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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 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026
TXZ012-142100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
543 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Date Fri 08/14/26 Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26
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 101 72 99 70 96
Temp 74 85 95 99 95 84 80 75 73 83 92 97 95 84 79 73 70 81 90 94 92
DewPt 56 57 54 53 54 57 56 58 57 58 56 53 52 54 56 58 59 60 58 56 55
Min/Max RH 21 58 22 68 26
RH 54 39 25 21 26 40 44 55 58 43 30 23 23 36 45 59 68 49 34 28 29
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW W W W SE SE
Wind Spd 16 16 13 18 18 14 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 10 10 8 8 4 6 9
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 33 32 45 53 60 26 24 24 28 10 8 12 3 27 27 48 36 30 29 40 45
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 2 10 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 7
Vent Rate 11 37174193109 10 10 11 9 39117168136 8 6 8 6 24 48 69 63
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W NW SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 20 19 20 20 18 19 20 18 18 14 18 17 17 13 14 11 12 9 8 10
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 Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26
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 97 69 100 72 101 71 99
Temp 76 68 90 92 77 71 95 97 81 73 96 97 80 72 93 94
DewPt 58 61 57 52 56 56 49 47 49 51 49 49 52 54 52 50
Max/Min RH 78 24 61 17 46 17 53 20
RH 54 78 33 26 48 59 21 18 33 46 20 20 38 53 25 23
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 0 0 10 5
$$
TXZ016-142100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
543 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Date Fri 08/14/26 Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 68 96 66 94
Temp 70 82 93 97 93 81 76 72 69 80 90 94 92 79 74 69 66 78 88 93 90
DewPt 58 59 55 53 55 59 59 60 59 61 58 56 56 59 59 60 60 62 59 56 56
Min/Max RH 23 75 26 81 29
RH 67 45 28 23 28 47 57 65 72 52 34 28 30 50 59 72 81 57 37 29 32
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S SW S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE
Wind Spd 10 12 12 14 14 13 11 10 11 12 11 13 12 9 6 9 5 4 4 9 10
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 38 48 30 33 64 46 32 26 7 4 2 16 21 43 34 42 35 22 21 42 31
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 9 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 7
Vent Rate 8 30145158 83 10 8 9 7 29103146137 9 7 8 5 20 71 99 91
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 18 18 17 21 19 17 19 14 16 12 14 16 17 14 16 10 9 9 10 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 95 65 97 68 99 67 97
Temp 72 64 89 91 73 67 92 95 76 69 93 95 76 68 91 93
DewPt 59 61 56 52 57 57 52 48 52 54 52 50 54 56 54 51
Max/Min RH 90 24 72 19 60 20 67 22
RH 64 90 33 27 56 69 26 21 43 59 25 22 47 65 29 24
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 0 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-142100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
543 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Date Fri 08/14/26 Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26
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 105 75 104 71 98
Temp 77 89 98101100 88 83 78 75 86 95101 99 88 81 75 71 82 91 96 95
DewPt 58 58 54 53 54 59 59 59 60 60 57 54 53 56 59 61 63 64 62 60 59
Min/Max RH 20 58 19 76 29
RH 52 36 23 20 22 37 45 52 58 41 28 21 21 33 48 61 76 55 38 30 30
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W NW N SE E
Wind Spd 12 12 11 14 16 13 10 10 10 12 11 12 12 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 6
Clouds SC SC FW B1 B1 FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 32 29 18 60 61 19 34 15 11 3 2 8 5 25 38 47 49 35 35 38 38
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 10 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7
Vent Rate 6 41173152119 11 8 8 6 53119144149 8 4 5 6 26 50 57 67
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW NW N N N SE E
T Wind Spd 13 19 18 17 21 20 16 16 12 19 13 14 17 16 9 11 8 11 9 8 11
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Date Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26
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 70 99 71 105 75 106 73 103
Temp 78 70 91 95 79 73 98101 84 75 98100 83 74 96 98
DewPt 62 65 61 56 60 60 52 49 52 53 51 50 55 57 53 51
Max/Min RH 83 25 66 16 46 16 55 19
RH 58 83 37 27 51 64 22 17 33 46 20 19 37 55 24 21
PWind Dir E SE S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 0 0 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-142100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
543 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Date Fri 08/14/26 Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 104 74 100 71 95
Temp 77 86 95100 98 87 82 78 75 83 91 97 96 86 79 74 71 80 87 92 92
DewPt 58 58 55 53 54 59 59 60 60 59 57 53 53 56 60 62 63 63 62 59 58
Min/Max RH 20 60 22 75 30
RH 52 38 26 21 23 39 46 52 59 44 32 24 24 37 51 65 75 57 43 33 32
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W NW N S E
Wind Spd 14 13 12 14 17 14 12 12 11 13 11 13 12 11 6 5 4 4 4 4 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 34 33 32 49 61 23 32 19 7 3 2 7 13 28 41 50 49 34 34 32 39
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 2 10 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7
Vent Rate 8 36162164110 10 8 8 6 46116143161 8 4 5 6 20 47 67 68
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW NW NW N NE SE E
T Wind Spd 16 19 18 18 21 20 17 17 13 19 13 14 18 16 9 12 8 9 9 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Date Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 96 71 102 74 102 73 100
Temp 77 70 88 92 78 72 94 98 82 74 95 97 81 74 92 95
DewPt 62 64 61 55 59 59 52 48 52 53 51 50 54 56 54 51
Max/Min RH 83 27 65 18 48 19 54 21
RH 59 83 41 29 53 63 25 19 35 48 23 21 39 54 28 23
PWind Dir E SE S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 0 0 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-142100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
543 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Date Fri 08/14/26 Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26
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 98 66 96 62 90
Temp 67 81 92 97 94 81 75 70 67 80 90 95 92 78 71 66 63 75 85 88 87
DewPt 57 60 57 53 54 59 60 59 59 61 58 55 56 61 62 62 62 65 63 61 60
Min/Max RH 23 77 26 97 39
RH 70 50 31 24 25 48 59 68 77 52 34 26 30 57 72 87 97 72 48 41 41
Wind Dir SW W SW S S S S S W W S S S NW NE N N N NE SE E
Wind Spd 6 6 10 13 16 13 10 9 6 8 9 11 11 8 4 5 5 6 5 6 9
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 60 68 51 55 55 47 40 34 28 5 4 18 48 56 65 74 49 32 40 36 44
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5
Vent Rate 4 19 72145 98 14 7 6 4 26 98136 98 7 6 11 6 21 38 50 60
T Wind Dir SW W SW S S S S S SW W S S S N N NE NE NE E S SE
T Wind Spd 10 11 11 16 18 16 16 12 10 11 13 13 16 14 12 13 10 11 9 8 12
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 Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26
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 61 91 62 98 66 98 64 96
Temp 69 62 86 89 71 64 92 96 76 67 93 95 74 65 91 94
DewPt 62 62 61 56 59 59 56 50 53 55 54 51 56 57 56 51
Max/Min RH 100 31 86 20 66 21 78 22
RH 78100 44 33 65 83 30 21 46 65 28 23 53 75 32 24
PWind Dir NE S S SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 40 20 10 0 5 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-142100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
543 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Date Fri 08/14/26 Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 101 69 100 64 91
Temp 69 82 93 99 95 81 77 73 69 82 94 98 95 79 73 67 65 75 86 90 87
DewPt 59 62 60 57 58 62 62 61 61 62 60 57 59 63 64 64 65 66 65 63 63
Min/Max RH 24 75 25 100 41
RH 70 52 34 25 30 52 60 67 75 51 33 25 30 59 75 91100 74 50 41 45
Wind Dir SW W SW S S SW S SW SW W SW S S W NW N N N N E E
Wind Spd 5 5 4 10 13 10 9 9 6 6 6 10 9 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 6
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 SC SC FW SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 69 74 53 53 40 78 50 49 22 36 7 14 63 66 74 61 54 59 48 39 49
PoP 12HR 10 20 30 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.01 0.04 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 10 5 <1 <1 1 <1 3 8 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4
Vent Rate 4 18 51123 73 7 8 12 6 30 89141 75 9 6 7 6 29 37 40 40
T Wind Dir W W SW S S S S S SW SW S S S NW N N N N N SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 10 10 12 14 13 12 12 10 13 12 12 12 14 13 13 11 13 9 6 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 93 64 101 68 100 66 97
Temp 70 63 86 89 72 66 94 97 77 69 95 95 75 67 91 94
DewPt 66 63 64 61 62 61 58 54 54 55 57 56 58 58 58 55
Max/Min RH 100 35 87 21 62 23 76 24
RH 86100 48 39 72 84 31 23 46 62 28 26 57 74 34 26
PWind Dir NE SE S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 20 20 5 5 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs NM NM IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
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