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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
751 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026
TXZ024-172100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
751 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026
Date Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26
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 89 69 93 70 94
Temp 75 83 87 86 79 75 71 69 78 87 91 89 81 76 72 70 80 89 93 92
Dewpt 66 64 63 63 65 67 66 66 66 64 63 63 65 67 67 66 66 64 62 62
RH 72 55 44 46 62 76 84 89 65 47 40 43 58 73 85 86 63 44 35 37
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 10 11 12 14 12 11 9 9 11 9 11 13 10 8 8 5 6 9 12 13
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 5700 6200 3500 600 7100 8600 2200 500 7100 9100
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 16 17 14 14 13 16 13 11 13
RFTI 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
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26
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 72 98 75 102 76 102 76 104
Temp 79 72 91 96 82 76 94100 83 77 94100 84 77 96101
Dewpt 66 65 62 58 62 63 60 54 60 61 55 49 56 59 53 48
Max/Min RH 80 27 63 21 59 18 54 16
RH 64 78 38 28 51 63 31 22 45 59 27 18 39 54 24 17
PWind dir S SW SW SW SW S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-172100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
751 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026
Date Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 70 92 71 94
Temp 75 82 86 85 79 75 72 70 79 88 91 89 82 77 73 71 81 90 93 92
Dewpt 68 67 67 66 67 67 67 67 68 67 66 65 66 67 67 68 68 67 66 64
RH 79 61 53 53 67 76 84 90 69 50 44 45 58 71 81 90 65 47 41 40
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 11 12 14 14 11 10 9 9 12 11 13 13 10 8 6 6 9 10 13 14
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.15 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C
Tstms S C C
Mix Hgt 4400 5300 2800 500 6800 8600 2900 500 6900 8600
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 17 18 17 13 17 17 16 11 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 73 98 75 102 76 102 76 103
Temp 80 73 93 96 84 76 96100 85 76 96100 85 76 96101
Dewpt 66 66 65 61 62 63 63 58 61 62 59 56 59 60 58 56
Max/Min RH 79 30 64 24 62 22 58 22
RH 62 79 40 32 48 64 34 25 45 62 29 23 41 58 28 23
PWind dir S S S SW SW E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-172100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
751 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026
Date Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26
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 85 69 90 70 92
Temp 74 79 81 83 77 74 71 70 78 84 87 86 79 76 73 71 80 86 89 90
Dewpt 68 69 67 66 67 67 68 68 69 68 66 65 67 68 68 68 69 68 66 64
RH 82 71 63 57 72 79 89 92 74 61 51 50 66 76 86 89 68 54 46 42
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 10 11 11 11 8 5 5 5 10 11 11 11 8 5 5 5 8 10 11 12
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 10 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.15 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C S
Tstms C C C S
Mix Hgt 4100 4300 1300 700 5200 6100 1800 500 5500 6500
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 17 13 11 17 16 14 11 14 13
RFTI 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
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26
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 72 97 74 100 75 101 76 102
Temp 78 72 91 94 81 75 92 98 83 75 94 99 84 76 95100
Dewpt 67 66 66 62 64 64 64 59 63 63 61 58 62 63 60 58
Max/Min RH 81 32 70 28 66 25 63 24
RH 68 81 44 35 56 70 40 29 50 66 34 27 48 63 31 25
PWind dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-172100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
751 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026
Date Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 66 88 67 90
Temp 70 77 82 82 74 71 69 68 73 82 87 83 75 72 69 67 75 83 89 86
Dewpt 66 66 65 64 65 64 65 65 66 66 64 63 65 65 66 65 66 66 64 63
RH 87 69 56 55 74 79 87 90 79 58 46 51 71 79 90 93 74 57 44 46
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 10 12 16 13 11 9 9 12 9 10 13 11 9 8 6 9 9 12 16
Clouds B1 SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC CL SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 30 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.01 0
Rain shwrs C S S S S C S S
Tstms C S S S S C S S
Mix Hgt 4400 5300 2900 800 5700 8300 1900 600 5700 8300
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 12 14 16 13 14 13 17 12 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 93 71 97 72 98 73 99
Temp 74 69 87 90 77 71 89 94 79 72 90 95 80 73 92 96
Dewpt 64 64 64 59 62 63 62 55 59 60 56 50 57 57 53 49
Max/Min RH 87 33 76 26 66 21 57 19
RH 71 84 46 35 60 76 41 27 50 66 32 22 45 57 27 20
PWind dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
$$
TXZ031-172100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
751 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026
Date Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26
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 90 70 94 71 96
Temp 76 84 86 86 79 76 72 70 81 88 91 90 82 78 73 71 82 91 95 92
Dewpt 68 68 66 66 67 68 68 68 68 68 66 65 66 68 68 68 68 67 65 64
RH 75 59 52 50 66 76 87 93 65 51 44 45 59 72 85 90 64 46 38 40
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 11 11 14 14 10 8 6 6 11 11 13 13 9 5 5 5 8 10 13 14
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 5 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.09 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C
Tstms C C C
Mix Hgt 4700 5500 2900 600 6700 8500 3500 500 7100 8900
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 17 18 18 13 17 18 16 11 13 16
RFTI 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
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26
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 76 104 77 104 77 106
Temp 81 74 95 97 84 77 97101 86 77 98101 86 78 98102
Dewpt 66 67 65 61 63 64 63 58 61 62 58 56 60 61 58 57
Max/Min RH 81 29 65 24 60 21 57 21
RH 61 80 38 31 49 64 33 25 44 60 28 23 42 57 26 23
PWind dir S S S SW SW SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-172100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
751 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026
Date Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 63 89 64 90
Temp 71 79 84 82 74 70 67 64 74 82 87 85 76 71 67 65 76 85 89 87
Dewpt 65 64 62 61 64 64 66 64 65 63 61 61 64 65 66 65 65 63 61 61
RH 81 60 48 49 71 81 97100 74 53 42 45 66 81 97100 69 48 39 42
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 9 11 12 11 9 8 8 10 8 9 10 9 5 5 5 6 8 10 12
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.07 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 5400 6800 3900 700 7100 9000 1700 500 6600 8900
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 13 17 14 14 12 14 13 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 94 69 97 69 98 70 99
Temp 74 67 88 91 77 70 90 95 78 70 91 95 79 71 93 98
Dewpt 64 65 62 58 62 63 59 54 60 61 54 49 57 58 50 47
Max/Min RH 93 30 78 25 73 20 64 17
RH 71 93 42 33 60 78 35 25 54 73 29 21 47 64 23 18
PWind dir S S S SW S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 0
$$
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