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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 Sep 18 2026
TXZ012-182100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26
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 93 68 93 66 89
Temp 70 70 77 89 93 90 81 75 72 70 77 88 91 88 78 73 70 67 73 84 89 85
DewPt 57 59 61 59 57 55 57 59 60 60 62 60 58 56 59 61 60 58 60 58 54 53
Min/Max RH 30 76 32 73 30
RH 63 68 58 37 30 31 44 58 66 71 60 39 33 34 52 66 71 73 64 41 31 33
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW NW N NE
Wind Spd 12 13 14 14 14 13 10 10 11 11 13 14 13 13 13 12 11 9 10 9 6 8
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 22 12 2 12 9 5 6 5 20 28 10 24 69 61 61 68 51 42 20 18 18 22
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 4
Vent Rate 9 8 39110121 95 7 7 8 6 34116127 30 9 8 7 6 23 36 63 37
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW W SW SW S S S SW W NW NW NW NE
T Wind Spd 19 18 23 18 17 17 16 14 17 14 18 18 16 14 19 18 16 13 14 10 9 10
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 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 61 82 58 76 57 74 58 77
Temp 68 61 77 78 66 60 70 73 64 59 70 72 64 59 73 74
DewPt 61 61 61 58 61 60 61 58 60 59 61 59 61 59 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 57 100 62 100 60
RH 78100 58 50 84100 73 59 87100 73 64 90100 68 62
PWind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 40 60 70 50 70 70 60
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC NM NM SC NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-182100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 63 91 61 89
Temp 66 64 74 84 89 86 73 70 67 64 73 85 90 87 73 69 65 62 71 83 89 87
DewPt 59 59 61 59 57 57 60 61 61 61 63 60 56 56 59 59 59 58 60 56 50 50
Min/Max RH 34 95 32 89 26
RH 77 84 63 42 34 38 64 73 83 90 71 42 32 35 61 70 83 89 67 40 26 29
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW N W NE
Wind Spd 8 8 11 13 13 11 6 5 6 8 10 13 12 10 10 8 6 5 6 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 14 22 9 6 12 18 52 52 41 31 45 29 55 71 56 50 40 32 15 6 13 5
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 3
Vent Rate 8 7 43 93109 70 6 7 5 5 30100112 21 8 7 7 6 15 33 66 22
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW W NW N SW N
T Wind Spd 17 16 21 17 14 16 14 14 12 12 18 16 13 11 17 16 14 13 12 9 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 84 55 76 54 73 54 77
Temp 65 58 76 79 63 59 70 70 61 58 68 70 61 57 71 74
DewPt 58 58 60 58 61 59 61 60 61 58 61 60 61 57 61 61
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 62 100 64 100 59
RH 77100 58 49 95100 74 70100100 79 72100100 71 64
PWind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 30 60 90 80 80 80 60
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM O NM NM O O NM NM O NM SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26
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 95 72 96 70 91
Temp 76 74 81 90 94 92 82 78 75 73 80 90 93 93 81 77 73 70 75 85 90 88
DewPt 58 61 61 58 56 55 58 60 61 62 62 59 56 56 59 61 61 61 62 59 56 55
Min/Max RH 28 72 28 74 30
RH 54 65 51 34 28 29 44 55 63 68 53 36 29 29 47 59 67 74 64 42 32 34
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N N NE
Wind Spd 10 10 13 13 13 12 9 8 8 9 11 13 13 11 10 9 9 6 8 8 5 8
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 31 16 4 4 9 3 5 6 31 25 9 28 43 43 51 66 58 39 21 17 14 19
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5
Vent Rate 9 7 49134142105 8 7 7 6 40129154 41 14 13 6 5 29 42 66 56
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N NW E
T Wind Spd 18 16 24 19 18 18 18 13 14 12 19 19 17 14 20 19 13 11 14 11 10 12
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 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 63 86 61 81 60 80 61 82
Temp 69 63 77 82 68 63 74 77 67 62 74 77 67 62 76 78
DewPt 63 63 60 58 61 62 60 59 60 61 60 60 62 62 62 62
Max/Min RH 100 40 97 51 97 50 100 51
RH 79100 56 45 77 97 63 54 80 97 61 57 84100 62 58
PWind Dir NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 20 50 60 50 60 70 60
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC NM SC SC SC NM NM SC NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 71 95 69 88
Temp 77 73 79 88 93 91 82 76 75 73 79 88 91 91 81 75 73 69 73 82 87 86
DewPt 58 61 60 58 56 55 58 60 61 62 61 59 56 56 58 61 61 61 61 59 55 55
Min/Max RH 29 72 30 74 32
RH 52 66 52 36 29 31 44 58 63 68 55 37 31 31 46 62 67 74 66 46 35 35
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N N NE
Wind Spd 12 13 13 14 13 12 11 9 10 10 12 14 13 11 12 11 10 9 9 8 6 8
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 19 17 3 5 8 5 6 6 24 20 8 20 41 51 48 64 48 36 20 16 14 18
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5
Vent Rate 10 9 44129131106 9 7 7 6 35126144 35 16 9 7 6 29 42 67 64
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW W NW N N E
T Wind Spd 18 17 24 19 17 18 18 14 16 13 19 19 17 14 20 18 13 12 14 11 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 83 61 78 60 77 61 79
Temp 68 62 74 80 67 63 71 74 65 61 71 73 65 62 73 75
DewPt 63 62 60 58 61 62 60 59 61 61 60 60 62 62 61 62
Max/Min RH 100 45 97 57 98 58 100 58
RH 83100 63 48 82 96 69 60 87 98 68 64 91100 69 65
PWind Dir E NE E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 30 50 60 50 70 70 60
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC NM SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-182100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26
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 94 63 92 61 84
Temp 68 66 75 87 92 89 75 71 67 64 73 84 89 88 75 70 63 61 68 77 80 83
DewPt 58 59 60 58 56 57 59 61 61 60 61 57 52 51 55 57 56 58 61 58 53 52
Min/Max RH 31 90 26 91 33
RH 70 79 58 38 31 34 58 71 80 86 64 40 28 28 50 63 77 91 77 51 40 35
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W N N N NE E
Wind Spd 11 11 14 18 17 14 11 9 10 10 12 14 13 13 11 10 9 11 12 10 5 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 23 18 8 7 13 19 50 52 40 19 23 34 18 48 25 35 29 33 21 9 6 9
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 5 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 7 5
Vent Rate 7 7 37117156 90 9 8 8 6 26105136 60 7 8 6 19 35 41 59 47
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W S S S W N N N N E
T Wind Spd 16 16 23 21 20 18 19 17 17 14 14 18 16 14 14 17 13 14 17 11 9 11
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 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 56 79 54 74 53 72 54 76
Temp 63 57 71 76 62 57 68 70 61 58 67 69 61 56 70 72
DewPt 61 57 59 58 61 57 61 61 61 58 61 62 61 56 62 63
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 67 100 70 100 65
RH 93100 67 54 98100 78 73100100 81 79100100 75 72
PWind Dir E NE E SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 10 10 70 80 70 70 70 60
Rain Shwrs IS NM O NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-182100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 66 94 62 84
Temp 73 67 79 90 94 91 79 75 71 67 78 88 91 90 77 71 66 62 69 78 80 83
DewPt 58 60 60 57 56 55 58 59 60 61 61 57 53 53 57 59 61 62 63 60 58 57
Min/Max RH 28 81 26 100 40
RH 59 78 52 33 28 30 48 58 68 80 55 35 28 28 50 67 84100 80 54 46 41
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SE S S W N N N NE NE
Wind Spd 12 13 17 19 17 13 12 11 11 11 13 13 11 9 9 6 9 10 10 11 8 9
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 18 12 6 4 15 13 14 13 22 22 7 11 14 14 28 43 35 50 49 38 14 9
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 4 <1 <1 1 1 3 4 6 3
Vent Rate 9 9 47148179106 10 8 7 6 32 95117 43 11 6 15 17 39 47 55 38
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W SW E E S N N N N NE E
T Wind Spd 19 18 26 24 21 20 19 18 16 14 17 17 13 12 14 11 14 13 16 12 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 81 54 77 54 77 56 79
Temp 63 56 73 79 63 57 70 74 62 58 72 74 63 58 74 76
DewPt 62 56 59 56 59 57 59 58 60 58 60 60 62 58 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 54 100 58 100 57
RH 98100 61 46 87100 68 56 93100 65 61 97100 66 60
PWind Dir NE NE E SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 50 50 60 60 50
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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