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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
308 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TXZ012-162100-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
308 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26
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 100 63 97 62 95
TEMP 75 61 80 93 98 97 82 75 69 64 82 91 95 94 81 74 68 63 80 90 94 92
DEWPT 43 40 34 32 24 19 18 22 36 45 36 21 20 16 15 16 31 46 35 20 14 14
MIN/MAX RH 6 50 6 54 5
RH 32 46 19 12 7 6 9 14 30 50 19 8 7 6 8 11 25 54 20 8 5 6
WIND DIR S SW W SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 13 13 12 9 14 19 14 17 19 20 20 21 24 23 17 16 17 17 19 24 28 24
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 10 3 1 0 2 5 5 2 3 9 1 0 3 3 4 2 3 4 1 0 2 3
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 2 12 17 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 12 12
VENT RATE 12 10 24142232288 11 14 17 16 57334425376 12 13 18 14108304369323
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 24 21 17 13 17 21 23 27 29 26 25 31 33 31 23 23 26 23 26 33 35 31
RFTI 0 0 1 0 4 4 3 1 0 0 2 5 7 6 4 2 0 0 1 7 8 7
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL NO CL CL CL EL NO NO EL CH EX CH CL EL NO NO EL EX EX EX
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W W
DATE TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26
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 49 80 49 70 48 74 50 79
TEMP 65 49 69 78 61 52 62 66 56 52 65 71 59 54 72 74
DEWPT 29 34 32 31 40 45 41 40 45 48 47 45 51 53 50 45
MAX/MIN RH 56 17 77 37 86 38 96 33
RH 26 56 25 18 46 77 46 38 66 86 52 39 75 96 46 35
PWIND DIR NW NE E NE E SE SE S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 50 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC IS
TXZ016-162100-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
308 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26
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 97 57 94 56 91
TEMP 63 56 78 92 96 94 79 71 63 58 79 88 92 91 77 69 62 57 76 86 90 89
DEWPT 28 25 31 28 21 16 16 14 14 21 23 20 16 14 16 17 22 27 24 18 16 17
MIN/MAX RH 6 24 6 32 6
RH 26 30 18 10 7 6 10 11 15 24 13 8 6 6 10 13 22 32 14 8 6 7
WIND DIR SW SW W SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 10 6 8 9 17 19 13 13 12 13 14 19 23 21 16 12 11 10 18 21 25 21
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 5 3 1 1 7 3 9 3 3 3 2 1 5 4 5 2 4 4 3 2 3 3
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 2 14 16 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 11 11
VENT RATE 9 6 14136218260 10 14 11 10 91303391362 12 12 12 9100233309283
T WIND DIR SW SW W SW S S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 19 13 10 11 19 21 21 26 23 20 21 31 33 31 23 23 20 17 26 31 32 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 6 6 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 5
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO CL CL EL EL EL NO EL CL CH CH CL EL NO NO EL CH EX CH
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W W
DATE TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26
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 46 82 47 71 45 75 47 79
TEMP 63 46 70 80 59 50 63 67 54 49 66 71 56 52 72 74
DEWPT 28 34 33 30 38 45 44 44 47 48 49 47 50 51 49 46
MAX/MIN RH 62 15 83 42 96 39 100 33
RH 26 62 25 16 45 83 50 43 77 96 54 42 80 96 44 37
PWIND DIR W NE E E E SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 20 30 50 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
TXZ008-162100-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
308 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26
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 67 102 67 100
TEMP 72 63 80 93101101 87 79 73 68 85 95 99 98 85 79 72 68 83 93 98 96
DEWPT 43 44 40 38 29 24 23 29 37 44 34 21 19 19 26 21 28 47 37 23 14 15
MIN/MAX RH 7 41 5 47 4
RH 35 49 23 15 8 7 10 16 27 41 16 7 6 6 12 12 20 47 19 8 5 5
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 4 5 5 4 9 13 12 13 17 17 20 19 20 18 17 13 14 16 18 21 26 21
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 18 2 1 0 1 9 6 3 3 4 2 1 1 4 6 2 3 4 3 1 1 3
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 2 9 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 13 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 13 12
VENT RATE 8 7 26104222282 11 14 17 14 78366452402 14 14 16 15119332413336
T WIND DIR S SW W SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 17 16 14 13 14 20 21 26 27 24 27 32 34 31 24 24 23 23 26 34 36 31
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 4 5 4 2 2 1 0 1 6 7 5
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL NO NO CL CL CH CL EL EL EL NO EL CH EX CH
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W W
DATE TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26
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 50 82 50 73 50 78 52 83
TEMP 67 50 69 79 63 53 63 70 59 53 68 74 62 57 74 78
DEWPT 32 36 32 31 39 45 39 38 45 48 46 45 52 55 50 46
MAX/MIN RH 58 16 74 31 84 34 93 30
RH 27 58 24 17 42 74 41 31 61 84 45 36 72 93 42 32
PWIND DIR NW NE E E E SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 20 30 50 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
TXZ008-162100-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
308 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26
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 101 68 99 67 96
TEMP 73 64 78 89 97 97 86 78 72 69 82 91 95 95 84 78 71 68 81 89 94 92
DEWPT 37 43 39 38 29 23 21 26 35 43 33 21 19 17 21 19 28 45 36 22 14 15
MIN/MAX RH 7 39 6 44 5
RH 27 47 25 17 10 7 9 15 26 39 17 8 7 6 10 11 20 44 20 9 5 6
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 8 6 8 5 10 13 14 17 21 21 21 19 21 19 16 17 18 19 20 21 27 21
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 14 3 1 0 1 5 6 4 2 4 2 0 2 3 5 3 2 5 2 0 2 3
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 2 9 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 13 12
VENT RATE 8 7 24 96210273 11 14 16 14 68344442378 14 15 15 15122320403327
T WIND DIR S SW W SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 18 17 14 12 14 20 21 25 27 25 26 32 34 29 24 24 23 23 27 34 36 31
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 1 1 3 4 5 4 3 3 1 0 2 6 7 6
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL EL EL CL CL CH CL CL CL EL NO EL CH EX CH
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W W
DATE TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26
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 51 79 51 71 51 75 54 80
TEMP 66 51 67 77 62 54 61 68 59 54 65 72 61 58 72 76
DEWPT 32 37 32 31 40 46 39 39 45 49 47 46 52 55 50 46
MAX/MIN RH 58 17 72 34 83 37 92 33
RH 29 58 27 19 44 72 45 35 62 83 51 39 73 92 47 35
PWIND DIR NW NE E E E SE S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 30 30 50 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
TXZ006-162100-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
308 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26
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 95 55 91 54 89
TEMP 62 50 76 89 94 93 75 68 60 56 79 87 91 90 74 66 60 55 75 84 88 86
DEWPT 35 44 46 42 31 26 26 19 16 15 24 21 19 17 19 18 19 24 28 23 20 21
MIN/MAX RH 9 20 7 30 8
RH 36 79 34 19 11 9 16 15 18 20 13 9 7 7 12 16 20 30 18 11 8 9
WIND DIR NW NW N SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 13 12 10 13 12 13 17 21 25 23 13 13 14 12 21 27 29 23
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 2 2 2 0 2 7 5 1 1 2 2 0 3 6 4 2 8 10 11 2 3 3
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 2 11 14 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 11 11
VENT RATE 4 4 13116228223 7 13 10 8 56279395356 10 14 13 10108249358297
T WIND DIR N NW N SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 10 9 12 18 19 17 25 21 18 21 32 35 33 20 25 23 19 27 33 37 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 6 7 6 1 1 1 0 2 7 8 6
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL EL EL EL CH EX CH EL EL EL NO EL EX EX CH
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W W
DATE TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26
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 40 76 42 67 42 72 44 77
TEMP 54 40 64 75 54 45 59 65 51 45 65 70 54 49 71 74
DEWPT 32 33 33 31 35 40 41 41 43 44 48 46 48 48 50 46
MAX/MIN RH 75 19 85 39 99 41 100 35
RH 43 75 31 20 47 85 51 40 74 96 54 42 80 96 47 37
PWIND DIR NW NE E E E S S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 30 20 40 30 40 20
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
OKZ002-162100-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
308 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26
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 59 97 58 94
TEMP 58 53 77 90 97 96 76 71 65 60 83 93 95 94 76 70 64 59 79 89 93 89
DEWPT 40 47 49 48 40 30 33 30 25 22 24 23 19 18 26 28 22 29 34 27 19 21
MIN/MAX RH 10 23 6 33 7
RH 50 81 37 24 14 10 21 22 22 23 12 8 6 6 16 21 21 33 20 11 7 8
WIND DIR SW S N NE S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 3 4 4 4 6 12 8 13 14 16 20 23 26 21 14 13 13 16 19 25 27 21
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 17 2 1 1 2 5 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 3 15 5 8 13 11 6 1 3
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 2 6 15 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 12 12
VENT RATE 4 4 15 44174170 6 11 12 12 60342455386 11 12 14 13127339395310
T WIND DIR SW NW N SW SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 10 9 9 8 13 19 13 24 24 24 25 32 37 32 20 23 21 20 29 35 37 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 7 6 1 0 1 0 1 6 7 6
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO CL CH EX CH EL NO EL NO EL CH EX CH
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W W
DATE TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26
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 42 75 43 69 43 75 46 80
TEMP 54 42 65 74 55 46 61 67 53 47 67 72 56 51 74 76
DEWPT 34 34 33 30 35 41 38 37 40 43 46 45 48 50 49 46
MAX/MIN RH 74 19 83 32 88 36 100 32
RH 46 74 30 20 48 83 43 33 62 87 46 38 75 96 41 34
PWIND DIR N NE E E SE SE S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 30 30 40 30 40 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC 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
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