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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
547 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
TXZ024-020900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
547 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
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 64 88 62 93 62
Temp 85 75 71 67 65 74 82 87 84 73 69 65 63 76 87 91 88 76 71 67 64
Dewpt 56 60 60 60 60 62 59 55 55 58 59 58 58 59 56 54 57 61 61 60 60
RH 37 60 69 78 85 65 46 34 37 59 70 78 84 56 35 29 34 60 71 78 87
Wind dir E S SW NW NW N N NE NE E SE W W SW SW SW S S W N N
Wind spd 6 5 4 5 5 5 8 8 6 4 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 600 500 5300 7400 1000 500 6800 9600 3900 500
T Wind Dir S W N N E S W W SW N
T Wind Spd 9 6 10 12 8 6 9 12 17 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 09/04 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25
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 89 68 91 61 80 60 78 62 80
Temp 79 85 72 71 87 79 66 62 73 75 65 62 72 74 66 63 74 76
Dewpt 60 60 61 55 57 61 59 57 58 59 62 61 62 62 63 63 63 63
Min/Max RH 39 70 35 87 52 97 62 100 56
RH 53 43 69 57 36 56 77 84 59 57 90 97 72 67 92 99 68 64
PWind dir E S S NE E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 30 20 30 30 40 30
Rain shwrs S S C S S C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C C
$$
TXZ026-020900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
547 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 87 62 92 64
Temp 85 77 71 68 66 74 83 86 84 74 69 65 63 74 86 90 89 78 72 67 64
Dewpt 59 61 63 63 63 64 62 59 57 59 59 60 60 61 59 57 57 59 61 62 61
RH 41 58 76 84 90 71 49 40 40 59 70 84 90 64 40 33 34 52 68 84 90
Wind dir E SE E N N N N N NE NE E NW W W SW S S S SE NE NE
Wind spd 5 5 4 4 5 5 8 8 6 4 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 400 300 5600 7500 600 300 5000 7100 3100 400
T Wind Dir SE NE N N E S W SW S E
T Wind Spd 10 8 10 12 9 6 8 10 13 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/04 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 68 90 62 80 61 79 62 81
Temp 80 85 74 69 86 82 68 63 74 76 67 62 74 75 66 63 76 77
Dewpt 62 61 63 60 59 61 60 58 58 59 60 61 62 62 63 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 43 76 39 87 52 97 62 100 58
RH 54 45 69 73 40 49 76 84 57 56 78 97 66 64 90100 64 60
PWind dir E S NE NE E E SE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 30 20 20 30 40 30
Rain shwrs S S C S S C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C
$$
TXZ043-020900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
547 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
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 92 63 95 67
Temp 88 78 73 69 67 78 86 90 88 78 72 68 64 76 87 92 92 82 76 73 69
Dewpt 57 61 63 63 62 63 61 58 56 59 61 61 61 61 57 54 53 56 57 58 59
RH 36 57 71 81 86 60 43 34 35 53 67 80 92 60 36 28 27 42 52 60 71
Wind dir NE E S W NW NW N N NE NE NE N NW W SW S S S S SW NW
Wind spd 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 8 8 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 600 400 6200 8100 1000 400 5500 8700 5200 500
T Wind Dir SE SW NW N E SE W W S SW
T Wind Spd 10 6 9 12 11 6 5 6 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 09/04 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25
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 72 98 64 86 63 85 65 85
Temp 89 93 78 73 92 90 73 66 77 80 69 64 78 81 70 66 79 83
Dewpt 57 55 58 57 55 56 61 59 60 60 63 64 64 62 66 65 64 62
Min/Max RH 26 57 28 80 47 100 52 97 50
RH 35 28 51 57 29 33 67 79 56 51 81100 62 54 89 95 60 50
PWind dir SW S SW E E E E E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 20 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C
$$
TXZ035-020900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
547 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 91 63 95 66
Temp 86 76 70 68 65 77 86 90 84 74 69 66 64 76 88 93 89 79 74 70 67
Dewpt 55 59 58 58 58 59 59 53 54 56 57 58 58 59 57 53 55 56 56 57 57
RH 35 56 66 70 78 54 40 28 36 53 66 75 81 56 35 26 32 45 53 63 70
Wind dir E SE S W NW NW N NE NE E E SE W SW SW SW S S SW W NW
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 9 6 5 3 4 5 6 5 5 6 6 8 8
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 1000 400 7000 8600 1200 400 5400 9600 2700 500
T Wind Dir SE SW NW N E SE SW SW S W
T Wind Spd 11 9 11 13 11 8 8 10 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/04 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 71 95 64 84 63 83 63 85
Temp 88 90 76 72 90 83 70 65 77 76 66 64 76 76 67 64 79 78
Dewpt 56 53 55 54 54 56 58 57 60 59 60 61 61 60 61 61 62 61
Min/Max RH 25 53 28 75 47 90 49 90 44
RH 34 28 48 53 30 40 66 75 56 56 81 90 60 58 81 90 56 56
PWind dir S S SW E E SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 30 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C C S
$$
TXZ031-020900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
547 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
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 66 90 62 95 64
Temp 86 77 72 69 67 75 84 87 85 76 70 66 63 75 87 91 90 80 74 70 65
Dewpt 60 63 64 64 64 64 62 59 57 60 61 61 61 61 59 57 58 61 61 63 63
RH 42 62 77 84 90 69 48 40 40 60 74 85 93 63 39 32 35 52 65 80 93
Wind dir E SE S N N N N N NE NE E W W SW SW SW S S S NW NE
Wind spd 5 4 3 3 3 5 8 9 6 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 700 600 5700 7600 1000 600 5300 8000 3200 600
T Wind Dir SE N N N E S W SW S NW
T Wind Spd 10 6 9 12 9 6 6 10 13 8
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 09/04 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25
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 92 69 95 62 84 62 82 63 83
Temp 82 87 74 71 89 83 69 63 75 78 67 63 76 76 67 64 77 78
Dewpt 62 61 63 59 59 62 61 59 59 61 63 63 64 65 66 64 65 64
Min/Max RH 41 73 36 88 52 100 63 100 59
RH 51 43 69 66 38 50 76 87 58 57 88100 66 70 97100 66 63
PWind dir E S SW NE E E SE SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 20 20 20 30 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C C
$$
TXZ029-020900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
547 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 87 58 91 59
Temp 84 71 67 63 60 73 81 86 83 69 65 62 59 73 85 89 87 73 68 64 61
Dewpt 52 58 59 58 58 59 56 51 51 56 56 57 56 57 54 52 53 58 58 58 58
RH 33 64 75 84 93 62 42 30 33 63 73 84 90 57 35 28 31 59 70 81 90
Wind dir E SE S NW N N N NE NE E SE S W SW SW SW SW S SW NW N
Wind spd 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 8 6 5 3 2 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 600 500 6100 7900 800 400 6800 10200 2900 500
T Wind Dir SE SW N N E S W W SW NW
T Wind Spd 11 9 11 14 10 6 10 12 16 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/04 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 65 91 58 80 59 78 59 81
Temp 82 86 71 66 86 79 64 59 72 73 62 60 72 73 63 61 74 76
Dewpt 57 55 57 52 54 58 58 56 57 58 60 60 60 60 61 60 61 62
Min/Max RH 31 61 31 90 50 100 58 100 51
RH 43 35 61 61 34 49 81 90 59 59 93100 66 64 93 97 64 62
PWind dir SE S SW E SE SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 30 20 30 30 40 20
Rain shwrs S S C S S C C C C C S S
Tstms S S S C C C S
$$
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