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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
TXZ024-180900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed
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 73 97 71 95 71
Temp 94 91 82 78 75 74 83 92 91 90 81 77 76 73 83 90 93 91 80 76 74 72
Dewpt 64 64 66 66 65 65 66 64 63 63 65 66 65 65 65 63 61 62 66 67 66 66
RH 38 41 59 68 72 74 56 40 40 41 58 68 69 75 55 42 35 39 61 74 76 82
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SE S S S SW W SW SE E SE SE S W NW
Wind spd 11 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 9 8 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 20 20 30
QPF 12hr 0.13 0.20 0 0 0.02
Rain shwrs C S S S C C S S S S S S S S C C C
Tstms C S S S C C S S S S S S S S C C C
Mix Hgt 800 500 6900 7500 900 500 7500 8800 1500 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW W SE SE S
T Wind Spd 12 12 11 10 11 11 8 6 9 8
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 08/20 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
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 69 91 67 92 66 91 66 88
Temp 87 87 74 70 85 88 73 69 85 88 72 67 85 88 72 67 82 85
Dewpt 66 64 68 68 65 61 65 64 63 58 62 60 60 57 61 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 43 93 39 84 34 78 33 84 40
RH 50 47 82 92 51 41 78 84 48 37 70 78 43 36 70 84 53 43
PWind dir NE NE NE E NE S NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 10 5 10 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
TXZ026-180900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 98 73 97 72
Temp 95 92 84 81 78 74 82 92 95 93 84 80 77 75 82 91 94 92 82 79 75 72
Dewpt 65 65 67 66 65 65 66 66 63 62 65 66 66 66 66 65 63 62 65 67 67 67
RH 37 41 57 60 64 74 58 43 35 36 53 62 69 74 58 42 36 37 56 67 76 84
Wind dir S S SE SE S S SW SW SE S SE S S SW S S SE SE SE SE NW N
Wind spd 10 9 9 8 6 5 6 6 8 8 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 4
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S S C C C
Mix Hgt 500 400 6100 7200 600 300 6900 8500 5400 300
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW SE SE W
T Wind Spd 14 13 10 11 11 9 6 6 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 70 93 68 92 67 92 68 90
Temp 87 89 76 71 86 88 75 69 86 89 74 67 86 88 74 68 84 87
Dewpt 67 65 68 68 67 63 66 65 65 59 62 61 62 58 62 62 64 60
Min/Max RH 42 90 41 87 34 81 35 81 39
RH 52 45 76 90 53 43 74 87 50 37 66 81 45 36 66 81 51 40
PWind dir NE NE NE E NE E NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 40 20 10 5 10 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
TXZ043-180900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed
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 75 99 73 98 72
Temp 96 95 86 82 78 77 85 93 94 93 86 81 77 75 84 92 95 94 85 80 76 73
Dewpt 64 64 65 66 65 65 66 65 64 63 65 64 65 65 64 62 62 62 65 67 68 68
RH 35 37 49 59 64 68 53 40 37 37 49 56 67 71 51 37 33 36 51 65 75 84
Wind dir S S SE S S S SW S SE S SE S S SW SW S E E E SE N NW
Wind spd 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 2 3
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S S S S C C C
Mix Hgt 800 500 7500 7700 1700 500 9600 11500 4200 500
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW E SE N
T Wind Spd 14 12 12 11 12 11 10 5 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 08/20 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
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 95 71 94 69 94 68 94 68 92
Temp 89 91 77 71 86 91 77 70 87 90 76 69 87 91 76 69 85 89
Dewpt 66 65 69 69 67 63 65 66 65 60 63 63 62 59 62 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 42 93 38 88 35 80 33 78 37
RH 47 43 77 93 53 40 68 88 47 37 64 80 43 34 61 78 46 38
PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 50 30 20 10 10 5 10 5 10
Rain shwrs C C C C S S
Tstms C C C C S S
$$
TXZ035-180900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 73 96 72 95 71
Temp 93 89 83 78 76 73 82 90 93 90 82 77 75 72 82 91 93 86 80 75 74 71
Dewpt 64 64 65 65 65 65 65 65 62 62 63 64 62 63 64 62 62 63 65 64 64 65
RH 39 44 55 64 69 76 56 44 36 39 53 64 64 73 55 38 36 46 60 69 71 81
Wind dir S S SE S S S SW S SE SE SE SE S SW SW S SE E SE SE N N
Wind spd 12 11 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 3 3 4
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 20 20 40
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.06 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs C C S S C C C S S S S S S S S C C C
Tstms C C S S C C C S S S S S S S S C C C
Mix Hgt 1400 500 6700 7800 1300 400 8600 9800 700 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SE SW SW SE SE S
T Wind Spd 12 12 11 11 11 9 6 6 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 69 93 68 93 67 92 67 91
Temp 87 86 74 70 86 87 75 69 87 87 73 67 86 86 73 67 85 85
Dewpt 65 63 67 66 65 61 64 63 63 58 59 60 60 57 59 60 62 59
Min/Max RH 40 87 38 81 34 78 33 78 37
RH 48 46 79 87 50 42 69 81 45 38 62 78 42 37 62 78 46 41
PWind dir NE E NE E E E E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
TXZ031-180900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed
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 74 100 73 98 72
Temp 96 94 85 81 78 75 85 94 95 93 85 81 77 75 83 91 96 94 84 79 75 73
Dewpt 66 66 68 67 67 67 66 65 64 64 67 67 67 66 67 65 63 63 67 68 69 69
RH 37 40 57 64 68 76 54 40 36 39 54 64 71 75 60 43 35 36 59 69 82 88
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S SE S S SW S S SE E SE SE W NW
Wind spd 10 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 3 2 2 3
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.14 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S S C C C
Mix Hgt 800 600 7100 6600 1300 600 6800 9400 5700 600
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW SE E W
T Wind Spd 16 13 11 11 12 10 8 4 10 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 08/20 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
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 95 70 94 69 94 67 93 67 91
Temp 90 90 76 71 87 90 75 69 87 90 75 67 87 90 74 67 84 89
Dewpt 67 66 71 70 67 63 68 67 65 60 63 62 62 59 64 64 64 61
Min/Max RH 44 99 40 93 37 85 34 90 40
RH 48 46 85 98 52 41 79 93 49 38 68 85 45 37 71 90 52 41
PWind dir NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 40 20 10 5 10 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
TXZ029-180900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
248 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 93 67 92 66
Temp 90 89 78 74 71 69 79 87 89 88 78 74 70 67 79 88 90 87 77 73 69 67
Dewpt 62 63 66 64 65 65 64 63 62 62 64 63 63 63 64 62 60 62 65 66 66 65
RH 39 42 67 71 81 87 60 45 41 42 62 69 78 87 60 42 37 43 67 79 90 93
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE S S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE W NW
Wind spd 10 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 6 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 2 2
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 20 20 40
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.02 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs C S S S C C C S S S S S S S S C C C
Tstms C S S S C C C S S S S S S S S C C C
Mix Hgt 1000 500 6300 7700 500 500 8400 9000 3700 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 12 12 11 10 11 10 8 4 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/20 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 64 89 63 90 62 89 62 87
Temp 85 85 70 65 83 86 70 64 83 87 69 62 83 86 70 63 80 84
Dewpt 64 63 66 65 64 61 64 63 61 58 60 59 58 55 59 61 61 59
Min/Max RH 43 100 39 97 36 90 33 93 40
RH 50 48 87100 53 43 81 97 48 38 73 90 43 35 68 93 52 43
PWind dir NE E NE SE E SE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 20 10 5 5 5 5 10 10
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
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