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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
TXZ024-282100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 67 87 65 79
Temp 74 72 83 92 94 90 77 71 69 68 71 79 86 83 73 69 67 66 69 75 79 75
Dewpt 66 65 65 64 62 65 69 70 68 68 68 66 66 66 69 69 67 66 69 69 68 69
RH 78 78 55 40 36 44 77 95 97 99 90 64 50 58 87 99100100 99 80 70 82
Wind dir SW SW SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE E E SE E E E E
Wind spd 9 10 11 9 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 6
Clouds FW FW FW CL SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 60 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.91 0.47
Rain shwrs S C C L L L L L L C
Tstms S C C L L L L L L C
Mix Hgt 6000 8200 1300 1700 3400 4700 2500 1500 2500 2700
T Wind Dir W N NE NE NE E SE E E SE
T Wind Spd 18 11 14 10 6 10 13 10 8 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 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 79 63 83 63 86 64 87
Temp 68 65 75 76 67 64 78 80 68 63 81 82 69 65 82 81
Dewpt 68 65 68 67 67 64 65 63 66 63 63 63 64 62 62 63
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 51 100 44 92 45
RH 100100 78 74 100100 66 57 93 99 54 54 85 91 51 55
PWind dir E NE SE S S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 50 30 20 10 10 20 30
Rain shwrs C L C C C S S S C
Tstms C L C C C S S S C
$$
TXZ026-282100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 67 86 66 80
Temp 73 71 82 94 94 88 78 73 70 68 71 80 85 83 75 71 68 66 70 76 79 77
Dewpt 67 67 66 66 66 66 69 69 68 67 67 67 67 65 67 67 68 66 68 69 68 68
RH 81 87 58 40 40 48 74 87 93 97 87 65 55 55 76 87100100 93 79 69 74
Wind dir S S SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE E E E
Wind spd 9 9 10 9 6 6 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 50 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.36 0.36
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C L L C C C
Tstms S S S S S C C L L C C C
Mix Hgt 6200 7800 800 1900 3400 4600 2800 1300 2500 2900
T Wind Dir SW NW NE NE NE NE E E E E
T Wind Spd 17 12 17 13 9 9 11 11 8 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 81 64 84 64 87 65 87
Temp 69 66 76 80 69 65 79 83 71 64 82 84 71 65 82 82
Dewpt 68 66 68 66 67 65 66 63 64 64 64 62 64 63 64 62
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 51 100 45 93 45
RH 97100 76 62 93100 64 51 79100 55 48 79 93 55 51
PWind dir E NE NE NE S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 40 20 20 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs C L C S S S S
Tstms C L C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-282100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 101 69 92 68 85
Temp 75 72 84 95 98 94 84 78 74 71 75 83 90 91 80 74 70 69 73 80 84 82
Dewpt 68 66 67 66 63 65 69 70 70 70 69 68 67 67 69 70 70 69 70 70 69 69
RH 79 81 58 39 32 38 61 76 89 98 80 62 46 46 71 87100100 89 72 61 65
Wind dir S S SW SW SW NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 8 8 11 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 30 10 40 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.24 0.13
Rain shwrs S C S C C C C L L L L C
Tstms S C S C C C C L L L L C
Mix Hgt 6600 9900 600 1300 4600 6900 3300 1400 3600 3600
T Wind Dir SW SW E NE NE NE E E E E
T Wind Spd 18 10 11 12 8 9 11 11 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 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 65 82 65 85 64 88 66 90
Temp 72 66 76 81 70 66 80 83 71 64 82 86 72 66 85 87
Dewpt 70 66 69 68 69 66 67 64 66 64 64 63 64 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 100 65 100 51 100 43 92 40
RH 95100 78 66 99100 66 53 86100 54 46 77 90 49 46
PWind dir NE NE NE NE SE W S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 60 30 30 10 20 10 20
Rain shwrs C L L C C C S S S S
Tstms C L L C C C S S S S
$$
TXZ035-282100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 98 69 89 67 85
Temp 74 71 82 92 97 93 82 76 71 69 74 82 88 83 75 72 69 67 73 80 83 79
Dewpt 64 64 64 63 60 61 65 67 68 67 68 67 66 67 67 67 68 67 68 68 68 70
RH 71 79 55 38 30 35 56 74 90 93 82 61 48 59 76 84 97100 84 67 61 74
Wind dir S S SW W NW NE E E E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind spd 11 10 12 9 5 5 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 9 9 9 8 6 6 5 6 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 50 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.18 0.53
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C L L L
Tstms S S S C C C C C C L L L
Mix Hgt 7500 10800 1100 1200 4000 7000 1700 1400 4300 4400
T Wind Dir SW NW E E E SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 16 9 14 13 9 10 16 13 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 82 63 84 63 86 64 88
Temp 69 65 77 78 68 63 79 81 69 63 81 82 70 64 82 82
Dewpt 68 65 67 66 66 63 65 63 63 62 63 63 62 62 62 62
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 51 97 45 93 42
RH 97100 71 67 93100 62 54 81 97 54 53 76 93 51 51
PWind dir E NE E E SE SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 60 40 30 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs L D L C S C C S S S S S S
Tstms L D L C S C C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-282100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 99 67 88 67 82
Temp 75 72 84 95 95 89 80 74 71 69 73 80 85 87 75 71 69 68 71 76 80 81
Dewpt 69 68 67 66 66 67 71 72 71 69 69 69 68 68 70 70 69 68 71 70 70 71
RH 82 87 57 39 39 49 76 94 99100 89 69 58 55 84 97100100100 83 74 73
Wind dir S S SW W NW NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E E E E E NE E E E
Wind spd 8 8 10 9 6 5 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 50 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.32 0.35
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C L L C C C
Tstms S S S S S C C L L C C C
Mix Hgt 7500 8600 1000 2000 3700 5300 3600 1600 2900 3600
T Wind Dir SW NW NE NE N NE E E NE E
T Wind Spd 18 11 16 12 9 9 11 10 8 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 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 65 86 64 88 66 90
Temp 70 67 77 78 69 66 80 83 70 64 83 86 72 66 84 84
Dewpt 70 67 70 69 69 66 67 65 67 64 65 64 67 65 64 65
Max/Min RH 100 69 100 52 100 45 97 44
RH 100100 81 75 100100 66 55 90100 56 50 84 97 51 54
PWind dir E NE NE NE S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 50 20 20 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs C L C S S S S
Tstms C L C S S S S
$$
TXZ029-282100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 64 84 62 81
Temp 70 67 78 89 92 89 75 70 67 66 69 78 83 80 70 66 64 63 69 76 79 75
Dewpt 65 64 64 62 59 62 67 68 67 66 66 66 64 65 68 66 64 63 68 67 68 68
RH 84 90 62 41 33 41 76 93100100 90 67 53 60 93100100100 97 74 69 79
Wind dir S SW SW W N NE NE E E NE E E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind spd 9 9 10 8 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 OV B2 SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 70 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.44 0.69
Rain shwrs S C C L L L L L L L
Tstms S C C L L L L L L L
Mix Hgt 6100 9000 1300 1400 4100 7300 2100 700 4200 3700
T Wind Dir W N E E NE SE SE SE S E
T Wind Spd 17 10 17 13 6 9 13 13 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 78 59 80 58 83 60 84
Temp 66 62 73 75 65 60 75 78 64 59 78 80 65 60 79 79
Dewpt 66 62 66 66 65 60 64 63 64 59 63 61 62 60 61 62
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 52 100 47 100 48
RH 100100 79 74 100100 69 60 100100 60 52 90100 54 56
PWind dir E NE E S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 50 30 30 20 10 20 30
Rain shwrs L D C C S C C S S S C
Tstms L D C C S C C S S S C
$$
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