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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 AM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
TXZ024-310900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 AM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date 07/29/25 Wed 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri
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 73 99 71 90 68
Temp 79 75 75 86 94 97 95 83 76 73 71 78 83 87 86 76 72 70 68
Dewpt 59 55 53 55 55 54 55 59 63 64 65 65 65 63 64 67 68 67 68
RH 51 50 47 35 27 24 27 44 64 73 81 66 53 45 49 74 88 91 99
Wind dir SW SW SW W SW S S NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 6 6 8 8 6 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 8 6 5 5 6
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 500 8900 10800 1400 1200 4300 4300 2000 1300
T Wind Dir SW SW S NW N N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 14 9 12 14 13 10 10 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 08/01 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25
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 86 66 92 71 100 71 99 72 102
Temp 80 84 71 66 83 90 76 71 94 93 75 71 91 95 77 72 96 97
Dewpt 68 66 68 66 68 66 67 66 63 62 68 67 63 61 66 66 62 57
Min/Max RH 51 100 43 84 29 87 30 81 24
RH 67 55 91100 62 45 76 84 37 36 80 87 41 33 69 80 33 27
PWind dir NE E SE S S S SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 20 10 10 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ026-310900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 AM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date 07/29/25 Wed 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 101 72 93 69
Temp 82 78 73 87 96100 97 86 80 75 72 81 88 92 89 78 75 71 69
Dewpt 59 58 56 56 55 54 53 56 59 62 64 65 65 63 64 66 67 67 67
RH 46 50 55 35 25 22 23 36 49 64 76 58 47 38 44 67 76 87 93
Wind dir S S SW W SW S S S N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 8 9 9 9 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 400 9300 10600 600 1000 5100 6800 1400 1000
T Wind Dir S SW S S N N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 12 8 10 17 17 12 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/01 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 68 92 71 98 71 98 73 100
Temp 80 86 73 68 84 90 77 71 92 91 77 71 91 95 80 73 95 97
Dewpt 67 65 66 66 68 65 66 67 66 65 67 67 66 64 67 67 66 62
Min/Max RH 50 93 42 87 34 87 33 81 29
RH 65 50 79 93 59 44 69 87 43 42 71 87 44 36 65 81 39 32
PWind dir NE E E SE S SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 10 20 20 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-310900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 AM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date 07/29/25 Wed 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri
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 99 70 97 71
Temp 81 76 72 85 95 98 97 86 79 74 70 83 92 96 95 84 78 73 71
Dewpt 58 56 53 52 52 53 53 53 54 56 60 63 61 59 60 63 66 68 68
RH 46 50 51 32 24 22 23 32 42 54 70 52 37 29 31 50 67 83 91
Wind dir S SW W W SW S S S S NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 8100 9200 600 500 6300 9400 3800 900
T Wind Dir SW SW S S NW N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 10 6 9 12 13 11 12 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 08/01 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25
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 69 94 72 101 71 102 74 102
Temp 86 88 75 69 86 93 79 73 95 96 78 72 95 98 82 75 95 99
Dewpt 68 66 68 69 69 66 67 68 66 64 68 67 67 64 67 67 66 61
Min/Max RH 46 100 40 86 30 84 30 79 27
RH 55 49 78100 57 41 67 86 38 35 70 84 40 33 62 78 39 29
PWind dir NE NE E SE S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 10 10 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-310900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 AM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date 07/29/25 Wed 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 98 70 92 68
Temp 80 75 71 84 92 97 95 84 78 73 70 79 86 91 87 80 74 71 68
Dewpt 54 51 51 52 51 51 50 52 55 58 61 62 61 60 61 63 64 64 65
RH 41 43 49 33 25 21 22 33 45 59 73 56 43 36 42 56 71 79 90
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW S S NE NE N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 9 6 9 8 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 500 7800 9600 2300 600 4500 5900 1300 800
T Wind Dir SW SW S N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 11 9 10 13 16 11 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/01 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 68 94 71 101 71 100 72 100
Temp 83 87 74 68 87 92 79 71 94 94 77 71 92 95 79 72 94 97
Dewpt 65 64 65 65 66 63 64 64 61 59 63 64 63 58 63 64 62 57
Min/Max RH 44 90 37 79 26 79 27 76 24
RH 55 46 74 90 50 38 60 79 34 31 62 79 38 29 58 76 35 27
PWind dir E E S S SW S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ031-310900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 AM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date 07/29/25 Wed 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri
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 72 102 72 95 70
Temp 82 78 73 89 97100 98 86 80 75 72 81 90 94 90 80 75 72 70
Dewpt 62 59 55 54 54 55 54 57 59 63 66 66 65 63 65 69 69 70 69
RH 50 53 54 31 24 23 24 37 49 66 81 61 45 37 44 68 82 93 98
Wind dir S S SW SW S S S S N N N N N NE NE NE N NE NE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6
Clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 600 9600 10600 1000 800 5400 7200 2600 2000
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW N N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 8 10 13 18 13 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 08/01 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25
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 89 68 94 71 102 71 102 73 103
Temp 82 88 73 68 86 91 78 71 95 93 78 71 95 97 81 74 97 99
Dewpt 68 67 68 68 69 68 68 68 66 66 68 69 66 64 68 68 65 62
Min/Max RH 48 100 43 91 29 93 29 84 27
RH 65 50 83100 58 46 71 91 39 42 72 93 39 34 66 83 36 30
PWind dir NE E E SE S S SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 10 10 10 5 10 5
$$
TXZ029-310900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 AM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date 07/29/25 Wed 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 95 66 87 64
Temp 74 70 68 81 90 93 91 79 73 68 67 74 82 86 83 73 70 66 65
Dewpt 58 54 52 54 53 54 53 58 62 63 63 64 62 61 62 66 66 66 65
RH 57 57 57 39 28 27 28 49 68 84 87 71 51 43 49 79 87100100
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW S S N N N N N NE E E NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 500 7800 10300 900 600 4700 6300 1800 1000
T Wind Dir SW SW SW NW N NE E E E
T Wind Spd 13 13 8 12 14 13 9 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/01 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 63 91 66 98 66 97 68 98
Temp 79 83 69 64 83 90 73 67 92 92 73 67 90 93 75 68 92 96
Dewpt 66 64 66 64 66 63 65 64 61 59 65 64 60 57 64 63 61 55
Min/Max RH 48 100 40 93 28 93 26 84 25
RH 64 53 90100 57 41 76 90 36 33 76 90 37 30 69 84 36 25
PWind dir E E S S SW S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 20 10 10 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
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