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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
TXZ024-312100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
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 84 65 88 64 88
Temp 78 83 82 73 70 67 65 77 85 87 85 74 70 67 64 74 83 87 84
Dewpt 66 64 63 65 66 65 65 65 61 58 60 63 63 62 61 62 60 56 57
RH 69 54 53 76 87 93 99 66 46 37 44 68 77 83 90 66 46 35 39
Wind dir NE NE NE E NW NW NW NW N NE E S W NW NW N NE NE E
Wind spd 9 9 9 5 2 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 5
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 5700 600 500 7700 8600 500 500 5200 7000
T Wind Dir NE SE W NW NE SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 10 6 4 8 9 9 10 12 13
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 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25
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 62 92 63 88 64 92 61 83
Temp 67 62 86 87 69 63 82 83 69 64 86 84 67 61 77 79
Dewpt 60 59 58 60 63 61 60 60 61 59 58 59 61 59 60 60
Max/Min RH 90 31 95 38 85 32 93 45
RH 77 89 38 40 81 93 47 47 76 83 39 42 80 93 55 53
PWind dir S SW W E S S E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 10 10 10 30 30
Rain shwrs S C C C S C
Tstms S C C C S C
$$
TXZ026-312100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 65 88 65 87
Temp 78 82 82 76 72 67 65 75 85 88 86 77 72 67 65 73 83 86 83
Dewpt 68 67 65 67 66 67 65 67 64 62 60 63 63 63 63 63 62 60 58
RH 71 61 56 74 81100100 76 50 42 42 62 73 87 93 71 49 42 43
Wind dir NE NE NE E E N NW NW N NE E SE E N N N N NE NE
Wind spd 8 9 8 4 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 6 5
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 5400 400 300 6900 8100 400 300 5100 6500
T Wind Dir NE E N NW N SE N N N
T Wind Spd 10 8 5 8 9 8 8 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 91 63 87 64 90 61 82
Temp 69 62 85 87 71 64 81 83 71 64 85 84 69 62 78 79
Dewpt 60 59 61 59 63 63 62 61 61 61 60 59 61 60 59 60
Max/Min RH 90 35 97 45 90 39 93 49
RH 73 90 45 39 76 97 53 48 71 90 43 43 76 93 52 52
PWind dir SE SW SE E SE S E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 10 5 10 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S S
Tstms S S S C S S
$$
TXZ043-312100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
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 85 66 91 66 92
Temp 80 83 84 77 74 70 68 77 85 89 88 79 74 69 66 78 87 91 88
Dewpt 68 68 67 69 69 69 68 68 64 60 59 62 64 64 63 65 62 58 56
RH 67 61 58 78 86 96100 74 49 38 38 58 72 85 90 64 43 33 35
Wind dir NE NE NE E NE N N N NE NE E SE S W NW N N NE NE
Wind spd 8 9 9 5 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 5100 700 500 6200 8200 1000 400 6500 8500
T Wind Dir NE E NE N NE SE W N N
T Wind Spd 10 8 5 8 10 6 9 13 13
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 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25
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 63 96 66 94 67 97 66 89
Temp 71 63 87 93 76 67 88 91 75 67 90 91 74 66 82 86
Dewpt 61 61 59 55 59 61 59 56 60 60 57 56 61 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 92 27 82 29 80 25 81 37
RH 71 92 40 28 57 82 39 32 61 78 33 31 64 81 47 40
PWind dir E SW S SW S S E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 5 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ035-312100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 65 90 64 92
Temp 80 84 82 74 70 67 66 76 84 88 85 75 70 67 65 76 87 91 86
Dewpt 67 65 65 67 66 65 65 65 63 57 58 61 61 61 60 62 60 55 56
RH 65 53 56 79 87 93 97 69 49 35 40 62 73 81 84 62 40 30 36
Wind dir NE NE E E E NE N N N N E SE E W NW N N NE E
Wind spd 12 12 13 8 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 10 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 5600 900 600 7000 8300 1400 400 7300 9700
T Wind Dir NE E E NW N S W N NE
T Wind Spd 13 10 5 6 8 8 8 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 94 65 92 66 94 63 87
Temp 69 64 88 88 73 66 88 86 73 67 89 86 70 64 82 81
Dewpt 58 58 59 56 59 60 58 56 57 58 56 55 58 57 59 58
Max/Min RH 81 28 81 29 75 26 78 37
RH 68 81 38 34 62 81 36 36 57 73 33 35 66 78 46 46
PWind dir SE SW SW SW S S E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 10 10 10 30 20
Rain shwrs S S S C S S
Tstms S S S C S S
$$
TXZ031-312100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
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 85 66 91 65 90
Temp 79 83 84 76 72 68 67 77 86 89 86 78 73 68 66 75 85 88 85
Dewpt 69 68 66 68 69 68 67 68 64 61 62 65 66 66 64 65 63 60 59
RH 72 61 56 77 90 99100 74 48 41 45 66 78 92 94 71 48 39 43
Wind dir NE NE NE E NE NW NW N N NE E SE S NW NW N N NE NE
Wind spd 8 9 6 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 5
Clouds B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 5300 700 600 7000 8300 900 800 5100 6900
T Wind Dir NE E NW NW N SE NW N N
T Wind Spd 10 6 5 6 9 8 9 13 14
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 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25
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 62 94 63 90 64 94 63 87
Temp 69 62 86 89 72 64 84 85 71 64 87 86 70 63 80 82
Dewpt 62 61 61 60 64 64 62 62 63 61 60 61 64 61 61 62
Max/Min RH 98 34 100 41 91 34 94 46
RH 78 98 43 38 76 99 48 47 75 90 41 44 80 94 53 52
PWind dir SE SW SE NE S S E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 10 5 10 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C S C
Tstms S S C C S C
$$
TXZ029-312100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 61 87 59 88
Temp 77 81 80 70 67 64 63 73 82 85 83 71 68 63 60 73 82 87 84
Dewpt 65 62 62 65 65 64 63 64 59 54 56 61 60 60 60 60 57 52 54
RH 67 53 54 84 93100100 73 46 35 40 71 76 90100 64 43 30 36
Wind dir NE NE E E SE NW NW NW N N E SE S NW N N NE NE E
Wind spd 10 10 9 5 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 6100 600 500 7600 9100 600 500 5900 8200
T Wind Dir NE E SW NW N SE W N NE
T Wind Spd 11 9 5 8 9 8 9 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 91 59 88 60 90 58 84
Temp 65 58 84 86 68 60 81 83 67 61 84 84 65 59 77 79
Dewpt 58 57 56 56 61 59 58 57 60 58 55 56 58 57 59 58
Max/Min RH 96 30 100 34 93 29 93 40
RH 78 96 38 36 78 96 46 41 78 90 37 38 78 93 54 49
PWind dir SE SW SW SW S S E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 10 10 10 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C C S S
Tstms S S C C S S
$$
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