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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1146 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
TXZ024-240900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1146 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 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 83 108 79 105 75
Temp 88 87 84 92101106105 92 86 83 80 89 99104100 88 82 78 75
Dewpt 51 52 50 50 49 47 49 53 53 54 54 54 52 50 53 57 60 63 65
RH 29 30 32 24 17 14 16 27 33 38 41 30 21 17 21 36 48 61 70
Wind dir SW SW W W W NW S S SW W NW W NW SE E E N N N
Wind spd 10 13 17 17 12 8 8 9 5 5 6 8 5 5 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C
Tstms C C C C
Extreme Heat W W W
Mix Hgt 500 8900 14100 3000 700 7100 12200 2400 800
T Wind Dir SW W W SE W N SW E NE
T Wind Spd 23 20 10 11 13 11 9 12 9
RFTI 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
Date 08/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26
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 97 73 97 74 100 76 103 78 103
Temp 91 94 79 73 90 95 80 75 94 97 83 77 97 99 85 79 98100
Dewpt 62 58 62 64 61 57 60 61 58 55 57 58 56 53 56 57 55 52
Min/Max RH 30 73 27 62 23 53 19 48 19
RH 38 31 56 73 38 28 51 61 30 25 41 53 25 22 37 48 24 20
PWind dir NE NE E S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 10 20 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S C S S
Tstms S S C S
$$
TXZ026-240900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1146 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 80 110 78 106 74
Temp 89 85 81 93104108107 93 87 81 78 89100105101 88 83 77 74
Dewpt 55 54 54 54 53 51 52 54 56 56 56 58 57 55 57 60 62 65 65
RH 31 35 39 27 19 15 16 27 35 42 47 35 24 19 24 39 49 67 74
Wind dir S SW SW W W W SE S SE SW W W NW SE NE E E N N
Wind spd 8 10 11 12 11 9 8 9 5 5 5 6 5 5 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C
Tstms C C C C
Extreme Heat W W W
Mix Hgt 500 7900 13800 3500 700 6200 11000 1800 1200
T Wind Dir SW W W NE W NW N NE NE
T Wind Spd 14 16 11 12 9 11 11 14 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 72 98 73 100 75 103 77 104
Temp 92 94 80 73 91 94 81 74 95 97 84 76 99100 86 77100101
Dewpt 66 62 64 65 64 60 61 62 62 58 59 59 60 57 58 59 59 56
Min/Max RH 35 76 30 68 25 56 22 54 22
RH 43 35 58 76 41 32 51 66 34 28 43 56 28 24 39 54 26 23
PWind dir NE NE E SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 10 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-240900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1146 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 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 81 110 80 107 78
Temp 90 85 81 93104108109 96 90 84 80 90102106105 92 86 81 78
Dewpt 54 55 54 55 53 50 50 52 52 53 52 54 53 50 51 55 57 59 61
RH 30 36 39 27 19 15 14 23 27 35 38 30 20 16 17 30 37 48 57
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W
Wind spd 9 10 10 12 12 9 10 9 9 9 6 9 6 6 8 6 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Extreme Heat W W W
Mix Hgt 500 8500 13700 4600 500 7100 13400 7800 1000
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW W SW SE NE
T Wind Spd 17 19 12 18 14 13 9 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26
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 102 74 100 75 101 76 103 77 103
Temp 96 97 82 75 92 96 82 76 96 99 85 77 98101 86 78 98101
Dewpt 61 59 63 64 63 60 63 63 61 57 60 61 60 56 59 61 60 55
Min/Max RH 28 70 28 65 24 59 22 57 21
RH 33 29 54 70 38 30 54 64 32 26 44 59 29 23 40 57 29 22
PWind dir N NE NE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 5 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ035-240900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1146 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 77 106 75 103 73
Temp 85 81 77 87 99103103 91 84 79 75 85 96102100 86 80 75 73
Dewpt 49 49 50 52 49 47 47 48 49 50 50 51 50 48 47 52 55 58 59
RH 29 33 39 30 19 15 15 23 30 36 41 31 21 16 17 31 42 56 62
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W W S S SW SW W W SW S S SE SE W NW
Wind spd 11 14 14 16 13 8 10 13 11 11 10 10 5 5 9 11 10 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 600 10000 14600 4800 600 7200 14600 6100 500
T Wind Dir SW W W S SW W SW SE NW
T Wind Spd 18 19 10 16 13 11 9 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 70 96 71 97 71 99 72 99
Temp 91 90 76 70 89 90 77 71 91 93 79 71 93 96 81 72 93 96
Dewpt 58 57 61 62 60 57 59 60 58 54 56 57 57 53 55 57 57 51
Min/Max RH 27 76 28 68 25 61 22 59 21
RH 33 33 60 76 38 33 54 68 33 27 45 61 30 24 41 59 30 22
PWind dir NE E SE SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 10 20 5 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S C C S
Tstms S C C S
$$
TXZ031-240900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1146 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 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 81 112 80 109 76
Temp 90 85 82 95107110109 96 89 83 80 92103108104 91 85 79 76
Dewpt 55 55 54 54 52 50 51 54 55 55 55 55 54 52 54 59 61 64 65
RH 31 35 38 25 16 14 15 25 32 39 43 29 20 16 20 34 46 60 69
Wind dir S SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW W W W S E NE NE N N
Wind spd 6 10 11 13 11 9 8 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 9 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
Extreme Heat W W W
Mix Hgt 500 9300 14300 3200 700 6900 11700 2900 1200
T Wind Dir SW W W S SW W NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 17 18 12 12 10 13 9 13 9
RFTI 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
Date 08/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26
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 101 74 100 75 103 76 105 78 106
Temp 94 96 81 74 93 96 82 76 97 99 85 77100102 87 79101103
Dewpt 64 61 64 65 63 60 62 62 60 58 59 60 59 56 58 59 58 55
Min/Max RH 30 74 28 65 23 56 21 51 19
RH 38 33 57 74 38 31 51 63 30 26 41 56 26 23 38 51 24 21
PWind dir NE NE E SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 10 5 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-240900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1146 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 106 73 103 69
Temp 83 78 74 87100104103 89 82 77 73 86 97102 99 84 78 72 69
Dewpt 52 52 50 50 47 46 46 53 52 53 52 50 48 47 49 56 58 61 63
RH 34 40 43 28 17 14 15 29 35 43 48 29 19 16 19 38 50 68 81
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W W SW S SW SW W W W S SE E NE N N
Wind spd 8 10 11 13 11 6 6 9 6 5 5 8 5 5 6 8 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 500 9500 14000 1900 500 7000 13400 6700 700
T Wind Dir SW W W SE SW W SW E NE
T Wind Spd 18 18 10 11 13 11 8 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 97 67 96 68 98 69 99 70 100
Temp 91 91 75 68 89 91 76 69 92 94 78 70 94 96 80 71 95 97
Dewpt 58 56 61 63 58 55 59 61 56 53 57 58 54 51 56 57 54 50
Min/Max RH 27 87 27 78 23 66 20 61 19
RH 33 31 62 84 35 30 56 76 30 25 48 66 26 22 44 61 25 21
PWind dir NE E SE SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 10 20 5 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S C C S
Tstms S C C S
$$
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