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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
TXZ024-190900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
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 80 106 77 103 76
Temp 102102 90 85 83 81 90 99103102 90 84 80 77 87 97102 99 89 83 79 77
Dewpt 46 46 48 48 51 51 52 48 46 47 52 55 55 56 56 54 51 52 56 58 59 59
RH 15 15 23 28 33 36 27 18 14 16 27 38 43 48 36 24 19 21 33 42 50 55
Wind dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W W S SE SE SE SW W W
Wind spd 10 11 10 10 12 16 14 10 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 5 8 9 5 4 3 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 1100 500 10200 13100 2900 500 8300 12900 5700 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SW W W SE SE N
T Wind Spd 14 21 18 11 13 10 9 9 10 8
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/21 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
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 102 76 103 78 104 80 104 79 103
Temp 97100 84 77 98101 85 80 99102 86 81 99102 85 80 98100
Dewpt 56 53 58 59 54 51 56 57 53 50 54 55 52 49 54 55 53 51
Min/Max RH 20 55 18 46 17 41 16 43 17
RH 26 21 42 54 23 19 38 46 22 18 33 40 20 18 34 43 23 19
PWind dir SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-190900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 78 107 76 104 75
Temp 104103 92 87 82 79 91101104104 92 86 80 76 87 98103102 90 85 79 76
Dewpt 51 50 52 52 53 53 56 53 50 50 53 56 56 57 60 58 55 55 58 59 60 60
RH 17 17 26 30 37 41 31 20 17 17 27 36 44 52 40 27 21 21 34 41 52 58
Wind dir S S S S SW SW W SW S S S S SW NW NW S SE SE E E SE NW
Wind spd 10 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 8 6 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 700 500 9700 12400 3000 500 5900 11400 6200 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S W NW S E NE
T Wind Spd 16 17 13 11 12 9 9 8 12 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/21 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 103 76 105 77 106 79 106 78 104
Temp 98102 85 76100103 87 79101104 88 80101104 87 78 99102
Dewpt 60 56 59 60 59 54 58 59 58 53 56 56 56 53 56 57 58 54
Min/Max RH 21 58 19 52 18 44 18 48 20
RH 29 22 41 58 26 20 38 50 24 19 34 44 23 19 35 48 26 20
PWind dir W S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-190900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
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 78 105 77 104 77
Temp 102103 92 87 82 78 89 99102103 92 87 82 78 88 99103103 92 86 81 78
Dewpt 53 52 54 55 56 58 60 56 53 52 55 56 56 56 59 57 55 54 57 59 59 59
RH 20 18 28 35 42 50 38 24 20 18 29 36 42 48 37 26 21 20 32 40 48 54
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W SW SW SE SE S S SW W
Wind spd 8 8 6 6 9 8 10 9 9 9 6 8 8 5 8 5 6 6 5 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 1000 500 7400 10500 3900 500 8800 12000 7100 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW SE S SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 14 10 16 13 11 10 11 11
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
Date 08/21 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
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 77 104 77 105 79 105 78 104
Temp 99103 86 78 99102 87 79100103 88 79100103 87 78 98102
Dewpt 59 57 60 61 59 56 59 60 58 54 57 58 57 53 56 57 58 55
Min/Max RH 22 57 21 53 19 49 18 48 21
RH 28 23 42 57 26 22 39 52 25 20 35 49 24 19 35 48 27 22
PWind dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-190900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 101 73 100 73
Temp 98 98 86 81 77 74 83 94 99 99 86 81 76 73 83 94 99 97 85 81 76 73
Dewpt 47 45 47 48 51 53 55 52 48 47 49 51 52 53 54 54 51 51 55 56 57 58
RH 18 17 26 32 40 48 38 24 18 17 28 35 43 49 37 26 20 21 36 42 52 59
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S SW W
Wind spd 11 10 10 10 13 12 12 10 9 9 11 9 10 8 8 5 6 10 9 6 6 6
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4100 600 9100 11100 3800 500 8800 12600 6600 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW SE S SW
T Wind Spd 13 18 16 10 14 12 9 9 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/21 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 100 72 100 74 100 74 101 73 100
Temp 93 97 81 72 94 97 81 74 94 98 82 74 94 98 82 73 94 97
Dewpt 57 53 57 58 56 52 55 57 55 50 53 55 54 49 53 55 55 50
Min/Max RH 22 61 21 55 19 51 18 53 19
RH 30 23 44 61 28 22 41 55 27 20 37 51 26 19 37 53 27 21
PWind dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-190900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
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 80 109 78 106 77
Temp 106105 93 88 83 80 93103106106 93 87 83 79 91101105103 92 86 81 77
Dewpt 50 49 53 54 54 55 55 52 50 49 53 56 56 56 57 55 54 54 58 60 60 60
RH 16 16 26 31 37 41 28 18 16 16 26 35 41 46 33 23 19 20 32 41 50 56
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W W SW S SE SE S SW W
Wind spd 9 10 6 8 9 9 10 9 10 10 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 8 5 4 3 4
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 1400 500 9700 12200 2900 500 8000 13200 7400 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S W W S SE SW
T Wind Spd 17 18 14 11 16 12 10 8 10 9
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/21 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
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 77 107 79 107 80 107 80 106
Temp 100104 86 78102104 88 80103105 89 81103105 88 80101103
Dewpt 58 56 60 61 57 54 59 59 56 53 57 57 54 52 56 57 56 53
Min/Max RH 20 56 19 50 17 43 16 45 19
RH 25 21 42 56 23 20 38 49 22 18 33 43 20 17 34 45 23 19
PWind dir SW S SW S SW S 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 CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ029-190900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 101 70 100 69
Temp 98 99 85 81 76 72 84 95 99 99 85 80 75 71 84 95 99 97 84 79 74 70
Dewpt 44 43 48 49 50 52 52 48 46 46 54 55 55 55 54 51 50 50 56 57 59 59
RH 16 15 28 33 40 49 33 20 17 17 35 42 50 57 36 23 19 21 38 47 59 68
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W SW S S SE S S SW W
Wind spd 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 10 8 6 8 4 5 5 6 5 5 8 5 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL SC FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1700 500 9100 12300 2300 500 8600 13200 5200 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SW SW SW S SE SW
T Wind Spd 16 19 16 9 13 10 11 10 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/21 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 100 70 100 71 101 72 101 72 101
Temp 94 97 80 71 95 97 81 72 96 99 82 73 96 99 81 72 95 97
Dewpt 54 52 58 59 54 50 56 58 52 48 54 56 51 47 54 57 52 49
Min/Max RH 21 66 19 61 17 55 16 59 18
RH 26 22 47 66 25 21 42 61 23 18 38 55 22 17 39 59 24 20
PWind dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
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