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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
TXZ024-030900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
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 88 62 94 63
Temp 72 68 66 74 82 86 83 73 69 66 64 78 88 93 90 78 72 68 65
Dewpt 60 60 61 63 60 56 56 58 59 58 58 59 54 52 54 58 59 59 60
RH 67 75 85 67 46 36 39 59 71 76 83 52 31 26 31 52 65 72 84
Wind dir S W NW N NE NE NE E SW SW W W SW SW S SW SW NW N
Wind spd 4 4 5 5 8 8 8 4 2 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 5600 7500 600 500 8800 12000 2500 500
T Wind Dir SW N N E SW W W SW NW
T Wind Spd 6 10 11 6 6 11 9 12 12
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 09/04 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25
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 92 71 89 60 77 60 80 62 81
Temp 83 88 75 73 84 79 65 61 70 73 64 62 73 75 66 64 72 75
Dewpt 59 58 58 54 56 60 58 55 56 59 60 61 63 63 65 64 65 65
Min/Max RH 33 58 36 81 53 97 61 100 68
RH 43 37 57 51 37 51 77 81 61 63 88 97 72 66 99100 78 71
PWind dir E SW SE NE E SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 30 40 50 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S C C C
$$
TXZ026-030900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 88 62 94 64
Temp 72 69 66 75 83 85 84 74 69 65 62 74 87 91 90 79 73 69 66
Dewpt 61 62 62 63 62 59 57 60 60 60 60 60 58 56 54 58 59 61 61
RH 68 78 87 66 49 41 40 62 73 84 93 62 38 31 30 49 62 76 84
Wind dir SE N E NE NE N NE NE E W W W SW SW S S SW N NE
Wind spd 3 4 5 5 8 9 8 4 2 2 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 300 5300 7100 400 300 5200 9200 2300 400
T Wind Dir E NE N NE S W W S N
T Wind Spd 6 8 11 9 4 9 11 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/04 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 71 90 60 81 62 80 62 79
Temp 83 89 76 71 85 81 68 62 73 75 66 62 74 76 67 63 72 75
Dewpt 61 59 60 57 58 58 58 56 57 59 60 60 63 63 64 63 64 64
Min/Max RH 35 62 39 81 50 93 62 100 64
RH 48 37 58 61 40 46 70 81 57 58 81 93 69 64 90100 76 69
PWind dir E S NE NE E E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 30 40 50 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C S S
$$
TXZ043-030900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
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 63 94 68
Temp 74 70 67 78 86 90 88 78 72 68 64 77 88 92 93 82 76 73 70
Dewpt 62 62 62 61 60 59 57 60 61 61 61 61 56 54 53 55 56 57 58
RH 67 77 84 56 42 35 35 53 68 80 90 58 34 28 26 40 50 58 67
Wind dir SE S NW NW N N NE NE NE N NW W W SW S S S SW W
Wind spd 3 2 3 5 5 8 8 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 6000 8000 500 500 6100 9800 4800 500
T Wind Dir SE N N E E W W S SW
T Wind Spd 6 5 10 9 6 6 8 11 13
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 09/04 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25
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 74 97 64 85 64 85 64 85
Temp 91 95 80 75 92 89 74 66 78 80 69 65 77 81 70 66 77 79
Dewpt 56 53 55 55 55 55 61 59 59 58 63 63 64 64 66 66 67 66
Min/Max RH 24 51 27 80 44 93 55 100 59
RH 32 24 43 50 29 33 65 78 52 47 81 92 66 57 88100 70 64
PWind dir W S SW E E SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 20 30 40 50 50
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C S S
$$
TXZ035-030900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 92 63 95 66
Temp 72 69 65 77 86 90 86 75 69 67 63 77 86 93 91 79 74 71 67
Dewpt 59 59 58 60 58 53 54 57 57 58 58 59 56 53 53 56 56 56 56
RH 64 70 78 56 39 28 34 54 66 73 84 54 36 26 28 45 53 59 68
Wind dir S W W N N NE NE E E SE W SW SW SW S S SW SW W
Wind spd 5 5 5 6 9 10 10 6 5 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 8 8
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 6800 8500 800 400 6500 10600 1800 500
T Wind Dir SW NW N E S W W S SW
T Wind Spd 8 10 12 10 6 9 10 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/04 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 72 95 63 83 62 84 63 87
Temp 90 93 78 72 89 85 70 63 76 78 68 63 75 79 68 64 77 81
Dewpt 56 51 53 52 54 54 59 57 59 58 60 61 63 62 64 63 64 64
Min/Max RH 21 49 24 81 47 93 51 97 49
RH 32 24 42 49 31 35 68 81 56 50 76 93 66 56 87 97 64 56
PWind dir SW SW S E SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 40 40 50 40
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C
$$
TXZ031-030900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
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 66 90 63 96 65
Temp 72 70 68 76 85 87 86 75 70 66 64 77 89 92 92 80 75 70 66
Dewpt 63 63 64 65 63 60 58 61 61 61 60 61 58 55 56 60 59 61 62
RH 73 79 88 68 48 40 40 61 75 84 89 59 36 29 31 51 58 73 87
Wind dir S NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE W W W SW S S S SW NW N
Wind spd 3 2 3 5 8 8 6 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 5700 7600 600 600 6200 10300 3100 600
T Wind Dir E NE N E SW W W SW NW
T Wind Spd 6 8 10 8 4 8 11 14 11
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 09/04 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25
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 95 72 93 61 83 62 82 62 82
Temp 86 90 77 73 89 83 68 62 76 78 66 64 75 77 68 66 75 76
Dewpt 61 60 60 56 57 61 60 57 57 59 63 63 66 65 67 65 67 66
Min/Max RH 34 57 34 86 49 98 65 100 69
RH 45 37 56 57 34 47 76 83 54 53 89 98 72 68 97 99 76 72
PWind dir E S N NE E SE SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 30 40 50 50
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C S S
$$
TXZ029-030900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 88 59 91 60
Temp 68 65 62 73 82 86 83 70 65 62 59 74 85 90 88 74 69 65 61
Dewpt 59 59 58 59 55 51 52 56 56 57 56 57 53 51 53 56 58 58 57
RH 73 81 87 62 40 30 34 61 73 84 90 55 33 26 30 53 68 78 87
Wind dir S W N N N NE NE E SE S W SW SW SW SW S SW W NW
Wind spd 4 3 4 5 9 9 8 5 3 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 6100 8100 700 500 8400 11500 2600 500
T Wind Dir SW N N E S W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 12 13 9 6 11 11 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/04 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 66 90 57 77 58 80 59 82
Temp 86 89 73 68 85 80 64 59 71 73 63 60 71 75 64 62 74 76
Dewpt 55 51 54 51 52 55 58 55 57 58 60 60 61 61 64 62 64 64
Min/Max RH 24 55 29 87 53 100 56 100 56
RH 35 27 51 55 32 42 81 87 61 59 90100 71 62 100100 71 66
PWind dir SW SW S E E SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 40 40 50 40
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C
$$
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