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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
248 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
TXZ024-240900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue
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 91 70 90 63
Temp 91 88 79 74 71 69 77 84 89 87 79 75 73 71 77 84 86 83 74 69 66 64
Dewpt 55 56 58 61 62 64 64 63 61 61 64 63 62 62 62 60 59 61 65 65 65 64
RH 30 33 50 64 74 84 66 49 40 43 60 67 68 73 59 46 40 48 74 86 97100
Wind dir E E E E NE N SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE E E E NE NE
Wind spd 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 8 9 8 6 5 5 5 9 9 10 9 8 6 6
Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.08
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S C S C S S
Mix Hgt 700 800 4800 6900 1200 600 4100 4400 2400 1400
T Wind Dir E E SE S SE SE S E NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 6 6 10 14 11 9 14 19 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 08/26 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 72 61 81 66 92 67 85 63 79
Temp 70 71 64 63 73 78 69 67 85 84 72 68 79 79 67 65 72 75
Dewpt 63 65 64 63 66 66 68 67 66 66 70 67 67 66 67 65 66 65
Min/Max RH 75 100 60 100 44 97 56 100 66
RH 79 81 100100 78 66 96 99 53 56 92 97 67 65 100100 83 72
PWind dir E E SE S SW SW N NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 50 40 40 30 30 50 40 50 50
Rain shwrs C C S C C S S C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S S S S S C C S C S S S
$$
TXZ026-240900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 91 70 89 64
Temp 91 90 80 76 73 70 77 85 88 86 80 76 73 71 75 83 84 82 74 70 66 64
Dewpt 57 57 62 65 66 66 65 65 63 63 63 63 62 63 63 62 62 61 63 64 64 63
RH 32 33 54 69 79 87 67 51 43 46 56 64 68 76 66 49 48 49 69 81 93 97
Wind dir NE E E E NE NE E SE E E SE SE SE E SE SE E E E E NE NE
Wind spd 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 11 11 9 9 9
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.08
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C C
Tstms S S S S C S C S S
Mix Hgt 500 600 4800 6400 500 500 4100 4200 2100 1900
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 9 8 8 11 11 11 16 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/26 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 75 62 81 66 91 67 85 64 80
Temp 73 72 65 63 74 78 71 67 85 85 73 67 79 78 69 65 74 76
Dewpt 65 65 64 63 67 66 66 66 69 67 69 67 68 67 66 65 66 65
Min/Max RH 74 100 64 97 50 100 63 100 67
RH 76 79 97100 79 67 84 97 59 55 87100 69 69 90100 76 69
PWind dir E E SE SE S S N NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 40 30 30 20 30 60 40 50 40
Rain shwrs C C C C S S C C L C C C C C C
Tstms S C S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-240900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue
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 69 94 70 98 68
Temp 92 92 82 77 73 70 80 88 92 91 82 77 73 71 83 91 94 92 82 77 71 68
Dewpt 56 55 58 60 60 62 63 61 61 60 61 62 62 61 62 61 58 58 61 63 64 65
RH 30 30 44 57 64 76 57 41 37 36 49 60 67 72 49 37 30 32 49 62 80 92
Wind dir NE E E E NE NE E E E E E SE SE S SW S S SE E E E NE
Wind spd 8 9 5 3 3 2 3 5 6 8 5 5 4 4 5 6 8 9 9 8 6 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 600 500 6200 8100 1100 500 8900 11200 2700 1700
T Wind Dir E E E E SE S SW S NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 6 6 8 11 11 13 13 20 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 08/26 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 83 64 86 68 95 70 91 65 83
Temp 79 80 70 66 79 83 74 70 87 91 77 71 83 85 72 68 76 79
Dewpt 65 65 66 66 67 67 69 69 67 65 69 69 67 67 70 68 67 68
Min/Max RH 56 100 55 99 42 93 51 100 67
RH 62 61 88100 67 59 86 99 51 43 76 93 59 56 92100 75 69
PWind dir NE E SE SE S S S NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 30 30 40 20 20 40 40 50 50
Rain shwrs S C S C C C S S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms C S C S S C S C S S C
$$
TXZ035-240900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 93 70 94 66
Temp 91 88 79 73 71 68 79 87 90 87 80 76 73 71 80 88 91 87 78 73 70 67
Dewpt 55 54 55 56 57 58 60 60 59 59 60 60 59 59 60 60 58 58 61 61 62 63
RH 30 31 44 55 61 70 52 40 35 39 51 58 62 66 51 39 33 38 56 66 76 87
Wind dir E E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW S SE E E E E
Wind spd 9 10 8 5 4 4 4 5 6 10 10 9 9 6 9 11 10 11 12 11 9 9
Clouds SC FW SC B1 FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C S
Tstms S S C S
Mix Hgt 2000 500 6500 7900 1500 500 6600 9200 2600 1400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SW S E NE
T Wind Spd 11 9 6 9 13 13 16 13 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/26 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 63 84 67 92 69 89 64 83
Temp 78 76 67 65 76 78 72 69 85 85 74 70 82 79 69 66 77 76
Dewpt 65 65 64 63 67 65 66 66 66 64 67 66 66 65 66 65 66 65
Min/Max RH 60 93 60 90 44 87 48 97 58
RH 64 69 90 93 74 64 81 90 53 50 79 87 58 62 90 97 69 69
PWind dir E E SE S S S NW E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 30 40 40 30 20 50 40 50 50
Rain shwrs S C S C C C C C S C C S C C C C C
Tstms C S C C S C S C C S C
$$
TXZ031-240900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue
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 69 93 70 95 65
Temp 92 91 81 77 73 70 78 87 90 88 81 77 73 71 79 88 89 86 77 72 67 65
Dewpt 58 59 61 64 66 66 66 65 64 64 65 64 64 63 63 62 61 63 66 66 66 65
RH 33 34 51 65 79 88 66 49 43 45 59 64 73 76 59 42 40 46 70 81 98100
Wind dir NE E E E NE NE E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE E E E NE NE
Wind spd 6 5 5 3 3 2 4 5 6 8 5 5 5 4 5 8 9 9 9 8 6 5
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 10 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C
Tstms S S S C S C S S
Mix Hgt 700 1000 5100 7100 1000 600 6500 6000 2600 2200
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE S E NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 9 6 8 11 11 11 14 20 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 08/26 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 76 62 84 67 94 68 88 64 80
Temp 74 74 66 65 76 81 72 68 87 88 75 70 81 80 69 67 73 77
Dewpt 66 67 66 64 67 68 70 68 69 68 71 69 68 69 69 67 69 68
Min/Max RH 73 100 64 100 48 99 61 100 73
RH 76 80 100 97 74 65 94100 56 53 89 98 66 69 100100 86 75
PWind dir E E SE SE S S N NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 40 40 30 20 30 50 40 50 40
Rain shwrs C C S C C S S S C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C S S S C C S C S S S
$$
TXZ029-240900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
248 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 89 66 90 60
Temp 88 86 74 70 67 64 75 82 87 85 75 72 69 67 75 83 86 84 73 68 64 61
Dewpt 54 53 55 57 58 59 61 60 58 59 62 60 61 61 60 58 57 59 62 62 63 61
RH 31 32 51 63 73 84 62 47 38 41 64 66 76 81 60 43 37 43 68 81 97100
Wind dir E E E SE E NE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE E E E E
Wind spd 6 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 8 9 9 9 9 8 6 5
Clouds FW SC B1 SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 10 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms C S C S
Mix Hgt 1800 500 6000 7800 700 500 5400 5900 2500 1400
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S SW S NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 8 8 9 13 13 13 14 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/26 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 75 59 80 62 89 63 84 60 78
Temp 70 72 63 62 72 78 67 65 81 84 69 65 77 78 66 63 71 74
Dewpt 63 64 63 62 65 64 67 65 66 65 67 65 66 64 66 63 65 65
Min/Max RH 69 100 60 100 46 100 54 100 64
RH 78 76 100100 79 62 100100 60 53 93100 69 62 100100 81 74
PWind dir E E SE S SW S N E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 30 30 30 50 40 50 50
Rain shwrs C C S C C S S C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms C S S S C C S C S S S
$$
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