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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1121 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
TXZ024-152100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1121 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
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 98 69 97 71 96
Temp 91 97 92 80 76 73 71 79 88 94 93 82 79 76 73 81 89 95 93
Dewpt 64 61 63 68 68 65 63 62 59 54 54 55 55 58 60 62 60 57 59
RH 40 30 38 66 77 76 74 57 37 26 27 40 45 56 65 53 38 29 32
Wind dir S S S NW W NE S S S S SE S S S SW SW S S SE
Wind spd 11 12 10 6 4 3 3 6 11 13 11 6 6 6 5 6 9 10 10
Clouds FW B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 60 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.09 0.11 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C L
Tstms S C L
Mix Hgt 9200 900 500 6900 9400 1200 500 8100 9400
T Wind Dir S NW NE S S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 13 9 5 11 18 14 13 13 13
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 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 73 97 73 97 69 90 64 84
Temp 80 74 90 93 80 74 90 91 76 70 84 84 71 65 77 80
Dewpt 62 64 62 59 62 63 60 59 63 63 60 60 64 63 60 59
Max/Min RH 72 28 68 27 78 36 94 42
RH 54 72 39 32 55 68 36 35 65 78 45 45 78 94 55 49
PWind dir S SW S SW SW NW NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 60 30 50 30
Rain shwrs C C L C C C C C C
Tstms C C S C S
$$
TXZ026-152100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1121 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 100 72 99 73 98
Temp 94 99 97 86 81 75 72 82 92 97 95 86 82 77 73 83 92 97 93
Dewpt 66 62 61 63 63 62 62 63 61 57 56 56 59 61 62 64 63 61 60
RH 40 30 31 46 54 64 70 53 36 26 27 36 46 58 68 53 38 30 33
Wind dir S S S N E NW E S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 13 12 11 9 5 5 5 8 10 11 10 9 9 8 5 6 6 8 10
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 9300 500 500 7300 9800 1700 500 7600 8800
T Wind Dir S E NE S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 16 11 9 11 16 16 13 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 73 98 74 99 70 92 64 85
Temp 82 74 93 93 82 75 93 93 78 71 87 86 73 65 80 81
Dewpt 62 64 64 62 63 63 62 59 62 62 63 61 63 63 63 60
Max/Min RH 72 32 67 27 74 36 94 44
RH 51 72 39 36 53 67 36 32 58 74 45 44 71 93 56 49
PWind dir S S S SW SW W N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 60 40 60 30
Rain shwrs S C L C C L C C
Tstms S S S S C S
$$
TXZ043-152100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1121 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
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 100 74 101 74 98
Temp 95 99 98 89 84 79 75 85 94 99 98 87 82 78 74 85 93 97 95
Dewpt 66 61 59 58 57 58 61 63 58 53 52 55 60 63 63 65 63 60 60
RH 39 29 29 36 40 49 61 48 31 22 22 35 47 60 69 51 38 30 32
Wind dir S S S S S S S SW S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 12 11 12 9 8 6 5 8 10 10 10 8 6 5 4 5 5 8 9
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9000 600 500 7200 9400 2500 500 7600 9200
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 14 10 13 14 14 12 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 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 74 98 74 99 72 95 67 88
Temp 82 74 93 95 83 75 93 95 81 73 91 90 75 68 83 84
Dewpt 64 66 65 62 63 63 61 57 59 61 61 60 64 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 75 32 68 25 67 31 86 41
RH 55 75 40 35 52 68 35 28 48 67 38 37 68 86 50 47
PWind dir S S S S S SW NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 40 30 60 40
Rain shwrs S C S C L C C S
Tstms S S C S S
$$
TXZ035-152100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1121 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 68 94 68 94
Temp 90 95 91 79 75 73 69 77 87 93 92 81 76 73 70 78 87 93 91
Dewpt 65 61 59 63 62 59 57 61 59 54 51 51 52 55 57 62 62 58 56
RH 43 32 35 57 65 62 65 58 39 27 25 35 43 53 64 58 43 31 31
Wind dir S S S NE S SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 12 12 12 9 5 6 9 11 16 17 14 11 9 9 6 9 11 11 12
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 50 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.24 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C
Tstms S C C
Mix Hgt 9100 1700 600 6800 8800 1900 500 6900 9000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 10 16 18 16 12 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 94 70 94 67 89 63 83
Temp 77 70 88 91 77 70 87 88 73 68 84 83 70 64 78 79
Dewpt 58 61 63 57 60 61 61 57 61 60 61 57 60 59 60 57
Max/Min RH 72 31 72 30 77 35 85 42
RH 52 72 43 32 56 72 41 36 66 76 46 41 71 85 54 47
PWind dir S S S SW SW W NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 50 40 50 40
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C S C S S
$$
TXZ031-152100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1121 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
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 101 74 101 74 100
Temp 95100 98 88 83 77 74 84 94 99 97 87 83 79 75 85 94 99 96
Dewpt 65 61 60 63 63 62 61 62 60 56 55 57 60 62 63 63 62 59 60
RH 38 27 29 43 52 60 63 49 32 24 24 36 46 58 67 49 35 27 30
Wind dir S S S NE S NW S SW S S S SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 12 12 12 9 5 4 4 9 10 11 11 6 6 6 5 6 6 8 10
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 9200 800 500 7500 9800 1500 500 7800 8900
T Wind Dir S SE NE S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 16 12 8 13 16 16 13 12 12
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 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 75 100 75 101 72 95 66 88
Temp 83 75 95 96 84 76 95 95 80 72 90 89 75 67 82 84
Dewpt 63 65 63 61 63 63 61 59 62 63 61 61 64 64 62 60
Max/Min RH 71 28 66 25 71 32 91 39
RH 52 71 35 32 50 66 33 30 55 71 38 39 70 91 50 44
PWind dir S S S SW SW SW N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 60 40 50 30
Rain shwrs S C L C C C C C S
Tstms S S S C S
$$
TXZ029-152100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1121 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 66 93 66 93
Temp 89 93 87 74 71 69 66 76 84 91 91 77 74 71 68 77 85 92 91
Dewpt 62 60 61 67 65 63 60 60 58 54 52 54 54 57 58 60 59 56 55
RH 41 33 42 79 81 82 80 58 41 28 27 45 50 61 71 56 41 30 30
Wind dir S S S NE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 10 8 5 3 3 5 9 12 13 11 6 5 5 5 6 10 10 10
Clouds SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 80 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.18 0.12 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L D
Tstms C L D
Mix Hgt 9100 600 500 6400 8700 600 500 6800 9100
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 11 10 16 18 14 13 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 94 67 94 64 88 59 83
Temp 75 68 86 91 75 68 86 88 71 65 81 83 68 60 76 78
Dewpt 60 62 60 56 61 62 59 57 61 62 58 56 61 60 57 56
Max/Min RH 82 29 82 29 92 35 100 40
RH 60 82 41 31 62 82 41 36 71 91 45 39 78100 51 46
PWind dir S S S SW SW NW NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 40 60 30 40 30
Rain shwrs C C L S C C C C C
Tstms C C S C S
$$
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