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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
TXZ024-090900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
Date 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon
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 77 104 76 99 69
Temp 103 99 88 84 81 79 87 97101 96 86 83 80 78 84 93 96 89 81 75 72 70
Dewpt 50 51 54 55 56 57 58 55 51 54 56 57 57 57 59 57 55 59 61 64 64 65
RH 18 20 32 38 41 46 39 25 19 25 36 41 45 50 43 31 25 37 52 70 75 83
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW S SW SW SW S S S S S W N
Wind spd 14 14 12 11 12 13 11 9 10 11 9 10 9 8 9 10 12 12 8 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain shwrs S S C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 900 700 5600 13400 2400 600 5300 10100 2700 700
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW S NW
T Wind Spd 18 24 23 16 17 18 13 13 13 13
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/11 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25
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 67 89 68 93 69 90 71 96
Temp 84 86 71 68 83 86 73 70 86 87 74 71 86 87 76 73 90 92
Dewpt 65 63 68 66 65 63 67 66 64 63 65 65 66 63 65 64 64 61
Min/Max RH 43 92 44 87 38 81 42 75 35
RH 53 47 89 92 53 46 81 87 48 45 74 81 51 45 69 75 42 36
PWind dir NE SW SE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S
$$
TXZ026-090900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
Date 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 77 104 76 100 71
Temp 103101 90 85 81 77 87 97102 98 90 86 81 76 85 95 97 94 84 79 75 71
Dewpt 55 53 56 58 59 59 59 57 55 54 57 59 60 60 62 60 58 59 62 64 64 65
RH 21 20 32 40 47 54 39 27 21 23 33 40 49 58 46 31 28 31 48 60 69 81
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW S SW S S S S S S S S SE S S N
Wind spd 17 14 12 11 11 9 10 10 12 12 11 11 10 9 10 11 12 12 10 8 6 5
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 600 400 4800 9700 1000 500 5600 8400 5000 700
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW S SE SW
T Wind Spd 18 17 18 20 18 20 14 13 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/11 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 69 92 70 95 71 94 72 96
Temp 86 87 75 70 86 89 77 71 88 89 78 72 88 90 79 72 91 93
Dewpt 65 63 66 66 65 62 65 65 64 61 65 65 66 63 64 65 65 61
Min/Max RH 41 87 39 81 36 79 38 79 34
RH 50 45 74 87 50 41 67 81 45 39 64 79 48 41 60 79 42 35
PWind dir E S SE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 20 10 5 5 5 0 5
Rain shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
$$
TXZ043-090900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
Date 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon
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 75 104 75 100 72
Temp 101101 90 84 80 76 86 96102101 90 84 80 76 85 94 98 96 85 80 76 73
Dewpt 58 56 59 61 61 61 62 60 55 55 59 61 62 63 63 62 59 60 62 64 64 65
RH 24 23 36 46 53 60 44 30 21 22 36 46 54 64 48 35 28 30 46 58 68 75
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 11 11 9 9 9 8 11 10 10 11 9 9 8 5 9 9 9 9 8 6 5 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 700 500 3900 9200 1500 600 5500 10100 5500 700
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 18 16 19 17 19 17 17 11 16 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 08/11 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25
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 68 92 70 93 71 95 73 97
Temp 86 88 73 70 84 88 75 71 86 88 77 72 87 91 80 74 91 94
Dewpt 65 65 68 68 67 66 67 68 66 65 67 68 68 65 66 67 67 63
Min/Max RH 43 95 45 90 44 87 40 79 36
RH 50 47 84 95 56 48 76 90 51 47 71 87 53 42 62 79 45 37
PWind dir SE S E S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 20 10 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
TXZ035-090900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
Date 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 75 103 75 99 70
Temp 101 99 90 84 80 77 86 96101 97 89 83 80 77 84 93 96 90 83 76 74 72
Dewpt 52 49 52 54 56 57 58 55 52 50 52 55 55 58 59 57 56 56 58 61 61 63
RH 20 19 27 36 44 50 39 25 20 21 28 38 42 52 43 30 26 32 43 60 64 73
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW S S S SW SW S S SE SW SE S N
Wind spd 17 17 14 13 13 12 14 12 13 13 12 12 12 10 12 12 13 14 11 9 6 5
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs C C C C S
Tstms C C C C S
Mix Hgt 1600 600 4500 12200 3100 600 4200 9200 2000 800
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 19 19 21 14 16 18 18 17 18 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/11 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 67 91 68 94 70 95 72 96
Temp 86 85 72 69 85 86 74 70 88 88 75 72 89 90 78 74 90 90
Dewpt 62 62 64 64 64 62 65 64 64 61 64 64 65 61 63 64 64 60
Min/Max RH 41 84 41 81 37 76 35 71 33
RH 45 46 76 84 50 45 74 81 45 41 69 76 45 38 60 71 42 37
PWind dir E E SE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 40 20 20 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S C C C S S
Tstms S C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-090900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
Date 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon
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 77 105 77 101 71
Temp 103102 90 85 81 78 89 98103 99 89 86 81 77 86 95 97 95 84 79 75 73
Dewpt 56 55 58 60 60 60 60 59 55 55 60 61 62 62 62 61 60 60 65 65 66 67
RH 21 21 34 44 50 55 39 28 21 23 37 44 53 60 45 33 30 32 53 62 73 82
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S SW S S S S S S S S SE S S NW
Wind spd 14 13 11 10 10 9 11 10 12 12 10 9 9 6 9 10 11 11 9 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
Heat Y Y
Mix Hgt 800 700 4700 9200 1600 700 5700 7900 5400 700
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW S SE SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 20 19 17 19 16 13 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 08/11 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25
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 68 91 70 94 71 94 73 97
Temp 86 89 74 70 85 89 76 71 88 89 77 72 87 91 79 74 92 94
Dewpt 67 65 69 69 67 64 68 68 66 64 67 68 67 65 66 66 67 63
Min/Max RH 44 98 43 90 39 86 42 78 35
RH 52 47 84 98 56 44 78 90 49 44 71 86 53 44 66 77 44 37
PWind dir E SW SE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S
$$
TXZ029-090900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 8 2025
Date 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 100 70 97 65
Temp 99 96 84 79 75 72 82 93 98 93 82 78 75 71 81 91 94 86 77 71 68 65
Dewpt 50 49 52 53 54 56 58 55 52 52 55 55 55 56 58 55 54 57 60 63 63 63
RH 19 20 33 41 48 57 44 28 21 25 40 45 50 59 46 30 26 37 56 76 84 93
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S E W N
Wind spd 14 13 11 10 11 11 12 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 12 10 8 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs S S C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C
Mix Hgt 1100 700 5700 14300 2300 600 5400 11700 1000 700
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW W W NW
T Wind Spd 18 21 21 13 12 18 14 14 18 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/11 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 62 87 64 90 66 90 68 92
Temp 81 84 67 64 81 84 70 65 83 87 71 67 85 86 74 68 86 90
Dewpt 62 62 66 64 64 62 65 65 64 61 64 64 64 63 63 63 63 60
Min/Max RH 45 100 46 100 39 90 43 84 36
RH 53 48 97100 56 48 84100 53 42 79 90 50 46 69 84 46 37
PWind dir E S SE S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 40 20 20 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C S S S
Tstms C C C S S S
$$
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