Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
215
FOUS54 KLUB 132312
PFWLUB
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
612 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
TXZ024-140900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
612 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat
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 70 99 74 98 74
Temp 91 80 76 73 71 84 94 98 95 84 79 76 75 85 94 97 94 82 78 77 75
Dewpt 60 63 63 63 64 65 63 59 59 61 61 62 62 64 61 57 59 62 63 62 63
RH 36 56 65 72 79 53 36 28 29 46 55 61 65 50 33 27 31 51 59 61 66
Wind dir SE SE S S SW S S S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 8 6 5 5 4 5 9 9 9 8 8 8 6 9 10 11 11 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 700 500 7600 10900 1100 600 9900 11600 6400 600
T Wind Dir SE S SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 10 11 11 17 14 16 13 17 17
RFTI 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
Date 08/16 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 96 73 94 73 94 72 95 70 92
Temp 91 92 78 74 90 90 77 73 90 90 77 73 90 91 76 70 87 89
Dewpt 63 60 64 66 66 64 66 64 63 61 65 63 62 61 66 66 65 62
Min/Max RH 32 78 37 74 33 73 31 88 38
RH 40 34 62 78 45 42 69 73 40 39 66 72 40 37 71 88 49 42
PWind dir S S S S S S SW SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 20 20 30 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S C S S C
Tstms S S S S C S C
$$
TXZ026-140900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
612 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 100 74 100 75
Temp 92 81 77 73 71 81 93 98 97 86 82 77 74 84 95 99 97 87 83 79 75
Dewpt 62 64 64 65 65 66 65 61 59 61 63 64 64 65 64 60 60 62 63 64 64
RH 37 56 64 76 81 60 40 30 29 43 53 64 71 53 36 28 30 43 51 60 69
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S
Wind spd 5 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 9 9 9 9 6 9 9 12 12 10 10 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 400 5900 9800 1000 400 9000 11000 6800 500
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 11 11 12 18 13 14 13 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/16 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 97 74 95 73 97 73 96 71 92
Temp 93 93 81 74 92 92 80 73 92 93 80 73 92 93 78 71 88 89
Dewpt 65 61 64 66 67 64 65 65 64 61 65 65 64 61 65 66 66 63
Min/Max RH 32 76 37 76 32 76 33 84 40
RH 40 35 56 76 44 40 60 76 40 35 60 76 40 35 64 84 48 42
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 20 10 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ043-140900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
612 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat
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 72 100 75 99 75
Temp 94 85 79 74 72 84 94 98 98 88 83 78 75 86 95 98 95 87 83 78 75
Dewpt 61 63 64 66 67 67 64 60 60 61 64 66 66 67 65 62 62 64 65 66 67
RH 35 48 61 76 84 57 37 29 29 42 53 68 73 54 38 31 35 47 55 67 78
Wind dir E SE SE S S SW S S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 3 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 9 9 9 10 9 8 8 6
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 500 8700 10600 1500 600 9700 11200 4800 500
T Wind Dir SE S SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 11 12 9 16 14 14 12 16 14
RFTI 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
Date 08/16 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 74 95 74 97 73 97 72 95
Temp 92 95 81 74 89 94 81 74 92 95 81 73 93 95 80 72 89 91
Dewpt 66 63 67 68 68 64 65 65 65 62 64 65 63 62 66 67 66 64
Min/Max RH 34 82 37 74 32 76 32 84 37
RH 43 35 64 82 50 38 58 74 41 35 57 76 38 35 63 84 47 41
PWind dir S S S S S S S S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 10 20 10 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S S C
$$
TXZ035-140900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
612 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 100 74 98 73
Temp 92 82 78 73 71 83 94 98 96 86 80 77 74 84 94 98 94 85 81 77 74
Dewpt 58 59 60 61 62 64 62 57 57 58 58 60 61 63 61 58 57 60 61 61 62
RH 32 46 54 66 73 53 35 26 27 39 47 56 64 49 34 27 29 43 51 58 66
Wind dir SE SE SE S S SW S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 9 9 8 6 10 11 10 12 12 11 10 9 12 12 13 14 12 11 11 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2000 500 8800 11200 2000 500 9600 11200 5800 600
T Wind Dir SE S SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 14 16 11 17 16 17 16 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/16 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 73 94 72 95 71 95 69 94
Temp 91 91 79 73 89 88 78 72 90 90 78 71 89 89 76 70 88 88
Dewpt 64 61 63 66 67 64 65 64 64 61 63 62 63 60 63 64 64 61
Min/Max RH 33 79 40 76 34 73 32 81 36
RH 41 37 58 79 48 45 64 76 42 38 60 73 42 38 64 81 45 41
PWind dir S S S S S S S S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S S S S S C
$$
TXZ031-140900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
612 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat
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 71 100 74 100 75
Temp 93 82 77 73 71 83 94 98 98 86 82 77 74 86 95 99 97 87 83 78 75
Dewpt 63 66 65 66 67 67 66 62 61 63 65 66 66 66 64 62 61 64 65 65 66
RH 38 58 68 79 86 61 40 31 31 46 57 69 76 53 36 30 31 48 56 65 74
Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 3 5 8 9 9 9 8 6 5 8 9 11 10 9 9 8 8
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 900 600 7000 10600 1400 700 9800 11800 6600 700
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 11 11 11 18 16 14 13 17 16
RFTI 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
Date 08/16 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 98 74 96 74 98 73 98 71 95
Temp 93 95 81 74 92 93 80 74 94 94 81 73 93 94 79 71 89 91
Dewpt 66 62 67 68 68 65 67 66 65 63 65 65 64 62 67 68 67 65
Min/Max RH 32 81 37 78 33 78 33 90 39
RH 41 34 64 81 46 40 65 78 39 36 59 78 39 36 69 90 48 42
PWind dir S S S S S S S S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 10 20 10 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S S C
$$
TXZ029-140900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
612 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 96 69 94 68
Temp 89 77 73 68 65 79 90 94 94 80 77 73 70 80 90 93 91 78 76 71 69
Dewpt 57 61 61 61 61 63 60 56 57 59 58 60 61 62 60 56 56 60 61 62 61
RH 34 58 66 78 87 58 37 28 29 49 52 64 73 54 37 29 31 54 60 73 76
Wind dir SE SE SE S S SW S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 6 10 10 11 10 9 8 9 8
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 500 7700 11200 1100 500 9600 11200 6600 600
T Wind Dir SE S SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 14 16 11 17 17 18 12 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/16 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 68 91 67 92 67 92 66 90
Temp 87 90 75 68 87 88 74 67 86 88 74 67 87 88 72 66 85 86
Dewpt 63 59 62 65 65 62 65 64 62 61 63 62 61 60 63 64 63 61
Min/Max RH 33 90 39 90 36 84 34 93 38
RH 45 35 64 90 48 42 74 90 45 41 69 84 42 39 73 93 48 43
PWind dir S S S S S S SW S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S
$$
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