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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
TXZ024-110900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 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 70 89 66 86 67
Temp 101 92 77 74 72 70 76 83 88 83 73 69 69 66 73 79 84 84 75 71 69 68
Dewpt 54 58 64 63 64 65 65 64 62 64 66 66 65 66 66 65 64 64 67 67 66 66
RH 21 32 63 69 76 83 70 53 42 53 79 90 89 99 79 61 51 52 78 89 90 95
Wind dir S S NW SW NW N NE SE SE SE E NW SW W NE E E E SE SW SW W
Wind spd 13 16 11 6 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 3
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 60 40 20
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.12 0.43 0.48 0
Rain shwrs C C C C S C C C L L C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C S C C C L L C C C C S S S S
Mix Hgt 800 600 3400 6600 1200 900 3600 5500 2300 500
T Wind Dir W N E S SE SW W SE S SW
T Wind Spd 13 10 8 11 16 14 8 6 6 5
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 08/13 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25
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 92 71 95 72 95 73 95 74 96
Temp 87 88 75 71 91 90 77 73 91 91 78 73 91 91 79 74 91 92
Dewpt 65 62 65 65 63 61 65 65 64 62 64 65 65 63 66 65 65 63
Min/Max RH 38 81 33 79 34 76 35 75 34
RH 48 42 70 81 40 38 67 77 41 39 63 76 42 40 66 74 42 38
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ026-110900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 91 68 88 69
Temp 102 97 85 80 75 72 78 85 88 86 77 73 70 68 75 81 86 87 78 74 71 69
Dewpt 55 57 61 62 63 63 65 64 62 62 66 66 66 65 66 66 64 63 66 66 66 66
RH 21 27 45 54 66 73 64 50 42 45 69 79 87 90 74 60 48 45 67 76 84 90
Wind dir S S W S N NE E S S SE E NE W NW N NE E E E SE SE W
Wind spd 14 16 13 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 50 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0.15 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C S S C C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S C C C C C C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 600 400 3900 5000 800 700 3900 4700 2100 400
T Wind Dir SW E SE SE E W NW SW S W
T Wind Spd 16 10 9 9 10 10 4 5 8 4
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/13 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 72 97 72 97 73 97 74 98
Temp 88 91 79 72 92 93 80 72 93 92 81 73 92 93 81 74 93 94
Dewpt 66 62 65 65 63 60 65 65 64 62 64 65 65 63 66 65 65 62
Min/Max RH 36 79 30 79 32 76 34 74 33
RH 48 38 62 79 38 33 60 79 39 37 56 76 41 37 60 74 40 35
PWind dir S SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ043-110900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 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 72 95 69 91 70
Temp 102 99 88 81 76 72 82 89 93 90 79 75 71 69 76 84 89 89 80 76 72 70
Dewpt 57 58 61 63 63 64 63 63 63 63 66 67 68 67 67 66 65 66 67 68 68 68
RH 23 26 42 55 65 75 53 41 37 41 64 76 89 93 73 56 45 46 66 78 87 93
Wind dir S SE SE E SE NE SE S SE SE E E NE NW N E E E SE SE S W
Wind spd 10 13 10 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3
Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 40 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.11 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S S C C S S S S
Tstms S C C C C C S S C C S S S S
Mix Hgt 800 500 5500 6600 1700 1000 4800 7000 3100 700
T Wind Dir SE S SE S NE N NE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 16 9 9 9 12 11 9 10 10 8
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 08/13 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25
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 94 72 96 72 96 73 96 74 98
Temp 88 92 78 72 91 90 79 73 91 94 81 73 91 94 82 74 93 96
Dewpt 66 64 66 67 66 65 67 67 67 64 67 68 68 66 67 68 66 63
Min/Max RH 37 84 36 81 36 84 37 82 33
RH 48 41 68 84 45 44 67 81 45 38 63 84 48 40 62 82 41 35
PWind dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 0 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-110900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 90 67 89 68
Temp 100 94 80 76 74 70 78 84 88 83 75 70 69 68 75 83 88 85 78 73 70 68
Dewpt 53 53 61 61 61 62 62 62 61 62 63 64 64 64 64 64 63 63 65 65 65 65
RH 21 25 52 60 64 76 58 48 41 49 66 81 84 87 69 53 43 48 64 76 84 90
Wind dir S S NW SE SE NE E SE S SE SE NE NE SE NW SE SE SE SE SE S SW
Wind spd 16 17 14 9 6 5 5 5 6 10 9 6 5 5 4 4 3 5 5 4 4 4
Clouds SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 50 40 30
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0.19 0.11 0.01
Rain shwrs S C C C C S C C C C C S S C C C C C C
Tstms S C C C C S C C C C C S S C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 1500 500 4100 7700 1200 900 3600 6700 4500 500
T Wind Dir N SE SE S E NE W SW SE S
T Wind Spd 14 11 10 12 16 11 5 5 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/13 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 72 96 73 96 73 95 73 96
Temp 88 90 77 72 91 92 79 73 91 90 79 73 90 90 79 73 90 91
Dewpt 64 60 63 63 63 59 62 63 64 61 64 65 66 63 65 65 65 62
Min/Max RH 33 73 30 71 34 76 36 76 35
RH 45 37 62 73 40 33 56 71 41 38 60 76 45 41 62 76 44 38
PWind dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-110900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 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 72 93 68 88 69
Temp 102 98 86 80 75 72 79 87 91 89 79 74 70 68 75 82 87 87 78 75 71 69
Dewpt 57 58 63 65 65 65 65 64 63 64 68 68 69 68 67 66 66 66 69 70 69 68
RH 23 27 47 60 71 78 63 47 40 43 70 82 95100 76 59 51 51 75 84 92 98
Wind dir S S SW S N E E S SE SE SE NE W NW N E E SE SE S SW W
Wind spd 13 16 12 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2
Clouds FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 50 40 20
QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0.34 0.02 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms S S S S S C C C C C C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 1000 600 4300 5200 1500 1100 4300 5400 2300 600
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SW NW NE SE S SW
T Wind Spd 16 10 9 10 14 11 6 8 6 4
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 08/13 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25
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 94 72 97 72 98 74 98 75 99
Temp 88 92 78 72 92 92 79 73 93 94 81 74 92 94 82 75 93 95
Dewpt 67 63 67 67 65 63 67 67 66 64 67 67 68 64 67 68 66 63
Min/Max RH 37 84 34 84 35 80 35 80 34
RH 50 39 70 84 41 40 68 82 42 38 64 80 45 39 62 80 41 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 0 0 5 10 5 10
$$
TXZ029-110900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Date 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 85 62 83 63
Temp 97 89 73 72 68 65 72 80 83 79 69 65 64 63 70 78 82 81 72 68 65 64
Dewpt 53 58 63 62 63 62 63 62 60 62 64 65 64 63 65 63 62 63 66 65 65 64
RH 23 35 71 71 84 90 73 54 46 56 84100100100 84 60 51 54 81 90100100
Wind dir S S W S E NE E SE S SE SE N S S NW S SE SE SE S SW SW
Wind spd 11 12 10 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 3 3 3
Clouds SC B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 30 60 40 30
QPF 12hr 0.18 0.02 0.21 0.23 0.02
Rain shwrs S C C C C S C C C L L C C C C C C S S
Tstms S C C C C S C C C L L C C C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 900 500 4100 6900 1000 1000 4300 4500 2900 500
T Wind Dir SW SE SE S S S W SW SE SW
T Wind Spd 16 12 9 13 13 12 8 5 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/13 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 66 91 67 92 68 92 68 93
Temp 84 87 72 67 86 89 74 68 87 89 74 68 87 88 74 68 87 89
Dewpt 63 61 63 63 62 60 63 63 62 61 64 64 64 63 65 65 64 62
Min/Max RH 38 90 34 84 37 87 40 90 36
RH 49 42 73 87 45 38 69 84 43 39 71 87 46 43 74 90 46 41
PWind dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
$$
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