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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
426 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
TXZ024-210900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
426 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed
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 66 85 64 81 63
Temp 89 78 72 69 68 70 75 81 80 72 68 67 65 68 72 78 78 71 68 65 63
Dewpt 56 61 64 65 66 66 66 64 64 66 65 65 65 64 65 63 63 64 63 63 63
RH 33 56 74 86 94 86 72 55 60 81 89 93 98 88 78 59 62 79 83 92 98
Wind dir SE E E N NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE E E E SE SE SE E E
Wind spd 5 5 5 3 5 9 9 6 6 5 3 3 4 5 6 8 6 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW SC FW SC B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 20 50 50 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0.14 0.20
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C C C C S S C C L
Tstms S S S S S S C S S C S
Mix Hgt 900 1300 2900 4200 1000 1000 2800 4100 2200 600
T Wind Dir E E NE E NE NE E SE SE E
T Wind Spd 11 9 13 9 9 9 11 11 9 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 09/23 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26
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 79 63 81 64 82 65 88 67 89
Temp 72 75 67 64 75 75 68 65 76 76 69 66 82 82 72 68 83 83
Dewpt 65 66 66 64 66 67 66 65 65 65 64 64 64 63 63 63 64 62
Min/Max RH 64 99 61 99 57 92 43 83 42
RH 77 73 96 99 74 77 93 99 71 70 85 92 55 54 74 83 53 50
PWind dir SE SE S S S S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 70 70 70 60 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs L C L L L L L L L C C C S S S
Tstms S C C C S C C S S S
$$
TXZ026-210900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
426 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 88 65 84 63
Temp 91 79 74 71 68 73 80 86 83 74 71 68 65 70 78 83 81 74 70 66 63
Dewpt 58 63 65 66 65 66 66 64 64 66 65 65 64 65 65 62 62 62 61 62 62
RH 33 58 74 84 90 79 62 48 53 76 81 90 97 84 64 49 53 66 73 87 97
Wind dir NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 5 6 5 5 10 10 9 6 6 5 5 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 6 6
Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 30 10 50 40 40
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0.10 0.05 0.07
Rain shwrs C S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms C S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 500 1200 3200 4800 1000 1000 3500 4500 2500 500
T Wind Dir E NE NE E NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 13 11 14 11 11 10 11 9 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/23 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 63 84 64 83 65 89 67 91
Temp 76 80 70 64 79 80 70 65 79 79 72 66 84 84 73 67 86 85
Dewpt 65 65 65 64 66 66 65 63 65 65 63 62 65 64 62 62 65 63
Min/Max RH 55 100 53 93 53 87 42 84 38
RH 69 60 84100 64 62 84 93 62 62 73 87 53 51 68 84 50 48
PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 60 50 70 50 40 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C S C L C C C L C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-210900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
426 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed
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 92 67 85 67
Temp 94 82 77 73 70 78 85 90 87 77 73 71 68 73 80 84 82 75 72 69 67
Dewpt 59 63 66 65 65 66 66 63 64 66 67 66 66 67 66 64 64 64 65 64 64
RH 32 54 69 76 83 66 53 41 47 69 81 86 94 80 63 52 55 69 78 86 92
Wind dir S SE S NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E
Wind spd 5 5 4 3 3 5 8 8 8 5 3 4 5 6 8 8 6 5 3 4 5
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 30 20 50 50 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.07 0.06 0.17
Rain shwrs C S S S C C C C C C C C S S C C L
Tstms C S S S C S S C S S S S
Mix Hgt 600 900 3400 5600 1300 700 3800 5100 1800 600
T Wind Dir SE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
T Wind Spd 11 8 10 11 11 9 13 11 9 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 09/23 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26
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 65 87 66 86 66 90 68 93
Temp 80 82 72 67 82 83 73 68 82 83 73 67 85 87 75 69 88 89
Dewpt 65 66 66 65 66 66 65 64 64 64 63 62 64 63 63 62 63 62
Min/Max RH 52 93 50 86 47 84 40 78 36
RH 62 58 81 93 58 57 77 86 55 54 71 84 49 45 65 78 43 41
PWind dir E SE SE SE S SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 50 40 50 50 30 10 10 10
Rain shwrs L C C C C C S C C C C S
Tstms S C C C S C S S S S
$$
TXZ035-210900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
426 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 86 63 79 63
Temp 88 76 72 69 66 73 80 84 79 70 68 66 65 68 73 77 75 69 67 64 63
Dewpt 54 57 59 61 61 64 65 63 63 63 64 63 63 64 66 65 63 63 63 63 62
RH 31 52 64 76 84 73 60 49 58 78 87 90 93 87 79 67 66 81 87 97 97
Wind dir N E SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 0 5 5 5 5 9 10 9 9 10 5 6 8 9 9 10 10 9 6 8 10
Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 20 30 40 60 70
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.08 0.03 0.13 0.33
Rain shwrs S S C C S C L L C C C C L L D
Tstms S S C C S S C C S C C C
Mix Hgt 800 500 4000 5400 1200 1300 3300 4300 2100 1000
T Wind Dir SE SE E E E E E E SE E
T Wind Spd 9 11 11 11 12 11 13 12 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/23 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 61 79 62 80 63 85 65 87
Temp 72 74 66 63 74 74 67 64 74 76 68 63 80 81 70 65 82 83
Dewpt 66 64 64 62 67 65 64 62 66 63 62 61 65 61 61 60 64 60
Min/Max RH 69 100 67 97 60 93 46 84 42
RH 81 71 93 97 79 74 90 93 76 64 81 93 60 51 73 84 55 46
PWind dir SE SE S SE S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 80 60 70 60 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs D L L D L L L L L C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C S C C S S C S S S S
$$
TXZ031-210900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
426 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed
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 90 67 86 65
Temp 93 82 77 73 70 75 82 88 85 76 72 69 67 72 79 85 83 75 72 67 65
Dewpt 57 63 65 66 66 66 65 63 65 67 66 66 66 66 64 63 63 64 63 63 63
RH 30 52 66 80 88 75 56 43 51 73 81 89 95 80 61 48 51 67 73 88 93
Wind dir E SE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 5 5 3 3 5 9 8 6 6 5 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 30 20 50 40 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0.23 0.09
Rain shwrs C S S S S C C C C C C S S C C C
Tstms C S S S C S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 600 1400 3400 4900 1000 1300 3400 4100 2800 800
T Wind Dir E NE NE E NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 13 9 13 10 10 10 11 9 10 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 09/23 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26
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 65 86 66 86 67 91 69 93
Temp 78 82 72 66 81 82 72 67 81 81 73 68 86 86 75 69 88 87
Dewpt 64 65 65 65 65 66 65 64 64 65 64 63 64 64 63 63 63 63
Min/Max RH 50 97 48 90 48 86 38 81 36
RH 63 56 80 97 59 59 80 90 58 57 72 85 47 47 66 81 44 44
PWind dir E SE SE SE SE S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 60 50 60 50 40 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C L C C C L C C C C S S
Tstms S C C C S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ029-210900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
426 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 83 61 78 60
Temp 87 74 70 66 64 70 76 81 78 68 66 63 62 67 71 75 76 68 65 62 60
Dewpt 51 57 60 62 63 64 64 62 62 64 63 63 62 63 64 63 61 63 62 62 59
RH 29 55 71 87 97 81 66 53 58 87 90100100 87 79 66 60 84 90100 96
Wind dir SE E E SE E E E E NE E E E E E E SE SE E SE E E
Wind spd 4 5 4 4 5 9 10 9 6 5 3 4 5 6 8 9 8 5 4 5 5
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 20 20 50 50 60
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.15 0.22
Rain shwrs S S C S C C C C C S S L L D
Tstms S S C S S C S S C S S
Mix Hgt 600 700 3200 4000 500 900 2700 3600 1800 600
T Wind Dir SE E E E E E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 11 11 11 12 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/23 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 58 78 60 79 61 84 63 86
Temp 71 73 64 62 73 73 65 62 73 75 66 62 79 80 68 63 81 81
Dewpt 64 64 63 62 66 65 63 62 65 63 62 62 63 61 61 61 63 61
Min/Max RH 69 100 69 100 60 100 46 93 43
RH 79 73 97100 79 76 93100 76 66 87100 58 52 78 93 54 51
PWind dir SE SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 80 70 70 60 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs D L L D L L L L L C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C S C C S S S S S
$$
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