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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
TXZ024-170900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun
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 68 92 70
Temp 83 84 77 73 69 68 75 82 85 85 79 74 70 69 78 87 91 89 82 77 72 70
Dewpt 63 62 65 67 67 66 66 65 63 63 65 67 66 66 66 64 63 63 65 67 66 66
RH 50 48 66 81 93 94 72 56 47 47 63 78 87 89 68 47 39 41 56 71 81 86
Wind dir SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 10 11 10 8 8 6 10 12 14 14 11 10 9 9 10 9 11 13 11 8 8 5
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 2700 700 4900 5900 4200 700 7200 8300 3200 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 16 17 18 14 14 14 16 12
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 07/19 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26
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 95 72 98 74 102 75 100 75 103
Temp 89 92 79 74 92 97 82 76 94100 83 77 94 98 83 77 96101
Dewpt 64 62 66 65 62 58 63 64 60 55 61 61 57 51 57 59 52 48
Min/Max RH 35 77 28 68 21 60 19 55 17
RH 43 37 64 75 37 28 52 66 32 22 46 59 29 21 41 54 23 17
PWind dir S S S SW SW SW S SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-170900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 87 69 92 71
Temp 84 83 77 73 70 68 75 82 85 84 78 75 71 69 78 87 91 89 82 77 73 71
Dewpt 66 65 66 67 68 68 68 67 67 66 67 67 67 67 68 68 67 65 66 67 67 68
RH 55 55 69 81 93100 79 61 55 55 69 76 87 93 71 53 45 45 58 71 81 90
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 12 10 8 8 9 11 13 14 14 10 9 9 9 11 11 12 13 10 8 6 6
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S S
Tstms C S S S
Mix Hgt 1600 500 4800 5400 3800 600 6500 7800 3200 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 16 12 18 19 18 13 17 18 16 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/19 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 73 98 75 102 75 101 75 103
Temp 90 91 80 74 94 97 83 75 95100 85 76 96 99 84 76 97100
Dewpt 67 65 67 67 66 62 63 64 63 59 61 62 60 56 59 60 58 55
Min/Max RH 40 81 31 69 25 64 23 60 21
RH 47 42 65 79 40 32 51 69 35 26 45 62 30 24 43 58 28 23
PWind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ043-170900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun
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 85 69 90 70
Temp 80 81 75 72 69 68 73 78 81 83 76 74 71 69 78 85 88 86 79 76 73 71
Dewpt 66 66 67 68 68 67 68 68 67 66 67 67 67 68 69 68 66 65 67 67 67 67
RH 62 61 76 87 94 97 84 71 63 57 73 79 88 95 75 57 48 50 66 75 83 88
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 10 8 5 5 5 8 11 11 12 8 5 5 5 10 10 11 11 8 5 5 5
Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 70 30 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.10 0.32 0.03 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C L L C C C
Tstms C C S C C S C C S
Mix Hgt 1200 600 3400 4100 2800 700 5200 5200 3000 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 12 18 18 16 10 17 18 14 10
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 07/19 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26
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 92 72 96 74 99 74 101 75 102
Temp 88 90 79 73 90 94 81 74 92 97 82 74 94 98 84 76 96 99
Dewpt 68 64 67 66 66 62 65 65 65 60 63 63 61 57 62 62 59 58
Min/Max RH 42 80 35 75 28 70 24 63 24
RH 52 43 67 80 45 36 59 73 41 30 54 69 34 26 48 62 29 25
PWind dir S S S S SW SW SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-170900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 84 66 88 67
Temp 80 80 72 69 67 67 70 76 82 81 73 71 68 68 73 82 87 84 76 73 69 68
Dewpt 63 62 64 65 66 65 66 66 65 63 64 64 65 65 66 66 64 63 64 64 65 65
RH 56 54 76 87 97 93 87 71 56 54 73 79 90 90 79 58 46 49 66 73 87 90
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 12 13 10 10 9 10 11 13 16 14 11 10 10 11 10 10 12 11 10 8 8
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 10 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 2800 1200 4200 4300 3400 1200 5100 7800 2200 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 16 13 14 16 18 14 16 13 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/19 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 69 93 70 97 70 96 72 99
Temp 84 86 74 70 87 91 77 71 89 94 78 70 90 94 79 72 92 96
Dewpt 66 63 64 64 65 59 62 63 62 55 60 61 57 50 57 57 53 48
Min/Max RH 42 84 34 78 26 73 22 61 18
RH 55 46 71 81 48 34 60 76 41 27 54 73 33 23 47 59 27 20
PWind dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
$$
TXZ031-170900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun
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 68 89 70 93 71
Temp 85 85 78 74 70 69 76 83 85 86 79 76 72 70 80 89 92 90 82 78 73 71
Dewpt 65 65 66 68 69 68 67 68 66 66 67 68 68 68 68 68 66 65 66 68 68 68
RH 53 51 69 82 95 98 75 61 54 50 66 77 89 94 68 52 43 45 58 71 85 90
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 12 10 6 6 6 10 12 14 14 10 6 6 6 11 11 12 13 9 5 5 5
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 2800 700 4400 5300 3800 700 6600 7700 2400 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 16 13 19 20 18 13 18 18 16 11
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date 07/19 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26
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 96 73 101 76 104 76 103 76 105
Temp 91 92 81 75 95 98 84 77 97102 86 77 97101 86 77 99102
Dewpt 67 64 67 67 66 62 64 65 63 59 62 63 59 56 60 61 57 56
Min/Max RH 36 79 30 70 24 64 22 60 20
RH 46 40 64 77 39 31 52 68 33 25 46 62 29 23 43 58 25 22
PWind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5
$$
TXZ029-170900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 85 64 89 65
Temp 82 81 73 69 65 64 71 78 83 82 73 70 67 65 73 83 88 85 76 72 68 66
Dewpt 61 61 64 65 65 64 65 64 62 61 64 65 66 65 65 63 61 61 64 64 66 65
RH 49 51 73 87100100 81 62 49 49 73 84 97100 76 51 41 45 66 76 93 97
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 9 10 8 6 6 9 10 11 12 10 9 8 8 10 8 9 10 9 6 5 5
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 2800 1000 5100 5700 3500 500 6600 8300 2800 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 14 18 14 16 13 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/19 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 66 94 68 97 69 96 69 99
Temp 85 87 74 68 88 92 77 70 90 95 78 70 91 94 78 70 93 97
Dewpt 63 61 64 64 62 57 62 63 59 54 60 61 55 49 57 58 50 46
Min/Max RH 38 87 30 81 24 73 20 66 17
RH 48 42 71 87 42 31 60 78 35 25 54 73 30 22 48 66 23 18
PWind dir S S S S SW S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 10 5 5 5
$$
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