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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
248 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
TXZ012-172100-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
248 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 61 36 64 45 71
TEMP 35 33 41 52 59 56 46 42 40 38 46 56 61 61 53 50 48 46 52 62 68 69
DEWPT 30 29 30 29 29 30 33 32 31 31 32 32 33 35 38 39 41 41 43 46 48 47
MIN/MAX RH 32 79 35 83 44
RH 82 85 65 41 32 37 60 67 70 76 58 40 35 38 57 66 77 83 71 56 49 45
WIND DIR N W SW SW S S S S SW S SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 0 1 4 6 8 9 11 9 10 10 12 16 18 14 16 13 12 12 13 14 17 16
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 0 1 1 4 4 21 17 21 5 0 24 13 14 22 15 28 24 17 23 21
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 2
VENT RATE 2 2 8 15 25 4 6 7 7 7 21 41 52 24 9 9 9 7 20 36 53 27
T WIND DIR E SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 5 5 6 6 10 10 16 17 17 17 19 19 19 17 19 19 18 16 18 17 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
FREEZE W W
DATE TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26FRI 10/23/26
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 52 73 56 77 58 78 59 77
TEMP 57 53 64 70 60 58 71 74 64 60 71 74 65 60 70 73
DEWPT 49 49 53 52 55 55 57 56 58 57 58 56 58 58 56 54
MAX/MIN RH 90 49 93 50 93 52 93 48
RH 75 86 67 53 84 90 61 53 81 90 64 53 78 93 61 51
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 5 10 30 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC
TXZ016-172100-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
248 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 63 35 67 45 75
TEMP 32 30 41 55 62 57 45 41 38 36 46 59 66 63 54 51 47 45 53 67 74 69
DEWPT 29 28 29 25 25 27 30 30 30 29 31 29 31 35 38 39 42 42 44 45 47 48
MIN/MAX RH 24 77 27 89 38
RH 87 92 61 31 24 31 54 64 73 75 55 31 27 35 55 63 83 89 71 45 38 47
WIND DIR NW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 1 3 4 4 6 6 8 6 5 6 11 14 14 13 14 11 9 9 10 12 13 13
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 1 0 3 9 24 22 19 12 3 9 13 12 20 23 24 31 25 16 27 25
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2
VENT RATE 2 3 10 16 26 4 6 6 6 6 22 43 55 21 9 9 8 6 18 38 55 23
T WIND DIR NE W W S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 5 6 8 6 9 10 14 14 14 14 19 19 18 16 19 19 17 13 17 16 17 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
FREEZE W W
DATE TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26FRI 10/23/26
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 52 75 54 78 56 78 57 77
TEMP 56 52 68 71 59 56 71 73 62 58 71 73 63 57 70 71
DEWPT 50 51 52 53 56 56 56 56 57 57 57 56 57 56 54 52
MAX/MIN RH 98 47 100 47 100 51 96 45
RH 80 98 57 54 89100 59 54 84 96 61 54 81 96 56 51
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 5 20 40 40
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS IS
TXZ008-172100-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
248 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 66 40 70 49 76
TEMP 39 35 44 54 62 61 50 45 43 41 49 58 64 67 56 54 51 49 55 63 71 74
DEWPT 30 32 33 31 30 33 35 35 34 33 34 34 34 37 40 41 42 43 45 47 49 49
MIN/MAX RH 28 75 32 80 40
RH 71 88 65 40 29 34 57 67 70 72 56 39 33 32 55 60 71 80 68 54 46 41
WIND DIR NW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 0 2 4 8 6 6 9 6 8 9 11 14 16 13 12 10 10 10 10 13 13 13
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 2 2 2 1 8 8 37 29 18 14 8 6 18 23 20 23 20 19 20 18
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2
VENT RATE 2 2 10 22 30 5 7 7 7 6 19 52 61 22 9 8 8 7 22 43 57 23
T WIND DIR NE SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S
T WIND SPD 4 6 8 9 10 11 17 16 16 14 18 20 20 17 18 18 17 16 18 18 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
FREEZE W W
DATE TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26FRI 10/23/26
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 54 78 57 83 60 83 61 82
TEMP 59 54 66 73 63 59 74 78 66 62 75 79 67 62 73 77
DEWPT 51 52 54 54 57 58 59 58 60 59 60 59 60 59 57 56
MAX/MIN RH 93 46 95 44 93 46 90 43
RH 74 93 65 50 82 95 59 50 82 91 60 50 78 90 57 48
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 10 0 0 5 10 30 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC
TXZ008-172100-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
248 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 65 41 68 50 75
TEMP 38 36 42 53 60 60 50 46 44 42 48 57 62 66 57 54 52 50 54 63 69 73
DEWPT 32 33 32 30 28 32 35 35 34 33 33 33 33 36 39 41 42 43 44 46 48 48
MIN/MAX RH 29 72 33 76 42
RH 79 89 68 41 30 34 56 65 68 70 56 39 33 33 52 60 69 76 68 54 48 42
WIND DIR W SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 1 3 5 8 6 8 11 9 10 11 13 16 16 13 13 12 12 13 12 13 14 13
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 3 1 1 2 3 11 17 21 26 16 8 9 7 19 22 20 26 22 19 23 20
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2
VENT RATE 2 2 10 21 29 7 6 7 7 7 20 52 62 19 9 8 8 7 22 44 59 23
T WIND DIR E SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S
T WIND SPD 4 5 9 9 10 11 16 16 16 17 20 20 20 17 19 18 17 16 18 18 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
FREEZE W W
DATE TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26FRI 10/23/26
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 55 77 58 81 61 81 62 80
TEMP 60 55 65 73 63 59 73 76 66 62 73 78 67 62 71 75
DEWPT 51 52 53 53 57 58 58 57 60 59 59 58 60 59 56 55
MAX/MIN RH 90 47 94 45 92 46 89 44
RH 72 90 65 49 82 94 59 51 80 91 61 50 77 89 58 49
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 10 0 5 5 10 30 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC
TXZ006-172100-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
248 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 66 36 71 45 77
TEMP 33 29 41 55 59 63 46 41 39 37 46 56 64 69 55 51 47 45 52 64 71 75
DEWPT 27 26 27 25 23 25 28 27 26 24 27 28 29 31 35 37 38 38 40 41 45 46
MIN/MAX RH 23 62 24 77 36
RH 78 88 57 31 25 23 48 56 60 61 48 34 26 24 46 59 70 77 66 44 39 37
WIND DIR W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 3 4 9 13 13 10 12 10 11 12 13 17 18 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 12 12
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 2 1 3 2 19 19 31 36 30 10 5 5 25 29 19 20 18 13 21 11
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 1
VENT RATE 2 3 12 28 37 7 8 8 8 7 17 50 65 23 10 9 8 7 14 31 63 19
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 6 9 13 14 16 14 18 18 18 18 20 24 21 17 20 19 17 14 16 14 17 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
FREEZE W W
DATE TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26FRI 10/23/26
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 78 53 80 55 79 55 78
TEMP 55 50 67 73 58 54 73 75 61 56 72 75 61 56 70 72
DEWPT 51 49 51 52 55 54 55 53 56 56 57 54 56 55 53 50
MAX/MIN RH 96 42 100 43 100 45 100 41
RH 84 96 56 47 90100 53 47 86100 59 49 84 97 54 46
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 10 20 50 50
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS
OKZ002-172100-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
248 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DATE SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 66 37 71 46 76
TEMP 33 28 42 57 62 59 46 42 40 37 48 58 64 68 53 50 48 46 52 63 71 74
DEWPT 28 27 29 28 27 28 30 30 28 27 28 29 31 33 36 37 38 38 40 41 45 46
MIN/MAX RH 25 68 27 75 36
RH 82 95 59 32 26 30 54 62 63 66 46 34 29 27 52 61 68 75 63 45 39 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
WIND SPD 3 4 6 12 13 11 11 11 11 11 13 17 17 13 13 11 11 11 10 8 11 12
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 27 12 26 32 9 11 13 22 27 21 17 12 10 11 23
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 1
VENT RATE 3 3 13 32 41 9 8 8 8 8 22 51 67 26 9 9 9 8 22 40 65 20
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
T WIND SPD 8 9 13 14 16 16 18 19 18 18 21 24 24 19 20 19 18 17 18 17 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
FREEZE W W
DATE TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26FRI 10/23/26
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 79 53 83 55 83 57 81
TEMP 54 50 69 73 58 55 76 77 61 57 76 76 62 57 73 75
DEWPT 48 48 51 52 54 54 55 54 57 56 57 55 57 56 54 52
MAX/MIN RH 94 41 100 39 100 43 96 40
RH 79 94 52 47 87 99 49 45 87 99 53 48 84 96 51 44
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5 10 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC 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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