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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
349 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TXZ012-190900-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
349 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 73 101 68 99 70
TEMP 99 98 86 81 76 74 85 94 99 95 84 78 72 69 81 92 98 95 84 79 73 71
DEWPT 46 43 43 43 43 43 47 48 48 51 53 54 56 57 58 54 52 51 53 54 56 56
MAX/MIN RH 33 17 66 21 61
RH 17 15 22 26 31 33 27 21 18 23 34 43 57 66 46 28 21 23 34 42 55 59
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW W W W S SE NE NE NE E SE SE S SE SE S S
WIND SPD 13 13 11 13 13 14 13 10 8 10 10 8 6 6 4 4 6 9 10 9 6 6
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 6 0 1 2 3 3 1 3 6 25 20 63 76 54 25 22 37 31 36 35 27 31
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 157119 8 10 12 9 35 72 89 65 7 7 7 5 21 48 86 54 7 7 6 5
T WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW W N NE NE E E S SW E SE S E
T WIND SPD 16 16 17 21 23 20 19 11 9 11 12 16 16 11 12 10 10 13 16 16 13 11
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 100 71 101 73 102 75 102 73 101
TEMP 95 96 79 72 96 98 82 75 97 99 83 75 96 99 81 73 95 97
DEWPT 52 50 54 55 51 48 51 53 49 46 49 51 49 46 50 53 50 47
MIN/MAX RH 19 57 17 48 16 43 16 49 17
RH 24 21 42 55 22 18 34 46 20 17 31 43 20 17 34 49 22 18
PWIND DIR SW S SW S SW SW SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 20 0 0 0 5 0 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS
TXZ016-190900-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
349 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 68 98 65 97 66
TEMP 96 95 82 76 72 69 82 93 98 94 80 74 69 65 79 91 96 93 80 75 70 67
DEWPT 48 46 48 44 43 46 51 51 49 52 57 57 58 59 60 55 51 52 56 57 57 58
MAX/MIN RH 45 20 80 22 74
RH 20 19 31 32 35 43 34 25 20 25 46 55 67 80 52 30 22 25 45 54 65 72
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW W W W SE N NW N N N NE SE SE SE S SW W
WIND SPD 13 11 6 9 10 12 12 9 5 8 6 4 4 4 3 4 5 9 6 4 4 4
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL SC SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 0 4 3 4 6 1 0 2 28 37 72 56 49 24 13 22 31 55 53 36 33
POP 12HR 0 5 20 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.01 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS
MIX HGT 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 146132 7 9 9 9 30 58 73 46 6 5 6 4 14 35 70 71 7 7 5 4
T WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW W W W E N N NE NE NE E S E S S SW W
T WIND SPD 14 14 16 19 20 20 18 10 6 9 13 11 12 10 9 6 6 12 14 14 10 8
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 97 67 98 68 99 69 100 68 99
TEMP 92 95 75 68 93 95 77 70 94 97 78 70 94 97 77 69 93 95
DEWPT 53 51 56 57 53 49 53 55 51 47 51 53 51 47 52 54 52 48
MIN/MAX RH 21 68 20 60 18 55 17 60 19
RH 27 23 52 68 26 22 44 59 24 19 39 55 24 19 42 60 25 20
PWIND DIR SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
POP 12HR 5 20 20 5 0 5 0 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
TXZ008-190900-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
349 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 76 104 71 103 72
TEMP 103103 90 84 80 76 87 95101 99 88 80 75 71 81 93 99101 88 81 76 73
DEWPT 47 46 46 45 45 45 48 50 50 53 56 57 58 60 60 56 53 52 55 56 57 59
MAX/MIN RH 33 17 67 19 62
RH 16 15 21 26 29 33 27 22 18 22 35 45 57 67 48 30 21 20 33 41 53 61
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S SE S
WIND SPD 13 11 8 10 11 9 9 8 4 9 8 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 3
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 B2 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 4 1 6 6 2 5 2 5 9 20 33 76 74 48 25 28 47 21 35 30 23 25
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 5 <1 2 1 1 2 5 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 178162 9 12 10 7 35 45 74 61 9 31 16 13 23 52 87 76 9 7 5 5
T WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW W W S NE NE NE E E E E SE S SE S SE SE
T WIND SPD 17 17 18 21 20 16 17 10 9 13 18 18 16 12 11 11 11 12 20 14 10 10
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
HEAT Y Y
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 105 73 106 76 107 78 107 76 105
TEMP 97101 82 74 99102 85 77100103 86 78100103 84 76 98101
DEWPT 53 50 56 57 51 49 52 54 49 47 51 52 50 48 53 56 51 49
MIN/MAX RH 17 55 16 45 14 40 15 49 16
RH 23 18 40 55 20 17 32 45 18 15 29 40 19 16 34 49 21 18
PWIND DIR S S SW S SW SW SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 20 0 5 0 5 0 20 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
TXZ008-190900-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
349 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 75 100 71 100 72
TEMP 99100 88 82 79 75 84 91 97 95 85 79 74 71 79 90 95 98 86 80 75 73
DEWPT 48 46 46 45 45 45 48 51 50 53 56 57 59 60 59 56 53 52 55 56 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 35 20 68 21 61
RH 18 17 25 27 30 34 30 25 21 25 38 46 58 67 51 33 25 22 36 43 55 61
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 13 11 9 12 13 11 10 8 4 8 8 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 8 5 4 3
CLOUDS CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 1 6 5 1 8 2 6 6 15 37 72 72 48 31 26 45 25 37 29 20 24
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 5 <1 1 <1 <1 2 5 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 172158 8 11 11 8 32 39 64 50 10 20 12 5 23 51 87 87 9 7 5 5
T WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW W NW SW NE NE NE E E E SE SE S SE SE S SE
T WIND SPD 17 17 18 23 21 17 16 10 9 12 19 17 17 11 11 11 11 12 19 14 11 11
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
HEAT Y Y
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 101 73 103 75 104 77 103 75 102
TEMP 93 98 80 74 95 99 83 77 97100 84 77 96 99 82 75 94 98
DEWPT 53 51 56 57 51 49 52 54 49 47 51 52 50 48 53 56 52 49
MIN/MAX RH 20 56 17 46 16 42 17 51 19
RH 27 21 43 56 23 19 35 45 20 17 31 42 22 19 36 51 24 20
PWIND DIR SW S SW S SW SW SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 20 0 5 0 5 0 20 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
TXZ006-190900-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
349 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 67 94 64 97 65
TEMP 98 97 83 77 72 67 77 87 92 93 78 73 67 64 76 89 95 96 81 74 69 66
DEWPT 49 47 50 48 47 49 61 60 56 55 57 58 59 60 61 57 53 51 54 56 57 57
MAX/MIN RH 61 28 86 21 76
RH 19 18 31 36 41 52 58 40 30 28 48 60 75 86 60 35 24 22 40 52 66 73
WIND DIR SW S S S SW NW N NE NE NE N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S SW W
WIND SPD 14 13 10 9 11 9 13 10 9 10 8 5 4 4 3 4 6 9 5 4 4 4
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 5 12 12 7 24 33 41 15 40 46 85 55 44 24 10 18 21 41 37 28 23
POP 12HR 0 5 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 156 60 7 8 8 7 35 51 54 38 8 10 13 4 19 35 60 55 6 6 5 5
T WIND DIR SW S S SW SW N N NE E NE N NE NE NE E E SE SE E S S E
T WIND SPD 17 14 16 17 17 14 20 16 12 11 17 14 16 10 10 8 8 10 12 13 10 10
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 98 66 100 68 101 68 101 66 99
TEMP 93 98 76 67 95 98 78 70 96 99 79 69 95 98 76 67 93 97
DEWPT 54 49 54 55 52 47 51 53 50 46 50 53 52 48 53 55 53 48
MIN/MAX RH 19 67 17 57 16 58 17 66 18
RH 27 19 47 65 24 18 39 55 22 17 37 57 24 18 45 65 27 19
PWIND DIR SW S SW S SW SW SW NE SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW SC FW CL FW SC FW CL
POP 12HR 0 20 0 5 0 10 5 20 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
OKZ002-190900-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
349 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 67 97 64 99 66
TEMP 102100 85 79 72 67 77 88 95 91 78 74 68 64 76 91 98 95 81 76 70 66
DEWPT 50 49 51 50 52 56 62 59 56 57 59 60 61 61 63 59 55 54 56 57 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 70 27 91 23 77
RH 18 19 32 37 50 69 61 38 28 32 53 63 78 91 63 35 24 25 43 52 67 76
WIND DIR SW SW S S W NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S SE S
WIND SPD 14 12 9 8 6 5 10 10 9 9 6 4 4 3 3 5 8 9 5 4 4 3
CLOUDS CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW SC B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 1 26 22 13 8 18 39 18 2 9 48 76 76 41 30 9 11 13 20 27 29 16
POP 12HR 0 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 164102 6 8 7 7 34 51 68 52 9 6 9 3 17 42 69 81 10 5 8 5
T WIND DIR SW SW S S W NE NE E E E NE E NE NE SE SE SE SE SE S E S
T WIND SPD 17 14 13 18 14 14 18 14 12 12 14 12 12 8 10 10 10 13 16 12 12 11
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 101 67 103 70 104 71 102 68 101
TEMP 95 98 77 68 98100 80 72 99101 81 71 97 98 78 69 94 96
DEWPT 56 51 55 56 54 49 52 53 52 48 52 54 55 51 55 57 56 51
MIN/MAX RH 18 67 16 52 15 56 19 67 20
RH 27 21 48 67 23 18 39 52 21 17 38 56 25 21 46 67 28 22
PWIND DIR S S S S SW SW N NE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0 10 20 30 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC
TSTMS IS 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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