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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
553 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TXZ012-172100-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
553 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26
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 63 96 48 77
TEMP 64 81 91 95 94 81 74 68 64 82 90 94 93 79 66 53 48 55 66 75 76
DEWPT 59 33 19 20 17 14 16 28 49 37 21 15 15 18 30 38 38 36 36 35 34
MIN/MAX RH 6 58 5 71 21
RH 85 18 7 7 6 8 11 22 58 20 8 5 6 10 26 57 68 49 33 23 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S SW S S S S SW SW SW N N N N NE E E
WIND SPD 19 18 21 24 21 17 14 16 17 21 26 29 26 13 16 19 18 18 13 9 12
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 2 1 0 2 3 6 3 6 2 1 0 3 4 4 6 11 13 4 0 3 5
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 2 12 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 11 13 12 <1 1 1 2 2 4 5 6
VENT RATE 14 48363437351 15 12 14 12 90372440370 8 25 34 30 42 50 54 72
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N N N E E
T WIND SPD 27 24 34 33 29 24 24 25 23 25 37 40 35 16 24 26 20 20 16 12 14
RFTI 0 1 5 7 5 4 2 0 0 2 7 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO EL CH EX CH CL EL NO NO EL EX EX EX EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W W
DATE WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26
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 68 51 72 52 78 54 84
TEMP 60 50 60 65 58 53 64 68 58 54 71 73 60 56 77 78
DEWPT 43 47 45 43 48 52 51 48 52 52 49 45 50 52 50 44
MAX/MIN RH 89 43 96 47 93 34 86 26
RH 53 89 58 45 69 96 63 49 80 93 46 37 69 86 39 30
PWIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 50 80 70 40 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC NM O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
TXZ016-172100-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
553 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26
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 93 56 92 45 80
TEMP 57 77 87 91 91 77 69 62 57 77 86 90 90 75 64 51 45 55 67 77 79
DEWPT 35 18 19 16 14 16 17 20 27 24 16 16 17 22 27 36 37 38 36 34 34
MIN/MAX RH 6 32 6 75 18
RH 44 11 8 6 6 10 13 20 32 14 7 6 7 14 25 57 75 54 32 21 20
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N NE NE NE E SE
WIND SPD 12 13 19 21 21 13 11 10 10 19 24 26 24 10 10 13 13 14 12 9 11
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 2 1 1 4 2 10 3 3 3 2 1 5 4 4 1 2 16 6 1 5 6
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 3 11 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 11 11 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 6 8
VENT RATE 9 65302363349 12 12 10 8 89295373312 9 13 22 25 35 44 78128
T WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N NE NE NE S SE
T WIND SPD 20 21 32 31 29 23 23 20 17 25 36 37 32 19 19 21 19 17 13 14 18
RFTI 0 1 4 6 5 1 1 1 0 2 7 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NO EL CL CH CH EL EL EL NO EL EX EX EX EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W W
DATE WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26
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 48 70 48 73 48 79 50 85
TEMP 59 49 63 65 54 51 65 69 55 52 71 73 57 53 78 78
DEWPT 43 49 48 48 50 50 51 47 49 50 48 44 48 50 46 41
MAX/MIN RH 100 45 96 42 98 33 93 23
RH 55100 58 53 86 96 60 45 80 95 43 35 72 89 32 27
PWIND DIR SE E SE SE SE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 60 80 60 40 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM NM O SC NM SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TXZ008-172100-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
553 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26
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 102 67 101 49 79
TEMP 68 85 95 99 98 84 79 72 68 85 94 98 97 81 66 53 49 56 67 76 78
DEWPT 58 28 19 19 20 23 18 25 48 38 24 14 15 24 36 40 38 36 34 34 34
MIN/MAX RH 5 49 4 68 20
RH 71 13 6 6 6 11 10 17 49 19 8 5 5 12 33 61 66 46 29 21 20
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S SW S SW SW S SW SW SW N N N N NE NE E
WIND SPD 16 18 19 21 19 13 13 13 16 14 21 26 23 11 13 16 13 13 11 8 10
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 2 1 0 1 3 7 3 3 4 2 1 2 3 6 6 9 14 14 5 2 4
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 2 13 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 12 13 13 <1 2 2 2 3 4 5 6
VENT RATE 15 56390460363 14 15 12 12108391481383 8 43 39 32 47 51 56 67
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N N N NE E
T WIND SPD 26 26 35 34 31 24 25 21 21 25 36 41 34 17 25 24 20 18 14 12 13
RFTI 0 2 4 6 4 3 3 1 0 1 6 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NO EL CL CH CL CL CL EL NO EL CH EX EX EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W W
DATE WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26
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 71 52 75 53 82 56 88
TEMP 62 51 61 68 60 55 66 71 60 56 73 76 63 58 79 81
DEWPT 43 47 42 42 49 53 50 49 55 54 49 47 53 54 50 46
MAX/MIN RH 86 35 93 44 93 32 88 26
RH 50 86 49 38 66 93 56 46 83 93 43 35 69 87 36 29
PWIND DIR E E E SE SE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 50 80 60 50 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TXZ008-172100-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
553 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26
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 67 97 50 78
TEMP 69 82 91 95 95 84 78 72 68 82 89 94 94 79 65 53 50 55 65 74 76
DEWPT 57 27 21 19 18 19 17 25 47 36 22 14 16 24 36 40 39 36 34 34 34
MIN/MAX RH 6 47 5 68 21
RH 68 14 8 7 6 10 10 17 47 20 9 5 6 13 35 61 67 50 32 23 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S SW S S S S SW SW SW N N N N NE NE E
WIND SPD 20 20 19 21 20 16 17 17 19 16 23 27 24 11 17 20 18 16 12 9 10
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 3 1 0 1 3 7 4 2 4 2 0 3 3 5 7 9 13 13 4 2 4
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 2 12 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 12 13 12 <1 2 2 2 3 4 5 6
VENT RATE 14 51385453389 14 14 11 12103387477370 8 41 37 33 48 50 51 75
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N N NE E E
T WIND SPD 26 25 35 34 31 23 24 21 21 26 37 41 33 17 24 24 20 18 14 11 14
RFTI 0 3 4 6 5 4 3 1 0 1 7 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NO CL CL CH CH CL CL EL NO EL EX EX EX EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W W
DATE WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26
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 70 53 73 54 79 56 85
TEMP 61 52 60 67 60 56 63 69 60 57 70 74 63 59 77 79
DEWPT 43 48 42 42 49 53 51 49 54 54 49 46 52 54 50 46
MAX/MIN RH 85 39 92 48 92 35 86 28
RH 51 85 53 41 67 92 63 49 83 91 47 36 68 84 40 31
PWIND DIR E E E SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 50 80 60 50 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TXZ006-172100-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
553 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26
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 91 54 89 39 75
TEMP 56 79 87 90 90 74 67 60 54 75 84 89 87 67 53 43 39 51 62 72 73
DEWPT 16 18 16 19 17 19 19 20 25 28 20 17 21 28 37 37 35 35 34 34 33
MIN/MAX RH 7 32 7 89 22
RH 21 10 7 7 7 12 16 21 32 18 9 7 9 23 54 80 85 54 35 25 23
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW NW N N N N NE E SE
WIND SPD 13 17 23 26 25 12 13 13 11 17 28 31 27 11 18 18 17 17 12 8 11
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 2 1 0 1 5 3 9 1 7 10 0 3 5 5 12 15 15 10 1 5 8
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 2 11 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 12 <1 2 2 2 3 4 6 6
VENT RATE 9 45298405364 11 16 11 6 64297394342 8 49 46 32 49 49 68 89
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW NW N N N N NE SE SE
T WIND SPD 20 20 32 35 33 21 25 21 13 21 37 40 33 14 26 27 23 19 13 13 14
RFTI 1 3 7 7 7 1 1 0 0 1 7 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL CL EX EX EX EL EL NO NO EL EX EX EX NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W W
DATE WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26
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 64 44 70 45 76 47 82
TEMP 54 43 57 62 52 47 63 67 52 48 69 72 55 49 76 77
DEWPT 38 43 45 44 46 46 50 48 49 47 48 45 47 48 49 44
MAX/MIN RH 100 50 100 48 100 35 99 27
RH 55100 63 52 80 97 62 50 90 96 48 38 75 95 39 31
PWIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 40 50 80 40 50 20 30 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC NM O SC SC SC SC IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
OKZ002-172100-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
553 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26
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 56 95 40 74
TEMP 61 83 94 95 94 76 69 62 57 77 90 94 91 66 52 44 40 52 63 72 73
DEWPT 20 21 15 18 17 27 28 23 29 36 25 16 19 33 39 38 35 34 33 33 32
MIN/MAX RH 5 35 6 87 21
RH 20 10 6 6 6 17 21 22 34 23 10 6 7 29 60 79 82 50 32 24 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW S S SW SW N N N N N N NE E
WIND SPD 14 18 24 26 20 11 11 12 14 9 24 31 26 17 16 16 14 13 12 9 10
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 3 1 3 3 5 14 22 10 12 3 3 5
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 2 11 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 13 13 <1 2 2 2 3 5 6 7
VENT RATE 11 43304432357 10 9 9 8 54323506385 24 54 41 37 48 56 57 78
T WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N N N N NE E
T WIND SPD 24 20 31 35 32 20 20 19 17 18 35 43 34 27 26 25 21 18 13 11 13
RFTI 1 3 7 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL CL EX EX CH EL NO NO NO NO CH EX EX NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W W
DATE WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26
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 43 66 46 70 47 77 50 84
TEMP 54 44 59 65 54 48 63 67 54 50 71 73 57 53 78 78
DEWPT 38 42 40 40 44 47 50 49 51 49 49 47 50 51 51 48
MAX/MIN RH 93 38 96 49 99 35 95 31
RH 56 93 49 39 70 95 61 53 92 95 46 40 78 91 38 35
PWIND DIR E E E SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 40 80 60 50 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC 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
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