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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
TXZ024-040900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat
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 66 97 73 84 57
Temp 93 92 79 74 70 66 76 90 97 92 80 76 75 73 81 84 82 72 65 61 60 57
Dewpt 51 53 55 57 55 55 58 57 51 49 50 48 47 47 53 56 55 57 56 54 53 53
RH 24 27 45 54 60 68 54 33 21 23 35 37 37 40 39 39 40 59 73 78 79 86
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W W NW SE S S SW SW SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 5 4 5 6 6 8 8 6 9 10 8 9 11 13 12 12 12 11 8 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 8000 100 7400 15700 3900 100 6200 5700 2300 1600
T Wind Dir SW W E SW SW SW W N NE N
T Wind Spd 10 9 9 16 13 14 23 14 11 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 09/06 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25 Wed 09/10/25
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 71 59 72 60 77 61 82 63 86
Temp 63 69 60 59 68 71 62 60 71 74 64 61 76 80 67 63 82 83
Dewpt 55 59 60 59 63 63 62 60 64 65 64 61 65 66 66 63 65 63
Min/Max RH 65 100 73 100 63 100 55 100 0
RH 76 70 100100 85 76 100100 78 74 100100 69 63 96100 56 53
PWind dir E E E SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 50 30 30 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C S C C S S S S S S S
Tstms C S C S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-040900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 96 72 85 58
Temp 92 92 80 75 69 66 75 86 95 95 82 78 74 72 81 85 81 74 67 63 59 58
Dewpt 52 52 55 55 56 57 60 59 56 54 54 53 50 50 54 56 57 55 55 54 53 53
RH 26 26 42 50 63 73 60 40 27 25 38 42 43 46 39 37 44 51 65 72 80 83
Wind dir SW S S SW SW NW N NE S S S S SW SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 4 5 8 6 5 8 6 5 6 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 11 8 8 8
Clouds FW CL FW FW CL FW FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 3500 100 1600 5700 100 100 3900 3700 2100 1600
T Wind Dir S NW NE S S SW W N N N
T Wind Spd 10 6 6 11 11 11 18 20 14 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/06 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25 Wed 09/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 74 60 74 61 77 61 81 63 86
Temp 68 72 63 60 70 73 65 61 72 75 65 61 76 79 68 63 82 84
Dewpt 54 58 59 60 62 63 63 61 64 64 63 61 64 64 63 63 65 63
Min/Max RH 55 100 69 100 64 100 56 100 0
RH 61 61 87100 76 71 93100 76 69 93100 66 60 84100 56 49
PWind dir NE E E E SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 50 30 30 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C S C C S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-040900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat
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 69 101 75 94 61
Temp 93 93 81 75 72 69 82 95100 98 84 80 77 76 85 93 92 85 73 67 63 61
Dewpt 50 50 52 53 53 52 53 52 48 47 49 50 50 50 53 54 54 57 60 59 57 56
RH 23 23 37 47 52 56 37 24 17 18 31 36 39 40 33 27 29 39 64 75 80 84
Wind dir SW S S SW SW W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW N N NE NE NE
Wind spd 3 4 5 5 5 6 10 11 11 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 6
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Mix Hgt 4100 0 10800 13000 6600 100 4900 8600 1400 1500
T Wind Dir S SW W SW SW SW W W NE NE
T Wind Spd 8 9 11 13 10 10 16 16 17 14
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 09/06 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25 Wed 09/10/25
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 79 62 77 62 81 63 86 65 90
Temp 70 78 66 62 71 76 64 62 74 80 68 64 79 85 70 65 84 87
Dewpt 57 59 62 62 65 64 64 62 65 64 66 64 66 64 66 64 66 62
Min/Max RH 50 100 65 100 57 100 48 98 0
RH 63 52 89100 83 68 100100 74 59 95100 64 50 87 98 54 43
PWind dir NE E NE E SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 40 60 30 30 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C L C S C C S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S S
$$
TXZ035-040900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 100 73 87 58
Temp 93 91 79 75 70 67 81 95100 94 83 77 76 73 81 87 84 75 67 61 60 58
Dewpt 52 52 53 52 52 52 53 51 47 47 48 47 47 48 51 54 54 58 58 57 55 54
RH 25 27 41 45 53 59 38 23 17 20 30 35 36 41 35 32 36 56 73 87 84 87
Wind dir SW SW S SW W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW W W W N NE NE E E
Wind spd 5 5 8 9 9 9 11 13 12 13 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 9 9
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S C C S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 4800 0 10500 13000 100 100 6300 5400 1600 700
T Wind Dir SW W W SW SW SW SW SE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 9 13 14 12 13 16 13 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/06 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25 Wed 09/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 61 77 62 81 62 86 64 89
Temp 72 75 63 61 71 72 63 62 75 76 65 62 80 81 68 64 83 82
Dewpt 57 59 60 60 62 62 63 62 64 63 64 62 64 63 63 63 63 61
Min/Max RH 49 97 60 100 53 100 46 97 0
RH 59 58 90 97 73 71 100100 69 64 97100 58 54 84 97 51 49
PWind dir E E E SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 50 60 30 20 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S C L C S C S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ031-040900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat
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 67 99 75 90 59
Temp 93 94 81 76 71 67 77 89 98 96 84 79 77 76 87 89 84 75 67 62 60 59
Dewpt 52 53 57 56 57 57 60 59 56 53 55 53 49 49 53 56 58 59 58 56 55 55
RH 25 26 43 51 61 69 55 37 25 24 37 40 38 39 31 33 42 56 75 83 83 87
Wind dir S S S SW SW W NW NE S S S SW SW SW W N N N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 4 4 5 5 4 6 6 6 8 10 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 10 6 5 5
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 3900 100 2300 11900 3700 100 11300 11800 2000 1700
T Wind Dir S W NE SW SW SW W NW N N
T Wind Spd 11 8 8 14 11 12 18 16 14 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 09/06 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25 Wed 09/10/25
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 75 60 75 61 79 62 83 64 89
Temp 70 74 63 60 71 74 64 61 73 78 65 63 78 82 70 64 84 86
Dewpt 56 60 63 60 65 66 64 61 65 67 65 63 67 67 66 64 67 66
Min/Max RH 59 100 73 100 63 100 59 100 0
RH 63 62 98100 83 76 100100 77 68 100100 68 60 88100 56 51
PWind dir NE E E E SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 50 30 30 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C S C C S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-040900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 96 68 83 54
Temp 90 89 74 70 65 61 77 91 95 92 77 74 71 68 80 83 82 73 62 59 57 54
Dewpt 51 52 55 55 55 54 54 51 45 47 49 47 45 47 50 54 53 57 58 55 54 54
RH 26 28 51 59 70 78 45 26 18 21 37 38 39 47 35 37 37 57 87 87 90100
Wind dir W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW W NW N NE E NE E E
Wind spd 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 10 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 10 9 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 6500 0 11400 14900 100 100 8900 9100 1500 1200
T Wind Dir SW W W SW SW SW W SE NE N
T Wind Spd 9 6 11 16 13 12 20 13 11 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/06 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25 Wed 09/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 74 56 72 58 77 58 82 60 86
Temp 65 71 56 56 67 70 60 58 71 73 61 58 77 79 65 60 81 83
Dewpt 56 58 56 56 62 61 60 58 63 62 61 58 63 63 63 60 63 61
Min/Max RH 55 100 68 100 58 100 51 100 0
RH 73 64 100100 84 73 100100 76 68 100100 62 58 93100 54 48
PWind dir E SE E SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 40 60 30 20 20 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S C L C S C S S S S S S S
Tstms S C C S S S S S
$$
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