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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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513 FOUS54 KAMA 081948 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 248 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026 TXZ012-090900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 248 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026 Date 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 Sat 10/10/26 Sun 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 58 83 59 82 62 Temp 83 77 67 63 60 58 67 80 83 77 67 63 61 59 66 78 82 77 69 66 64 62 DewPt 48 48 49 49 48 47 50 47 45 45 46 46 47 48 52 51 47 48 48 48 48 50 Max/Min RH 67 26 67 29 65 RH 30 36 52 60 64 67 54 31 26 32 47 54 60 67 61 39 29 36 47 52 56 65 Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S Wind Spd 6 4 5 6 8 8 6 10 12 9 10 10 10 11 13 18 17 13 13 13 14 14 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC Clouds(%) 1 5 3 3 4 4 2 1 1 7 4 4 3 6 0 0 1 5 15 27 35 39 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Mix Hgt 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 54 7 4 6 6 5 5 60 91 8 6 8 7 7 25110122 26 8 9 11 10 T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 9 6 10 13 14 12 10 11 14 12 13 18 17 16 19 20 19 14 17 19 20 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 10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26 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 85 65 88 64 83 61 79 60 75 Temp 80 81 70 65 83 83 71 66 78 77 67 62 74 75 64 60 71 69 DewPt 54 53 55 58 59 57 59 60 59 58 58 56 53 52 51 49 48 47 Min/Max RH 32 78 38 81 46 84 40 69 37 RH 41 38 59 78 44 41 66 81 52 52 73 81 48 45 63 67 44 45 PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW SW SW Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL SC FW SC FW B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 50 50 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS Tstms SC IS IS IS $$ TXZ016-090900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 248 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026 Date 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 Sat 10/10/26 Sun UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 55 81 57 81 60 Temp 82 75 65 61 57 55 65 78 80 75 65 61 59 57 64 77 81 76 67 64 62 60 DewPt 45 50 50 50 50 50 51 48 44 47 48 46 46 48 52 51 47 49 50 49 51 52 Max/Min RH 83 27 72 30 75 RH 28 41 58 67 77 83 60 35 28 37 54 58 62 72 64 40 30 38 53 57 66 75 Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S Wind Spd 6 4 4 3 4 4 4 10 11 9 8 8 8 9 11 16 13 11 11 11 11 10 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC Clouds(%) 4 1 3 5 5 4 2 2 4 2 6 7 5 5 1 0 6 6 22 47 46 37 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Mix Hgt 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 56 9 4 4 4 4 6 76 94 7 6 7 6 7 28 91109 23 8 9 10 8 T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S T Wind Spd 9 8 9 10 10 9 10 13 14 11 14 16 14 16 20 18 16 14 17 19 19 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 85 62 86 62 82 60 78 57 74 Temp 79 80 68 62 81 81 68 63 77 76 65 60 73 72 62 57 70 68 DewPt 54 53 56 59 59 58 59 60 59 59 57 55 52 50 48 48 46 46 Min/Max RH 32 90 37 90 47 86 37 72 35 RH 42 39 64 90 47 46 73 89 54 56 77 84 47 45 60 72 42 45 PWind Dir S S SW S SW S SW SW SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 60 40 10 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS NM SC SC IS IS Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS $$ TXZ008-090900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 248 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026 Date 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 Sat 10/10/26 Sun 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 88 62 87 66 Temp 87 83 71 66 64 60 69 82 86 82 71 68 65 62 70 82 86 82 73 70 68 66 DewPt 47 49 51 52 51 52 52 50 46 46 48 49 50 51 52 51 47 48 50 49 50 52 Max/Min RH 74 24 66 26 62 RH 25 32 49 61 64 74 55 32 24 28 44 51 58 66 54 34 26 30 43 47 53 62 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 11 9 8 9 9 8 11 16 14 12 11 10 11 10 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC Clouds(%) 2 1 3 5 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 6 5 5 0 0 1 0 10 30 42 40 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Mix Hgt 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 57 7 5 6 6 5 7 69106 9 7 8 8 7 24121132 37 9 9 10 8 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 9 6 10 13 13 11 10 12 16 12 16 18 17 14 19 20 19 16 17 19 18 16 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 10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26 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 91 68 93 68 86 64 83 61 79 Temp 83 86 74 68 86 88 73 68 80 80 69 64 77 78 66 62 73 73 DewPt 55 53 57 60 60 58 61 61 61 59 59 58 55 53 53 52 50 48 Min/Max RH 28 75 31 78 41 81 36 72 34 RH 37 32 55 75 43 37 65 78 52 49 72 81 46 42 64 70 45 41 PWind Dir SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC CL FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 50 60 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-090900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 248 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026 Date 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 Sat 10/10/26 Sun UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 60 86 62 85 65 Temp 85 80 70 66 62 60 67 80 84 80 71 67 64 62 68 80 84 80 72 69 67 65 DewPt 49 48 51 52 51 51 51 49 45 46 48 49 49 50 52 51 47 47 50 49 50 52 Max/Min RH 73 26 67 28 62 RH 29 33 51 61 66 73 56 35 27 31 45 52 57 66 56 37 28 32 45 50 53 62 Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW Wind Spd 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 9 12 9 9 10 11 11 12 17 16 12 12 13 13 12 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC Clouds(%) 2 1 3 5 3 4 2 1 4 2 4 7 3 6 0 0 1 1 13 31 38 40 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Mix Hgt 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 62 9 5 6 6 5 7 64108 11 7 8 8 7 24121130 29 9 10 11 9 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 10 6 11 14 13 11 11 13 17 12 16 18 17 16 19 20 19 16 19 19 19 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 88 68 91 67 84 64 81 61 77 Temp 82 84 72 68 84 85 72 68 78 79 68 64 75 77 66 61 71 71 DewPt 54 52 57 60 60 58 61 61 60 59 60 58 54 52 54 52 50 47 Min/Max RH 30 75 34 78 43 81 37 72 35 RH 39 34 58 75 44 39 67 78 53 51 75 81 48 42 65 71 47 42 PWind Dir SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 50 60 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-090900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 248 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026 Date 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 Sat 10/10/26 Sun 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 54 82 57 83 60 Temp 82 77 65 61 57 55 64 78 81 77 66 62 59 57 65 78 83 78 68 64 62 60 DewPt 47 49 51 51 51 50 52 48 45 45 48 48 47 46 48 49 47 46 50 50 50 50 Max/Min RH 86 27 67 28 68 RH 30 37 60 71 79 84 66 35 28 31 52 59 63 67 54 36 28 32 53 60 64 68 Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW Wind Spd 10 5 6 5 5 4 5 14 16 12 13 10 10 10 13 19 19 14 14 12 12 12 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC Clouds(%) 2 1 4 5 4 2 1 1 5 3 8 7 5 5 0 0 0 3 22 40 44 47 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 65 8 6 6 5 4 7 93116 12 9 9 8 7 30104143 33 11 9 10 9 T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW T Wind Spd 13 9 13 14 11 11 12 20 21 17 19 19 17 16 21 23 21 17 20 19 18 17 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 10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26 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 85 62 87 61 80 58 77 55 73 Temp 80 82 67 62 82 82 67 61 76 74 63 58 73 73 60 55 70 67 DewPt 52 51 55 57 57 54 57 58 57 56 56 53 51 48 49 47 45 44 Min/Max RH 31 84 34 90 45 86 36 75 36 RH 38 34 65 83 42 38 72 90 53 53 79 83 45 42 66 74 41 43 PWind Dir SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW CL FW FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 50 50 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS SC IS $$ OKZ002-090900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 248 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026 Date 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 Sat 10/10/26 Sun UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 56 86 59 86 61 Temp 88 80 66 62 58 56 67 83 86 80 68 64 61 59 69 83 86 81 70 67 63 61 DewPt 48 48 49 48 48 49 52 47 45 45 46 46 46 46 48 48 47 47 48 48 47 48 Max/Min RH 77 24 62 26 62 RH 25 32 53 61 69 77 57 28 24 29 46 52 58 62 47 29 26 30 46 51 56 62 Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW Wind Spd 10 6 5 5 5 6 8 14 16 11 12 11 12 13 16 20 19 14 14 13 13 13 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC Clouds(%) 0 2 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 6 4 3 0 0 0 1 13 27 45 41 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Mix Hgt 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 76 13 6 6 6 5 9105125 15 9 9 9 8 36136164 50 11 10 10 11 T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 13 12 13 13 13 12 14 21 21 17 19 19 19 18 24 25 24 19 21 20 19 19 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 88 64 91 61 81 57 80 56 75 Temp 84 84 70 65 87 85 69 63 78 75 63 57 76 75 61 56 73 69 DewPt 51 51 54 56 57 55 58 57 56 56 57 55 53 50 50 48 46 45 Min/Max RH 29 74 31 81 42 93 35 75 34 RH 32 32 57 74 36 36 68 81 47 52 82 92 44 42 67 74 38 42 PWind Dir SW S SW SW SW S SW SW W Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW CL FW FW CL FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 60 60 20 30 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC IS SC IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ 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