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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
TXZ024-030900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri
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 94 65 95 73
Temp 88 84 72 67 63 61 76 88 94 91 77 73 69 65 76 89 95 92 79 75 74 73
Dewpt 55 54 57 58 57 57 58 53 52 54 58 58 58 57 59 57 54 56 57 55 52 51
RH 33 36 58 72 80 88 54 30 24 30 52 58 67 75 56 35 25 31 46 49 46 45
Wind dir N NE NE NW SW W W SW W S S SW W W NW SE S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 8 6 4 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 5 6 9 11
Clouds FW CL FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 600 500 6800 10400 1000 600 5300 10700 3600 600
T Wind Dir E SW W W SW W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 5 9 10 14 13 8 11 17 20
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 09/05 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
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 60 74 60 77 63 82 62 83
Temp 89 80 65 60 68 73 63 60 72 76 66 63 78 79 65 62 78 80
Dewpt 56 59 60 59 60 61 63 60 64 63 65 63 65 65 65 62 65 65
Min/Max RH 33 98 61 100 63 100 55 100 52
RH 33 50 86 97 76 67 99100 76 66 99100 65 62 100100 63 60
PWind dir NW NE E E E SE SE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 40 50 40 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S C C C S S S S
Tstms S S S C C C S C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ026-030900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 92 65 95 71
Temp 88 86 75 69 62 61 72 86 91 90 78 73 67 65 75 88 94 93 82 77 74 71
Dewpt 58 56 59 59 60 59 60 56 54 54 57 58 58 59 61 60 59 58 59 59 57 55
RH 36 36 58 70 93 93 66 36 29 30 48 59 73 81 62 39 31 31 46 54 55 57
Wind dir N NE NE NE W W W SW SW S S SW W N N E SE S S S SW SW
Wind spd 9 6 4 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 400 300 4500 7700 500 400 2900 5800 3200 400
T Wind Dir NE N W W S W N S S SW
T Wind Spd 9 4 6 9 14 10 6 11 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/05 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 60 77 62 78 63 81 62 83
Temp 88 79 65 60 73 77 66 62 75 77 66 63 76 77 66 62 79 81
Dewpt 57 59 58 58 60 60 62 61 64 64 65 63 66 66 65 62 65 64
Min/Max RH 35 93 56 97 62 100 60 100 53
RH 35 50 78 93 64 56 87 97 69 64 97100 71 69 97100 62 56
PWind dir NW NE E E E SE SE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 30 50 30 40 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S C C C S S S S
Tstms S S S C C C S C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-030900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri
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 62 94 68 100 74
Temp 92 90 78 71 66 62 75 87 93 93 81 75 71 69 81 94 99 98 85 80 76 74
Dewpt 58 56 58 59 60 60 60 55 52 52 54 54 55 55 56 54 51 51 54 54 54 53
RH 32 33 50 66 82 92 60 35 26 25 41 48 57 62 42 26 20 20 35 41 46 49
Wind dir N NE NE NE N NW W W SW S S S SW W W W SW S S S SW SW
Wind spd 9 9 5 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 400 4800 8400 1000 500 9200 13100 5900 600
T Wind Dir NE NE NW W S SW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 5 5 6 12 13 13 9 16 16
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 09/05 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
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 97 64 82 64 83 65 88 64 87
Temp 95 92 72 64 75 81 68 64 77 82 70 65 82 84 69 64 80 85
Dewpt 54 53 60 60 60 59 63 62 64 63 66 65 66 66 67 64 66 65
Min/Max RH 22 89 44 94 51 100 48 100 49
RH 25 27 66 89 60 47 84 94 64 53 88100 59 57 95100 63 51
PWind dir SW NE NE E NE SE SE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 30 50 40 40 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S C C C C C S S
Tstms S S S C C C S C C C C C S S
$$
TXZ035-030900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 92 65 97 71
Temp 90 84 73 68 64 61 74 87 92 89 78 71 69 65 78 92 97 92 80 74 73 71
Dewpt 54 54 55 56 57 57 58 56 53 55 55 55 55 54 56 54 50 51 51 51 51 52
RH 30 36 53 65 78 87 57 35 27 32 45 57 61 68 47 28 21 25 36 44 46 51
Wind dir N NE E E E W W SW SW SW S SW SW W W SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind spd 9 9 6 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 8 8 9 9 9 10 12 12
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 800 400 5400 9300 1500 500 9500 12600 3200 600
T Wind Dir E SE W W S SW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 6 8 9 12 13 13 10 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/05 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 62 79 62 80 63 86 63 86
Temp 88 82 66 62 74 74 64 62 76 75 65 64 81 81 66 63 81 80
Dewpt 54 56 58 57 60 59 61 60 62 63 64 63 64 62 64 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 28 84 49 93 54 100 43 100 45
RH 31 41 75 84 62 59 90 93 62 66 97 97 56 53 93100 54 54
PWind dir SW E SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 40 40 40 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S C S S C C C S C C C S S S S
Tstms S C S S C C C S C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ031-030900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri
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 62 95 67 98 74
Temp 89 88 76 70 65 62 75 89 93 92 80 75 71 67 78 91 97 95 84 78 76 74
Dewpt 58 57 60 61 61 60 60 56 53 55 58 58 59 60 61 60 57 57 59 58 55 54
RH 36 36 58 75 89 96 61 32 26 29 48 56 66 77 56 35 27 28 44 50 48 51
Wind dir N NE NE NE W W W SW S S S S W W NW N S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 9 6 4 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 9
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 600 600 5000 8600 900 600 3800 10800 3300 700
T Wind Dir NE S W W S SW NW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 4 5 9 16 12 8 11 16 18
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 09/05 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
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 61 79 62 80 64 85 63 85
Temp 93 85 68 61 74 78 66 62 77 79 67 64 81 80 66 63 81 82
Dewpt 57 60 62 60 61 61 64 62 65 65 67 64 68 68 66 63 67 67
Min/Max RH 30 97 54 100 62 100 56 100 54
RH 31 44 80 97 66 57 93100 67 63 100100 65 67 100100 65 61
PWind dir W NE NE E E SE SE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 30 50 30 40 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S C C C S S S S
Tstms S S S C C C S C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ029-030900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 90 60 95 67
Temp 87 84 69 65 60 58 72 85 89 87 73 69 64 60 76 89 95 91 75 72 69 67
Dewpt 51 51 55 55 56 56 57 54 52 53 56 56 56 55 57 53 48 50 53 51 50 49
RH 29 32 61 70 87 93 59 35 28 31 55 63 75 84 52 29 20 25 46 48 51 52
Wind dir N NE E E SW W W W SW S S SW SW W W SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 6 5 2 2 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 8 9
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 700 500 6100 9800 800 500 8400 13500 5300 600
T Wind Dir E S W W SW W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 6 10 11 13 13 11 11 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/05 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 58 76 60 78 59 82 59 84
Temp 88 81 63 58 71 74 63 60 72 76 62 59 76 79 62 59 78 79
Dewpt 53 56 58 57 58 59 61 60 61 62 62 59 63 62 62 59 63 62
Min/Max RH 29 100 54 100 56 100 49 100 46
RH 30 42 84 96 64 59 93100 68 62 100100 64 56 100100 60 56
PWind dir SW E E SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 40 40 40 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S C S S C C C S C C S S S S S
Tstms S C S S C C C S C C S S S S S
$$
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