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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
150 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
TXZ012-181000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
150 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
DATE 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26 MON 01/19/26 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
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 60 22 39 18
TEMP 37 33 22 21 20 23 30 52 59 50 37 33 28 24 27 36 40 35 26 24 22 21
DEWPT 3 -1 -1 -1 1 5 8 12 13 16 16 16 16 16 18 16 15 15 15 15 15 14
MAX/MIN RH 43 15 77 37 74
RH 23 23 36 37 43 45 39 20 16 25 42 49 60 71 68 44 36 43 63 68 74 74
WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW W W W N E E E E E E E E E S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 14 10 6 6 11 13 13 12 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 10 8 6 8 9 10
CLOUDS SC CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 40 4 5 4 2 4 6 3 3 5 6 14 27 38 46 49 37 18 7 8 4 4
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 261 14 4 4 6 8 10 13 34 4 7 6 6 6 13 42 43 9 4 5 6 7
T WIND DIR NW N N SW SW W W W NW E E E E E E E E SE S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 35 18 10 10 17 21 21 13 10 11 18 17 16 16 13 13 11 9 11 14 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 24 53 20 52 28 60 26 55
TEMP 47 51 36 28 45 44 29 21 39 39 29 24 47 47 34 24 39 41
DEWPT 19 18 20 18 17 14 16 13 14 14 14 14 16 15 17 18 22 20
MIN/MAX RH 21 65 23 77 22 58 18 71 25
RH 32 27 52 66 32 29 58 71 35 35 53 65 28 27 49 77 50 43
PWIND DIR SW SW N NE SW SW W S NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
TXZ016-181000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
150 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
DATE 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26 MON 01/19/26 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
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 62 22 40 16
TEMP 37 32 21 20 19 21 29 54 61 53 37 31 26 22 27 38 42 37 25 21 20 18
DEWPT 3 4 2 2 3 5 9 11 12 14 14 15 16 16 19 17 16 16 16 15 15 15
MAX/MIN RH 47 14 76 38 90
RH 24 30 43 46 49 49 42 18 15 22 38 52 65 77 71 41 34 42 68 79 83 88
WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW W W W SW SE E E E NE E E E E S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 6 4 4 5 9 12 11 9 6 6 6 6 8 9 10 12 11 8 5 4 5 8
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 8 7 4 3 4 4 6 3 5 8 7 18 29 48 62 61 41 25 12 9 8 6
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 108 7 4 5 9 11 9 12 33 5 7 9 8 7 13 37 41 9 5 6 7 8
T WIND DIR N N W SW SW W W W SW SE E E E E E E E E S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 19 11 8 10 18 23 19 11 9 11 13 19 16 14 13 13 11 9 10 12 13 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 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 23 58 18 53 28 62 28 61
TEMP 47 50 34 28 50 49 30 21 42 43 29 24 51 50 34 25 45 48
DEWPT 19 19 17 16 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 16 17 16 19 22 24 23
MIN/MAX RH 22 60 18 88 22 60 16 65 23
RH 32 29 49 62 23 25 54 77 33 31 54 71 26 25 55 88 43 37
PWIND DIR SW W NW E SW SW W SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TXZ008-181000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
150 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
DATE 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26 MON 01/19/26 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
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 60 22 41 20
TEMP 36 33 22 19 19 23 30 51 60 51 38 33 27 23 26 37 42 38 29 26 23 22
DEWPT -2 -6 -5 0 3 7 9 13 16 18 17 18 18 18 19 17 16 16 16 16 17 16
MAX/MIN RH 47 18 84 36 80
RH 19 18 29 42 50 49 41 21 18 27 42 52 68 82 72 43 34 40 58 66 76 78
WIND DIR NW N NW SW SW SW W W N E E NE NE NE E E E SE S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 16 9 4 4 6 11 11 9 6 4 4 4 5 5 6 9 6 4 4 5 6 8
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 8 4 4 3 2 5 6 3 3 5 6 7 22 39 45 46 29 13 5 4 3 5
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 269 22 5 6 9 15 16 24 34 8 9 9 8 7 17 33 31 6 8 10 10 10
T WIND DIR NW N NW SW W W W NW N E E E E E E E E S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 37 17 8 9 14 23 21 14 9 13 13 13 12 11 12 11 8 8 12 14 14 14
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 24 54 21 52 27 60 24 50
TEMP 48 54 38 28 46 47 30 20 39 41 30 23 46 47 34 23 37 41
DEWPT 19 20 22 20 18 16 16 15 15 14 15 14 16 16 17 17 22 20
MIN/MAX RH 21 73 23 82 24 63 21 88 30
RH 31 26 52 70 33 28 55 79 37 33 53 68 30 28 50 79 53 43
PWIND DIR SW W N NE SW SW NW E NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
TXZ008-181000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
150 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
DATE 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26 MON 01/19/26 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
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 60 24 40 21
TEMP 37 34 24 23 22 26 31 50 58 52 40 35 30 25 28 36 42 39 30 27 25 24
DEWPT -1 -4 -1 4 4 8 10 12 16 17 18 19 19 19 19 17 16 16 17 17 18 17
MAX/MIN RH 45 18 83 37 77
RH 20 19 33 43 45 46 41 21 18 25 42 51 63 79 71 47 35 39 57 66 73 74
WIND DIR NW N NW SW SW SW SW W N E E NE NE NE E E E SE S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 14 10 4 5 11 14 13 10 6 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 8 4 6 9 9 10
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 13 3 4 4 2 5 6 2 2 4 6 12 24 39 46 49 28 12 5 6 4 5
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 259 25 3 6 8 12 13 22 35 7 8 7 6 6 17 34 35 5 6 8 8 8
T WIND DIR NW N N SW SW SW W W N E E E E E E E E S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 37 18 6 10 16 23 20 14 10 13 14 13 12 11 14 11 9 8 12 14 14 17
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 26 53 22 51 30 59 27 50
TEMP 47 54 40 30 46 47 32 23 38 41 31 26 46 47 35 25 37 42
DEWPT 19 21 22 20 18 17 18 16 15 13 16 16 16 16 19 19 22 22
MIN/MAX RH 21 67 25 81 25 58 21 81 31
RH 33 27 50 68 33 29 57 75 39 32 53 65 30 28 51 77 55 44
PWIND DIR SW W N NE SW SW NW E NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TXZ006-181000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
150 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
DATE 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26 MON 01/19/26 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
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
MIN/MAX TEMP 16 60 19 37 17
TEMP 35 30 18 16 17 19 26 54 59 50 33 29 23 18 23 36 40 35 24 21 20 18
DEWPT 2 1 1 2 3 7 10 14 15 18 18 18 18 18 19 18 17 19 18 17 18 17
MAX/MIN RH 57 16 92 43 97
RH 24 28 45 52 53 59 50 21 18 28 54 63 79 98 83 48 39 51 76 84 92 95
WIND DIR N N W SW SW W W W S E E NE NE NE NE E E S S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 12 6 4 8 9 10 9 6 8 6 8 9 9 8 9 9 8 5 6 8 9 9
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 10 4 4 1 5 5 6 3 2 5 8 7 31 42 51 48 40 13 6 4 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 231 10 4 5 8 7 5 13 43 5 8 7 6 5 7 36 37 4 6 8 11 10
T WIND DIR NW N NW SW SW W W W SW E E E E E E E S S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 34 14 9 12 18 18 12 8 10 12 18 17 13 12 10 11 10 10 14 17 18 18
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 19 51 16 48 23 56 19 50
TEMP 47 50 30 24 44 44 23 16 37 37 23 18 46 45 27 18 38 39
DEWPT 19 18 17 14 16 16 16 14 14 15 15 14 17 17 17 17 21 22
MIN/MAX RH 23 79 23 96 26 65 21 98 30
RH 32 28 58 65 31 32 74 93 38 40 70 83 31 32 64 95 51 50
PWIND DIR SW W NE NE SW SW N NE NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
OKZ002-181000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
150 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
DATE 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26 MON 01/19/26 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
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
MIN/MAX TEMP 13 57 19 38 18
TEMP 34 27 16 15 15 22 29 52 55 45 31 28 23 20 24 35 40 34 26 23 22 22
DEWPT -8 -9 -7 -3 1 7 11 16 17 18 18 17 17 17 19 17 17 17 17 17 17 16
MAX/MIN RH 52 21 88 40 88
RH 16 19 35 45 52 53 46 24 22 33 57 63 77 89 81 47 39 48 69 76 81 77
WIND DIR NW N W SW SW W W N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 21 9 4 5 10 12 10 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 6 9 9 10
CLOUDS CL FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 4 7 4 6 5 7 7 4 3 8 10 13 23 53 66 66 44 10 6 4 5 4
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 216 14 2 4 9 8 6 31 56 4 6 6 4 4 7 23 23 3 6 9 10 10
T WIND DIR NW N NW SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE E NE SW S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 37 16 5 11 20 20 14 14 14 11 13 13 11 9 8 9 10 10 13 19 19 19
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 19 50 17 48 22 52 17 44
TEMP 50 50 32 23 43 41 25 17 37 37 24 19 43 40 26 16 36 34
DEWPT 20 19 19 15 17 16 16 13 14 14 14 13 16 16 14 14 17 18
MIN/MAX RH 21 82 26 85 26 72 28 93 33
RH 30 29 59 72 35 36 69 85 38 39 65 78 33 37 60 91 45 51
PWIND DIR SW W NE NE SW SW N E NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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
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