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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1232 PM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
TXZ024-062100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1232 PM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
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 103 76 103 77 103
Temp 97101 99 86 81 78 76 87 98101 98 86 82 79 77 87 98102 99
Dewpt 58 54 55 57 59 58 58 60 56 53 55 57 58 58 58 59 56 53 53
RH 28 21 23 38 48 50 55 40 25 20 24 37 44 48 52 39 24 19 22
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 13 14 14 11 11 10 9 11 11 13 13 11 10 10 11 12 12 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8000 900 600 6000 10300 2400 600 7100 11500
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 18 18 20 19 20 20 23 19
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 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25
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 77 102 75 99 71 95 69 92
Temp 83 77 97 96 81 75 93 94 77 72 90 89 75 70 89 87
Dewpt 57 58 58 57 60 60 61 59 63 62 62 61 64 64 63 62
Max/Min RH 52 22 60 28 71 33 82 37
RH 41 52 27 27 50 60 34 32 61 71 39 40 70 81 42 43
PWind dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ026-062100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1232 PM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 102 74 103 75 105
Temp 96102 99 87 82 77 74 86 97102101 89 84 79 75 87100104102
Dewpt 62 58 57 60 61 60 60 60 58 56 56 58 59 60 60 60 58 55 53
RH 33 24 25 40 49 56 62 42 28 22 23 35 43 52 60 40 25 20 20
Wind dir S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 12 14 13 12 11 9 8 10 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 11 12 14 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6400 600 400 5500 8100 1100 400 5500 9500
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 21 19 16 17 20 18 17 20 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 76 102 75 100 72 97 71 95
Temp 86 76 97 98 83 75 95 96 81 73 92 93 79 71 90 90
Dewpt 59 61 60 57 61 61 62 58 61 62 61 59 63 64 63 61
Max/Min RH 60 24 62 26 68 29 79 34
RH 40 60 30 26 48 62 34 28 51 68 36 32 58 79 41 38
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ043-062100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1232 PM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
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 73 102 75 102
Temp 94100 99 88 82 77 73 86 95100101 89 83 78 75 87 97102100
Dewpt 63 58 58 60 60 62 62 64 62 58 58 60 62 62 62 63 60 57 57
RH 36 26 26 40 48 60 68 47 34 25 25 39 49 59 64 45 30 23 24
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 9 10 9 9 6 5 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 6 9 9 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7100 600 500 4700 7500 1300 500 5400 8600
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 18 13 16 16 17 16 17 17
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 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25
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 76 102 74 99 72 97 72 94
Temp 84 76 96 99 83 74 92 96 80 72 91 95 79 72 90 92
Dewpt 60 63 63 60 61 63 64 61 62 64 64 61 64 66 64 63
Max/Min RH 65 26 70 31 76 32 81 36
RH 45 65 34 29 49 70 40 33 54 76 41 34 60 81 42 38
PWind dir S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ035-062100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1232 PM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 102 73 102 74 103
Temp 94101 99 88 82 77 73 85 95100 98 88 83 78 75 86 96102 99
Dewpt 57 54 52 55 57 57 58 59 56 53 53 54 56 57 58 60 56 52 50
RH 29 21 21 33 43 50 59 41 27 21 22 31 40 48 56 42 26 19 19
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 16 17 16 13 12 12 9 12 12 13 14 12 12 12 11 13 14 14 14
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8500 1700 600 4300 7900 1900 500 3800 9400
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 17 18 16 17 17 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 75 101 74 99 71 95 70 94
Temp 83 76 96 96 82 75 93 94 78 72 91 89 77 70 89 89
Dewpt 55 59 57 54 58 59 60 57 60 61 60 60 62 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 56 22 58 26 68 31 78 35
RH 38 56 27 25 44 58 33 29 54 68 36 38 60 78 42 39
PWind dir S S S S SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-062100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1232 PM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
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 103 74 105 76 105
Temp 96101100 88 82 77 74 88 98103101 88 83 79 76 89 99104102
Dewpt 63 59 58 62 62 61 61 61 59 57 57 61 61 62 61 61 59 56 55
RH 34 25 26 42 51 58 65 41 28 23 24 41 48 55 61 40 27 21 22
Wind dir S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 12 13 12 11 9 8 5 9 11 12 12 9 9 8 6 10 12 13 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6800 900 700 5200 7900 1600 700 5700 10000
T Wind Dir S S S SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 19 19 16 18 19 18 17 20 21
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 Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25
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 77 104 76 100 72 98 71 96
Temp 85 77 98100 83 76 95 97 80 73 92 94 79 72 91 91
Dewpt 60 61 61 59 62 63 64 61 63 64 63 62 65 66 64 63
Max/Min RH 59 24 65 29 75 32 81 35
RH 43 58 31 27 50 65 36 31 57 74 39 35 63 81 41 41
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 10 5 10 10
$$
TXZ029-062100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1232 PM CDT Wed Aug 6 2025
Date Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 69 99 70 100
Temp 93 98 97 83 78 73 69 82 93 97 96 82 78 74 71 82 94 99 96
Dewpt 56 53 53 55 56 57 57 57 55 51 52 56 55 57 57 58 55 52 51
RH 29 22 23 38 47 57 66 43 28 21 23 41 45 55 61 44 27 21 22
Wind dir SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 13 14 12 11 10 9 9 12 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 12 12 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8800 1000 600 5100 10100 1900 500 5900 11300
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 20 18 20 18 19 20 21 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/09/25 Sun 08/10/25 Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 99 69 95 66 92 65 89
Temp 78 71 93 93 77 70 90 92 73 67 86 86 72 65 85 86
Dewpt 55 57 56 55 59 59 59 58 62 61 60 60 63 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 63 22 68 29 81 35 93 41
RH 45 61 29 28 54 68 35 32 68 81 42 42 73 93 46 43
PWind dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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