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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026
TXZ024-132100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026
Date Wed 05/13/26 Thu 05/14/26 Fri 05/15/26
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 98 70 98 71 101
Temp 68 64 75 87 95 96 84 79 74 70 82 92 97 93 82 79 75 71 84 95100 98
Dewpt 52 52 53 50 44 42 45 48 49 48 46 40 39 43 48 50 47 45 40 34 28 27
RH 58 66 47 28 17 16 26 35 42 45 29 16 14 17 32 36 37 39 21 12 8 8
Wind dir W N NE SE S S S S SW SW SW S S SW S S SW SW W SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 4 5 11 14 11 12 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 19 13 8 10 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 5900 12300 800 600 9800 14900 500 500 14600 20000
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 17 19 23 25 25 23 27 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO EL EL NO NO EL EL
Date Sat 05/16/26 Sun 05/17/26 Mon 05/18/26 Tue 05/19/26
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 69 102 72 101 71 96 64 86
Temp 77 69 97 98 80 74 97 95 80 73 89 90 72 65 79 82
Dewpt 41 46 36 28 42 54 37 34 49 57 37 30 45 49 40 37
Max/Min RH 44 8 49 10 57 10 57 18
RH 27 44 12 8 26 49 12 12 34 57 16 12 37 57 25 20
PWind dir SW SW S S S SW SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ026-132100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026
Date Wed 05/13/26 Thu 05/14/26 Fri 05/15/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 66 98 68 102
Temp 65 61 75 87 95 95 83 77 71 66 81 92 98 93 82 77 73 69 83 96101 97
Dewpt 54 53 57 56 51 49 54 55 53 50 50 45 42 46 52 53 50 47 46 41 36 36
RH 68 75 54 35 23 21 37 47 53 56 34 20 15 20 35 43 44 45 27 15 11 12
Wind dir SE E SE SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 9 13 12 10 10 8 13 17 19 17 16 13 14 12 12 10 10 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 5900 9200 800 500 6800 10800 500 500 13000 18600
T Wind Dir S S SE S SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 16 19 14 23 29 23 20 23 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Sat 05/16/26 Sun 05/17/26 Mon 05/18/26 Tue 05/19/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 102 71 100 70 96 64 87
Temp 77 69 96 96 79 73 95 94 79 72 89 89 73 65 80 82
Dewpt 51 52 48 41 54 59 54 50 62 62 54 43 58 54 48 44
Max/Min RH 57 13 62 19 71 18 70 23
RH 40 55 20 15 42 62 25 23 56 71 31 20 59 68 33 26
PWind dir S S S S S S S NE
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 20 30 30 40 30
Rain shwrs S C C C S C C
Tstms S C C S S S
$$
TXZ043-132100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026
Date Wed 05/13/26 Thu 05/14/26 Fri 05/15/26
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 99 67 99 71 104
Temp 68 63 79 91 97 95 83 77 71 67 81 92 98 96 86 81 76 72 85 98102 98
Dewpt 57 57 56 53 48 46 51 53 54 54 52 46 43 44 48 48 49 51 50 42 35 37
RH 68 81 45 28 19 19 33 43 55 64 37 21 15 17 27 33 39 49 30 15 10 12
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 3 3 5 10 12 9 8 6 6 13 17 17 17 14 13 13 13 16 16 17 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6400 8300 600 500 4800 13200 500 500 7200 11300
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 14 17 16 23 27 24 24 25 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL
Date Sat 05/16/26 Sun 05/17/26 Mon 05/18/26 Tue 05/19/26
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 71 103 72 100 72 98 67 89
Temp 80 71 97 97 81 74 94 94 81 74 92 92 76 68 83 85
Dewpt 53 58 49 41 59 65 59 50 63 67 55 43 62 61 52 47
Max/Min RH 64 13 75 19 79 16 81 24
RH 39 64 20 15 47 75 31 23 54 79 29 18 62 78 34 27
PWind dir S S S S S S S E
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 20 30 40 30
Rain shwrs S C C S C C
Tstms S C C S S C
$$
TXZ035-132100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026
Date Wed 05/13/26 Thu 05/14/26 Fri 05/15/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 65 96 66 99
Temp 66 61 75 89 94 92 82 75 68 65 75 89 95 91 81 75 70 66 79 93 97 94
Dewpt 50 50 51 46 39 38 40 44 46 47 47 42 39 42 44 45 44 42 37 29 24 24
RH 56 67 43 23 15 15 22 33 45 52 37 19 14 18 27 34 39 42 22 10 7 8
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 8 5 4 10 14 17 14 13 13 11 16 16 17 17 16 14 16 12 12 11 17 17
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9100 13000 1700 600 6800 17600 500 500 13300 18100
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 16 20 20 21 26 20 21 20 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL
Date Sat 05/16/26 Sun 05/17/26 Mon 05/18/26 Tue 05/19/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 100 65 98 65 95 59 85
Temp 74 65 94 95 75 67 93 93 76 67 88 89 71 61 78 82
Dewpt 33 43 33 23 37 53 35 27 44 55 32 23 38 46 39 35
Max/Min RH 45 7 61 9 65 8 60 17
RH 22 45 12 7 25 61 13 9 32 65 14 9 30 58 25 18
PWind dir SW SW S S S SW SW N
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ031-132100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026
Date Wed 05/13/26 Thu 05/14/26 Fri 05/15/26
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 99 67 100 70 104
Temp 66 62 77 90 97 96 84 76 71 67 82 93 99 95 84 78 74 71 85 98103 99
Dewpt 56 55 56 54 49 48 53 54 54 52 50 44 42 46 52 52 50 48 46 39 33 34
RH 71 77 49 31 20 20 34 47 55 58 33 19 14 19 33 40 43 44 26 13 9 11
Wind dir S NE SE S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 4 2 2 4 10 13 10 9 8 6 13 17 18 17 16 14 16 13 12 11 12 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 5400 9000 700 500 6600 11800 500 500 13800 14200
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 16 19 16 24 27 24 21 24 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Sat 05/16/26 Sun 05/17/26 Mon 05/18/26 Tue 05/19/26
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 69 104 72 101 71 97 64 88
Temp 77 69 98 98 79 73 96 95 79 73 91 91 73 65 81 84
Dewpt 50 53 46 39 53 62 53 48 62 64 52 41 58 56 48 44
Max/Min RH 57 12 68 17 73 17 75 22
RH 39 57 17 13 41 68 24 20 55 73 27 18 58 73 32 25
PWind dir S SW S S S S S N
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 5 20 30 30 30
Rain shwrs S C C S C C
Tstms S C S S C
$$
TXZ029-132100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026
Date Wed 05/13/26 Thu 05/14/26 Fri 05/15/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 61 95 61 97
Temp 64 58 74 87 93 92 81 75 67 62 76 88 94 89 78 73 67 62 79 92 96 93
Dewpt 50 50 50 44 40 39 42 45 46 46 46 39 38 42 46 46 44 42 36 30 24 25
RH 60 75 43 22 16 16 25 34 47 56 34 18 14 19 32 38 43 48 21 11 8 9
Wind dir S SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 3 3 6 11 13 11 11 11 10 14 14 13 13 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 8600 14300 1300 600 7300 15000 500 500 14400 18300
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 16 21 23 24 23 20 21 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sat 05/16/26 Sun 05/17/26 Mon 05/18/26 Tue 05/19/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 99 62 98 61 93 56 84
Temp 72 61 94 94 75 64 94 92 75 63 87 87 68 57 77 80
Dewpt 36 41 31 24 37 49 32 27 41 52 30 25 40 45 36 34
Max/Min RH 48 8 58 8 67 9 64 17
RH 27 48 11 8 25 58 11 10 29 67 13 10 36 64 23 19
PWind dir SW SW S S S SW SW N
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 10 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
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