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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026
TXZ024-192100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026
Date Tue 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26
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 76 54 71 57 77
Temp 72 61 62 69 75 75 65 61 59 57 58 61 67 69 65 63 61 59 64 68 74 75
Dewpt 52 45 42 42 43 45 49 53 53 53 54 53 54 57 59 62 61 59 63 60 57 58
RH 49 58 49 37 32 35 56 76 81 86 86 76 65 65 80 97100100 97 75 56 56
Wind dir N N N NE NE E E E NE NE NE E E SE E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 23 23 17 14 12 12 12 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 8
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 50 80 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.19 0.04
Rain shwrs S C C C C L L D D L L L L C
Tstms S C C C C L L D D L L L L C
Mix Hgt 3700 4600 3200 1900 2700 4400 3500 1400 3500 4900
T Wind Dir N E E E E SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 20 14 16 13 13 16 13 12 10 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 Fri 05/22/26 Sat 05/23/26 Sun 05/24/26 Mon 05/25/26
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 58 82 59 82 59 85 60 87
Temp 64 60 76 77 65 61 75 78 66 62 79 81 68 63 82 83
Dewpt 62 60 55 54 59 59 56 55 60 60 54 52 59 60 53 50
Max/Min RH 100 39 92 41 94 33 93 29
RH 93100 49 45 81 92 51 47 81 94 43 38 73 91 37 32
PWind dir SE SE E E SE E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 20 40 10 20 20
Rain shwrs C S C S S C S S
Tstms C S C S S C S S
$$
TXZ026-192100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026
Date Tue 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 75 54 74 57 77
Temp 74 62 64 69 74 72 64 61 59 56 60 65 72 72 66 64 62 59 65 70 76 73
Dewpt 63 50 47 47 49 50 53 55 54 53 55 57 58 60 62 63 62 59 64 65 64 64
RH 69 65 54 45 41 46 67 81 83 90 84 75 61 66 87 97100100 97 84 66 73
Wind dir N N N NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE E E
Wind spd 20 24 18 17 13 13 11 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 8
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 OV B1 OV B2 OV B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 80 70
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.32 0.08
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C L L D D L L L L C
Tstms S S S S S C C C L L D D L L L L C
Mix Hgt 3300 4000 2600 1900 2900 5400 4200 1300 2900 3600
T Wind Dir N NE E E NE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 23 16 17 14 12 13 14 12 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/22/26 Sat 05/23/26 Sun 05/24/26 Mon 05/25/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 57 83 58 83 58 85 59 87
Temp 64 59 77 78 66 61 76 78 66 61 79 81 67 62 82 83
Dewpt 64 59 62 59 63 60 62 61 63 61 62 59 63 61 61 57
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 47 100 41 100 36
RH 100100 60 52 90 97 62 56 90100 56 47 87 97 49 41
PWind dir E SE E E E E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 40 30 50 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C S C C C C S S S
Tstms C S C C C C S S S
$$
TXZ043-192100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026
Date Tue 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26
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 79 57 75 59 79
Temp 76 70 71 72 77 74 66 64 62 60 64 68 73 73 68 66 64 61 68 73 78 76
Dewpt 68 66 55 53 54 56 59 59 59 59 60 60 61 62 64 64 64 61 65 64 63 62
RH 77 89 57 50 45 54 77 84 92 97 86 77 65 68 88 93100100 89 72 61 64
Wind dir S N N NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 10 18 14 16 13 12 10 8 8 8 9 10 10 9 8 5 4 4 5 6 6 5
Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 30 40 80 60
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.03 0.01 0.63 0.12
Rain shwrs C S S C S C C L L D D C C L L S
Tstms C S S C S C C L L D D C C L L S
Mix Hgt 2900 3500 1900 1300 3600 4900 1200 900 3000 4900
T Wind Dir N NE E E NE SE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 16 14 13 12 13 13 10 11 9
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 Fri 05/22/26 Sat 05/23/26 Sun 05/24/26 Mon 05/25/26
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 59 86 61 84 60 85 61 87
Temp 66 61 80 81 68 63 77 79 67 63 79 81 69 63 82 84
Dewpt 64 61 61 57 62 63 61 61 63 62 61 58 64 63 60 57
Max/Min RH 100 40 99 47 100 41 100 36
RH 92100 53 44 81 99 58 54 87 99 53 46 84100 47 40
PWind dir SE SE S E NE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 40 30 30 10 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S C C S C S
Tstms S S S C S C C S C S
$$
TXZ035-192100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026
Date Tue 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 80 54 71 56 78
Temp 70 62 64 72 79 76 66 61 58 56 59 63 67 67 64 61 59 57 64 69 74 76
Dewpt 50 48 43 44 44 47 51 53 54 54 55 56 55 58 60 60 59 57 60 57 53 54
RH 49 60 46 37 29 36 58 75 87 93 87 78 65 73 87 97100100 87 66 48 46
Wind dir S N N NE E E E E E E E E SE SE E SE E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 17 21 18 16 12 16 17 13 11 12 12 13 12 12 11 9 8 6 6 8 6 10
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 60 70 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.10 0.11 0.07
Rain shwrs S C C L L L L L L C C C C S
Tstms S C C L L L L L L C C C C S
Mix Hgt 3300 4700 3200 1400 3000 3800 3300 1200 3600 5800
T Wind Dir NE E E E E SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 14 19 16 14 17 17 13 11 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/22/26 Sat 05/23/26 Sun 05/24/26 Mon 05/25/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 57 84 56 81 55 82 56 84
Temp 63 58 78 78 64 59 75 75 64 59 77 78 65 59 79 80
Dewpt 57 57 51 48 54 56 54 52 57 57 53 50 56 57 52 48
Max/Min RH 96 29 93 38 96 33 93 28
RH 81 96 39 35 70 90 48 45 78 93 43 38 73 93 39 33
PWind dir SE S SE E E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 20 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S
$$
TXZ031-192100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026
Date Tue 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26
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 77 54 75 57 79
Temp 75 64 66 71 76 74 65 62 60 57 62 66 73 73 67 64 63 59 67 72 77 75
Dewpt 66 53 48 48 50 52 55 56 57 55 56 58 58 61 63 64 63 59 65 65 63 64
RH 73 69 51 43 39 47 70 83 89 94 83 75 60 67 87100100100 93 77 62 70
Wind dir NW N N NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE E SE
Wind spd 17 21 17 16 12 12 10 6 6 8 9 9 9 8 8 5 4 4 5 5 6 6
Clouds SC B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 80 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.36 0.06
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C L L D D L L L L C
Tstms S S S S S C C C L L D D L L L L C
Mix Hgt 3400 3900 2100 2100 3100 5300 3000 1200 3200 4000
T Wind Dir N NE E E NE E SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 23 14 16 13 12 13 13 11 10 12
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 Fri 05/22/26 Sat 05/23/26 Sun 05/24/26 Mon 05/25/26
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 57 85 59 84 59 85 60 88
Temp 65 59 79 80 66 61 77 79 66 61 80 81 67 62 83 85
Dewpt 65 59 62 59 63 61 62 62 64 61 61 59 64 62 60 57
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 46 100 40 100 34
RH 100100 56 49 92100 59 55 93100 53 48 90100 47 38
PWind dir SE SE SE E SE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 30 30 40 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C S C C C C S S
Tstms C S C C C C S S
$$
TXZ029-192100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026
Date Tue 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 75 48 68 51 76
Temp 65 54 58 68 74 73 62 57 54 52 57 60 65 65 61 60 57 54 63 68 73 74
Dewpt 44 44 41 41 41 44 49 53 52 52 54 52 54 57 57 60 57 54 60 56 53 54
RH 46 69 53 37 30 35 62 86 93100 90 75 68 75 87100100100 90 65 49 50
Wind dir N N N NE E E E E E E E E SE SE E E SE E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 20 23 17 13 10 11 12 10 9 9 10 11 9 9 6 5 5 4 4 6 6 6
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 30 60 70 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0.11 0.10
Rain shwrs C C C L L L L L L C C L L C
Tstms C C C L L L L L L C C L L C
Mix Hgt 3300 4800 3500 1600 2500 3800 3100 1400 3300 6000
T Wind Dir N E E E E SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 13 19 16 14 17 16 13 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/22/26 Sat 05/23/26 Sun 05/24/26 Mon 05/25/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 82 52 80 52 82 53 84
Temp 61 54 76 76 61 55 74 75 62 56 77 78 63 56 80 80
Dewpt 59 54 50 51 57 55 53 53 58 56 51 50 57 56 50 48
Max/Min RH 100 33 100 40 100 33 100 28
RH 93100 40 42 87100 48 46 87100 40 38 81100 35 33
PWind dir SE S E E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 10 20 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C S C S C S S S
Tstms C S C S C S S S
$$
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