Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
714
FOUS54 KLUB 201916
PFWLUB
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
216 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
TXZ024-210915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
216 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun
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 86 71 94 74
Temp 78 77 72 71 70 70 76 81 85 86 77 75 72 72 82 89 93 93 82 79 76 74
Dewpt 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 66 67 66 67 67 68 66 63 62 63 61 60 62
RH 71 74 90 92 97 99 78 66 55 53 71 75 82 84 63 46 38 37 53 54 58 65
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind spd 9 8 5 4 4 5 6 9 10 10 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 9 9 10 10
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1500 500 5200 5900 2800 800 6300 9100 6000 600
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 8 6 13 14 16 16 18 16 16 18
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 06/23 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
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 97 75 98 77 99 77 98 74 94
Temp 92 95 80 75 95 96 82 77 96 98 83 78 94 96 80 74 91 93
Dewpt 63 62 59 61 61 59 61 66 66 63 64 67 67 64 67 67 67 64
Min/Max RH 31 62 28 69 31 69 34 79 37
RH 37 34 49 62 33 29 49 69 37 32 54 69 41 36 65 79 45 38
PWind dir SW S SW S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0 10 10 30 20
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S S
$$
TXZ026-210915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
216 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 90 73 97 76
Temp 82 81 77 75 73 73 79 85 88 89 81 78 75 73 83 92 96 95 85 81 78 76
Dewpt 68 67 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 66 67 67 67 67 68 67 65 63 63 63 64 64
RH 63 63 76 82 87 87 72 57 50 47 63 69 76 81 61 44 36 35 48 54 62 66
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 6 6 5 4 5 5 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 12 10 10 9 8
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1000 400 5200 5700 2100 600 6600 8600 5500 500
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 8 8 12 12 16 14 18 18 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/23 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 100 75 101 78 102 78 101 75 97
Temp 95 99 82 75 97 99 84 78 97100 86 79 96 98 83 76 93 95
Dewpt 64 62 60 61 62 60 64 67 68 63 66 68 69 65 68 68 68 65
Min/Max RH 29 62 27 69 29 69 32 77 37
RH 36 30 47 62 32 28 51 69 39 30 51 69 42 34 61 76 44 37
PWind dir SW S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-210915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
216 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun
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 71 90 71 96 72
Temp 81 80 76 74 73 72 80 85 88 89 80 78 73 72 82 90 94 95 84 79 75 73
Dewpt 70 70 71 71 70 70 70 68 67 66 68 68 68 69 68 66 63 61 63 63 64 65
RH 68 73 85 88 89 95 72 58 49 47 67 71 84 89 64 46 36 34 49 58 69 77
Wind dir E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 9 8 5 5 4 3 5 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 6
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 3 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 1000 500 4700 6000 2500 700 6200 8500 5500 600
T Wind Dir E SE S SE S S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 9 8 11 11 17 12 14 13 17 14
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 06/23 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
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 99 74 100 76 101 78 100 76 99
Temp 93 98 81 74 95 99 83 77 95101 85 78 95 98 83 76 94 98
Dewpt 64 59 60 65 64 59 66 70 69 63 67 71 69 64 69 69 68 63
Min/Max RH 28 73 26 80 29 78 32 79 32
RH 38 29 50 73 36 28 56 80 43 29 55 78 43 33 63 78 43 32
PWind dir SW S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-210915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
216 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 88 70 93 71
Temp 78 75 72 70 70 69 75 80 86 85 78 74 72 70 78 87 93 90 83 78 74 71
Dewpt 67 67 67 68 67 67 68 67 65 63 64 65 65 65 66 64 60 59 59 60 60 62
RH 69 76 84 93 90 93 79 65 50 48 62 74 79 84 67 46 33 35 44 54 62 73
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 12 12 10 8 8 8 10 11 12 12 11 11 10 9 12 13 12 12 11 10 10 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1900 1300 4500 5700 3400 700 5300 7800 5100 600
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 14 17 14 18 13 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/23 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 97 71 99 74 99 75 98 73 95
Temp 91 94 79 72 93 95 82 74 94 97 83 75 93 94 80 74 91 92
Dewpt 61 56 58 60 60 55 61 66 66 60 64 66 66 62 65 66 66 62
Min/Max RH 27 66 25 76 28 74 32 76 35
RH 37 28 49 66 33 26 49 76 40 30 53 74 41 35 60 76 44 37
PWind dir SW S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 20
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S S
$$
TXZ031-210915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
216 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun
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 89 72 96 74
Temp 81 80 75 73 72 71 80 84 88 88 80 77 74 72 82 90 94 95 84 80 76 74
Dewpt 69 70 71 72 71 70 70 69 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 68 66 64 65 63 63 64
RH 69 72 87 97 98 99 74 62 53 53 70 77 84 90 66 49 40 37 54 57 64 71
Wind dir E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 6 5 4 3 3 3 5 9 9 9 8 6 6 5 9 11 12 10 8 8 8 5
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 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 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1100 600 5500 5900 2500 900 6300 8400 5200 800
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 6 8 11 12 16 16 18 17 18 16
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 06/23 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
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 99 74 101 77 102 78 101 75 99
Temp 94 98 82 75 96100 84 77 96101 85 79 97 99 83 76 93 98
Dewpt 65 62 62 62 63 62 65 68 69 65 67 69 69 67 69 69 69 66
Min/Max RH 30 67 29 75 31 73 34 81 36
RH 38 31 51 66 35 30 54 75 42 31 56 73 42 36 63 80 47 36
PWind dir SW S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-210915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
216 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 84 66 92 67
Temp 77 74 68 67 67 66 73 78 82 83 74 70 68 66 76 84 90 91 79 75 70 67
Dewpt 65 65 67 67 67 66 68 66 64 63 65 65 66 66 65 63 60 58 61 60 60 61
RH 67 74 97100100100 84 67 55 51 74 84 93100 69 49 37 33 54 60 71 81
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind spd 11 10 6 5 5 5 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 8
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S S S S S S
Tstms C S S S S S S S
LAL 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 2100 1200 4600 5700 4300 600 5300 8300 5300 600
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 11 13 16 16 18 17 20 16 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/23 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 68 96 70 98 71 96 70 93
Temp 88 93 76 69 91 94 78 71 92 96 79 72 91 94 76 71 89 91
Dewpt 60 57 58 60 59 56 60 65 64 60 64 67 66 62 66 66 64 62
Min/Max RH 29 74 27 81 29 84 33 86 35
RH 39 30 54 73 34 28 54 81 40 30 60 84 44 35 71 84 44 38
PWind dir SW S SW S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 5 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C S S
Tstms S S C S S
$$
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