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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
TXZ024-220900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun
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 91 66 93 67
Temp 89 87 78 73 70 67 78 86 90 87 77 72 70 67 79 88 91 88 77 73 71 68
Dewpt 59 58 60 59 59 59 62 59 55 56 59 58 58 58 60 57 54 54 57 58 59 60
RH 36 38 55 62 67 75 58 40 32 35 54 61 66 74 52 34 28 32 51 59 67 76
Wind dir E E E SE W N NE E E E SE S SW W NW E E E E SE S W
Wind spd 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 3 5 8 8 5 5 4 3
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 700 500 6500 7400 1100 500 7500 8700 5500 500
T Wind Dir E SE E E SE SW W E SE S
T Wind Spd 9 6 6 6 10 9 6 10 10 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 08/24 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25
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 70 92 65 80 59 77 62 86
Temp 86 88 74 71 87 84 70 66 76 75 64 63 69 75 66 66 79 81
Dewpt 59 58 60 59 60 60 63 64 64 63 64 63 64 65 66 66 68 68
Min/Max RH 32 67 35 93 60 100 66 100 57
RH 41 36 62 67 41 44 79 93 67 66 99 99 84 72 100100 69 65
PWind dir SE S S E E E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 30 40 40 50 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ026-220900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 93 67 95 68
Temp 91 89 80 75 71 68 79 88 89 89 79 74 71 68 79 89 91 89 80 76 72 69
Dewpt 60 58 58 59 60 61 63 61 58 57 58 59 59 59 61 59 56 56 59 60 61 61
RH 36 35 47 58 68 78 58 41 35 34 49 59 66 73 54 37 31 33 49 58 68 76
Wind dir NE E E E E N E NE E E E SE S NW N NE E E E E E NE
Wind spd 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 6 8 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 300 6800 7500 700 300 7600 9100 5600 400
T Wind Dir E E NE E SE S N E E E
T Wind Spd 10 6 6 8 9 8 6 9 12 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/24 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 70 92 66 80 62 80 65 86
Temp 87 88 77 71 87 85 72 67 75 77 67 63 73 77 68 66 79 81
Dewpt 62 59 61 61 62 61 63 64 64 63 63 62 65 65 65 66 68 67
Min/Max RH 35 71 39 90 62 97 64 100 61
RH 43 38 58 71 43 45 73 90 69 62 87 97 76 67 90100 69 63
PWind dir E SE SE E E E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 20 30 40 40 40 40
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C S C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ043-220900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun
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 94 68 96 69
Temp 91 92 82 77 72 70 81 89 92 91 81 76 71 69 81 89 93 92 81 76 72 69
Dewpt 61 59 60 61 62 63 65 60 58 56 59 61 62 62 63 58 56 54 56 58 59 60
RH 37 34 48 59 72 79 58 39 32 32 47 61 75 80 53 35 29 28 42 54 65 73
Wind dir NE NE E E NE N NE NE NE E E E SW W NW NE E E E E NE N
Wind spd 8 8 5 2 2 2 3 5 6 8 5 3 2 2 2 5 6 8 5 3 3 2
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 500 7600 8300 1200 500 8100 10100 6000 500
T Wind Dir E E NE NE E S N E E E
T Wind Spd 10 6 9 10 9 5 6 9 11 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 08/24 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25
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 96 70 97 68 88 64 83 65 90
Temp 89 93 78 71 92 92 76 70 82 84 70 65 76 81 71 68 84 86
Dewpt 59 57 59 61 60 59 63 66 65 63 66 65 66 67 68 68 69 67
Min/Max RH 30 71 31 89 47 100 63 100 52
RH 37 31 54 71 35 34 65 89 56 49 87100 73 64 91100 61 53
PWind dir NE SE S E E E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 30 40 40 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ035-220900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 93 66 94 67
Temp 90 87 79 73 71 67 79 87 91 87 78 73 70 67 79 88 92 87 79 73 71 68
Dewpt 59 59 60 58 59 60 61 59 56 55 56 57 57 59 60 57 54 53 55 55 56 57
RH 35 39 52 59 66 78 54 39 31 34 47 57 63 75 52 35 28 31 44 53 59 68
Wind dir NE E E E E NE E NE E E E E SE N SW E E E E SE SE E
Wind spd 5 9 8 5 3 2 2 3 5 9 8 5 3 2 2 5 8 11 9 5 5 4
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 500 7300 8200 1900 500 7600 9700 6100 500
T Wind Dir E E E E SE S S E E SE
T Wind Spd 11 9 6 8 11 8 6 10 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/24 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 70 96 68 88 64 83 66 89
Temp 88 88 76 70 90 88 75 70 83 80 69 66 76 77 70 67 82 82
Dewpt 58 55 57 58 58 57 60 63 64 61 63 64 65 65 66 66 67 65
Min/Max RH 29 66 28 78 43 93 56 97 50
RH 36 33 52 66 34 35 60 78 53 52 81 93 69 67 87 97 61 56
PWind dir SE SE S SE SE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 20 40 40 50 40
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ031-220900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun
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 68 94 67 96 68
Temp 91 90 81 75 71 69 80 88 91 90 80 74 70 67 80 90 92 91 80 76 71 69
Dewpt 61 60 61 61 62 63 65 61 58 59 61 61 61 61 62 59 56 56 59 61 63 64
RH 37 37 51 62 73 82 61 41 34 35 52 64 73 80 54 37 31 32 50 61 76 85
Wind dir NE E E E NE N N NE E E E SE SW W N NE E E E SE E N
Wind spd 8 6 4 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 5 6 8 5 4 3 2
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 700 600 7200 7800 1500 600 7700 9300 5600 600
T Wind Dir E E NE E SE S N E E E
T Wind Spd 9 6 8 8 10 6 6 9 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 08/24 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25
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 70 95 66 83 61 80 64 88
Temp 89 91 77 71 89 87 72 67 77 77 67 64 73 78 69 67 81 83
Dewpt 61 61 62 62 62 62 65 66 66 65 66 64 66 68 69 67 69 70
Min/Max RH 36 73 37 97 63 100 68 100 61
RH 41 37 61 73 40 45 79 97 68 66 98100 79 71 99100 69 65
PWind dir E SE SE E E E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 30 40 40 40 40
Rain shwrs S S C S C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C S C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ029-220900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 89 61 90 63
Temp 87 86 74 69 65 62 75 83 88 86 73 68 64 62 75 84 89 86 74 69 66 64
Dewpt 58 56 59 58 58 58 60 58 55 54 56 56 57 57 59 55 52 52 55 55 56 58
RH 38 36 59 68 78 87 60 43 33 34 55 65 78 84 58 37 28 31 51 61 70 81
Wind dir E E E E E NE SE E E E E SE S W SW E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 5 6 8 5 5 4 3
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1100 500 7000 7700 900 500 7200 8900 5200 500
T Wind Dir E SE E E SE S S E E SE
T Wind Spd 10 9 6 6 12 9 5 9 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/24 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 65 92 62 81 57 77 60 85
Temp 84 86 72 66 85 85 69 63 75 75 63 61 70 74 65 64 77 81
Dewpt 57 55 57 58 57 58 60 62 63 62 63 61 64 64 65 64 66 65
Min/Max RH 32 75 33 97 54 100 66 100 53
RH 40 35 59 75 39 40 73 97 66 64 100100 81 71 100100 69 58
PWind dir S S S SE SE E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 30 40 40 50 40
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C C C C C
$$
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