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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1232 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
TXZ024-182100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1232 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 96 70 93
Temp 92 91 89 80 77 75 73 81 90 94 89 80 76 74 72 80 87 91 89
Dewpt 64 64 64 68 67 66 66 67 64 62 63 67 67 66 67 68 66 63 64
RH 41 41 44 66 72 74 79 63 43 36 43 63 73 77 83 67 49 41 44
Wind dir S S SE S S SW SW E SE E SE SW NW W NW NE NE E E
Wind spd 6 9 8 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.09 0.04 0
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S C C C C C C S
Tstms C C S S S S S S C C C C C C S
Mix Hgt 8300 700 500 5800 9100 1400 500 6400 7000
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SE W W N NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 9 6 8 10 9 8 9
RFTI 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
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
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 91 67 91 66 91 67 91
Temp 74 71 85 89 73 69 85 88 72 67 85 87 72 68 85 88
Dewpt 69 68 67 61 66 65 63 59 62 61 59 57 62 61 61 59
Max/Min RH 90 38 88 35 81 33 79 34
RH 84 90 55 39 79 87 47 37 70 81 41 36 71 78 45 38
PWind dir N NE SE NE SE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-182100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1232 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 74 96 72 93
Temp 92 94 92 83 79 77 74 82 91 95 92 83 78 75 72 80 88 92 91
Dewpt 66 64 65 66 67 66 66 68 66 64 62 66 67 68 68 69 67 65 65
RH 43 37 41 57 67 69 76 63 44 36 37 57 69 79 87 69 50 41 42
Wind dir S SE S S SE S E E SE SE SE E E NW N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 6 8 8 5 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 4 3 3 5 4 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C C C S
Tstms S S S S S C C C C C C S
Mix Hgt 6800 500 300 5500 7600 800 400 6100 7300
T Wind Dir S S S S SE NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 6 6 6 9 6 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 91 68 92 67 92 68 92
Temp 76 70 86 90 75 69 86 88 74 67 86 88 75 68 86 88
Dewpt 68 68 68 61 66 65 64 59 61 61 61 58 62 62 63 59
Max/Min RH 93 37 87 35 81 33 81 35
RH 76 93 55 38 74 87 48 38 64 81 43 36 64 81 46 38
PWind dir NE NE E NE E NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-182100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1232 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 98 74 99 72 95
Temp 93 95 92 85 80 78 74 84 92 96 94 85 80 76 74 82 88 92 92
Dewpt 65 63 65 66 67 66 66 65 63 62 62 65 66 68 68 68 67 65 65
RH 40 35 41 53 65 68 76 54 39 33 36 51 62 78 82 63 51 41 41
Wind dir S S S SE SE S SE S E E E E SE N NW NE NE NE E
Wind spd 5 6 8 5 4 4 2 3 3 4 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.03
Rain shwrs C S S S S S S S S C C C C S
Tstms C S S S S S S S S C C C C S
Mix Hgt 7200 700 500 6800 9400 1500 500 4600 7700
T Wind Dir S SE S SW E E NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 9 6 6 9 8 6 9
RFTI 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
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
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 94 69 94 67 94 68 94
Temp 77 72 87 92 77 70 88 91 76 68 87 90 76 69 88 91
Dewpt 69 69 68 61 66 67 64 60 62 62 61 59 63 63 62 60
Max/Min RH 91 36 90 35 81 33 81 34
RH 78 91 53 36 71 90 46 37 63 81 42 35 65 81 42 36
PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE
Wind char <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
PoP 12hr 20 30 10 10 5 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S S S C
Tstms S S S C
$$
TXZ035-182100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1232 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 72 96 70 93
Temp 90 93 89 82 78 76 72 82 90 93 88 80 77 73 70 80 87 90 87
Dewpt 66 63 63 65 65 64 64 65 63 62 62 65 65 65 66 67 65 64 64
RH 45 37 42 56 64 66 76 56 41 36 42 60 67 76 87 65 48 42 46
Wind dir S S SE SE SE W SE S S SE E SE E NE NW N NE E E
Wind spd 8 9 9 6 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 3 2 4 4 5 5 6
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 40 40
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.07 0.01
Rain shwrs S C S S S S S S S C C C C C C S
Tstms S C S S S S S S S C C C C C C S
Mix Hgt 7900 1200 500 7300 7400 1200 500 6700 7000
T Wind Dir S SE S SW SE SE N N NE
T Wind Spd 12 12 10 9 6 10 8 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 92 67 92 66 92 67 92
Temp 75 68 86 88 74 68 86 88 74 66 86 87 73 67 86 88
Dewpt 67 66 66 59 63 64 62 57 60 60 58 56 60 60 61 57
Max/Min RH 93 37 87 33 81 32 78 32
RH 76 93 51 38 69 87 45 35 62 81 39 35 64 78 43 35
PWind dir NE NE E E E NE E S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-182100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1232 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 74 99 72 96
Temp 94 95 92 84 79 77 74 83 92 95 93 85 79 76 73 82 90 93 92
Dewpt 66 64 66 68 68 68 68 68 66 65 64 67 68 69 69 70 67 67 67
RH 40 36 43 60 70 74 83 62 44 37 39 56 70 81 88 67 48 44 44
Wind dir S S S S SE SE E SE S SE SE E SE W N N NE NE NE
Wind spd 6 8 6 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.09 0
Rain shwrs C S S S S C C C C C C S
Tstms C S S S S C C C C C C S
Mix Hgt 8000 800 600 6400 7400 1500 600 6800 7400
T Wind Dir S S S S SE NE NW N NE
T Wind Spd 11 10 8 6 6 10 8 8 9
RFTI 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
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
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 71 93 68 93 67 94 68 93
Temp 76 71 87 91 76 69 87 90 75 67 87 90 75 69 88 90
Dewpt 70 71 68 63 68 67 65 61 63 63 62 60 65 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 100 38 93 36 88 34 83 36
RH 82100 54 40 76 93 49 38 68 88 44 36 70 83 45 38
PWind dir NE NE E NE E NE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ029-182100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1232 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 67 93 66 91
Temp 88 91 87 77 73 72 68 78 86 90 86 77 72 69 67 77 85 88 86
Dewpt 64 61 63 65 65 65 65 65 62 61 63 65 65 65 65 66 64 62 62
RH 45 37 45 67 76 79 90 64 45 38 46 67 79 87 93 69 50 42 45
Wind dir SW S S SE S S S SE S SE E E W W NW N E E E
Wind spd 6 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 40 30
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0.08 0.15 0.01
Rain shwrs S C S S S S S S S C C C C C C
Tstms S C S S S S S S S C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 8800 800 500 8100 8200 600 500 7500 8000
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW E NW N NE
T Wind Spd 12 13 11 8 8 10 9 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 89 63 90 62 89 63 90
Temp 71 66 83 87 70 64 83 87 69 63 83 86 69 63 83 86
Dewpt 66 65 65 60 64 64 61 57 60 60 58 56 60 60 59 57
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 34 90 34 90 34
RH 84 97 55 40 81100 48 36 73 90 43 36 73 90 44 37
PWind dir E NE SE E E NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
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