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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
127 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
TXZ024-170900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
127 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
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 96 71 96 73
Temp 72 70 78 88 94 93 81 78 75 72 81 88 94 92 82 79 76 74
Dewpt 65 67 64 60 56 55 55 54 57 59 61 61 58 58 60 61 62 64
RH 80 89 63 40 28 28 40 44 54 63 52 40 30 32 47 54 62 72
Wind dir N NW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 3 3 5 10 12 10 6 6 6 5 5 8 10 10 8 6 6 8
Clouds B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 600 6200 8300 700 500 7900 9600 2000 500
T Wind Dir N S S S SW SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 6 9 14 12 13 11 13 13 13
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 09/18 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 74 97 69 92 65 85 63 84
Temp 90 93 80 75 91 90 75 71 84 86 72 67 79 81 69 65 77 79
Dewpt 62 59 62 64 62 61 63 64 61 60 63 64 62 60 62 63 62 60
Min/Max RH 29 69 29 78 34 89 41 92 46
RH 39 32 54 69 38 38 66 78 45 43 74 89 55 49 77 92 59 53
PWind dir S S SW SW SW NE E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 60 50 50 30 40 40
Rain shwrs C L C S C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-170900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
127 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 99 73 98 74
Temp 74 72 81 91 97 95 86 81 76 73 83 92 96 94 86 82 78 74
Dewpt 62 65 65 62 58 55 54 58 60 61 63 63 60 60 60 63 64 65
RH 66 79 58 38 28 26 34 46 58 66 51 38 30 32 42 53 62 74
Wind dir NW N S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 4 4 5 9 10 10 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 10 9 9 8 8
Clouds B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 500 6400 9200 600 500 7500 9400 3300 500
T Wind Dir N SW S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 8 9 13 14 12 11 12 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/18 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 75 99 70 93 66 87 64 85
Temp 93 94 83 75 94 93 78 72 88 87 73 67 82 82 71 65 80 82
Dewpt 64 61 63 64 64 60 63 63 63 61 64 65 64 61 63 64 64 62
Min/Max RH 31 69 29 73 36 93 42 97 46
RH 39 34 51 69 37 33 60 73 43 42 73 93 55 49 76 97 58 51
PWind dir S S SW S SW E NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 50 40 60 30 40 40
Rain shwrs C C C C L C C S C C C S
Tstms C S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-170900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
127 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
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 74 101 74 99 74
Temp 80 75 85 94 99 98 87 83 78 75 85 92 97 95 87 83 78 75
Dewpt 58 61 63 58 52 50 53 59 62 63 65 63 60 59 60 63 65 65
RH 48 63 48 30 21 21 31 45 58 67 51 38 30 30 42 53 65 73
Wind dir SE SE SW S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 5 5 8 9 10 10 8 6 5 4 5 6 8 9 8 6 5 5
Clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 7000 9500 600 500 7200 10300 3200 600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 10 11 13 14 11 10 11 14 12
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 09/18 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 74 100 72 97 68 90 66 88
Temp 93 95 83 75 94 96 81 74 90 91 77 70 85 86 74 68 83 84
Dewpt 64 61 64 64 63 57 61 62 61 59 65 64 63 61 64 64 63 61
Min/Max RH 32 69 26 66 30 83 39 87 42
RH 39 33 53 69 36 27 51 66 38 35 68 83 48 44 72 87 51 46
PWind dir S S S S SW E E E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 40 30 60 30 30 40
Rain shwrs C S S C L C C S S C C C
Tstms C S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-170900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
127 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 94 68 93 70
Temp 69 68 75 86 93 92 82 76 72 68 78 87 92 90 81 77 73 70
Dewpt 59 60 61 61 55 51 51 52 54 56 61 63 58 56 57 58 60 61
RH 70 76 62 43 28 25 34 43 53 65 56 45 32 32 44 52 64 73
Wind dir E SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 4 8 11 14 16 13 11 9 8 5 9 11 12 12 9 9 10 8
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 900 6000 8600 1400 500 6600 10000 2100 500
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 13 18 14 12 13 13 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/18 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 71 95 66 90 64 85 62 83
Temp 88 91 77 71 88 88 72 67 83 84 70 65 80 80 68 64 77 79
Dewpt 63 57 59 62 63 59 61 60 61 57 59 60 62 58 59 60 62 59
Min/Max RH 31 73 30 78 35 84 41 87 47
RH 43 32 54 73 43 38 68 78 48 40 68 84 54 47 73 87 60 50
PWind dir S S SW SW SW SE E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 60 30 40 30 40 40
Rain shwrs C L S C C C S C C C C C
Tstms C S C S S S S C
$$
TXZ031-170900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
127 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
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 74 101 74 100 75
Temp 77 74 83 94 99 97 88 83 78 74 85 94 98 96 87 83 79 76
Dewpt 62 65 63 61 56 54 54 58 61 62 63 62 59 59 62 63 64 65
RH 61 74 51 33 24 23 32 43 56 66 49 35 28 29 42 51 61 71
Wind dir W SW SW S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 3 3 8 10 10 10 6 6 5 4 5 6 8 10 8 6 6 5
Clouds B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 1200 6600 9300 700 500 7600 9500 2000 500
T Wind Dir NW SW S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 6 10 14 14 13 11 12 16 13
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 09/18 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 75 101 72 96 67 90 65 88
Temp 95 96 84 76 96 95 80 74 90 90 75 69 84 85 73 67 82 84
Dewpt 63 60 63 64 63 59 63 63 61 61 65 65 63 61 64 65 63 61
Min/Max RH 28 66 25 70 31 88 39 92 41
RH 35 30 50 66 34 30 56 70 38 38 71 88 50 45 74 92 53 47
PWind dir S S SW S SW E NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 50 50 60 30 40 40
Rain shwrs S C C S C L C C C C C C S
Tstms S C S C S S S
$$
TXZ029-170900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
127 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 93 65 93 67
Temp 67 66 76 83 91 91 77 74 70 66 77 84 91 90 78 75 71 68
Dewpt 63 63 62 60 55 52 54 54 56 57 60 61 56 56 59 60 61 62
RH 87 90 62 46 30 27 45 50 61 73 56 46 31 32 52 60 71 81
Wind dir E E S S S S SE S S SW S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 3 3 9 12 12 10 6 5 5 4 8 10 10 10 6 5 6 6
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 800 5400 7700 600 500 6400 9500 1400 500
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 12 16 14 13 13 13 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/18 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 67 94 63 89 61 84 59 82
Temp 86 91 76 68 86 87 70 65 82 84 68 62 78 80 66 61 76 78
Dewpt 62 57 61 62 62 59 62 62 59 57 60 62 60 57 60 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 29 81 31 90 34 100 41 100 46
RH 45 32 60 81 45 39 76 90 46 40 76100 54 45 81100 58 52
PWind dir S S SW SW SW E E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 40 60 30 40 30 40 50
Rain shwrs C L S C C C S C C C C C
Tstms C S S S S S S S
$$
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