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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 CST Sun Nov 1 2026
TXZ012-012100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 69 59 69 47 61
Temp 53 58 63 67 67 65 64 63 61 63 67 68 62 55 53 50 48 52 58 61 57
DewPt 53 57 60 61 61 62 62 60 57 54 45 40 41 44 43 42 41 40 38 38 37
Min/Max RH 76 93 36 77 42
RH 100 96 90 81 81 90 93 90 87 72 45 36 46 66 69 74 77 63 47 42 47
Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 10 13 18 20 20 21 20 17 17 18 24 26 19 18 17 18 19 21 21 19 8
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 79 87 82 89 90 95 92 84 46 15 7 1 4 15 21 36 38 15 13 12 9
PoP 12HR 10 70 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.28 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 6 6 2 <1 <1 2 1 3 4 5 1
Vent Rate 11 21 33 41 27 20 21 12 23 47161187 34 10 12 39 23 60106100 12
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N
T Wind Spd 14 19 23 23 23 27 27 20 24 26 33 33 23 20 19 24 21 25 27 23 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Dense Fog Y
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 42 66 44 62 40 64 44 63
Temp 48 42 62 60 50 45 58 56 46 42 59 58 50 46 59 56
DewPt 36 35 38 41 40 39 41 40 39 38 42 43 43 43 44 41
Max/Min RH 76 37 79 44 86 46 89 50
RH 63 76 41 49 68 79 53 55 76 86 53 57 77 89 57 57
PWind Dir NW SW SW N NW W S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 0 0 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ016-012100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 71 56 67 45 63
Temp 54 58 63 70 69 64 63 59 57 60 64 67 61 53 50 47 45 51 59 63 58
DewPt 54 58 60 62 62 63 62 58 54 52 42 38 41 45 44 43 41 42 39 39 40
Min/Max RH 75 100 34 86 40
RH 100100 89 76 78 97 97 96 90 75 46 34 48 74 80 86 86 71 46 40 50
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N N
Wind Spd 8 11 17 19 20 21 17 12 12 17 23 25 19 14 10 10 11 13 16 12 4
Clouds B1 OV OV B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 69 89 88 76 88 94 91 65 46 11 7 2 1 12 20 24 14 13 6 5 3
PoP 12HR 5 70 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 <1
Vent Rate 9 19 33 52 32 17 23 15 17 61133203 29 9 9 13 10 51100100 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 16 19 23 25 23 27 26 23 20 26 32 35 21 18 18 20 18 23 23 21 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 41 68 42 64 39 66 43 64
Temp 47 41 63 62 49 43 58 58 45 40 59 59 48 44 59 57
DewPt 39 37 40 42 42 40 39 40 40 39 41 42 44 43 42 40
Max/Min RH 86 36 93 38 98 39 100 42
RH 74 86 43 47 77 89 49 50 82 96 50 53 86 96 53 53
PWind Dir NW SW SW N NW W SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 71 61 73 48 63
Temp 54 61 67 70 69 66 66 64 63 67 71 71 63 56 53 51 49 55 60 63 59
DewPt 54 59 61 62 62 64 63 62 58 56 47 42 45 48 46 44 43 42 39 38 39
Min/Max RH 72 94 34 80 39
RH 100 93 81 75 77 92 92 92 86 68 42 35 51 73 77 77 79 62 46 39 47
Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 5 8 14 17 16 18 16 14 14 17 23 21 17 16 14 16 17 19 20 16 5
Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 60 76 79 92 90 93 94 80 43 6 10 2 9 15 36 50 52 16 16 9 5
PoP 12HR 5 70 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.25 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM SC
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 2 2 <1 1 <1 <1 3 5 7 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 1
Vent Rate 8 19 36 51 28 20 26 11 13 61161201 33 19 22 46 56 94103104 15
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N
T Wind Spd 11 16 19 24 20 27 26 19 20 26 34 34 21 19 20 20 21 28 26 24 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
Dense Fog Y
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 43 69 44 64 41 66 45 65
Temp 48 43 64 63 51 45 60 58 47 42 61 61 50 46 62 59
DewPt 37 35 39 42 41 40 42 42 41 39 43 45 45 44 45 43
Max/Min RH 75 33 83 43 90 44 93 46
RH 65 75 38 46 69 82 51 54 80 90 51 56 83 93 56 56
PWind Dir NW SW S N NW NW S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 70 62 71 50 62
Temp 55 60 66 69 68 67 66 65 63 65 69 69 63 57 54 52 50 54 59 62 59
DewPt 55 58 60 61 61 63 63 61 58 55 45 40 44 47 46 44 42 41 39 37 38
Min/Max RH 72 92 35 77 39
RH 99 92 80 75 78 89 92 89 84 69 42 35 51 70 75 76 75 60 46 39 46
Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 9 10 16 17 17 19 19 18 19 19 24 23 17 16 16 18 20 19 20 16 5
Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 56 70 77 93 77 93 82 77 42 2 3 3 13 16 33 46 54 14 18 9 7
PoP 12HR 5 70 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.28 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 2 1 <1 1 <1 <1 3 5 7 2 <1 <1 2 3 4 4 5 1
Vent Rate 9 19 38 50 23 17 27 14 16 66158201 33 16 15 33 50 88 98 99 11
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N
T Wind Spd 13 17 21 24 20 27 27 20 21 27 34 34 21 19 19 20 23 28 26 23 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Dense Fog Y
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 44 68 46 63 42 65 46 64
Temp 49 44 63 63 52 46 59 58 48 44 61 61 51 48 61 59
DewPt 38 36 38 41 42 40 41 41 42 40 42 44 46 44 44 42
Max/Min RH 73 34 81 43 89 44 89 46
RH 64 73 39 45 68 79 51 54 80 86 50 53 82 88 54 54
PWind Dir NW SW S N NW W S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 0 0 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ006-012100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 70 54 66 43 61
Temp 50 57 64 68 67 62 60 57 54 59 64 64 55 50 48 45 43 50 58 61 55
DewPt 50 56 59 59 59 60 58 55 51 50 41 39 44 45 43 41 39 39 37 36 37
Min/Max RH 69 95 37 89 39
RH 100 96 85 74 74 93 93 92 89 70 43 40 65 82 83 86 86 66 45 39 50
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 9 12 17 19 20 21 21 20 21 20 23 21 21 19 18 20 20 20 20 16 5
Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 77 81 91 82 86 79 92 50 16 1 3 19 41 33 45 47 27 23 9 5 7
PoP 12HR 5 90 0 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.25 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O NM IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 2 <1 3 2 <1 3 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 7 22 41 55 27 18 12 18 17 66144210 48 16 67 31 14 81 96 99 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 14 19 23 25 25 28 25 25 24 28 33 32 24 21 24 23 23 28 27 24 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 37 66 39 61 35 62 39 62
Temp 43 37 61 59 46 39 57 54 41 37 59 56 45 41 59 55
DewPt 36 34 39 41 40 37 39 39 39 37 41 41 43 41 41 38
Max/Min RH 89 37 94 44 100 44 100 43
RH 76 89 43 50 80 92 51 56 93 100 51 57 93 100 51 53
PWind Dir NW SW SW N N W SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 0 0 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-012100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 70 56 70 43 60
Temp 49 56 65 69 67 63 61 59 57 62 70 68 57 52 48 45 44 50 57 60 54
DewPt 49 54 57 59 59 60 61 57 53 51 44 41 45 46 44 42 40 39 36 34 34
Min/Max RH 68 99 36 90 38
RH 100 94 75 69 74 90 99 93 85 66 39 37 65 80 86 89 87 67 45 38 47
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 6 10 16 18 17 19 18 18 18 20 21 19 18 20 18 19 21 21 21 17 6
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 65 75 77 86 80 94 97 64 32 6 10 17 14 44 54 72 52 35 12 10 7
PoP 12HR 5 80 10 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC O SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 1
Vent Rate 10 18 39 59 33 16 17 19 19 59129226 45 31 61 58 66 99103104 14
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N
T Wind Spd 14 18 21 26 24 28 27 28 25 28 31 32 23 24 24 26 26 32 28 25 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 37 65 38 60 36 62 39 62
Temp 43 37 61 58 44 39 56 54 41 37 59 56 45 41 59 55
DewPt 34 31 35 38 38 37 39 39 39 37 40 41 43 41 42 39
Max/Min RH 79 33 96 45 100 44 100 45
RH 70 79 37 47 79 93 52 56 93 100 50 57 93 100 52 55
PWind Dir NW SW E N NW W S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 10 5 0 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
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