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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
TXZ024-210900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 93 69 93 68
Temp 76 73 72 79 86 91 88 79 75 73 71 79 87 91 88 78 74 70 69
Dewpt 67 67 68 68 66 63 63 67 67 67 67 68 66 60 61 64 63 62 62
RH 75 80 86 70 51 39 43 68 77 81 87 69 50 36 40 62 69 75 78
Wind dir W NW NW NE E E NE E NW N N NE E E E E SE W NW
Wind spd 3 3 4 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 2
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 10 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C S
Mix Hgt 500 5100 8200 800 500 6900 9000 5300 500
T Wind Dir NW NE NE E NE NE NE SE S
T Wind Spd 5 6 9 6 4 6 9 10 8
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 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 68 95 69 92 66 83 63 86
Temp 88 89 74 69 89 89 75 70 84 87 72 68 76 78 67 66 79 81
Dewpt 61 57 60 59 57 56 60 62 61 59 65 64 63 63 65 64 65 65
Min/Max RH 30 71 29 76 36 87 54 94 52
RH 40 34 63 70 34 33 61 76 46 40 80 87 64 60 93 94 62 58
PWind dir E S NE E E E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 30 30
Rain shwrs S C C C S C S C
Tstms S C C C S C S C
$$
TXZ026-210900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 95 71 94 69
Temp 79 76 72 79 88 92 91 81 77 74 71 79 88 91 91 80 76 73 69
Dewpt 67 68 68 68 68 65 64 67 67 67 67 68 66 62 60 61 63 62 62
RH 67 76 87 69 52 41 41 63 71 79 87 69 48 38 36 52 64 68 78
Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE E E NE N N NE NE E E E E E N
Wind spd 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 2
Clouds SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C S
Mix Hgt 500 5000 7600 500 300 6800 9000 4900 400
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E NE NE E E E
T Wind Spd 6 6 8 9 8 8 10 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 69 95 70 92 67 84 66 86
Temp 89 91 77 69 90 92 77 70 85 88 75 68 78 80 71 67 79 82
Dewpt 63 57 60 60 60 57 61 63 64 61 64 64 64 63 64 64 65 64
Min/Max RH 31 73 30 78 38 87 54 90 51
RH 42 32 56 73 37 31 58 78 50 41 69 87 62 56 79 90 62 55
PWind dir E SE NE E E E E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 30 30
Rain shwrs C C S S C C C
Tstms C C S S C C C
$$
TXZ043-210900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 96 71 96 70
Temp 81 77 75 81 87 92 92 84 79 75 73 82 89 93 92 83 78 73 71
Dewpt 67 68 68 68 67 65 63 67 68 69 69 68 66 63 60 63 65 65 65
RH 63 75 81 66 52 41 39 58 70 82 87 64 47 37 34 53 66 76 81
Wind dir SW N N NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE E E NE N
Wind spd 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 8 8 5 3 2 2
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S S S S
Tstms S C S S S S
Mix Hgt 500 4400 6800 700 500 8400 9700 5900 500
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N NE NE E NE
T Wind Spd 6 10 6 8 5 8 11 11 5
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 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 69 98 70 96 69 90 67 91
Temp 90 94 77 70 92 95 79 71 90 93 78 71 84 86 74 68 84 86
Dewpt 61 58 60 60 58 54 59 60 60 58 64 64 62 61 64 65 65 65
Min/Max RH 29 72 25 68 30 79 42 90 45
RH 38 30 56 71 32 26 51 68 36 31 63 79 47 43 71 90 54 50
PWind dir NE SE NE E E E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S C
Tstms S S S S C
$$
TXZ035-210900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 93 69 94 68
Temp 76 74 71 80 86 90 87 80 75 73 69 80 87 91 89 79 74 72 68
Dewpt 66 66 66 67 66 64 64 65 66 65 65 66 64 61 60 61 62 62 61
RH 71 76 84 65 51 42 46 60 74 76 87 62 46 37 38 54 66 71 78
Wind dir W N N NE E E E E NE NE N E NE E E E E E NE
Wind spd 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 3 4 4 5 6 9 6 5 3 2
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.18 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 500 5500 6500 1100 400 8500 9600 3600 500
T Wind Dir NW NE NE E NE NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 8 9 9 8 5 6 9 12 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 67 95 68 94 68 91 67 90
Temp 88 91 75 67 88 91 76 68 87 90 76 68 84 86 73 67 83 85
Dewpt 60 56 57 58 58 55 57 58 59 58 60 62 61 60 61 62 64 63
Min/Max RH 29 73 28 70 32 81 38 84 42
RH 39 31 54 73 36 30 52 70 39 34 58 81 46 42 66 84 53 48
PWind dir E SE NE E SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-210900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 96 71 95 69
Temp 79 76 73 80 88 93 92 82 78 74 72 81 89 92 91 81 76 73 70
Dewpt 69 69 70 70 68 66 66 69 69 70 70 70 67 64 62 64 65 65 65
RH 73 79 90 73 53 42 43 66 74 86 93 69 49 39 39 57 69 77 85
Wind dir NE NW N NE N NE E E NE N N NE NE E E E E NE N
Wind spd 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 4 5 6 5 4 2 2 2
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 20 10 10 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C S
Mix Hgt 600 4700 7900 700 600 7600 9500 5700 600
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E N NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 6 6 8 8 6 8 11 11 9
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 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 69 97 70 94 67 86 65 88
Temp 89 92 77 70 91 93 78 71 88 90 75 68 79 81 71 66 81 84
Dewpt 64 59 62 61 60 58 62 63 63 61 65 66 64 63 66 66 65 66
Min/Max RH 32 74 29 78 36 93 53 99 53
RH 44 34 59 73 36 32 58 77 45 38 72 93 61 55 85 99 59 56
PWind dir NE SE NE E E E E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 30
Rain shwrs S C S S C C C
Tstms S C S S C C C
$$
TXZ029-210900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 90 65 90 63
Temp 72 69 67 75 84 88 87 75 71 68 66 77 84 88 86 74 69 66 64
Dewpt 66 66 66 66 65 62 62 65 65 65 65 65 63 59 59 62 62 61 60
RH 81 90 97 74 53 42 43 71 81 90 97 67 49 38 40 66 78 84 87
Wind dir W NW N NE E E E E E N NE E E E E E SE SE NW
Wind spd 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 3 2 2
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.09 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S
Tstms C C S
Mix Hgt 500 6000 7500 1000 500 7900 9300 5200 500
T Wind Dir NW NE NE E N NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 6 8 9 8 4 5 8 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 62 92 64 90 63 84 60 85
Temp 85 88 70 64 86 87 71 66 83 85 70 64 76 79 67 62 77 80
Dewpt 59 55 58 58 57 55 58 59 58 58 62 62 61 60 62 62 63 63
Min/Max RH 31 84 31 78 34 93 47 100 51
RH 41 33 66 81 37 34 64 78 43 40 76 93 60 52 84100 62 56
PWind dir E SE NE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10 30 20 30 30
Rain shwrs C S S S C S C
Tstms C S S S C S C
$$
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