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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
523 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TXZ012-170900-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
523 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON
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 30 59 36 65 45
TEMP 51 43 38 35 32 40 50 57 55 44 41 39 38 46 57 61 63 53 50 47 46
DEWPT 27 29 30 30 28 30 29 28 30 32 32 31 30 33 32 33 35 36 38 39 39
MAX/MIN RH 92 33 79 34 76
RH 39 57 73 82 85 67 44 33 38 62 70 73 73 60 38 35 35 52 63 74 76
WIND DIR N N N N SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 13 6 0 0 3 4 5 6 9 10 9 10 10 12 16 17 14 16 13 12 12
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 10 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 12 12 24 24 13 9 9 7 13 20 28 18 25
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 27 5 4 2 2 8 15 25 4 6 7 7 7 21 41 52 24 9 9 9 7
T WIND DIR N N NE E SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 11 9 5 5 6 6 10 10 16 17 17 17 19 19 19 17 19 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
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FREEZE W W W
DATE 10/19TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26FRI 10/23/26
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 71 52 73 56 77 58 77 58 76
TEMP 63 69 57 53 66 70 61 57 70 73 64 60 71 74 64 59 70 72
DEWPT 45 47 49 49 53 53 55 55 57 56 57 57 58 56 57 55 54 53
MIN/MAX RH 44 90 51 93 52 90 52 87 48
RH 52 45 75 86 63 55 81 93 63 55 78 90 64 53 78 87 57 51
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 10 20 40 40
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC
TXZ016-170900-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
523 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON
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 30 61 35 68 46
TEMP 53 42 37 33 30 40 54 60 56 44 39 37 36 45 59 67 63 54 51 48 46
DEWPT 24 28 29 29 28 29 25 24 27 30 30 30 29 31 29 30 34 38 39 41 40
MAX/MIN RH 92 25 81 25 81
RH 33 57 72 87 92 63 32 25 33 58 70 75 77 59 31 25 34 55 63 78 81
WIND DIR NE NE NE NW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 11 4 2 1 3 4 4 6 6 8 6 5 6 10 14 14 13 14 11 9 9
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 2 3 5 4 3 1 1 4 19 25 46 18 19 14 6 11 17 36 29 28 26
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 19 5 4 2 3 10 16 26 4 6 6 6 6 22 43 55 21 9 9 8 6
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE W W S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 14 11 9 5 6 8 6 9 10 14 14 14 14 19 19 18 16 19 19 17 13
RFTI 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
FREEZE W W W
DATE 10/19TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26FRI 10/23/26
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 75 51 75 54 77 56 77 56 76
TEMP 67 70 56 52 68 71 59 56 71 73 62 58 71 73 62 56 69 70
DEWPT 44 48 52 52 52 54 56 56 56 56 58 58 57 56 57 55 52 52
MIN/MAX RH 35 100 45 100 47 100 49 96 42
RH 43 46 85100 57 54 90100 58 54 86100 60 54 83 96 54 52
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 30 30 40 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TXZ008-170900-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
523 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON
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 32 64 38 70 48
TEMP 54 46 40 36 34 43 53 60 59 47 44 42 39 48 57 63 68 56 53 51 49
DEWPT 29 31 32 32 31 34 31 30 33 34 34 34 34 35 35 34 37 39 40 41 41
MAX/MIN RH 94 31 81 31 75
RH 38 57 74 84 89 70 44 32 37 60 69 74 81 61 42 34 32 53 61 69 75
WIND DIR N N N NW W SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 10 4 2 0 2 4 6 5 5 9 6 6 8 10 14 14 12 12 9 10 10
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 1 3 5 4 4 1 1 3 4 14 21 12 19 9 15 6 7 15 24 16 19
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 18 5 3 2 2 10 22 30 5 7 7 7 6 19 52 61 22 9 8 8 7
T WIND DIR N N NE NE SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 10 6 4 6 8 9 10 11 17 16 16 14 18 20 20 17 18 18 17 16
RFTI 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
FREEZE W W W
DATE 10/19TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26FRI 10/23/26
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 76 53 78 57 82 60 83 60 81
TEMP 64 72 59 55 69 74 63 59 73 77 66 62 74 78 66 61 73 76
DEWPT 46 49 52 52 55 55 57 58 59 58 59 59 60 58 59 57 57 55
MIN/MAX RH 40 91 46 95 45 92 45 89 42
RH 54 44 77 90 61 51 81 95 60 50 78 91 61 50 76 89 57 47
PWIND DIR S S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC
TXZ008-170900-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
523 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON
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 34 63 40 69 49
TEMP 53 46 40 38 35 41 51 58 59 49 45 43 41 47 57 62 67 57 54 51 49
DEWPT 31 32 33 33 33 33 30 28 32 34 34 34 33 34 34 33 36 38 40 41 42
MAX/MIN RH 94 30 76 31 76
RH 42 59 75 83 91 72 44 31 35 57 66 70 74 60 41 33 32 51 59 68 76
WIND DIR N NE NE NW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 10 4 2 1 3 4 6 6 6 10 9 10 11 12 14 16 13 13 12 12 12
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 1 3 5 4 7 1 1 3 5 15 30 23 23 10 14 6 8 17 24 16 19
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 21 5 3 2 2 10 21 29 7 6 7 7 7 20 52 62 19 9 8 8 7
T WIND DIR N N NE E SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 11 6 4 5 9 9 10 11 16 16 16 17 20 20 20 17 19 18 17 16
RFTI 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
FREEZE W W W
DATE 10/19TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26FRI 10/23/26
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 75 54 77 58 80 61 81 61 80
TEMP 63 72 60 56 68 73 63 59 72 77 66 62 73 76 67 61 71 75
DEWPT 46 48 52 52 54 54 57 58 58 57 59 59 59 57 59 58 56 54
MIN/MAX RH 40 92 47 94 47 92 47 89 42
RH 54 43 75 87 61 51 80 94 61 51 77 90 61 52 75 89 58 48
PWIND DIR S S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 40
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC
TXZ006-170900-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
523 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON
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 28 63 35 71 45
TEMP 53 40 34 30 28 40 54 57 60 44 39 37 36 45 55 64 69 56 51 47 45
DEWPT 21 27 28 27 26 27 26 23 25 29 28 27 25 28 28 28 31 35 36 37 38
MAX/MIN RH 90 26 68 23 75
RH 28 59 78 89 90 60 34 26 26 55 64 67 66 52 35 26 24 46 57 68 75
WIND DIR NE NE NW W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 9 4 1 3 4 8 12 12 9 11 10 10 11 13 17 18 13 13 12 12 11
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 1 3 5 3 1 2 1 5 3 21 35 29 26 15 19 12 14 31 37 18 13
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 10 4 3 2 3 12 28 37 7 8 8 8 7 17 50 65 23 10 9 8 7
T WIND DIR N NE NE SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 13 11 6 6 9 13 14 16 14 18 18 18 18 20 24 21 17 20 19 17 14
RFTI 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
FREEZE W W W
DATE 10/19TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26FRI 10/23/26
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 76 49 78 53 79 55 78 55 77
TEMP 64 71 55 50 70 73 58 55 72 75 60 56 71 74 60 55 69 72
DEWPT 42 47 51 50 52 52 55 54 56 54 57 56 57 55 56 54 52 50
MIN/MAX RH 36 100 43 100 45 100 48 98 42
RH 45 41 87100 54 48 90 99 57 49 90100 61 51 87 96 55 47
PWIND DIR S S S S SW S SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 20 40 50 40
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
OKZ002-170900-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
523 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON
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 27 64 36 71 45
TEMP 52 39 34 31 28 41 55 59 57 44 40 38 36 47 57 64 68 53 50 47 45
DEWPT 27 29 30 28 28 30 28 28 29 31 31 30 28 30 30 32 34 36 37 38 39
MAX/MIN RH 100 28 73 27 78
RH 38 66 84 89 97 64 35 30 33 61 70 72 71 50 36 30 28 52 62 71 78
WIND DIR N N NW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 4 1 3 4 6 11 12 10 10 10 10 11 13 18 17 13 13 11 12 11
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 2 2 5 3 2 0 1 1 3 8 10 6 16 12 10 20 14 20 36 29 22
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 12 4 3 3 3 13 32 41 9 8 8 8 8 22 51 67 26 9 9 9 8
T WIND DIR N NE NE SW SW S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 10 6 8 9 13 14 16 16 18 19 18 18 21 24 24 19 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
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FREEZE W W W
DATE 10/19TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26FRI 10/23/26
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 76 49 79 53 82 56 82 55 81
TEMP 64 70 53 50 70 74 58 55 75 76 61 57 74 76 61 56 73 74
DEWPT 42 46 49 49 52 52 55 55 56 55 58 57 58 55 57 55 53 52
MIN/MAX RH 34 100 41 100 42 100 45 96 39
RH 45 42 86 97 52 47 89100 52 48 89100 56 49 86 96 50 45
PWIND DIR S S S S SW S SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS SC SC
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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