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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
332 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
TXZ024-280900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
332 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat
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 72 95 66 86 65
Temp 91 89 78 74 73 72 82 94 95 86 76 71 68 67 70 79 85 82 73 69 67 67
Dewpt 62 62 66 68 67 65 65 64 63 67 70 70 68 67 67 66 65 65 68 69 67 67
RH 39 42 68 82 81 80 56 38 36 54 81 98100100 89 66 52 57 86 99100100
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW W NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE E
Wind spd 9 10 9 8 9 10 11 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 10 60
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0.65
Rain shwrs S S S S S L L L
Tstms S S S S S L C S
Mix Hgt 700 600 6500 7600 1000 1700 3500 4800 2600 1700
T Wind Dir S SW W N NE NE NE E E E
T Wind Spd 16 18 18 9 11 10 8 10 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 08/30 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 80 63 80 63 82 63 86 64 85
Temp 74 74 69 67 73 74 66 65 77 77 67 64 80 81 69 66 80 80
Dewpt 68 69 68 66 68 66 66 65 65 64 65 63 64 64 65 64 64 64
Min/Max RH 71 100 67 100 56 97 49 94 49
RH 82 84 99 97 84 76 100100 67 65 93 97 59 57 88 92 57 59
PWind dir E E E SE SE S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 70 70 50 20 20 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs L L C L C C S S S S S S S C
Tstms S L C C C S S C
$$
TXZ026-280900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
332 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 95 66 86 65
Temp 89 90 81 78 75 72 83 94 95 87 78 73 68 67 71 80 85 83 74 70 67 66
Dewpt 66 64 66 67 67 67 67 66 66 67 69 69 68 66 67 66 66 65 66 66 67 66
RH 47 42 60 69 76 84 59 40 39 52 74 87100 97 87 62 53 55 76 87100100
Wind dir S S S S S S SW W N NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E E E E E
Wind spd 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 8 6 6 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 8 8 6 5 5
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 5 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.41
Rain shwrs S S C C L
Tstms S S C S C
Mix Hgt 400 400 5600 7600 1600 1600 3800 4900 2500 2000
T Wind Dir S S SW N NE NE N NE E E
T Wind Spd 16 14 16 10 16 13 11 10 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/30 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 80 65 82 64 84 64 86 65 86
Temp 75 76 70 67 75 77 69 65 78 79 70 65 82 83 71 66 81 80
Dewpt 68 68 68 66 68 65 65 65 66 63 64 63 65 63 64 64 64 62
Min/Max RH 74 100 64 100 54 97 49 93 48
RH 79 76 93 97 79 67 87100 67 58 81 93 56 51 79 93 56 54
PWind dir E E E E SE S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 60 50 20 20 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs L C C L C S S S S S
Tstms C C C S S S
$$
TXZ043-280900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
332 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat
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 72 99 68 90 68
Temp 94 91 83 77 74 72 84 95 99 94 82 77 72 69 75 82 87 89 79 74 70 69
Dewpt 65 66 68 68 69 67 68 66 63 65 69 70 71 69 69 68 67 66 68 69 70 69
RH 38 44 62 75 84 84 58 39 32 40 66 81 96 99 82 63 51 48 70 86 99100
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW S SE E N N NE NE NE NE E E E NE E
Wind spd 8 9 6 6 6 6 10 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 8 6 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.41 0 0.12
Rain shwrs S S C C S S C C L
Tstms S S C C S S C C S
Mix Hgt 700 500 6400 10000 1000 1300 3900 6600 4100 1500
T Wind Dir S S SW SW NE NE NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 13 13 18 9 9 11 11 10 13 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 08/30 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 85 65 82 65 84 65 87 65 88
Temp 77 82 71 68 76 79 71 67 79 82 70 66 81 84 71 66 83 83
Dewpt 69 69 71 68 68 68 69 67 66 65 66 64 65 64 66 64 65 66
Min/Max RH 63 100 67 100 55 96 49 93 50
RH 75 66 100100 78 69 95100 65 57 86 96 58 52 84 93 55 56
PWind dir E E E NE E SE SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 70 60 30 30 10 20 20 30
Rain shwrs L L C L L C C C S S S S S C
Tstms C L C C S C S S C
$$
TXZ035-280900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
332 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 96 68 88 67
Temp 90 86 78 74 71 69 80 91 96 88 79 74 70 69 74 82 87 82 76 71 70 68
Dewpt 62 63 66 65 65 64 65 64 62 64 67 67 67 66 67 67 66 66 68 67 67 67
RH 39 46 67 74 81 84 60 41 33 45 67 79 90 90 79 61 50 58 76 87 90 97
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW W SW SE E NE NE NE NE E E SE E E E E
Wind spd 11 13 12 11 11 10 12 9 5 6 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 9 9 9 8 8
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 10 60
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0.14
Rain shwrs S S S C C L L L
Tstms S S S C C L C
Mix Hgt 1700 500 6900 10000 800 700 4400 6600 2300 1400
T Wind Dir S S SW NW E E E SE SE E
T Wind Spd 17 16 16 9 12 12 9 10 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/30 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 65 82 64 84 64 86 64 87
Temp 77 76 69 67 77 75 68 66 78 77 68 65 80 80 69 66 81 78
Dewpt 68 69 68 66 66 66 65 64 65 64 63 62 64 63 64 63 63 64
Min/Max RH 63 97 60 97 56 93 48 90 49
RH 74 79 97 97 69 74 90 93 64 64 84 90 58 56 84 90 54 62
PWind dir SE E NE E E S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 70 80 60 40 30 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs L L L D L C C C S S S S S S C
Tstms L L C S C S S C
$$
TXZ031-280900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
332 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat
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 72 98 67 88 66
Temp 92 92 82 77 74 72 84 96 95 87 79 74 69 68 73 81 85 85 75 71 70 68
Dewpt 66 66 69 70 69 69 67 66 67 70 72 72 69 68 69 68 68 68 70 70 69 68
RH 43 43 65 79 84 89 57 39 41 57 80 93100100 89 66 57 57 84 99 99100
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW S W NE NE N N N NE NE E E E E E
Wind spd 9 9 8 6 8 8 10 9 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 10 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.01 0 0.48
Rain shwrs S C C S S C C L
Tstms S C C S S C C C
Mix Hgt 800 700 6800 8200 2000 2100 4100 5100 3700 2300
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW NE NE N NE E E
T Wind Spd 14 14 17 10 13 13 11 10 12 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 08/30 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 82 65 82 64 84 64 88 65 88
Temp 76 77 70 68 75 77 69 66 78 80 70 65 82 83 71 66 82 82
Dewpt 70 70 70 68 69 68 68 66 67 65 67 65 66 65 67 66 66 66
Min/Max RH 76 100 69 100 59 100 51 100 50
RH 84 80 100100 82 72 97100 68 61 90 99 59 56 87100 58 59
PWind dir E E E E E S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 60 50 20 20 10 20 20 20
Rain shwrs L C C L C C S S S S S S
Tstms C C C C S S S
$$
TXZ029-280900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
332 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 93 64 85 63
Temp 88 87 74 71 68 66 77 89 93 86 74 70 66 65 69 77 84 81 71 67 66 66
Dewpt 60 61 65 65 66 65 64 63 60 63 67 67 66 65 67 65 65 65 68 67 66 65
RH 39 42 74 81 93 97 64 42 33 46 79 90100100 93 67 53 58 90100100 97
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW W N E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE E
Wind spd 10 10 9 8 9 9 10 8 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 OV B2
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 10 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.34
Rain shwrs S S C C L L L
Tstms S S C C L C
Mix Hgt 800 600 6300 8800 800 1300 3800 6400 1800 1400
T Wind Dir S SW W N E E NE E E E
T Wind Spd 17 18 16 10 16 13 9 9 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/30 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 60 77 60 79 59 83 60 82
Temp 73 74 67 64 72 74 65 63 74 76 64 62 76 79 65 62 77 78
Dewpt 67 68 66 64 66 65 65 63 63 63 64 62 63 62 64 62 63 63
Min/Max RH 71 100 71 100 58 100 51 100 52
RH 81 82 97100 81 74 100100 69 64 100100 64 56 97100 62 60
PWind dir SE E E SE SE S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 70 80 60 30 30 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs L L L D L C C C S S S S S S C
Tstms L L C C S S C
$$
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