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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
TXZ024-030900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 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 57 75 57 79 57
Temp 59 60 60 59 60 59 62 67 74 73 67 62 59 58 65 73 79 77 70 62 59 57
Dewpt 56 56 58 58 58 57 57 56 54 56 58 58 58 57 58 58 55 56 58 58 58 56
RH 92 88 94 96 93 94 85 67 51 55 74 88 95 96 80 58 43 48 66 86 95 96
Wind dir N N N N N N N N NE SE S SW NW NW N NE NE NE E NE N N
Wind spd 11 8 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 6 8 6 4 2 3 3
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S
Mix Hgt 1500 1200 3400 4400 500 500 4900 6200 700 500
T Wind Dir N NE N W SW NW NE NE E NE
T Wind Spd 11 8 6 4 5 6 9 11 10 8
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 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26
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 57 85 61 87 62 88 63 88
Temp 72 77 62 58 79 81 68 61 81 83 70 63 81 83 69 64 83 83
Dewpt 55 52 54 54 54 53 55 56 55 52 55 56 55 49 52 55 53 47
Min/Max RH 37 90 30 83 28 78 27 73 24
RH 56 42 73 88 42 38 63 83 41 35 59 77 40 31 56 73 36 29
PWind dir E S SW SW S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-030900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 77 57 81 57
Temp 63 63 61 61 61 59 63 70 76 75 66 63 60 59 67 76 81 77 69 63 59 57
Dewpt 59 57 58 57 56 56 57 59 57 58 59 59 59 59 61 61 58 57 58 58 57 56
RH 87 81 90 87 84 90 81 68 52 56 78 87 96100 81 60 46 50 68 84 93 96
Wind dir N N N N N N N N E N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind spd 12 9 6 5 5 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 5 8 8 6 5 4 5 5
Clouds OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1400 1100 3300 4500 500 500 5100 6200 1200 500
T Wind Dir NE N N E SE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 10 8 4 8 6 10 11 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 56 87 60 89 63 90 64 90
Temp 74 78 64 57 81 83 69 61 83 84 72 63 84 85 72 64 85 85
Dewpt 58 52 54 55 58 53 54 56 58 52 55 57 58 50 54 56 56 49
Min/Max RH 37 93 31 84 29 81 27 75 26
RH 57 40 70 93 46 36 59 84 43 33 55 81 41 30 53 75 37 29
PWind dir NE SE S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-030900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 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 58 77 58 82 59
Temp 67 65 63 62 63 61 66 71 76 75 69 65 63 60 69 78 82 80 71 66 62 60
Dewpt 61 59 59 59 59 58 57 58 57 58 59 60 60 60 61 60 58 58 59 60 59 58
RH 80 80 89 90 87 90 73 63 52 55 72 85 91 99 76 54 44 46 66 80 89 95
Wind dir N N N N N N N NE NE NE E N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind spd 13 12 10 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 3 2 2 4 5 10 9 8 5 3 3 4
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.12 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S C C C S
Mix Hgt 1600 1400 2800 3200 700 500 4300 5500 2900 500
T Wind Dir N N N NE E NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 17 13 12 8 6 8 12 13 10 10
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 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26
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 58 90 62 91 63 92 63 92
Temp 78 81 66 58 85 86 70 62 87 88 72 63 88 88 73 64 88 89
Dewpt 57 52 56 56 55 51 55 57 55 50 56 57 55 48 55 57 55 48
Min/Max RH 33 94 27 84 24 80 23 77 23
RH 48 37 72 94 36 30 59 84 34 27 56 80 33 25 54 77 33 24
PWind dir NE SE S S S SE SE S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-030900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 55 74 55 79 56
Temp 60 59 57 57 58 58 61 66 73 73 65 60 57 56 64 73 79 76 67 61 58 56
Dewpt 57 55 57 57 56 56 57 57 56 56 57 56 56 55 58 58 56 55 56 56 56 55
RH 90 87100100 93 93 87 73 55 55 75 87 96 96 81 59 45 48 68 84 93 96
Wind dir NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE
Wind spd 14 12 9 5 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 9 8 6 4 4 5
Clouds OV B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S
Mix Hgt 1700 1400 3300 4000 500 500 5100 6100 1600 500
T Wind Dir NE NE N N N NE NE NE E NE
T Wind Spd 14 11 8 4 5 8 10 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 55 83 59 85 60 86 60 86
Temp 72 76 61 55 77 79 66 59 79 80 68 61 80 81 67 61 80 81
Dewpt 57 52 53 53 57 53 53 54 57 52 52 54 56 49 50 52 54 47
Min/Max RH 39 93 37 83 33 78 29 72 27
RH 59 43 75 93 50 41 63 83 47 38 57 78 44 33 54 72 41 30
PWind dir NE S SW S S SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-030900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 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 58 79 58 84 58
Temp 65 65 63 62 63 60 65 72 78 77 69 64 62 60 68 78 84 80 72 66 61 58
Dewpt 59 58 59 59 58 57 57 58 57 57 59 60 60 59 61 60 57 56 59 59 59 57
RH 80 78 86 90 85 90 77 62 48 49 72 87 95 99 80 54 40 44 63 80 92 97
Wind dir N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind spd 11 10 5 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 0 1 3 5 8 8 6 4 2 3 3
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 1300 1100 3400 4500 700 500 5100 6200 1300 500
T Wind Dir NE N N NE SE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 9 4 6 6 11 12 10 9
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 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26
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 58 90 62 92 64 93 65 93
Temp 77 81 66 58 84 86 72 63 86 88 74 64 86 89 74 65 87 89
Dewpt 57 51 55 56 56 52 55 56 57 51 56 57 56 48 55 57 55 47
Min/Max RH 32 92 27 80 24 78 23 74 22
RH 50 36 69 92 39 31 56 80 37 28 52 78 36 24 51 74 34 24
PWind dir NE S S S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-030900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 73 52 77 53
Temp 58 59 56 56 57 56 60 65 72 71 63 58 55 53 63 72 77 73 64 59 55 54
Dewpt 56 56 56 56 57 56 57 55 55 57 59 57 55 53 57 56 55 55 58 57 55 54
RH 93 90100100100100 90 70 55 61 87 96100100 81 57 47 53 81 93100100
Wind dir NE NE N NE NE N N N NE E SE SW N N N NE NE NE E E NE NE
Wind spd 11 9 5 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 8 8 5 4 2 2 2
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S
Mix Hgt 1400 1400 3300 3900 500 500 4700 5700 600 500
T Wind Dir NE NE N W SW N NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 13 9 6 4 6 8 10 11 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 53 81 57 83 59 84 59 84
Temp 70 74 59 54 76 77 64 57 78 79 66 60 79 79 66 59 79 79
Dewpt 55 54 54 54 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 54 51 52 54 52 49
Min/Max RH 42 100 37 93 34 84 32 83 29
RH 59 50 83100 48 47 73 93 45 44 68 84 42 38 61 83 39 35
PWind dir E S SW S SW SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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