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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
252 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
TXZ024-310900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
252 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue
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 83 63 87 63
Temp 82 79 72 70 69 68 71 78 81 80 72 68 66 64 74 81 85 82 73 69 66 64
Dewpt 69 70 71 70 69 68 68 66 64 63 67 66 65 64 66 63 60 61 65 64 62 61
RH 64 74 95100100100 89 68 56 56 84 94 98 99 78 54 44 49 76 83 88 90
Wind dir S SE S SE N N N NE NE NE E S W W NW N NE E SE SW W W
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 8 8 5 4 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5
Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 70 10 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.38 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L L L C
Tstms L L L L C
Flood A A A A A A
Mix Hgt 700 600 4800 6000 1200 500 6200 6600 2800 500
T Wind Dir SE NW N NE E SW NW NE S W
T Wind Spd 8 8 10 11 8 5 5 6 11 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 09/02 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25
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 86 62 89 58 76 57 82 61 85
Temp 81 82 66 62 83 84 66 61 69 71 61 59 74 77 66 62 78 81
Dewpt 58 58 62 60 59 59 63 60 60 60 61 59 62 62 63 61 62 61
Min/Max RH 38 93 36 99 60 100 55 99 45
RH 46 44 87 92 44 44 88 97 73 69 99100 67 60 91 97 57 52
PWind dir N NW SW E E SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 30 30 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C C S S S S S
Tstms S C C C S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-310900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
252 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 84 65 86 64
Temp 80 79 74 71 69 68 72 78 81 80 73 69 67 66 72 80 83 82 73 69 66 64
Dewpt 70 70 70 70 69 68 68 69 67 65 67 67 67 66 67 66 64 63 64 64 64 63
RH 71 74 87 97100100 87 74 63 60 81 93100100 84 62 53 53 73 84 93 97
Wind dir SE SE E E N N N NE NE NE E E NW NW NW N NE E SE SE NW NW
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 8 6 5 3 2 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 70 20 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.47 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L L L L S
Tstms C L L L L S
Flood A A A A A A
Mix Hgt 900 1000 4000 5600 700 400 4900 6200 1800 400
T Wind Dir E E N N E S NW NE S W
T Wind Spd 9 8 11 11 9 5 4 6 10 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/02 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 62 88 60 75 58 81 62 85
Temp 81 81 68 62 82 83 67 62 69 72 63 59 74 77 67 63 78 80
Dewpt 61 59 61 60 60 59 63 60 60 59 59 58 61 62 62 62 63 63
Min/Max RH 46 93 41 93 62 96 58 97 53
RH 51 47 78 93 47 44 87 93 73 64 87 96 64 60 84 97 60 56
PWind dir N NE SW E E SE S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 30 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-310900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
252 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue
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 68 85 65 88 64
Temp 86 86 77 74 71 70 73 78 83 83 75 71 69 67 74 82 85 84 76 71 68 65
Dewpt 69 69 72 72 71 69 70 69 67 67 69 70 69 67 69 66 64 63 66 66 66 65
RH 58 58 84 93100 98 89 74 59 60 83 95100100 84 59 49 49 73 84 92 98
Wind dir E E E SW NW NW N N NE NE E NE N N N NE NE NE SE S W W
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 4
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 80 50 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.20 0.03 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L L D D C C
Tstms L L L D D C C
Flood A A A A A A
Mix Hgt 700 1000 3900 5300 1700 700 4700 7200 1900 500
T Wind Dir SE W N N NE NE NE NE SE SW
T Wind Spd 10 6 9 11 9 6 6 9 10 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 09/02 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25
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 90 62 91 62 83 60 87 63 89
Temp 84 86 70 63 83 88 72 65 75 79 65 61 78 84 70 65 82 85
Dewpt 62 58 62 61 60 59 63 63 62 61 61 60 61 61 63 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 38 93 37 95 52 97 44 93 44
RH 48 40 77 93 46 39 73 95 64 55 87 97 56 47 78 93 53 47
PWind dir N NE S SE E E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 30 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S C S S S S S S
Tstms S C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-310900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
252 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 86 64 89 63
Temp 85 82 73 70 69 68 73 78 83 79 72 68 67 65 73 82 86 82 73 69 66 64
Dewpt 69 70 70 69 67 67 67 66 65 65 67 66 65 64 66 63 60 61 63 63 62 61
RH 59 68 90 97 93 97 81 67 55 62 84 93 93 97 79 53 42 49 71 81 87 90
Wind dir S SE E SE NE N N N NE E E E NE NW N NE NE E SE S W NW
Wind spd 5 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 9 9 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 80 30 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.49 0.02 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L L D D C
Tstms L L L D D C
Flood A A A A A A
Mix Hgt 700 1100 4100 5400 1200 800 4700 8100 500 500
T Wind Dir SE NW N NE E E N NE SE SW
T Wind Spd 11 10 10 10 10 6 5 6 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/02 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 63 91 62 83 61 87 63 89
Temp 83 82 68 63 85 82 68 63 76 76 65 62 78 80 68 64 82 81
Dewpt 60 58 60 59 59 59 61 60 62 61 60 59 61 59 61 60 60 59
Min/Max RH 36 87 34 90 51 90 43 87 40
RH 46 44 76 87 41 46 78 90 62 60 84 90 56 49 78 87 47 47
PWind dir N NE SW E SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 30 30 20 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C S S S S
Tstms S C C S S S S
$$
TXZ031-310900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
252 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue
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 68 85 65 89 64
Temp 82 82 75 72 71 70 73 79 82 81 74 70 69 67 74 82 84 83 75 70 68 65
Dewpt 70 71 72 72 71 70 70 69 68 67 69 70 68 67 69 66 64 64 67 67 66 65
RH 68 69 91100100 99 91 73 63 64 84 98 99100 84 59 51 54 77 90 94100
Wind dir SE SE SE E NE N N N NE NE E E N NW N NE NE E SE S W NW
Wind spd 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 8 6 5 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 5
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 80 30 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.29 0.12 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L L D L C
Tstms C L L D L C
Flood A A A A A A
Mix Hgt 800 800 4300 5900 1500 700 5500 7000 2100 600
T Wind Dir SE N N N E NE N NE S W
T Wind Spd 9 6 10 11 9 5 5 8 9 9
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 09/02 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25
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 63 90 60 78 58 83 62 88
Temp 83 83 69 63 84 85 69 63 70 72 63 60 75 80 68 63 80 82
Dewpt 62 60 64 63 62 61 64 63 62 62 62 60 63 64 64 63 65 64
Min/Max RH 43 99 40 100 67 100 56 100 51
RH 49 47 85 99 48 44 83100 76 70 97100 66 59 88100 61 56
PWind dir N NE S E E E S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 30 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C S S S S S
Tstms S C C S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-310900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
252 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 82 60 85 58
Temp 82 79 69 68 66 65 70 76 80 79 68 64 63 62 70 80 83 81 69 65 62 60
Dewpt 67 68 69 67 66 65 66 64 62 61 64 64 63 62 64 61 57 58 62 62 61 60
RH 61 69100 97100100 87 66 54 54 87100100100 81 52 41 46 78 90 97100
Wind dir S SE SE NE N NW N NE NE E E E SW W W N N E SE S W NW
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 9 8 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 4
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 70 20 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.14 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L L L L S
Tstms L L L L L S
Flood A A A A A A
Mix Hgt 700 1100 4700 6400 800 600 6200 7300 3000 500
T Wind Dir SE N N NE E S NW NW SW W
T Wind Spd 8 8 11 11 10 5 6 6 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/02 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 58 87 56 78 55 82 58 85
Temp 80 81 64 59 81 81 64 59 70 75 60 58 74 78 63 59 78 79
Dewpt 57 56 60 59 57 57 61 59 59 59 60 57 61 60 61 59 60 59
Min/Max RH 36 100 34 100 54 100 49 100 44
RH 45 42 87100 44 44 90100 68 58 100 96 64 54 93100 54 50
PWind dir N SE SW SE SE SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 40 30 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C S S S S S
Tstms S C C S S S S S
$$
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