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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
TXZ024-232100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
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 93 68 90 69 91
Temp 70 68 80 88 91 89 79 74 71 69 76 84 88 85 77 73 73 71 77 84 87 84
Dewpt 57 58 60 56 54 56 59 62 62 63 64 62 60 61 64 64 62 62 62 60 60 62
RH 63 70 51 34 29 33 51 66 73 81 65 47 39 45 64 73 68 75 60 45 40 49
Wind dir SW W W E E E E SE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE E
Wind spd 5 5 3 5 6 8 5 5 4 3 5 5 8 9 6 5 5 5 6 9 9 10
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms S S C
Mix Hgt 7700 8600 1200 1100 5200 8200 3100 600 4100 4600
T Wind Dir NW E E E SE SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 6 9 11 8 8 10 13 12 10 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 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
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 72 60 78 65 89 65 83
Temp 68 64 67 69 64 63 69 76 68 67 83 81 71 68 78 77
Dewpt 66 64 65 64 64 63 65 66 68 67 68 68 71 68 67 66
Max/Min RH 100 80 100 66 100 51 100 59
RH 94100 92 85 100100 86 71 100 99 61 66 98100 70 70
PWind dir E E E SE S S SW N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 50 40 30 30 30 50 50 40
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S C S C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C S S C S C C C C C
$$
TXZ026-232100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 69 90 69 89
Temp 71 68 80 90 92 91 81 77 73 70 76 85 88 87 79 76 73 70 76 84 85 81
Dewpt 59 59 61 59 57 56 60 63 64 64 65 64 63 62 63 62 61 62 62 62 62 62
RH 66 73 52 35 31 31 49 62 73 81 69 50 43 43 58 62 66 76 62 48 46 53
Wind dir SW NW NW NE E E E E NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE E SE E E
Wind spd 4 4 3 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 8 9 9 10
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S C
Tstms S S S S C
Mix Hgt 8100 8800 900 700 5000 6700 3100 400 4300 4700
T Wind Dir N E E E E SE SE SE S E
T Wind Spd 6 10 13 10 8 9 12 11 10 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 75 61 79 65 89 66 83
Temp 69 64 70 72 65 62 72 78 69 66 82 83 72 67 77 78
Dewpt 65 64 65 63 63 62 65 65 66 66 69 68 69 67 67 65
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 64 100 57 100 62
RH 87100 84 73 93100 79 64 90100 65 61 90100 71 64
PWind dir NE NE E SE SE S S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 20 30 30 40 50 40
Rain shwrs C C C C S C S C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C S C S C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ043-232100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
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 95 69 94 69 97
Temp 71 68 81 90 93 93 82 78 73 71 81 88 91 91 82 78 73 71 83 91 94 92
Dewpt 62 62 63 57 55 55 58 59 60 62 62 61 60 60 63 63 63 62 62 61 60 59
RH 73 81 54 33 28 29 44 53 64 74 54 41 36 35 53 62 71 74 51 37 32 33
Wind dir S W W NE E E E E NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S SW S S SE
Wind spd 2 2 3 5 8 8 5 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 5 5 4 3 5 5 8 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8400 9600 700 700 7500 9000 4800 500 8600 9900
T Wind Dir N E E E E E E S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 12 9 8 8 10 12 11 14 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 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
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 82 63 84 67 93 69 90
Temp 77 69 78 79 68 65 74 82 74 69 86 88 77 71 84 84
Dewpt 63 65 66 67 66 65 67 67 68 69 68 67 70 70 67 67
Max/Min RH 89 63 100 62 100 48 97 51
RH 63 89 68 68 94100 79 62 84100 56 50 79 97 57 58
PWind dir E NE NE SE SE S S NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 30 30 20 40 40 40
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C S S S C C C C C
Tstms S C C S C C C S S S C C C C C
$$
TXZ035-232100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 67 92 70 94
Temp 71 66 79 87 91 88 80 75 72 67 78 85 90 89 80 76 74 70 81 88 92 89
Dewpt 58 59 61 58 55 54 56 56 57 59 60 60 59 59 61 61 61 61 62 60 58 59
RH 64 78 54 38 30 31 44 52 59 75 54 43 35 37 52 60 64 73 53 39 32 37
Wind dir SE W SW E E E E E E NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind spd 4 2 2 5 9 10 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 11 9 9 8 6 9 11 10 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 7900 9400 1800 500 5800 8400 4500 500 7500 10000
T Wind Dir SE E E E SE SE SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 8 11 11 9 8 10 14 13 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 81 63 81 67 91 67 88
Temp 73 66 74 74 67 64 72 78 71 68 83 85 73 67 81 81
Dewpt 62 64 66 66 63 62 66 67 66 66 66 65 68 67 66 65
Max/Min RH 93 64 93 64 93 45 100 53
RH 68 93 76 76 87 93 81 69 84 93 57 51 84100 60 58
PWind dir E E E SE S S S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 40 30 30 40 50 40
Rain shwrs S C C C S C C C S C S C C C S C
Tstms S C C C S C C C S C S C C C S C
$$
TXZ031-232100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
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 96 70 92 69 95
Temp 71 68 81 91 93 92 82 77 73 71 78 86 89 89 80 76 73 70 80 88 90 87
Dewpt 60 60 62 59 58 58 61 63 65 66 66 64 63 64 66 65 63 63 63 62 61 63
RH 68 77 53 35 31 32 48 64 76 83 67 49 43 44 61 69 71 78 58 42 38 46
Wind dir SW W NW NE E E E E NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE S S SE E
Wind spd 3 2 3 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 4 5 8 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms S S C
Mix Hgt 8400 9300 900 900 5300 7200 3700 600 7500 9100
T Wind Dir N NE E E E SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 6 10 11 9 8 9 12 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 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
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 76 61 81 66 92 67 86
Temp 71 66 71 72 65 64 72 79 71 68 84 85 73 70 80 79
Dewpt 68 66 66 67 65 64 67 68 69 68 70 70 72 70 69 69
Max/Min RH 100 81 100 69 100 58 100 66
RH 89100 86 84 100100 83 69 94100 65 61 98100 71 71
PWind dir E NE E SE SE S S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 30 30 20 40 50 40
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S S C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C S S S C C C C C
$$
TXZ029-232100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 63 88 66 90
Temp 65 63 76 85 88 87 74 70 67 64 74 83 86 85 75 72 69 67 76 83 87 85
Dewpt 57 57 59 56 53 53 56 57 59 60 61 59 57 59 62 61 61 61 60 59 58 59
RH 75 81 56 37 30 31 53 63 75 87 64 44 37 41 64 68 76 81 58 44 38 41
Wind dir S W SW E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW S SE
Wind spd 3 2 3 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms S S C
Mix Hgt 7900 8600 1000 700 6200 8500 4400 600 5400 8200
T Wind Dir SE E E E SE S SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 6 10 11 10 8 9 14 14 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 75 58 77 62 87 62 82
Temp 68 63 68 71 62 61 68 75 67 65 79 81 68 65 75 77
Dewpt 63 63 64 64 62 61 65 65 66 65 66 65 68 65 66 65
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 66 100 51 100 60
RH 84100 87 79 100100 90 71 97100 64 58 100100 74 67
PWind dir E E E SE S SW SW N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 40 30 30 40 60 40
Rain shwrs C C C C S C C S S C S C C L C C
Tstms C C C C S C C S S C S C C L C C
$$
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