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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
126 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
TXZ024-182100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
126 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26
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 74 97 73 95
Temp 94 89 82 79 77 75 80 89 95 88 81 78 77 75 78 87 93 85
Dewpt 59 59 61 61 62 64 65 63 60 61 63 63 63 64 62 59 55 58
RH 31 37 49 55 59 69 60 42 32 41 54 61 63 69 59 39 28 40
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W NW N NE
Wind spd 10 9 8 8 9 9 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 8 5 5 5
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0.13
Rain shwrs S C C C C S
Tstms S C C C C S
Mix Hgt 8500 600 500 7700 9300 900 500 5900 8000
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW W W NW
T Wind Spd 13 14 16 13 13 16 13 11 9
RFTI 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
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
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 66 86 64 80 63 81 64 82
Temp 71 66 78 80 69 65 72 75 68 64 74 76 68 65 76 77
Dewpt 63 65 65 62 65 64 63 60 62 62 62 60 62 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 96 48 98 54 95 52 94 51
RH 75 96 64 54 87 97 73 61 81 95 66 59 81 94 64 60
PWind dir NE NE NE E E E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 10 50 50 40 40 50 50
Rain shwrs S C C C C S C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-182100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
126 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 74 99 74 97
Temp 95 91 84 81 77 75 83 94 98 92 84 81 77 75 82 91 96 87
Dewpt 61 61 59 59 60 62 65 65 62 62 63 64 64 64 65 62 59 62
RH 33 37 43 47 56 64 55 39 31 37 49 56 64 69 56 38 29 43
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW W W SW NW
Wind spd 10 9 8 8 9 8 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 6 8 5 4 6
Clouds SC FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC B1 OV B2 OV SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.15
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S C C C
Mix Hgt 8600 500 500 7600 9200 1500 500 5600 10000
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S SW W W
T Wind Spd 12 14 13 12 12 13 11 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 89 64 84 63 84 64 86
Temp 72 66 82 84 71 65 77 79 70 64 78 80 71 65 80 81
Dewpt 65 65 66 63 64 63 64 61 61 61 63 61 62 62 63 62
Max/Min RH 97 43 93 48 90 48 90 45
RH 79 97 58 49 79 93 64 54 73 90 60 52 73 90 56 53
PWind dir NE NE NE E E E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 10 50 30 30 30 40 30
Rain shwrs C C C C S C C S C C
Tstms C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-182100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
126 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26
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 97 74 99 74 99
Temp 95 95 86 82 78 75 85 93 97 96 86 81 78 75 84 93 97 92
Dewpt 63 61 60 62 63 66 68 66 62 61 63 65 65 65 66 64 61 63
RH 35 34 42 52 61 75 57 41 32 33 47 58 64 72 54 40 31 38
Wind dir SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 6 8 6 5 6 5 9 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 8 8 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.01
Rain shwrs C S S S C C C
Tstms C S S S C C C
Mix Hgt 8100 600 500 6800 8300 2000 500 6700 8900
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 12 13 12 9 13 11 12 9
RFTI 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
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
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 68 92 66 86 65 87 66 89
Temp 75 68 86 88 74 68 81 83 72 66 81 84 73 68 84 86
Dewpt 66 65 66 64 67 65 65 62 63 63 63 62 63 63 63 62
Max/Min RH 90 41 92 46 89 44 86 41
RH 73 90 50 46 80 92 58 49 73 89 54 48 71 85 49 44
PWind dir SE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 10 50 30 40 20 30 20
Rain shwrs C S C C C C C S S C S
Tstms C S C S S S S
$$
TXZ035-182100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
126 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 71 95 69 94
Temp 91 88 80 77 74 71 77 87 93 86 77 74 72 70 76 86 92 86
Dewpt 60 57 59 61 62 62 65 65 61 60 62 62 63 62 63 61 56 55
RH 36 35 49 58 66 73 67 48 35 42 60 66 73 76 64 43 30 35
Wind dir S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SE S SW SW W W W N E
Wind spd 10 10 10 11 10 9 11 11 9 8 10 10 10 8 8 5 0 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 30 40 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.02 0.01
Rain shwrs C C C C C S
Tstms C C C C C S
Mix Hgt 7600 2000 500 6100 9100 1500 500 6000 9300
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW W W NW
T Wind Spd 12 14 14 13 11 13 11 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 87 63 80 62 80 63 82
Temp 70 66 80 79 68 64 73 74 66 62 73 75 67 64 76 77
Dewpt 60 61 65 61 63 62 65 60 60 60 64 60 61 60 64 59
Max/Min RH 84 46 97 60 93 56 90 52
RH 71 84 60 54 84 93 76 62 81 93 73 60 81 87 66 54
PWind dir E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 50 60 60 50 50 50 40
Rain shwrs S C L L L C S C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C S C S S C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-182100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
126 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26
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 99 75 101 75 100
Temp 97 93 87 83 79 76 85 95 99 94 85 82 79 76 84 94 98 90
Dewpt 60 61 61 61 62 64 66 64 61 61 64 64 64 65 64 62 59 62
RH 30 34 42 47 56 66 52 37 29 34 50 55 61 69 53 35 27 39
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S SW S S SW SW W W SW N
Wind spd 9 10 8 6 8 5 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 5 6 5 5 6
Clouds SC CL SC FW CL SC FW SC B1 SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.14
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S S C C C
Mix Hgt 8500 700 500 7700 9200 1100 500 6800 10200
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S SW W W
T Wind Spd 12 14 13 12 11 13 11 11 9
RFTI 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
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
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 68 91 66 86 64 86 66 88
Temp 74 68 84 86 73 67 79 81 71 65 80 82 73 67 83 83
Dewpt 66 66 65 63 66 65 63 61 63 62 62 61 63 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 94 40 94 44 91 42 89 40
RH 75 94 53 46 78 93 59 51 74 91 55 49 71 87 50 48
PWind dir E NE NE E E E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 10 60 30 30 30 40 30
Rain shwrs C S L C C S S C C S C C
Tstms C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-182100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
126 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 68 94 67 94
Temp 90 87 77 75 73 70 77 85 91 86 76 73 71 68 76 86 92 85
Dewpt 58 56 60 60 62 63 64 63 59 58 62 61 62 62 60 56 52 53
RH 34 35 56 60 68 78 64 48 34 39 62 66 73 81 58 36 26 33
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W E
Wind spd 10 8 6 8 6 6 10 11 10 8 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
Mix Hgt 7600 800 500 6100 8700 700 500 5400 7300
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW W NW
T Wind Spd 13 16 14 16 12 16 13 11 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 85 60 78 58 78 59 80
Temp 69 63 78 79 66 62 71 74 65 60 72 73 65 61 74 74
Dewpt 60 62 63 60 62 62 63 59 60 60 61 59 60 61 62 59
Max/Min RH 97 46 100 56 100 58 100 52
RH 73 97 60 52 87100 76 59 84100 68 62 84100 66 59
PWind dir E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 30 60 60 50 50 50 50
Rain shwrs C C L L C S C C C C C C C
Tstms C C S S S S S S S S S
$$
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