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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1131 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
TXZ024-202200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1131 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
Date Tue 01/20/26 Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 58 33 55 30 59
Temp 47 57 52 43 41 39 36 36 46 54 49 38 36 34 31 37 51 58 53
Dewpt 16 17 19 21 22 21 18 19 19 17 18 18 18 20 20 22 23 22 25
RH 29 21 27 41 46 48 48 51 34 23 29 44 48 57 63 54 33 25 32
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W N N NE NE E S S SW SW SW S S E
Wind spd 11 13 10 12 12 17 20 16 10 5 3 4 5 4 4 4 6 8 8
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2600 100 100 1900 2600 0 0 1700 2600
T Wind Dir SW SW NW N NE S SW S SE
T Wind Spd 16 13 19 17 6 5 5 8 13
RFTI 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
Date Fri 01/23/26 Sat 01/24/26 Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 27 33 10 17 7 29 11 39
Temp 36 30 29 23 17 12 14 15 12 8 23 24 16 17 34 34
Dewpt 27 24 20 16 13 8 6 7 6 4 12 13 9 9 19 21
Max/Min RH 81 60 86 62 83 58 77 50
RH 69 79 67 73 84 85 72 68 76 82 64 62 73 72 56 58
PWind dir NE NE NE NE N NW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 60 90 80 30 10 0 0
Frzg rain S S
Rain shwrs S
Sleet S S
Snowshwrs S S L D D D L C S
$$
TXZ026-202200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1131 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
Date Tue 01/20/26 Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 56 29 55 27 57
Temp 44 54 50 41 38 33 31 34 47 55 49 38 35 30 28 33 49 56 51
Dewpt 16 17 19 22 26 25 21 21 19 18 18 18 19 20 20 22 25 26 27
RH 32 23 29 46 62 72 66 58 32 23 29 44 52 66 71 63 39 31 39
Wind dir SW SW S S S SW N N NE NE NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind spd 11 14 12 11 9 12 16 16 12 6 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2800 100 100 2200 2700 0 0 1500 2400
T Wind Dir S S NW N NE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 12 14 17 8 4 4 6 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 01/23/26 Sat 01/24/26 Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 25 32 8 17 5 27 7 39
Temp 37 28 28 24 16 9 13 15 10 6 19 21 10 10 31 33
Dewpt 27 23 17 15 11 8 7 6 4 3 10 11 5 7 17 18
Max/Min RH 81 58 96 64 91 55 87 46
RH 67 81 63 68 80 96 76 67 76 87 67 65 80 87 56 53
PWind dir NE NE NE NE N NW SW SW
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 60 90 80 40 10 0 0
Frzg rain S S S
Rain shwrs C
Sleet S
Snowshwrs S L D D D L C S
$$
TXZ043-202200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1131 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
Date Tue 01/20/26 Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 56 31 56 27 63
Temp 45 55 52 42 39 37 33 35 48 56 51 40 36 30 28 35 53 62 58
Dewpt 17 21 27 33 37 37 33 25 22 22 23 24 24 23 22 24 28 28 30
RH 32 26 37 69 91100100 66 35 26 32 53 63 74 78 65 37 27 35
Wind dir SW SW S S SW SW W NW N NE NE E S W W S S S E
Wind spd 8 12 9 9 8 10 9 13 12 9 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2700 100 100 2100 2700 100 0 1800 2500
T Wind Dir SW SW W N NE SE SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 13 12 11 20 10 3 3 4 9
RFTI 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
Date Fri 01/23/26 Sat 01/24/26 Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 29 39 10 19 5 28 6 39
Temp 43 32 36 28 20 12 16 17 11 6 20 23 12 11 32 34
Dewpt 34 31 28 22 18 12 9 9 7 5 10 13 8 9 19 22
Max/Min RH 97 69 100 66 96 59 92 52
RH 72 97 72 79 94 100 73 70 82 96 64 67 84 91 58 61
PWind dir NE NE NE NE N N W SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 60 90 80 40 10 0 0
Frzg rain L D D D S
Rain shwrs S C
Sleet C L D D S
Snowshwrs L S D D L C S
$$
TXZ035-202200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1131 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
Date Tue 01/20/26 Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 56 28 57 28 63
Temp 44 54 48 40 34 31 29 32 48 56 51 39 34 30 29 35 55 62 57
Dewpt 15 17 18 20 20 19 16 17 17 16 16 16 16 17 17 20 20 20 20
RH 30 23 30 44 56 61 58 53 29 20 24 39 47 58 60 54 25 20 23
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W N N NE NE E SE S S S S S SW SE
Wind spd 12 16 12 12 11 12 16 16 13 8 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 0 100 1800 2700 0 0 1700 2000
T Wind Dir SW SW NW NE E S S SW S
T Wind Spd 17 13 14 18 8 5 5 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 01/23/26 Sat 01/24/26 Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 26 34 10 19 7 31 10 41
Temp 38 28 34 24 17 11 16 16 11 8 23 25 14 13 34 35
Dewpt 25 23 22 17 12 9 8 9 6 4 12 15 8 9 17 20
Max/Min RH 81 61 91 70 83 57 84 44
RH 59 81 61 74 80 91 70 73 80 83 62 65 76 84 49 54
PWind dir E NE NE NE N NW W W
Wind char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 60 90 70 30 10 0 0
Frzg rain S L D D S S
Rain shwrs S
Sleet S L D S
Snowshwrs S L D D L L C S
$$
TXZ031-202200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1131 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
Date Tue 01/20/26 Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 58 30 57 27 59
Temp 47 57 52 42 39 36 32 35 49 56 51 39 35 30 28 34 51 58 54
Dewpt 16 17 21 25 30 29 22 21 20 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 25 26 28
RH 29 21 29 52 71 74 67 56 31 23 29 48 57 72 78 63 36 29 38
Wind dir SW SW S S SW SW NW N N NE NE SE S SW SW S SE SE E
Wind spd 10 13 11 10 9 13 14 16 12 8 3 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2800 100 100 2100 2700 100 0 1700 2500
T Wind Dir S S W N NE SE SW S SE
T Wind Spd 16 12 14 17 8 4 3 5 12
RFTI 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
Date Fri 01/23/26 Sat 01/24/26 Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 26 36 7 19 4 29 5 39
Temp 38 29 32 25 16 9 16 16 10 5 21 22 10 10 32 33
Dewpt 31 27 21 17 15 9 7 6 6 5 9 12 6 9 18 21
Max/Min RH 91 59 100 61 100 51 96 48
RH 76 91 62 73 94 100 69 65 83 100 60 64 83 96 57 60
PWind dir NE NE NE N N NW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 60 90 80 40 10 0 0
Frzg rain S D S S
Rain shwrs C S
Sleet S S S S
Snowshwrs S L D D D L C S
$$
TXZ029-202200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1131 AM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
Date Tue 01/20/26 Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 54 25 52 24 58
Temp 41 53 46 37 31 28 26 29 43 51 46 33 29 27 24 32 50 57 52
Dewpt 15 17 19 19 20 19 17 18 19 16 17 16 18 18 19 21 21 19 22
RH 34 24 34 48 63 68 68 63 38 24 31 49 63 68 81 63 32 22 31
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W N N NE NE SE S S S S S SW SW SE
Wind spd 12 14 11 11 10 13 18 16 10 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 9 8 5
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2000 100 100 1800 2600 0 0 1400 2100
T Wind Dir SW SW NW NE SE S S SW S
T Wind Spd 16 12 17 17 6 5 6 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 01/23/26 Sat 01/24/26 Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 21 31 5 16 2 28 5 36
Temp 33 23 28 20 13 7 12 12 7 3 21 21 9 9 29 30
Dewpt 26 23 22 17 12 7 7 9 6 3 14 17 8 9 20 23
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 67 100 65 100 59
RH 75 100 78 88 96 100 80 87 96 100 74 84 96 100 69 75
PWind dir E NE NE NE N NW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 60 90 80 30 10 0 0
Frzg rain S S D S S
Sleet S S
Snowshwrs S L D D D L C S
$$
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