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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
554 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
TXZ012-170900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
554 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 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 66 96 68 100 71
Temp 90 80 75 69 66 79 89 94 92 81 77 72 69 84 95 99 97 85 81 76 72
DewPt 57 59 60 62 62 63 57 53 51 53 54 55 53 51 46 43 42 43 44 47 48
Max/Min RH 86 23 57 14 43
RH 33 49 60 78 86 58 34 25 25 38 45 55 56 32 19 15 15 23 27 36 43
Wind Dir S E N N N SE S S E SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 8 10 9 10 10 11 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 16
Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 42 38 30 54 32 8 16 35 39 33 24 39 14 1 2 2 2 1 1 5 3
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 16 5 9 6 5 12 51 85 66 7 8 8 7 38164174164 8 10 11 10
T Wind Dir NE E N E N S SW S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 11 13 11 8 8 9 10 11 14 17 18 17 19 17 16 16 18 21 21 20
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 08/19Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26
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 98 68 99 70 101 71 101
Temp 96 97 80 70 92 94 78 69 93 96 80 71 95 96 81 72 96 97
DewPt 47 46 52 57 55 52 56 59 55 51 55 56 53 49 53 54 50 48
Min/Max RH 16 63 22 70 21 59 18 53 17
RH 19 18 38 63 29 24 47 70 28 22 42 59 24 20 38 53 21 19
PWind Dir SW SE NE SE S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 20 5 20 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-170900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
554 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 94 65 97 67
Temp 88 76 71 66 63 77 87 92 92 78 73 69 66 82 92 96 95 81 76 72 68
DewPt 58 60 61 62 61 61 56 51 49 54 55 55 53 52 48 45 44 47 46 46 51
Max/Min RH 92 23 63 17 56
RH 36 59 71 85 92 58 35 25 24 43 52 60 63 36 23 18 18 30 35 40 56
Wind Dir SE E N NE NE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 6 4 3 3 4 6 10 9 6 5 5 9 12 13 13 12 9 9 10 12
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 37 28 35 26 16 11 1 7 14 29 19 14 18 1 1 1 1 3 3 5 7
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 59 6 9 4 5 17 57 98101 6 7 7 8 42145154157 8 8 9 9
T Wind Dir SE E NE E S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 12 13 10 10 10 9 11 12 13 14 14 18 19 16 14 16 16 18 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/19Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 98 66 97 65 97 67 98 67 98
Temp 94 96 76 67 91 93 75 66 92 94 76 68 93 95 77 68 93 96
DewPt 50 47 53 56 54 51 57 59 55 51 56 57 54 51 55 56 52 49
Min/Max RH 18 67 21 78 22 68 21 65 19
RH 23 19 45 67 29 24 55 78 29 24 50 68 27 23 47 65 25 21
PWind Dir SW S NE E S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 20 0 10 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
554 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 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 68 98 71 104 74
Temp 92 83 77 72 69 79 89 96 94 84 80 75 72 86 97102103 89 84 80 75
DewPt 61 64 65 66 67 66 62 57 56 58 58 58 57 55 49 45 44 46 47 47 49
Max/Min RH 93 25 60 14 40
RH 35 53 66 81 93 65 40 28 28 41 48 55 60 35 19 15 14 22 28 32 40
Wind Dir SE NE N N NE E S S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 6 5 4 5 5 11 13 13 11 9 9 11 11
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 42 58 87 77 60 36 27 30 29 40 28 26 12 1 3 4 1 1 5 3 2
PoP 12HR 60 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 37 6 9 7 4 14 44 71 60 6 7 6 6 42174184173 9 9 10 8
T Wind Dir S NE N NE NE E S S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 12 12 10 6 9 9 9 12 12 14 12 12 21 18 17 17 18 18 20 17
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 08/19Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26
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 70 101 70 103 72 105 74 106
Temp 98101 82 72 93 96 80 70 95100 82 73 98100 84 75 99101
DewPt 49 49 57 62 59 55 59 62 57 52 57 59 53 51 54 56 51 49
Min/Max RH 15 70 23 75 19 61 18 51 16
RH 19 18 43 70 32 25 50 75 28 20 42 61 22 19 36 51 20 17
PWind Dir SW N NE E SE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 20 0 20 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
554 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 68 96 70 101 73
Temp 90 81 75 71 69 77 87 91 91 82 78 74 71 84 93 97 99 87 82 78 74
DewPt 60 64 65 66 66 65 62 56 55 58 58 58 57 54 48 45 44 46 47 48 49
Max/Min RH 93 27 60 15 41
RH 36 56 70 82 92 66 44 32 29 43 49 56 60 37 22 17 15 24 29 35 40
Wind Dir SE NE N N NE E S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 8 6 8 9 12 13 13 11 10 11 13 13
Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 39 59 83 69 49 34 24 24 46 47 27 23 9 1 3 1 2 1 4 3 1
PoP 12HR 50 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 37 5 8 7 6 13 42 69 55 6 7 6 6 40174181164 9 9 11 8
T Wind Dir SE NE NE E NE E S S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 12 12 10 6 9 9 9 12 13 14 12 13 21 18 17 17 18 19 21 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/19Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 102 70 97 69 100 72 101 74 103
Temp 94 97 80 71 89 93 78 70 92 97 81 73 95 97 82 74 96 98
DewPt 49 49 57 61 59 54 59 62 57 52 57 59 54 50 54 55 51 48
Min/Max RH 18 71 25 74 21 60 20 52 18
RH 23 20 45 71 37 27 53 74 31 23 43 60 26 21 38 52 23 19
PWind Dir SW NE NE E S SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 20 0 20 5 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-170900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
554 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 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 60 91 62 97 65
Temp 85 74 68 64 61 73 84 90 90 77 71 67 63 80 91 96 96 82 75 71 66
DewPt 63 65 64 64 61 66 63 58 55 58 57 57 56 57 53 49 47 49 48 48 47
Max/Min RH 100 30 78 18 50
RH 47 75 86 99100 78 49 34 31 51 60 71 78 45 28 20 19 32 38 44 50
Wind Dir E NE N NE N S S S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
Wind Spd 6 5 4 3 3 3 6 9 8 5 4 6 8 12 18 16 13 9 8 11 12
Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 25 65 80 85 78 69 35 29 38 55 40 17 6 2 1 1 2 8 5 10 6
PoP 12HR 50 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.22 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 7 8 4 3 15 37 69 56 6 7 6 5 33174171131 8 8 9 7
T Wind Dir S N NE N NE SE S S SW SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 17 13 10 8 11 11 12 11 13 14 12 12 20 20 18 16 17 17 19 16
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
Svr Tstorm A
Date 08/19Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26
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 97 62 94 62 97 65 99 67 100
Temp 91 96 73 64 89 92 73 63 92 96 75 66 94 97 77 67 96 98
DewPt 55 52 59 61 59 55 59 60 57 51 56 57 54 49 54 55 52 48
Min/Max RH 22 90 26 89 21 73 19 63 18
RH 31 23 62 90 37 29 63 89 31 22 51 73 26 20 45 63 23 18
PWind Dir W N NE NE S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW B1 SC CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 30 0 20 20 20 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-170900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
554 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 61 92 63 100 66
Temp 88 75 69 66 62 72 83 90 90 76 72 67 64 80 95100 98 83 77 71 67
DewPt 64 66 67 65 62 67 65 61 60 62 61 60 58 59 55 50 51 51 50 50 50
Max/Min RH 100 35 81 19 54
RH 46 75 93 98 99 83 55 38 38 62 69 76 81 50 26 19 21 34 40 47 54
Wind Dir NE N NE NW NE SE S S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 3 4 6 8 8 5 4 5 6 12 16 14 11 8 9 10 12
Clouds FW SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 17 48 71 78 57 75 56 26 32 46 70 14 5 2 1 1 2 7 8 6 8
PoP 12HR 60 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.55 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC
Mix Hgt 5 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 41 5 10 5 5 15 36 48 41 5 7 5 5 27146187133 6 9 8 6
T Wind Dir E N W E E E S S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 9 11 11 9 6 11 10 9 10 11 13 12 11 18 18 19 17 14 18 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/19Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 62 93 63 98 66 102 68 102
Temp 91 94 73 63 86 91 72 64 92 96 75 67 96 98 78 69 98100
DewPt 57 57 63 63 62 59 62 61 60 55 58 58 56 52 55 55 54 50
Min/Max RH 25 100 32 92 24 74 19 62 18
RH 33 29 71100 45 35 70 91 34 26 56 74 27 22 46 62 23 19
PWind Dir NW NE NE SE S SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 40 20 20 0 10 20 20 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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