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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 AM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
TXZ024-202100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
326 AM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26
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 74 101 76 103
Temp 75 73 84 91 96 96 88 82 77 75 87 94 99100 91 84 79 77 88 95101102
Dewpt 67 66 65 62 60 60 63 64 64 64 63 61 58 57 59 60 62 61 61 59 56 54
RH 74 79 54 38 30 30 43 55 64 68 46 33 25 24 34 44 55 59 41 30 22 20
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW W S S S S SW W W W SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 6 8 6 9 11 9 8 8 6 6 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 10 11
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7900 9200 5300 500 8400 10300 8300 500 9800 11000
T Wind Dir SW S SW W SW S S SW S SE
T Wind Spd 12 12 13 16 12 11 13 13 10 11
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 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
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 77 105 79 107 79 105 79 106
Temp 85 77 97103 87 81100105 87 81 99103 87 80 99104
Dewpt 58 59 56 54 60 61 58 54 61 63 59 54 60 61 57 53
Max/Min RH 54 19 53 18 55 19 53 18
RH 39 54 26 20 40 51 25 19 41 54 28 20 40 52 26 19
PWind dir S S S SW S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0
$$
TXZ026-202100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
326 AM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 98 75 101 77 102
Temp 76 73 85 92 97 96 89 84 78 75 88 95101100 92 86 80 77 89 98102100
Dewpt 68 68 68 65 63 63 64 65 64 65 65 63 61 60 61 62 62 63 63 62 60 59
RH 76 84 57 41 33 34 44 53 62 71 47 35 27 27 36 45 54 62 42 31 25 26
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW W SW S S S S SW W N SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 5 8 8 9 10 9 6 5 5 5 3 4 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 8 10
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7100 9200 3700 500 7800 10700 5600 500 9600 11200
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW N SE
T Wind Spd 11 12 13 11 11 9 12 10 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 77 104 79 106 79 105 79 105
Temp 86 77 99102 88 80100104 88 80 99103 87 79 99103
Dewpt 61 61 61 59 62 63 62 59 63 64 63 59 62 63 61 57
Max/Min RH 58 23 58 22 58 23 58 22
RH 43 58 29 25 42 56 29 23 43 58 31 24 43 58 29 22
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 0
$$
TXZ043-202100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
326 AM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26
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 74 100 76 103
Temp 75 72 82 90 94 94 86 82 77 74 85 93 98 98 90 84 79 76 89 98102101
Dewpt 68 69 69 67 65 64 66 66 66 64 66 64 61 60 63 63 63 63 62 60 59 59
RH 81 89 65 47 38 37 51 59 68 71 52 38 30 29 41 49 58 64 41 30 25 25
Wind dir SW S SW SW S S S S SW W SW SW S S S S SW W W SE SE SE
Wind spd 4 4 6 8 9 10 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 5 4 5 4 5 5 6 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6000 7800 2200 500 5400 8700 3000 500 8900 10200
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 12 11 11 10 11 11 10 10
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 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
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 78 104 80 105 81 105 80 105
Temp 87 78 98102 88 81 99103 89 81 98103 89 81 98103
Dewpt 63 62 61 60 64 64 62 59 64 64 62 59 63 63 61 57
Max/Min RH 58 24 57 22 56 22 54 21
RH 45 58 30 25 45 56 30 24 44 56 31 24 42 54 30 22
PWind dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ035-202100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
326 AM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 70 97 73 99
Temp 71 69 78 86 91 90 82 77 73 70 81 89 95 95 85 80 75 73 84 93 98 97
Dewpt 66 66 66 64 62 61 62 63 64 63 64 62 59 57 59 60 61 60 60 58 54 53
RH 84 90 67 48 38 38 51 62 73 78 56 41 30 28 41 51 62 64 44 31 23 23
Wind dir S S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW W W SE SE S
Wind spd 6 5 8 8 10 13 10 8 6 5 6 5 8 10 8 6 5 5 5 6 10 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6300 8000 4100 500 7100 9400 7100 500 8900 10900
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S S SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 11 14 13 11 11 11 13 11 9 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 74 101 76 103 77 102 76 102
Temp 81 74 94 99 83 76 96101 84 77 95100 83 77 95100
Dewpt 57 58 57 53 59 60 58 52 59 61 59 53 58 59 58 52
Max/Min RH 57 20 58 18 58 20 56 19
RH 44 57 29 22 44 58 28 20 43 58 30 21 43 54 29 20
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-202100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
326 AM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26
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 100 76 104 78 106
Temp 77 74 87 94 98 98 90 84 78 76 90 97102102 93 86 80 78 92100105103
Dewpt 69 68 67 65 63 63 64 66 66 65 65 63 60 60 61 62 63 63 63 61 59 59
RH 76 83 53 39 32 32 43 54 66 70 44 33 25 26 36 45 55 61 38 29 22 24
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW W S S S S S SW W NW SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 8 10 11 8 5 5 4 5 4 5 6 5 4 4 3 4 5 9 10
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7400 8600 4900 500 7900 10700 4400 500 9400 11600
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW N SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 13 11 11 10 13 10 9 11
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 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
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 79 107 80 108 80 107 80 107
Temp 88 79101104 90 81102106 90 81100104 89 81101105
Dewpt 61 62 60 59 63 64 61 59 64 65 62 59 63 63 60 57
Max/Min RH 57 22 58 21 60 22 56 20
RH 42 57 26 23 42 56 26 22 42 58 29 23 42 54 26 21
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 0
$$
TXZ029-202100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
326 AM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 67 97 70 99
Temp 70 67 79 87 91 91 81 76 71 68 82 90 95 96 85 79 74 70 85 93 97 98
Dewpt 66 65 65 62 60 59 62 63 64 63 63 60 58 56 59 61 61 61 61 57 54 53
RH 87 93 62 43 36 34 53 64 79 84 53 37 29 26 41 54 64 73 45 30 24 22
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W W S S S
Wind spd 5 5 6 6 8 10 6 5 5 4 5 4 6 6 5 4 4 3 4 6 9 10
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7200 8800 5100 500 7500 10100 7500 500 9300 11600
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 12 14 13 12 11 14 12 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 101 73 103 74 102 73 102
Temp 80 71 95 99 82 74 97101 82 75 96100 82 74 96100
Dewpt 57 59 54 51 58 61 56 51 60 62 57 52 59 60 56 51
Max/Min RH 66 19 64 18 64 19 62 18
RH 45 66 25 20 44 64 26 19 47 64 27 20 46 62 26 19
PWind dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0
$$
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