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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
TXZ024-012100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25
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 88 67 89 66 95
Temp 81 85 84 76 72 69 68 73 81 86 87 79 75 72 68 76 85 90 85
Dewpt 68 64 64 66 66 67 68 68 69 67 67 68 67 67 67 68 67 66 68
RH 66 49 52 71 83 92 99 85 67 52 52 68 76 83 97 75 55 45 57
Wind dir NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE S S E
Wind spd 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 8 10 11 11
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 5 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.76 0.01
Rain shwrs C S S S C C C
Tstms C S S S S C C
Mix Hgt 6800 1600 1300 4000 6200 2800 1400 4500 6700
T Wind Dir NE E E SE S SE E S S
T Wind Spd 8 10 8 6 9 16 20 19 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 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25
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 67 90 68 98 73 101 75 102
Temp 71 68 80 86 74 69 90 94 80 75 95 97 81 76 97 96
Dewpt 69 68 68 67 69 67 66 63 65 63 62 59 61 60 60 56
Max/Min RH 100 50 93 33 68 26 59 24
RH 92100 67 54 84 92 46 36 60 66 34 29 51 59 29 27
PWind dir E E SE S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms C
$$
TXZ026-012100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 68 91 69 93
Temp 82 88 86 78 74 70 69 75 82 89 89 81 76 73 69 75 84 89 85
Dewpt 68 65 64 65 66 66 67 68 68 66 65 66 66 67 67 68 69 67 67
RH 63 47 48 64 76 87 93 79 63 47 45 60 71 81 93 79 61 48 55
Wind dir NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE S SE E
Wind spd 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 8 8 8 8 9 11 11 11
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.48 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S S C C
Mix Hgt 6600 900 800 4300 6500 2900 1300 3900 6200
T Wind Dir NE E E E SE SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 12 9 5 5 14 21 21 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 91 70 98 73 102 75 103
Temp 73 69 82 87 76 70 89 94 81 74 95 97 83 75 96 98
Dewpt 68 67 69 66 68 67 68 65 66 65 65 60 63 63 62 58
Max/Min RH 93 47 90 36 76 26 66 24
RH 84 93 65 50 76 90 50 39 60 74 37 30 51 66 33 27
PWind dir E SE SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms C
$$
TXZ043-012100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25
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 92 69 92 70 99
Temp 83 89 87 81 76 72 70 77 85 90 90 84 79 75 72 80 89 95 91
Dewpt 70 68 67 68 68 69 70 71 70 68 67 67 67 67 69 69 69 66 69
RH 65 51 52 65 76 91100 82 61 48 46 58 68 78 89 69 51 39 49
Wind dir NE NE NE NE E NE NE E E E E E SE SE E SE S S SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 8 9
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S C C C
Mix Hgt 6200 1400 800 4300 6200 2600 1100 4400 7500
T Wind Dir N E E E E SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 8 9 10 6 5 11 11 18 14
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 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25
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 69 93 70 100 74 101 74 102
Temp 74 70 86 91 77 71 92 97 82 75 95 99 83 75 95 98
Dewpt 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 64 66 66 64 60 64 64 63 59
Max/Min RH 97 47 92 32 73 27 69 25
RH 85 97 58 50 77 92 47 34 58 73 36 29 52 69 35 27
PWind dir SE E SE S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 40 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C
$$
TXZ035-012100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 68 93 71 100
Temp 83 87 84 79 74 71 69 77 85 91 89 82 77 75 72 80 91 97 90
Dewpt 66 65 65 66 65 66 67 68 67 66 65 65 65 64 65 65 64 61 61
RH 57 48 53 64 74 84 93 74 55 44 45 56 67 69 79 60 41 31 38
Wind dir E E E E E NE E SE S S SE SE SE S E S S S SE
Wind spd 5 5 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 9 10 10 9 8 11 12 11 12
Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 5 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.13 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 6800 2500 600 4600 7300 2500 600 4200 10000
T Wind Dir NE SE SE S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 9 10 9 9 8 16 16 20 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 95 71 101 75 103 75 103
Temp 74 69 85 89 77 72 93 96 82 76 96 97 83 76 96 96
Dewpt 66 66 65 62 66 66 63 56 60 62 59 54 57 60 57 53
Max/Min RH 90 36 81 25 62 22 58 20
RH 76 90 51 41 69 81 37 26 47 62 29 24 41 58 27 24
PWind dir SE SE SE S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-012100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25
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 68 92 69 97
Temp 83 89 87 79 74 71 69 75 83 90 89 81 77 73 70 77 87 92 88
Dewpt 70 67 66 68 68 69 69 70 69 68 67 68 67 69 70 70 70 68 70
RH 65 49 50 69 82 93100 84 64 48 48 65 73 87100 78 58 46 56
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E NE E E E SE SE SE SE E SE S SE E
Wind spd 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 10 10 10
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain shwrs S S S C C C
Tstms S S S S C C
Mix Hgt 7400 1400 1100 4500 6800 4300 1400 4100 6800
T Wind Dir N E E E SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 9 12 9 5 5 14 18 21 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 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25
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 67 93 69 100 74 103 75 104
Temp 74 69 84 89 76 70 91 96 82 75 96 99 83 75 97 99
Dewpt 71 69 70 69 70 70 69 66 67 67 65 62 64 64 63 59
Max/Min RH 100 49 99 36 76 28 69 25
RH 89100 63 53 82 99 49 39 63 76 36 30 53 69 33 27
PWind dir E SE SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms C
$$
TXZ029-012100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 64 88 64 95
Temp 79 83 82 74 69 66 66 72 81 86 87 77 73 70 65 75 85 91 88
Dewpt 66 65 64 67 65 66 65 68 67 66 65 67 65 65 65 65 65 61 63
RH 64 55 55 79 87100 97 87 63 51 48 71 76 84100 71 51 37 43
Wind dir NE E E E E SE SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE S S S SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 8 6 6 5 9 9 10 9
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 5 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.16 0
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 6600 2900 700 4600 7200 2500 900 4200 9300
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SW S SE S SW
T Wind Spd 6 10 10 8 8 18 16 20 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 90 65 98 68 99 69 100
Temp 69 66 80 86 71 66 89 94 77 70 93 95 78 70 93 95
Dewpt 68 66 66 64 68 66 64 58 61 60 59 54 58 59 57 54
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 28 71 24 68 24
RH 97100 62 48 90100 44 30 58 71 32 25 50 68 30 25
PWind dir SE SE SE S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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