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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
348 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
TXZ012-182100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
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 72 101 68 98
Temp 73 71 84 95 99 98 86 81 76 73 84 93 99 95 83 78 72 68 80 91 96 93
DewPt 55 54 54 50 47 45 45 44 43 44 48 49 49 52 54 56 58 59 60 57 54 53
Min/Max RH 16 37 18 73 24
RH 53 55 36 22 17 17 24 27 31 35 29 22 19 24 37 47 61 73 51 32 25 26
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W SW NE NW N N NE NE E E SE
Wind Spd 10 11 14 16 14 13 11 13 13 14 13 10 6 10 10 8 6 5 4 4 5 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 12 0 4 6 1 8 15 14 9 0 1 19 18 48 49 49 36 16 25 28 28
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 5 <1 2 1 <1 2 5 8 7
Vent Rate 7 7 41155170126 8 10 11 8 36109 83 52 8 30 15 4 14 31 51 64
T Wind Dir S SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W N N N NE NE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 20 18 18 16 17 21 23 19 20 13 9 11 18 19 17 10 9 6 6 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
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 69 100 71 101 73 103 74 103
Temp 78 70 95 97 80 72 96 97 82 75 98 99 84 75 97100
DewPt 56 57 53 49 54 55 51 49 51 53 49 46 49 51 49 46
Max/Min RH 66 19 55 19 48 15 43 15
RH 47 63 24 20 41 55 22 20 34 46 19 17 30 43 20 16
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 5 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-182100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 68 99 65 96
Temp 70 67 83 92 97 97 82 77 72 69 82 92 97 93 79 74 69 65 78 90 95 92
DewPt 55 55 57 53 49 47 50 46 44 47 51 51 49 53 57 58 59 60 61 56 53 54
Min/Max RH 18 47 20 84 24
RH 60 65 41 27 20 19 33 33 36 46 34 26 20 26 47 58 72 84 55 32 24 28
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE N N N NE NE E SE
Wind Spd 6 9 13 13 13 11 8 10 11 12 12 9 6 8 8 4 4 3 3 4 4 8
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 3 8 4 1 2 1 5 3 7 16 1 13 8 36 57 53 51 48 25 15 33 25
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 13 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 10 8
Vent Rate 7 7 43130143122 6 9 9 8 35 80 93 47 6 13 8 4 11 34 59 62
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W SW W NE NE NE NE E E SE E
T Wind Spd 16 16 20 16 16 13 14 19 20 19 19 10 8 12 13 19 12 10 9 6 6 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 98 67 98 68 100 69 101
Temp 75 66 93 94 76 68 93 95 77 70 95 97 79 70 95 98
DewPt 57 58 53 51 55 57 53 50 54 55 51 47 51 53 51 47
Max/Min RH 77 21 68 20 60 17 55 17
RH 55 75 27 23 48 68 26 22 45 59 23 19 39 55 23 18
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
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 75 103 71 101
Temp 76 73 87 98103102 89 84 80 75 86 94100 97 86 80 74 71 81 92 98 98
DewPt 57 57 56 52 48 47 48 47 45 47 51 53 52 54 58 59 61 63 63 59 56 55
Min/Max RH 15 36 19 75 22
RH 52 56 35 21 16 16 25 27 29 36 30 25 20 24 38 48 63 75 54 33 25 24
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W W W N NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 6 8 12 14 13 12 8 10 11 9 10 8 4 8 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 5
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 8 1 3 7 0 9 7 7 11 4 13 14 5 54 60 42 38 13 11 20 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 4 <1 1 <1 <1 2 5 8 8
Vent Rate 7 5 36157166143 8 10 9 7 39 69 75 57 15 20 11 3 19 41 63 82
T Wind Dir S SW W SW SW SW S SW SW W W W SW E E NE NE NE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 11 21 18 16 16 16 20 19 12 17 12 9 14 17 17 12 8 10 9 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
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 72 105 74 106 77 109 78 108
Temp 81 72 98101 84 75100102 86 79102105 87 78101104
DewPt 58 60 54 50 55 57 52 49 53 54 49 47 51 54 51 49
Max/Min RH 65 17 55 16 43 13 42 15
RH 45 65 24 18 37 55 20 17 32 43 17 14 28 42 19 16
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 5 10 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 104 75 100 70 98
Temp 76 74 85 95100100 88 83 79 75 83 90 96 94 84 79 74 70 79 89 94 96
DewPt 57 57 56 52 49 47 48 47 46 47 51 53 52 55 58 59 61 63 62 59 56 55
Min/Max RH 16 38 21 77 25
RH 53 56 38 24 18 17 25 28 31 37 34 29 23 27 41 51 66 77 56 37 28 26
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W W N NE N NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 10 10 13 16 13 11 9 12 13 11 10 8 4 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 5
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 6 1 3 5 1 8 6 8 12 3 12 11 4 55 58 44 36 15 12 16 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 3 <1 1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7
Vent Rate 8 6 33151158140 7 11 10 9 39 79 73 38 13 23 13 4 19 38 62 72
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W E NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 13 21 18 16 16 16 21 21 14 17 12 9 13 16 17 14 9 10 9 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 71 102 74 102 76 105 77 104
Temp 79 72 93 98 82 74 95 98 84 78 98100 85 77 97100
DewPt 58 60 54 50 55 57 52 49 53 54 49 47 51 54 51 48
Max/Min RH 66 19 55 18 45 15 44 17
RH 47 66 27 21 40 55 24 20 34 45 20 17 31 44 22 18
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10 0 5 0
$$
TXZ006-182100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
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 102 67 94 63 95
Temp 69 66 83 95101100 86 78 72 67 75 87 92 92 79 73 67 63 75 89 95 93
DewPt 55 55 57 54 50 48 50 49 49 53 62 61 57 56 59 60 61 61 63 60 55 53
Min/Max RH 16 69 28 95 24
RH 61 68 41 25 18 17 29 36 44 61 64 42 31 30 49 65 83 95 67 38 26 26
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W N N NE NE NE N N NE N NE E SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 14 18 16 13 11 10 11 10 12 10 8 9 6 5 4 4 3 4 6 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 6 2 1 3 9 22 11 16 21 25 34 14 49 63 69 52 44 24 11 6 12
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6
Vent Rate 8 7 28132174 70 7 8 7 6 24 41 42 34 7 7 8 4 16 37 64 65
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW N NE NE NE N N NE NE N SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 16 19 20 18 16 14 18 14 14 13 11 9 11 16 16 13 8 10 8 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
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 99 66 100 69 102 68 102
Temp 74 65 94 97 77 67 95 98 79 71 97100 79 69 96 99
DewPt 57 58 55 48 54 56 53 47 52 53 51 46 51 55 53 47
Max/Min RH 81 18 68 17 56 15 61 16
RH 56 79 27 19 46 67 24 18 39 54 21 16 39 61 24 18
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 5 5 0 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-182100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 104 66 96 63 97
Temp 71 67 84 98103101 86 79 71 66 75 88 95 91 79 73 67 64 75 88 95 95
DewPt 58 56 58 54 50 50 52 51 53 57 64 61 58 59 61 62 63 63 64 61 58 56
Min/Max RH 16 76 28 100 25
RH 65 68 41 23 17 19 31 37 52 74 68 41 29 34 55 68 87 99 70 41 28 26
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 11 14 18 14 13 9 8 8 8 10 9 9 8 6 4 4 3 4 5 8 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 3 3 0 1 18 19 8 24 24 40 14 6 15 56 59 49 34 21 5 6 9
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 7 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 6
Vent Rate 8 6 26140175106 7 5 8 8 25 51 57 41 6 5 4 5 15 33 66 63
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N NE E E E E NE NE NE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 14 20 21 17 16 14 11 10 13 13 13 10 12 13 12 9 10 9 9 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 101 67 103 70 105 70 103
Temp 76 65 96 99 78 68 97100 80 72100101 80 70 97 99
DewPt 59 60 57 51 55 57 54 50 53 54 53 49 54 56 56 52
Max/Min RH 85 19 69 17 55 15 62 19
RH 56 84 28 20 46 69 24 19 39 53 21 17 40 62 26 21
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 0 5 0 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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