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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
148 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026
TXZ012-032200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026
Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26
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 58 41 65 46 58
Temp 49 47 49 52 56 54 48 46 44 42 49 59 63 60 54 52 48 46 48 53 57 52
DewPt 39 40 40 41 42 41 41 40 40 40 42 44 45 45 45 45 44 44 42 38 37 37
Min/Max RH 53 96 48 93 47
RH 68 76 71 66 59 61 77 79 86 93 77 57 52 58 71 77 86 93 80 57 47 56
Wind Dir NW NW N N N N N W W W S S S S S S W N N N N N
Wind Spd 19 21 21 20 16 6 0 2 4 4 6 14 17 12 13 12 11 17 18 18 14 5
Clouds SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW SC FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 42 43 64 48 20 6 5 15 24 49 7 0 1 3 8 5 7 39 18 17 5 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 <1 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 25 22 70 86 86 9 4 4 4 3 10 68 86 12 8 8 7 13 40 60 63 11
T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N N NW W SW S SW SW S S S W NW N N N N
T Wind Spd 27 26 31 26 21 13 10 9 9 9 14 20 20 14 19 18 14 20 24 23 19 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 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26
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 39 61 41 60 40 61 42 68
Temp 44 39 57 54 46 42 56 54 45 41 56 55 46 43 62 61
DewPt 36 34 37 39 39 39 41 40 38 35 37 37 37 36 41 42
Max/Min RH 82 42 89 49 79 41 79 40
RH 73 82 47 57 76 89 57 59 76 79 49 51 71 76 46 50
PWind Dir NW W S W NW NW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-032200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026
Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 59 40 65 45 59
Temp 46 45 49 55 59 54 47 44 42 42 48 60 65 59 52 50 47 45 48 55 59 53
DewPt 40 39 42 41 41 41 42 42 42 41 45 44 44 46 47 46 44 43 44 38 37 38
Min/Max RH 49 100 46 95 43
RH 79 79 76 59 50 63 83 93 98 96 88 54 46 61 82 86 91 95 85 53 43 58
Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NW W SW SW S S S S S SW NW N N N N N
Wind Spd 11 13 18 17 13 4 1 2 4 4 8 14 17 11 11 8 9 11 13 14 11 4
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 6 10 15 3 2 5 38 45 43 12 3 2 2 9 7 6 14 10 7 0 0
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 10 15 64 90 84 4 3 3 4 4 8 73 84 15 8 7 7 9 46 59 71 8
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N SW SW S S SW SW S S SW NW N N N N N
T Wind Spd 19 21 28 25 20 9 6 8 9 11 14 23 21 16 17 16 16 18 25 21 19 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 38 62 40 61 39 62 41 69
Temp 42 38 59 55 45 41 57 54 43 40 58 55 45 42 63 60
DewPt 37 35 37 40 41 39 41 39 39 37 36 37 38 36 39 39
Max/Min RH 91 39 97 44 92 36 83 33
RH 82 91 44 56 86 93 54 57 86 89 44 51 75 79 40 46
PWind Dir NW SW S W NW W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026
Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26
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 59 41 68 47 59
Temp 50 47 51 55 57 56 49 46 44 42 50 62 66 62 56 54 49 47 50 55 58 54
DewPt 43 43 43 43 43 44 43 43 42 41 44 45 46 47 48 47 47 46 44 39 37 39
Min/Max RH 55 100 45 97 45
RH 76 86 74 64 58 64 81 89 92 97 82 54 48 58 73 79 93 96 79 54 45 58
Wind Dir NW NW N N N NW W W W W SW S S S S S W N N N N N
Wind Spd 18 20 20 18 13 4 2 2 3 3 3 10 13 9 9 8 6 13 13 13 12 4
Clouds B1 SC SC FW SC CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 63 39 45 22 28 2 3 4 19 13 16 2 2 2 5 5 10 40 24 23 7 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1
Vent Rate 28 41 78 90 87 7 4 4 3 3 6 60 92 8 7 7 5 14 35 65 58 9
T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NW NW W W SW SW SW S S S SW N N N N N
T Wind Spd 24 24 32 27 21 11 9 9 8 6 10 18 19 13 14 14 12 17 20 21 19 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 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26
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 40 62 43 62 41 64 43 71
Temp 45 40 58 56 47 43 58 57 46 42 60 58 48 44 64 63
DewPt 38 36 39 40 41 40 43 42 40 37 39 40 39 38 43 44
Max/Min RH 86 40 89 46 83 39 81 38
RH 77 86 49 54 79 89 56 57 79 82 46 51 73 79 46 50
PWind Dir NW NW S W NW W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026
Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 59 43 66 48 58
Temp 51 48 51 54 57 56 50 47 45 43 49 61 65 62 57 54 50 48 50 55 58 54
DewPt 42 42 42 42 42 43 44 43 43 41 43 44 44 46 47 48 47 45 42 38 37 39
Min/Max RH 53 95 45 92 46
RH 73 80 72 62 58 62 80 87 93 95 79 54 47 57 70 79 89 91 76 52 46 58
Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NW W W W SW S S S S S W N N N N N
Wind Spd 20 23 21 18 13 5 2 3 4 4 4 11 13 10 11 10 9 16 13 14 13 4
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 61 38 48 30 41 4 4 4 20 16 6 1 2 6 3 4 9 42 24 20 6 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1 1 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 <1
Vent Rate 28 29 74 87 88 11 4 4 3 3 7 64 97 8 7 7 6 14 38 67 57 8
T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NW NW W SW SW SW SW S S S W N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 25 24 31 26 20 12 9 9 6 6 11 19 20 14 17 16 13 18 21 21 19 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 41 61 44 61 42 63 44 69
Temp 45 41 57 56 48 44 57 56 46 43 58 57 48 45 63 62
DewPt 39 36 38 40 41 40 42 41 40 37 38 39 40 38 42 43
Max/Min RH 83 40 87 47 82 39 79 38
RH 79 83 49 55 76 87 56 58 79 79 46 51 74 78 46 50
PWind Dir NW W S W NW W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-032200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026
Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26
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 57 36 63 41 57
Temp 45 42 47 53 57 51 45 41 39 38 46 58 63 57 50 46 43 41 46 54 57 51
DewPt 39 39 41 41 40 41 41 40 39 38 43 43 43 44 45 45 43 41 41 36 36 38
Min/Max RH 53 100 48 100 44
RH 79 91 80 64 54 67 86 98100100 89 59 48 61 82 95100100 82 51 44 60
Wind Dir N N N N N N NW NW W W S S S S S NW N N N N N N
Wind Spd 23 24 21 19 13 4 2 3 3 3 4 13 14 8 9 9 14 17 14 14 12 4
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 38 13 36 31 18 1 3 9 18 9 1 1 3 2 2 7 23 23 16 9 4 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 22 22 67 77 83 5 4 3 3 3 8 63 89 6 7 7 16 11 40 79 73 6
T Wind Dir NW N N N N N N NW W SW S SW SW S S W N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 26 25 32 26 21 10 9 8 8 9 13 21 21 12 16 14 20 19 24 24 18 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
Wind Y
Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26
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 34 60 37 60 36 61 38 68
Temp 40 35 57 54 43 38 57 53 41 37 58 55 43 39 63 59
DewPt 37 34 38 40 40 38 40 39 38 34 36 37 38 36 40 41
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 43 92 38 92 36
RH 90 100 49 59 90 100 53 58 87 89 44 52 82 89 43 51
PWind Dir NW SW S NW N W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-032200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026
Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 55 35 63 41 55
Temp 44 43 47 52 54 51 45 41 38 37 45 60 63 57 51 47 44 42 45 52 55 49
DewPt 43 42 42 41 40 41 42 40 38 37 41 42 43 44 46 46 44 42 39 36 34 37
Min/Max RH 56 100 47 100 45
RH 95 96 83 65 60 67 89 96100100 85 51 47 62 83 96100100 78 53 45 62
Wind Dir NW NW NW N N NW NW W W W SW S S S SE SE N N N N N N
Wind Spd 23 25 23 20 14 4 3 4 4 4 3 9 11 5 5 5 9 13 12 13 12 4
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 77 63 41 40 29 6 4 7 13 2 0 6 5 43 20 19 46 49 23 18 8 1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 2 3 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 51 65 81 89 94 8 5 4 4 3 4 50 89 4 6 5 8 11 33 61 58 5
T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW SE SE SE N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 32 33 35 29 24 11 11 11 10 8 8 16 18 11 13 11 14 18 20 21 17 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Wind Y
Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 34 59 36 60 36 61 38 68
Temp 39 34 56 52 42 37 57 52 42 38 58 54 43 39 63 59
DewPt 37 34 37 38 39 37 39 38 38 34 37 38 38 36 40 42
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 44 92 39 92 37
RH 91 100 48 58 89 100 52 59 86 86 45 55 82 89 43 52
PWind Dir NW S S NW NW W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
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