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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices...UPDATED
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
357 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

TXZ024-090915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
357 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

Date           07/08/25      Wed 07/09/25            Thu 07/10/25            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                      69          95          72          96          73
Temp          93 90 79 75 71 69 81 89 94 92 82 77 74 74 84 92 95 92 84 80 76 74
Dewpt         66 67 68 67 66 66 65 65 61 60 65 64 63 63 64 62 59 60 62 61 61 63
RH            41 46 69 76 84 89 58 44 33 34 57 63 69 69 51 37 31 34 47 54 60 68
Wind dir      SE  S  N SW  W  W  W SE SE SE SE  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd       5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  6  6  8  8  8 10 11 13 12 11 12 12 10
Clouds        SC FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20           5           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S  S  S                                                  S  S
Tstms          S  S  S                                                  S
Mix Hgt               900   500  5600  8000  4800   800  6400  8200  5900  1500
T Wind Dir             SW     W     W    SE    SE    SW    SW    SW     S    SW
T Wind Spd             12     9     5     6    14    18    17    18    23    21
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           07/11  Sat 07/12/25  Sun 07/13/25  Mon 07/14/25  Tue 07/15/25
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      70    88      67    88      69    89      69    89
Temp          88 91   77 71 81 79   71 69 81 84   73 70 82 84   74 71 82 86
Dewpt         63 63   66 67 67 68   69 68 68 68   67 67 68 67   68 66 68 67
Min/Max RH       38      86    61     100    55      91    54      86    54
RH            43 40   69 86 65 70   92 98 66 59   82 90 62 57   81 84 62 55
PWind dir         S       S     S      SE     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         10      50    40      40    20      30    20      30    20
Rain shwrs             C  C  C  C    C  S  S  S    C  S     S    C  S     S
Tstms                  C  C  C  C    C  S  S  S    C  S     S    C  S     S

$$
TXZ026-090915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
357 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

Date           07/08/25      Wed 07/09/25            Thu 07/10/25            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                      70          96          72          98          74
Temp          94 92 82 77 73 70 81 91 96 94 83 78 75 73 84 93 96 95 86 81 78 75
Dewpt         66 66 67 66 67 66 66 65 63 62 64 66 65 65 65 64 61 60 62 62 63 64
RH            40 43 61 69 81 87 60 42 34 35 53 67 71 76 53 39 32 31 45 53 60 69
Wind dir      SE  S  E SW  W NW  W SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       5  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  5  5  8  8  8  6  9 11 12 13 12 13 12  9
Clouds        FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20           5           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S  S  S  S
Tstms          S  S  S  S
Mix Hgt              1500   300  5700  8200  5000   900  6800  9200  6300  1900
T Wind Dir              S     W     W    SE     S    SW    SW     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             11     9     4     6    11    11    14    20    21    20
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           07/11  Sat 07/12/25  Sun 07/13/25  Mon 07/14/25  Tue 07/15/25
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      72    89      69    88      70    90      71    90
Temp          89 91   78 72 82 81   73 70 82 84   75 72 84 86   76 72 84 86
Dewpt         65 62   66 66 68 67   68 68 69 67   69 68 70 68   68 68 69 68
Min/Max RH       37      81    55      93    55      87    52      87    53
RH            45 38   67 81 63 63   84 93 65 57   82 87 63 55   76 87 61 55
PWind dir         S       S     S      SE     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5      40    40      40    20      30    20      20    10
Rain shwrs             C  C  C  C    C  S  S  S    C  S     S    S  S
Tstms                  C  C  C  C    C  S  S  S    C  S     S    S  S

$$
TXZ043-090915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
357 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

Date           07/08/25      Wed 07/09/25            Thu 07/10/25            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                      70          95          72          96          73
Temp          94 92 82 75 71 70 80 90 95 92 83 77 76 74 83 91 94 92 84 81 77 74
Dewpt         69 68 68 68 68 67 68 68 65 64 67 68 67 66 68 65 64 62 63 65 65 65
RH            44 46 63 79 88 90 66 48 37 40 60 74 75 78 60 43 37 37 49 59 67 73
Wind dir       S  S  N  S SW  W  W SW SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  5  5  5  6  6  6  9  9 11 12 12 12 11  9
Clouds        FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20           5           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                   0.06           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S  S  S  S
Tstms          S  S  S  S
Mix Hgt              1300   700  5500  8200  3800   900  6400  7200  4200  1400
T Wind Dir              S    SW     W     S     S    SW    SW     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             11     9     8     6    16    13    17    16    20    20
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           07/11  Sat 07/12/25  Sun 07/13/25  Mon 07/14/25  Tue 07/15/25
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      73    90      70    91      71    91      71    92
Temp          89 91   79 74 86 86   74 71 84 87   75 72 85 86   77 73 86 88
Dewpt         66 64   67 68 69 67   70 70 70 68   69 69 70 69   69 68 69 68
Min/Max RH       39      83    52      96    52      90    53      85    49
RH            47 41   67 83 57 53   87 96 63 54   82 89 61 57   76 85 58 52
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    SC FW   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          5      30    30      40    20      30    20      30    20
Rain shwrs             C  S  S  C    C  C  S  S    C  S     S    C  S     S
Tstms                  S  S  S  C    C  C  S  S    S        S    S        S

$$
TXZ035-090915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
357 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

Date           07/08/25      Wed 07/09/25            Thu 07/10/25            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          93          71          97          72
Temp          91 86 77 72 68 66 78 88 93 90 82 76 73 71 81 91 95 91 84 78 75 73
Dewpt         66 66 66 66 64 63 65 64 61 60 63 63 63 63 64 62 59 57 59 60 61 62
RH            44 51 69 81 87 90 64 45 35 37 53 64 71 76 56 38 30 32 43 54 62 68
Wind dir      SE SE  S  S  W  W  W SW  S SE SE  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       5  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  6  8  9  9  9 12 13 14 14 14 17 16 12
Clouds        SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30           0           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S  C  S                                                  S  S
Tstms          S  C  S
Mix Hgt              1200   300  5000  6900  3400   800  4700  6200  4300  1700
T Wind Dir              S    SW     W    SE    SE    SW    SW     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             11     9     8     6    13    16    18    17    19    20
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           07/11  Sat 07/12/25  Sun 07/13/25  Mon 07/14/25  Tue 07/15/25
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    89      68    88      70    89      69    90
Temp          89 88   76 72 83 83   72 70 82 82   73 70 82 82   74 71 83 84
Dewpt         63 62   66 66 66 64   67 66 67 67   67 66 67 67   67 65 67 66
Min/Max RH       36      81    48      90    53      87    53      81    50
RH            42 42   71 81 57 53   84 87 61 61   81 87 61 61   79 81 59 55
PWind dir         S       S    SE      SE     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   B1 SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10      40    30      50    20      30    20      30    10
Rain shwrs             C  C  C  C    C  C  S  S    C  S     S    C  S
Tstms                  C  S  C  C    C  S     S    C  S     S    C  S

$$
TXZ031-090915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
357 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

Date           07/08/25      Wed 07/09/25            Thu 07/10/25            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                      70          98          72          98          74
Temp          95 94 83 77 72 70 83 92 97 95 84 79 76 74 85 94 96 95 86 82 78 75
Dewpt         68 67 69 68 68 67 67 66 65 63 66 67 67 65 66 65 63 61 62 64 64 64
RH            42 42 63 75 89 92 59 43 34 35 56 66 74 76 53 40 34 33 45 54 63 70
Wind dir      SE  S SW  S SW SW  W  S SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       5  5  5  4  4  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  9 11 12 12 12 12 11  9
Clouds        FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20           5           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                   0.05           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S  S  S  S
Tstms          S  S  S  S
Mix Hgt              2000   600  6200  8300  5100  1200  7100  9000  5800  2300
T Wind Dir              S    SW     W    SE    SE    SW    SW     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             12     9     6     6    17    13    17    19    21    20
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           07/11  Sat 07/12/25  Sun 07/13/25  Mon 07/14/25  Tue 07/15/25
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      73    92      69    91      71    92      72    92
Temp          90 94   80 74 85 82   74 70 84 86   75 72 86 88   78 73 86 88
Dewpt         66 63   68 68 69 68   70 70 70 68   70 69 70 68   69 68 69 68
Min/Max RH       36      83    53     100    54      92    51      85    50
RH            45 37   68 83 61 64   87 99 63 56   83 91 59 53   74 85 57 53
PWind dir         S       S     S      SE     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10      40    40      40    20      30    20      20    20
Rain shwrs             C  C  C  C    C  S  S  S    C        S    S  S     S
Tstms                  C  C  S  C    C  S  S  S    C        S    S  S     S

$$
TXZ029-090915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
357 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

Date           07/08/25      Wed 07/09/25            Thu 07/10/25            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                      64          92          67          93          68
Temp          90 85 76 70 66 64 77 86 92 89 78 73 70 68 79 88 90 89 80 75 72 70
Dewpt         66 67 68 66 65 64 65 63 60 60 64 63 62 62 63 61 59 58 60 60 60 62
RH            45 55 76 87 97100 67 46 34 38 62 71 76 81 58 41 35 35 51 60 66 76
Wind dir       S  S SE SW  W  W  W  S SE SE SE  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  6  6 10 12 12 12 11 12 11  9
Clouds        SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     30           5           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S  C  S                                                  S  S
Tstms          S  C  S
Mix Hgt               700   400  4600  6000  2600   700  4500  6000  3900  1600
T Wind Dir              S    SW     W    SE    SE    SW    SW     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             11     9     6     6    17    17    18    20    21    19
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           07/11  Sat 07/12/25  Sun 07/13/25  Mon 07/14/25  Tue 07/15/25
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      67    86      64    85      65    85      65    87
Temp          86 87   73 69 79 78   67 66 78 81   70 67 79 80   71 67 78 83
Dewpt         62 62   65 66 66 66   67 66 67 66   67 65 66 67   67 64 66 67
Min/Max RH       41      90    56     100    57      93    57      90    55
RH            45 43   76 90 64 67  100100 69 60   90 93 64 65   87 90 67 59
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   B1 B2 B1 SC   B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10      50    30      50    20      30    20      30    10
Rain shwrs             C  C  C  C    C  C  S  S    C  S     S    C  S
Tstms                  C  S  C  C    C  S     S    C  S     S    C  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