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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
TXZ024-212100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25
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 91 67 92 66 94
Temp 73 70 80 87 90 88 77 73 71 68 78 87 91 88 77 72 69 68 79 88 91 87
Dewpt 65 65 66 63 58 58 59 59 59 59 62 59 56 56 59 60 58 59 60 58 54 55
RH 76 84 63 45 34 36 54 63 67 73 57 39 31 35 55 66 68 73 52 36 29 34
Wind dir NW NW N NE E E E SE NW NW N E E E SE S SW W NW E E E
Wind spd 3 3 3 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 3 5 8 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7200 8300 1000 500 7000 7900 4700 500 7300 9000
T Wind Dir N NE E NE NE E SE S E E
T Wind Spd 6 8 10 6 6 9 11 6 6 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 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25
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 67 93 70 92 63 77 58 74
Temp 73 69 86 88 75 71 86 84 68 65 73 74 63 62 69 72
Dewpt 59 60 60 57 61 61 60 62 65 64 64 63 63 62 62 63
Max/Min RH 74 33 71 37 97 62 100 68
RH 63 73 41 36 62 71 41 49 89 97 73 69 100100 78 74
PWind dir E E SE SE E E E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 30 30 50 50
Rain shwrs S S C S C C C C C
Tstms S S S S C C S S
$$
TXZ026-212100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 68 93 68 94
Temp 74 71 80 88 90 90 80 75 71 68 79 88 90 89 79 74 71 68 79 89 91 90
Dewpt 67 66 67 65 60 58 59 60 60 61 64 61 59 57 59 60 59 60 61 59 57 56
RH 79 84 65 47 37 34 49 60 68 78 60 41 35 34 50 62 66 76 54 37 32 32
Wind dir N N NE NE NE E E E NE N NE E E E E SE S NW N NE E E
Wind spd 3 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 4 5 8
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6600 8200 500 300 7000 7800 5000 400 7300 9100
T Wind Dir NE NE E E NE E SE SE NE E
T Wind Spd 6 10 11 6 6 9 9 6 6 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 93 70 91 64 78 61 77
Temp 76 69 86 90 76 70 85 85 70 65 74 75 67 62 72 75
Dewpt 61 62 62 59 62 62 63 63 64 64 64 62 63 62 63 63
Max/Min RH 78 34 76 42 97 62 100 62
RH 60 78 45 35 62 76 48 48 81 97 71 64 87100 73 66
PWind dir E E SE SE E E E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 30 30 40 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-212100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25
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 94 69 95 68 96
Temp 74 73 83 90 92 92 82 77 73 70 81 89 93 92 82 76 71 69 82 90 93 92
Dewpt 69 68 69 64 60 57 59 61 63 62 64 60 58 57 60 61 62 61 61 58 56 55
RH 84 86 63 43 34 31 46 59 71 76 55 38 32 32 47 61 73 76 50 34 29 29
Wind dir NW N N NE NE NE E E NE N NE NE NE E E E SW W NW NE E E
Wind spd 3 3 5 6 8 8 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 8 5 3 2 2 2 5 6 8
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7800 9100 600 500 7400 8700 5300 500 8200 9400
T Wind Dir NE NE E NE NE E E S NW E
T Wind Spd 9 11 11 9 8 10 9 6 6 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 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25
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 69 96 71 97 66 85 62 79
Temp 77 70 90 92 78 72 91 92 75 68 80 82 70 65 74 78
Dewpt 58 61 59 57 61 61 59 58 64 65 65 64 65 64 63 64
Max/Min RH 76 30 71 31 90 52 98 61
RH 54 75 36 31 55 70 34 33 70 90 59 55 85 98 70 63
PWind dir E NE SE S E E E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 20 30 40
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S S C
$$
TXZ035-212100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 66 94 66 95
Temp 72 68 80 86 90 88 80 74 71 66 79 87 92 89 79 74 71 66 79 88 93 89
Dewpt 65 65 66 62 59 58 59 59 59 59 60 58 56 55 57 58 58 59 60 58 54 54
RH 79 90 62 45 35 36 49 59 66 78 52 38 30 32 47 57 64 78 52 36 27 31
Wind dir N N NE E E E E E E NE E NE E E E SE SE SW SW E E E
Wind spd 3 3 4 5 6 9 6 5 3 2 2 3 5 8 8 5 4 2 2 5 8 10
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7500 8700 1500 500 7700 8700 5100 500 8200 10000
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE E E SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 6 9 11 9 6 8 12 6 6 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 95 69 95 67 86 63 81
Temp 75 66 88 90 77 69 88 90 74 67 80 81 69 64 73 77
Dewpt 56 58 59 56 58 59 59 57 61 63 63 61 64 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 75 30 70 30 87 46 97 58
RH 52 75 38 32 52 70 38 33 64 87 56 51 84 97 71 62
PWind dir E SE SE S SE SE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20 20 40 40
Rain shwrs S S C C C C
Tstms S S C S C
$$
TXZ031-212100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25
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 94 68 95 68 96
Temp 74 72 81 89 91 90 80 75 71 69 80 89 91 90 79 74 71 68 81 90 92 90
Dewpt 69 68 69 66 61 60 61 62 62 62 65 62 59 59 62 62 62 62 62 60 57 57
RH 85 89 67 46 37 36 52 63 73 80 61 42 35 36 55 66 72 81 54 37 32 33
Wind dir NW N NE NE NE E E E NE N N NE E E E SE S W N NE E E
Wind spd 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 5 6 8
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7800 9100 800 600 7300 8100 5000 600 7700 9500
T Wind Dir NE NE E NE NE E SE SE NE NE
T Wind Spd 8 10 10 6 6 10 10 6 5 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 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25
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 69 96 71 93 63 79 60 77
Temp 76 69 88 91 77 71 87 87 71 66 76 76 65 63 73 76
Dewpt 61 63 62 60 64 63 62 64 66 66 64 65 65 63 62 64
Max/Min RH 81 35 76 39 100 63 100 63
RH 62 81 42 36 64 76 44 47 85100 68 68 100100 70 67
PWind dir E E SE SE E E E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 20 30 40 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C
Tstms S S C C S S
$$
TXZ029-212100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 62 91 62 92
Temp 67 65 76 83 87 86 74 69 65 63 76 84 89 87 73 68 65 63 75 85 89 87
Dewpt 65 64 65 60 56 56 59 58 58 58 60 57 54 54 57 58 58 58 59 56 52 53
RH 93 97 69 46 35 36 59 68 78 84 58 40 31 32 57 70 78 84 58 37 28 31
Wind dir NW NW NE E E E E E E N S E E E E SE S SW SW E E E
Wind spd 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 4 6 6
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7300 8600 1000 500 7500 8500 4600 500 8100 9200
T Wind Dir NE E E SE SE E SE S W E
T Wind Spd 6 8 11 8 6 6 11 10 6 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 91 66 91 60 79 56 72
Temp 70 64 83 87 73 66 84 84 67 62 73 74 62 60 66 71
Dewpt 56 58 58 56 58 59 58 58 62 62 62 61 62 60 62 63
Max/Min RH 81 33 78 36 100 60 100 73
RH 61 81 43 35 59 78 41 41 84100 68 64 100100 87 76
PWind dir SE SE S S E SE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 30 30 50 50
Rain shwrs S C S C C C C C
Tstms S S C C S C
$$
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