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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
512 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
TXZ024-010900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
512 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat
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 61 82 59 70 56
Temp 80 73 69 64 61 66 74 80 77 71 66 63 61 60 63 68 68 63 60 58 56
Dewpt 59 58 57 56 55 55 55 53 57 60 60 60 58 55 54 52 55 55 54 53 53
RH 48 60 66 76 80 68 51 39 51 69 81 89 89 85 74 59 63 75 80 83 88
Wind dir W SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE N N N
Wind spd 11 10 6 6 8 10 9 10 10 13 12 11 14 13 14 12 10 8 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC CL FW FW CL CL FW FW B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 5 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 600 500 4300 6200 1800 1600 3000 3300 2400 1300
T Wind Dir SW W NW N N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 13 14 13 17 17 18 13 10 9
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 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
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 74 57 79 58 79 59 83 60 82
Temp 66 72 61 58 72 76 63 59 71 76 63 59 75 78 66 60 76 79
Dewpt 54 57 59 58 58 58 59 58 57 56 57 57 57 56 57 58 58 57
Min/Max RH 50 99 47 99 42 93 39 92 41
RH 65 59 92 99 61 55 86 95 60 49 80 92 53 48 73 92 55 48
PWind dir NE S NE NE E S S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 5 5 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C S C
$$
TXZ026-010900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
512 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 84 61 72 56
Temp 81 74 70 67 63 68 77 82 79 71 67 64 62 63 67 71 68 63 61 58 57
Dewpt 67 66 63 60 58 59 59 57 59 60 61 60 59 58 57 56 56 55 54 54 54
RH 63 76 78 78 84 73 54 43 50 68 81 87 90 84 70 59 65 75 78 87 90
Wind dir S S S SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE N N N
Wind spd 11 10 5 5 6 8 5 5 4 8 11 12 16 16 16 13 10 8 5 6 6
Clouds B1 SC FW SC FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 30 5 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.09 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S
Mix Hgt 500 500 4300 6300 1800 1700 2800 3300 2300 1400
T Wind Dir S W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 11 10 16 17 19 16 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 75 57 79 58 81 58 84 60 84
Temp 69 72 63 60 75 76 64 59 75 77 64 58 78 78 66 60 79 80
Dewpt 58 59 60 59 61 59 60 58 59 56 57 57 59 56 57 58 61 57
Min/Max RH 57 100 50 100 44 96 41 93 41
RH 68 64 90 96 62 56 87 96 58 48 78 96 52 47 73 93 54 45
PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE SE S SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 0 5 5 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S
$$
TXZ043-010900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
512 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat
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 64 87 62 75 58
Temp 82 73 71 68 65 72 81 86 84 73 69 66 63 67 70 74 71 66 64 61 59
Dewpt 66 64 63 61 58 57 56 54 57 59 60 61 61 60 59 57 58 58 57 57 56
RH 58 74 75 77 79 59 42 34 40 61 73 85 92 77 68 57 64 75 79 88 90
Wind dir S SW S SW W W W W NW N N N N N NE N NE NE NE N N
Wind spd 12 9 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 11 14 16 14 14 13 10 5 5 6
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC CL CL CL SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 40 0 10 30 10
QPF 12hr 0.14 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S C C C C
Tstms C S
Svr Tstorm A A
Mix Hgt 500 500 4900 6900 1900 1300 3700 3800 2400 1900
T Wind Dir SW SW W NW N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 11 10 14 16 18 17 14 11
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 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
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 80 61 82 59 85 63 87
Temp 71 73 65 61 76 78 67 61 77 80 66 60 81 83 69 63 83 83
Dewpt 57 59 61 61 61 60 62 60 58 56 59 59 57 55 58 59 58 55
Min/Max RH 54 100 50 97 41 99 35 87 35
RH 62 61 88100 60 54 83 97 52 45 77 96 44 38 68 87 43 39
PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 0 5 5 5 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S
$$
TXZ035-010900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
512 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 79 59 69 55
Temp 77 68 64 60 57 63 72 79 74 67 63 61 60 61 64 68 66 61 59 57 55
Dewpt 56 55 54 53 53 54 56 54 55 57 58 58 57 56 56 55 54 55 54 53 52
RH 48 63 70 78 86 72 57 42 51 70 84 90 90 84 75 63 65 81 83 86 90
Wind dir W SW W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind spd 12 11 8 6 9 11 12 14 13 16 16 17 18 18 17 17 13 11 8 6 8
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 5 20 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 800 500 4000 5500 1800 1900 3500 3500 2100 1200
T Wind Dir W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 12 13 14 18 20 19 18 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 73 55 77 57 79 57 79 60 80
Temp 66 72 60 56 71 75 62 57 72 76 62 58 73 76 65 60 75 76
Dewpt 55 56 57 56 59 57 58 57 57 55 56 56 58 56 56 56 59 56
Min/Max RH 51 100 50 100 43 93 45 87 44
RH 68 57 90100 66 54 87100 59 48 81 93 59 50 73 87 58 50
PWind dir NE E NE E E SE S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 20 0 5 5 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S C C
$$
TXZ031-010900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
512 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat
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 63 86 61 73 57
Temp 83 76 72 68 64 70 79 85 82 73 69 65 63 64 69 72 71 66 63 60 58
Dewpt 66 65 62 60 58 58 57 56 58 60 62 62 60 58 57 56 56 57 56 56 55
RH 57 68 72 75 80 65 48 36 44 65 78 88 90 81 67 57 60 72 77 86 89
Wind dir S S SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE N N N
Wind spd 12 10 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 10 11 16 14 13 12 10 8 5 5 5
Clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 30 0 20 20 10
QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S S
Tstms C S
Mix Hgt 500 500 4600 6800 2100 1300 3000 3300 2400 1800
T Wind Dir S W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 12 10 16 16 18 16 11 10
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 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
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 81 60 83 59 86 62 87
Temp 70 75 65 60 76 79 66 60 77 80 66 60 80 81 70 63 82 83
Dewpt 57 59 61 60 61 59 61 59 58 56 59 58 58 56 58 59 59 56
Min/Max RH 51 100 46 98 38 94 36 86 36
RH 63 57 89100 59 51 84 97 51 43 77 93 46 41 67 86 47 39
PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE SE S SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 0 5 5 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ029-010900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
512 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 55 77 56 67 52
Temp 76 67 63 58 55 62 69 75 72 65 62 60 58 58 62 66 65 59 56 54 52
Dewpt 55 57 56 56 54 54 54 54 56 60 59 59 57 55 53 53 53 55 53 53 52
RH 48 70 78 93 96 75 59 48 57 84 90 96 96 90 72 63 65 87 90 96100
Wind dir SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 11 9 5 5 5 9 11 12 11 13 11 12 14 14 14 12 10 6 4 4 4
Clouds B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 600 600 3900 5200 1400 1400 2700 3000 2200 1400
T Wind Dir SW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 12 16 14 19 20 19 16 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 72 52 77 55 77 56 79 57 80
Temp 66 70 58 54 70 73 60 55 70 74 60 56 73 74 63 58 73 75
Dewpt 52 56 58 54 56 57 58 55 55 55 57 56 57 57 57 57 57 57
Min/Max RH 51 100 47 100 43 100 45 96 44
RH 61 61 100100 61 57 93100 59 51 90100 57 55 81 96 57 54
PWind dir NE SE NE E E SE S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 5 5 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C C
$$
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