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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
TXZ024-230900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon
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 69 92 69
Temp 94 92 77 72 70 66 82 90 95 89 79 74 71 69 76 85 90 87 78 74 73 71
Dewpt 56 55 56 57 57 58 59 55 53 54 58 59 59 61 62 60 58 59 62 62 61 61
RH 28 30 48 59 63 76 47 31 25 32 49 58 66 76 62 42 34 40 59 66 66 71
Wind dir E E SE S SW W NW E E E E SE E NE E SE SE SE SE SE S SW
Wind spd 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 8 5 5 4 3 5 5 8 9 6 6 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 500 7500 8600 1400 600 5500 8100 4100 500
T Wind Dir SE SW NW E SE E SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 9 9 6 10 11 6 8 12 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 08/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
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 63 75 60 81 66 89 65 85
Temp 88 85 69 64 70 72 65 64 72 76 69 68 82 81 70 67 79 78
Dewpt 59 61 66 64 66 66 65 63 66 65 68 67 67 69 69 67 69 69
Min/Max RH 36 100 73 100 63 99 52 100 62
RH 38 44 89100 86 80 100 98 80 70 97 96 60 67 98100 70 75
PWind dir S E E E SE S S SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 50 40 40 30 40 50 50
Rain shwrs S C C C C S C C C S C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C C C S C C C S C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ026-230900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 96 69 92 70
Temp 95 93 80 76 71 67 82 94 96 90 81 76 73 70 77 85 89 87 80 77 73 71
Dewpt 57 55 56 58 58 58 59 58 56 56 58 59 61 62 63 63 61 60 62 62 62 62
RH 28 28 44 54 64 73 46 30 26 32 46 56 66 76 62 48 39 40 54 60 68 73
Wind dir E E SE SE SE NW N NE E E E E E NE E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 6 5
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 300 7700 8800 1200 600 4600 6100 3000 400
T Wind Dir SE SW N E E E E E E SE
T Wind Spd 9 6 6 10 11 10 10 12 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 64 77 61 82 66 88 66 84
Temp 86 83 71 64 72 73 65 63 74 78 71 67 81 81 70 68 79 79
Dewpt 62 62 64 64 67 65 63 63 66 65 66 66 68 68 69 67 69 68
Min/Max RH 41 100 74 100 62 97 59 100 65
RH 45 49 79100 84 76 93100 76 64 84 97 65 65 97 97 72 69
PWind dir SE E NE E SE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 50 50 40 30 30 40 60 50
Rain shwrs S C C C C S C C S S C C C C L C C
Tstms S C C C C S C C S S C C C C L C C
$$
TXZ043-230900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon
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 98 69 96 70
Temp 95 95 83 75 70 67 83 94 98 92 82 77 72 70 81 89 92 92 83 78 73 71
Dewpt 57 56 59 61 61 61 61 56 55 54 56 58 59 59 60 59 58 58 60 62 62 62
RH 27 27 45 62 75 81 48 28 24 29 42 53 65 68 50 37 32 32 47 59 69 72
Wind dir NE E E E SW NW N NE E E E E NE N NE E E E E SE S S
Wind spd 6 8 5 3 3 2 3 5 8 9 5 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1000 500 8200 9300 1500 500 8000 10100 5700 500
T Wind Dir E SW NE E E E E E E S
T Wind Spd 9 6 6 12 12 6 6 10 13 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 08/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
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 97 68 87 64 86 68 93 69 92
Temp 91 93 77 69 81 82 70 66 77 82 73 70 84 88 75 70 84 86
Dewpt 60 59 65 67 67 67 68 66 67 67 68 68 68 66 71 70 68 69
Min/Max RH 32 93 56 100 59 95 46 100 52
RH 36 33 67 93 64 60 95100 71 62 84 95 58 48 87100 59 57
PWind dir S E NE E E SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 40 40 40 20 40 40 40
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C S S C C C C C
Tstms S C C S C C C S S C C C C C
$$
TXZ035-230900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 96 67 93 70
Temp 96 92 81 72 70 66 80 91 95 87 79 73 71 68 79 88 91 87 81 76 73 71
Dewpt 54 54 56 56 57 58 60 57 53 53 54 54 56 56 58 58 57 57 59 59 60 60
RH 25 28 42 57 63 75 51 32 24 31 42 51 59 65 49 36 32 36 47 56 64 68
Wind dir E E E E SE NW W E E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 5 9 9 6 5 2 3 5 9 11 9 5 5 4 5 5 8 10 9 9 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2100 500 7700 8900 1800 500 7700 9800 6000 500
T Wind Dir E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 9 6 12 13 9 6 9 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 66 83 64 84 68 91 67 89
Temp 89 86 74 68 77 76 68 66 76 78 71 70 83 83 72 69 83 81
Dewpt 60 59 62 64 66 64 64 64 66 65 65 65 66 65 68 67 67 66
Min/Max RH 34 87 56 93 58 84 47 93 51
RH 38 40 66 87 69 66 87 93 71 64 81 84 57 55 87 93 59 60
PWind dir S SE E E SE SE S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 30 40 50 40 30 40 50 40
Rain shwrs S C C C S C C C S C S C C C C C
Tstms S C C C S C C C S C S C C C C C
$$
TXZ031-230900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon
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 98 70 94 71
Temp 96 95 82 76 71 67 84 95 98 91 81 77 73 70 79 86 90 90 81 77 73 71
Dewpt 58 57 58 59 60 60 61 58 57 57 59 61 63 63 64 63 61 62 64 64 63 63
RH 28 28 44 56 68 78 47 29 26 32 47 59 70 78 61 46 38 40 57 64 71 77
Wind dir E E SE SE SW W N NE E E E E E NE E E E E E SE SE S
Wind spd 5 5 5 3 3 2 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 700 600 8000 8800 1500 1000 4800 8500 3700 600
T Wind Dir SE SW N E E E E E E S
T Wind Spd 9 6 6 11 10 9 9 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 08/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
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 97 65 80 62 84 67 91 67 88
Temp 89 88 72 67 74 75 67 65 74 79 72 68 83 83 72 69 81 80
Dewpt 61 63 67 67 68 68 67 65 66 68 70 68 69 70 71 69 70 71
Min/Max RH 36 100 76 100 66 100 57 100 67
RH 40 43 85100 81 78 100 99 77 69 94100 64 66 98100 69 74
PWind dir S E NE E SE SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 40 50 40 30 30 40 50 50
Rain shwrs C C C C S C C S S C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C S C C S S C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ029-230900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 92 64 90 66
Temp 92 91 75 68 63 61 77 87 91 86 74 70 66 64 74 83 87 85 75 71 68 66
Dewpt 53 53 56 55 56 57 58 55 52 52 55 55 56 58 59 57 55 57 59 60 60 59
RH 27 28 52 63 78 87 52 34 27 31 51 59 70 81 59 41 34 39 58 68 76 78
Wind dir E E E SE S W W E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 6 8 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1000 500 7700 8700 1000 500 7500 9100 3900 600
T Wind Dir SE S SE E SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 12 9 6 10 13 8 6 10 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 61 76 58 80 63 87 63 84
Temp 85 85 69 63 71 73 63 62 71 76 67 65 80 81 68 66 78 79
Dewpt 58 58 64 63 65 64 63 62 66 64 66 65 65 65 68 65 67 66
Min/Max RH 34 100 71 100 60 100 49 100 56
RH 40 40 84100 81 73 100100 84 66 97100 60 58 100 97 69 64
PWind dir S E E E SE S SW S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 40 40 50 40 40 40 50 40
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C S S C C C C C C C
$$
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