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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1136 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
TXZ024-200900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1136 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
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 72 95 66 83 63
Temp 78 76 73 78 88 93 89 77 72 69 67 70 75 81 79 72 68 66 64
Dewpt 63 62 62 60 57 55 58 63 64 64 65 65 65 63 64 66 64 64 63
RH 59 61 68 54 35 27 37 63 76 84 93 85 71 56 60 81 87 93 99
Wind dir SW W W NW NW N NE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 10 10 8 8 6 5 6 6 5 4 6 9 9 6 6 5 4 4 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 30 50
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.15 0.01 0.03
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 600 4900 8700 1200 1200 3700 6600 1400 1400
T Wind Dir W NW NW E E NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 13 11 6 12 9 13 11 10 10
RFTI 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
Date 09/22 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26
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 80 62 82 65 85 67 86 68 89
Temp 71 78 68 63 75 78 69 66 80 80 71 67 82 81 73 68 83 83
Dewpt 63 62 61 61 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 63 62 60 61 61 61 60
Min/Max RH 56 99 51 90 48 86 43 77 39
RH 76 57 79 93 64 57 80 90 56 57 77 86 51 49 67 77 47 46
PWind dir E E SE SE S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 30 40 40 40 40 20 30 30
Rain shwrs C S C C S S C C C C C S S C C S C
Tstms C S S S S S C S S S S
$$
TXZ026-200900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1136 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 75 97 66 86 63
Temp 81 78 75 82 91 96 90 79 74 70 67 72 80 84 82 74 70 66 64
Dewpt 62 63 63 63 61 58 60 64 65 65 65 66 65 63 64 64 64 63 63
RH 52 60 66 53 37 28 37 60 74 84 94 81 60 49 54 71 81 89 97
Wind dir S SW W W NW N SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 10 10 6 8 5 4 6 6 5 5 10 10 8 6 8 6 5 5 8
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.04 0 0.06
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C S S S S C C C C S
Tstms S S S S C C C C S S S S C C C C S
Mix Hgt 500 4400 8000 900 1400 3700 6600 2400 1300
T Wind Dir SW W N E E NE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 6 12 11 14 11 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/22 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 62 85 65 88 67 89 68 92
Temp 77 81 70 63 79 82 72 66 84 84 74 68 84 84 75 69 88 87
Dewpt 63 60 61 60 61 61 61 61 63 62 62 61 62 60 60 60 62 60
Min/Max RH 47 94 43 84 41 78 38 73 33
RH 61 49 73 90 54 49 68 84 49 48 66 78 48 44 60 73 42 40
PWind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 30 20 20 20 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S C S S S S S C S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-200900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1136 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
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 75 99 68 91 65
Temp 83 80 77 84 93 97 92 80 75 73 70 77 84 89 86 77 73 69 66
Dewpt 64 64 65 66 64 61 62 64 66 65 65 66 66 64 64 65 66 65 65
RH 54 60 68 55 39 30 37 60 73 78 86 69 54 44 49 68 80 87 96
Wind dir SW SW SW W W SW S SE E W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 10 6 9 8 5 5 5 3 3 4 5 8 8 9 6 4 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 60 40 50 30 60
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.01 0.38 0.03 0.07
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S S C C L L C C C
Tstms S S S C C C C S S C C L L C C C
Mix Hgt 1000 5000 8200 600 700 4300 7100 1300 1300
T Wind Dir SW W SW S SE NE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 12 6 11 6 9 10 11 10
RFTI 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
Date 09/22 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26
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 88 67 91 69 92 70 93
Temp 79 82 72 66 81 85 74 69 86 88 77 69 87 89 77 71 89 90
Dewpt 65 63 62 62 62 61 62 62 62 61 62 61 60 58 59 59 59 58
Min/Max RH 49 95 42 79 37 75 33 68 30
RH 62 53 71 86 53 45 66 78 44 42 61 75 40 36 54 67 37 34
PWind dir NE E E E SE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 30 20 20 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs C C S C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C S C S S
$$
TXZ035-200900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1136 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 93 65 85 62
Temp 73 71 69 75 87 92 88 76 71 68 66 72 79 84 78 70 68 65 63
Dewpt 61 61 61 62 60 55 55 59 61 62 62 64 65 63 63 64 63 63 63
RH 66 71 75 63 41 29 32 56 71 81 88 76 62 50 60 81 84 93100
Wind dir SW W SW W W N N SE SE SE S E E E NE NE E E E
Wind spd 11 11 8 9 6 0 0 9 6 5 6 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 10
Clouds OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 30 10 20 40 50
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0.02 0.06 0.09
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C C C C L
Tstms S S S S S S C C C C C C L
Mix Hgt 500 4900 9200 700 700 3900 6400 1000 1200
T Wind Dir W W W SE SE E E NE E
T Wind Spd 12 11 5 11 10 12 11 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/22 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 61 80 63 82 65 83 65 85
Temp 72 75 67 62 74 77 68 64 77 78 69 65 79 79 70 66 81 82
Dewpt 65 61 61 59 64 61 61 60 64 61 62 60 63 59 59 58 62 59
Min/Max RH 62 96 56 87 52 84 46 78 41
RH 78 62 81 90 71 58 78 87 64 56 78 84 58 50 68 75 53 46
PWind dir E E SE SE S SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 70 60 50 40 40 30 30 30 30
Rain shwrs L C C L C C C C C C C C C C C C S C
Tstms L C C C S C C S S C S S S
$$
TXZ031-200900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1136 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
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 75 100 68 89 64
Temp 83 80 76 83 94 99 92 80 76 72 69 74 82 87 84 76 72 68 65
Dewpt 63 64 64 63 59 57 61 65 66 66 65 66 64 63 64 66 65 65 64
RH 52 60 67 52 32 25 36 59 71 81 89 76 56 45 50 71 78 89 96
Wind dir SW SW SW W NW NW SE SW E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 9 5 6 5 4 5 5 3 3 5 8 8 6 8 5 3 3 5
Clouds B2 OV B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 40 30 40 20 50
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.10 0.09 0 0.06
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S S S S S C C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C C S S S S S C C C C C
Mix Hgt 600 5300 9100 1900 1300 3800 6300 1700 1400
T Wind Dir SW W SW SE E NE E NE E
T Wind Spd 10 11 6 13 9 12 9 11 11
RFTI 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
Date 09/22 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26
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 63 87 67 90 69 92 70 94
Temp 79 82 71 64 80 84 73 67 86 86 76 70 88 87 77 71 90 89
Dewpt 63 61 62 61 61 61 62 62 62 62 63 62 61 59 60 60 60 59
Min/Max RH 45 94 41 83 37 79 34 70 30
RH 57 49 73 90 52 46 68 83 44 44 64 77 41 39 57 69 36 37
PWind dir E E E SE SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C S C C S S S S S S S S S S S S
Tstms C S S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-200900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1136 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 92 63 82 59
Temp 73 70 67 75 85 90 87 74 70 66 64 70 75 80 76 68 66 62 60
Dewpt 61 61 60 58 54 51 52 59 61 62 63 64 64 62 62 64 63 62 60
RH 66 73 77 55 35 26 30 59 73 87 97 81 69 55 61 87 90 99 98
Wind dir SW W W W NW NW E E SE SE E E E E NE E E E E
Wind spd 8 8 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 10 9 9 6 5 4 5 5
Clouds OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 40 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.05 0.02
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C C C C C L
Tstms S S S S S S C C C C C C C L
Mix Hgt 500 4800 9100 500 700 3900 5900 800 1400
T Wind Dir W W W E SE E E NE E
T Wind Spd 13 11 6 12 10 13 11 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/22 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 58 79 60 81 62 82 64 85
Temp 70 76 65 60 73 76 66 62 76 77 68 63 78 78 69 64 80 80
Dewpt 63 61 61 60 62 61 61 61 63 61 61 61 61 59 60 59 60 58
Min/Max RH 59 100 56 97 52 93 46 84 40
RH 78 60 87100 68 60 84 97 64 58 78 93 56 52 73 84 51 47
PWind dir E SE SE SE S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 60 50 60 50 40 40 30 30 30
Rain shwrs L C S C L C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms L C S S S C C C S C S S S S
$$
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