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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1036 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026
TXZ024-130900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1036 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026
Date 04/12/26 Mon 04/13/26 Tue 04/14/26 Wed
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 62 90 64 87 59
Temp 70 66 64 74 85 89 88 75 72 67 65 75 84 86 84 74 70 65 60
Dewpt 38 42 48 43 33 30 31 35 39 49 52 48 37 35 36 42 47 45 40
RH 31 42 56 33 16 12 13 23 31 52 63 38 19 16 18 32 44 49 46
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W
Wind spd 13 16 17 17 16 19 18 12 13 14 14 17 18 19 18 14 12 12 11
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 600 10200 12800 1100 600 10400 13000 7600 600
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 27 35 21 20 25 36 24 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/15 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 Sat 04/18/26 Sun 04/19/26
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 84 55 91 64 90 52 71 41 72
Temp 79 83 63 57 87 88 71 66 85 87 68 54 66 68 52 43 66 70
Dewpt 21 16 22 22 19 25 53 57 40 28 31 31 25 21 23 24 18 18
Min/Max RH 8 26 7 75 11 41 15 47 13
RH 11 8 20 25 8 10 55 74 21 12 25 41 22 17 32 47 15 14
PWind dir W SW SW S SW W N N SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 20 10 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-130900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1036 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026
Date 04/12/26 Mon 04/13/26 Tue 04/14/26 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 92 64 89 59
Temp 69 65 62 73 86 91 88 76 72 67 64 73 85 88 83 73 69 64 60
Dewpt 53 53 54 53 42 37 38 42 51 57 58 56 49 46 48 52 55 54 49
RH 57 65 75 49 21 15 17 30 48 70 81 55 29 23 30 48 61 70 67
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind spd 12 13 13 16 16 19 17 13 14 14 12 16 17 19 17 14 12 11 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.01
Rain shwrs C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 400 10000 12700 700 400 8200 11200 2500 1000
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 20 21 33 21 19 19 27 27 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/15 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 Sat 04/18/26 Sun 04/19/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 52 93 63 90 52 73 42 74
Temp 80 83 62 53 87 89 71 65 83 85 67 53 67 69 51 42 66 71
Dewpt 33 24 31 29 30 33 55 58 52 39 41 34 30 25 26 26 22 22
Min/Max RH 10 40 10 78 19 53 17 53 14
RH 18 11 31 39 13 14 57 78 34 20 39 48 25 19 37 53 19 16
PWind dir SW SW SW S S SW N N E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 5 20 20 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ043-130900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1036 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026
Date 04/12/26 Mon 04/13/26 Tue 04/14/26 Wed
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 62 92 65 88 61
Temp 71 67 64 74 86 90 89 77 72 68 66 75 84 87 83 73 70 65 62
Dewpt 59 61 62 61 49 41 42 52 63 63 63 61 56 51 55 60 60 59 57
RH 67 83 93 64 28 18 19 42 73 84 90 62 38 29 38 65 72 83 86
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind spd 9 10 10 13 13 16 13 12 11 10 9 13 13 16 14 12 9 8 8
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 30 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.08
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 700 5900 12500 800 900 6900 8200 2700 600
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 20 28 21 19 20 23 24 20
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 04/15 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 Sat 04/18/26 Sun 04/19/26
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 87 54 91 63 92 57 77 43 72
Temp 82 84 64 56 85 87 71 65 85 89 70 59 72 72 55 45 65 69
Dewpt 37 32 39 40 43 48 61 61 52 40 52 45 30 29 31 29 24 27
Min/Max RH 14 55 19 89 17 67 18 54 17
RH 20 15 40 55 23 26 72 89 32 18 53 61 21 20 40 53 21 20
PWind dir SW SW SW S SW SW N NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 20 10 20 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-130900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1036 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026
Date 04/12/26 Mon 04/13/26 Tue 04/14/26 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 87 59 85 54
Temp 65 60 58 69 81 86 84 73 68 63 60 70 81 84 80 72 66 60 55
Dewpt 36 44 49 43 34 32 32 35 41 51 51 49 38 35 35 37 42 41 37
RH 34 55 72 39 18 14 15 25 37 65 72 47 21 17 20 28 42 49 51
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 12 12 12 14 19 24 20 13 13 12 11 16 19 23 20 16 12 11 9
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 700 8900 12600 900 500 10400 12000 6600 600
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 19 21 34 19 18 21 34 21 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/15 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 Sat 04/18/26 Sun 04/19/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 49 89 60 88 48 72 40 71
Temp 76 79 60 50 83 85 68 62 83 84 63 49 66 68 50 40 64 68
Dewpt 20 15 19 22 23 30 50 55 34 23 28 29 24 21 21 22 19 19
Min/Max RH 8 33 9 81 10 46 14 48 14
RH 12 9 20 33 11 14 53 78 17 11 26 46 20 17 32 48 17 15
PWind dir W SW SW S SW W N NE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 30 5 10 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-130900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1036 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026
Date 04/12/26 Mon 04/13/26 Tue 04/14/26 Wed
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 63 93 64 91 61
Temp 71 66 64 76 89 91 90 77 72 68 65 76 87 90 85 75 70 66 62
Dewpt 54 56 58 55 40 36 37 42 55 61 61 58 48 44 48 55 58 57 52
RH 56 70 81 49 19 14 15 29 56 79 86 54 27 20 29 51 65 74 71
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 11 12 12 14 14 18 17 12 12 12 10 14 16 18 17 12 10 9 6
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 700 10400 13200 1400 800 8400 11900 3200 900
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 23 23 33 23 20 20 26 24 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/15 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 Sat 04/18/26 Sun 04/19/26
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 89 54 94 63 93 54 76 41 74
Temp 83 85 64 55 89 89 70 65 87 89 69 56 70 71 52 43 66 71
Dewpt 31 24 30 31 28 38 58 60 51 39 44 37 30 25 28 27 21 23
Min/Max RH 10 41 10 86 17 55 16 55 14
RH 15 11 28 40 11 17 66 86 29 17 40 49 22 18 38 53 18 16
PWind dir SW SW SW S S SW N N E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 0 5 30 20 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ029-130900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1036 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026
Date 04/12/26 Mon 04/13/26 Tue 04/14/26 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 52 85 54 83 49
Temp 63 58 54 68 80 84 82 70 65 60 55 69 79 82 79 69 63 56 50
Dewpt 33 39 44 38 31 29 32 34 38 46 47 46 36 33 35 37 41 41 35
RH 32 49 69 33 17 14 16 26 37 60 74 44 21 17 20 31 44 57 56
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 9 10 9 12 17 20 17 11 10 10 9 14 18 20 17 12 9 8 8
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 500 9100 12900 1200 500 11000 12600 6000 600
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 19 24 35 20 18 25 39 20 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/15 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 Sat 04/18/26 Sun 04/19/26
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 46 86 55 86 44 69 34 69
Temp 75 77 55 47 81 83 64 58 81 82 62 46 64 65 46 36 63 66
Dewpt 18 16 21 21 18 24 52 56 35 24 28 28 23 21 22 23 17 18
Min/Max RH 9 35 8 93 11 49 16 59 13
RH 11 10 26 35 9 11 65 93 19 12 27 49 21 18 38 59 17 16
PWind dir W SW SW S SW W N NE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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