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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
TXZ024-250900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed
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 90 63 77 62
Temp 90 88 77 74 71 69 76 84 87 82 73 68 66 64 66 71 75 74 68 66 66 64
Dewpt 61 62 66 65 64 63 64 62 61 63 65 65 64 64 64 62 62 63 64 64 63 62
RH 38 43 70 75 78 80 66 47 41 53 75 90 91 99 91 74 64 67 86 94 90 94
Wind dir SE SE E S S W NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE
Wind spd 8 9 6 6 5 4 5 6 10 13 12 10 9 9 6 8 9 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 40 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.38 0.26 0.02 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S C C C C C C S S S S
Mix Hgt 700 600 3600 5100 1800 1600 2000 2500 2000 900
T Wind Dir SE S S E E NE NE E E SE
T Wind Spd 13 10 9 16 18 13 13 11 9 6
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 08/27 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
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 71 95 66 87 64 84 63 82
Temp 82 86 75 72 89 85 71 67 79 79 69 66 76 76 67 65 75 77
Dewpt 63 61 65 64 63 65 68 66 64 64 68 66 65 65 67 65 65 63
Min/Max RH 41 78 38 98 50 100 56 100 58
RH 53 44 71 76 41 51 90 97 60 60 98100 69 70 100100 71 64
PWind dir S S SW NE NE SE SE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 30 50 40 40 50 40 30
Rain shwrs C C C C C S C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C S C S S C S C
$$
TXZ026-250900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 90 63 77 63
Temp 89 89 79 77 73 71 76 84 85 82 73 69 67 64 66 72 75 75 69 67 65 64
Dewpt 64 62 64 63 64 63 63 62 62 63 64 64 63 62 62 62 62 62 63 62 62 62
RH 44 41 60 62 73 76 64 48 46 53 73 84 87 93 87 71 64 64 81 84 90 93
Wind dir SE SE E SE SE SE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E
Wind spd 5 8 6 6 6 4 8 8 10 12 13 10 10 11 9 8 9 9 8 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C S S
Tstms S S S S C C C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 400 400 3400 4400 2100 2100 2100 2600 1700 400
T Wind Dir SE E E E NE NE NE E E E
T Wind Spd 13 10 11 16 19 17 16 12 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/27 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 71 95 66 86 64 84 64 83
Temp 81 86 77 72 89 87 73 67 80 80 69 65 78 78 69 65 78 79
Dewpt 65 63 65 65 65 64 67 65 65 63 65 64 65 64 65 65 66 63
Min/Max RH 45 79 42 93 53 97 60 100 56
RH 58 46 67 79 45 46 81 93 60 56 87 97 64 62 87100 67 58
PWind dir SE S SW NE NE E SE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 30 40 30 40 40 30 30
Rain shwrs C C C C C S C C C S C C S
Tstms C C C S C S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-250900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed
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 98 68 85 65
Temp 92 92 83 77 73 70 83 92 95 93 83 77 72 69 73 79 84 83 77 72 69 66
Dewpt 62 61 61 62 62 61 61 59 58 58 61 61 63 63 63 62 62 63 63 63 63 64
RH 37 36 48 60 70 75 49 34 29 32 48 59 73 81 70 57 48 51 64 75 83 92
Wind dir E E E E SE S SW S SE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
Wind spd 5 8 5 5 5 3 5 6 6 9 13 13 12 8 6 6 9 10 9 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 500 7100 9900 2300 2200 2900 4400 3100 600
T Wind Dir E S SW S E NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 11 11 9 10 21 18 16 16 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 08/27 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
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 94 72 99 69 92 66 87 65 83
Temp 85 90 79 73 92 93 77 70 83 86 72 68 79 83 70 67 77 80
Dewpt 65 63 66 67 64 63 68 69 66 65 69 68 67 65 68 67 66 65
Min/Max RH 40 81 35 95 48 100 53 100 59
RH 51 41 66 81 41 37 75 95 57 51 92100 66 55 93100 70 60
PWind dir SE S SW E E E SE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 40 30 40 40 40 40
Rain shwrs S C C S C S C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S C S C C S C
$$
TXZ035-250900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 96 66 82 64
Temp 91 88 80 75 72 68 80 89 93 87 79 72 70 68 71 77 82 78 72 68 68 65
Dewpt 60 60 61 61 60 60 60 59 57 58 61 61 61 62 61 62 62 62 63 62 61 61
RH 36 39 52 62 66 76 51 37 30 38 54 68 73 81 71 60 51 58 73 81 78 87
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW S E E E NE E E E E E E E E SE
Wind spd 8 10 9 9 9 4 9 9 8 11 13 13 10 10 9 9 11 14 12 10 9 9
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 1700 500 6700 9700 2200 1400 3400 4700 2600 1100
T Wind Dir SE S SW S E E E E E SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 12 12 21 18 14 13 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/27 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 71 96 67 89 65 85 64 84
Temp 83 86 76 72 90 86 74 69 82 81 71 67 78 76 68 65 77 76
Dewpt 65 62 63 63 63 63 66 65 65 64 65 64 65 65 66 65 65 64
Min/Max RH 39 73 36 87 50 90 55 100 54
RH 55 45 64 73 41 46 76 87 56 56 81 90 64 69 93100 67 66
PWind dir S S SW E SE SE S E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 50 40 50 50 50 40
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S C C S S C S C
$$
TXZ031-250900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed
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 95 64 80 64
Temp 91 91 81 77 73 70 79 89 89 85 76 71 68 66 70 75 78 78 72 68 66 65
Dewpt 64 64 66 65 65 65 64 62 62 63 65 66 65 65 64 64 64 64 65 65 64 64
RH 42 41 61 68 77 84 61 42 41 49 69 85 92 97 83 70 62 63 80 90 93 98
Wind dir SE SE E SE SE N E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
Wind spd 5 6 5 5 5 3 6 6 8 12 13 10 10 9 8 8 9 9 6 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S
Tstms S S S S C C S S
Mix Hgt 700 600 5100 6100 2400 2100 2400 3100 2200 600
T Wind Dir E E E E NE NE NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 12 10 9 14 19 16 14 12 8 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 08/27 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
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 72 98 68 89 65 86 64 84
Temp 83 89 78 73 92 90 74 69 81 82 70 67 78 79 69 67 77 80
Dewpt 66 64 67 67 65 66 70 69 67 66 70 67 67 67 69 67 67 65
Min/Max RH 44 81 39 100 55 100 61 100 61
RH 56 45 70 81 42 46 88100 63 59 99100 69 68 100100 71 62
PWind dir SE S SW NE NE E SE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 30 40 30 40 40 40 30
Rain shwrs C C C C C S C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C S C S C S S S
$$
TXZ029-250900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 91 61 77 59
Temp 87 86 76 72 68 65 76 83 88 85 73 67 64 62 66 71 75 75 67 65 63 61
Dewpt 59 60 63 63 62 61 60 59 57 59 62 63 63 62 62 62 61 61 63 63 62 61
RH 39 42 64 73 81 87 58 44 35 41 68 87 97100 87 73 62 62 87 93 97100
Wind dir S S SE SE S SW S SW SE E E E NE E E E E E E E SE SE
Wind spd 6 8 6 6 5 4 8 5 8 11 13 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S S S
Tstms S S S S C C S S S S
Mix Hgt 900 500 5400 8500 1500 1400 2000 2400 2000 500
T Wind Dir SE S S S E E E E E SE
T Wind Spd 14 13 12 12 20 17 16 13 12 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/27 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 66 92 63 86 61 82 59 80
Temp 79 84 72 67 86 84 69 64 78 80 66 64 75 75 65 63 73 76
Dewpt 63 61 63 63 62 63 66 64 64 63 66 63 64 65 65 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 43 87 41 100 51 100 56 100 58
RH 58 46 73 87 45 49 90100 62 56 100 97 69 71 100100 71 62
PWind dir S S SW E SE SE S E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 30 50 40 50 50 50 40
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C S C C S C S C
$$
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