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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
TXZ024-310900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 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 71 90 68 88 66
Temp 96 94 82 77 75 72 78 83 85 82 75 72 71 69 74 80 84 83 76 72 69 68
Dewpt 54 56 61 64 65 66 67 67 66 66 69 69 69 68 69 68 66 66 68 68 68 67
RH 25 27 49 64 73 81 68 58 52 60 82 89 93 99 84 68 55 57 78 89 97 98
Wind dir S S NW N N N N N NE N N NE N N NE E E E NE E E E
Wind spd 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.88 0 0.06
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 1000 1100 4300 4300 2500 1300 4500 5300 3200 600
T Wind Dir N N N N NE NE NE E NE E
T Wind Spd 10 11 11 10 11 11 10 8 13 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 08/02 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
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 93 71 101 70 99 71 101 76 102
Temp 83 89 77 72 94 92 77 72 91 93 77 72 93 96 81 77 96 93
Dewpt 68 65 67 66 63 62 66 65 63 61 68 67 65 60 63 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 44 82 30 81 32 86 29 60 25
RH 61 45 73 81 36 37 70 79 40 35 74 84 40 30 54 60 30 33
PWind dir SE S S S S SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 10 5 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ026-310900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 73 93 70 90 68
Temp 100 98 86 80 76 74 80 87 90 86 79 76 72 70 75 82 87 85 77 73 71 69
Dewpt 53 53 57 60 63 64 66 67 65 65 67 67 67 67 68 68 67 66 67 67 66 66
RH 21 22 37 51 64 71 62 52 44 50 67 74 84 90 79 63 52 53 71 81 84 90
Wind dir S S S N N N N N N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE E NE E E E
Wind spd 5 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.52 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 600 800 4000 4500 1900 1000 4500 7000 3400 1300
T Wind Dir E N N N NE NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 10 14 13 11 17 13 10 9 14 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/02 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 71 100 71 99 72 100 75 102
Temp 83 89 77 72 91 91 77 71 90 93 78 72 92 95 82 75 96 95
Dewpt 69 65 66 67 66 64 67 67 66 61 67 67 67 63 63 63 63 60
Min/Max RH 42 84 34 87 31 84 32 66 26
RH 63 45 69 84 44 41 71 87 45 35 69 84 44 35 53 66 34 31
PWind dir SE SE S SE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 5 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-310900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 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 70 98 72 92 70
Temp 98 98 86 80 75 72 83 91 95 93 84 78 76 73 78 84 89 89 81 75 73 71
Dewpt 53 53 54 54 55 60 65 63 62 62 66 67 69 69 70 69 67 67 69 69 70 70
RH 22 22 34 41 51 66 54 39 35 36 56 69 79 87 75 60 48 49 68 82 92 96
Wind dir S SE SE S NW N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 600 500 5600 8100 1800 1900 4500 7200 2300 800
T Wind Dir S NW N NE NE NE NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 9 10 11 9 17 13 11 8 9 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 08/02 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
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 95 73 102 72 102 74 102 75 101
Temp 86 92 79 74 95 98 79 75 95 98 82 75 95 98 83 77 95 98
Dewpt 69 66 67 67 65 62 67 68 65 63 68 68 67 63 64 65 64 59
Min/Max RH 41 79 28 81 29 79 30 68 26
RH 57 43 67 79 38 32 67 79 38 32 63 79 41 32 53 68 36 28
PWind dir E SE 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 CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 20 5 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-310900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 93 69 91 69
Temp 98 94 85 78 74 72 79 86 90 85 80 74 73 71 76 83 89 85 78 73 71 70
Dewpt 52 51 53 54 58 62 63 62 62 62 64 66 66 67 66 66 64 64 66 66 65 66
RH 21 23 33 43 57 71 58 45 39 46 58 76 79 87 71 57 44 50 67 79 81 87
Wind dir S S SE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE
Wind spd 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 9 8 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C S S
Tstms S S S S S C C S S
Mix Hgt 2900 600 4500 4600 1700 1200 4600 6800 4200 500
T Wind Dir SE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 10 10 10 13 12 9 8 12 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/02 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 73 102 71 100 72 101 74 101
Temp 87 89 79 74 94 93 77 73 92 93 79 74 93 94 82 76 94 95
Dewpt 66 63 63 63 61 59 62 63 63 58 63 64 63 59 60 62 61 57
Min/Max RH 39 69 25 71 28 71 27 62 25
RH 50 42 58 69 34 32 60 71 38 31 58 71 37 31 47 62 34 28
PWind dir S S SW S S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 10 5 10 0 5 0
$$
TXZ031-310900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 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 72 95 69 92 68
Temp 100 98 87 80 76 74 81 88 91 88 80 76 73 70 76 82 88 87 79 74 71 69
Dewpt 53 54 57 60 65 66 68 67 66 66 70 70 70 69 70 70 68 67 70 70 70 69
RH 21 23 36 51 69 76 64 50 44 48 71 83 92 97 81 66 52 52 74 86 97100
Wind dir S S S NE N N N N N NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E NE E E E
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.48 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 900 1000 4600 5800 1800 1500 4700 7400 3500 1500
T Wind Dir S N N N NE NE NE E NE E
T Wind Spd 9 11 12 11 16 11 9 9 12 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 08/02 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
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 95 72 103 71 102 72 103 76 104
Temp 85 91 79 72 94 91 78 72 94 96 80 73 95 99 84 77 98100
Dewpt 69 67 69 68 65 67 68 68 66 63 69 69 67 64 64 64 63 59
Min/Max RH 43 87 32 87 29 87 31 65 25
RH 61 45 72 87 39 45 73 87 40 34 71 87 41 33 53 65 32 27
PWind dir SE SE S SE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ029-310900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 86 64 87 63
Temp 93 91 79 73 71 68 75 80 82 80 72 70 67 66 71 79 83 82 73 69 66 66
Dewpt 54 54 60 62 64 65 65 65 64 64 68 67 67 66 67 66 65 65 67 67 66 66
RH 27 29 52 68 79 90 71 60 55 58 87 90100100 87 64 55 56 81 93100100
Wind dir S S NE N NE N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE E SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.33 0.06 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S C C S S
Tstms S S S C C S S C C S S
Mix Hgt 1000 900 4500 5100 1400 700 4600 4900 2100 500
T Wind Dir NE NE NE N E NE NE E E SE
T Wind Spd 11 11 9 9 11 11 9 8 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/02 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 67 99 66 97 67 99 71 99
Temp 83 88 74 68 92 92 74 68 90 93 75 69 91 94 78 72 92 93
Dewpt 66 63 65 63 61 58 63 63 60 58 65 65 62 57 60 60 59 56
Min/Max RH 42 87 28 87 28 90 26 66 26
RH 57 43 74 84 36 32 69 84 37 31 71 87 38 29 54 66 33 29
PWind dir S S SW SE S SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 10 5 5 0 5 0
$$
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