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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
TXZ024-220900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon
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 80 106 81 107 83
Temp 104102 91 86 83 81 91101105101 90 86 84 82 92102106103 93 88 85 84
Dewpt 52 53 55 55 56 57 56 53 51 53 56 56 56 56 55 52 49 50 52 53 54 54
RH 18 20 30 36 40 44 31 21 17 21 32 36 39 42 29 19 15 17 26 30 34 37
Wind dir SW S SW SW SW W NW SW S S S SW SW W W SW S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 5 8 8 8 10 12 11 5 6 9 8 6 8 12 13 10 11 12 11 13 16 18
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 1100 500 10200 12000 1000 500 11800 14200 8200 500
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW SW W SW S SW
T Wind Spd 14 18 16 9 11 13 16 13 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO EL
Date 08/24 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
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 108 81 105 77 102 76 102 77 102
Temp 102103 87 81 99101 84 77 96 98 82 77 96 98 83 78 97 99
Dewpt 49 46 51 53 52 52 58 61 57 56 62 62 58 56 59 60 57 55
Min/Max RH 13 38 16 58 22 62 22 55 21
RH 17 15 28 38 21 20 42 58 28 25 51 61 28 25 44 55 26 23
PWind dir SW SW SW S N S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC CL FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 20 10 30 5 20 5
Rain shwrs S S S S C S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-220900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 79 108 79 108 82
Temp 105105 93 87 82 79 91103107104 92 88 82 79 92103108106 94 90 84 82
Dewpt 55 55 56 57 57 59 59 58 55 56 58 59 59 60 60 57 54 54 55 56 56 56
RH 19 19 29 36 43 50 34 23 18 21 32 38 46 52 34 22 17 18 27 32 38 41
Wind dir S S SW S S SW NW SW SW S S SE S W W SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 5 8 8 8 8 6 8 5 4 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 9 11 10 11 12 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 600 500 9200 12500 900 500 9200 13400 7600 500
T Wind Dir SW SW W W S SW W SW S SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 12 9 9 9 9 12 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/24 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 109 80 106 76 102 75 102 76 103
Temp 105106 88 80101103 85 77 97 99 83 76 97100 84 76 98101
Dewpt 53 50 53 54 57 56 60 63 62 61 64 64 62 59 61 62 61 58
Min/Max RH 15 41 19 62 25 66 25 62 24
RH 18 16 30 41 24 21 43 62 32 29 53 66 32 26 46 62 30 24
PWind dir SW SW SW SE N SE E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 20 10 20 5 20 5
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-220900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon
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 79 108 81 108 83
Temp 104104 94 87 82 79 91102105105 94 89 84 81 93103106106 95 90 86 83
Dewpt 55 54 56 57 59 59 60 58 54 55 56 57 58 57 57 55 54 54 55 55 56 55
RH 20 20 29 36 46 51 35 24 19 19 29 35 42 44 30 21 18 19 27 31 37 39
Wind dir S S S SW SW W W W NW S SE S SW W W SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 6 6 5 5 6 5 9 6 5 6 5 5 6 6 9 8 9 10 9 9 11 10
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 900 500 9300 12700 4500 500 11900 13500 7000 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SE SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 13 13 9 11 12 13 10 14 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 08/24 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
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 108 80 107 79 105 77 104 76 104
Temp 103104 89 80101105 88 79 99101 85 77 98101 85 77 98101
Dewpt 53 48 50 52 55 51 55 58 59 55 62 63 61 56 61 63 61 57
Min/Max RH 15 38 16 49 21 62 22 63 23
RH 19 15 27 38 22 17 34 49 27 22 46 62 31 23 45 63 30 24
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC FW SC CL SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 10 20 5 20 5
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-220900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 105 77 105 78
Temp 100 99 87 82 77 74 86 97102101 89 83 80 77 87 99104102 90 86 81 78
Dewpt 53 52 55 55 55 56 57 56 52 51 54 54 53 54 54 52 49 49 51 52 52 53
RH 21 21 34 40 47 53 37 26 19 19 31 37 39 45 32 21 16 17 26 31 37 42
Wind dir S S S S SW W W SW S S SE S SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 6 9 8 9 9 10 6 5 9 10 8 10 11 12 11 12 14 12 13 16 14
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 4500 500 10900 12900 5000 500 11900 13900 7000 600
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SE SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 12 9 12 14 14 13 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/24 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 105 74 103 73 101 72 99 72 99
Temp 99100 83 75 96100 82 73 94 96 79 72 93 96 80 72 94 97
Dewpt 50 43 45 48 52 45 53 56 56 50 60 59 58 52 57 58 58 53
Min/Max RH 14 39 15 55 20 66 21 61 22
RH 19 14 26 38 23 16 37 55 28 21 52 64 31 23 45 61 30 23
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 5 30 5 10 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ031-220900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon
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 81 110 81 110 83
Temp 107106 95 88 84 81 95105109105 93 89 84 81 95105109108 96 91 86 83
Dewpt 54 54 57 58 58 59 59 56 54 55 59 59 59 59 58 55 53 53 56 56 56 56
RH 18 18 28 36 43 47 30 21 17 19 32 37 43 46 29 19 16 17 26 32 36 40
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW NW SW SW SE S SW SW W W SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 6 8 6 6 6 5 8 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 10 11 9 11 12 12
Clouds FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 1000 500 9800 13300 800 900 10900 13900 8100 500
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW S SW W SW S SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 12 9 10 12 12 12 16 13
RFTI 0 0 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 NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/24 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
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 111 81 108 78 105 76 105 77 105
Temp 106107 90 82103105 87 79 99101 85 77 99101 85 77100102
Dewpt 52 49 51 52 55 54 60 62 60 59 64 64 61 59 61 63 60 58
Min/Max RH 14 36 17 56 22 65 23 61 22
RH 17 15 26 36 21 19 41 56 28 25 50 65 29 25 45 61 27 24
PWind dir SW SW SW S N SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 20 20 5 20 5
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-220900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 103 73 103 75
Temp 101 99 86 81 76 72 86 97101 99 85 81 76 73 87 99102101 88 83 79 75
Dewpt 51 52 57 57 58 58 55 53 50 51 56 56 57 56 53 50 48 48 53 54 55 55
RH 19 21 37 44 54 61 35 23 18 20 37 42 52 55 31 19 16 17 30 37 44 50
Wind dir SW S S SW SW W W S SE SW S S SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 6 5 6 6 10 6 5 6 6 5 6 8 11 11 11 11 10 10 12 12
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 900 500 10400 13100 900 500 12200 14300 8500 500
T Wind Dir S SW W S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 13 9 13 14 16 12 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/24 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 105 73 102 71 100 69 99 70 100
Temp 98101 82 74 97 99 80 71 94 95 78 70 94 96 79 71 95 97
Dewpt 48 46 53 54 49 48 58 60 54 53 59 61 55 53 58 60 55 52
Min/Max RH 13 50 16 68 20 73 22 68 21
RH 18 16 37 50 20 18 47 68 26 24 52 73 27 24 49 68 26 22
PWind dir SW SW SW S W SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 10 30 5 20 0
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S S
$$
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