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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
801 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
TXZ024-032100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
801 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25
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 65 97 73 86
Temp 77 88 92 90 78 74 71 67 78 90 95 93 80 77 77 75 80 83 81 73
Dewpt 57 52 52 55 57 56 56 55 57 56 52 52 53 52 50 50 54 56 57 58
RH 50 29 26 31 48 53 59 66 48 32 24 25 39 42 39 41 41 40 45 59
Wind dir W W SW S SW SW W W NW S S S S SW SW SW W N NE NE
Wind spd 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 8 9 11 13 12 11 12 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10500 500 500 5600 11400 2800 600 4100 4400
T Wind Dir W SW W W SW SW SW W NE
T Wind Spd 10 13 13 8 12 17 23 18 13
RFTI 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
Date Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
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 57 72 60 74 61 81 62 83
Temp 63 59 65 69 62 61 67 71 65 64 74 75 66 64 76 78
Dewpt 56 55 58 60 62 61 63 64 65 64 64 65 66 64 67 67
Max/Min RH 87 68 100 72 100 62 100 60
RH 79 85 77 73 99100 86 79 100100 72 72 99100 72 70
PWind dir NE E SE SE SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 40 50 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S C C S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-032100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
801 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 65 97 72 86
Temp 74 87 91 90 79 75 70 67 76 88 94 93 83 78 75 73 79 84 82 76
Dewpt 59 55 54 54 57 56 57 58 59 59 57 55 56 55 53 54 56 57 58 57
RH 59 34 29 30 47 52 63 73 56 38 29 28 40 45 46 51 45 40 44 52
Wind dir NW W SW S S SW NW NW N E SE S S S SW SW W N NE NE
Wind spd 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 8 8 8 9 9 11 11 13 13
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7700 400 300 2700 6500 1600 400 5000 4900
T Wind Dir W S W NE S S SW W N
T Wind Spd 9 14 9 8 12 16 17 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 74 60 74 61 79 62 83
Temp 65 59 68 72 65 61 69 71 65 63 73 75 67 64 76 78
Dewpt 56 54 58 59 61 61 64 64 65 63 64 64 64 64 66 65
Max/Min RH 84 64 100 79 100 66 100 62
RH 73 83 70 64 87100 84 79 100100 73 69 90100 71 64
PWind dir NE E E E E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 50 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C S C C S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-032100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
801 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25
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 69 101 75 95
Temp 75 87 92 93 82 76 73 70 83 95 99 98 85 81 78 76 83 90 91 87
Dewpt 60 55 52 52 54 55 55 55 54 53 49 49 52 52 52 52 55 55 54 55
RH 61 35 26 26 39 48 53 59 38 25 19 20 32 37 40 43 38 31 29 35
Wind dir N NW SW S S SW SW W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W N
Wind spd 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 11 10 11 10
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8300 500 500 9000 12700 5100 600 5800 7000
T Wind Dir W S SW W SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 6 11 14 14 11 16 18 21 17
RFTI 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
Date Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
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 77 62 78 63 84 63 86
Temp 70 64 70 75 67 64 71 76 67 66 77 82 69 66 78 83
Dewpt 60 58 58 61 64 64 65 65 67 65 66 65 67 65 67 65
Max/Min RH 82 59 100 65 100 55 100 54
RH 71 80 66 63 91100 81 70 100 99 70 57 93 99 69 55
PWind dir N NE E E E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 60 30 30 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S C L C S C C C S S C C
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-032100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
801 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 67 100 72 90
Temp 76 87 93 90 79 75 72 67 81 92 98 95 83 79 77 73 80 85 86 80
Dewpt 58 54 53 53 55 55 54 54 54 53 48 49 50 50 49 50 53 55 54 57
RH 54 32 26 28 44 50 53 63 39 27 18 21 32 36 37 44 39 36 34 45
Wind dir NW W SW SW S S SW W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW W NW NE
Wind spd 5 5 4 5 8 8 9 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9700 900 400 6900 11200 2200 600 5600 5800
T Wind Dir W S SW W SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 10 12 11 11 11 16 18 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 79 61 81 63 85 63 88
Temp 66 60 70 74 65 61 72 76 66 63 77 80 68 64 80 83
Dewpt 58 56 58 60 60 61 62 62 63 63 64 64 64 64 65 64
Max/Min RH 87 56 100 58 100 53 100 48
RH 75 87 66 62 84100 71 62 90100 64 58 87100 60 53
PWind dir NE E SE E SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 40 50 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C S C S S S S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-032100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
801 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25
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 67 100 75 91
Temp 75 88 92 91 80 76 72 68 79 91 96 95 83 79 78 76 83 87 85 78
Dewpt 60 55 54 55 58 58 57 57 59 59 55 54 56 55 53 53 56 57 59 61
RH 61 33 28 30 48 55 60 68 51 34 26 26 40 44 42 45 40 36 40 56
Wind dir W W S S S SW SW W N E S S S SW SW SW SW N NE NE
Wind spd 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 8 9 10 11 11 12 12
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 8800 600 600 4400 10100 1900 700 6800 7200
T Wind Dir W S W W SW S SW W N
T Wind Spd 10 13 12 8 11 16 19 19 16
RFTI 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
Date Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
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 59 74 61 76 62 83 63 84
Temp 66 60 68 72 65 63 70 72 66 65 75 77 68 66 77 79
Dewpt 58 57 59 62 63 63 65 66 66 65 66 67 67 66 68 68
Max/Min RH 89 68 100 80 100 68 100 65
RH 77 89 73 71 94100 85 82 100 99 74 72 98 99 73 69
PWind dir NE E E E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 50 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S C C C S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-032100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
801 AM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025
Date Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 61 96 68 86
Temp 74 85 90 88 74 70 66 62 77 90 93 91 76 74 71 69 77 82 82 75
Dewpt 55 53 52 52 56 55 54 54 54 51 47 48 52 50 48 48 52 53 54 56
RH 51 33 27 29 53 59 65 75 45 26 21 23 43 43 44 47 42 37 38 52
Wind dir NW W W SW S SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W NW N NE
Wind spd 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 8 6 8 9 9 10 10 11 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 10200 600 500 7800 12500 1500 600 6600 6600
T Wind Dir W S W W SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 11 12 11 9 11 18 18 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 73 58 75 58 81 59 83
Temp 62 56 67 70 62 60 68 71 63 61 74 75 64 62 77 78
Dewpt 56 55 57 58 60 60 62 62 63 61 63 63 64 62 65 65
Max/Min RH 96 64 100 66 100 60 100 58
RH 81 96 70 66 93100 81 73 100100 69 66 100100 67 64
PWind dir NE E SE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 40 50 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C S C S S S S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S S S
$$
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
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