Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
521
FOUS54 KLUB 270902
PFWLUB
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
402 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
TXZ024-272115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
402 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 84 54 80 52 86
Temp 59 73 82 84 81 69 64 59 54 65 73 78 79 65 60 56 53 66 77 84 85
Dewpt 37 37 31 29 27 28 32 33 33 38 39 36 35 39 40 41 40 43 41 36 32
RH 45 26 16 14 14 21 30 37 45 37 29 22 20 38 47 57 61 44 27 18 15
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SE S NW NW N W SW SW
Wind spd 14 16 18 21 19 17 17 12 10 11 10 10 6 5 5 6 5 8 9 10 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 20 10 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 9000 12000 1700 800 7200 10700 7000 500 10200 11600
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W SE W W W
T Wind Spd 25 32 25 17 16 13 9 10 12 17
RFTI 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 58 93 64 92 60 82 51 78
Temp 64 59 89 90 71 65 88 86 68 61 79 80 60 52 72 76
Dewpt 38 36 43 37 53 58 53 49 55 53 44 41 40 39 40 38
Max/Min RH 44 14 77 24 76 23 61 24
RH 39 43 20 15 53 77 30 28 63 73 29 25 47 61 32 25
PWind dir S SW S S S NW N NE
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S C S S S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-272115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
402 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 54 82 52 86
Temp 61 71 82 85 83 69 64 59 55 65 75 80 81 67 61 56 53 65 77 83 85
Dewpt 55 57 46 37 36 39 41 40 39 41 41 40 39 43 44 45 45 48 46 42 40
RH 81 61 28 18 19 33 43 49 55 41 29 24 22 42 53 66 74 54 33 24 20
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W W W E SE NE NE NE E S S
Wind spd 17 17 17 20 16 10 10 9 9 11 12 11 6 6 8 8 8 9 8 10 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW CL SC SC B2 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 40 20 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S S
Tstms C S S S S
LAL 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6400 10400 700 600 6800 9500 5500 500 6900 11500
T Wind Dir S SW W SW W W SE E W SW
T Wind Spd 23 28 16 12 16 14 10 10 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 92 63 89 60 82 51 77
Temp 64 57 88 88 70 64 86 83 68 61 79 79 61 52 70 76
Dewpt 47 47 53 49 60 62 61 59 63 58 50 46 49 43 43 42
Max/Min RH 72 22 93 36 93 29 74 29
RH 54 69 30 26 71 93 43 44 84 90 36 31 65 71 38 30
PWind dir S SW S S S NW N N
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 40 40 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S
$$
TXZ043-272115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
402 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 85 54 83 52 89
Temp 63 74 82 85 83 70 64 59 54 68 78 82 81 67 61 56 52 69 83 88 86
Dewpt 60 59 41 38 39 47 41 41 39 41 41 40 40 43 41 41 40 43 42 38 38
RH 89 59 23 19 21 45 43 52 58 37 27 22 23 42 49 57 63 39 24 17 18
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W W W SW S S SW SW W SW SW SW
Wind spd 10 16 13 14 11 6 6 5 6 9 11 10 8 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 9
Clouds B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 50 30 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S C C S
Tstms C S C C S
LAL 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6900 10400 600 500 7300 9600 5900 500 10100 12100
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW W W SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 20 23 10 10 16 18 12 13 12 16
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 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 58 92 64 89 62 86 52 79
Temp 64 59 88 87 70 65 85 85 69 63 83 83 63 53 73 77
Dewpt 42 54 61 56 61 65 66 62 63 62 54 47 48 49 45 44
Max/Min RH 82 31 100 42 98 27 85 29
RH 45 82 41 35 73100 53 46 82 96 37 28 59 85 37 31
PWind dir S S S S S W N NE
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 40 40 30 20 30
Rain shwrs C C C C C S S S C
Tstms C C S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-272115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
402 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 51 80 52 85
Temp 55 69 78 80 78 67 62 56 51 62 73 79 78 67 61 56 52 67 80 85 83
Dewpt 31 33 31 28 25 28 31 30 32 38 38 36 32 35 35 35 35 38 34 29 27
RH 40 26 18 15 14 23 31 37 48 41 28 21 19 30 38 45 52 34 19 13 13
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW S SW W W W W W SW
Wind spd 11 16 20 24 21 17 12 11 11 16 12 13 10 6 6 5 6 9 12 13 12
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 8300 10900 2300 1000 7200 11200 7400 500 9300 11400
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W SW W W W
T Wind Spd 23 33 23 18 17 19 13 13 16 19
RFTI 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 91 62 91 57 83 50 76
Temp 64 57 86 89 71 62 86 87 68 57 80 80 61 50 69 75
Dewpt 31 37 45 37 52 58 51 39 50 50 42 38 37 41 40 36
Max/Min RH 50 15 87 17 77 21 71 23
RH 29 47 24 16 51 87 30 18 52 77 26 22 41 71 35 24
PWind dir SW SW S S S NW N NE
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-272115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
402 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 87 54 83 52 88
Temp 61 73 83 86 84 69 64 59 54 68 78 82 81 67 61 56 52 67 80 86 86
Dewpt 56 58 44 37 36 40 40 40 38 41 41 41 39 44 45 45 45 47 46 41 40
RH 83 60 25 18 18 34 42 50 55 38 28 23 23 44 56 66 76 49 31 21 20
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W E SE N N N NW SW S
Wind spd 17 17 16 19 13 9 9 8 5 10 11 12 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 10 9
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 40 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S S
Tstms C S S S S
LAL 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 7200 10600 600 500 7700 9900 6000 500 9400 12400
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW W W S N W SW
T Wind Spd 21 28 14 12 16 16 12 9 10 14
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 57 94 63 91 60 84 51 79
Temp 64 58 90 89 71 64 88 85 68 61 82 82 61 52 73 77
Dewpt 46 46 55 51 62 64 64 59 63 60 51 47 51 44 44 43
Max/Min RH 66 23 100 36 99 29 75 29
RH 52 66 32 27 73100 45 43 84 96 34 29 69 73 35 30
PWind dir S SW S S S NW N N
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 40 40 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C S S S
$$
TXZ029-272115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
402 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 46 76 46 83
Temp 50 68 76 78 75 63 58 51 47 59 69 74 75 61 56 51 46 63 77 82 80
Dewpt 26 31 29 25 24 28 31 30 32 38 38 35 32 35 38 37 37 40 36 29 27
RH 39 25 18 14 15 26 36 44 56 45 32 24 21 38 51 59 71 43 23 14 14
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SE SE SW NW NW W W SW
Wind spd 9 14 19 21 21 14 10 9 9 11 9 10 6 5 5 5 5 6 10 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW B2 B2 SC CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4
Mix Hgt 8600 11500 3500 600 6700 9900 6400 500 8900 11300
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W S SW W W
T Wind Spd 24 34 24 17 16 17 11 10 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 90 56 89 53 79 45 75
Temp 58 52 85 87 65 57 85 83 62 54 76 76 55 46 69 73
Dewpt 33 33 40 31 49 56 48 38 48 47 40 37 38 39 38 35
Max/Min RH 48 13 96 18 80 23 76 23
RH 39 48 20 13 56 96 28 20 60 77 27 24 53 76 32 25
PWind dir S SW S SW S NW N NE
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S S
$$
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
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
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