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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 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
TXZ012-180900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 70 100 72 101 68
Temp 94 93 83 78 74 71 85 94 98 98 86 81 76 73 84 95100 96 84 79 73 69
DewPt 53 51 52 52 53 52 53 48 45 44 43 44 44 45 49 48 47 49 52 54 57 59
Max/Min RH 51 16 38 17 70
RH 25 24 34 40 48 51 33 21 17 16 22 27 32 37 30 20 17 20 33 42 57 70
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S SE S N N N
Wind Spd 8 10 9 10 10 12 14 14 13 13 11 13 13 14 13 11 9 10 10 9 8 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 48 35 38 27 23 9 2 4 1 1 1 4 14 17 2 5 5 15 37 47 62 40
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 13 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 80 72 6 7 8 8 46144163127 8 11 11 9 39123119 85 10 12 13 11
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW N SW NW N NE
T Wind Spd 10 12 14 17 18 18 21 17 16 14 18 21 21 20 20 13 10 11 18 14 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 98 69 100 71 101 72 102 73 103
Temp 92 95 79 70 95 97 81 72 96 98 82 74 96 98 82 73 97 98
DewPt 56 52 54 56 52 49 52 54 50 48 52 53 49 47 50 52 49 47
Min/Max RH 22 63 19 53 17 49 16 48 16
RH 30 24 42 61 24 20 37 53 21 18 35 48 20 18 33 48 20 18
PWind Dir NE SE S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 10 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ016-180900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 66 97 67 98 65
Temp 93 92 79 74 70 67 82 91 95 95 81 76 72 68 82 93 98 95 81 75 70 66
DewPt 51 50 53 54 55 54 55 51 48 46 49 46 45 48 52 50 48 50 55 56 57 58
Max/Min RH 63 17 50 19 77
RH 25 24 40 49 58 63 39 26 20 19 33 35 38 49 35 23 19 22 41 52 65 77
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SW N N
Wind Spd 10 10 6 5 6 9 13 13 13 11 6 10 10 12 13 10 8 8 8 5 4 4
Clouds FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 22 45 64 19 23 8 10 0 2 0 3 6 17 11 0 0 6 16 55 53 62 56
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 14 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 98108 6 7 7 9 44125144108 7 10 9 9 37121115 68 8 6 9 7
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SW NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 12 14 16 16 19 20 16 14 12 14 20 20 19 19 12 9 12 16 12 17 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 66 98 67 98 68 100 68 100
Temp 91 94 75 67 93 95 76 68 93 95 77 70 94 96 78 69 95 97
DewPt 55 51 56 57 53 50 55 57 53 50 54 55 51 48 52 55 51 48
Min/Max RH 21 73 20 68 21 60 18 60 18
RH 30 24 52 70 26 22 49 68 26 22 46 60 24 20 41 60 23 19
PWind Dir E SE SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5 5 0 10 5
$$
TXZ008-180900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 72 105 74 104 70
Temp 97 96 86 81 76 73 87 98102103 89 84 80 75 86 97102100 88 81 75 71
DewPt 55 54 56 56 55 55 54 50 47 46 47 46 46 48 51 51 50 51 56 58 60 62
Max/Min RH 52 14 39 17 74
RH 25 25 36 42 48 52 33 20 16 15 23 27 30 39 30 21 18 20 34 45 61 74
Wind Dir S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W SW SE E N N NE
Wind Spd 6 6 5 5 6 8 13 14 13 11 5 9 10 9 10 10 5 8 6 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 50 49 32 20 15 10 7 5 6 0 1 17 21 12 1 4 11 15 40 62 52 40
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 7 1 <1 2 <1
Vent Rate 70 55 6 6 6 6 37154170146 7 9 9 7 39101113 86 15 12 24 8
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SW W SW SW SW S SW SW W W SW SW NE E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 10 13 13 13 13 23 18 16 14 14 19 19 14 19 14 11 13 16 14 16 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 101 71 105 73 106 75 107 76 107
Temp 92 97 81 72 97101 84 74 99102 85 77101102 85 76100103
DewPt 59 53 57 59 53 50 54 56 51 49 54 55 50 48 52 54 51 48
Min/Max RH 21 64 17 54 16 46 15 46 15
RH 33 23 43 64 23 18 36 54 20 17 34 46 18 16 31 46 19 16
PWind Dir E SE S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 10 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-180900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 72 102 73 101 70
Temp 93 93 84 79 76 73 84 94 98 99 87 82 78 75 83 93 98 97 85 80 74 71
DewPt 55 53 56 56 56 55 55 50 47 46 48 47 47 48 51 51 50 51 56 58 61 62
Max/Min RH 52 16 39 20 74
RH 28 26 38 45 51 52 37 24 19 17 27 29 33 38 33 25 20 22 37 47 63 74
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W SW SE E N N NE
Wind Spd 6 6 6 8 10 10 13 16 13 11 8 11 12 11 11 10 5 8 8 5 5 4
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 36 58 33 19 15 6 3 5 6 7 1 16 21 9 1 4 6 17 42 56 56 36
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 8 1 1 2 <1
Vent Rate 69 57 6 7 7 6 36147162141 6 10 10 7 39101119105 16 15 26 9
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW NE NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 9 10 14 16 14 14 23 18 16 14 14 20 20 16 19 14 11 16 17 17 17 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 98 71 101 73 102 75 103 75 104
Temp 89 94 80 72 93 98 82 73 95 98 83 76 97 99 83 75 96 99
DewPt 58 53 57 59 53 49 54 56 52 49 54 55 50 48 52 54 51 48
Min/Max RH 23 62 18 55 18 47 17 48 17
RH 36 26 45 62 26 20 38 55 24 20 36 47 21 18 34 48 23 19
PWind Dir E SE S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 10 0 10 0 10 5
$$
TXZ006-180900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 98 66 95 63
Temp 92 91 79 73 68 66 81 92 97 97 83 77 71 66 77 89 94 93 80 73 67 63
DewPt 56 54 56 55 55 55 56 53 49 48 50 49 49 51 59 59 56 54 58 59 60 61
Max/Min RH 68 18 61 26 92
RH 30 29 45 52 63 68 42 28 20 19 32 37 46 59 54 37 28 27 46 62 78 92
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW NW N NE NE N NE N N
Wind Spd 12 10 5 6 9 11 16 19 17 13 9 9 10 9 10 6 5 8 8 6 6 4
Clouds SC B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 36 51 21 22 17 17 3 2 4 10 52 14 17 13 5 4 7 28 54 70 59 45
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
Mix Hgt 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 83 60 6 6 7 8 36136172 73 7 7 7 5 20 35 46 37 8 8 6 4
T Wind Dir S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N N SW NE N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 11 13 14 16 17 23 21 19 16 14 16 16 12 11 10 9 11 17 14 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 64 99 65 100 67 101 67 101
Temp 88 93 74 65 93 97 76 66 95 98 78 69 96 99 77 68 96 99
DewPt 59 53 56 57 54 49 54 55 53 48 53 54 52 47 52 54 52 47
Min/Max RH 24 76 19 69 17 60 16 64 17
RH 38 26 53 76 27 20 46 68 25 18 42 59 23 17 42 62 24 18
PWind Dir E SE S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 20 0 10 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-180900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 66 102 66 96 63
Temp 94 92 80 75 71 67 84 97102 99 84 78 71 66 77 90 96 93 80 74 67 63
DewPt 58 56 58 58 57 55 57 54 50 50 52 51 53 55 62 60 57 58 60 62 63 63
Max/Min RH 65 16 69 28 100
RH 30 30 48 56 62 65 40 24 18 19 33 39 53 68 59 38 28 31 52 68 87100
Wind Dir S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 10 10 6 8 10 10 16 19 16 12 8 6 6 6 9 8 5 8 6 5 5 3
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 43 47 24 14 12 6 4 1 2 16 32 26 23 25 33 12 12 16 46 64 52 43
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
Mix Hgt 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 66 60 5 6 6 6 30134177 93 6 4 4 6 22 45 59 33 6 9 7 3
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NE NE NE NE SE E NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 12 13 14 14 23 21 18 14 12 9 9 11 12 11 10 13 14 13 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 65 101 67 102 69 104 69 103
Temp 88 92 75 66 95 98 78 68 96 99 80 71 98100 79 69 96 99
DewPt 61 55 58 59 56 50 55 56 55 50 54 55 53 49 54 56 55 51
Min/Max RH 24 82 19 67 18 58 16 62 19
RH 40 29 57 79 28 20 46 67 26 20 42 58 22 19 43 62 26 20
PWind Dir E SE S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 0 10 5 20 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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