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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
TXZ024-182100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 105 81 106 79 103
Temp 78 76 89 98103103 91 87 84 82 90 99104103 91 86 82 79 87 98101 99
Dewpt 56 55 53 51 47 46 47 48 51 52 53 48 46 48 53 55 57 58 59 56 54 54
RH 47 48 29 21 15 15 22 27 32 36 28 18 14 16 28 35 43 49 39 25 21 23
Wind dir SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N E SE E
Wind spd 5 9 13 11 11 11 10 10 13 16 14 10 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 8
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 10100 12100 1100 500 11900 14100 4500 700 7700 9900
T Wind Dir W SW S SW SW S SW N NE SE
T Wind Spd 17 13 16 21 18 11 12 11 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 75 103 77 104 78 106 80 106
Temp 82 76 97100 84 77 98101 85 80100102 86 81100102
Dewpt 59 60 56 53 57 59 55 52 55 56 53 50 53 55 52 49
Max/Min RH 60 20 53 18 44 16 40 15
RH 46 59 26 21 41 53 24 20 37 44 21 18 33 40 21 17
PWind dir E SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ026-182100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 107 80 107 78 103
Temp 77 75 90101106105 93 88 84 80 92103106105 93 87 82 78 88 98102100
Dewpt 59 58 57 55 51 50 51 52 53 54 56 53 51 51 54 56 57 59 62 60 57 57
RH 54 56 33 22 16 16 24 29 34 41 30 19 16 17 27 35 43 52 42 29 23 24
Wind dir SE SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N NE SE E
Wind spd 5 5 9 10 11 11 9 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 4 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 10400 12500 900 500 12200 13600 4900 1000 5300 10100
T Wind Dir W SW S SW SW S S N NE E
T Wind Spd 13 12 16 16 13 11 12 13 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 75 103 76 105 77 106 79 107
Temp 84 75 98101 85 76100103 86 79102104 88 79101104
Dewpt 61 61 60 56 59 59 59 55 57 58 57 53 55 56 57 53
Max/Min RH 62 21 56 19 50 18 45 17
RH 46 62 29 23 41 56 26 21 37 49 23 19 33 45 24 19
PWind dir E S S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ043-182100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 106 80 105 80 105
Temp 80 76 90100104104 93 88 83 80 91101104104 93 89 83 80 90100104103
Dewpt 51 54 56 54 52 51 53 55 56 57 60 56 53 52 54 56 56 56 57 56 55 55
RH 36 45 33 22 18 17 26 32 40 45 35 23 19 18 28 33 40 45 33 23 21 21
Wind dir SW W W SW S S S S SW W SW SW S S S S SW W SW SW SE SE
Wind spd 5 6 9 8 9 9 6 6 9 8 10 9 9 9 6 8 8 5 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 9300 11300 1100 500 9200 11700 4200 500 8100 12000
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 13 10 13 16 14 11 14 13 10 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 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 77 104 77 105 77 106 78 106
Temp 86 77 99101 86 77 99102 86 79100103 87 79100103
Dewpt 59 60 59 57 60 61 59 55 58 59 57 54 57 58 57 54
Max/Min RH 56 22 58 21 51 19 49 19
RH 41 56 28 24 43 58 27 22 39 51 24 20 35 49 24 20
PWind dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ035-182100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 75 102 75 101
Temp 75 72 84 94 98 98 86 83 79 75 85 95100 99 87 83 78 75 85 95100 96
Dewpt 52 53 54 51 47 45 47 48 51 53 56 52 49 48 50 51 52 54 54 54 52 52
RH 45 51 36 23 18 17 26 30 38 46 37 24 18 18 28 33 40 48 35 25 20 23
Wind dir SW W W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S SE
Wind spd 8 10 12 10 12 11 10 10 13 12 13 11 9 9 11 10 10 8 8 5 5 10
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9600 10500 3200 600 9900 11900 5400 500 9300 13200
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 14 13 13 18 16 10 13 11 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 73 100 72 100 74 101 74 102
Temp 80 73 94 96 81 72 94 96 81 74 95 98 82 74 95 99
Dewpt 57 58 57 53 57 58 57 52 55 56 55 50 52 55 54 49
Max/Min RH 59 22 61 21 53 19 51 18
RH 45 59 29 24 44 61 29 23 41 53 26 20 35 51 25 19
PWind dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-182100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 109 81 108 80 106
Temp 79 77 94103107107 94 88 84 81 94103107106 94 89 84 80 91101105102
Dewpt 58 55 55 53 50 48 52 54 54 54 55 52 51 49 54 56 57 58 59 57 56 56
RH 49 48 28 19 16 15 24 30 36 40 28 18 16 15 26 33 41 47 35 24 20 22
Wind dir S SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W NW E SE SE
Wind spd 4 5 9 9 10 11 6 8 10 10 10 9 10 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 10600 12300 1200 500 12400 13500 3300 500 7400 10800
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S W NW NE
T Wind Spd 14 12 16 17 14 11 14 12 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 76 106 77 107 78 108 80 109
Temp 85 76100104 86 78102104 87 80103106 89 80103106
Dewpt 61 62 59 56 59 60 57 54 58 58 55 52 56 57 55 52
Max/Min RH 62 20 55 18 49 16 44 16
RH 45 62 26 21 40 54 24 19 38 47 21 17 33 44 21 17
PWind dir SE SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-182100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 72 102 72 101
Temp 73 70 85 95 98 99 86 81 77 73 85 96100100 86 82 76 73 85 96100 95
Dewpt 54 54 53 49 45 44 48 48 50 52 53 48 47 47 54 55 56 56 56 52 51 53
RH 51 57 33 21 17 15 27 32 39 48 33 20 17 17 34 40 50 55 37 23 19 24
Wind dir SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W S SE SE
Wind spd 5 8 11 11 11 11 9 8 10 10 11 10 9 8 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 8
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9500 11200 1300 500 11200 13500 4400 500 8700 13100
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S S NE W SE
T Wind Spd 17 13 16 19 16 10 12 11 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 100 70 101 71 102 72 103
Temp 79 70 95 97 80 71 96 97 81 73 97 99 82 73 97 99
Dewpt 58 60 54 52 58 59 54 51 56 57 52 48 54 56 51 48
Max/Min RH 71 21 66 19 57 17 55 16
RH 49 71 25 22 47 66 25 21 42 57 22 18 38 55 21 18
PWind dir S SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
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)...........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