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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
201 PM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026
TXZ024-312100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
201 PM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026
Date Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26
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 103 73 96 69 99
Temp 100 98 87 82 78 74 81 88 94 95 85 79 74 70 82 91 97 98
Dewpt 58 61 65 66 65 63 62 58 54 54 58 58 58 57 55 54 51 51
RH 25 30 49 58 64 70 53 36 27 26 40 49 57 62 40 29 22 21
Wind dir NE SE W W N N NE NE NE NE NE NW NW NW E SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 9 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 2 3 4 4 5 6
Clouds SC B1 B2 OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 20 30 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.13 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C S
Tstms S C C S
Mix Hgt 1600 500 4900 9200 5300 500 8600 11400
T Wind Dir NW N NE N N NW E E
T Wind Spd 12 10 11 10 9 6 6 8
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 Mon 08/03/26 Tue 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26
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 72 103 75 103 75 102 76 102
Temp 81 72 97101 84 76 97101 84 76 97 99 84 78 97100
Dewpt 54 55 53 50 52 54 51 50 55 58 55 53 56 59 56 53
Max/Min RH 55 17 47 16 54 20 53 20
RH 40 55 24 18 33 47 21 18 37 54 25 22 38 53 26 22
PWind dir S S S S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ026-312100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
201 PM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026
Date Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 103 74 97 69 99
Temp 102 99 89 83 79 75 83 90 95 95 86 79 73 70 82 91 97 98
Dewpt 61 63 66 66 64 64 63 60 56 55 56 56 56 55 58 57 54 52
RH 26 31 47 57 60 69 51 37 27 26 36 45 55 59 44 32 24 21
Wind dir SW NE SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE E N E E
Wind spd 4 6 4 6 8 8 9 8 6 6 5 4 3 5 5 0 2 5
Clouds SC B1 SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 20 30 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.11 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S
Tstms S C S
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 800 600 5800 9100 4000 500 7300 10500
T Wind Dir N N NE N E E E E
T Wind Spd 11 11 12 12 11 8 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 08/03/26 Tue 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 102 74 103 75 102 76 102
Temp 81 72 97100 85 75 98101 85 76 98100 85 78 98100
Dewpt 54 55 58 53 54 54 57 54 56 60 61 57 59 61 61 58
Max/Min RH 55 20 48 19 58 23 56 24
RH 39 55 28 21 35 48 26 21 37 58 30 24 41 56 30 25
PWind dir SE S SE S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-312100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
201 PM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026
Date Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26
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 103 76 97 72 100
Temp 101100 90 84 80 77 84 90 95 95 86 80 75 72 84 92 98 99
Dewpt 61 61 63 66 67 66 65 63 59 57 59 59 59 58 57 56 55 54
RH 27 28 41 55 66 69 53 40 30 28 40 49 58 60 40 30 24 23
Wind dir S S NE NW N N NE NE NE NE W W NW N NE E E E
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 8 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5
Clouds SC FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 1400 700 5200 7400 2900 500 9300 12100
T Wind Dir NW N NE N W NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 12 11 10 6 9 6
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 Mon 08/03/26 Tue 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26
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 73 102 75 103 76 102 76 101
Temp 82 73 97100 85 76 98101 86 77 96100 85 77 95 99
Dewpt 55 55 57 53 54 57 58 55 58 62 62 57 60 62 62 58
Max/Min RH 53 20 51 21 60 24 60 25
RH 41 53 27 21 35 51 27 22 40 60 33 25 44 60 34 27
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-312100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
201 PM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026
Date Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 100 71 91 67 95
Temp 98 95 81 77 74 72 79 86 90 89 79 74 70 68 80 88 93 94
Dewpt 57 60 65 67 66 64 63 62 60 58 61 62 62 60 58 58 55 54
RH 26 31 58 71 76 76 58 45 37 35 54 66 76 76 47 36 28 26
Wind dir SE E N N N N NE E E E SW W NW N N N N SE
Wind spd 5 10 8 5 6 10 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 0 0 5
Clouds SC SC OV OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 50 10 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.19 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C
Tstms C C C
Mix Hgt 2700 700 5700 8200 2500 500 9000 11700
T Wind Dir NE N E E SW NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 14 12 12 10 10 10 6 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 08/03/26 Tue 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 99 72 99 72 98 73 98
Temp 77 70 93 98 81 72 93 97 81 72 92 96 81 73 92 96
Dewpt 57 56 56 50 53 54 53 49 55 57 57 52 56 58 58 53
Max/Min RH 61 19 53 19 59 21 59 22
RH 50 61 29 20 38 53 26 20 41 59 31 23 42 59 32 24
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
$$
TXZ031-312100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
201 PM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026
Date Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26
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 75 98 70 101
Temp 104101 90 84 80 76 85 92 97 97 87 81 75 71 85 93 99100
Dewpt 59 62 67 68 66 65 63 60 56 55 58 57 58 56 56 56 53 52
RH 23 29 47 59 63 69 49 35 26 25 38 45 57 59 38 28 22 20
Wind dir SE E NW NW N N NE NE NE NE E N N N E SE E E
Wind spd 4 6 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 2 2 3 4 3 4 5
Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 20 30 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S
Tstms S C S
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 1000 600 5100 9100 2900 500 8000 11000
T Wind Dir N N NE N E N E NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 12 11 10 8 8 6
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 Mon 08/03/26 Tue 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26
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 73 105 76 106 77 104 77 104
Temp 82 73 99102 85 76100103 86 77 99101 86 79 99101
Dewpt 55 55 56 52 53 55 55 53 57 61 59 56 59 61 60 57
Max/Min RH 53 17 48 18 57 21 56 22
RH 39 53 24 19 33 48 23 19 37 57 27 23 41 55 28 24
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-312100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
201 PM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026
Date Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 68 92 64 96
Temp 98 94 80 76 72 69 79 86 90 91 79 73 69 65 81 89 94 95
Dewpt 56 61 65 66 66 64 62 59 56 55 59 61 61 60 56 55 53 51
RH 25 34 60 71 81 84 56 40 32 30 50 66 76 84 42 32 25 23
Wind dir SE E NW NW N N NE E E E W W NW NW SW SW S SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 3 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC B1 OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 20 40 10 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.21 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C S
Tstms S C C S
Mix Hgt 1200 600 5300 9000 1800 500 9200 11000
T Wind Dir N N E NE W W W SW
T Wind Spd 14 11 11 9 11 9 8 4
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 08/03/26 Tue 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 100 70 100 70 99 70 99
Temp 76 68 94 99 80 71 94 98 80 70 94 96 80 72 94 96
Dewpt 57 56 53 48 53 55 50 47 55 58 54 50 56 59 54 50
Max/Min RH 65 17 57 17 66 20 64 20
RH 52 65 25 18 39 57 23 18 42 66 26 21 44 64 26 21
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
$$
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