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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
531 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
TXZ024-012100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
531 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
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 81 58 67 54 74
Temp 61 66 76 81 77 72 66 63 60 59 61 66 65 62 58 56 54 58 66 73 72
Dewpt 57 55 55 52 56 60 60 59 56 53 52 49 51 53 52 51 51 50 52 52 55
RH 87 68 48 38 48 67 80 85 87 80 73 56 61 72 78 85 89 75 61 48 56
Wind dir NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE N N N N N N E E
Wind spd 9 11 10 9 11 14 12 12 14 13 13 12 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 50 40 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.09 0.04 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C C
Mix Hgt 4400 5900 1900 2300 2600 3800 1900 500 3000 4100
T Wind Dir NW NW N N NE NE NE NE N E
T Wind Spd 13 12 19 20 19 13 11 8 8 6
RFTI 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
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
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 55 80 56 78 56 84 59 86
Temp 60 55 73 75 61 57 71 76 61 56 77 80 65 59 79 82
Dewpt 57 55 58 56 57 57 56 53 54 54 54 53 54 55 56 53
Max/Min RH 100 42 99 40 91 33 87 31
RH 92100 58 52 87 98 58 46 77 91 45 40 67 87 45 37
PWind dir SW NE NE E S S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-012100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
531 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 58 68 54 74
Temp 62 69 77 83 78 70 66 63 60 61 64 68 65 62 59 57 54 59 66 74 71
Dewpt 59 60 59 56 57 60 60 59 57 55 55 53 53 53 52 51 51 53 56 56 57
RH 90 73 54 40 48 71 81 87 90 81 73 59 65 72 78 80 90 80 70 53 61
Wind dir W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE N N N N N N NE N
Wind spd 6 9 5 5 5 11 11 13 16 16 14 13 10 8 5 6 6 5 4 2 0
Clouds SC CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 4300 6600 1600 2200 2700 3700 2100 1300 3100 4000
T Wind Dir NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE N NE
T Wind Spd 11 10 17 23 20 14 11 9 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 81 56 80 56 85 59 88
Temp 60 55 75 76 63 56 75 76 63 56 79 81 68 59 82 83
Dewpt 59 55 61 57 57 56 58 53 54 55 56 51 55 57 58 52
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 39 96 31 93 30
RH 96100 62 52 81100 56 45 72 96 45 35 63 93 44 34
PWind dir N NE NE NE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ043-012100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
531 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
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 87 61 72 57 76
Temp 66 72 81 86 82 72 68 64 62 66 68 71 70 65 62 59 57 62 69 75 74
Dewpt 59 57 56 54 55 57 60 60 59 58 56 55 55 54 56 55 54 53 55 55 56
RH 80 59 43 34 40 60 75 87 92 76 67 57 59 69 81 86 90 73 61 51 53
Wind dir W W W W NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E
Wind spd 5 6 5 6 5 6 10 11 14 16 14 14 13 10 5 5 6 5 6 5 4
Clouds SC CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Mix Hgt 4800 7000 900 1700 2500 3200 2700 1900 3700 4800
T Wind Dir W W N N NE NE NE NE N NE
T Wind Spd 10 11 14 20 23 17 13 10 9 6
RFTI 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
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
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 58 82 60 83 57 88 61 90
Temp 63 58 76 79 67 61 78 81 65 58 82 84 69 61 86 86
Dewpt 60 58 59 57 59 58 56 51 56 56 54 50 56 57 55 50
Max/Min RH 100 43 93 33 94 28 87 26
RH 89100 56 47 76 91 46 35 73 92 38 31 64 87 35 29
PWind dir NE NE NE NE SE S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ035-012100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
531 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 77 57 65 53 72
Temp 58 64 71 77 72 65 62 60 58 58 61 64 63 59 56 54 53 57 64 72 69
Dewpt 53 54 55 54 54 57 57 57 55 54 54 53 52 52 51 51 50 51 53 54 55
RH 83 70 57 45 53 75 84 90 90 87 78 67 67 78 83 90 89 80 67 53 61
Wind dir NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N
Wind spd 11 12 12 13 13 17 17 18 19 17 17 17 13 10 6 5 6 5 3 0 0
Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 30 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C S
Mix Hgt 3800 5300 1600 1700 2500 3400 2300 800 3400 4600
T Wind Dir NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 16 16 18 24 21 17 11 9 8 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 78 55 78 54 81 57 83
Temp 57 53 71 74 61 56 71 74 60 55 74 77 63 57 77 79
Dewpt 55 53 58 55 56 55 56 53 52 52 56 53 52 54 57 53
Max/Min RH 100 45 96 43 93 39 90 36
RH 93100 64 51 84 96 59 48 75 90 53 43 67 90 50 41
PWind dir NW NE NE E SE S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 0 5 10 5
$$
TXZ031-012100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
531 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
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 86 60 71 56 77
Temp 63 70 80 86 81 74 68 65 62 63 66 70 69 65 62 59 56 61 69 76 75
Dewpt 59 58 57 54 56 59 61 60 58 56 55 53 53 54 54 53 52 52 55 55 56
RH 85 67 46 34 41 60 78 86 89 77 66 54 56 67 77 81 86 72 60 48 52
Wind dir W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E
Wind spd 5 8 6 6 6 11 11 12 16 14 13 12 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
Clouds SC CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 30 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S S
Mix Hgt 4800 6800 1400 2100 2700 3700 2600 1200 3300 4300
T Wind Dir NW NW N N NE NE NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 16 20 21 16 11 9 8 5
RFTI 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
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
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 57 83 59 83 57 88 61 91
Temp 63 57 77 79 67 59 77 80 66 58 82 84 70 61 85 86
Dewpt 60 57 59 56 58 57 56 51 55 55 55 49 56 57 56 50
Max/Min RH 100 39 94 33 91 26 87 26
RH 89100 55 45 75 94 48 36 67 90 39 30 60 87 38 29
PWind dir NE NE NE NE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ029-012100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
531 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 75 55 64 50 72
Temp 55 62 68 75 71 64 62 59 57 57 59 63 63 57 55 51 50 56 64 71 69
Dewpt 55 54 54 54 56 60 59 57 55 53 51 50 51 54 52 51 50 50 51 52 55
RH 100 75 61 48 59 87 90 93 93 86 75 62 65 90 90100100 80 63 51 61
Wind dir NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N E SE
Wind spd 8 11 11 11 12 13 12 13 14 14 13 12 10 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 2
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 40 30 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.02 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C C S
Mix Hgt 3700 4600 2000 1600 2400 3700 2100 500 3000 4100
T Wind Dir NW N N NE NE NE NE NE N SW
T Wind Spd 17 14 20 23 20 14 11 8 6 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 50 77 53 76 52 80 55 83
Temp 54 51 69 72 59 54 70 73 59 53 73 76 62 55 76 77
Dewpt 54 51 56 56 57 54 55 54 54 53 55 55 54 55 56 55
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 43 100 39 100 37
RH 100100 63 57 93100 59 51 83100 53 48 75100 50 47
PWind dir S NE E E S S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 5 10 5
$$
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