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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 Sat Jul 25 2026
TXZ012-252100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26
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 103 73 102 73 104
Temp 80 72 86 95100100 91 83 78 74 86 95100100 90 83 77 74 87 98103102
DewPt 63 64 64 62 60 58 59 59 59 58 59 57 55 52 52 52 52 52 55 52 50 46
Min/Max RH 25 57 20 48 15
RH 56 76 48 34 27 25 34 44 52 57 40 28 23 20 27 34 42 46 34 21 17 15
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE
Wind Spd 6 6 12 9 11 12 9 10 11 12 12 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 10 12
Clouds B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 52 21 19 11 48 27 22 24 7 21 23 4 16 30 12 14 11 12 4 3 13 3
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9
Vent Rate 6 6 28 62 89 79 9 8 8 7 20 94117123 8 10 10 8 27 98102111
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 12 16 10 12 13 17 17 18 16 13 12 13 14 17 19 19 17 16 12 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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 73 104 73 103 73 104 74 102
Temp 84 74 99102 84 75 97101 84 75 98101 83 75 96 98
DewPt 47 50 49 44 49 52 50 46 49 51 50 48 53 56 54 53
Max/Min RH 43 14 46 16 43 16 53 20
RH 28 43 19 14 30 45 21 16 30 43 20 17 36 52 25 22
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-252100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 69 100 69 102
Temp 72 69 83 92 97 96 86 79 73 70 84 93 98 98 87 80 73 70 85 97101100
DewPt 64 63 65 62 60 59 60 60 60 59 59 58 56 53 54 54 54 54 55 54 51 49
Min/Max RH 29 68 22 59 18
RH 78 81 55 37 30 29 42 51 64 68 43 31 25 23 33 41 51 57 36 25 19 18
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 5 11 8 10 11 9 8 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 12 11 9 10
Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 54 49 11 21 29 46 28 34 36 25 34 16 22 10 13 15 18 14 3 5 8 8
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 11
Vent Rate 5 5 27 57 77 78 8 7 7 6 22 92110116 8 10 9 8 26108103122
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 16 9 11 12 16 16 16 13 13 12 12 13 17 19 18 17 16 12 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 102 69 101 70 102 69 100
Temp 80 69 97100 80 71 95 99 81 72 96 99 80 71 94 96
DewPt 51 52 52 48 52 53 52 48 52 52 51 49 55 56 55 53
Max/Min RH 55 16 55 17 51 18 61 22
RH 36 55 22 17 38 54 24 18 37 49 22 19 42 59 27 24
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26
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 107 77 107 77 110
Temp 80 75 88 99104102 93 86 80 77 90100105104 93 86 80 77 90102108106
DewPt 70 66 65 62 59 58 61 61 61 61 60 57 55 54 54 54 54 55 55 53 51 49
Min/Max RH 21 57 18 46 14
RH 72 73 46 30 23 24 35 44 52 57 36 25 19 19 27 33 40 46 30 20 15 15
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 6 4 9 6 9 11 10 8 6 8 10 10 11 12 12 10 10 10 11 10 8 11
Clouds SC FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 29 14 4 21 47 26 26 12 19 34 13 17 25 25 11 14 10 11 6 6 11 8
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 10
Vent Rate 5 4 28 63 78 83 10 9 6 6 31 93120133 9 9 9 7 36 95100114
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 12 9 10 12 17 17 14 12 14 11 12 14 18 19 18 14 17 11 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO EL
Heat Y Y Y
Date Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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 76 109 76 108 76 108 76 106
Temp 87 76102105 86 77101103 86 78101103 85 77 99100
DewPt 50 53 51 48 52 56 52 49 54 55 52 51 57 59 57 56
Max/Min RH 44 14 49 15 46 16 55 20
RH 28 44 18 15 31 48 20 16 33 45 19 18 38 54 25 23
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 0 5 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 105 76 104 76 106
Temp 79 75 86 95101100 91 85 80 77 87 96101100 91 85 79 77 88 98104103
DewPt 71 65 64 62 58 58 61 60 61 60 60 57 54 53 54 54 54 55 55 53 50 49
Min/Max RH 23 57 20 46 16
RH 78 73 48 34 25 25 36 44 52 57 40 28 22 21 28 34 41 46 33 22 17 17
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 6 6 10 8 9 11 11 10 10 10 11 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 10 9 10
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 34 14 8 22 35 25 27 17 21 29 19 11 19 18 12 14 11 12 6 5 5 6
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 11
Vent Rate 5 5 27 60 75 89 8 9 7 6 31 91117130 8 10 9 8 37 94100106
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 9 10 12 16 18 16 13 16 11 12 14 18 19 18 16 17 11 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO EL
Heat Y Y Y
Date Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 76 106 76 104 76 105 75 102
Temp 86 76 98101 85 77 97100 85 78 98100 84 77 95 97
DewPt 49 53 51 48 52 56 52 49 53 55 52 51 57 59 56 55
Max/Min RH 44 15 48 16 45 17 56 21
RH 28 44 21 17 32 48 22 18 33 44 21 20 40 55 27 25
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 0 0 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-252100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26
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 70 103 70 106
Temp 74 68 87 98103102 88 80 75 70 88 98102101 88 81 75 71 89100105104
DewPt 62 61 62 57 54 54 57 59 59 59 59 56 53 52 54 54 53 54 54 53 50 49
Min/Max RH 19 67 18 57 16
RH 65 79 43 26 20 20 35 49 58 67 38 25 20 20 31 39 47 55 31 20 16 16
Wind Dir SW SW SW SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 5 6 9 11 8 9 9 10 13 13 12 13 12 12 11 10 12 11 11 10
Clouds SC SC CL FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 38 39 5 23 21 52 29 7 20 8 6 2 20 10 16 13 19 13 7 7 10 8
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 11
Vent Rate 5 4 13 49 99110 8 8 7 5 33130130145 9 9 8 7 27110124113
T Wind Dir SW W NW SE SE S SE S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 9 9 8 10 13 14 18 14 13 17 16 13 14 16 18 16 13 16 12 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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 68 102 68 102 68 102 68 99
Temp 81 69 99100 78 70 97 99 79 70 98100 77 70 96 96
DewPt 52 55 54 51 57 57 54 51 55 56 53 52 58 59 56 55
Max/Min RH 61 19 66 19 63 19 70 23
RH 37 60 22 20 48 63 24 20 44 61 22 20 52 68 26 25
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-252100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 106 72 106 72 107
Temp 76 69 90100105103 88 82 76 72 92101105103 88 83 78 73 93104107104
DewPt 63 63 63 60 56 55 59 60 60 59 59 57 54 53 55 54 54 54 54 54 51 49
Min/Max RH 19 64 18 52 15
RH 64 81 41 27 20 21 37 48 57 64 34 24 19 19 33 38 44 51 28 19 15 16
Wind Dir S S S SE SE S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 4 8 9 11 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 13 12 13 12 11 11 8 10 10
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 20 11 5 22 25 13 16 18 31 17 12 23 28 16 13 13 17 17 13 8 12 11
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 12
Vent Rate 5 3 9 56 82102 8 8 7 6 33119139149 10 11 9 8 30 89134129
T Wind Dir S SW NE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW W S S S
T Wind Spd 12 8 6 9 10 12 17 17 16 13 17 13 13 14 19 21 18 16 16 9 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Heat Y Y Y
Date Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 71 105 70 104 70 104 69 101
Temp 82 72101101 80 72 98100 80 72100100 79 71 96 96
DewPt 51 55 55 52 58 59 56 52 56 57 55 54 59 61 59 57
Max/Min RH 55 17 67 19 62 19 74 24
RH 34 55 22 20 48 65 24 21 45 60 23 22 51 72 29 27
PWind Dir S S S S S SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 5 5 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
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