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FOUS54 KLUB 031216  
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX  
616 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2026  
 
TXZ024-032200-  
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX  
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT  
616 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 88 47 68 49 80  
TEMP 67 83 88 84 66 57 52 48 52 59 66 67 56 53 53 50 59 74 80 77  
DEWPT 53 38 31 35 45 45 44 43 43 42 42 42 45 45 48 47 51 54 53 53  
RH 62 20 13 18 47 64 74 82 73 53 42 41 66 74 84 89 74 50 39 43  
WIND DIR W W SW S NE N N N N N NE SE SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 14 10 10 8 9 11 11 11 10 8 5 5 5 5 5 4 8 17 19 18  
CLOUDS B1 FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 5 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C  
TSTMS S S C C C  
MIX HGT 4300 8400 1500 2100 2900 3700 1800 600 2400 4900  
T WIND DIR W SW NE N N NE S S S S  
T WIND SPD 19 13 18 18 12 6 10 9 17 29  
RFTI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO  
 
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26  
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 58 82 44 65 41 77 53 81  
TEMP 64 58 77 77 58 48 59 62 46 43 69 73 58 54 75 76  
DEWPT 54 53 26 18 20 26 27 28 32 33 35 37 47 49 46 45  
MAX/MIN RH 85 9 45 23 70 22 83 27  
RH 70 83 15 11 23 43 29 27 58 67 28 26 68 82 36 33  
PWIND DIR S SW W NE NE SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 50 5 20 30 20 10 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C S S S S C  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
TXZ026-032200-  
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX  
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT  
616 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 87 47 67 48 81  
TEMP 61 82 87 83 65 56 51 49 50 58 65 66 55 53 50 49 57 72 80 78  
DEWPT 53 50 45 48 50 47 45 44 44 45 44 44 46 47 47 48 52 55 54 54  
RH 75 33 23 30 58 72 80 83 80 62 46 45 72 80 89 96 83 55 41 43  
WIND DIR SW SW S SE E NE N N N N N E E SE SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 10 12 12 9 11 12 12 11 12 9 5 5 5 5 4 4 8 17 20 17  
CLOUDS B1 FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.05  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S C C L  
TSTMS S S S S S S S C C L  
MIX HGT 2600 4500 1100 1700 1900 3400 1200 400 2100 4100  
T WIND DIR SW S E N N NE SE SE S S  
T WIND SPD 13 13 18 20 14 6 8 10 13 24  
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO  
 
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26  
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 57 84 44 65 41 76 50 82  
TEMP 62 57 76 79 57 47 58 63 47 43 67 73 56 52 75 77  
DEWPT 55 54 42 27 29 30 30 31 35 35 38 41 47 47 48 46  
MAX/MIN RH 90 13 53 27 76 26 83 28  
RH 78 90 30 15 34 51 34 30 63 73 34 31 72 83 38 33  
PWIND DIR S SW NW N NE SW S SW  
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 20 20 30 20 10 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS L C S S C C S S S S C  
TSTMS L C S  
 
 
TXZ043-032200-  
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX  
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT  
616 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 87 50 70 51 84  
TEMP 64 78 86 85 74 67 59 52 54 62 67 69 61 57 54 52 62 75 83 82  
DEWPT 57 56 53 52 54 54 50 47 47 47 48 49 51 52 52 52 57 58 57 56  
RH 78 47 33 32 51 62 74 83 77 58 51 50 69 84 94100 84 56 41 41  
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S N N N N NE E E E E SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 9 12 11 6 8 9 8 6 9 9 6 5 5 4 3 3 8 17 18 17  
CLOUDS SC FW B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 10 10 20 20 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C C L  
TSTMS S S S S S S C C L  
MIX HGT 3100 4500 700 1300 2600 2800 1800 600 3000 5600  
T WIND DIR SW SW S N NE NE SE SE S S  
T WIND SPD 17 14 13 18 13 8 6 9 16 26  
RFTI 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  
 
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26  
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 60 85 47 65 43 73 51 79  
TEMP 66 60 79 82 60 51 60 63 49 45 66 71 57 53 73 76  
DEWPT 57 57 41 27 36 39 35 37 40 38 42 49 53 52 53 51  
MAX/MIN RH 93 13 65 34 80 39 98 39  
RH 72 92 27 13 41 62 39 37 70 76 42 45 86 97 49 42  
PWIND DIR S SW W NE NE SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 10 40 60 30 30 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS L C C L C C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS L C  
 
 
TXZ035-032200-  
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX  
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT  
616 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 86 45 70 48 79  
TEMP 59 78 85 83 67 59 51 47 49 59 67 69 58 54 51 49 57 68 75 77  
DEWPT 52 45 35 33 39 41 39 40 41 42 41 41 43 45 47 48 52 52 51 48  
RH 78 31 17 17 36 51 63 76 74 53 39 36 57 71 86 96 83 57 43 36  
WIND DIR SW W SW S SE E NE N N NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 8 5 9 8 8 8 8 12 20 23 19  
CLOUDS B1 FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
TSTMS C C C  
MIX HGT 2800 6300 900 1400 2800 4200 2900 800 2900 4700  
T WIND DIR SW SW SE NE NE S S S S S  
T WIND SPD 13 11 12 19 12 9 13 11 19 25  
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO  
 
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26  
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 51 78 42 66 39 74 48 78  
TEMP 61 51 70 75 53 43 59 63 46 40 65 71 54 49 70 74  
DEWPT 49 47 22 14 16 23 27 26 30 31 35 37 44 45 45 41  
MAX/MIN RH 93 9 47 22 73 25 86 27  
RH 65 86 16 10 23 45 29 24 53 70 33 29 69 86 41 30  
PWIND DIR S SW NW NE NE SW S SW  
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 5 20 40 20 20 20 40  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C S S S S S S S C  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
TXZ031-032200-  
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX  
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT  
616 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 91 47 69 48 84  
TEMP 65 85 89 86 70 59 53 49 52 61 67 68 59 54 51 49 58 74 82 81  
DEWPT 55 51 47 49 53 50 48 46 45 44 44 45 48 49 49 48 53 55 55 55  
RH 72 31 24 28 55 71 83 88 77 55 43 44 68 82 94 96 83 52 39 41  
WIND DIR SW SW S S E N N N N N N E E SE SE SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 9 12 12 9 8 9 9 9 10 9 5 5 4 3 3 2 6 17 20 17  
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.04  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S C C L  
TSTMS S S S S S S S C C L  
MIX HGT 3100 4900 1400 2100 2500 3800 1700 700 2800 4500  
T WIND DIR SW S E N N NE SE S S S  
T WIND SPD 14 13 17 20 14 6 8 11 14 23  
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO  
 
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26  
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 59 86 46 67 41 77 51 83  
TEMP 67 59 79 80 58 48 60 64 48 43 69 74 57 53 76 78  
DEWPT 56 56 40 25 29 32 29 31 36 36 37 43 50 52 49 48  
MAX/MIN RH 90 10 56 24 79 26 95 29  
RH 69 90 25 13 33 54 31 29 62 76 31 33 77 95 39 35  
PWIND DIR S SW W N N SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 10 30 40 20 20 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS L C C C C S S S S S C  
TSTMS L C  
 
 
TXZ029-032200-  
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX  
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT  
616 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 85 39 68 44 78  
TEMP 58 78 84 80 61 52 45 41 45 58 66 67 53 49 45 49 57 72 77 73  
DEWPT 52 35 27 29 36 43 42 41 42 42 40 41 43 45 44 45 53 54 51 50  
RH 80 21 13 15 39 71 89100 89 55 38 39 69 86 96 86 86 53 40 44  
WIND DIR W W W S E NE NE N N N E SE SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 9 9 9 5 6 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 17 19 17  
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 5 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
TSTMS C C C  
MIX HGT 3700 8300 1400 1600 2900 3900 2600 600 2600 4700  
T WIND DIR W W E N N SW S S S S  
T WIND SPD 16 16 14 20 13 6 12 14 20 28  
RFTI 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  
 
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26  
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 48 77 36 62 34 72 44 76  
TEMP 56 48 72 71 48 39 56 59 41 36 65 69 50 46 69 71  
DEWPT 50 48 21 16 17 24 26 26 30 31 34 36 46 46 45 44  
MAX/MIN RH 100 10 57 24 85 25 100 31  
RH 80 100 14 12 29 54 31 28 65 82 31 30 86 100 42 38  
PWIND DIR S SW NW NE NE SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 5 20 30 20 20 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C S S S S S C  
TSTMS 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  
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