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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
TXZ024-022100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25
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 67 94 66 87
Temp 69 68 74 82 88 88 79 74 72 68 76 86 90 85 75 70 68 68 72 78 85 84
Dewpt 67 68 68 68 67 67 68 67 66 66 67 68 67 68 69 68 68 67 68 68 67 67
RH 96 99 83 63 49 51 69 79 80 95 75 54 46 57 83 92 99 97 86 71 56 56
Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E S S SE E E SE E E E E E E
Wind spd 4 4 5 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 8 9 9 10 9 6 5 5 5 5 8 9
Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 70 30 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.43 0.02 0.01 0
Rain shwrs C L C C C C S S
Tstms C L C C C C S S
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 4100 6100 2200 900 4900 7800 1200 800 2700 4900
T Wind Dir SE S S SE S S SE SE E SE
T Wind Spd 6 9 13 13 18 16 14 11 6 9
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 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
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 67 97 73 101 74 102 74 101
Temp 72 68 89 93 79 75 94 96 81 75 96 96 80 75 96 96
Dewpt 69 67 68 65 66 64 63 60 61 60 60 57 59 59 59 56
Max/Min RH 97 37 70 27 60 25 58 24
RH 91 97 50 40 64 69 35 30 51 60 30 27 49 58 30 26
PWind dir SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ026-022100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 70 93 67 89
Temp 73 70 77 84 90 90 82 77 73 70 77 85 90 85 77 73 70 68 74 81 87 86
Dewpt 67 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 66 66 67 68 68 67 68 68 67 67 68 68 68 67
RH 81 90 71 57 45 44 56 67 79 87 71 57 49 55 74 84 90 97 82 65 53 53
Wind dir E E E E E SE SE SE E E SE S SE E E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 10 8 6 6 5 5 6 9
Clouds SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 70 40 30 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.22 0.08 0.10 0
Rain shwrs C L C C C C C C
Tstms C L C C S C C C
Mix Hgt 4100 6500 2300 900 5000 6400 2400 600 3100 5800
T Wind Dir E SE SE E S S SE E E E
T Wind Spd 5 5 13 13 14 13 13 9 6 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 96 73 100 74 102 75 103
Temp 74 69 88 93 80 73 94 97 82 74 96 98 83 75 96 98
Dewpt 67 67 69 65 65 64 65 61 61 62 63 58 60 61 61 57
Max/Min RH 93 37 73 29 66 25 62 24
RH 79 93 54 40 60 73 39 31 49 66 34 27 46 62 32 26
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ043-022100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25
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 71 98 68 92
Temp 73 70 76 84 91 92 84 78 74 72 78 88 94 90 79 75 72 70 76 84 90 89
Dewpt 70 70 70 70 68 67 67 67 67 68 69 68 67 68 70 70 70 69 69 70 68 69
RH 89 99 83 63 48 44 58 69 80 89 74 52 41 49 74 84 93 99 78 62 49 52
Wind dir E NE E E E E SE SE SE NE S S S SE E SE E E E E E E
Wind spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 6 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 9
Clouds SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 30 30 40 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0.09 0.12 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 4000 6300 1100 600 4600 7800 3200 800 3500 6100
T Wind Dir E NE SE SE SE S SE E E E
T Wind Spd 6 4 11 11 13 13 16 13 11 9
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 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
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 70 98 73 100 74 101 74 102
Temp 77 71 91 96 81 75 94 98 82 74 95 98 83 75 95 98
Dewpt 69 69 70 65 66 66 66 61 61 64 63 59 61 62 62 59
Max/Min RH 95 35 74 29 70 26 64 26
RH 78 93 50 36 60 74 40 30 50 70 35 28 49 64 34 28
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-022100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 69 99 68 92
Temp 70 68 75 83 90 89 82 76 73 71 79 89 96 90 80 75 72 68 76 83 90 89
Dewpt 66 67 68 67 66 64 65 65 64 65 65 64 62 63 64 66 65 66 67 67 65 64
RH 87 97 79 59 45 44 56 69 73 81 62 44 33 41 58 74 79 93 74 59 44 44
Wind dir E E SE S S SE SE SE SE E S SW SW E E SE SE E E E E SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 6 6 9 10 9 9 8 10 12 10 11 12 10 9 9 9 9 10 12
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 30 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.15 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C S S S S
Tstms S S C S S S S
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 4400 6900 2800 800 4300 10100 3200 500 3500 5200
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 9 16 16 19 13 17 17 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 100 74 103 74 102 73 102
Temp 77 70 91 97 83 74 95 99 83 74 95 98 82 73 95 98
Dewpt 67 66 65 59 61 62 60 55 57 60 58 54 57 59 59 54
Max/Min RH 87 28 66 22 62 21 62 22
RH 71 87 42 29 48 66 31 23 41 62 29 23 43 62 30 23
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ031-022100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25
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 70 96 67 90
Temp 72 70 76 85 91 91 82 77 73 70 77 87 93 88 77 73 70 68 74 82 88 88
Dewpt 69 69 69 69 69 67 69 67 68 68 69 70 68 69 70 70 69 68 70 70 69 69
RH 93 98 77 58 49 47 64 73 84 96 76 57 45 54 79 91 97100 86 67 54 55
Wind dir E NE E E SE SE SE SE E E S S SE SE SE SE E E E E E E
Wind spd 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 10 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 6 8
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 70 40 30 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.52 0.09 0.10 0
Rain shwrs C L C C C C C C
Tstms C L C C S C C C
Mix Hgt 4400 6900 2800 1200 5100 7600 2900 900 3600 6100
T Wind Dir E SE SE E S S SE SE E E
T Wind Spd 5 5 13 16 16 13 14 10 6 9
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 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
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 68 99 73 103 74 103 75 103
Temp 74 70 91 95 81 75 96 98 82 75 97 99 83 75 97 98
Dewpt 70 69 70 66 66 66 65 62 62 63 63 59 61 62 62 59
Max/Min RH 99 37 76 29 66 25 64 25
RH 86 98 51 39 60 75 37 31 52 66 33 27 48 64 32 28
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-022100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 64 93 63 87
Temp 65 65 72 81 87 87 76 73 68 65 75 85 91 87 74 69 66 66 71 79 86 84
Dewpt 65 65 68 67 66 66 68 66 64 64 65 65 62 63 68 66 66 65 67 67 65 66
RH 100100 87 63 50 50 76 79 87 97 71 51 38 45 82 90100 97 87 67 50 55
Wind dir SE E SE S S SE SE SE S SE S SW SW E E SE SE E E E E SE
Wind spd 4 4 5 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 9 10 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 6 8 9
Clouds B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 40 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.60 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S
Tstms S S C C S S S S
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 4700 6800 1900 700 4600 10000 1600 900 3500 5100
T Wind Dir S S S SE S SW SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 9 16 17 21 13 16 16 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 96 69 99 69 99 69 98
Temp 70 66 88 93 77 71 92 95 78 70 92 95 77 70 92 94
Dewpt 67 66 65 61 62 61 60 56 58 59 58 54 57 58 59 55
Max/Min RH 100 34 73 26 68 24 66 25
RH 90100 47 35 60 71 34 27 50 68 32 25 50 66 33 27
PWind dir SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5
$$
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