 56 57 58 59 55 52 51 53 56 58 58 59 56 54 56 62 62 62 62
Max/Min RH 64 19 59 23 78
RH 24 21 31 44 55 64 40 27 21 20 29 41 52 59 40 27 23 27 51 61 71 78
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW W SW S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 11 12 10 10 9 9 13 13 12 14 12 12 12 12 14 11 9 8 6 4 4 6
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 5 7 2 6 8 5 0 3 7 9 13 40 45 20 5 18 37 67 78 79 59 54
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 12 5 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 129149 8 9 8 7 53127165186 15 12 9 9 56103112 51 7 17 5 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW W SW S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 13 16 14 18 17 14 20 14 16 18 19 19 17 18 20 12 10 12 14 16 11 9
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/25Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 69 100 70 102 70 102 70 101
Temp 93 96 79 70 94 98 80 71 96100 80 71 96100 80 71 95 99
DewPt 60 58 60 59 57 52 53 52 52 48 51 52 51 46 50 53 51 47
Min/Max RH 28 70 21 53 16 53 15 53 17
RH 33 28 52 68 29 21 39 51 23 17 36 51 22 16 35 53 23 17
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-230900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 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 77 107 79 102 75
Temp 104102 93 86 80 77 90 99104103 93 87 81 79 88 97100 96 86 80 77 75
DewPt 53 53 57 61 63 63 63 60 56 56 57 59 60 61 63 61 60 62 65 65 64 64
Max/Min RH 61 19 54 26 70
RH 19 20 30 44 56 61 42 28 21 21 30 39 48 54 43 31 26 33 50 58 65 69
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 12 12 13 12 10 13 13 13 17 17 17 14 12 12 9 5 6 5 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 27 35 4 14 4 4 3 4 15 13 12 44 38 50 26 20 35 48 54 57 34 40
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 13 7 <1 1 <1 <1 3 7 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 127163 11 20 13 9 70156206162 20 27 17 7 42 73 64 40 7 6 5 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 16 19 24 20 17 24 16 18 25 27 25 21 13 14 11 6 13 14 13 11 10
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Date 07/25Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
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 76 106 77 109 77 109 76 107
Temp 98100 84 77 99102 85 78102105 86 78102104 86 77100102
DewPt 61 58 62 61 57 53 53 53 51 48 49 53 50 47 50 55 52 49
Min/Max RH 23 60 19 42 15 41 14 46 15
RH 30 25 47 58 25 19 34 41 18 15 28 41 18 15 29 46 20 17
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-230900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 77 105 78 102 74
Temp 102 99 91 85 80 77 87 96101101 92 86 81 78 86 95100 95 85 81 77 75
DewPt 55 52 56 60 62 61 62 60 56 55 57 58 59 60 62 60 59 61 63 64 64 64
Max/Min RH 58 21 54 26 71
RH 21 21 31 43 56 58 43 30 22 22 31 39 48 54 45 31 26 33 48 57 64 69
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 10 12 13 16 14 13 13 13 13 14 18 18 18 14 13 9 5 6 8 4 4 5
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 27 18 5 15 8 5 3 2 14 8 6 44 31 42 24 18 34 47 59 58 38 45
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 13 9 <1 1 <1 <1 3 7 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 125163 10 20 12 9 66154217198 18 31 11 8 42 71 66 44 7 7 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 16 19 25 21 18 24 16 19 24 28 26 20 17 14 11 6 12 14 14 12 10
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Date 07/25Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 102 76 103 77 105 76 105 76 104
Temp 94 97 83 77 96100 84 78 98101 85 77 98101 84 77 97 99
DewPt 60 58 61 61 56 52 53 52 51 48 49 53 50 47 50 55 52 48
Min/Max RH 25 60 20 41 16 42 15 46 16
RH 33 27 48 59 27 21 34 40 21 17 29 42 20 16 31 45 23 18
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-230900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 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 71 104 70 101 68
Temp 99100 87 81 75 71 89 98103102 89 81 74 70 87 97101 97 83 77 71 68
DewPt 52 52 52 55 56 58 58 55 51 51 52 56 58 59 62 61 58 59 61 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 65 17 67 25 80
RH 21 20 30 41 52 65 35 24 18 18 28 42 56 67 44 31 25 29 48 61 72 78
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S N S NW N N NE NE SW SW W W
Wind Spd 13 13 10 13 12 11 16 18 17 18 13 11 11 9 8 4 4 8 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 15 27 11 23 10 3 1 4 12 24 62 75 79 22 8 17 32 50 67 55 57 32
PoP 12HR 5 0 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 7 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 156134 8 12 9 8 63192225187 8 8 8 5 27 47 65 63 6 8 15 5
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SE N N N N N NE NE SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 16 17 16 20 18 18 24 21 21 20 16 16 13 10 10 6 6 10 13 14 14 11
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y
Date 07/25Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
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 68 102 70 103 69 103 69 100
Temp 96 97 77 70 98 99 79 71100101 79 70 99101 79 70 96 98
DewPt 59 57 60 59 56 53 54 54 52 50 51 53 51 48 53 55 53 50
Min/Max RH 23 71 20 57 17 56 16 61 19
RH 29 27 56 69 26 21 42 55 20 18 38 55 20 17 41 59 24 20
PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 10 10
$$
OKZ002-230900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 72 105 72 100 69
Temp 102100 86 81 76 73 90100104102 87 81 76 72 86 95 99 96 83 78 73 70
DewPt 57 53 56 59 60 62 63 61 59 57 57 60 60 61 64 64 62 62 62 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 69 20 68 30 82
RH 24 21 36 48 59 69 41 29 23 23 35 49 59 68 47 36 30 32 50 61 72 79
Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S W NW N NE E SE S SW W
Wind Spd 12 13 13 13 13 13 17 17 18 18 16 13 13 11 9 6 5 5 5 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B1 FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 25 16 20 15 6 5 5 4 10 16 54 87 64 25 28 17 27 25 34 34 32 22
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS
Mix Hgt 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 167160 11 17 11 8 66205251240 17 9 8 8 31 42 40 49 6 6 5 4
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW S W S NW NW N N NE SE S SW W
T Wind Spd 16 17 19 24 20 18 25 19 21 24 23 14 14 12 11 8 6 9 12 12 10 9
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y
Date 07/25Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 103 71 105 72 106 71 106 71 103
Temp 99100 80 72101102 82 74103102 81 73101101 80 72 98 99
DewPt 60 57 61 60 57 53 54 53 53 50 50 52 52 50 53 55 55 52
Min/Max RH 23 68 18 50 16 50 16 58 19
RH 29 25 52 66 24 20 38 48 19 17 34 48 20 18 39 56 24 21
PWind Dir SE S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10
$$
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