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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
TXZ024-182100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 72 96 70 94
Temp 74 74 81 90 91 90 80 76 74 73 82 91 93 90 80 76 74 72 80 87 91 89
Dewpt 67 67 67 65 64 64 68 67 66 66 66 64 62 63 66 66 66 67 67 66 64 64
RH 79 79 63 44 41 43 67 73 75 79 59 41 36 42 61 72 76 84 64 50 41 44
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W S SE SE S SE S W NW N NE E E
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 40 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.04 0
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S C C C C C C
Tstms C C S S S S S S C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 5000 5300 800 500 6900 8000 2400 500 5300 8400
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S NE NW N NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 9 8 6 8 9 8 6 10
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 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 91 68 91 66 91 66 89
Temp 74 70 85 88 74 69 85 88 72 67 85 87 72 67 83 86
Dewpt 69 68 66 62 65 64 62 58 61 61 60 57 60 62 62 59
Max/Min RH 92 40 85 34 80 34 84 37
RH 85 92 54 43 75 84 46 37 68 80 42 37 67 84 50 40
PWind dir NE NE SE NE S NE SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ026-182100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 73 97 71 94
Temp 76 74 81 90 94 92 82 79 76 73 81 90 94 93 83 78 75 71 80 88 91 90
Dewpt 67 67 68 67 64 64 67 67 67 67 67 66 63 63 65 67 67 68 69 68 66 65
RH 74 79 65 47 37 40 61 67 74 81 63 45 36 37 55 69 76 90 69 52 44 44
Wind dir S S S SW S S S S S S S S SE SE E E N N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 6 5 5 6 8 8 5 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0.04 0
Rain shwrs C S S S S S S S C C C C C C
Tstms C S S S S S S S C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 4600 6400 600 300 6600 9600 5200 400 5100 7600
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 10 11 9 6 6 10 6 5 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 92 68 91 67 91 67 90
Temp 76 70 86 89 75 68 86 89 74 67 86 89 74 68 84 87
Dewpt 69 68 68 62 65 65 64 59 61 61 63 58 62 63 63 59
Max/Min RH 93 39 90 35 81 34 84 37
RH 79 93 55 41 71 90 48 37 64 81 46 35 66 84 49 39
PWind dir NE NE E NE E NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 5 10 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-182100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 98 73 98 72 95
Temp 78 76 85 92 95 91 85 80 76 74 84 92 95 94 86 79 75 73 80 87 91 91
Dewpt 67 67 67 65 64 65 66 66 67 67 66 63 62 63 65 67 67 68 68 67 66 65
RH 69 74 54 42 37 42 54 62 73 78 54 38 34 36 51 66 76 83 66 51 43 42
Wind dir S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S S S E E SE SE N NW N NE NE E
Wind spd 5 5 6 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 3 3 4 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 30 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.04 0.03
Rain shwrs S C S S S S S S S S S C C C C C C S
Tstms S C S S S S S S S S S C C C C C C S
Mix Hgt 5200 6900 600 500 8300 9300 5100 500 2600 6100
T Wind Dir SW SE SE S S E SE SW SE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 11 9 6 6 9 6 6 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 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 94 69 94 68 94 68 93
Temp 78 71 87 91 77 70 88 90 76 69 88 91 76 69 86 89
Dewpt 69 69 68 63 67 66 63 60 63 63 61 59 62 63 63 60
Max/Min RH 93 39 87 36 83 32 81 37
RH 74 93 53 41 71 87 44 37 65 83 42 34 64 81 46 38
PWind dir NE NE E NE E NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 20 10 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-182100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 72 96 70 93
Temp 76 73 82 89 92 90 81 77 76 72 81 89 92 89 81 76 74 70 80 86 91 87
Dewpt 66 66 66 66 64 64 65 65 64 65 64 63 62 63 65 66 65 66 66 66 64 64
RH 71 79 58 47 40 42 58 67 66 79 56 42 37 42 58 71 74 87 62 51 41 46
Wind dir S S SW S S SE SE SE S W SW SW SE E SE SE N NW N NE E E
Wind spd 5 5 8 8 9 9 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 5 5 8
Clouds SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 40 40
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.01 0.03
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S S S C C C C C C S
Tstms C C S S S S S S S S C C C C C C S
Mix Hgt 4900 6600 1000 500 8500 9300 900 500 6000 8100
T Wind Dir SW S SE S SW SE SE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 12 12 9 6 6 10 8 6 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 92 67 92 65 92 66 91
Temp 75 69 86 89 74 67 86 89 73 65 86 89 74 66 84 88
Dewpt 67 67 66 61 63 64 62 57 60 61 59 56 60 61 60 57
Max/Min RH 93 38 90 33 87 31 84 33
RH 76 93 51 39 69 90 45 34 64 87 40 33 62 84 44 35
PWind dir NE NE E E E E E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-182100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 98 73 98 72 96
Temp 77 74 83 92 95 93 83 80 76 73 84 92 96 95 83 79 75 73 82 89 93 91
Dewpt 69 69 69 66 65 65 69 69 68 69 67 65 64 64 67 69 69 69 69 68 66 66
RH 77 84 63 43 38 41 62 71 77 86 58 42 35 37 59 73 83 88 67 51 42 45
Wind dir S SW S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE E E W N N NE E E
Wind spd 5 5 5 6 8 6 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 30 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.07 0
Rain shwrs C S S S S S S S C C C C C C S
Tstms C S S S S S S S C C C C C C S
Mix Hgt 5100 6100 1000 600 7700 9800 5700 600 5500 8400
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SE NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 10 11 10 9 8 6 9 5 5 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 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 71 94 68 94 67 94 67 92
Temp 76 71 87 91 76 69 88 90 75 68 87 90 74 68 85 89
Dewpt 71 70 68 64 67 67 64 60 63 63 63 60 64 65 64 60
Max/Min RH 97 40 93 36 84 34 89 37
RH 85 97 54 41 75 93 46 37 66 84 45 37 71 89 50 39
PWind dir NE NE E NE E NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-182100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 67 93 65 91
Temp 70 69 78 86 88 87 77 72 70 68 77 86 89 87 76 72 70 67 77 85 88 86
Dewpt 66 66 66 65 63 63 66 66 65 65 64 62 61 62 65 64 65 65 66 65 61 63
RH 87 90 67 50 43 45 69 81 84 90 64 45 39 43 69 76 84 93 69 51 41 46
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S SE SW W SW SW SE SE SE S W NW N NE E E
Wind spd 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 40 40
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.09 0.04 0.04 0.01
Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C S S S S S S C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 4600 5800 800 500 7000 8300 1500 500 6800 9200
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SE S W NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 11 9 6 8 10 10 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 89 63 89 62 89 62 88
Temp 70 66 83 86 70 64 84 87 69 63 84 86 69 63 81 84
Dewpt 66 65 64 60 63 64 61 56 60 60 57 56 58 60 60 57
Max/Min RH 100 39 100 32 90 33 90 37
RH 87 97 53 42 78100 46 35 73 90 40 36 68 90 49 40
PWind dir E NE SE E SE E SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 5 10 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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