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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
TXZ024-300900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon
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 83 66 83 63
Temp 77 78 72 70 68 67 71 79 82 78 71 70 69 68 70 76 80 78 71 67 66 65
Dewpt 67 67 69 69 68 67 69 69 69 70 71 70 68 67 69 68 65 66 68 67 66 65
RH 73 70 90 99100100 93 73 64 78100100 98 98 94 75 60 67 92100100100
Wind dir E SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE NW NW N NE NE E E S W W
Wind spd 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 2 3 4
Clouds B1 SC B1 OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 50 100 50 20
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.33 0.78 0.08 0
Rain shwrs S L L C S C C L L D D C C S S
Tstms S L L S S C C L L D D C C S S
Mix Hgt 1500 1400 4000 4600 2000 700 4400 6400 3700 500
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE N N NE SE SW
T Wind Spd 10 8 6 10 11 6 10 11 9 5
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 09/01 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25
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 63 86 61 86 59 80 59 83
Temp 81 81 69 64 81 81 66 62 82 80 66 61 72 74 64 61 75 76
Dewpt 63 62 63 61 60 59 62 59 57 57 60 59 58 58 59 57 57 59
Min/Max RH 47 90 40 91 37 92 50 86 48
RH 55 52 83 90 50 47 86 90 43 46 83 92 60 56 83 86 54 55
PWind dir N SW N SE N S SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 20 30 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ026-300900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 82 66 83 65
Temp 76 78 73 71 69 67 70 76 80 79 73 70 69 68 71 78 80 79 72 70 67 66
Dewpt 68 67 68 68 68 67 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 68 69 69 68 67 68 68 67 66
RH 76 69 84 90 97100 97 82 72 74 90100100100 93 74 67 67 87 93100100
Wind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE N N NE NE E E NW NW
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 5
Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 70 100 50 20
QPF 12hr 0.14 0.10 0.68 0.07 0
Rain shwrs C L L S C C L L D D C C S S
Tstms C L C S C C L L D D C C S S
Mix Hgt 2200 1300 3100 4300 1100 600 3800 5900 3500 300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE NE NW NE SE SW
T Wind Spd 10 8 6 9 10 6 6 10 10 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/01 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 64 85 62 84 60 77 58 82
Temp 81 82 70 65 80 80 67 62 80 80 67 61 72 73 64 59 75 76
Dewpt 65 61 63 62 62 60 61 61 61 58 60 58 58 56 57 56 58 58
Min/Max RH 48 90 46 97 43 90 53 90 52
RH 58 49 78 90 54 51 81 97 52 47 78 90 61 55 78 90 56 54
PWind dir N SW N NE N E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 10 30 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C S S C S
Tstms S C C S S C S
$$
TXZ043-300900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon
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 87 68 84 66
Temp 81 81 76 73 71 70 73 79 85 85 76 73 71 70 73 78 81 80 75 71 70 68
Dewpt 69 69 70 71 70 70 71 71 70 70 72 72 71 70 70 69 69 68 71 71 70 68
RH 68 67 83 93 99100 93 76 61 62 87 97100 99 91 75 66 68 89100100100
Wind dir NE E E NE NE NE E E E E E SE N N NE NE NE NE E NE N N
Wind spd 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
Clouds SC FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 90 70 30
QPF 12hr 0.21 0.04 0.54 0.28 0.03
Rain shwrs C C C S C C L L D D L L S S S S C C
Tstms C C S S C C L L D D L L S S S S C C
Mix Hgt 2100 1300 3000 4600 1200 1200 4000 5300 2500 500
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE W N NE E N
T Wind Spd 11 8 6 8 12 8 6 8 8 5
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 09/01 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25
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 64 89 62 89 61 84 61 85
Temp 82 84 71 65 84 85 70 63 83 85 70 63 77 79 68 63 78 80
Dewpt 66 64 66 64 62 60 62 62 60 58 61 59 60 59 59 58 59 58
Min/Max RH 48 99 40 97 36 89 46 86 45
RH 58 50 86 97 49 43 76 97 45 40 75 88 57 50 73 86 52 47
PWind dir NE S N NE N SE SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 10 20 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S C S
Tstms S S S S S C S
$$
TXZ035-300900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 86 66 85 64
Temp 85 82 75 71 71 70 74 81 85 78 72 69 69 68 72 78 82 78 72 68 67 65
Dewpt 68 69 69 68 68 69 69 68 68 70 70 68 67 67 67 67 65 66 67 66 65 65
RH 57 65 82 90 90 97 84 65 57 76 93 97 93 97 84 69 56 67 84 93 93100
Wind dir E SE E SE SE SW S S SE SE SE SE N NW N NE NE E E E NE N
Wind spd 6 11 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 9 9 6 5 6 8 9 8 8 5 3 3 4
Clouds SC FW B1 B2 OV OV B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 50 90 60 20
QPF 12hr 0.48 0.15 0.37 0.14 0
Rain shwrs C L L C C C L L D D L L S S S S
Tstms C L L S C C L L D D L L S S S S
Mix Hgt 1400 1400 3700 5400 1100 1000 4200 5600 3100 500
T Wind Dir E S SW S SE NE N NE E NE
T Wind Spd 12 10 10 10 13 10 12 9 8 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/01 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 63 89 62 89 61 82 59 84
Temp 82 81 69 64 85 83 68 63 83 81 68 62 76 75 65 61 76 76
Dewpt 63 59 62 60 60 57 59 59 58 57 59 58 57 56 57 55 56 57
Min/Max RH 40 87 34 87 35 87 42 81 42
RH 53 47 78 87 43 41 73 87 43 44 73 87 52 52 75 81 50 52
PWind dir NE SW N E NW SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 5 20 40 30 40 20
Rain shwrs S C C C S C C S
Tstms S C C C S C C S
$$
TXZ031-300900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon
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 84 68 85 65
Temp 77 78 74 71 71 70 72 77 82 80 74 72 71 70 73 78 81 80 73 70 69 67
Dewpt 69 69 71 71 70 70 71 71 71 71 73 72 71 69 71 70 69 69 71 70 69 67
RH 77 75 89100 99100 97 82 71 75 95100 99 99 94 76 68 70 96100100 99
Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E N N N N NE NE E SE W NW
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 3 2 2 3
Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 80 100 60 20
QPF 12hr 0.19 0.06 0.97 0.11 0.02
Rain shwrs C L D S C C L L D D L L S S S S
Tstms C L C S C C L L D D L L S S S S
Mix Hgt 2500 1500 3200 3800 2200 900 4000 5400 3600 600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE N NW NE SE W
T Wind Spd 10 8 6 9 10 5 9 9 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 09/01 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25
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 64 87 62 89 61 82 60 85
Temp 82 83 70 65 82 83 68 63 83 83 68 63 74 77 66 61 76 78
Dewpt 66 64 66 64 64 62 64 62 61 60 63 61 60 59 61 58 59 60
Min/Max RH 51 98 47 98 41 92 51 91 50
RH 60 53 87 97 54 50 88 97 48 46 83 92 62 55 86 91 57 54
PWind dir N SW N NE N SE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 10 30 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S C C S S C S
Tstms S C C S S C S
$$
TXZ029-300900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 82 62 81 60
Temp 79 78 70 67 67 66 69 77 81 77 69 68 66 65 68 75 79 77 67 65 63 62
Dewpt 67 67 69 67 67 66 68 68 67 69 69 68 66 65 67 65 63 64 67 65 63 62
RH 67 69 97100100100 97 74 63 76100100100100 97 71 58 64100100100100
Wind dir E E SE SE S SW S SW SW E SE SE NW NW N NE NE E E E W NW
Wind spd 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 8 6 5 4 2 2 3
Clouds SC FW B1 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 50 100 50 20
QPF 12hr 0.23 0.21 0.67 0.08 0.01
Rain shwrs C L L C C C L L D D C C S S S S
Tstms C L L S C C L L D D C C S S S S
Mix Hgt 1500 1400 4100 5600 1100 900 4000 6500 1900 500
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW SE W N NE E SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 10 9 11 8 10 9 9 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/01 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 58 86 57 85 56 79 56 80
Temp 78 80 65 60 80 82 64 58 80 80 63 58 72 74 62 58 74 75
Dewpt 61 59 61 60 57 56 60 58 56 55 58 58 57 56 57 56 56 57
Min/Max RH 44 100 37 100 37 100 48 96 45
RH 56 49 87100 45 41 87100 44 42 84100 59 53 84 93 53 54
PWind dir N W N SE NW SE S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 5 20 40 30 40 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S
Tstms S C C C C C C S
$$
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