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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
TXZ024-192100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 97 73 95 66 85
Temp 96 92 83 80 78 75 78 87 93 89 77 72 69 67 70 77 83 80
Dewpt 59 60 62 62 62 61 59 58 55 56 62 64 64 65 64 64 63 63
RH 29 34 49 54 59 62 54 38 28 34 61 76 84 93 82 64 50 57
Wind dir SW S SW SW W W NW N NE E S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 9 8 6 6
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.02 0.02
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 10000 600 500 3700 7300 800 1300 4000 5300
T Wind Dir SW S W NW NE E NE E E
T Wind Spd 13 14 16 13 8 11 9 11 9
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 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
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 64 80 62 82 65 85 67 86
Temp 69 65 71 77 68 63 75 78 69 66 80 80 71 67 82 81
Dewpt 64 64 64 61 61 61 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 63 62 60
Max/Min RH 98 55 93 51 90 48 86 43
RH 83 98 77 60 79 93 64 57 80 90 56 57 77 86 51 49
PWind dir NE E E SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 50 50 30 40 40 40 40 20
Rain shwrs C S C S S C C S S C C C C C S S
Tstms C S C S S S S S S C S S S S
$$
TXZ026-192100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 75 97 66 88
Temp 97 94 86 83 79 76 81 89 95 90 78 74 70 67 72 82 87 83
Dewpt 62 62 62 63 63 63 62 60 57 60 64 65 65 65 65 65 62 63
RH 32 35 45 51 58 64 53 38 28 37 62 74 84 93 79 56 43 51
Wind dir S S S S SW SW NW NW W NE S N NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 5 4 5 5 5 6 10 10 8 6 6
Clouds B1 SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.06 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S S S C
Tstms S S S S C C S S S S C
Mix Hgt 9100 500 500 3700 7700 900 1300 3900 5800
T Wind Dir S S SW W N SE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 16 12 11 9 11 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 84 62 85 65 88 67 89
Temp 72 64 77 80 70 63 79 82 72 66 84 84 74 68 84 84
Dewpt 64 63 63 60 61 60 61 61 61 61 63 62 62 61 62 60
Max/Min RH 97 48 90 43 84 41 78 38
RH 76 97 62 51 73 90 54 49 68 84 49 48 66 78 48 44
PWind dir NE E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 50 40 30 20 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs C C C S C S S S S S C S
Tstms C C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-192100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 99 75 98 69 92
Temp 98 97 88 83 80 77 85 93 96 92 79 76 73 70 78 86 91 87
Dewpt 61 61 62 65 65 65 66 63 61 63 65 66 65 65 66 65 63 64
RH 30 31 42 55 61 67 53 38 31 39 62 73 78 85 67 51 41 46
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SE NE SW E E NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 6 6 8 8 8 6 8 6 5 6 5 3 3 3 6 8 6 8
Clouds SC SC OV B2 B2 B1 SC B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 40 40 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.03 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S S S L
Tstms S S S C C C S S S L
Mix Hgt 8500 900 600 5100 7500 600 700 4000 6000
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S SE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 9 14 13 12 9 12 9 9 9
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 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
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 67 86 65 88 67 91 69 92
Temp 74 68 80 82 72 66 81 85 74 69 86 88 77 69 87 89
Dewpt 66 65 64 63 62 62 62 61 62 62 62 61 62 61 60 58
Max/Min RH 92 47 86 42 79 37 75 33
RH 76 92 59 52 71 86 53 45 66 78 44 42 61 75 40 36
PWind dir NE NE E E E SE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 60 50 40 30 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs L C C S S C C S S S
Tstms L C C S S C S S
$$
TXZ035-192100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 70 93 66 86
Temp 93 89 79 75 73 70 77 87 92 87 75 71 68 66 72 80 84 79
Dewpt 60 59 60 61 61 60 62 59 54 54 59 62 62 61 63 65 63 63
RH 33 37 52 62 66 71 60 39 28 32 58 73 81 84 73 60 49 58
Wind dir SW SW S S SW W NW NW N SE SE SE E E E E E E
Wind spd 8 8 9 8 9 8 8 5 0 5 8 5 5 5 10 9 8 9
Clouds SC SC B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 20 20 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0 0 0.16
Rain shwrs S C C S S S C C L
Tstms S C C S S S C C L
Mix Hgt 9500 1600 800 4500 10100 1400 700 4400 7200
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W SW SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 13 11 6 11 11 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 79 61 80 63 82 65 83
Temp 68 63 73 75 67 62 74 77 68 64 77 78 69 65 79 79
Dewpt 63 62 66 62 61 59 64 61 61 60 64 61 62 60 63 59
Max/Min RH 97 62 93 56 87 52 84 46
RH 84 97 79 64 81 90 71 58 78 87 64 56 78 84 58 50
PWind dir E E E SE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 60 60 60 50 40 40 30 30
Rain shwrs L C L C C L C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms L C L C C C S C C S S C S S
$$
TXZ031-192100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 76 100 68 91
Temp 99 96 88 84 81 78 84 93 98 92 80 75 71 69 75 84 90 85
Dewpt 60 61 63 63 64 64 63 59 57 60 65 66 66 66 66 64 62 64
RH 28 32 43 50 58 63 49 33 26 35 61 72 84 91 74 52 39 49
Wind dir S S S S SW SW W W SW SE S NE E N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 10 10 8 8 5 6 5 4 6 5 2 3 5 8 8 6 6
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 30 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.19 0.02
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C S S S S L
Tstms S S S C C C C C S S S S L
Mix Hgt 9600 700 600 4500 8500 800 700 3900 5400
T Wind Dir S S SW W NW SE E NE E
T Wind Spd 13 16 12 10 6 12 9 10 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 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
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 65 86 63 87 67 90 69 92
Temp 73 66 79 82 71 64 80 84 73 67 86 86 76 70 88 87
Dewpt 65 64 63 61 62 61 61 61 62 62 62 62 63 62 61 59
Max/Min RH 93 44 90 41 83 37 79 34
RH 75 93 58 49 73 90 52 46 68 83 44 44 64 77 41 39
PWind dir NE NE E E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 60 50 30 30 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs L C C S C C S S S S S S S S
Tstms L C C S S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-192100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 68 92 63 84
Temp 93 90 77 75 71 68 76 84 90 87 74 70 66 64 70 78 82 78
Dewpt 57 56 60 60 60 59 58 54 50 51 58 61 62 63 63 63 61 62
RH 30 32 56 60 68 73 54 36 26 29 57 73 87 97 78 60 49 58
Wind dir SW SW S S SW W NW N NE E SE S E E E E E NE
Wind spd 10 8 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 5 9 9 8 6
Clouds SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW B2 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 20 30 10 20 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.11 0 0.11 0.19
Rain shwrs S C S S C C L
Tstms S C S S C C L
Mix Hgt 9200 900 500 4500 9200 900 500 3900 6300
T Wind Dir SW S SW NW SW SE SE E E
T Wind Spd 13 13 14 12 8 12 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 78 58 79 60 81 62 82
Temp 66 60 71 74 65 60 73 76 66 62 76 77 68 63 78 78
Dewpt 63 60 64 60 61 60 62 61 61 61 63 61 61 61 61 59
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 56 97 52 93 46
RH 90100 79 62 87100 68 60 84 97 64 58 78 93 56 52
PWind dir E E SE SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 60 60 50 60 50 40 40 30
Rain shwrs L S L C S C L C C C C C C C C C
Tstms L S L C S S S C C C S C S S S
$$
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