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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
TXZ024-122100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
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 77 102 76 99
Temp 101 98 88 83 80 78 86 95 99 97 87 83 81 78 84 93 97 95
Dewpt 54 54 54 57 60 62 62 57 54 55 57 58 59 61 63 59 55 56
RH 21 23 32 41 50 58 45 28 22 25 37 44 49 56 49 32 25 27
Wind dir S S S SE S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 16 13 12 10 8 6 10 11 13 13 10 10 10 12 16 17 17 17
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 10800 700 500 6800 8500 1600 500 7700 9700
T Wind Dir S SE S SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 20 17 13 16 16 16 17 21 20
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 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
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 76 100 73 96 72 94 68 89
Temp 83 76 93 94 79 74 90 91 79 74 88 88 75 69 83 84
Dewpt 57 61 61 58 63 63 60 58 59 62 60 59 62 63 60 59
Max/Min RH 60 26 68 30 68 32 80 37
RH 42 59 34 30 58 68 38 34 52 67 40 38 65 80 46 43
PWind dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 10 10 20 30 20
Rain shwrs C C S C C S S
Tstms C S S S S
$$
TXZ026-122100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 104 76 102 76 101
Temp 104100 89 85 80 76 86 96100 98 89 85 81 78 85 94 99 97
Dewpt 56 53 55 59 62 63 64 62 59 58 59 60 61 61 64 63 59 57
RH 21 21 32 41 54 64 48 33 26 27 37 43 51 56 50 36 27 27
Wind dir S S SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 16 12 12 11 9 8 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 11 14 16 17 16
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 10500 500 500 6500 8000 1500 500 7600 9900
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 19 18 13 14 16 17 16 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 75 101 74 99 73 96 69 91
Temp 84 76 94 96 82 75 92 93 81 75 89 90 78 70 85 87
Dewpt 58 62 64 59 61 64 64 60 61 64 64 61 63 64 63 60
Max/Min RH 64 27 69 30 69 34 81 38
RH 41 62 37 29 49 69 40 33 51 69 44 38 60 81 48 40
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 5 10 10 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ043-122100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
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 105 76 102 76 101
Temp 103102 91 86 80 76 86 96100 99 90 85 81 77 86 94100 98
Dewpt 54 52 56 61 63 64 68 63 59 58 59 61 62 64 67 63 58 56
RH 20 20 32 44 56 66 54 35 26 26 36 45 54 64 54 36 25 26
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 12 11 9 6 5 9 9 10 11 10 8 9 9 11 13 14 16
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 9800 600 500 6900 8600 3300 500 7300 9900
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 17 17 13 14 13 16 13 17 17
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 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
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 75 101 75 100 74 97 71 94
Temp 84 75 94 98 84 76 93 96 82 75 90 93 80 73 87 89
Dewpt 60 65 64 58 61 64 62 57 61 64 64 60 63 64 63 60
Max/Min RH 71 26 68 26 69 30 75 34
RH 44 71 37 28 47 68 37 28 49 69 42 33 57 75 45 38
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 5 5 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-122100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 74 99 73 96
Temp 99 97 87 82 77 74 82 93 98 95 85 81 77 73 80 89 95 93
Dewpt 54 52 54 56 58 59 62 59 55 53 56 57 59 60 63 61 57 54
RH 22 22 32 41 52 59 51 32 24 24 37 44 54 64 56 39 28 27
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 16 17 17 14 12 10 12 13 14 16 14 13 13 14 17 18 19 18
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 12000 1700 600 6000 8600 2500 600 6600 8600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 19 16 17 16 17 17 20 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 73 97 71 94 70 92 67 87
Temp 80 73 90 92 77 71 87 90 77 71 85 87 74 67 81 83
Dewpt 57 59 63 57 61 60 62 56 58 59 62 58 60 60 61 57
Max/Min RH 62 27 68 30 68 33 78 39
RH 45 62 41 31 58 68 43 32 52 66 46 38 62 78 51 41
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 5 10 20 30 20
Rain shwrs C S S C S S S
Tstms C S S S
$$
TXZ031-122100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
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 77 104 77 103
Temp 104102 91 86 82 79 88 98102100 91 86 82 79 87 96101 98
Dewpt 54 53 56 60 63 63 64 61 57 58 60 61 62 63 65 62 58 57
RH 19 20 31 42 53 59 46 30 23 25 35 43 51 58 48 33 24 26
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 16 13 13 11 6 6 9 10 11 12 11 9 9 10 13 14 17 17
Clouds FW CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 10500 700 500 6600 8400 2000 500 7500 9800
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 19 18 14 16 16 17 16 20 20
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 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
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 77 103 75 101 75 98 70 94
Temp 86 77 96 98 84 76 94 95 83 76 91 92 79 72 87 89
Dewpt 59 63 63 59 62 64 63 59 62 64 63 61 64 65 62 61
Max/Min RH 63 25 66 27 66 30 78 33
RH 41 63 34 28 49 66 36 30 49 66 39 36 59 78 43 39
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 5 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ029-122100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
126 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 71 99 70 97
Temp 99 96 85 80 74 71 82 93 97 95 84 79 74 70 80 90 96 94
Dewpt 52 53 56 56 59 60 60 56 52 52 57 57 59 60 61 57 54 53
RH 21 24 37 44 59 68 47 29 22 24 40 47 59 71 52 33 25 25
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 12 13 11 9 8 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 11 14 17 16 16
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10800 500 600 6400 9200 1100 500 6900 8900
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 18 19 17 18 14 18 16 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 97 67 93 67 91 63 87
Temp 79 70 90 92 75 69 87 89 75 68 85 86 72 65 81 83
Dewpt 57 60 59 56 62 61 59 56 59 60 59 57 60 61 58 56
Max/Min RH 71 25 78 30 76 33 87 36
RH 47 71 35 30 64 76 39 33 58 76 41 37 66 87 46 40
PWind dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 60 10 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs L C S S S S S S
Tstms C S S S
$$
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