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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
TXZ024-190900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 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 76 105 81 106 77
Temp 81 78 76 89 98103103 90 85 82 78 89100105103 91 84 81 77
Dewpt 56 56 55 53 51 47 46 48 48 51 53 54 49 47 48 51 54 56 57
RH 42 47 48 29 21 15 15 24 29 35 42 31 18 14 16 26 36 42 51
Wind dir SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W
Wind spd 5 5 9 13 11 11 11 10 10 12 14 13 10 9 10 9 8 8 6
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 100 12000 13500 8100 100 13000 14800 8400 1800
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW SW S S SE
T Wind Spd 10 16 12 11 14 16 10 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
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 102 75 102 76 103 78 104 79 105
Temp 97 99 82 76 97100 83 77 97100 84 79 98101 85 80 99102
Dewpt 55 53 58 60 56 52 57 58 54 52 55 56 53 50 54 56 52 50
Min/Max RH 20 58 19 53 19 46 17 43 0
RH 25 22 44 58 26 21 40 53 24 20 37 46 22 18 35 43 21 18
PWind dir NE S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
$$
TXZ026-190900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 75 107 80 106 76
Temp 83 77 75 90101106105 91 85 81 77 89102105104 91 86 80 76
Dewpt 59 59 58 57 55 51 50 51 53 54 55 57 54 51 51 54 56 57 58
RH 44 54 56 33 22 16 16 26 33 39 47 34 20 17 17 29 36 45 54
Wind dir SE SE SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW NW
Wind spd 5 5 5 9 10 11 11 9 10 10 9 10 9 9 10 8 6 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 0 12000 13000 7600 0 11800 13700 7700 900
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SW SW S SE E
T Wind Spd 6 16 12 11 11 11 10 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 102 74 103 76 103 77 104 78 106
Temp 97 99 84 75 98101 85 76 99101 86 78100101 87 78101104
Dewpt 59 57 61 60 60 55 58 59 59 55 57 57 57 54 56 56 56 53
Min/Max RH 23 60 21 56 21 50 19 47 0
RH 29 25 46 60 29 22 40 56 27 22 37 48 24 21 35 47 23 19
PWind dir N E E SE S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ043-190900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 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 75 106 80 105 77
Temp 85 80 76 90100104104 92 86 81 76 88100104104 92 86 81 77
Dewpt 53 51 54 56 54 52 51 54 55 57 59 60 57 54 53 55 56 56 55
RH 33 36 45 33 22 18 17 28 36 45 55 39 24 19 19 29 37 42 48
Wind dir S SW W W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W
Wind spd 4 5 6 9 8 9 9 6 6 9 8 10 9 9 9 6 8 8 5
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 0 10200 11600 6800 0 10500 12300 6700 100
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW S S NW
T Wind Spd 8 14 10 8 9 16 10 9 9
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 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
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 103 76 103 76 104 77 104 77 105
Temp 98101 86 77 98101 86 77 98102 86 78 99102 87 78 99103
Dewpt 57 56 59 60 59 56 59 60 59 55 58 58 57 54 57 57 57 54
Min/Max RH 21 57 21 56 21 50 20 48 0
RH 26 23 41 57 28 23 40 56 27 22 39 50 25 21 37 48 25 20
PWind dir SW S SW SE SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ035-190900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 101 75 101 73
Temp 80 75 72 84 94 98 98 87 81 78 73 84 95100100 87 82 77 73
Dewpt 51 52 53 54 51 47 45 48 48 52 55 57 53 49 47 50 51 52 53
RH 36 45 51 36 23 18 17 26 32 40 53 40 24 18 17 28 34 42 49
Wind dir S SW W W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W
Wind spd 5 8 10 12 10 12 11 10 10 13 12 12 10 9 10 11 10 11 8
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 100 9900 11100 5900 0 11000 11900 6800 0
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW SW S S SE
T Wind Spd 9 14 11 11 13 14 10 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 100 72 100 72 100 73 100 73 101
Temp 94 96 80 72 93 96 80 72 94 97 81 73 94 97 82 73 94 97
Dewpt 54 51 56 58 56 52 56 58 56 52 54 56 55 50 53 55 54 50
Min/Max RH 19 61 21 61 21 55 19 53 0
RH 26 22 44 61 29 23 44 61 28 22 39 55 27 21 37 53 26 21
PWind dir S S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 20 5 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-190900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 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 77 109 81 108 77
Temp 85 79 77 94103107107 93 86 82 78 92104108106 93 86 82 77
Dewpt 58 58 55 55 53 50 48 52 54 55 56 57 53 51 50 54 57 57 57
RH 40 49 48 28 19 16 15 25 34 40 47 31 19 16 16 27 37 43 50
Wind dir S S SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 4 4 5 9 9 10 11 6 9 10 9 10 9 9 10 6 6 6 5
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 0 11700 12600 7500 0 12100 13800 7400 1700
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW SW S S E
T Wind Spd 9 14 12 10 10 12 10 9 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
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 105 75 105 77 106 78 106 79 108
Temp 100101 85 76100103 86 77101103 87 79101103 88 80102105
Dewpt 57 56 61 61 58 55 59 59 57 55 58 57 55 53 57 57 55 53
Min/Max RH 20 60 20 54 19 49 18 46 0
RH 24 23 45 60 26 21 40 54 24 21 38 48 22 19 35 45 21 18
PWind dir NW SE E S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-190900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1251 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 101 72 102 70
Temp 78 73 70 85 95 98 99 86 80 75 70 84 97101100 85 79 75 70
Dewpt 54 54 54 53 49 45 44 49 48 51 54 54 49 46 46 53 54 55 56
RH 43 51 57 33 21 17 15 28 33 43 57 36 20 16 16 33 42 50 61
Wind dir S SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W
Wind spd 4 5 8 11 11 11 11 9 8 10 10 11 10 8 8 8 5 5 4
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 100 10900 12000 6500 0 11800 13900 7900 600
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW SW S S SE
T Wind Spd 8 17 11 9 11 13 9 9 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 69 100 70 100 71 101 72 102
Temp 94 96 79 70 95 97 80 71 95 97 81 73 96 98 81 72 96 99
Dewpt 51 51 58 59 54 51 57 59 53 51 56 57 52 49 54 57 52 48
Min/Max RH 19 68 19 66 19 57 17 59 0
RH 23 22 49 68 25 21 45 66 24 21 42 57 23 19 39 59 23 18
PWind dir S SE S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 10 5 5 0 5 0
$$
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