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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025
TXZ024-032100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025
Date Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25
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 94 67 88 66 95
Temp 71 67 75 85 94 87 76 71 67 68 73 81 87 85 76 71 68 67 77 88 94 92
Dewpt 65 66 66 66 66 67 69 70 67 67 67 67 66 66 68 68 67 67 68 66 65 64
RH 83 97 73 54 39 52 81 96100 99 81 63 50 53 76 92 96100 72 49 39 40
Wind dir SE E SE S S E SE E N N NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 8 10 9 10 9 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 9 11 11
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.09 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
Mix Hgt 4100 5800 1200 1000 3800 5200 3600 500 4500 7500
T Wind Dir SE S SE E E E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 12 6 8 9 16 12 17 18
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 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25
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 72 100 74 101 75 102 75 99
Temp 77 72 95 96 80 75 97 98 80 75 97 98 81 76 95 94
Dewpt 65 64 63 61 62 60 59 56 60 60 58 56 60 60 61 59
Max/Min RH 76 29 62 23 60 22 59 28
RH 68 76 35 32 53 61 29 25 51 59 28 25 50 59 32 31
PWind dir S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-032100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025
Date Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 68 89 69 95
Temp 73 70 76 86 94 89 79 74 70 68 74 82 87 88 78 75 71 69 78 87 93 94
Dewpt 66 67 68 68 67 67 68 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 68 67 67 67 69 68 66 65
RH 79 90 76 55 41 48 69 79 90 97 79 61 50 48 71 76 87 93 74 53 41 39
Wind dir SE NE SE S SE SE E SE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind spd 8 8 9 11 10 11 9 8 6 8 6 6 8 9 9 8 5 5 6 9 10 12
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 60 30 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.16 0.23 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L S S C S
Tstms C L S S C S
Mix Hgt 3100 5000 800 700 3300 5300 3500 500 4800 6500
T Wind Dir SE S SE E E E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 17 13 12 9 8 10 12 10 13 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 73 100 74 102 75 103 75 100
Temp 79 73 94 97 82 74 96100 83 75 98100 84 75 96 97
Dewpt 65 65 65 61 62 62 61 57 60 62 61 57 60 62 63 59
Max/Min RH 76 29 66 23 64 23 64 27
RH 62 76 39 31 51 66 32 24 46 64 30 24 44 64 34 29
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ043-032100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025
Date Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25
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 68 91 68 96
Temp 74 70 77 88 97 93 78 72 69 69 77 84 89 90 81 75 71 69 79 89 95 95
Dewpt 68 67 68 68 67 68 69 70 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 69 70 69 69 68 66 65
RH 81 89 74 52 38 44 74 92100100 76 62 50 49 65 82 97100 73 51 39 38
Wind dir E E NE SE S SE SE SE W NE E E E E E SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind spd 5 3 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 8 5 5 4 5 5 6 9
Clouds FW SC B1 SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.16 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S C C
Tstms C S S S C C
Mix Hgt 3600 6600 1000 700 4200 5400 3500 500 5500 7600
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE E E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 13 16 16 10 10 13 12 10 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 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25
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 72 100 73 101 75 102 75 100
Temp 80 73 94 99 82 74 95100 83 76 96 99 83 75 95 97
Dewpt 66 67 67 62 63 64 63 59 63 64 63 59 62 65 64 60
Max/Min RH 83 29 72 25 66 25 70 28
RH 62 83 42 31 53 72 35 26 50 66 34 27 49 70 36 30
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
$$
TXZ035-032100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025
Date Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 66 93 69 98
Temp 74 69 79 87 97 92 79 73 71 68 77 85 92 90 81 75 72 69 80 89 96 97
Dewpt 64 65 65 65 64 63 64 65 66 65 67 66 66 64 65 66 65 66 67 66 62 60
RH 71 87 62 48 34 38 60 76 84 90 71 53 43 42 58 74 79 90 65 47 33 30
Wind dir S SE SE S S SE E SE SE NE E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 9 8 10 12 10 10 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 11 9 8 9 11 11 12
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 4000 7100 1600 500 3800 5900 4200 500 4300 7100
T Wind Dir SE SW SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 18 12 11 11 18 14 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 73 101 74 102 74 103 73 99
Temp 80 73 94 98 82 74 95 99 82 74 96 99 82 73 93 95
Dewpt 62 63 62 57 59 60 59 54 57 59 58 54 57 59 60 57
Max/Min RH 71 24 62 21 59 20 62 26
RH 54 71 35 26 46 62 30 22 43 59 28 22 43 62 33 28
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-032100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025
Date Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25
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 68 90 68 96
Temp 72 68 75 86 97 90 79 73 70 69 75 83 89 88 78 74 70 68 78 88 94 95
Dewpt 68 68 68 69 68 69 71 70 69 68 69 68 68 68 70 70 69 68 70 68 66 66
RH 87100 79 56 40 51 77 91 96 99 81 61 51 52 75 87 99100 78 52 40 39
Wind dir SE NE SE S S SE E SE S NE E E E E E SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind spd 5 5 8 10 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 8 6 5 5 4 5 8 9 10
Clouds SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 60 30 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.11 0.14 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L S S C S
Tstms C L S S C S
Mix Hgt 3300 5800 1100 800 4100 5700 3600 600 5200 7200
T Wind Dir SE S E SE E E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 16 14 13 8 9 10 12 9 13 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 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25
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 73 102 74 103 75 103 75 101
Temp 79 73 96 98 82 75 97100 83 76 99100 84 76 96 97
Dewpt 68 68 66 63 64 64 62 59 62 63 61 59 61 64 64 61
Max/Min RH 84 30 71 25 66 25 68 28
RH 69 83 38 32 55 70 33 26 50 65 30 26 47 68 35 31
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ029-032100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025
Date Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 63 87 63 93
Temp 68 64 74 85 94 88 72 67 64 64 72 80 87 85 75 69 66 64 75 87 93 91
Dewpt 65 64 65 65 63 64 67 67 64 64 67 66 65 64 67 66 66 64 66 66 64 62
RH 90100 74 51 36 45 84100100100 84 62 48 50 76 90100100 74 50 39 38
Wind dir S E SE S S SE E E SE N E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 9 10 9 8 9 6 5 5 5 6 9 9 8 6 5 5 8 9 10 10
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S
Tstms C S S S
Mix Hgt 4200 6600 1000 500 4000 5700 3900 500 4700 7000
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 18 13 16 11 10 10 17 14 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 97 69 98 69 99 70 95
Temp 75 69 92 94 77 70 93 95 76 69 94 95 77 70 91 92
Dewpt 63 63 62 59 60 60 58 54 57 59 57 55 58 59 60 58
Max/Min RH 81 29 73 24 70 23 68 30
RH 66 81 37 31 56 71 31 25 52 70 29 26 52 68 36 32
PWind dir S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 5
$$
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