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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
TXZ024-020900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
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 89 64 88 61
Temp 71 68 65 77 86 88 85 74 70 66 64 74 83 87 84 72 67 63 61
Dewpt 64 64 63 65 60 57 58 62 61 61 61 63 60 55 56 59 60 59 59
RH 78 88 94 66 41 35 40 65 74 83 90 69 45 33 38 64 80 87 93
Wind dir N NW NW NW N NE E SE W NW NW N NE NE NE E S SW W
Wind spd 2 3 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 6 4 2 3 4
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 500 8300 9200 500 500 5900 7800 3700 500
T Wind Dir N NW N S NW N N E S
T Wind Spd 5 8 11 10 6 10 13 10 9
RFTI 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
Date 09/03 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
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 93 62 87 66 91 61 86 63 85
Temp 86 88 71 63 80 84 70 67 88 85 67 62 77 80 67 63 79 79
Dewpt 57 58 61 60 60 60 62 58 56 59 60 58 59 59 61 61 61 62
Min/Max RH 29 90 39 76 31 87 42 91 47
RH 37 36 72 90 51 44 75 73 34 42 77 87 53 49 80 91 53 55
PWind dir SW SW E S SW NE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 20 30 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S C C S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-020900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 89 65 87 62
Temp 74 69 66 75 85 87 86 76 71 67 65 73 83 86 84 73 68 64 62
Dewpt 65 65 65 66 63 61 60 62 63 63 63 63 62 59 57 60 60 60 60
RH 74 87 97 74 48 42 42 62 76 87 93 71 49 40 40 64 76 87 93
Wind dir E NE NW N N E E SE SE N N N N N NE E E SW W
Wind spd 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 8 9 8 6 5 2 2 3
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 300 6400 6300 400 300 5800 7000 3400 300
T Wind Dir NE N NE SE N N N E S
T Wind Spd 5 6 10 10 6 11 11 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 63 87 67 91 62 85 64 85
Temp 85 89 72 63 80 86 73 67 86 85 69 62 77 81 69 64 79 80
Dewpt 60 57 61 61 62 61 62 60 60 60 60 59 59 59 62 61 62 62
Min/Max RH 32 93 43 81 37 90 44 90 48
RH 43 34 68 93 54 43 68 78 42 43 73 90 54 47 78 90 56 54
PWind dir SW E E SE SE NE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ043-020900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
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 91 66 91 62
Temp 75 71 66 77 86 90 88 78 73 69 66 78 87 90 88 77 71 65 62
Dewpt 68 68 66 68 63 59 59 62 63 63 62 63 62 59 57 60 61 61 61
RH 78 92100 73 46 36 38 59 71 83 89 61 44 36 36 57 71 87 97
Wind dir NE N N N NE NE E SE SE NW NW N N NE NE NE E E W
Wind spd 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 8 9 8 5 3 2 2
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 500 6600 8100 500 500 6200 7700 4100 500
T Wind Dir N N NE SE W NW N NE SE
T Wind Spd 5 9 12 9 8 10 11 11 9
RFTI 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
Date 09/03 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
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 94 66 95 69 98 65 91 66 88
Temp 86 93 75 67 89 92 76 70 93 92 73 65 83 85 72 66 82 84
Dewpt 57 54 57 59 58 55 59 58 55 54 59 59 60 59 62 62 62 62
Min/Max RH 26 77 27 68 23 81 35 89 42
RH 38 27 54 77 35 30 56 67 28 28 61 81 46 41 72 89 51 48
PWind dir SW S SW S SW E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ035-020900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 91 64 91 62
Temp 72 69 65 77 84 89 86 75 70 67 64 76 85 90 87 74 69 65 62
Dewpt 64 64 63 65 61 56 57 59 60 60 60 61 60 54 54 56 58 59 58
RH 76 84 93 67 46 33 37 58 71 78 87 60 43 30 32 53 68 81 87
Wind dir SE NW N NW N NE E SE S W NW N NE NE NE E E SE SW
Wind spd 3 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 4 4
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 400 7700 9400 700 400 6500 9300 2100 500
T Wind Dir NW N NE SE SW NW NE E SE
T Wind Spd 5 8 11 11 9 11 12 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 66 95 68 96 64 90 64 88
Temp 87 91 74 66 89 91 75 68 91 90 71 64 82 84 70 64 81 82
Dewpt 57 55 56 57 57 54 58 58 53 53 58 58 59 58 60 60 61 60
Min/Max RH 26 73 26 70 23 81 35 87 40
RH 36 30 53 73 34 29 56 70 28 28 64 81 46 41 71 87 51 47
PWind dir SW SW SW S SW E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S C S C
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ031-020900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
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 91 65 89 62
Temp 75 70 66 77 86 87 87 77 72 68 65 76 85 88 85 74 68 64 62
Dewpt 67 67 66 67 64 61 61 64 64 64 63 65 64 59 59 62 63 62 62
RH 76 89 99 73 48 42 42 64 77 87 94 70 50 39 41 66 84 93 99
Wind dir E N NW N NE NE E SE SE NW NW N NE N NE E E SW SW
Wind spd 2 2 3 3 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 8 8 6 4 2 2 2
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 600 7200 7900 600 600 5700 7800 3700 600
T Wind Dir N N NE SE W N N E S
T Wind Spd 5 6 10 9 6 10 11 11 6
RFTI 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
Date 09/03 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
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 94 63 89 66 94 62 88 65 88
Temp 86 90 73 64 82 86 73 67 90 88 70 63 79 84 70 65 81 82
Dewpt 60 58 61 63 62 63 63 60 59 61 61 60 61 61 63 62 62 63
Min/Max RH 32 95 41 79 32 91 43 92 46
RH 42 35 66 95 51 46 71 78 36 41 73 91 54 47 78 92 53 54
PWind dir SW SE NE SE S NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 10 20 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ029-020900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 87 60 87 57
Temp 68 64 61 74 82 86 85 71 67 63 60 73 83 86 84 69 64 59 57
Dewpt 62 62 61 63 57 53 55 59 60 59 59 60 57 52 52 56 58 58 57
RH 81 93100 69 43 32 36 66 78 87 96 64 41 31 33 63 81 96100
Wind dir SE NW NW NW N N E S S W NW N NE NE NE E SE S SW
Wind spd 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 3 2 3
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 500 8200 9600 600 500 6500 8700 3200 500
T Wind Dir N NW N SE SW N N E S
T Wind Spd 5 9 11 10 8 13 14 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 59 89 62 91 58 85 60 84
Temp 85 87 68 60 81 86 69 63 87 84 66 59 77 79 65 60 78 78
Dewpt 55 55 59 58 58 55 59 57 53 55 59 57 57 57 60 59 60 58
Min/Max RH 28 93 31 84 26 93 38 97 44
RH 36 34 73 93 46 35 70 81 31 37 78 93 50 47 84 96 54 50
PWind dir SW SW E S SW E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 10 30 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S C S S S C S C
Tstms S S S S
$$
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