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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
TXZ024-010900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 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 88 64 88 62
Temp 83 82 73 70 67 65 77 85 87 85 74 70 67 64 74 83 87 84 72 67 64 62
Dewpt 64 63 65 66 65 65 65 61 58 60 63 63 62 61 62 60 56 57 59 60 59 59
RH 54 53 76 87 93 99 66 46 37 44 68 77 83 90 66 46 35 39 66 77 84 89
Wind dir NE NE E NW NW NW NW N NE E S W NW NW N NE NE E E S SW W
Wind spd 9 9 5 2 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 4
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 600 500 7700 8600 500 500 5200 7000 4100 500
T Wind Dir SE W NW NE SW NW N N E SW
T Wind Spd 6 4 8 9 9 10 12 13 10 8
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 09/03 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 88 64 92 61 83 62 85
Temp 86 87 69 63 82 83 69 64 86 84 67 61 77 79 67 63 79 80
Dewpt 58 60 63 61 60 60 61 59 58 59 61 59 60 60 62 61 60 61
Min/Max RH 31 95 38 85 32 93 45 96 46
RH 38 40 81 93 47 47 76 83 39 42 80 93 55 53 85 93 52 53
PWind dir SW W E S S E SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 30 10 10 10 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C C S C S S S S
Tstms S C C C S C S S S S
$$
TXZ026-010900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 88 65 87 62
Temp 82 82 76 72 67 65 75 85 88 86 77 72 67 65 73 83 86 83 74 69 64 62
Dewpt 67 65 67 66 67 65 67 64 62 60 63 63 63 63 63 62 60 58 60 60 60 59
RH 61 56 74 81100100 76 50 42 42 62 73 87 93 71 49 42 43 62 73 87 90
Wind dir NE NE E E N NW NW N NE E SE E N N N N NE NE E E S W
Wind spd 9 8 4 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 3 2 4
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 400 300 6900 8100 400 300 5100 6500 3500 300
T Wind Dir E N NW N SE N N N E S
T Wind Spd 8 5 8 9 8 8 16 13 10 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 63 87 64 90 61 82 62 85
Temp 85 87 71 64 81 83 71 64 85 84 69 62 78 79 68 62 80 81
Dewpt 61 59 63 63 62 61 61 61 60 59 61 60 59 60 62 61 62 62
Min/Max RH 35 97 45 90 39 93 49 97 48
RH 45 39 76 97 53 48 71 90 43 43 76 93 52 52 81 97 54 53
PWind dir SW SE E SE S E E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 5 10 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S S S
$$
TXZ043-010900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 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 92 63
Temp 83 84 77 74 70 68 77 85 89 88 79 74 69 66 78 87 91 88 77 71 66 63
Dewpt 68 67 69 69 69 68 68 64 60 59 62 64 64 63 65 62 58 56 60 61 61 61
RH 61 58 78 86 96100 74 49 38 38 58 72 85 90 64 43 33 35 56 71 83 92
Wind dir NE NE E NE N N N NE NE E SE S W NW N N NE NE E E E NW
Wind spd 9 9 5 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 5 3 2 2
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 700 500 6200 8200 1000 400 6500 8500 4100 500
T Wind Dir E NE N NE SE W N N NE SE
T Wind Spd 8 5 8 10 6 9 13 13 12 8
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 09/03 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 96 66 94 67 97 66 89 66 89
Temp 87 93 76 67 88 91 75 67 90 91 74 66 82 86 71 66 83 86
Dewpt 59 55 59 61 59 56 60 60 57 56 61 60 60 59 63 64 62 61
Min/Max RH 27 82 29 80 25 81 37 95 42
RH 40 28 57 82 39 32 61 78 33 31 64 81 47 40 76 95 49 44
PWind dir SW S SW S S E E 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 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 5 10 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-010900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 90 64 92 64
Temp 84 82 74 70 67 66 76 84 88 85 75 70 67 65 76 87 91 86 75 69 66 64
Dewpt 65 65 67 66 65 65 65 63 57 58 61 61 61 60 62 60 55 56 58 58 58 58
RH 53 56 79 87 93 97 69 49 35 40 62 73 81 84 62 40 30 36 56 68 75 81
Wind dir NE E E E NE N N N N E SE E W NW N N NE E E SE SE SW
Wind spd 12 13 8 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 900 600 7000 8300 1400 400 7300 9700 2700 500
T Wind Dir E E NW N S W N NE E S
T Wind Spd 10 5 6 8 8 8 11 11 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 65 92 66 94 63 87 64 88
Temp 88 88 73 66 88 86 73 67 89 86 70 64 82 81 68 64 82 82
Dewpt 59 56 59 60 58 56 57 58 56 55 58 57 59 58 60 60 60 59
Min/Max RH 28 81 29 75 26 78 37 87 38
RH 38 34 62 81 36 36 57 73 33 35 66 78 46 46 76 87 47 46
PWind dir SW SW SW S S E SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 10 10 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ031-010900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 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 65 90 62
Temp 83 84 76 72 68 67 77 86 89 86 78 73 68 66 75 85 88 85 74 69 64 62
Dewpt 68 66 68 69 68 67 68 64 61 62 65 66 66 64 65 63 60 59 62 62 62 61
RH 61 56 77 90 99100 74 48 41 45 66 78 92 94 71 48 39 43 65 78 93 98
Wind dir NE NE E NE NW NW N N NE E SE S NW NW N N NE NE E SE S W
Wind spd 9 6 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 2 2 2
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 700 600 7000 8300 900 800 5100 6900 4100 600
T Wind Dir E NW NW N SE NW N N E S
T Wind Spd 6 5 6 9 8 9 13 14 10 8
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 09/03 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 90 64 94 63 87 64 87
Temp 86 89 72 64 84 85 71 64 87 86 70 63 80 82 69 65 83 83
Dewpt 61 60 64 64 62 62 63 61 60 61 64 61 61 62 64 64 63 63
Min/Max RH 34 100 41 91 34 94 46 100 47
RH 43 38 76 99 48 47 75 90 41 44 80 94 53 52 84 98 51 53
PWind dir SW SE NE S S E SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 5 10 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S S C C S C S S S S
Tstms S S C C S C S S S S
$$
TXZ029-010900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 87 59 88 58
Temp 81 80 70 67 64 63 73 82 85 83 71 68 63 60 73 82 87 84 69 65 60 58
Dewpt 62 62 65 65 64 63 64 59 54 56 61 60 60 60 60 57 52 54 58 58 58 57
RH 53 54 84 93100100 73 46 35 40 71 76 90100 64 43 30 36 68 78 93 96
Wind dir NE E E SE NW NW NW N N E SE S NW N N NE NE E E SE S SW
Wind spd 10 9 5 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3
Clouds SC FW B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 600 500 7600 9100 600 500 5900 8200 4400 500
T Wind Dir E SW NW N SE W N NE E S
T Wind Spd 9 5 8 9 8 9 11 12 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/03 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 59 88 60 90 58 84 59 84
Temp 84 86 68 60 81 83 67 61 84 84 65 59 77 79 65 60 78 79
Dewpt 56 56 61 59 58 57 60 58 55 56 58 57 59 58 61 60 59 58
Min/Max RH 30 100 34 93 29 93 40 100 41
RH 38 36 78 96 46 41 78 90 37 38 78 93 54 49 87100 52 49
PWind dir SW SW SW S S E SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 10 10 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S S S
Tstms S S C C S S S S S S
$$
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