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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
351 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026
TXZ024-222100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
351 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026
Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
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 106 78 107 81 106
Temp 81 80 93104106102 89 83 81 78 90102107105 93 87 85 81 90101106104
Dewpt 54 53 54 52 50 52 55 55 55 54 54 51 48 49 51 52 52 51 51 49 46 47
RH 39 40 27 18 15 19 31 39 42 45 29 18 15 16 25 30 32 34 26 18 14 15
Wind dir SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW S S S SW SW W W SW SW S
Wind spd 8 10 10 6 6 8 6 6 8 10 11 10 10 11 11 13 14 17 17 12 9 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 11800 13200 700 500 11300 15200 3800 500 10200 15400
T Wind Dir W SW S SW W SW SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 16 11 10 11 13 12 17 17 19 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
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 80 106 77 102 75 101 76 103
Temp 86 80101101 84 79 96 98 82 76 95 98 82 77 97100
Dewpt 51 51 50 50 57 59 56 55 60 62 58 55 59 60 56 53
Max/Min RH 37 14 52 20 62 22 57 19
RH 30 37 18 18 40 51 26 24 47 62 29 24 45 57 26 21
PWind dir SW SW SW N E SE S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC CL FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 20 10 20 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ026-222100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
351 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026
Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 108 76 109 80 109
Temp 82 79 92104108103 90 84 79 76 90103108108 93 89 84 80 91104108107
Dewpt 55 56 57 56 54 55 58 59 59 59 58 56 53 53 54 54 54 54 53 53 51 51
RH 40 45 31 21 17 21 34 43 50 56 34 21 17 17 27 31 36 41 28 19 15 16
Wind dir SW W W SW SW SW S S E E W SW S S S SW SW SW W SW SW S
Wind spd 6 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 8 10 10 11 12 11 12 11 9 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 9500 13600 500 500 8800 15200 5500 500 8500 14600
T Wind Dir W W S SE SW SW S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 12 11 10 9 9 11 16 14 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 78 107 76 102 74 101 74 103
Temp 88 78102103 85 77 97 98 83 75 96 98 84 75 98101
Dewpt 54 54 55 54 59 61 61 59 62 63 62 60 61 61 61 57
Max/Min RH 43 17 58 25 66 26 62 22
RH 31 43 21 20 41 58 31 28 49 66 33 29 46 62 30 24
PWind dir SW SW SE N NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 20 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-222100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
351 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026
Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
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 108 78 108 79 107
Temp 83 79 94105108107 94 87 82 78 92104108107 95 89 84 79 91102106106
Dewpt 56 56 58 56 53 53 56 56 56 55 56 54 52 52 55 54 54 53 54 51 49 50
RH 40 46 30 20 17 18 29 35 42 46 30 19 16 17 27 31 37 41 30 19 15 16
Wind dir SW W W SW S SW E S SW W W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 5 9 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 9 8 9 10 8 8 10 10 12 11 9 10
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 9700 12400 800 700 11600 14200 5100 500 9000 12700
T Wind Dir W SW SE SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 8 13 11 13 11 16 17 18 11
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 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
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 79 108 77 105 76 103 76 104
Temp 88 79103104 87 79 99102 85 77 97100 85 77 98101
Dewpt 51 52 52 52 56 58 57 56 60 62 61 58 61 61 60 57
Max/Min RH 40 15 50 21 61 24 59 22
RH 28 40 19 18 35 50 25 23 44 61 30 25 46 59 29 24
PWind dir SW SW SW SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-222100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
351 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026
Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 105 75 105 76 105
Temp 78 74 88100104103 89 83 79 75 88 99103103 90 84 79 76 86 99104104
Dewpt 52 53 56 54 51 49 52 52 51 51 53 51 49 47 50 50 50 50 52 49 47 44
RH 40 48 34 22 17 17 28 34 38 43 30 20 17 15 26 31 36 40 31 19 15 13
Wind dir SW W W SW S SE S S SW W W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 9 9 10 6 5 8 9 9 10 10 11 10 11 13 11 12 14 14 14 12 10 12
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 11400 12800 2800 500 11700 14300 6700 500 8500 13900
T Wind Dir W S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 8 12 14 14 12 18 18 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 74 103 73 100 72 99 71 100
Temp 84 74 97 99 81 73 94 97 79 72 93 94 79 71 94 97
Dewpt 48 48 49 46 53 56 54 51 57 59 57 54 58 58 57 52
Max/Min RH 40 15 55 20 64 23 64 21
RH 29 40 20 17 38 55 26 21 47 64 30 26 49 64 29 22
PWind dir SW SW S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 20 5 20 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-222100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
351 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026
Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
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 110 78 110 81 111
Temp 84 81 96107110106 93 87 81 78 93105110109 96 90 85 81 94105109109
Dewpt 56 56 56 55 53 54 58 59 59 58 56 55 52 52 55 55 54 54 53 52 49 49
RH 38 43 26 18 16 18 31 39 47 49 30 19 15 15 25 31 35 39 25 17 14 14
Wind dir SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW W SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 9 11 9 10 12 11 12 11 9 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 10700 13900 700 500 11100 14700 4000 500 10700 14200
T Wind Dir W SW S S W SW S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 12 10 11 11 10 11 16 14 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
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 80 110 77 105 76 104 76 106
Temp 89 80105106 86 79100101 84 77 98100 85 77100103
Dewpt 53 52 53 53 59 60 59 58 62 63 61 59 61 62 60 57
Max/Min RH 38 15 53 21 63 23 59 21
RH 29 38 18 18 40 52 27 25 48 63 30 26 45 59 27 22
PWind dir SW SW S N E E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC CL SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 20 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-222100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
351 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026
Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 103 71 103 73 103
Temp 75 72 88100103 99 85 80 76 71 86 99103102 87 81 78 73 85 98102101
Dewpt 55 54 54 51 48 48 55 54 54 53 51 48 47 46 52 52 52 52 50 47 45 44
RH 50 53 31 19 16 18 36 41 46 53 30 18 15 15 30 37 40 48 30 18 15 15
Wind dir SW W W SW SW SE S S SW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 6 9 6 5 6 6 5 6 8 10 10 10 11 10 9 11 11 13 11 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 11700 12900 600 500 11900 15100 3500 500 10200 15100
T Wind Dir W SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 9 11 16 16 12 17 16 19 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 103 70 100 69 99 69 100
Temp 82 72 98100 80 72 94 96 78 70 94 95 78 70 95 97
Dewpt 50 50 47 46 55 57 53 51 59 60 55 53 59 59 54 51
Max/Min RH 46 14 59 19 71 21 68 19
RH 33 46 18 16 42 59 25 22 52 71 27 24 52 68 25 21
PWind dir SW SW S W SE SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 5 20 10 20 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
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