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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
TXZ024-302100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
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 86 62 82 59 70
Temp 70 69 74 81 86 82 75 70 65 62 68 76 82 77 70 65 62 59 59 62 69 69
Dewpt 67 67 68 65 59 60 61 58 57 55 55 55 52 57 60 60 60 58 56 55 54 57
RH 89 93 82 58 40 48 61 65 74 79 64 48 36 50 71 86 94 96 90 77 60 67
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE
Wind spd 13 19 19 18 17 9 8 6 5 6 8 8 9 11 11 10 10 13 13 13 12 10
Clouds OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 50 5 0 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.24 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs D C C C S S
Tstms C S
Mix Hgt 4300 5700 700 700 4900 6300 2700 2300 3100 3200
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W NW N N N NE
T Wind Spd 21 19 14 12 13 14 18 18 18 14
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
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 56 74 56 77 55 77 56 83
Temp 60 56 66 72 62 58 71 74 61 56 70 74 62 57 76 79
Dewpt 57 56 55 58 59 58 57 57 58 56 55 55 56 56 55 56
Max/Min RH 99 51 99 48 99 42 99 35
RH 91 98 66 61 92 99 62 56 90 98 58 52 80 95 48 46
PWind dir N NE NE NE NE E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 10 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-302100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 63 83 60 72
Temp 74 71 74 80 85 80 75 72 69 64 70 77 83 78 70 66 62 60 63 68 72 69
Dewpt 66 68 70 69 67 66 66 63 61 60 60 60 58 60 61 61 60 59 59 59 58 58
RH 76 90 87 69 55 62 74 73 76 87 71 56 43 54 73 84 93 96 87 73 61 68
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW NW NW W NW N N N N N N N NE
Wind spd 17 19 18 19 17 10 9 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 11 14 14 14 12 10
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 80 20 0 20 10
QPF 12hr 0.49 0.03 0 0 0
Rain shwrs D D C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C S S S
Mix Hgt 3900 5700 600 500 4100 6100 2100 2000 3300 3500
T Wind Dir S SW S SW W NW N N NE NE
T Wind Spd 23 19 13 10 11 11 16 17 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 75 56 78 55 78 56 83
Temp 60 56 68 72 63 59 73 74 62 55 73 75 62 57 78 78
Dewpt 58 56 59 59 60 59 60 58 58 55 58 55 57 57 59 56
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 52 100 45 100 38
RH 93100 73 64 90100 64 57 87100 59 50 84100 52 47
PWind dir N NE NE NE NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ043-302100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
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 88 66 87 63 75
Temp 76 73 80 86 88 83 76 72 70 66 73 82 87 82 72 67 65 63 67 71 75 72
Dewpt 67 68 70 68 66 66 65 64 62 61 59 58 56 59 60 61 61 61 60 59 59 60
RH 73 84 72 55 48 57 69 75 76 83 63 44 35 46 67 81 89 95 78 66 58 65
Wind dir S S S S SW S SW S SW SW NW W W NW N N N N N N N N
Wind spd 17 17 18 17 16 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 6 9 12 13 13 12 11
Clouds OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 60 50 0 20 30
QPF 12hr 0.44 0.22 0 0 0
Rain shwrs D L C C C C C S S C C S S
Tstms C S C C C S
Mix Hgt 4400 5200 900 600 4300 6800 2600 2000 3700 3700
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW W W N N NE NE
T Wind Spd 21 17 13 11 11 9 14 17 18 17
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
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 58 76 59 78 59 80 58 85
Temp 63 58 70 74 64 61 75 75 64 59 75 77 63 58 80 80
Dewpt 60 58 58 60 61 61 60 60 60 59 57 55 58 58 57 56
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 51 100 41 100 36
RH 91100 66 62 90100 61 59 87 98 54 47 84100 45 43
PWind dir N NE NE NE NE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 20 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ035-302100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 58 80 58 70
Temp 70 68 72 77 84 79 71 66 62 59 64 73 80 74 67 62 60 58 59 64 70 68
Dewpt 65 65 66 62 56 56 55 54 53 53 55 55 53 55 57 57 57 57 57 56 55 55
RH 84 90 81 60 38 45 57 65 72 80 73 53 39 51 70 84 90 96 93 75 59 63
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE
Wind spd 24 23 19 19 20 10 9 6 6 8 9 9 10 11 14 14 16 17 17 17 14 12
Clouds OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs D S
Tstms S
Flood A A A
Mix Hgt 4200 5800 800 500 4500 6400 2400 1800 3100 3400
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE
T Wind Spd 23 20 13 11 11 14 18 19 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 73 54 76 55 76 55 80
Temp 59 55 65 71 60 56 70 73 60 56 69 74 61 56 74 76
Dewpt 56 54 56 56 57 56 57 56 57 55 56 53 55 54 57 55
Max/Min RH 96 51 100 48 96 43 93 39
RH 90 96 73 59 90100 63 55 90 96 63 48 81 93 55 48
PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 10 10 5 10
$$
TXZ031-302100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
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 88 65 86 61 75
Temp 76 73 77 84 88 84 78 75 71 66 72 80 86 82 72 67 64 61 64 69 75 72
Dewpt 67 68 70 68 66 65 65 63 61 59 59 59 57 59 61 62 62 61 59 58 57 58
RH 74 86 78 61 48 54 63 68 72 79 65 48 37 47 68 83 94 98 85 70 55 62
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
Wind spd 17 20 18 18 17 10 9 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 9 8 10 13 13 13 12 10
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 70 20 0 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.33 0.03 0 0 0
Rain shwrs D L C C C S S C C S S
Tstms C C C C C S
Mix Hgt 4300 5500 800 900 4200 6800 2800 1600 3300 3400
T Wind Dir S SW S SW W NW N N N NE
T Wind Spd 21 18 13 10 12 11 16 17 18 16
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
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 57 77 58 81 57 81 57 86
Temp 62 57 69 75 65 60 75 77 64 58 75 78 64 58 80 81
Dewpt 59 57 58 59 61 60 59 58 60 58 57 55 58 57 57 55
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 45 100 39 97 35
RH 89100 67 57 87100 59 52 85 98 53 44 81 97 46 41
PWind dir N NE NE NE NE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ029-302100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 56 77 57 68
Temp 67 66 70 75 82 77 69 65 59 56 63 70 77 73 65 61 59 57 58 61 67 67
Dewpt 65 65 66 62 55 57 57 56 55 54 54 54 52 55 59 59 59 57 55 54 54 55
RH 93 97 87 64 40 50 66 73 87 93 72 57 42 53 81 93100100 90 78 63 65
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE
Wind spd 17 20 18 17 17 9 8 5 5 5 9 9 10 11 11 10 11 13 14 13 12 10
Clouds OV B1 B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 20 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L S S S
Tstms S
Flood A A A
Mix Hgt 4200 5300 700 500 4500 5700 2000 2000 2900 3400
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE
T Wind Spd 21 20 14 11 13 16 19 20 20 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 73 52 75 53 75 54 79
Temp 57 52 65 70 58 55 69 72 58 54 68 72 60 55 72 74
Dewpt 57 52 54 56 58 55 55 56 58 54 54 54 55 55 55 56
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 48 100 43 100 41
RH 100100 68 61 100100 61 57 100100 61 53 84100 55 53
PWind dir NE NE NE NE E E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 5 5 5 10
$$
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