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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
550 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
TXZ012-162200-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
550 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 21 39 19 60
TEMP 32 34 43 46 42 31 29 25 23 25 32 38 34 26 23 21 24 31 51 59 50
DEWPT 20 17 12 8 5 2 1 0 1 4 7 5 5 4 5 7 7 10 12 12 15
MIN/MAX RH 19 43 25 54 15
RH 61 49 28 21 21 28 29 33 38 40 34 25 29 38 45 54 48 41 21 15 24
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE NE N N NW NW W SW SW W W W NW NE
WIND SPD 21 19 21 18 11 10 9 8 6 9 12 12 9 5 6 10 13 13 12 9 6
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 3 5 2 2 5 33 66 69 69 85 81 34 15 6 5 3 3 4 2 2 4
POP 12HR 0 10 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW SHWRS IS IS
MIX HGT <1 2 4 4 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 <1
VENT RATE 11 43112 94 3 5 5 14 9 13 44109 9 3 3 8 8 10 14 60 6
T WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N NW NW W SW SW W W W N E
T WIND SPD 27 31 33 25 12 12 12 13 10 10 13 20 10 9 9 19 21 20 14 14 11
RFTI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 44 20 56 28 62 27 55
TEMP 34 24 37 38 26 21 47 49 36 29 54 54 37 28 46 47
DEWPT 16 16 16 15 15 15 20 19 21 21 20 17 19 19 20 19
MAX/MIN RH 71 33 77 24 72 17 68 20
RH 47 71 42 38 63 77 34 30 54 72 26 23 48 68 35 32
PWIND DIR NE E S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TXZ016-162200-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
550 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 19 41 18 62
TEMP 31 32 42 46 42 30 25 23 21 24 35 40 36 23 20 19 22 29 53 61 52
DEWPT 20 18 13 13 13 10 5 2 1 4 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 11 11 12 16
MIN/MAX RH 26 45 23 60 14
RH 65 56 30 26 30 43 42 39 42 41 25 23 29 47 55 60 52 45 18 14 24
WIND DIR N NE N N E E E E E E E E NW SW SW SW SW W W SW SE
WIND SPD 21 19 18 12 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 8 4 4 5 9 11 11 11 9 6
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 5 4 4 11 13 26 73 65 51 44 16 5 4 5 5 4 5 3 4 8
POP 12HR 0 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC SC
MIX HGT <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1
VENT RATE 14 38 61 35 2 5 8 9 6 17 49 56 3 4 5 10 10 9 16 31 8
T WIND DIR NE NE N N SE E E E E E E NW NW SW SW SW SW W W SW E
T WIND SPD 32 27 21 13 8 10 13 13 10 10 11 10 8 9 10 19 21 17 12 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 47 19 56 27 64 26 61
TEMP 31 22 40 41 24 20 48 49 33 28 56 56 37 28 53 54
DEWPT 16 17 18 17 17 16 20 21 22 20 19 16 17 18 19 19
MAX/MIN RH 81 31 88 24 74 15 66 16
RH 53 81 40 37 73 86 33 33 63 73 23 20 44 66 26 26
PWIND DIR E E S SW SW W W SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TXZ008-162200-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
550 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 23 43 20 62
TEMP 33 34 43 47 43 34 30 27 25 27 35 42 37 28 24 21 24 30 52 61 53
DEWPT 22 18 12 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 5 1 3 6 7 9 11 13 15 17
MIN/MAX RH 16 40 20 56 16
RH 62 50 28 17 16 23 28 30 36 37 29 20 21 33 44 54 52 44 21 16 23
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW W W N NE
WIND SPD 13 14 18 17 11 8 5 4 4 5 12 12 8 4 4 6 10 11 10 8 4
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 3 5 3 3 14 62 68 64 91 87 78 37 7 6 4 3 4 4 3 3 4
POP 12HR 0 10 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC
SNOW SHWRS IS IS
MIX HGT <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 2 1 1 3 6 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 <1
VENT RATE 16 31161193 11 7 22 17 10 32118214 22 6 5 11 13 17 18 62 5
T WIND DIR N N N NW N N N NE N N N NW NW W SW SW W W W N NE
T WIND SPD 23 20 36 35 16 11 16 13 9 13 23 27 13 9 8 17 19 21 13 16 8
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 47 22 59 29 63 26 55
TEMP 34 23 39 41 28 23 48 53 38 30 55 57 36 27 46 47
DEWPT 18 18 17 17 17 17 21 21 23 23 22 19 21 22 21 21
MAX/MIN RH 81 31 79 24 74 19 79 22
RH 51 81 41 37 61 77 33 28 54 74 27 22 53 79 37 35
PWIND DIR NE E S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TXZ008-162200-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
550 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 24 42 23 60
TEMP 35 34 42 46 44 35 31 28 26 27 34 41 38 30 26 24 27 32 50 59 53
DEWPT 22 18 12 7 3 1 2 1 3 5 7 5 3 5 8 9 10 12 13 14 17
MIN/MAX RH 17 41 21 52 17
RH 60 51 29 20 18 24 28 30 37 38 32 23 22 34 46 51 48 44 22 17 24
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW W SW SW SW W W NW NE
WIND SPD 19 17 19 17 12 10 9 6 6 8 12 12 9 5 5 10 13 13 11 9 6
CLOUDS CL FW CL CL FW B1 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 3 6 2 3 12 68 74 64 91 87 78 36 8 6 5 3 4 5 3 2 4
POP 12HR 0 10 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC
SNOW SHWRS IS IS
MIX HGT <1 2 5 6 <1 <1 2 2 1 3 5 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 <1
VENT RATE 14 28145153 9 7 26 21 10 32111178 29 5 4 10 11 14 15 57 6
T WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE N N N NW N W SW SW W W W N NE
T WIND SPD 23 21 34 31 14 11 16 13 10 13 24 25 16 9 8 18 20 20 13 16 10
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 46 24 58 31 62 28 55
TEMP 36 25 38 42 30 25 47 52 39 32 54 56 38 29 45 48
DEWPT 19 19 17 17 18 18 21 21 23 24 21 19 21 22 21 21
MAX/MIN RH 77 32 76 24 72 19 74 22
RH 50 77 43 37 60 76 36 29 53 72 28 23 51 74 39 35
PWIND DIR NE E S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TXZ006-162200-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
550 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 19 39 15 60
TEMP 29 29 41 46 41 30 26 23 20 22 34 39 33 21 17 16 19 26 53 59 50
DEWPT 19 18 13 11 10 5 2 1 2 6 7 5 4 5 5 7 9 11 14 15 18
MIN/MAX RH 23 52 24 69 18
RH 66 62 31 25 27 34 35 38 45 49 32 24 29 48 58 67 64 52 22 18 29
WIND DIR N N N N N NE N NE N N N NW NW SW SW SW SW W W E E
WIND SPD 17 16 20 14 9 10 8 5 5 6 11 10 5 5 6 9 10 9 9 9 6
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 3 5 3 3 52 74 63 76 65 77 54 25 4 5 4 8 6 7 4 3 5
POP 12HR 0 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 3 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 <1
VENT RATE 15 39 92 77 4 12 13 18 6 22 70142 5 5 4 9 9 6 9 62 6
T WIND DIR N N N NW N NE NE NE N N N NW NW W W SW W W W NE E
T WIND SPD 25 25 28 18 10 16 17 13 8 9 16 23 12 11 10 17 19 12 10 14 11
RFTI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 44 18 56 23 59 22 54
TEMP 28 19 38 39 23 19 47 48 30 24 53 51 30 23 47 46
DEWPT 18 16 18 19 18 18 21 21 19 18 18 18 19 16 20 22
MAX/MIN RH 91 34 98 24 80 18 78 22
RH 65 88 44 45 81 96 35 34 63 79 25 26 62 75 34 38
PWIND DIR NE E S SW SW SW N SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OKZ002-162200-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
550 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
DATE FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 20 38 16 58
TEMP 29 32 43 45 38 28 25 22 21 25 34 38 31 21 18 18 22 30 53 58 48
DEWPT 19 17 8 0 -1 1 0 -1 1 3 4 0 -1 1 3 5 7 11 16 17 19
MIN/MAX RH 14 43 19 57 19
RH 65 53 23 15 19 30 33 36 40 39 27 19 24 41 52 57 53 44 23 19 31
WIND DIR N NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW W NW N NE
WIND SPD 13 14 23 24 13 11 8 6 6 10 17 17 8 4 5 9 11 10 9 9 5
CLOUDS CL FW FW CL FW B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 6 6 4 21 55 46 64 82 83 50 10 9 5 5 6 3 4 5 3 7
POP 12HR 0 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC SC SC
MIX HGT <1 2 6 7 1 <1 1 1 <1 3 7 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
VENT RATE 10 31208252 22 8 16 17 7 36230242 15 3 5 8 9 7 30 58 5
T WIND DIR N NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW N W SW SW W W N N NE
T WIND SPD 19 21 42 41 21 16 17 14 10 14 36 35 14 6 11 18 20 13 19 16 14
RFTI 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W W W
DATE MON 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 44 20 57 25 59 21 50
TEMP 29 20 38 38 25 21 49 48 34 27 53 49 31 23 43 41
DEWPT 18 16 18 17 17 17 21 22 20 18 20 20 21 19 21 22
MAX/MIN RH 85 33 85 23 72 20 84 25
RH 64 85 43 43 71 85 33 35 57 69 27 31 67 84 41 45
PWIND DIR NE SE S SW SW SW NE SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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