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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 Sat Jun 6 2026
TXZ012-070900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026
Date 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue
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 57 97 66 101 69
Temp 66 76 68 63 61 58 74 86 95 94 80 75 71 67 83 95100 97 83 78 73 70
DewPt 60 54 57 58 59 58 59 55 48 44 47 48 48 47 50 44 41 43 49 54 59 61
Max/Min RH 100 18 49 13 73
RH 81 46 68 84 93100 59 35 20 18 31 38 44 49 32 17 13 16 31 43 62 73
Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 9 9 11 13 12 13 13 12 13 13 10 5 10 16 14 14 16 13
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC FW SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 87 70 61 32 33 20 5 0 4 6 32 21 37 2 4 1 18 11 13 7 14 8
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 14 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 37 27 6 5 5 5 27 64169141 16 10 12 11 21102183174 9 14 13 12
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 10 12 12 12 12 17 14 16 17 19 20 21 20 14 11 14 20 19 23 21 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/09Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26
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 68 100 68 99 67 97 66 97
Temp 92 90 77 71 92 95 79 71 91 95 77 70 90 93 76 69 89 93
DewPt 55 51 57 62 56 46 54 55 47 44 52 57 52 47 54 58 53 48
Min/Max RH 22 73 18 59 15 63 20 68 22
RH 29 26 50 73 30 19 42 57 22 17 42 63 27 21 46 68 29 22
PWind Dir S S SW SW SE SE S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 0 0 5 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-070900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026
Date 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 56 97 63 99 65
Temp 78 80 70 64 60 58 75 88 95 94 81 73 67 64 83 94 98 96 82 75 69 66
DewPt 57 53 55 56 55 55 56 49 37 35 39 40 43 44 46 40 37 39 48 52 56 59
Max/Min RH 95 12 48 12 78
RH 49 39 59 74 84 90 51 27 13 13 23 31 42 48 28 15 12 14 31 45 63 78
Wind Dir S SE S SE S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 9 9 8 4 5 6 10 9 10 13 10 9 9 8 6 5 10 12 13 12 12 12
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 59 64 53 38 39 19 0 0 2 15 51 48 15 18 1 0 12 16 24 14 15 13
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 15 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 12 15 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 71 46 6 6 5 4 27 48218202 7 7 10 6 14138224148 13 12 12 11
T Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW W SW S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 13 13 11 11 11 16 11 17 17 14 14 18 14 11 12 17 16 23 20 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/09Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 63 98 64 98 64 96 63 95
Temp 89 88 73 67 90 93 75 67 90 93 75 66 88 91 74 66 87 90
DewPt 57 52 59 60 53 42 52 53 45 41 51 55 52 46 53 56 53 47
Min/Max RH 24 81 16 63 15 68 20 70 23
RH 34 29 62 78 28 17 45 61 21 17 43 68 29 21 48 70 31 23
PWind Dir S S SW SW E S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW SC CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 0 5 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-070900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026
Date 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue
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 60 100 69 105 73
Temp 69 79 71 67 64 61 76 88 97 97 85 80 74 70 86 98103100 87 82 77 74
DewPt 63 57 60 62 61 61 60 57 52 50 52 53 50 48 49 46 43 46 52 58 59 61
Max/Min RH 100 18 46 13 65
RH 79 47 67 84 92100 59 35 22 20 32 39 42 46 28 17 13 16 30 44 54 65
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 10 12 9 10 8 8 4 6 13 11 11 11 9
Clouds B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 82 64 62 24 22 29 2 1 2 5 15 22 20 12 3 0 7 16 22 7 9 12
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 27 8 5 4 4 22 55 96104 12 11 11 8 20116170143 9 14 13 10
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 10 11 10 10 11 12 12 14 20 19 20 17 13 12 14 23 19 21 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/09Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26
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 102 74 104 72 101 68 99 69 100
Temp 97 95 82 75 96 99 83 73 95 98 81 72 93 96 80 72 92 95
DewPt 55 52 61 64 56 44 57 55 44 42 54 57 51 47 56 59 53 51
Min/Max RH 19 68 15 55 13 59 18 65 23
RH 25 24 50 68 26 16 40 52 18 15 38 59 24 19 44 65 28 23
PWind Dir S S SW SW E SE S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 0 0 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-070900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026
Date 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 98 69 102 72
Temp 68 77 71 66 63 61 75 86 94 94 84 78 74 70 83 95100 96 86 80 76 73
DewPt 60 56 59 61 61 61 59 56 50 46 50 50 48 48 48 45 41 44 51 56 58 61
Max/Min RH 100 19 45 14 66
RH 75 48 67 83 92100 60 37 23 20 32 38 41 45 30 19 14 17 30 43 55 66
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 8 6 6 4 5 6 9 10 10 10 13 12 13 11 9 5 8 13 13 14 14 12
Clouds B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 85 61 60 23 18 29 1 1 2 9 23 18 26 15 4 0 6 20 23 7 9 14
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 14 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 48 31 7 5 4 4 23 47107104 13 10 11 8 20112183154 11 14 13 10
T Wind Dir E S SE S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 10 10 11 9 10 12 11 12 14 20 20 20 17 13 12 14 21 21 23 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/09Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 99 73 101 71 97 68 95 69 95
Temp 93 91 80 74 93 95 82 73 91 95 80 72 89 93 78 72 89 91
DewPt 55 52 60 64 56 43 55 55 44 42 53 57 51 47 55 59 53 51
Min/Max RH 21 71 16 56 15 60 20 65 25
RH 28 27 52 71 29 17 41 54 20 17 39 60 28 21 45 65 30 25
PWind Dir S S SW SW NE SE S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW SC CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 0 0 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-070900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026
Date 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue
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 53 96 60 98 64
Temp 78 79 68 61 57 54 73 86 94 94 79 72 65 61 84 95 98 96 80 74 68 65
DewPt 58 53 55 55 56 54 56 53 46 40 40 39 37 37 42 41 39 39 46 49 51 53
Max/Min RH 100 15 40 13 65
RH 51 41 64 80 96100 56 32 19 15 25 30 35 40 23 16 13 14 30 42 54 65
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 8 4 4 5 8 6 9 12 10 9 8 6 4 4 9 12 11 11 10 11
Clouds B2 B1 B2 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 72 68 75 25 20 7 1 0 7 23 42 33 6 18 5 0 13 13 20 12 13 21
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 76 48 5 5 3 4 20 30143123 8 8 6 5 11117210203 10 13 10 10
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SW S SW W SW SW S SW W W NW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 10 12 9 10 11 9 13 16 17 17 13 12 9 11 17 19 19 21 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/09Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26
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 95 66 98 63 96 61 94 62 93
Temp 92 88 72 67 92 97 75 65 90 95 73 64 87 91 72 64 87 90
DewPt 54 51 56 60 47 32 44 45 39 36 47 50 48 44 50 54 51 46
Min/Max RH 22 81 10 49 12 60 18 70 21
RH 28 28 58 78 21 11 33 49 17 13 40 60 26 20 46 70 29 22
PWind Dir SW S SW SW E SE SW S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-070900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026
Date 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 55 96 62 100 66
Temp 75 78 67 63 59 56 73 85 94 94 79 73 68 63 82 93 99 98 81 74 71 68
DewPt 60 57 57 58 59 56 59 58 54 50 54 53 47 45 51 53 49 47 51 54 55 54
Max/Min RH 100 22 53 17 63
RH 61 48 69 84 99100 62 40 26 23 42 49 48 53 34 26 19 18 35 49 56 62
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S SW W NW N SE SE S S S SW
Wind Spd 11 10 6 4 4 4 6 9 10 10 11 10 6 8 8 8 4 9 9 9 10 11
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL SC FW SC CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 78 74 58 61 35 48 15 1 2 34 23 46 5 5 6 2 9 14 14 10 14 10
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Mix Hgt 5 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 59 37 15 7 5 6 16 40 72 76 8 8 7 6 27 50 68 92 9 9 10 12
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S SW W NW NW SW SE S S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 11 10 10 9 10 10 11 13 18 17 16 13 16 11 10 16 17 17 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/09Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 101 70 102 67 98 63 96 64 94
Temp 98 92 76 72 97 99 76 68 92 95 74 67 90 93 73 66 89 91
DewPt 53 52 57 61 50 36 47 46 39 36 48 51 48 46 52 55 53 51
Min/Max RH 19 70 11 45 12 56 18 68 24
RH 22 26 53 68 21 11 36 45 16 13 39 56 24 20 48 68 29 26
PWind Dir SW S SW SW NE SE SW SE S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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