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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
TXZ024-090900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 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 72 94 72 101 74
Temp 98 95 85 81 76 73 80 87 92 92 84 81 76 73 81 93100 98 88 84 79 75
Dewpt 57 61 63 65 67 69 69 65 63 62 64 65 66 66 67 65 61 60 63 64 64 64
RH 25 32 47 58 73 89 68 48 39 37 51 59 70 80 62 40 28 29 43 51 59 69
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 13 14 14 14 13 11 13 14 17 17 14 14 16 16 16 14 14 17 19 20 20 19
Clouds CL B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 700 600 5400 7000 4500 1200 4500 8700 3900 800
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 19 17 18 21 20 21 19 19 24 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 NO
Date 06/11 Fri 06/12/26 Sat 06/13/26 Sun 06/14/26 Mon 06/15/26
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 68 89 71 95 70 90 64 84
Temp 94 94 78 70 83 88 78 73 90 91 78 72 85 86 73 66 78 82
Dewpt 59 57 61 63 63 60 64 66 62 59 64 64 62 59 63 61 56 54
Min/Max RH 24 77 39 78 32 78 37 87 38
RH 31 29 57 77 50 39 62 78 40 35 63 78 46 40 71 86 48 39
PWind dir SW E SE S S S S NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 20 50 40 50 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C S C C C C S
Tstms S S S S S C S S C C S S S
$$
TXZ026-090900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 73 94 73 98 75
Temp 97 96 86 82 76 73 82 89 92 92 85 81 76 74 82 92 98 96 88 84 79 76
Dewpt 65 64 66 68 68 69 70 69 65 65 65 66 66 66 69 69 65 65 64 64 64 65
RH 35 35 51 63 76 87 67 52 41 41 51 60 71 76 65 47 34 36 45 51 60 69
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 17 14 13 12 11 10 14 16 17 17 13 13 14 14 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 13
Clouds CL SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 800 700 5300 7100 2400 1000 4100 6900 4500 1100
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 20 16 19 23 21 19 21 21 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/11 Fri 06/12/26 Sat 06/13/26 Sun 06/14/26 Mon 06/15/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 71 90 73 95 71 90 66 84
Temp 94 95 79 72 85 89 79 74 91 93 79 72 86 87 73 67 79 82
Dewpt 65 62 64 65 67 64 66 67 66 63 66 66 66 63 64 62 61 58
Min/Max RH 30 79 42 79 35 81 41 84 40
RH 39 34 60 79 55 44 64 79 44 37 64 81 51 45 73 84 54 44
PWind dir S E SE SE S SE SE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 30 20 20 20 50 40 50 30
Rain shwrs C S S S S S C C C C C C C S
Tstms C S S S S S C S C C C S S S
$$
TXZ043-090900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 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 72 95 72 99 75
Temp 97 96 86 81 76 73 81 87 93 93 85 80 76 73 82 91 98 98 88 84 79 75
Dewpt 65 64 67 68 70 69 70 67 65 64 65 66 67 67 68 67 64 63 64 64 66 68
RH 35 35 53 66 81 87 69 52 40 39 52 62 73 81 63 46 34 33 45 52 64 78
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 14 13 10 10 9 8 11 13 14 14 10 9 10 10 14 14 14 16 13 13 12 11
Clouds CL CL B1 CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1300 700 5100 7100 4100 1700 4400 5900 3900 1800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 16 19 21 18 17 20 19 20 19
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 06/11 Fri 06/12/26 Sat 06/13/26 Sun 06/14/26 Mon 06/15/26
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 72 92 73 95 73 94 67 87
Temp 94 95 81 73 86 90 80 75 90 94 80 74 88 90 76 70 81 84
Dewpt 66 62 65 67 67 63 66 67 66 61 65 66 66 61 65 65 62 59
Min/Max RH 29 81 40 76 33 77 36 86 40
RH 40 34 59 81 53 41 62 76 45 34 60 77 48 38 70 84 52 42
PWind dir S S SE S S S S E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 20 30 30 50 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C S C C C C S
Tstms S S S S S S S C C S S
$$
TXZ035-090900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 91 70 99 72
Temp 96 94 83 78 73 71 76 83 89 88 81 77 72 70 77 91 98 95 84 79 74 73
Dewpt 54 55 61 63 66 68 68 64 62 60 62 63 64 65 66 64 58 57 61 61 62 64
RH 25 27 48 60 79 90 76 53 41 39 53 62 76 84 69 41 27 28 46 54 66 73
Wind dir S S SE S S SW S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 16 17 17 14 12 14 17 18 19 17 17 17 17 16 14 13 17 20 19 19 17
Clouds CL B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 3100 1600 4600 6200 4800 1600 4100 8800 4200 1100
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 20 18 18 20 20 20 19 17 23 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/11 Fri 06/12/26 Sat 06/13/26 Sun 06/14/26 Mon 06/15/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 69 88 70 91 70 91 65 83
Temp 91 90 76 70 82 86 76 71 86 88 76 70 85 85 72 66 77 80
Dewpt 61 56 61 63 63 59 62 64 62 57 61 63 61 57 60 60 57 53
Min/Max RH 25 79 39 79 33 79 34 84 37
RH 37 32 60 78 53 40 62 79 45 35 60 78 45 39 66 81 50 39
PWind dir S SE SE S S S S E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 20 40 40 50 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S C S C C C C S
Tstms S S S S S S S C S C C S S
$$
TXZ031-090900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 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 73 96 73 100 75
Temp 98 97 87 82 76 74 83 89 94 94 85 81 77 74 83 92 99 99 89 84 80 76
Dewpt 66 63 66 68 69 70 70 68 66 65 65 66 66 68 69 68 65 64 65 64 65 67
RH 35 33 51 63 79 88 66 51 40 40 52 60 71 81 63 46 33 33 45 51 61 74
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 16 14 13 12 10 8 12 14 17 17 12 11 12 12 14 17 17 17 17 17 16 13
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1000 700 5300 7000 2100 1200 4300 7000 4800 1200
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 17 20 23 20 19 21 21 24 21
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 06/11 Fri 06/12/26 Sat 06/13/26 Sun 06/14/26 Mon 06/15/26
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 71 92 73 97 71 93 66 86
Temp 95 96 80 73 87 91 80 75 92 94 79 73 88 89 74 68 81 84
Dewpt 65 62 65 66 67 64 66 68 66 62 66 67 66 63 65 64 61 58
Min/Max RH 29 80 39 79 34 81 38 87 40
RH 38 34 60 80 52 41 63 79 43 36 65 81 48 42 74 86 50 43
PWind dir S E SE S S S S NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 20 50 40 50 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C S C C C C
Tstms S S S S S S C S S C C C S
$$
TXZ029-090900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 91 66 99 68
Temp 98 94 82 78 72 68 76 84 89 89 80 77 71 67 78 91 98 96 84 80 74 69
Dewpt 49 49 60 63 65 68 67 63 61 59 61 64 64 64 65 62 55 53 59 62 62 63
RH 19 22 47 60 79100 74 49 39 37 52 64 79 90 64 38 24 24 43 54 66 81
Wind dir S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
Wind spd 11 13 14 12 11 9 13 14 16 17 14 13 14 14 16 14 12 14 17 16 16 13
Clouds FW SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 1200 800 4500 6500 5100 1300 4300 10900 3600 800
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 21 18 19 20 21 20 21 20 25 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/11 Fri 06/12/26 Sat 06/13/26 Sun 06/14/26 Mon 06/15/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 97 64 87 67 91 65 89 60 82
Temp 91 90 76 66 81 85 75 69 86 88 74 67 83 84 70 63 76 79
Dewpt 56 54 60 61 61 59 63 63 60 57 62 62 59 56 61 59 55 53
Min/Max RH 23 84 40 81 33 84 36 87 38
RH 31 30 58 84 51 41 66 81 42 35 66 84 44 38 73 87 48 41
PWind dir S SE SE S S S S E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 20 50 40 50 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C S C C C S S
Tstms S S S S S S C S C C S S
$$
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