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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
126 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026
TXZ024-110900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
126 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026
Date 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26 Sat 07/11/26 Sun
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 76 101 75 99 73
Temp 79 76 84 93 99 99 91 84 79 76 85 92 97 98 89 82 76 74
Dewpt 58 59 60 56 53 52 56 59 62 63 64 61 58 58 61 64 65 65
RH 48 56 44 28 21 21 31 43 57 64 50 35 28 27 40 54 68 73
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S W SW SW SW S SE SE SE S SW W
Wind spd 16 14 10 12 13 13 9 10 10 8 8 6 9 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW CL FW B1 B1 B1 FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 700 7400 8600 5000 700 7500 9700 2500 500
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 16 17 16 13 10 13 11 9
RFTI 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
Date 07/12 Mon 07/13/26 Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26
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 70 94 70 92 68 91 70 95
Temp 92 93 78 71 87 91 78 71 87 89 76 70 86 90 77 71 89 93
Dewpt 63 63 67 67 65 61 66 66 64 59 64 64 62 58 62 62 60 56
Min/Max RH 34 86 35 86 35 82 33 76 28
RH 38 36 68 86 48 38 67 84 46 37 66 80 45 35 60 73 38 29
PWind dir S SE E S E S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 10 10 10 20 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
TXZ026-110900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
126 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026
Date 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26 Sat 07/11/26 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 77 100 76 99 74
Temp 80 77 85 94 99 98 91 85 79 76 86 94 98 97 88 83 77 74
Dewpt 57 60 62 60 57 57 58 61 63 65 66 64 62 62 63 64 65 67
RH 45 56 46 32 25 26 33 45 58 69 51 37 31 32 43 53 67 79
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S SE SE S SW SW S SE S SE SE S S
Wind spd 13 10 12 14 14 12 10 11 11 8 9 6 8 9 8 6 6 5
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 600 6000 8600 2000 700 6700 9100 2000 500
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 17 17 18 18 13 11 12 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/12 Mon 07/13/26 Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 97 71 94 71 92 70 92 71 95
Temp 93 93 79 71 90 90 77 71 87 90 77 71 88 90 78 72 91 94
Dewpt 67 65 68 69 68 64 67 68 66 63 65 66 65 62 64 65 63 60
Min/Max RH 37 93 39 90 40 87 37 81 31
RH 43 40 69 93 49 42 71 90 50 41 67 84 47 39 62 79 40 32
PWind dir SE SE E SE SE S SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S C S
Tstms S S C S
$$
TXZ043-110900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
126 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026
Date 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26 Sat 07/11/26 Sun
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 77 100 76 99 76
Temp 80 77 84 93 98 98 91 85 80 76 85 92 97 97 89 84 79 76
Dewpt 61 62 63 60 58 57 60 63 65 66 67 64 62 61 63 65 66 67
RH 52 60 49 33 27 26 36 48 61 71 56 40 32 31 42 53 64 73
Wind dir S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 11 9 11 13 13 12 10 10 9 6 8 8 9 9 8 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 500 5700 8400 2900 600 6600 9400 6500 600
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SE S SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 17 18 13 11 11 13 11
RFTI 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
Date 07/12 Mon 07/13/26 Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26
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 73 96 72 94 71 93 72 96
Temp 93 93 80 74 90 91 79 73 88 90 78 72 87 90 79 73 90 93
Dewpt 65 63 67 68 66 63 67 68 65 62 66 66 64 61 64 65 62 59
Min/Max RH 34 83 36 83 37 81 36 78 30
RH 40 37 65 83 45 41 67 82 47 39 66 81 46 38 60 76 39 32
PWind dir S SE E SE E S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 20 20 20 10 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S C S S S S S S S
Tstms S C S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-110900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
126 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026
Date 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26 Sat 07/11/26 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 73 97 73 96 72
Temp 74 73 79 89 95 95 86 80 75 73 79 88 94 94 85 79 74 72
Dewpt 58 59 61 58 53 51 53 58 61 63 65 62 58 57 59 62 64 64
RH 57 62 54 35 24 23 32 47 62 71 62 42 30 29 41 56 71 76
Wind dir S S S S S S SE SE S SW S S SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 17 12 13 14 16 16 13 14 12 8 9 9 10 11 10 9 6 5
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 700 5400 7500 5300 800 6300 9300 2700 600
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S SE SE SW
T Wind Spd 18 17 17 18 14 11 12 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/12 Mon 07/13/26 Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 69 92 68 90 67 88 68 90
Temp 89 89 76 69 86 88 75 69 84 87 73 68 82 86 74 68 83 88
Dewpt 63 61 64 64 64 61 63 64 63 58 62 62 62 57 60 61 61 56
Min/Max RH 37 84 37 84 36 81 36 78 32
RH 42 39 66 84 48 41 66 84 49 38 68 81 51 37 62 78 48 34
PWind dir S SE E SE E SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 30 10 20 10 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C C S S C S S
Tstms C C S S C S S
$$
TXZ031-110900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
126 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026
Date 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26 Sat 07/11/26 Sun
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 78 102 77 101 75
Temp 82 78 87 96100100 92 86 80 77 88 95 99 99 90 84 78 76
Dewpt 60 62 62 59 56 57 59 62 64 66 66 64 62 61 63 65 66 67
RH 47 57 45 30 23 24 33 45 59 68 50 36 30 30 41 52 68 75
Wind dir SW S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 13 10 12 14 14 13 9 10 10 6 8 8 9 9 5 5 5 4
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 600 5900 8600 1500 600 6800 9300 1900 600
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 18 18 14 12 11 13 10
RFTI 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
Date 07/12 Mon 07/13/26 Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26
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 99 72 97 72 94 71 95 72 98
Temp 95 94 80 72 91 93 79 73 89 91 79 72 89 92 79 73 92 95
Dewpt 66 65 68 69 68 64 67 68 66 62 65 66 64 61 64 65 63 59
Min/Max RH 35 90 35 87 37 85 35 80 29
RH 40 39 67 90 47 39 67 85 47 39 63 82 44 37 60 77 38 30
PWind dir S SE E SE E S SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 10 10 10 10 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S C C S
Tstms S C C S
$$
TXZ029-110900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
126 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026
Date 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26 Sat 07/11/26 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 97 70 96 68
Temp 74 70 79 90 95 95 86 79 74 70 80 89 94 94 84 77 72 69
Dewpt 58 59 59 55 52 50 54 59 61 63 63 59 57 56 59 62 64 64
RH 57 68 50 31 24 22 34 50 64 78 56 37 29 28 43 60 76 84
Wind dir SW SW S S S S SE SE SW S SW S SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 12 9 11 12 12 12 10 10 8 5 8 6 9 8 5 5 5 3
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL SC B1 SC SC FW CL FW CL SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 600 6200 8200 5900 600 7700 10600 3300 500
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S SE S SW
T Wind Spd 19 17 16 18 12 11 11 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/12 Mon 07/13/26 Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 65 91 65 89 63 88 64 90
Temp 89 89 74 66 86 88 74 66 84 86 72 65 82 85 72 66 84 88
Dewpt 61 61 64 65 63 59 64 65 62 57 62 63 60 56 61 62 59 55
Min/Max RH 37 97 37 97 35 93 35 87 31
RH 39 39 71 97 46 38 71 97 48 37 71 93 47 37 68 87 43 33
PWind dir S SE E SE E SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 10 10 10 10 5 10
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
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