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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
448 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
TXZ012-162100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
448 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 67 97 70 101
Temp 69 79 88 92 90 81 76 70 67 80 90 95 94 83 79 73 71 84 95100 98
DewPt 61 61 60 58 57 58 59 61 62 61 55 50 48 50 52 53 51 50 46 43 42
Min/Max RH 30 84 20 53 13
RH 76 54 39 32 33 46 56 73 84 52 31 22 21 32 39 49 49 31 19 14 15
Wind Dir N N N SW N N N N NE SE S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 6 6 4 4 6 8 8 6 4 5 5 9 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 13 13
Clouds B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 55 19 14 30 66 56 65 52 52 20 21 10 14 15 11 10 6 1 2 5 3
PoP 12HR 30 30 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 12 12
Vent Rate 3 18 33 46 33 9 9 7 3 19 76121117 7 8 7 7 46170170172
T Wind Dir N W W S NW NE NE N E SE S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 9 6 6 11 12 14 11 8 9 11 12 13 16 18 14 14 19 17 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 72 101 71 99 70 100 70 100
Temp 82 73 96 98 80 72 93 96 79 70 94 96 80 71 94 96
DewPt 45 49 48 47 53 56 53 50 55 56 54 50 54 55 52 49
Max/Min RH 43 17 57 20 61 19 57 19
RH 27 43 20 18 39 57 26 21 44 61 26 21 41 57 24 20
PWind Dir S SW S NE E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 20 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-162100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
448 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 64 95 66 99
Temp 66 77 86 91 88 76 72 67 64 78 88 93 93 80 74 70 67 82 92 97 96
DewPt 61 62 60 57 57 59 60 61 61 61 55 49 48 52 53 53 51 51 48 46 44
Min/Max RH 31 92 21 61 17
RH 86 59 41 32 35 56 66 83 92 55 32 23 22 38 48 56 56 34 22 18 17
Wind Dir NW N E SE NW NE N N NE SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 8 9 6 4 4 3 4 6 10 10 6 5 6 10 13 13 13 11
Clouds B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 51 27 10 37 57 68 59 58 49 22 8 5 12 19 19 7 6 0 0 2 2
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 12 12
Vent Rate 3 17 39 76 43 8 10 6 4 22 77126128 7 7 7 7 48157162152
T Wind Dir SW W S SE N NE N N E SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 9 6 12 12 12 12 11 8 11 10 12 13 14 16 16 16 19 16 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 99 67 98 66 98 66 98
Temp 77 69 94 95 77 68 92 95 75 67 92 94 76 67 92 94
DewPt 46 52 51 49 54 56 53 50 56 57 55 51 56 57 54 51
Max/Min RH 55 19 64 19 72 21 70 22
RH 33 55 24 21 45 64 27 22 51 72 29 23 50 70 28 23
PWind Dir SW SW S SE E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC SC CL FW SC SC CL FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 5 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
448 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 97 70 100 72 105
Temp 71 80 88 94 92 83 78 72 70 80 90 97 97 86 80 76 73 87 97103104
DewPt 65 65 64 61 61 63 64 65 66 66 61 54 52 55 56 56 55 53 48 45 44
Min/Max RH 32 88 21 56 13
RH 80 61 44 35 35 50 62 80 88 62 38 24 23 35 43 50 53 31 19 14 14
Wind Dir NW N NE NE SE NE NE NW NE E S S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 6 5 4 5 8 12 13 13 11
Clouds SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 39 29 34 17 53 65 83 69 47 47 45 16 9 19 22 7 6 1 2 4 3
PoP 12HR 20 40 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 13 12
Vent Rate 6 19 28 57 39 9 5 5 4 18 44104 90 7 7 6 6 46176191191
T Wind Dir N NE N NE E NE NE N NE SE S S SW SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 9 6 9 13 11 11 10 6 9 9 11 13 14 13 13 13 19 18 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 75 105 73 103 72 104 73 104
Temp 85 76 98101 82 73 95 99 82 72 96100 83 73 98100
DewPt 47 50 51 50 56 60 56 53 57 59 55 52 56 57 53 50
Max/Min RH 40 16 64 20 65 19 58 18
RH 26 40 21 18 41 64 27 22 44 65 25 20 40 58 22 19
PWind Dir S SW E NE E S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
448 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 69 97 72 103
Temp 71 78 86 91 90 81 77 72 70 78 87 94 94 84 79 75 73 84 94 99100
DewPt 65 65 64 61 60 63 64 65 66 65 60 53 52 54 55 56 55 53 48 44 44
Min/Max RH 34 88 23 56 15
RH 80 64 48 36 36 54 64 80 87 64 41 27 24 36 44 52 54 34 22 16 16
Wind Dir N N N NE SE NE NE N NE E S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 6 8 6 8 10 12 13 13 11
Clouds SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 39 29 32 18 62 72 85 65 47 52 35 8 6 19 21 7 4 1 1 1 3
PoP 12HR 20 40 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 13 12
Vent Rate 6 18 31 49 38 10 9 7 3 17 51114106 7 7 7 6 47174189179
T Wind Dir NE NE N NE E NE N N NE SE S S SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 9 8 8 12 12 11 10 6 9 10 12 12 16 13 13 13 19 18 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 74 102 72 99 71 100 72 101
Temp 83 75 94 97 81 73 92 96 80 72 92 97 81 72 94 97
DewPt 47 50 51 50 56 60 56 52 57 59 55 52 56 57 53 50
Max/Min RH 41 18 64 21 65 20 59 20
RH 28 41 24 21 42 64 30 23 46 65 29 22 42 59 26 21
PWind Dir SW SW E NE E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 5 20 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-162100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
448 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 61 91 63 100
Temp 62 73 82 86 86 75 69 65 62 73 84 90 90 78 71 66 64 80 92 97 96
DewPt 62 66 64 63 62 64 64 64 62 66 62 56 54 56 56 56 55 57 53 49 47
Min/Max RH 43 100 29 77 18
RH 100 79 55 46 46 70 84 98100 78 49 33 30 48 58 69 74 44 26 20 19
Wind Dir N N NE E SE N N N NE SE S S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 8 4 4 6 6 5 4 3 4 6 10 9 4 4 5 8 13 18 16 13
Clouds B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 59 33 53 42 48 73 81 68 53 32 32 10 24 29 21 13 7 1 1 1 3
PoP 12HR 20 50 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10
Vent Rate 10 17 28 36 34 6 6 5 3 19 64116 71 6 6 6 6 36161172136
T Wind Dir N N NE E SE N NE NE N S SW S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 11 8 8 11 12 12 11 6 10 12 14 12 12 12 13 12 19 20 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 96 64 97 63 98 65 99
Temp 76 66 92 94 74 65 91 94 73 64 92 96 75 65 94 97
DewPt 50 51 55 52 57 58 57 52 57 58 56 50 55 56 54 49
Max/Min RH 58 23 80 23 81 20 73 19
RH 40 58 30 24 56 79 32 24 56 81 29 21 51 72 26 20
PWind Dir SW W NE NE NE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC SC CL FW SC FW CL FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 5 20 0 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-162100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
448 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 62 94 64 102
Temp 64 73 83 88 87 75 70 66 63 73 85 92 91 78 73 68 65 81 96101 98
DewPt 64 66 65 64 63 66 67 66 63 67 65 60 59 61 61 59 57 59 55 50 51
Min/Max RH 43 100 32 79 18
RH 100 80 55 45 45 73 89100100 80 50 35 34 56 67 73 76 47 26 18 20
Wind Dir NW N N NE E SE W N N SE S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 6 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 6 8 6 5 4 6 6 12 16 14 10
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 34 48 55 46 37 60 86 64 60 58 26 22 42 47 30 11 5 1 1 3 6
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
Mix Hgt 1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 8
Vent Rate 11 21 31 39 42 7 6 9 3 17 44107 61 5 6 6 6 30155202122
T Wind Dir N N N NE E S N NE E SE S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 9 8 10 12 13 9 6 9 11 13 16 11 14 13 13 18 20 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 98 64 97 64 99 66 101
Temp 78 67 92 94 74 66 91 93 74 65 93 96 76 66 95 97
DewPt 52 54 58 57 60 61 60 57 60 59 58 54 57 57 56 53
Max/Min RH 62 25 86 26 83 22 71 20
RH 40 62 33 29 63 83 36 29 63 83 32 24 53 71 27 22
PWind Dir SW N NE NE E S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 10 20 5 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
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