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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
TXZ024-012100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 89 64 88 61 93
Temp 68 65 77 86 88 85 74 70 66 64 74 83 87 84 72 67 63 61 75 86 92 88
Dewpt 64 63 65 60 57 58 62 61 61 61 63 60 55 56 59 60 59 59 61 57 55 58
RH 88 94 66 41 35 40 65 74 83 90 69 45 33 38 64 80 87 93 61 37 29 36
Wind dir NW NW NW N NE E SE W NW NW N NE NE NE E S SW W SW SW SW S
Wind spd 3 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 6 4 2 3 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 8300 9200 500 500 5900 7800 3700 500 6100 10000
T Wind Dir NW N S NW N N E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 11 10 6 10 13 10 9 11 11
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 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
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 62 87 66 91 61 86 63 85
Temp 71 63 80 84 70 67 88 85 67 62 77 80 67 63 79 79
Dewpt 61 60 60 60 62 58 56 59 60 58 59 59 61 61 61 62
Max/Min RH 90 39 76 31 87 42 91 47
RH 72 90 51 44 75 73 34 42 77 87 53 49 80 91 53 55
PWind dir SW E S SW NE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 20 30 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S C C S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-012100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 65 87 62 92
Temp 69 66 75 85 87 86 76 71 67 65 73 83 86 84 73 68 64 62 73 85 91 89
Dewpt 65 65 66 63 61 60 62 63 63 63 63 62 59 57 60 60 60 60 61 60 58 57
RH 87 97 74 48 42 42 62 76 87 93 71 49 40 40 64 76 87 93 66 43 33 34
Wind dir NE NW N N E E SE SE N N N N N NE E E SW W SW SW S S
Wind spd 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 8 9 8 6 5 2 2 3 3 4 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 6400 6300 400 300 5800 7000 3400 300 4300 7000
T Wind Dir N NE SE N N N E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 10 10 6 11 11 10 8 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 87 67 91 62 85 64 85
Temp 72 63 80 86 73 67 86 85 69 62 77 81 69 64 79 80
Dewpt 61 61 62 61 62 60 60 60 60 59 59 59 62 61 62 62
Max/Min RH 93 43 81 37 90 44 90 48
RH 68 93 54 43 68 78 42 43 73 90 54 47 78 90 56 54
PWind dir E E SE SE NE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ043-012100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 91 66 91 62 94
Temp 71 66 77 86 90 88 78 73 69 66 78 87 90 88 77 71 65 62 76 86 92 93
Dewpt 68 66 68 63 59 59 62 63 63 62 63 62 59 57 60 61 61 61 61 57 55 54
RH 92100 73 46 36 38 59 71 83 89 61 44 36 36 57 71 87 97 61 38 29 27
Wind dir N N N NE NE E SE SE NW NW N N NE NE NE E E W SW SW S S
Wind spd 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 8 9 8 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 6600 8100 500 500 6200 7700 4100 500 5000 8000
T Wind Dir N NE SE W NW N NE SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 12 9 8 10 11 11 9 8 9
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 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
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 66 95 69 98 65 91 66 88
Temp 75 67 89 92 76 70 93 92 73 65 83 85 72 66 82 84
Dewpt 57 59 58 55 59 58 55 54 59 59 60 59 62 62 62 62
Max/Min RH 77 27 68 23 81 35 89 42
RH 54 77 35 30 56 67 28 28 61 81 46 41 72 89 51 48
PWind dir S SW S SW E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ035-012100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 64 91 62 95
Temp 69 65 77 84 89 86 75 70 67 64 76 85 90 87 74 69 65 62 76 87 94 91
Dewpt 64 63 65 61 56 57 59 60 60 60 61 60 54 54 56 58 59 58 59 57 54 55
RH 84 93 67 46 33 37 58 71 78 87 60 43 30 32 53 68 81 87 56 36 26 30
Wind dir NW N NW N NE E SE S W NW N NE NE NE E E SE SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 7700 9400 700 400 6500 9300 2100 500 5600 10100
T Wind Dir N NE SE SW NW NE E SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 11 11 9 11 12 11 10 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 95 68 96 64 90 64 88
Temp 74 66 89 91 75 68 91 90 71 64 82 84 70 64 81 82
Dewpt 56 57 57 54 58 58 53 53 58 58 59 58 60 60 61 60
Max/Min RH 73 26 70 23 81 35 87 40
RH 53 73 34 29 56 70 28 28 64 81 46 41 71 87 51 47
PWind dir SW SW S SW E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S C S C
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ031-012100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 91 65 89 62 94
Temp 70 66 77 86 87 87 77 72 68 65 76 85 88 85 74 68 64 62 74 86 92 90
Dewpt 67 66 67 64 61 61 64 64 64 63 65 64 59 59 62 63 62 62 62 60 58 58
RH 89 99 73 48 42 42 64 77 87 94 70 50 39 41 66 84 93 99 67 42 32 35
Wind dir N NW N NE NE E SE SE NW NW N NE N NE E E SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 2 3 3 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 8 8 6 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 5
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 7200 7900 600 600 5700 7800 3700 600 5200 7500
T Wind Dir N NE SE W N N E S SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 10 9 6 10 11 11 6 10 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 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
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 63 89 66 94 62 88 65 88
Temp 73 64 82 86 73 67 90 88 70 63 79 84 70 65 81 82
Dewpt 61 63 62 63 63 60 59 61 61 60 61 61 63 62 62 63
Max/Min RH 95 41 79 32 91 43 92 46
RH 66 95 51 46 71 78 36 41 73 91 54 47 78 92 53 54
PWind dir SE NE SE S NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 10 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ029-012100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 60 87 57 91
Temp 64 61 74 82 86 85 71 67 63 60 73 83 86 84 69 64 59 57 72 85 90 87
Dewpt 62 61 63 57 53 55 59 60 59 59 60 57 52 52 56 58 58 57 58 55 53 55
RH 93100 69 43 32 36 66 78 87 96 64 41 31 33 63 81 96100 61 36 28 34
Wind dir NW NW NW N N E S S W NW N NE NE NE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 3 2 3 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 8200 9600 600 500 6500 8700 3200 500 5600 10100
T Wind Dir NW N SE SW N N E S SW W
T Wind Spd 9 11 10 8 13 14 12 10 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 89 62 91 58 85 60 84
Temp 68 60 81 86 69 63 87 84 66 59 77 79 65 60 78 78
Dewpt 59 58 58 55 59 57 53 55 59 57 57 57 60 59 60 58
Max/Min RH 93 31 84 26 93 38 97 44
RH 73 93 46 35 70 81 31 37 78 93 50 47 84 96 54 50
PWind dir SW E S SW E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 10 30 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S C S S S C S C
Tstms S S S S
$$
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