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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
447 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
TXZ024-242100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
447 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 92 69 86 64 77
Temp 70 78 86 90 86 78 74 72 70 74 80 84 80 73 68 67 65 67 70 75 74
Dewpt 63 65 63 60 62 65 64 64 63 63 62 61 62 64 65 64 64 64 64 63 63
RH 78 64 46 38 45 66 72 75 78 70 55 47 54 75 91 92 97 89 79 67 70
Wind dir N SE S SE SE SE S S NE E E E E E E NE NE E E E E
Wind spd 2 4 5 8 9 6 6 5 5 6 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 9
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 30 20 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.14 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S C S S S S C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 5400 7700 1200 1000 3400 4700 1900 1600 2400 3100
T Wind Dir SE S SE E E E NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 6 10 12 11 13 13 17 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
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 62 87 69 95 67 88 63 83
Temp 65 64 79 84 72 71 89 88 72 68 81 77 68 66 75 74
Dewpt 65 63 65 64 67 65 64 63 70 68 66 67 68 66 67 67
Max/Min RH 99 48 84 36 100 51 100 63
RH 99 99 63 52 83 81 44 43 91100 61 71 100 99 76 79
PWind dir E S S SW SW NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 30 50 40 40 40
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S C C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ026-242100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
447 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 69 84 64 77
Temp 70 77 87 89 88 80 77 73 70 74 79 82 80 73 69 67 65 67 71 75 74
Dewpt 64 65 64 63 62 63 63 63 62 64 63 62 62 63 64 64 64 63 64 64 63
RH 81 67 46 42 42 56 62 71 76 71 58 51 54 71 84 90 97 87 79 69 69
Wind dir NE E SE SE SE E SE E NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 4 5 5 5 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 9 10 11 9 9 9 9 8 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 30 20 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.06 0.07
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S S S S C C C C S S
Tstms S S S C S S S S S S C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 5100 7000 400 600 2900 3200 1800 1800 2400 3000
T Wind Dir SE SE E E E E NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 8 8 12 12 16 16 19 16 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 63 87 69 94 68 87 64 83
Temp 68 64 78 84 74 70 88 88 75 68 80 80 69 65 76 77
Dewpt 63 63 66 65 66 65 66 65 69 68 66 65 67 65 67 66
Max/Min RH 97 50 84 42 100 55 100 64
RH 84 97 67 53 76 84 48 47 82100 62 60 93100 74 69
PWind dir E SE S S SE NE NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 30 50 40 40 40
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ043-242100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
447 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 70 95 67 85
Temp 71 81 89 92 91 83 77 74 71 82 90 92 89 81 76 72 68 73 79 81 82
Dewpt 63 64 62 61 60 61 62 61 62 62 60 59 60 61 63 63 64 63 63 63 64
RH 76 56 40 36 36 49 60 65 73 52 37 33 39 51 64 73 87 72 59 54 56
Wind dir N E E E E E SE SE S SW S S E E E NE NE NE NE E E
Wind spd 2 3 5 5 8 5 5 4 4 5 5 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 9 10
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 7100 8500 600 500 8200 9400 2200 1400 3000 3600
T Wind Dir E E SE S S SE E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 6 8 11 10 11 11 19 14 11 12
RFTI 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
Date Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 91 70 97 71 93 66 86
Temp 71 66 83 87 77 72 90 93 79 72 86 88 72 69 80 83
Dewpt 65 65 66 66 68 68 65 64 68 68 67 66 70 68 67 67
Max/Min RH 98 48 86 37 88 47 100 57
RH 82 98 58 50 75 86 44 40 68 88 52 50 93 99 65 60
PWind dir E SE S S S S E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 20 40 40 40 50
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ035-242100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
447 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 70 92 66 82
Temp 68 79 87 91 88 81 77 74 70 79 86 89 87 78 73 70 66 71 75 80 78
Dewpt 59 61 61 60 59 60 61 60 60 61 60 59 59 61 62 61 62 63 64 63 63
RH 73 54 42 36 38 49 58 62 71 54 42 37 39 56 68 73 87 76 69 56 60
Wind dir E SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 3 5 5 6 11 10 9 9 6 9 10 10 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 11 14
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 6800 8400 1400 500 5400 6400 3000 1400 3000 3500
T Wind Dir SE S SE S S S E E E E
T Wind Spd 6 9 14 13 12 12 18 16 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 65 89 69 95 68 90 64 85
Temp 70 66 80 85 75 70 87 89 75 68 82 80 69 65 78 79
Dewpt 63 63 66 63 64 65 65 62 66 65 65 65 67 65 66 65
Max/Min RH 90 45 84 37 90 48 100 55
RH 78 90 62 48 69 84 48 41 74 90 56 60 93100 67 62
PWind dir E S S SW S S E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 50 40 50 50
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ031-242100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
447 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 94 70 89 65 80
Temp 71 80 88 91 90 82 77 74 71 77 83 85 83 76 71 68 66 70 74 77 77
Dewpt 66 66 64 64 64 64 65 65 64 64 63 62 64 66 66 65 66 66 65 65 65
RH 84 64 46 41 42 55 66 74 79 64 51 46 53 71 85 91 99 88 76 68 68
Wind dir NE E SE SE SE E SE E NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 2 4 5 5 8 5 5 5 4 5 8 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 9 9
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C S S
Tstms S S S S S C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 5700 7500 800 1200 4100 4700 2600 1600 2500 3400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E NE E NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 8 8 12 11 12 14 18 14 12 11
RFTI 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
Date Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 63 89 70 97 68 91 65 85
Temp 68 65 81 86 75 71 90 92 76 70 83 83 70 68 78 78
Dewpt 66 65 67 67 69 68 67 65 71 70 69 69 70 68 69 69
Max/Min RH 100 51 91 40 100 57 100 66
RH 92100 63 54 83 90 46 42 84100 63 63 100100 74 74
PWind dir E SE S SW S NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 20 50 40 40 40
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C C C C
$$
TXZ029-242100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
447 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 65 87 61 77
Temp 66 75 83 87 85 75 72 69 67 74 81 84 81 72 68 65 63 66 70 75 75
Dewpt 60 61 60 58 59 62 61 61 62 61 59 58 61 63 63 63 63 63 62 62 62
RH 81 62 46 38 41 64 68 76 84 64 47 41 51 73 84 93100 90 76 64 64
Wind dir E SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S E E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 2 4 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 8 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 8 9 9
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.09 0 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C S S
Tstms S S S S C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 6100 7800 900 500 5300 5800 1900 1400 2300 3000
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE E E E E
T Wind Spd 9 9 16 12 11 16 19 18 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 85 65 92 63 86 61 81
Temp 65 62 77 82 69 66 84 87 70 65 78 77 66 64 74 75
Dewpt 63 62 64 63 65 64 63 62 67 65 65 65 66 64 66 65
Max/Min RH 100 51 97 38 100 53 100 60
RH 93100 64 53 87 93 49 43 90100 64 67 100100 76 71
PWind dir E S S SW S S E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 20 50 40 50 40
Rain shwrs C S S S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms C S S S S C C C C C C C C
$$
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