Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
379
FOUS54 KLUB 150533
PFWLUB
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1233 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
TXZ024-152130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1233 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
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 71 96 71 95
Temp 71 70 80 88 92 91 81 76 73 71 81 91 95 94 84 79 74 72 82 90 95 93
Dewpt 65 64 64 63 61 62 67 68 68 68 68 65 63 63 67 69 67 66 65 65 62 62
RH 81 80 57 42 36 39 63 76 84 88 64 43 34 37 58 73 78 82 57 43 35 36
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S
Wind spd 6 6 9 10 11 11 10 11 10 8 9 10 11 11 10 11 8 5 5 8 10 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 600 6100 8000 3100 900 5700 7900 5000 1000 5800 8500
T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 13 13 19 18 13 13 17 13 8 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 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
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 71 95 72 97 74 99 76 101
Temp 78 71 90 94 78 73 93 95 80 75 94 97 82 77 96 95
Dewpt 65 63 60 57 61 60 59 57 62 61 61 59 63 63 60 59
Max/Min RH 76 28 65 27 63 26 64 24
RH 66 75 37 30 56 64 32 29 54 62 33 29 54 63 30 30
PWind dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-152130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1233 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 72 96 72 96
Temp 72 70 80 88 92 92 82 78 74 72 81 91 95 94 84 80 75 72 82 91 96 94
Dewpt 65 65 65 65 64 63 65 68 68 68 68 68 66 64 67 68 68 67 67 66 63 62
RH 78 83 60 47 39 39 56 71 80 86 65 47 39 38 57 67 78 83 61 44 34 34
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 6 9 12 12 13 12 12 10 9 12 12 13 12 12 12 9 5 8 9 10 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 5800 7200 1700 800 5200 7500 3800 800 5700 8100
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 13 16 19 16 16 16 16 11 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 97 72 99 74 101 76 101
Temp 80 72 92 95 80 72 94 97 82 74 95 98 83 76 96 97
Dewpt 64 63 61 57 60 61 61 58 62 62 63 59 63 63 62 60
Max/Min RH 74 27 68 26 66 26 64 28
RH 58 72 36 28 51 67 34 28 51 65 35 28 51 63 33 30
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ043-152130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1233 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
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 71 93 71 94
Temp 71 69 78 86 89 87 79 76 73 71 80 89 92 91 82 79 74 72 82 90 94 92
Dewpt 67 67 69 68 68 68 70 70 70 70 71 71 70 70 71 70 68 67 68 67 65 64
RH 87 92 74 55 51 54 75 82 89 95 73 55 48 51 71 74 81 84 64 47 38 40
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 8 9 11 12 10 8 8 6 9 11 12 12 10 8 6 5 8 9 10 12
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 5500 5900 1300 700 6100 6400 4000 500 5500 7900
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 13 14 18 13 17 16 16 12 16 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 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
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 95 71 97 73 98 76 100
Temp 77 70 90 92 78 71 91 94 80 73 93 96 83 76 95 95
Dewpt 65 64 64 60 65 64 64 62 65 65 65 64 66 65 67 65
Max/Min RH 82 33 79 33 75 33 69 33
RH 67 80 43 35 64 78 41 35 60 74 41 35 58 68 40 37
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ035-152130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1233 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 70 96 71 94
Temp 69 68 76 85 90 90 81 77 73 70 79 88 95 93 83 79 74 71 80 88 93 92
Dewpt 63 64 65 64 63 62 65 67 66 67 68 66 63 61 65 66 65 65 66 66 63 62
RH 81 86 68 50 41 40 58 71 78 89 69 48 35 35 55 64 73 80 62 48 37 37
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 9 12 12 12 13 12 13 10 6 9 10 12 13
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 500 4800 6700 3600 1000 4200 7200 5000 900 4700 7700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 12 13 18 14 13 13 16 16 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 94 71 97 73 99 75 100
Temp 78 71 88 92 78 71 89 94 81 73 92 96 82 75 94 95
Dewpt 63 63 63 57 60 60 62 57 60 61 62 58 62 62 62 59
Max/Min RH 76 30 68 28 66 27 64 27
RH 60 75 43 31 54 68 40 29 49 65 37 29 51 63 35 30
PWind dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 5 0 0 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-152130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1233 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
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 72 97 73 98
Temp 72 70 81 89 93 92 82 78 74 72 82 91 95 95 85 80 75 73 83 93 97 95
Dewpt 66 65 67 66 65 65 68 70 69 70 69 69 67 66 70 70 69 68 67 66 64 62
RH 81 85 63 47 40 42 64 77 85 91 66 49 40 40 61 72 79 85 59 42 34 34
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 9 11 12 12 11 9 9 8 10 12 12 12 11 10 6 5 6 9 10 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 5800 7300 2700 1100 5800 7500 4100 1000 5900 9000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 13 14 19 16 17 14 17 12 12 13
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 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
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 72 98 72 100 75 101 77 103
Temp 80 72 93 96 80 72 94 97 82 75 96 99 84 77 97 99
Dewpt 65 65 62 58 63 63 62 60 64 64 63 60 65 64 63 63
Max/Min RH 78 27 73 27 69 27 65 27
RH 61 77 36 29 56 72 35 30 55 68 34 28 54 64 33 31
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ029-152130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1233 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 66 92 67 91
Temp 66 64 74 83 87 87 77 72 68 67 76 86 91 90 79 75 70 67 77 86 90 89
Dewpt 63 63 64 63 61 62 66 67 67 66 67 65 62 61 66 67 66 65 65 65 63 62
RH 89 95 71 51 41 44 69 84 95 97 74 49 38 39 64 76 87 92 67 50 40 41
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 9 10 11 10 9 9 9 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 5 5 8 10 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 600 5100 7000 3200 900 4500 6700 4600 1000 5600 7800
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 13 13 12 18 17 12 11 14 13 9 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 91 67 93 69 95 71 97
Temp 75 67 85 89 74 68 87 92 76 70 90 93 77 72 92 92
Dewpt 64 62 61 57 60 59 60 58 60 61 60 59 62 61 60 58
Max/Min RH 84 33 76 31 74 29 70 27
RH 69 83 44 34 62 74 40 32 58 74 37 33 60 69 34 32
PWind dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 5 0 5 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
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