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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
936 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
TXZ024-290900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
936 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 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 71 85 68 84 63
Temp 78 75 73 72 73 76 82 81 77 74 71 70 70 77 82 78 72 68 65 63
Dewpt 59 62 63 64 65 64 63 62 64 64 66 67 66 62 59 58 60 59 58 57
RH 52 65 72 75 78 66 53 54 65 73 83 91 88 61 46 51 67 74 78 81
Wind dir SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 6 8 8 9 12 16 17 14 14 14 13 16 16 18 17 9 8 5 5 6
Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 80 60 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.54 0.38 0
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C L D D L L C C
Tstms S S C C C L D D L L C C
Mix Hgt 500 3700 4700 2100 1000 5400 7400 1200 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 13 17 20 18 19 21 20 12 11
RFTI 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
Date 10/01 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 58 71 56 77 58 76 56 77
Temp 73 72 62 58 64 69 60 57 69 74 64 59 70 73 61 56 70 74
Dewpt 58 58 57 55 53 54 55 55 55 55 57 56 54 53 54 53 51 50
Min/Max RH 48 92 54 93 46 92 46 91 40
RH 60 61 86 88 67 60 83 93 61 52 80 90 58 51 78 89 51 44
PWind dir NW N N N NE SW NE NE E
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 30 5 5 10 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C S C C S
Tstms C
$$
TXZ026-290900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
936 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 88 70 84 65
Temp 79 77 75 73 77 82 86 84 79 77 75 71 73 79 83 78 71 70 67 65
Dewpt 61 63 63 64 65 64 62 61 63 64 66 67 68 66 64 64 65 63 61 61
RH 54 62 66 73 67 55 45 46 58 64 74 87 84 64 53 62 81 78 81 87
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 9 9 10 10 13 16 14 13 14 13 14 17 17 18 17 11 9 5 6 6
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 80 80 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.31 0.88 0.13
Rain shwrs S S S S L D D D L L C C
Tstms S S L D D D L L C C
Mix Hgt 1200 4300 5100 1800 1500 4300 6300 1900 600
T Wind Dir S S S SE S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 18 19 21 21 20 20 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/01 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 59 72 56 77 58 77 56 78
Temp 76 73 64 60 67 69 62 56 71 73 64 59 73 72 62 56 71 73
Dewpt 62 61 59 56 57 56 57 56 59 58 59 57 57 55 55 53 53 51
Min/Max RH 51 90 57 100 50 93 47 90 40
RH 62 66 84 87 70 63 84100 66 59 84 93 57 55 78 90 53 46
PWind dir NW N N NE NE E NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 30 10 10 10 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C C S S S
Tstms C
$$
TXZ043-290900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
936 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 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 73 91 72 88 67
Temp 82 80 78 75 80 85 90 89 83 80 77 74 78 83 87 82 75 73 70 67
Dewpt 61 63 64 64 65 63 61 60 62 64 67 68 69 66 64 63 63 63 62 62
RH 49 57 62 69 59 48 38 38 49 59 71 83 73 57 46 53 66 71 76 83
Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW W
Wind spd 9 8 8 9 12 14 16 17 16 13 13 16 17 17 17 11 8 5 5 5
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 70 80 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.16 0.42 0.29
Rain shwrs S S L L D D L L C C S S S
Tstms S S L L D D L L C C S S S
Mix Hgt 900 3800 5300 2700 1600 5100 6800 1900 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 12 17 18 21 20 23 20 13 11
RFTI 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
Date 10/01 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 85 61 75 58 78 60 78 57 79
Temp 82 79 67 63 70 72 64 59 73 76 67 61 75 76 65 58 73 76
Dewpt 60 60 61 59 57 57 58 58 59 58 61 60 58 56 57 55 54 52
Min/Max RH 42 89 54 96 49 96 47 92 40
RH 47 52 81 86 63 59 81 96 61 54 81 96 56 51 77 91 51 43
PWind dir NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-290900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
936 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 82 67 81 60
Temp 77 74 73 71 71 74 81 78 74 72 70 68 70 75 81 76 70 66 62 60
Dewpt 57 60 61 62 64 65 63 61 62 63 64 64 64 61 57 55 56 56 55 54
RH 50 62 66 73 79 74 54 56 66 73 81 87 81 62 44 48 61 70 78 81
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW
Wind spd 11 12 13 14 17 18 24 20 24 19 19 19 18 19 21 11 10 6 6 9
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 80 50 5
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.11 0.79 0.14 0
Rain shwrs S S C C C C L L D L C C S S
Tstms S C C L L D L C C S S
Mix Hgt 1200 3100 4300 2200 900 5200 7200 1200 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 18 18 25 24 21 21 23 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/01 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 57 71 55 76 57 75 55 76
Temp 72 71 62 57 65 68 59 55 69 73 62 58 69 72 60 55 69 72
Dewpt 58 55 56 52 54 52 53 53 56 53 56 55 56 52 53 52 52 49
Min/Max RH 48 87 55 93 45 90 45 90 40
RH 61 57 81 83 68 57 80 93 63 49 81 90 63 49 78 90 55 44
PWind dir N N NE NE NE E NE E E
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 5 10 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ031-290900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
936 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 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 73 91 72 87 67
Temp 82 79 77 75 79 84 89 87 83 80 77 73 75 82 86 81 75 73 70 67
Dewpt 61 64 64 64 65 64 61 60 63 64 66 67 68 66 63 63 63 63 62 61
RH 48 60 64 69 63 51 41 40 51 60 71 81 79 57 46 54 67 71 77 81
Wind dir SE S SE S S S S SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 10 9 9 10 13 14 16 16 17 16 16 17 17 17 17 11 9 5 5 5
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 70 80 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.23 0.86 0.12
Rain shwrs S S L L D D L L C C
Tstms S S L L D D L L C C
Mix Hgt 1000 4700 4900 1900 1500 4600 6700 1700 900
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 18 20 21 23 23 23 13 11
RFTI 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
Date 10/01 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 84 60 74 58 79 61 80 58 80
Temp 79 77 66 61 69 71 64 59 74 76 67 61 75 75 64 58 73 76
Dewpt 60 60 60 57 56 56 58 57 58 58 60 58 57 55 56 54 53 51
Min/Max RH 44 89 53 95 46 92 43 86 36
RH 53 56 81 86 63 59 81 94 58 53 79 90 53 50 76 85 49 41
PWind dir NW N N N NE E NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 30 10 10 10 30 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C C S C S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-290900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
936 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 79 66 80 58
Temp 74 72 70 68 70 71 77 75 71 69 67 66 68 74 79 74 66 64 60 58
Dewpt 58 60 62 63 63 64 64 63 64 64 64 64 64 60 56 56 59 58 57 56
RH 57 66 76 84 78 79 64 66 79 84 90 93 87 62 45 53 78 81 90 93
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW
Wind spd 8 8 10 11 13 16 17 16 17 14 16 16 17 17 17 9 6 4 4 5
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 80 50 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0.83 0.16 0
Rain shwrs S S C C C C L D D L C C C C
Tstms S C C L D D L C C C C
Mix Hgt 900 3000 4200 900 1200 5100 6500 900 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 18 19 21 20 20 21 21 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/01 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 75 54 69 52 75 55 74 53 75
Temp 69 69 59 55 63 67 57 53 68 72 60 55 68 70 58 53 68 71
Dewpt 55 56 56 53 51 52 54 53 53 54 56 55 53 52 53 52 50 50
Min/Max RH 51 96 55 100 45 100 44 96 40
RH 61 63 90 93 65 59 90100 59 53 87100 59 53 83 96 53 47
PWind dir N N N NE NE E NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 5 5 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S S
$$
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