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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 Fri Oct 30 2026
TXZ012-302100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026
Date Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26
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 57 50 63 53 68
Temp 59 56 57 55 55 53 53 53 52 51 54 57 62 61 58 57 56 54 59 65 68 66
DewPt 57 56 57 55 54 52 51 53 52 51 54 55 56 57 56 57 56 54 57 58 59 60
Min/Max RH 93 100 81 100 73
RH 93100100100 96 96 93100100100100 93 81 87 93100100100 93 78 73 81
Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 10 13 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 12 13 11 13 11 11 10 11 13 16 17
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 84 91 89 90 92 92 84 92 90 85 85 58 33 43 38 38 51 73 69 80 77 85
PoP 12HR 90 40 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.74 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC O O O NM SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2
Vent Rate 6 8 14 30 31 20 21 21 15 13 14 24 47 7 7 7 7 6 11 32 60 35
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 10 9 13 19 20 18 18 17 13 11 12 13 16 13 17 16 16 13 14 17 21 21
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
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 59 69 47 61 43 65 44 63
Temp 64 59 66 63 53 48 58 57 49 45 62 59 50 45 60 58
DewPt 60 55 47 45 45 40 39 39 39 38 40 41 41 41 43 42
Max/Min RH 87 45 77 44 79 41 86 48
RH 87 87 50 52 74 74 49 51 68 76 44 51 71 86 53 55
PWind Dir S SW NW N NW NW S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 10 30 5 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM IS SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ016-302100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026
Date Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 59 49 67 51 70
Temp 57 55 57 56 57 55 54 54 53 50 55 60 66 64 57 56 54 52 58 65 70 68
DewPt 57 55 57 55 56 54 54 54 53 50 55 55 56 56 57 56 54 52 57 58 59 60
Min/Max RH 92 100 65 100 68
RH 100100100 96 96 96100100100100100 84 69 77100100100100 96 77 68 75
Wind Dir S SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW S S S S
Wind Spd 4 3 4 9 10 10 9 6 5 4 6 11 13 9 10 8 6 5 8 13 16 16
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 91 91 92 92 89 91 90 92 87 90 68 62 33 36 39 45 54 75 84 83 74 66
PoP 12HR 90 10 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.52 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM O O O IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 <1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2
Vent Rate 8 9 14 23 25 18 17 15 13 8 14 31 52 7 8 7 7 6 9 26 65 32
T Wind Dir S E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 8 8 13 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 10 13 18 13 17 14 14 13 13 17 24 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 68 44 63 42 67 43 65
Temp 62 56 65 62 50 45 58 58 47 44 63 61 49 44 60 59
DewPt 59 53 44 43 45 41 38 38 40 39 40 40 43 41 41 40
Max/Min RH 96 41 89 38 86 35 96 39
RH 90 90 46 49 83 86 47 47 76 84 42 46 80 89 48 49
PWind Dir S SW NW N NW W SW W
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 70 10 20 0 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-302100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026
Date Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26
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 60 50 65 54 71
Temp 60 58 60 58 57 55 54 54 53 51 57 60 63 63 59 58 57 55 62 68 71 69
DewPt 59 58 60 58 56 54 53 54 53 51 56 56 57 58 58 58 57 55 59 59 59 61
Min/Max RH 90 100 76 100 67
RH 96100 99100 95 95 96100100100 95 85 80 85 98100100100 91 72 67 76
Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 10 11 10 8 5 5 5 6 10 11 10 10 8 8 6 8 12 13 14
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 90 88 91 93 95 95 95 93 91 77 67 65 59 14 29 49 52 64 63 81 78 73
PoP 12HR 90 50 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.49 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM O O NM SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 1
Vent Rate 4 3 10 29 31 23 22 20 14 14 16 31 47 8 7 13 6 6 11 32 62 19
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 8 6 11 18 19 16 16 14 11 11 11 13 13 12 16 16 14 12 12 14 20 19
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
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 60 72 48 63 45 68 45 65
Temp 65 61 71 65 54 49 60 60 50 46 65 61 51 46 62 60
DewPt 62 57 49 49 47 42 40 42 41 39 41 43 43 42 44 45
Max/Min RH 92 43 80 44 80 39 86 47
RH 90 88 46 56 78 77 47 51 71 77 42 50 74 86 53 56
PWind Dir S SW NW N NW NW S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 60 20 30 10 0 0 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC NM IS SC SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ008-302100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026
Date Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 59 51 65 55 70
Temp 60 58 59 57 57 55 55 55 54 52 56 59 63 63 59 58 57 56 61 67 70 68
DewPt 58 58 59 57 55 53 53 55 54 52 55 55 56 57 58 58 57 56 58 58 59 61
Min/Max RH 87 100 74 100 67
RH 94 99 97100 94 93 92 99100100 95 87 77 83 95 98100100 90 71 67 77
Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 10 12 10 9 8 9 8 9 11 12 10 12 10 10 9 9 12 14 13
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 87 89 91 93 95 96 96 93 87 81 78 72 54 18 29 41 47 62 63 83 75 74
PoP 12HR 90 50 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.49 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM O O NM SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 5 3 11 30 33 22 20 20 15 13 16 29 52 9 9 13 6 6 11 27 68 16
T Wind Dir SW S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 9 6 11 17 19 17 16 16 12 11 11 13 14 13 18 17 14 12 12 14 21 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 70 49 62 46 66 46 64
Temp 65 61 68 64 55 50 59 60 51 47 63 61 52 48 61 60
DewPt 61 56 48 48 48 42 39 41 42 40 40 42 43 42 43 44
Max/Min RH 91 43 78 43 79 38 84 47
RH 88 86 49 56 77 73 46 50 71 76 42 50 73 81 52 55
PWind Dir S SW NW N NW NW S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 60 20 40 10 0 0 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC NM IS SC SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ006-302100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026
Date Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26
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 57 46 65 47 68
Temp 55 53 57 57 55 54 52 52 51 47 54 59 64 62 55 53 50 48 56 65 68 65
DewPt 55 53 56 56 55 54 52 52 51 47 54 54 54 54 54 52 50 48 53 54 55 56
Min/Max RH 95 100 67 100 63
RH 100100 99 97 99100100100100100100 84 70 74 95 99100100 91 68 63 73
Wind Dir S S S SE E S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 5 8 8 10 10 9 9 8 10 13 12 9 10 8 6 6 8 13 17 17
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 90 90 90 92 85 82 86 94 95 88 91 85 29 43 30 35 51 59 75 85 81 79
PoP 12HR 80 40 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.20 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM O O SC IS SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2
Vent Rate 6 5 4 18 19 17 19 19 15 13 17 40 71 6 7 7 6 5 8 28 63 29
T Wind Dir SW S SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 9 8 11 11 14 16 14 12 11 13 17 19 13 16 16 12 10 11 16 23 20
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
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 53 66 42 61 39 65 39 62
Temp 59 53 64 59 49 43 58 56 45 41 62 58 46 41 59 56
DewPt 57 50 45 45 44 39 38 39 39 37 39 40 41 39 41 41
Max/Min RH 93 46 87 42 88 37 95 43
RH 92 88 51 59 83 86 46 53 78 87 43 51 83 93 50 57
PWind Dir S SW NW N NW W S W
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 30 30 0 0 0 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-302100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026
Date Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 59 46 63 48 69
Temp 56 54 59 59 57 54 52 52 50 47 54 59 62 60 55 55 52 49 57 66 69 66
DewPt 56 54 57 57 56 54 52 52 50 47 54 54 55 56 55 55 52 49 55 55 55 58
Min/Max RH 92 100 74 100 61
RH 100100 94 94 95100100100100100 99 83 77 86100100100100 92 68 61 75
Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 8 10 10 11 10 9 8 8 10 12 12 10 11 9 9 6 6 12 13 13
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 77 83 84 90 95 86 86 97 90 89 80 81 82 53 34 54 53 56 65 75 81 63
PoP 12HR 90 60 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC O O NM SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 2
Vent Rate 5 4 6 17 16 21 24 19 19 16 18 37 52 7 7 8 6 6 11 26 47 28
T Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SE S S W W SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 9 11 12 12 18 19 16 16 13 13 14 16 14 17 17 13 10 9 13 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 68 43 61 39 65 39 62
Temp 61 55 68 60 50 45 58 56 46 41 62 58 47 41 59 56
DewPt 59 52 48 47 46 39 38 39 40 37 39 41 41 39 42 43
Max/Min RH 96 45 86 42 89 36 96 45
RH 93 90 49 62 86 80 47 54 79 86 42 53 82 93 52 63
PWind Dir S SW NW N NW NW S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 50 30 50 10 0 0 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
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