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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
436 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026
TXZ024-242100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
436 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026
Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26
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 79 104 74 96
Temp 84 92101106106 92 86 83 79 88 98102 99 87 81 77 74 81 90 94 92
Dewpt 49 50 48 47 49 54 55 56 56 55 54 52 54 58 60 63 64 64 62 61 61
RH 30 24 17 14 15 27 35 39 45 33 23 19 23 38 50 63 70 55 39 33 36
Wind dir W W W NW SW SE NW W NW W N E E E N N NW N NE E E
Wind spd 17 17 13 8 6 8 5 4 5 5 5 6 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C S S S
Tstms C C C C S S S
Extreme Heat W W W
Mix Hgt 8000 14100 1000 500 8100 15400 4600 500 5000 7500
T Wind Dir W W NE NW NW NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 21 11 9 6 10 9 13 9 13 9
RFTI 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
Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26
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 71 94 71 98 76 102 78 102
Temp 78 72 86 92 78 73 93 96 82 76 97 99 84 78 97100
Dewpt 64 66 63 59 62 62 59 56 58 59 57 54 56 58 56 53
Max/Min RH 81 32 70 26 57 21 51 20
RH 62 81 46 34 58 70 32 27 45 57 27 23 39 51 26 22
PWind dir NE E S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 5 5 5 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S S S
Tstms S C S S S
$$
TXZ026-242100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
436 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026
Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 111 77 105 73 96
Temp 81 94104109108 93 88 81 77 88 99103101 89 82 76 74 83 91 95 91
Dewpt 52 52 53 51 52 55 57 58 59 60 59 57 57 60 62 65 65 67 66 65 65
RH 37 24 19 15 16 28 35 46 54 39 27 22 24 38 51 69 74 59 44 37 42
Wind dir SW W W W SW N E W W NW N E E E NE N N N NE NE E
Wind spd 11 12 11 8 8 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 6 5 5 6 8 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 30 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms S S C C
Extreme Heat W W W
Mix Hgt 7500 13500 900 500 6300 12900 2000 600 5000 6800
T Wind Dir W W N NW N NE E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 20 13 11 8 9 9 14 9 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 94 71 99 74 102 76 103
Temp 79 71 88 92 79 72 93 96 83 75 98100 86 77 99101
Dewpt 66 66 67 62 63 62 63 59 59 60 61 57 58 60 61 56
Max/Min RH 84 36 73 28 60 23 56 21
RH 64 84 50 37 58 71 37 29 44 60 30 24 39 56 29 23
PWind dir NE E SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S S
$$
TXZ043-242100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
436 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026
Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26
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 111 80 107 76 100
Temp 81 94105108109 97 91 84 80 91100105105 92 86 80 76 86 95 98 95
Dewpt 53 54 52 50 50 52 52 51 51 53 52 50 51 56 58 60 62 63 62 61 62
RH 38 26 18 15 15 23 27 33 37 28 20 16 17 30 40 52 62 46 34 30 34
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W SW SW S S S S W NW N NE NE E
Wind spd 10 13 13 8 10 10 9 9 6 9 6 5 6 6 5 5 4 5 6 6 6
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Extreme Heat W W W
Mix Hgt 7800 14000 800 500 8200 14400 5300 500 6000 7100
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W SW SE NW N NE
T Wind Spd 20 12 16 13 13 9 12 9 14 11
RFTI 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 EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26
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 97 73 100 76 102 76 103
Temp 81 74 90 95 81 74 94 98 84 76 97100 86 77 97101
Dewpt 67 66 66 62 64 64 62 58 60 62 61 57 59 62 61 57
Max/Min RH 77 33 71 25 62 23 60 22
RH 62 77 46 34 56 71 35 27 45 62 31 24 41 60 31 24
PWind dir NE NE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 10 5 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-242100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
436 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026
Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 107 76 104 73 97
Temp 77 88 99104104 91 85 80 76 85 96102101 87 80 76 73 81 91 95 90
Dewpt 48 51 48 47 45 48 49 48 48 50 50 48 47 53 55 58 59 61 58 58 59
RH 36 28 18 15 14 23 29 33 37 30 21 16 16 31 42 54 62 51 33 29 35
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S SE SW SW SW W SW SE SE SE E N NW N NE E E
Wind spd 13 14 14 9 9 13 11 11 10 10 5 5 8 11 10 8 5 6 5 5 11
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 10500 14300 3900 500 9200 14400 7100 500 5900 7800
T Wind Dir SW W S SW W SW NW E NE NE
T Wind Spd 20 11 13 14 13 10 13 11 12 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 93 69 96 71 98 72 99
Temp 76 70 87 87 75 70 89 92 78 71 92 95 80 72 92 96
Dewpt 63 64 63 60 61 61 61 56 58 59 59 54 56 58 59 53
Max/Min RH 81 36 73 28 66 24 61 23
RH 64 81 45 40 62 73 39 30 50 66 33 25 44 61 33 24
PWind dir E E SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 50 20 20 5 5 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
TXZ031-242100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
436 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026
Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26
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 112 79 108 75 99
Temp 82 96106110109 96 90 83 79 91102107103 91 84 78 76 85 94 97 94
Dewpt 53 53 51 50 50 55 56 57 56 56 55 54 55 60 62 64 65 65 64 63 64
RH 37 24 16 14 14 25 33 41 45 32 22 18 21 36 49 62 70 53 39 33 39
Wind dir SW W SW W S SW S SW W W NW SE SE E E N N N NE NE E
Wind spd 11 13 11 6 6 8 5 4 5 5 5 5 9 6 5 4 4 6 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 30 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
Extreme Heat W W W
Mix Hgt 8800 13300 700 500 7600 15700 3800 500 5200 6300
T Wind Dir W W SE W NW NE E NE NE E
T Wind Spd 19 13 9 9 10 8 16 10 12 10
RFTI 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
Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26
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 72 101 76 104 77 105
Temp 80 73 91 94 81 74 95 98 84 76100101 86 78100102
Dewpt 67 67 66 62 63 63 62 59 60 61 60 57 59 60 59 56
Max/Min RH 82 33 70 26 59 22 54 21
RH 65 81 44 35 55 69 34 28 44 59 27 24 39 54 26 22
PWind dir NE NE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 10 5 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S S
$$
TXZ029-242100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
436 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026
Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 106 72 103 68 95
Temp 74 87 99104103 89 82 76 72 86 97101 99 85 77 72 69 80 90 93 89
Dewpt 49 49 46 45 45 53 54 54 52 50 49 48 50 57 59 61 62 62 58 57 59
RH 41 27 17 14 14 29 38 46 49 29 20 17 19 39 54 68 78 54 34 30 37
Wind dir SW W W W W SE SW SW SW W NW E SE E NE NE N N NE E E
Wind spd 11 13 12 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 5 5 8 9 5 4 4 5 6 6 8
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S S
Tstms S S C C C C S S S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 9000 14000 1100 500 8600 15500 3800 500 5900 8000
T Wind Dir W W E S W NE E N NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 11 11 12 12 9 12 11 13 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 93 66 96 69 98 70 99
Temp 74 67 87 88 74 68 90 93 77 70 94 96 79 71 94 96
Dewpt 63 65 61 59 61 62 58 55 58 59 56 52 57 59 55 51
Max/Min RH 93 32 84 26 68 21 66 21
RH 69 93 42 38 64 81 34 28 52 68 28 23 47 66 27 22
PWind dir E E S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 50 30 20 5 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S C S C S
Tstms S C S C S
$$
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