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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
TXZ024-010900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
Date 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 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 87 68 94 70
Temp 83 80 75 72 70 69 74 79 84 85 78 72 70 68 77 87 93 93 81 75 73 70
Dewpt 67 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 67 67 68 68 68 68 69 69 66 66 68 68 67 66
RH 59 66 82 89 94100 85 71 57 54 72 87 93100 76 54 42 42 65 81 83 89
Wind dir NE NW N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 8 6 6 5 5
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0.32 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C S S S
Tstms S S S S C S S S
Mix Hgt 1000 1100 3700 4900 1800 900 4700 6400 3700 1000
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE SE SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 9 8 8 10 8 8 12 17 13
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 08/03 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25
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 100 67 92 68 100 74 104 76 104
Temp 95 96 74 67 85 90 75 69 94 98 80 75 99100 82 77100101
Dewpt 64 62 67 66 66 64 68 67 65 60 62 62 61 56 60 60 57 54
Min/Max RH 28 96 39 97 27 66 21 58 19
RH 36 34 78 96 54 41 78 94 39 30 55 65 29 23 48 57 24 21
PWind dir S SE E SE S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-010900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
Date 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 89 70 93 72
Temp 87 85 78 75 73 71 75 81 86 87 80 75 73 70 78 87 92 91 83 79 75 72
Dewpt 67 66 67 68 68 68 69 69 67 66 66 67 67 68 69 70 67 66 67 67 67 67
RH 52 53 69 79 84 90 82 67 53 50 62 76 81 93 74 57 44 44 59 67 76 84
Wind dir NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 5 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 6
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.02 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S
Tstms S S S C C S S
Mix Hgt 500 1300 3500 5100 1800 1200 4300 6400 3900 1000
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 11 9 8 11 9 8 9 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/03 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 69 91 70 99 74 103 75 104
Temp 92 93 76 69 85 89 76 70 92 96 83 74 99100 84 75 99101
Dewpt 67 65 67 67 68 65 66 67 67 62 64 64 64 59 61 61 61 56
Min/Max RH 34 93 42 90 31 71 25 62 21
RH 44 40 74 93 57 45 71 90 44 33 53 71 32 26 46 62 29 23
PWind dir SE SE E SE S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-010900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
Date 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 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 71 91 71 96 73
Temp 91 88 83 78 75 73 77 82 88 89 82 76 74 71 80 88 95 95 86 80 76 74
Dewpt 65 66 67 69 70 70 70 70 68 68 68 69 70 70 71 69 66 65 67 67 67 67
RH 42 48 60 73 83 90 79 66 52 51 64 79 89 98 74 54 38 37 53 66 74 80
Wind dir NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind spd 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.07 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 700 1200 2900 5400 1300 900 4200 6900 3900 600
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 12 11 9 9 9 6 8 13 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 08/03 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25
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 102 70 97 72 100 74 102 76 103
Temp 97 94 76 70 90 95 79 72 94 98 82 75 96100 84 76 97100
Dewpt 65 66 68 68 67 66 67 68 67 63 64 66 64 60 62 63 62 58
Min/Max RH 28 93 35 87 30 75 25 64 23
RH 35 41 76 93 47 39 68 86 41 32 56 73 36 27 47 64 32 25
PWind dir S SE E SE S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-010900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
Date 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 91 69 94 72
Temp 86 83 78 74 73 71 77 83 87 86 80 75 73 69 79 89 94 92 84 78 75 72
Dewpt 65 64 65 65 65 67 68 67 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 66 63 62 64 64 63 64
RH 50 53 64 74 76 87 74 59 50 51 62 74 79 93 67 47 36 37 51 62 66 76
Wind dir E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 5 8 8 6 8 8 6 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 5 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S S S S S S
Tstms C S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 2100 1000 4700 5500 1700 800 5100 8500 4800 600
T Wind Dir NE NE E NE SE SE S SW SE S
T Wind Spd 11 11 10 9 11 10 11 10 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/03 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 102 68 95 70 100 72 101 73 101
Temp 96 92 75 68 89 91 77 70 92 94 79 72 95 96 80 73 95 95
Dewpt 62 59 63 64 63 59 63 64 64 58 60 62 60 54 58 59 58 53
Min/Max RH 24 87 30 81 27 71 22 62 21
RH 33 33 66 87 42 34 62 81 40 30 52 71 31 25 47 62 29 24
PWind dir S SE SE SE S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ031-010900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
Date 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 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 71 91 70 96 73
Temp 88 87 78 76 73 71 76 82 87 89 80 75 72 70 79 87 94 94 84 80 75 73
Dewpt 68 68 70 70 70 70 70 70 68 67 69 69 70 70 72 70 68 67 69 68 69 69
RH 52 53 76 80 90 98 82 67 54 49 69 81 92 99 78 57 42 41 62 69 81 88
Wind dir NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S C C S S
Tstms C S S C C S S
Mix Hgt 900 1400 3800 5200 2500 800 4800 6900 3700 1100
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE E E SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 10 9 8 11 9 6 9 14 13
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 08/03 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25
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 102 69 94 70 101 74 105 76 105
Temp 97 96 76 69 87 92 77 70 94 98 82 75 98102 84 76100102
Dewpt 66 67 69 68 68 66 69 69 68 63 64 65 64 59 62 62 61 57
Min/Max RH 31 98 41 97 30 74 23 63 21
RH 36 40 81 97 55 44 76 97 44 33 56 72 33 25 48 63 28 23
PWind dir S SE E SE S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-010900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
Date 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 85 64 91 67
Temp 79 80 72 69 67 66 71 78 81 85 72 68 66 65 73 83 89 90 77 73 70 68
Dewpt 66 65 67 66 67 66 68 67 66 66 68 67 66 65 67 66 64 63 66 65 64 63
RH 64 60 84 90100100 90 69 60 53 87 97100100 81 57 44 41 69 76 81 84
Wind dir E NE E NE E NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 5
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.25 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S S S S S S S S S S
Tstms C S S S S S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 1700 800 4400 5000 1500 700 4600 7500 4400 900
T Wind Dir E E NE E SE SE S SW S SE
T Wind Spd 8 9 8 6 10 9 10 11 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/03 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 64 90 65 97 69 100 70 100
Temp 94 93 72 64 83 87 72 66 90 94 77 69 94 97 79 70 95 98
Dewpt 62 60 64 64 63 60 65 65 64 58 61 60 59 53 58 58 56 52
Min/Max RH 27 100 37 100 28 73 22 66 20
RH 35 33 76100 51 40 79 97 42 30 58 73 31 23 49 66 27 21
PWind dir S SE E SE S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
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