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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
TXZ024-170900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed
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 73 101 74 103 77
Temp 99 98 87 81 77 74 85 93 99 98 87 81 78 75 88 98102100 89 84 82 78
Dewpt 54 53 56 57 60 62 61 56 52 51 54 56 55 53 51 48 45 45 48 50 54 56
RH 22 23 35 45 57 66 44 29 21 21 33 42 46 45 28 19 15 16 25 31 38 47
Wind dir S S SW W NW NW N E SE S S SW SW W W SW S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 8 9 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 8 6 5 5 9 12 10 10 11 10 10 12 14
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1600 500 7700 11100 2700 500 11600 13700 8600 500
T Wind Dir S NW W S SW SW SW S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 8 9 11 12 16 12 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 08/19 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
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 104 76 102 74 101 75 102 77 103
Temp 98101 84 78 96 98 82 75 95 98 82 76 97 99 83 77 97100
Dewpt 51 48 54 57 54 53 59 62 58 55 59 59 56 53 56 57 54 51
Min/Max RH 15 48 19 64 22 56 20 51 18
RH 21 17 36 48 25 23 46 64 29 24 45 56 26 22 40 51 24 19
PWind dir SW SW SW E E S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 5 5 20 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-170900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 102 74 104 76
Temp 101100 90 84 78 74 86 95100 99 88 83 77 75 89100104102 90 86 81 77
Dewpt 57 55 56 58 60 61 64 61 57 55 57 59 57 54 54 53 51 49 52 54 55 56
RH 24 23 32 41 54 64 48 33 24 23 35 44 50 48 31 21 17 17 27 34 41 48
Wind dir S S S W NW N N NE SE SE SE S S W W SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 6 5 5 5 5 8 6 10 10 8 9 10 9
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 500 6600 10600 2400 500 11700 13400 7800 500
T Wind Dir S N NW S SE S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 9 8 11 10 13 12 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/19 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 104 76 102 74 102 75 103 76 103
Temp 101103 86 77 97 99 83 74 96100 84 75 98100 85 76 98101
Dewpt 56 52 56 57 58 57 62 63 62 58 60 60 60 56 58 58 58 55
Min/Max RH 18 50 22 69 24 60 22 54 21
RH 23 18 36 50 28 25 49 69 33 25 44 60 29 23 40 54 27 22
PWind dir SW S NW NE E SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-170900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed
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 74 102 74 103 76
Temp 101100 90 84 79 75 87 95100101 91 84 79 75 88 98102102 91 85 81 77
Dewpt 56 55 55 54 57 59 62 59 55 53 54 53 51 51 55 54 53 52 55 57 59 60
RH 23 23 31 36 47 58 43 30 23 21 30 34 38 43 33 23 20 20 31 39 47 57
Wind dir S S S S SW W W W S S S S SW W W SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 8 9 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 8 6 8 9 6 6 8 6
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1000 500 7400 10400 3900 500 9500 11900 7400 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 9 9 12 13 13 10 14 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 08/19 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
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 104 76 103 75 103 75 103 76 103
Temp 98103 86 78 98101 85 76 97100 85 76 97101 85 77 97101
Dewpt 57 54 57 57 58 55 60 61 61 58 60 61 59 56 58 59 58 55
Min/Max RH 20 49 21 60 24 60 21 55 21
RH 27 20 37 49 28 22 43 60 31 25 44 60 29 23 40 55 28 22
PWind dir SW S S S N S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-170900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 97 71 99 73
Temp 96 92 83 79 74 71 81 90 95 94 83 79 75 71 82 93 98 96 84 80 76 73
Dewpt 54 52 53 53 55 57 59 57 52 50 52 51 50 50 52 50 47 46 49 51 54 57
RH 25 26 36 41 51 61 47 33 24 23 34 38 41 47 35 23 18 18 30 36 46 57
Wind dir S S SE S SW NW W S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 11 11 8 8 8 5 8 5 9 9 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 11
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4200 500 7600 10000 4700 500 9800 11600 7200 600
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 12 9 10 11 13 13 11 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/19 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 100 73 99 71 98 71 99 72 99
Temp 94 97 81 73 93 95 80 71 92 94 80 71 93 95 80 72 93 96
Dewpt 54 49 53 55 55 52 57 59 58 54 58 58 57 53 56 57 56 51
Min/Max RH 18 53 21 66 24 64 22 59 21
RH 26 20 38 53 28 24 45 66 32 26 47 64 30 24 44 59 29 22
PWind dir SW S S E S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ031-170900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed
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 75 104 75 106 77
Temp 103101 91 85 79 76 89 97102101 90 84 79 76 92102105104 92 86 82 78
Dewpt 55 54 56 57 58 60 62 58 55 52 56 58 56 52 52 51 50 49 53 55 57 58
RH 21 21 31 39 49 60 42 28 21 20 32 41 45 44 27 18 16 16 27 35 42 49
Wind dir S S S SW W W NW N S S SE S SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 9 9 5 4 5 4 5 3 5 6 5 4 4 5 8 8 10 10 6 8 9 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1400 500 7700 11300 2700 500 11900 13200 7900 500
T Wind Dir S W W S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 9 9 11 11 13 12 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/19 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
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 106 77 105 75 104 76 105 77 105
Temp 102104 87 78 99101 84 76 98101 85 77 99101 86 78100102
Dewpt 54 51 57 58 57 56 62 63 60 58 61 61 58 55 59 59 57 54
Min/Max RH 17 49 20 64 23 57 20 52 20
RH 21 18 36 49 25 23 48 64 30 24 45 57 26 22 40 52 24 20
PWind dir SW SW SW NE NE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-170900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 97 68 99 69
Temp 96 94 82 77 71 68 82 91 95 94 82 78 73 69 84 94 98 96 84 80 75 70
Dewpt 53 51 56 56 59 60 58 54 50 48 54 54 54 52 50 47 45 44 50 50 54 57
RH 24 23 41 48 66 76 44 29 22 21 38 43 51 55 31 20 17 17 31 35 48 63
Wind dir S S S SW N N W S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 9 9 5 3 4 3 6 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 9 8 6 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1600 500 7900 10600 2200 500 10600 12300 7500 500
T Wind Dir S W SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 10 9 10 12 13 14 13 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/19 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 100 69 99 68 99 69 99 70 100
Temp 95 97 80 71 94 95 78 69 93 95 79 70 94 95 80 71 94 96
Dewpt 51 46 54 57 52 51 59 61 55 53 58 60 54 51 56 58 53 49
Min/Max RH 17 61 19 76 22 71 20 64 19
RH 23 18 41 61 24 23 52 76 28 24 49 71 26 23 44 64 25 20
PWind dir SW S SW E SE S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 5 10 5 0 0
$$
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