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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
TXZ024-300900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri
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 69 87 61 82 61
Temp 77 77 74 72 70 70 73 80 85 81 73 68 64 61 67 75 81 77 70 66 63 61
Dewpt 66 65 67 66 66 68 68 65 61 60 61 59 58 57 56 56 56 57 60 59 59 58
RH 68 66 79 82 87 92 84 60 45 49 66 72 80 85 68 52 42 51 70 80 88 92
Wind dir S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N
Wind spd 12 6 5 5 10 16 17 17 17 10 8 5 5 6 8 6 8 9 11 11 11 13
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2
PoP 12hr 70 50 20 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.28 0.05 0.04 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C L L C S S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S S
Mix Hgt 500 1400 4700 5400 500 500 5300 6800 1900 2200
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW SW W W NW N N
T Wind Spd 10 18 25 24 14 12 13 12 17 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 10/02 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
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 71 57 74 57 76 57 78 56 84
Temp 65 68 61 57 67 72 62 57 70 73 61 57 71 75 62 57 77 79
Dewpt 56 55 56 55 55 56 58 57 56 55 56 55 54 53 55 55 56 55
Min/Max RH 60 95 51 99 48 93 42 96 37
RH 75 65 83 92 66 58 89 99 62 52 82 92 55 47 77 93 48 43
PWind dir N N NE NE NE NE E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 5 5 10 5 5 0 5
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ026-300900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 86 63 84 60
Temp 81 80 75 76 74 71 73 79 84 81 73 70 68 64 69 77 83 78 70 66 63 61
Dewpt 65 65 65 64 65 68 70 69 67 66 67 64 62 61 61 61 59 60 61 60 59 59
RH 58 60 71 66 74 90 90 72 57 60 81 81 81 90 76 58 44 54 73 81 87 93
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW W W NW NW N N N N
Wind spd 10 5 6 10 12 17 17 17 16 10 9 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 8 10 11 14
Clouds OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 60 70 40 20 10
QPF 12hr 0.16 0.36 0.17 0.07 0
Rain shwrs S C L L C C C C C S C S S
Tstms S S C C C S
Mix Hgt 500 1200 4400 5700 700 500 4600 6100 1200 1200
T Wind Dir SE S S SW S SW SW W N N
T Wind Spd 14 20 25 23 14 10 13 11 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/02 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 73 57 75 57 77 56 78 56 83
Temp 68 68 61 58 69 72 63 58 72 74 62 56 72 75 63 56 77 79
Dewpt 59 57 57 56 59 59 59 58 58 56 56 55 56 54 55 55 58 56
Min/Max RH 61 93 57 100 48 96 43 96 40
RH 73 68 87 93 70 64 87100 61 53 81 96 57 48 75 96 52 45
PWind dir N N NE NE NE NE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 5 10 5 5 0 5
$$
TXZ043-300900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri
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 89 66 87 62
Temp 85 84 79 78 75 73 78 84 87 83 74 71 69 66 73 82 87 82 72 69 65 62
Dewpt 63 62 62 64 66 68 70 69 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 59 58 59 61 61 61 60
RH 49 48 56 63 74 84 75 61 52 58 75 79 81 86 65 46 38 46 67 77 88 92
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW W W W NW N N N N
Wind spd 11 10 10 11 13 14 16 16 13 10 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 13
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW CL FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 50 50 60 20 20
QPF 12hr 0.14 0.38 0.68 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C L C C S S S S S
Tstms S S S S C C S S
Mix Hgt 1000 1000 4000 4800 1100 500 4300 6300 1000 1400
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW S SW W W N N
T Wind Spd 17 23 24 19 13 10 11 10 11 14
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 10/02 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
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 76 59 75 58 77 58 79 57 84
Temp 71 70 63 60 70 73 64 59 73 74 64 59 75 77 63 58 80 81
Dewpt 60 59 59 58 59 59 61 59 59 58 59 57 56 55 57 57 57 56
Min/Max RH 58 95 58 100 53 95 44 98 38
RH 67 68 87 95 68 63 90100 62 57 83 95 53 48 81 98 45 43
PWind dir N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 5 20 5 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S C S S
$$
TXZ035-300900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 84 58 81 59
Temp 78 77 72 72 70 68 71 78 83 78 70 66 61 59 64 73 80 76 68 64 61 59
Dewpt 65 64 63 64 65 66 66 63 58 56 56 55 55 54 55 57 55 55 57 57 56 56
RH 64 64 73 76 84 93 84 60 43 47 61 68 81 83 73 57 42 48 68 78 84 90
Wind dir S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N
Wind spd 17 12 14 16 19 21 18 19 19 11 10 6 6 8 9 8 8 9 14 16 17 18
Clouds B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 70 20 20 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.49 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C L L C S S
Tstms C C C S S S
Mix Hgt 900 1000 4300 5500 700 500 4800 6400 1800 1600
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW SW W NW NW N N
T Wind Spd 16 24 24 24 14 12 12 11 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/02 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 71 56 74 55 75 55 77 55 81
Temp 65 67 60 56 67 72 60 55 70 73 61 55 70 74 61 55 74 77
Dewpt 57 54 55 53 56 55 56 55 57 54 55 53 55 52 54 54 56 53
Min/Max RH 59 93 51 100 48 93 42 96 39
RH 75 63 84 90 68 55 87100 63 51 81 93 59 46 78 96 53 43
PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 5 20 5 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ031-300900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri
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 89 65 87 62
Temp 83 82 78 77 75 73 76 81 87 84 77 73 69 66 71 80 86 82 73 69 65 63
Dewpt 64 64 64 64 66 68 70 68 66 65 65 64 63 61 60 59 58 59 61 61 61 60
RH 54 54 62 65 74 86 83 66 51 53 68 74 81 83 69 50 39 46 66 77 87 90
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S S SW S S S SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N
Wind spd 10 6 8 10 13 17 17 17 14 11 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 13
Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 60 60 40 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.10 0.23 0.17 0 0
Rain shwrs S C L L C C C C C S C S S S
Tstms S S C C C S
Mix Hgt 700 1400 4800 5700 1200 700 5200 6900 1100 1600
T Wind Dir SE S S SW S SW W NW NW N
T Wind Spd 16 21 25 23 14 11 13 11 11 16
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 10/02 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
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 75 59 77 58 79 58 81 58 86
Temp 71 71 63 60 70 74 65 59 74 77 65 58 76 78 65 58 80 82
Dewpt 58 57 58 57 58 59 60 59 58 56 58 56 55 54 57 57 57 55
Min/Max RH 56 92 55 100 45 94 38 96 36
RH 65 62 84 92 64 58 86100 57 48 78 93 50 43 76 95 46 39
PWind dir N N NE NE NE NE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 10 5 5 0 5
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ029-300900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 83 56 78 57
Temp 74 74 69 69 67 66 70 75 81 77 68 64 59 56 63 71 77 73 65 62 59 57
Dewpt 66 65 66 64 64 66 66 61 57 56 58 57 56 55 55 54 55 56 59 58 58 57
RH 76 74 90 84 90100 87 62 44 48 70 78 90 96 75 55 47 55 81 87 96100
Wind dir S SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N
Wind spd 12 8 9 9 14 18 17 17 17 9 6 5 4 5 8 8 9 11 11 11 12 14
Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2
PoP 12hr 80 30 10 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.62 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C L D C C S S
Tstms C C C S S
Mix Hgt 900 900 4200 5200 500 500 4800 6200 2000 2200
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW SW W NW NW N N
T Wind Spd 13 23 26 24 14 12 13 12 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/02 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 69 53 73 52 74 53 75 53 80
Temp 62 66 58 53 65 70 58 53 68 71 59 53 68 72 59 54 73 75
Dewpt 55 54 55 53 53 55 57 53 54 54 55 53 53 52 54 54 54 54
Min/Max RH 61 100 53 100 48 100 43 100 41
RH 78 65 90100 65 59 96100 61 55 87100 59 49 83100 51 48
PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 5 5 10 0 5 0 5
$$
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