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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
901 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026
TXZ024-280900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
901 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026
Date 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 76 107 77 105 77
Temp 93 84 80 76 90100105106 93 84 79 78 90 97103104 93 86 81 78
Dewpt 53 55 58 59 57 52 50 50 53 56 57 58 58 55 53 53 56 58 58 59
RH 26 37 48 55 34 21 16 16 26 38 47 51 34 24 20 19 29 38 46 51
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S SE S S S SW SW
Wind spd 9 9 10 9 8 6 10 11 9 8 8 8 9 6 10 12 10 8 8 10
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 100 8200 9000 5000 200 8500 10500 5300 100
T Wind Dir SW S SE S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 10 11 11 9 12 12 11 10
RFTI 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
Date 07/30 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26 Mon 08/03/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 105 79 106 76 101 73 100 74 103
Temp 98104 87 81100103 85 78 95 99 82 74 93 98 82 75 96101
Dewpt 57 54 57 59 57 57 62 63 61 54 58 60 58 52 56 58 56 52
Min/Max RH 19 48 21 61 22 62 21 57 19
RH 26 20 37 47 24 22 46 60 33 22 45 62 31 21 41 56 26 20
PWind dir SW SW SW NE NE E E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-280900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
901 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026
Date 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 76 105 76 104 77
Temp 93 86 80 76 90100105104 93 85 79 77 90100104102 93 87 81 78
Dewpt 56 58 59 61 60 59 55 56 57 59 59 60 61 60 58 58 60 60 59 61
RH 29 39 49 60 37 26 19 21 30 41 50 56 38 27 22 24 33 40 47 56
Wind dir S S S SW SW S S S SE S S SW SW S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 8 8 9 6 8 8 10 10 9 8 8 5 8 6 9 11 10 9 8 6
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 100 7800 8700 4900 100 8200 10000 6200 200
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 9 12 13 11 9 12 11 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/30 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26 Mon 08/03/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 104 79 105 77 100 73 100 74 102
Temp 100104 88 80100102 86 77 96 98 82 73 93 98 83 74 96100
Dewpt 62 59 59 61 62 61 63 65 64 59 60 63 62 57 58 61 61 57
Min/Max RH 23 52 23 67 26 71 24 64 23
RH 29 23 38 52 29 26 46 67 35 28 47 71 36 26 43 64 32 24
PWind dir S S SW E NE E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-280900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
901 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026
Date 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 77 104 77 103 79
Temp 93 86 82 77 88 99104104 93 86 81 78 88 96101102 93 87 82 79
Dewpt 58 61 61 60 62 60 57 56 58 61 61 62 65 63 59 58 59 61 62 63
RH 31 44 49 57 43 29 22 21 31 43 51 58 46 34 26 24 33 42 50 57
Wind dir S S S SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 6 8 6 5 9 8 9 9 6 6 6 5 8 5 9 9 6 6 6 6
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 100 6100 8200 4400 100 7200 9200 5800 200
T Wind Dir S S S SE SW SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 8 14 13 9 6 11 10 9 9
RFTI 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
Date 07/30 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26 Mon 08/03/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 104 80 106 80 103 76 102 76 103
Temp 97103 89 82100104 89 81 98101 85 77 95100 85 76 97101
Dewpt 63 57 59 60 60 58 62 63 63 57 61 62 62 56 59 60 61 55
Min/Max RH 22 47 21 54 23 60 23 58 21
RH 33 23 37 47 27 22 41 54 32 24 45 60 34 23 41 58 31 22
PWind dir S S SW SW NE NE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-280900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
901 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026
Date 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 102 74 100 75
Temp 90 83 78 74 85 96102101 90 83 78 74 84 93 98 99 88 82 78 75
Dewpt 52 56 58 57 57 55 50 50 51 55 57 57 61 58 54 52 54 56 58 58
RH 27 40 50 55 39 25 18 18 26 38 48 55 46 31 23 21 31 41 50 56
Wind dir S S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 12 11 11 8 9 8 10 12 10 11 8 6 10 6 10 12 10 10 10 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 100 8100 8700 4800 100 5900 8000 4500 100
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SW SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 11 10 11 12 9 10 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/30 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26 Mon 08/03/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 101 76 103 75 100 72 99 72 100
Temp 93 99 83 76 96 99 82 75 94 97 80 72 92 97 80 73 94 98
Dewpt 59 51 54 56 57 54 59 61 60 53 57 58 59 51 54 56 57 49
Min/Max RH 20 50 20 62 22 64 20 57 19
RH 32 20 37 50 27 22 46 62 32 23 45 61 33 21 41 55 29 19
PWind dir S S SW NE NE E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 10 5 5 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-280900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
901 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026
Date 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 77 107 78 106 79
Temp 94 86 80 77 92101107105 94 87 81 78 93101105104 94 88 82 80
Dewpt 57 59 61 61 60 58 55 55 58 59 60 61 61 60 58 58 60 59 61 62
RH 29 40 52 59 35 24 19 19 30 40 51 56 36 26 22 23 32 39 49 55
Wind dir S S S S SW S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 8 6 8 5 8 8 10 10 8 6 6 5 6 6 10 10 8 6 6 5
Clouds CL FW CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 100 7600 8600 4800 100 7900 9800 6000 100
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 8 11 13 10 9 11 11 10 8
RFTI 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
Date 07/30 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26 Mon 08/03/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 106 81 108 78 104 75 102 75 104
Temp 101105 89 82102104 87 79 97101 84 75 96100 84 76 98102
Dewpt 61 58 59 61 61 60 63 66 64 58 60 63 62 56 58 61 61 56
Min/Max RH 22 51 21 64 23 67 23 62 21
RH 27 22 37 49 26 24 45 63 34 24 45 66 33 23 41 61 30 22
PWind dir S S SW NE NE E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-280900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
901 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026
Date 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 103 71 101 72
Temp 88 81 75 70 86 98103103 89 80 76 72 86 95 99100 88 81 77 73
Dewpt 53 56 58 59 56 52 49 47 52 56 57 59 57 53 52 50 55 57 58 59
RH 30 42 56 68 36 21 17 15 28 44 52 64 37 24 21 19 33 44 52 62
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 9 8 8 5 8 5 9 10 8 6 5 5 8 6 8 10 9 6 6 6
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 100 8500 9400 5100 100 7300 9100 5300 100
T Wind Dir SW S SE S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 10 9 10 10 8 11 10 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/30 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26 Mon 08/03/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 101 73 103 71 99 68 98 69 100
Temp 95100 82 74 98100 81 73 94 97 78 70 92 97 78 70 94 98
Dewpt 55 51 56 58 54 54 61 62 58 52 58 60 55 49 55 58 53 48
Min/Max RH 19 57 20 68 21 71 19 66 18
RH 26 19 41 57 23 22 51 68 30 22 50 71 29 20 45 66 25 18
PWind dir SW S SW N NE E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 10 5 5 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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)...........20 ft. Wind Direction
Wind Dir Deg(degrees)...............20 ft. Wind Direction in Tens of Degrees
Relative to Due North.
Example: 09 = 90 Degrees = East; 18 = 180 Degrees = South;
27 = 270 Degrees = West; 36 = 360 Degrees = North
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 ft. Wind Speed
Wind Chill..........................Wind Chill Temperature
Heat Index..........................Heat Index
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
PoP 12Hr(%).........................Probability of Measurable Precipitation
QPF 12Hr(in)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain SHWRS.....Rain Showers
TSTMS..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
SnowSHWRS......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
FRZG Rain......Freezing Rain
FRZG DRZL......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
O..............Occasional
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
OBVIS...............................Obstruction to Visibility
TYPE...
F..............Fog
PF.............Patchy Fog
F+.............Dense Fog
H..............Haze
BS.............Blowing Snow
K..............Smoke
BD.............Blowing Dust
AF.............Volcanic Ashfall
Mix Hgt(feet AGL)...................Mixing Height
T Wind Dir(8 point compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
0...........NIL
1-2.........Elevated
3-4.........Critical - Low
5-6.........Critical - High
7-8.........Extreme
9-10........Historic
RFTI Category.......................
NO..........NIL
EL..........Elevated
CL..........Critical - Low
CH..........Critical - High
EX..........Extreme
HS..........Historic
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
Dwpt................................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
PWind Dir(8 point compass)..........20 ft. Primary Wind Direction
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