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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
126 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
TXZ024-200900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
126 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon
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 97 73 95 66
Temp 78 75 80 90 95 89 81 78 77 75 77 86 93 85 76 71 68 66
Dewpt 61 64 65 64 61 63 65 64 64 63 61 59 56 60 64 65 65 65
RH 57 69 60 43 32 42 57 62 63 66 57 40 30 43 67 80 92 98
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW NW N SE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 10 12 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 8 5 5 6 5 4 4 5
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 500 6800 9900 700 500 4800 10800 2500 1400
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 16 12 16 16 12 10 10 11
RFTI 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
Date 09/21 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
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 85 64 80 61 80 63 84 65 86
Temp 77 79 69 64 72 75 67 63 73 76 68 64 77 78 70 65 79 80
Dewpt 65 64 64 64 63 62 61 62 62 62 62 62 63 62 62 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 52 98 58 97 54 93 48 89 44
RH 66 59 84 98 75 63 83 97 68 62 82 93 62 59 76 89 56 53
PWind dir NE NE E E E SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 30 50 40 30 40 50 40 40 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S C C C C C C C S C S S
Tstms S C C C S S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-200900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
126 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 99 73 97 65
Temp 78 75 83 93 97 92 84 81 78 75 81 90 96 88 77 73 68 66
Dewpt 59 61 66 65 62 63 65 64 65 64 64 62 59 62 66 66 66 65
RH 52 62 57 40 32 38 53 56 64 69 56 39 29 42 69 79 93 97
Wind dir S S SW SW S S SW S W S W NW N S E NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 8 10 10 10 9 10 9 8 6 8 5 4 5 5 5 5 10
Clouds CL FW CL SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S S C C C S S S
Tstms C C S S S C C C S S S
Mix Hgt 500 7300 8500 600 600 4700 10100 1900 1700
T Wind Dir S SW S S SW W W NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 14 12 16 10 10 10 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/21 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 63 83 60 83 62 86 65 88
Temp 81 83 71 64 76 79 68 62 77 80 70 64 81 82 73 66 83 83
Dewpt 65 64 64 63 63 61 61 60 62 61 61 61 62 61 61 61 62 60
Min/Max RH 45 97 49 93 47 90 42 84 38
RH 58 53 79 97 64 54 78 93 60 52 73 90 53 49 66 84 49 46
PWind dir NE NE E E E E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 40 40 30 30 30 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C C S C C S C C S
Tstms S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-200900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
126 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon
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 99 75 98 68
Temp 78 75 85 93 97 96 86 82 79 76 84 92 96 91 79 75 71 68
Dewpt 63 66 68 65 61 61 64 65 65 65 66 64 61 63 65 66 66 66
RH 60 75 57 40 31 32 48 57 63 69 55 40 32 40 62 75 85 92
Wind dir S S SW S S S SW SW S SW SW SW S SE SE SE E N
Wind spd 6 6 9 9 6 6 8 5 6 6 8 6 5 6 5 3 3 4
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW B2 OV B1 SC SC SC FW B2 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 50 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.10 0.04
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S S S
Tstms S S S C C C C S S S
Mix Hgt 500 6500 8900 700 500 6700 9100 1400 700
T Wind Dir S SW S SW SW SW SW SE NE
T Wind Spd 13 12 9 14 10 13 9 12 8
RFTI 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
Date 09/21 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
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 91 66 85 63 86 65 89 66 90
Temp 85 87 73 67 79 82 71 65 80 84 73 67 83 86 75 67 85 87
Dewpt 65 64 66 65 64 62 63 62 61 61 63 62 61 60 61 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 42 94 48 92 43 86 39 80 34
RH 51 47 79 94 61 51 75 92 54 47 70 86 48 42 63 80 42 39
PWind dir NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 40 40 30 30 30 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C L C S C C C S S
Tstms S S C C S
$$
TXZ035-200900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
126 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 95 69 94 64
Temp 74 72 77 86 92 86 77 74 73 71 77 85 91 86 74 70 67 65
Dewpt 61 63 67 66 61 62 62 63 63 61 63 61 55 56 60 62 62 62
RH 64 73 71 51 36 45 60 69 71 71 62 45 30 36 62 76 84 90
Wind dir S SW SW SW S W S S W W W NW N E E E NE NE
Wind spd 11 9 11 11 9 8 10 9 10 9 8 5 0 4 9 5 5 8
Clouds FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 40 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C S S S
Tstms S C C S S S
Mix Hgt 500 5800 8800 800 500 5300 10900 2900 1100
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W NW E E
T Wind Spd 16 13 10 14 13 11 9 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/21 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 62 79 60 79 61 82 63 84
Temp 79 80 68 63 72 75 66 61 72 75 67 63 76 77 69 64 78 78
Dewpt 65 63 64 62 65 62 61 60 63 61 61 60 64 60 60 59 62 59
Min/Max RH 49 97 62 97 58 90 51 84 44
RH 62 56 87 97 79 64 84 97 73 62 81 90 66 56 73 84 58 52
PWind dir NE E E E SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 60 40 50 50 40 30 20
Rain shwrs C C C L C C C C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms C C C S C C S C S S S S
$$
TXZ031-200900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
126 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon
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 75 101 75 99 67
Temp 78 76 85 95 99 94 86 82 79 77 83 93 98 89 79 75 70 67
Dewpt 61 64 67 64 60 63 65 64 65 65 64 61 58 63 67 66 66 66
RH 55 67 54 36 28 36 50 55 63 67 53 34 27 43 66 74 88 97
Wind dir S S SW S S S SW S W S W NW N S SE NE N N
Wind spd 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 8 6 5 8 5 5 5 4 3 3 6
Clouds CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 40 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0.05 0
Rain shwrs S C S S C C C C S S S
Tstms S C S S C C C C S S S
Mix Hgt 500 7400 9100 1500 900 5300 10800 1500 1300
T Wind Dir S SW S S SW W W E NE
T Wind Spd 14 14 11 16 12 11 9 11 11
RFTI 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
Date 09/21 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
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 90 65 84 62 85 65 89 67 90
Temp 83 85 73 65 78 81 70 64 78 82 72 66 83 84 75 67 86 85
Dewpt 64 64 65 64 62 61 62 61 61 62 62 62 61 61 62 61 61 60
Min/Max RH 41 97 46 93 43 87 38 82 34
RH 54 50 78 97 58 52 76 92 56 50 72 87 48 46 64 82 43 43
PWind dir NE NE E E E E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 40 40 30 30 30 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C S S C C S C C S
Tstms S S C C S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-200900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
126 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 95 67 94 62
Temp 73 70 78 86 92 87 76 74 72 68 76 86 92 85 72 69 65 62
Dewpt 61 63 65 64 60 59 62 62 62 62 59 56 52 54 60 61 63 62
RH 66 78 64 48 34 39 62 66 71 81 56 36 26 35 66 76 93100
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W N N E E E NE NE
Wind spd 8 8 11 11 9 8 8 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 5
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 30 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.02 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
Mix Hgt 500 5500 9200 900 500 4500 9300 1700 1300
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W NW SE E
T Wind Spd 17 16 11 16 14 12 10 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/21 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 59 78 57 78 59 81 61 83
Temp 77 78 66 60 71 74 65 59 71 74 65 61 75 76 67 62 77 77
Dewpt 63 62 63 60 63 60 61 59 61 60 61 61 62 60 61 60 60 59
Min/Max RH 51 100 58 100 58 100 51 93 44
RH 62 58 90100 76 62 87100 71 62 87100 64 58 81 93 56 54
PWind dir NE E E E SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 60 40 50 50 40 40 30
Rain shwrs C C C L C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C S C C S C S S S S S
$$
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