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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
556 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
TXZ024-020900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
556 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 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 58 67 56 75 56
Temp 78 69 65 62 60 59 59 63 65 62 60 58 57 59 65 72 74 65 61 58 56
Dewpt 57 61 61 59 58 55 54 52 54 55 54 54 53 52 53 52 56 58 57 57 56
RH 50 76 87 89 92 88 83 67 67 77 82 85 85 78 65 50 54 77 88 95 99
Wind dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E SE S W NW NW
Wind spd 9 16 13 12 14 13 13 12 8 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3
Clouds SC B1 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 50 20 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.05 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C S S S
Mix Hgt 900 2300 2300 2400 2300 1300 3000 4200 1100 700
T Wind Dir N N N N NE N N NE S NW
T Wind Spd 17 20 20 16 11 8 9 6 6 6
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 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26
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 81 56 79 56 84 60 86 61 85
Temp 71 76 61 57 71 77 61 56 77 81 66 61 79 82 67 61 77 81
Dewpt 57 56 57 56 55 53 53 53 54 53 54 55 56 53 54 54 54 51
Min/Max RH 42 99 38 90 31 81 32 77 31
RH 60 50 86 95 56 44 77 90 45 38 64 81 45 37 63 77 44 36
PWind dir N NE E S SW S S S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ026-020900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
556 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 69 55 75 56
Temp 78 70 66 64 60 61 63 67 67 63 61 59 57 61 67 73 74 65 62 58 57
Dewpt 59 60 61 59 58 57 57 56 55 55 54 53 53 54 57 57 57 59 59 58 57
RH 52 71 84 84 93 87 81 68 65 75 78 80 86 78 70 57 55 81 90100100
Wind dir NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N N N N N
Wind spd 3 10 12 13 17 16 14 12 9 6 5 5 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 3 5
Clouds FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S C S
Mix Hgt 600 2000 2400 2700 3200 1600 2800 4000 1500 500
T Wind Dir N N N N NE N NE NE E N
T Wind Spd 13 20 23 18 13 10 10 6 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 56 80 55 85 60 88 61 87
Temp 74 77 63 56 73 77 62 55 78 81 68 60 82 83 69 62 81 83
Dewpt 60 56 57 56 57 53 54 54 56 51 54 56 59 52 54 55 56 50
Min/Max RH 44 100 38 96 31 87 31 78 30
RH 62 48 81100 57 43 75 96 47 35 61 87 46 34 59 78 42 32
PWind dir NE NE NE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ043-020900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
556 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 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 61 72 58 76 58
Temp 82 72 69 66 63 66 67 70 69 65 64 62 60 64 68 74 75 67 64 61 59
Dewpt 56 57 60 61 60 59 58 57 57 57 57 57 55 55 56 56 57 58 60 60 59
RH 41 59 72 84 90 78 73 65 66 76 79 85 86 72 65 54 55 73 86 96100
Wind dir NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E E N N N
Wind spd 5 5 10 12 16 14 14 14 12 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 30 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.02 0.03 0
Rain shwrs S C S S S S S C C C
Mix Hgt 600 1400 2400 2500 2700 2300 3000 3500 2100 800
T Wind Dir N N N N NE N N NE NE N
T Wind Spd 11 20 23 20 16 11 11 8 6 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 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26
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 81 59 82 57 88 61 90 62 90
Temp 77 79 67 60 77 80 65 57 81 85 70 62 85 86 71 63 85 86
Dewpt 59 57 59 57 55 51 55 55 54 50 55 57 55 49 53 54 53 47
Min/Max RH 44 92 34 93 26 86 26 74 24
RH 54 48 76 90 47 37 71 91 39 30 60 84 36 28 54 74 33 26
PWind dir NE NE NE SE S S S SE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0
$$
TXZ035-020900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
556 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 66 54 73 54
Temp 72 66 63 61 59 59 60 64 64 60 59 57 56 59 64 71 73 63 59 56 54
Dewpt 56 58 59 57 56 56 56 55 54 54 54 53 52 53 55 54 55 56 56 55 54
RH 57 75 87 87 90 90 87 73 70 81 83 86 86 80 73 55 53 78 90 96100
Wind dir N N N N N NE NE N NE N N N N N NE N N N N N N
Wind spd 12 17 17 18 19 17 17 17 12 9 5 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Clouds FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S
Mix Hgt 1500 1900 2200 2400 2200 1400 3300 3700 600 1100
T Wind Dir N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE N
T Wind Spd 19 25 23 19 14 10 10 6 6 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 54 78 53 81 58 83 59 83
Temp 72 75 60 55 71 75 60 54 74 77 64 58 77 79 65 59 76 79
Dewpt 57 55 55 54 56 53 52 51 56 53 52 54 57 53 52 52 54 50
Min/Max RH 45 100 40 93 38 87 37 78 33
RH 59 50 84 96 59 46 75 90 53 43 65 87 50 41 63 78 46 36
PWind dir NE NE E SE SW S S SE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 5 5 10 0 5
$$
TXZ031-020900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
556 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 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 60 71 57 77 57
Temp 81 72 68 66 62 63 64 69 69 65 63 61 59 63 69 75 76 68 64 60 58
Dewpt 58 60 62 61 59 57 57 55 55 56 56 55 54 54 56 55 57 59 60 59 58
RH 45 65 80 84 90 82 76 62 61 74 78 82 84 74 64 51 51 72 86 97100
Wind dir NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E SE W NW N
Wind spd 5 8 11 12 16 14 13 12 10 6 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 1 0 1 3
Clouds FW SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 40 20 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S C S S
Mix Hgt 700 1900 2500 2700 2900 1500 3100 3600 1400 900
T Wind Dir N N N N NE N N NE E N
T Wind Spd 13 20 21 18 13 10 10 8 6 6
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 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26
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 58 83 57 88 62 90 63 90
Temp 77 79 65 58 76 80 64 57 81 85 70 62 84 86 72 63 84 87
Dewpt 59 56 58 57 56 52 55 55 54 50 55 56 57 51 54 55 54 49
Min/Max RH 40 96 33 95 28 81 27 74 25
RH 56 45 78 96 50 37 73 92 40 30 59 81 40 30 55 74 37 27
PWind dir NE NE NE S S S S S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ029-020900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
556 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 64 52 73 51
Temp 70 64 61 59 56 57 57 62 63 59 57 55 53 58 64 71 72 61 57 54 52
Dewpt 57 61 60 58 56 54 53 53 53 56 54 54 53 52 52 53 56 58 56 54 52
RH 63 90 97 96100 90 86 72 70 90 90 96100 80 65 53 57 90 96100100
Wind dir N N N N N N N N N N NE N N N N S SE SE W NW N
Wind spd 12 16 13 13 16 14 13 12 9 5 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 3
Clouds FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C C S S
Mix Hgt 1500 2100 2100 2400 1500 1200 3300 4000 800 700
T Wind Dir N NE N N NE NE NE NE E N
T Wind Spd 20 24 21 19 13 10 9 6 6 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 78 52 77 51 80 56 82 57 82
Temp 70 73 57 53 70 73 57 52 73 76 63 56 75 77 63 57 75 77
Dewpt 55 56 57 53 54 54 54 52 55 54 54 55 55 55 54 53 53 52
Min/Max RH 45 100 42 100 39 96 38 87 35
RH 59 55 100100 57 51 90100 53 46 72 96 50 47 72 86 46 42
PWind dir NE NE E S SW S SW S E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 0 0
$$
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