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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
TXZ024-192100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 71 92 70 93
Temp 74 73 81 89 93 93 80 76 74 72 79 87 91 89 80 75 73 71 79 86 91 90
Dewpt 67 66 67 65 62 62 66 67 67 67 68 66 63 64 67 68 67 67 67 65 60 60
RH 80 79 62 44 36 37 62 73 79 86 69 51 40 43 67 79 81 87 68 50 36 38
Wind dir SW NW N E E E SE N N N NE E E NE E N N N NE E E E
Wind spd 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 6
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 20 50 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S S
Tstms S S S C C S S S
Mix Hgt 5600 8200 1000 700 5700 9000 2800 500 6000 8900
T Wind Dir NW E E N NE E NW NE E NE
T Wind Spd 5 6 9 5 9 10 8 5 8 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 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 93 68 93 68 92 68 90
Temp 75 69 87 91 74 69 87 90 74 69 86 89 74 69 83 86
Dewpt 63 62 61 55 59 58 57 54 59 59 61 57 62 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 78 29 69 28 70 32 81 40
RH 68 78 41 30 59 68 36 31 60 70 43 35 66 81 50 44
PWind dir E NE SE NE SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 5 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-192100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 72 93 70 94
Temp 75 73 82 91 96 95 84 79 75 72 80 88 92 91 81 77 74 71 78 87 92 91
Dewpt 67 67 68 66 63 63 66 67 67 67 68 68 65 64 66 67 67 67 67 66 62 60
RH 76 81 63 44 34 35 55 67 76 84 67 52 41 41 60 71 79 87 69 50 37 36
Wind dir S N N SE SE E NE E N N NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E
Wind spd 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 50 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C S
Tstms S S C C S
Mix Hgt 5900 8600 600 700 5500 7100 2900 400 6100 8700
T Wind Dir S E E N NE E E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 4 5 11 8 8 10 10 9 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 95 68 94 69 92 69 90
Temp 77 70 89 92 77 69 88 91 77 69 87 89 76 69 84 87
Dewpt 63 62 62 56 59 60 60 56 60 61 63 59 62 63 64 61
Max/Min RH 76 28 73 29 76 34 81 41
RH 62 76 41 30 54 73 39 31 56 76 45 37 62 81 51 42
PWind dir E NE E NE E E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-192100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 73 93 71 96
Temp 76 74 84 93 97 95 88 81 76 73 82 90 92 90 84 79 75 73 82 90 94 93
Dewpt 68 68 66 63 62 61 64 66 67 67 68 67 65 65 67 69 69 69 68 66 62 60
RH 76 82 56 37 33 33 45 60 75 81 64 47 41 44 59 72 83 87 62 45 35 34
Wind dir S NW NW E E E E NE N N NE NE NE E E NE N N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 3 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 6 5 2 3 3 4 5 6 8
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 30 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.07 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C S S C C
Tstms S S S S C S S C C
Mix Hgt 7200 9500 700 500 6900 7900 2800 500 7100 9400
T Wind Dir SW E E N NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 4 5 11 9 6 10 8 5 9 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 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 96 68 96 69 96 70 95
Temp 78 71 90 94 77 70 90 93 78 70 90 93 78 71 89 92
Dewpt 63 63 61 55 60 61 58 55 59 61 60 58 63 64 63 60
Max/Min RH 76 27 73 27 73 31 78 33
RH 61 76 38 28 55 73 34 28 53 73 37 32 61 78 42 35
PWind dir E NE E NE E E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ035-192100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 71 91 69 94
Temp 75 72 81 89 93 90 82 78 74 71 80 87 90 87 80 76 74 69 80 87 92 91
Dewpt 65 66 66 64 62 63 66 66 65 66 66 66 64 64 66 65 65 66 66 65 61 60
RH 71 81 60 44 36 41 58 67 74 84 62 50 42 46 62 69 74 90 62 48 36 36
Wind dir SE NE E SE E SE NE NE NE N NE E E E E NE N NE NE NE E E
Wind spd 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 40 20 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C S S S S
Tstms S S S S C C C S S S S
Mix Hgt 6500 8300 900 800 6500 7300 2900 500 7300 9900
T Wind Dir S E E NE NE E NE N NE NE
T Wind Spd 6 5 9 6 9 9 8 6 6 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 95 67 95 68 94 69 94
Temp 77 69 89 92 76 67 88 90 76 68 87 90 77 69 87 89
Dewpt 60 61 61 55 56 58 58 54 56 58 59 56 59 61 61 59
Max/Min RH 76 27 73 27 70 30 76 33
RH 56 76 39 29 50 73 36 30 50 70 39 32 54 76 42 37
PWind dir E E E E SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ031-192100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 73 94 70 95
Temp 76 73 83 91 96 95 85 80 75 73 81 90 93 91 83 78 74 71 80 88 93 92
Dewpt 69 69 69 66 64 64 67 69 69 70 70 69 67 66 69 70 70 69 69 67 64 62
RH 80 87 63 44 35 36 56 69 83 89 71 51 43 44 63 77 86 93 69 51 38 38
Wind dir S NW N E E E N E NE N NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E
Wind spd 3 2 2 4 5 5 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 20 50 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C S S S
Tstms S S C C S S S
Mix Hgt 6300 8900 900 1000 5800 8100 3400 700 6600 8900
T Wind Dir SW E E NE NE NE E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 4 5 10 9 9 10 9 8 9 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 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 95 68 95 69 95 70 93
Temp 77 71 89 93 77 69 90 92 77 70 89 91 77 70 86 89
Dewpt 65 64 63 58 60 60 60 56 61 62 62 60 64 65 64 63
Max/Min RH 80 30 74 28 77 34 85 41
RH 67 80 42 31 57 74 37 30 60 77 42 37 65 85 50 43
PWind dir E NE E NE E E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ029-192100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 67 89 65 90
Temp 70 68 77 86 90 88 77 73 69 67 77 85 88 87 75 72 69 66 76 85 89 88
Dewpt 66 66 65 63 61 62 66 65 65 66 66 64 61 62 66 65 65 66 66 63 60 58
RH 87 93 67 46 38 42 69 76 87 97 69 50 41 43 74 79 87100 71 48 38 36
Wind dir N SW NE SE E SE E E N NE NE E E E SE E NE N NE E E E
Wind spd 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 5 5
Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 50 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S S
Tstms S S S S C C S S S
Mix Hgt 6300 8900 600 500 5900 7400 2800 500 7600 9200
T Wind Dir S E E NE NE E SE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 6 6 9 6 9 9 8 4 5 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 91 62 91 63 91 64 90
Temp 72 65 85 88 70 64 85 87 70 64 84 87 71 65 83 85
Dewpt 61 61 59 55 57 57 55 53 56 58 58 56 59 61 60 59
Max/Min RH 90 31 81 29 81 32 87 35
RH 68 87 41 33 63 78 36 31 61 81 41 35 66 87 46 41
PWind dir SE E SE E SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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