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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
TXZ024-150900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
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 77 99 72 97 73
Temp 95 95 86 83 81 79 83 92 96 94 81 77 75 73 81 91 96 93 83 79 75 73
Dewpt 57 56 58 59 60 62 64 63 60 60 63 64 63 62 62 59 56 56 57 57 59 60
RH 27 27 39 45 49 57 53 39 31 33 54 64 67 68 53 34 26 29 41 47 57 64
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S NW W S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 17 16 13 14 13 12 13 11 12 11 8 5 3 4 8 11 13 12 8 6 6 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 40 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.06 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms S S C
Mix Hgt 900 500 6700 9300 1600 500 9100 10600 6300 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SW SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 19 18 17 14 11 6 13 16 14 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 09/17 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 73 94 72 91 67 86 63 81
Temp 90 91 79 74 89 91 77 72 86 84 72 68 81 81 69 63 76 77
Dewpt 60 58 62 64 62 60 63 63 62 63 65 64 62 61 63 62 60 59
Min/Max RH 29 71 32 73 38 86 42 95 46
RH 37 33 57 71 40 37 62 73 45 49 79 86 52 51 83 95 59 53
PWind dir S S S S SW SW N NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 30 40 60 40 50 30
Rain shwrs C S C L C C C C C C C
Tstms C S C S S S S
$$
TXZ026-150900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 76 101 73 99 74
Temp 98 96 88 84 81 77 84 94 99 96 87 82 77 73 84 94 98 94 86 82 77 74
Dewpt 60 57 57 59 60 62 66 65 61 59 59 60 61 61 63 62 59 57 58 59 61 63
RH 29 27 35 43 49 60 55 39 29 29 39 47 58 66 49 35 28 29 39 46 58 69
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 17 13 11 11 12 12 14 12 13 12 10 8 6 6 9 10 11 11 9 9 9 6
Clouds FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 6700 9200 1900 500 8800 10700 6400 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 18 16 19 17 13 9 14 14 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/17 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 97 73 96 72 94 67 88 62 84
Temp 92 92 80 74 92 91 79 72 90 87 75 69 84 83 70 63 79 79
Dewpt 63 60 63 65 64 61 62 63 64 63 64 64 64 63 64 63 63 60
Min/Max RH 30 74 34 73 36 87 43 100 46
RH 38 34 56 74 40 37 56 73 42 45 69 84 51 51 81100 58 52
PWind dir S S S S S S S NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 30 60 40 60 30
Rain shwrs S S C L C C C L C C S
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-150900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
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 76 102 75 100 74
Temp 98 97 88 84 80 76 85 95100 98 89 84 79 76 85 95 99 96 87 82 78 74
Dewpt 58 57 59 61 63 65 67 64 60 58 58 58 60 61 64 61 56 55 56 60 63 63
RH 27 27 38 45 57 69 55 37 27 27 36 42 53 61 50 33 24 25 36 47 61 69
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 14 14 10 9 10 10 11 11 11 13 9 8 6 6 8 9 10 11 8 8 6 4
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 500 6200 8700 2600 500 8300 10200 6300 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 16 18 16 16 12 13 13 14 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 09/17 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 98 74 97 73 96 70 91 65 85
Temp 93 93 82 74 92 93 80 73 91 90 77 71 87 86 73 66 81 82
Dewpt 63 60 65 66 64 61 63 63 63 61 64 63 63 62 65 63 63 61
Min/Max RH 30 75 33 71 31 78 38 92 44
RH 38 33 56 75 41 36 56 71 41 38 64 76 46 46 75 92 54 50
PWind dir S S S S SW S S NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 20 30 50 40 50 40
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-150900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 73 97 70 94 69
Temp 93 93 84 80 77 73 80 90 96 91 81 76 74 71 78 88 93 91 82 77 72 69
Dewpt 58 55 57 58 59 60 64 65 60 58 61 60 59 58 61 60 55 52 53 54 56 57
RH 31 28 40 47 54 64 58 44 30 33 51 58 59 64 56 39 28 27 37 45 57 66
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S SE S SE S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 19 17 17 17 13 13 14 13 12 13 11 6 6 9 12 16 16 16 12 10 8 6
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 40 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
Mix Hgt 2500 600 5300 8700 2500 600 8000 9300 5000 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 16 16 14 12 11 17 17 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/17 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 70 92 68 88 64 86 61 81
Temp 87 89 76 71 87 88 74 69 84 81 69 66 81 80 68 62 76 76
Dewpt 62 56 59 62 64 58 60 61 64 61 63 61 63 59 60 59 60 56
Min/Max RH 31 73 33 76 42 87 43 90 45
RH 43 33 56 73 46 36 62 76 51 51 81 84 54 49 76 90 58 50
PWind dir S SE S S SW S S E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 40 50 50 50 50 30
Rain shwrs C C S C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C S C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-150900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
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 77 103 75 101 75
Temp 100 98 90 86 82 78 86 96101 99 89 84 79 76 85 96100 97 88 83 78 75
Dewpt 58 57 59 60 62 64 66 64 59 59 60 61 61 61 63 61 57 57 59 60 62 63
RH 26 26 35 43 51 62 52 35 25 27 38 47 55 62 47 31 24 27 37 46 59 67
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 16 16 11 11 11 11 13 12 12 12 10 6 5 5 9 10 11 11 8 6 6 5
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 500 6300 9100 1800 500 8800 10500 6500 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 19 16 19 17 14 10 14 14 13 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 09/17 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 100 75 98 74 96 69 91 64 86
Temp 95 94 83 75 94 93 81 74 91 89 76 71 86 85 72 65 81 81
Dewpt 62 60 63 66 63 61 63 63 63 62 65 65 63 63 65 64 62 60
Min/Max RH 28 74 31 69 32 82 38 97 42
RH 35 32 53 74 37 34 54 69 40 41 68 82 46 47 78 97 52 49
PWind dir S S S S S S S NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 30 60 50 50 30
Rain shwrs S S C L C C C C C C S
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-150900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 96 66 94 67
Temp 93 93 83 79 75 72 80 89 94 90 76 73 70 67 78 88 93 91 78 75 71 67
Dewpt 56 54 58 59 60 61 62 61 59 59 64 63 62 60 60 58 55 53 56 56 57 58
RH 29 27 43 50 60 68 54 39 31 35 66 71 76 78 54 36 28 28 47 52 61 73
Wind dir S S S S SW S S S S S N S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 17 14 14 13 11 10 13 11 11 10 6 4 3 5 10 12 13 11 8 6 5 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 30 50 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.10 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C S
Tstms C C C S
Mix Hgt 800 600 4700 8900 1000 500 7800 9400 4600 500
T Wind Dir S SW S S SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 18 16 13 11 9 16 17 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/17 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 67 92 66 88 62 85 58 80
Temp 87 89 75 69 87 88 73 67 84 82 67 63 80 80 66 59 75 76
Dewpt 59 55 60 62 60 57 61 62 61 60 62 62 60 58 61 59 57 55
Min/Max RH 28 78 32 84 39 97 43 100 44
RH 39 32 60 78 40 35 66 84 46 47 84 97 51 47 84100 54 48
PWind dir S S S S SW SW N NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 40 50 50 40 50 30
Rain shwrs C S C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C S C S S
$$
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