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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
TXZ024-292100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
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 82 66 80 65 81
Temp 69 68 69 72 78 78 72 69 69 68 70 76 78 76 70 69 68 67 71 75 79 76
Dewpt 69 68 67 67 67 68 70 69 69 68 69 69 68 70 70 69 68 67 69 68 66 67
RH 98100 94 86 70 71 92100 99100 94 78 71 83100 99100 99 93 78 66 75
Wind dir NE NE NE NE E E SE S SE SW NE E E SE E E N NW N NE NE E
Wind spd 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 80 80 80 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.32 0.25 0.61 0.16
Rain shwrs C C D D D D D L L D D C C C C S
Tstms C C D D D D D L L D D C C C C S
Mix Hgt 2700 3700 1400 1400 3500 3900 2200 1400 4100 6300
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SE SE SE W N NE
T Wind Spd 8 6 9 9 9 10 11 6 9 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 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25
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 63 86 64 86 62 85 60 76
Temp 68 66 80 81 68 65 81 81 67 63 80 78 66 61 70 70
Dewpt 68 66 63 61 64 62 61 60 62 61 60 61 62 60 61 61
Max/Min RH 100 45 92 43 92 44 97 66
RH 99100 56 51 87 89 50 50 85 92 50 56 89 97 72 74
PWind dir S N SW N S NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 10 5 10 5 20 40 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C C
Tstms S S S C C C
$$
TXZ026-292100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 81 67 81 66 82
Temp 70 68 69 74 78 79 74 71 69 68 70 76 78 76 72 70 69 68 71 76 78 78
Dewpt 68 67 67 68 68 67 68 68 68 68 68 69 70 69 70 69 68 68 68 69 68 67
RH 93 97 93 82 71 67 82 90 97100 93 79 76 79 93 97 97100 90 79 71 69
Wind dir NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE E SE SE E E E E N NE NE NE E
Wind spd 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 70 80 60 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.09 0.22 0.60 0.12
Rain shwrs S S C L D D C C C C L L C C C C
Tstms S C L D D C C C C L L C C C C
Mix Hgt 2800 3700 1400 1300 3000 3500 1900 800 3400 4100
T Wind Dir NE E E S SE SE SE SE N NE
T Wind Spd 9 6 11 9 8 10 11 6 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 86 64 86 63 85 60 77
Temp 70 66 81 82 70 65 81 82 70 63 80 81 68 61 71 72
Dewpt 67 66 65 62 64 62 64 61 62 61 62 59 61 59 59 58
Max/Min RH 100 49 90 48 93 44 93 59
RH 90100 58 51 81 90 56 49 76 93 54 47 78 93 66 61
PWind dir E N SW N NE NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 5 10 30 30
Rain shwrs C C C
Tstms C C C
$$
TXZ043-292100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
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 68 86 66 84
Temp 73 72 73 77 84 84 77 73 71 70 74 79 83 82 75 72 70 69 71 77 81 80
Dewpt 72 71 70 69 69 69 70 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 72 72 70 69 70 69 69 69
RH 98 99 89 76 62 61 79 95100100 88 73 64 68 89100100100 95 76 67 71
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE E E NE E N E E E E E E NE N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds B1 OV B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 40 70 80 70
QPF 12hr 0 0.45 0.19 1.02 0.31
Rain shwrs S C C L L D D L L D D L L C C S
Tstms S C C L L D D L L D D L L C C S
Mix Hgt 2600 4000 1400 1200 3700 4600 2800 1300 3900 5200
T Wind Dir NE NE E NE E SE SE SW NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 9 12 10 9 10 13 11 8 10
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 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25
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 65 87 64 89 63 88 61 83
Temp 71 67 80 84 71 65 83 85 70 65 82 83 70 63 77 79
Dewpt 71 67 66 63 65 64 64 61 63 62 62 60 62 61 60 60
Max/Min RH 100 49 99 42 92 42 95 51
RH 99100 62 51 81 97 53 44 77 92 50 46 77 93 56 54
PWind dir NE NE S NW NE N E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 10 5 10 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C
Tstms S S S S S C C
$$
TXZ035-292100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 68 87 66 84
Temp 73 70 74 79 86 83 75 71 71 69 74 79 83 79 72 70 69 66 72 77 81 78
Dewpt 69 68 68 69 68 68 69 69 68 68 68 69 68 70 70 69 68 66 67 67 66 67
RH 87 93 82 72 55 61 82 93 90 97 82 72 61 74 93 97 97100 84 71 60 69
Wind dir E E E E E SE E NE SE E E SE SE E SE SE SE N N NE NE E
Wind spd 9 9 8 5 6 9 9 9 8 6 5 6 6 9 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 8
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 60 70 80 60
QPF 12hr 0 0.81 0.18 1.85 0.42
Rain shwrs S C C L C C L L L L D D L L C C S
Tstms S C C L C C L L L L D D L L C C S
Mix Hgt 2900 4800 1300 1300 4400 4900 1500 1200 4100 5800
T Wind Dir E E E SE S S SE SE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 9 12 12 9 9 14 9 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 87 63 88 62 87 60 82
Temp 69 65 80 82 69 63 82 83 68 62 80 81 67 61 75 74
Dewpt 67 65 64 62 62 61 61 60 61 60 60 59 61 59 59 60
Max/Min RH 100 45 93 40 93 41 93 50
RH 93100 58 51 78 93 49 46 78 93 51 47 81 93 58 62
PWind dir E N S NW E S E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 10 10 20 40 40
Rain shwrs S C S S S C C C
Tstms S C S S S C C C
$$
TXZ031-292100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
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 84 67 82 66 83
Temp 71 70 70 75 79 80 75 71 70 70 72 77 79 78 73 71 70 69 71 77 79 78
Dewpt 71 69 69 69 69 69 71 71 70 70 71 71 71 71 73 71 70 69 70 70 70 70
RH 99 98 97 83 73 71 87100100 99 97 82 76 79 99100100100 97 81 74 76
Wind dir NE NE NE NE E E E S SE S NE SE SE E E E NE NW N NE NE E
Wind spd 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 5 5
Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 70 80 70 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.22 0.67 0.15
Rain shwrs S S C L D D L L L L L L C C C C
Tstms S C L D D L L L L L L C C C C
Mix Hgt 2900 4200 1900 1500 3800 4000 2400 1600 4300 4900
T Wind Dir NE E SE S SE SE SE N N NE
T Wind Spd 9 6 10 9 9 10 12 9 9 11
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 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25
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 65 87 65 88 63 88 60 80
Temp 71 67 81 83 71 65 82 83 70 64 82 82 68 63 74 73
Dewpt 70 67 66 64 66 65 64 63 64 63 62 62 64 61 63 62
Max/Min RH 100 53 98 48 97 46 96 64
RH 99100 60 55 85 98 55 52 83 97 52 53 86 94 68 68
PWind dir SE N SW N SE N NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 5 10 30 40
Rain shwrs S C C C
Tstms S C C C
$$
TXZ029-292100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 63 83 62 80
Temp 68 67 68 74 80 79 70 68 67 66 70 77 79 75 69 67 66 65 68 74 78 76
Dewpt 68 67 67 67 66 67 69 68 67 66 68 68 68 68 69 67 66 65 67 66 65 65
RH 100100 97 79 62 67 97100100100 93 74 69 79100100100100 97 76 64 69
Wind dir E E E E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE E SE SE SE E N NE NE NE E
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 5 5
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 70 70 80 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.54 0.32 0.94 0.19
Rain shwrs C C L L L L L L L L D D C C C C S
Tstms C C L L L L L L L L D D C C C C S
Mix Hgt 2900 4500 800 1300 4500 4900 1700 900 4200 6000
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SW S SE NE N NE
T Wind Spd 9 6 11 10 9 11 12 6 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 84 59 85 58 84 56 78
Temp 65 64 77 79 65 61 79 80 64 60 78 78 63 59 72 71
Dewpt 65 64 62 61 63 61 59 58 60 59 58 59 61 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 100 47 100 41 100 44 100 57
RH 100100 60 54 93100 50 47 87 96 50 52 93100 64 66
PWind dir SE N S N SE SW E S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 10 20 40 40
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C
Tstms S S S C C C C
$$
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