Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
596
FOUS54 KLUB 031757
PFWLUB
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1257 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
TXZ024-040915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1257 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Date 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun
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 88 69 91 70
Temp 76 75 72 71 70 70 76 82 86 85 78 74 72 71 79 85 89 88 80 75 73 72
Dewpt 70 72 72 71 70 70 71 72 71 72 74 73 71 70 71 72 70 71 73 73 71 70
RH 83 89100100100100 85 72 61 66 88 97 97 98 79 65 55 57 79 91 92 93
Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 11 11 8 6 5 5 6 9 10 11 9 6 5 5 5 6 9 8 6 5 5 4
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 50 20 5 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.11 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L C C S S S S S S S
Tstms C C C S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 2600 1800 900 3300 4400 2200 800 4000 4500 900 400
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 16 14 11 13 16 16 9 9 11 11 10
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 07/06 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25
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 69 91 70 94 72 97 72 97
Temp 84 85 74 71 85 86 76 72 89 90 77 74 91 92 78 74 91 93
Dewpt 69 69 70 68 68 66 66 65 64 63 65 64 63 61 64 63 61 60
Min/Max RH 50 93 49 81 38 72 33 70 30
RH 61 60 88 91 58 52 73 78 44 41 67 70 39 36 61 69 37 33
PWind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 20 5 5 10 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S C S S
Tstms S S S C S S
$$
TXZ026-040915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1257 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Date 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 86 71 91 71
Temp 77 76 73 72 71 70 75 80 85 84 78 75 72 71 78 84 88 86 79 76 73 72
Dewpt 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 72 72 72 72 71 70 69 70 72 72 71 71 71 70 70
RH 82 82 90 93 97100 84 77 65 67 82 87 93 93 76 67 59 61 77 85 90 93
Wind dir S SE SE S S SE S S S SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 60 30 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L C C S C S C S S
Tstms C C C C S S S C S S
Mix Hgt 2900 2100 1000 2600 3200 2200 1000 2700 3500 1100 200
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 17 16 12 16 18 17 12 12 13 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/06 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 70 91 71 94 73 97 72 96
Temp 85 85 75 71 85 87 77 72 89 90 78 73 91 93 79 73 90 91
Dewpt 71 69 69 69 69 67 67 66 66 65 66 65 64 62 65 63 64 62
Min/Max RH 55 97 50 84 41 76 34 71 36
RH 63 59 82 93 59 52 71 81 47 44 67 76 41 36 62 71 42 38
PWind dir SE S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 5 0 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-040915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1257 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Date 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun
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 69 88 70 92 70
Temp 77 76 73 72 71 71 76 81 85 85 78 75 73 71 79 86 88 87 80 76 74 72
Dewpt 73 73 73 72 71 71 72 74 74 75 74 73 71 70 71 73 73 73 73 73 71 70
RH 89 93 99100100 99 88 78 71 73 88 94 95 97 78 65 60 63 81 91 91 93
Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 10 9 8 5 5 5 5 8 8 9 9 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 5 5 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 30 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.23 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs D L C C S S C C S S S S C
Tstms L C C S S C C S S S S
Mix Hgt 2400 1500 1100 2500 3900 2400 1200 3200 4000 500 400
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S SE S SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 11 13 13 16 11 12 11 13 10
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 07/06 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25
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 89 70 91 70 93 72 96 72 98
Temp 83 85 76 72 86 88 77 72 88 89 78 73 90 92 79 74 92 93
Dewpt 72 70 71 68 69 66 68 66 67 65 67 65 66 64 65 64 64 63
Min/Max RH 56 87 48 81 42 76 36 72 33
RH 69 61 84 87 56 50 74 81 50 45 69 76 45 40 62 72 40 37
PWind dir S S S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs C C S S S
Tstms S C S S S
$$
TXZ035-040915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1257 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Date 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 91 71 94 71
Temp 76 74 73 71 71 70 76 83 89 85 80 74 72 71 79 87 92 88 81 75 73 72
Dewpt 70 70 70 70 70 69 70 70 70 69 70 70 69 69 70 69 68 68 70 70 69 68
RH 82 87 90 97 97 97 82 65 54 59 72 87 90 93 74 55 46 52 69 84 87 87
Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SW
Wind spd 11 12 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 11 10 8 5 6 9 9 10 9 6 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 60 10 5 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L L S S S S
Tstms C C C S S S S
Mix Hgt 3400 1600 1100 3000 4800 3200 800 3900 4700 2600 600
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SE SW
T Wind Spd 13 14 13 13 13 18 13 10 11 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/06 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 69 90 70 93 71 95 71 96
Temp 86 84 74 71 84 84 75 71 87 87 76 72 89 89 76 72 90 90
Dewpt 69 67 68 67 66 64 65 64 64 62 63 62 63 60 62 61 62 59
Min/Max RH 48 87 45 79 38 71 33 71 31
RH 57 57 82 87 55 51 71 79 46 43 64 71 42 38 62 68 39 35
PWind dir S S S S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 5 0 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ031-040915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1257 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Date 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun
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 88 70 92 71
Temp 77 77 74 72 71 71 77 82 85 85 79 76 72 71 80 86 90 88 81 77 74 72
Dewpt 72 72 73 72 71 71 72 73 74 73 74 73 72 71 71 72 73 72 73 73 72 72
RH 86 87 97100100 99 86 76 69 68 87 91100100 76 64 59 59 78 89 94 99
Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S SE S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 11 10 8 5 5 5 6 9 10 11 9 6 5 5 5 8 9 8 5 5 4 3
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 40 5 10 10
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L C C C S S S C C C
Tstms C C C C S S S C C S
Mix Hgt 2700 2100 1200 3000 2700 2300 1200 3200 3700 1100 500
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 16 14 12 14 17 17 13 12 13 13 10
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 07/06 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25
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 71 93 72 96 73 98 73 99
Temp 86 86 76 72 87 89 78 73 90 92 79 74 93 94 80 74 93 95
Dewpt 72 69 71 70 68 68 68 66 65 65 66 65 64 62 65 64 64 61
Min/Max RH 53 97 49 82 40 75 33 71 33
RH 62 58 84 93 55 51 73 80 44 41 65 74 39 35 60 71 39 34
PWind dir S S S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 5 0 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C C S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S
$$
TXZ029-040915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1257 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Date 07/03/25 Fri 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 86 66 90 68
Temp 72 72 70 69 69 68 73 79 85 85 75 71 69 68 76 84 88 86 78 72 70 69
Dewpt 70 70 70 69 68 68 70 70 68 69 72 71 69 68 70 69 67 69 71 71 70 69
RH 93 93100100 97100 90 74 57 59 90100100100 82 61 50 57 79 97100100
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 10 9 6 5 5 5 6 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 50 10 5 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C S S S S
Mix Hgt 2700 1500 1100 3500 4800 3200 900 3300 4600 3100 600
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 16 14 14 14 16 18 13 9 10 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/06 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 66 87 66 90 66 93 66 94
Temp 82 83 70 67 81 83 72 68 85 87 73 68 87 89 74 68 88 89
Dewpt 68 67 69 67 66 65 66 64 63 62 63 62 61 60 62 61 61 59
Min/Max RH 51 100 53 90 41 81 34 78 34
RH 63 59 97100 60 55 81 87 48 43 71 81 42 38 66 78 41 37
PWind dir S S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 20 5 0 5 5 10 5
Rain shwrs S S C S
Tstms S S S S
$$
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