Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
929
FOUS54 KLUB 160715
PFWLUB
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
215 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
TXZ024-162115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
215 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25
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 97 76 104 70 91
Temp 69 68 80 91 97 95 84 80 77 76 88 98103101 87 80 75 70 79 86 90 89
Dewpt 67 66 67 67 64 63 65 64 62 62 63 60 56 54 59 59 59 60 63 63 62 61
RH 92 96 66 45 34 35 53 58 59 61 43 29 21 21 40 49 57 72 58 47 38 39
Wind dir SW N S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW NW N NE NE E
Wind spd 5 4 6 9 12 12 11 12 14 14 17 16 17 16 16 14 11 8 8 9 9 9
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 5100 7900 2300 900 6700 10300 4000 1400 5400 7600
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW W N NE
T Wind Spd 11 17 19 23 26 29 32 19 14 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 Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25
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 98 73 97 72 95 71 92
Temp 75 70 93 95 81 74 93 94 80 72 90 92 79 71 87 89
Dewpt 64 64 63 57 62 62 60 56 61 61 62 58 62 63 62 59
Max/Min RH 85 26 68 26 68 31 76 34
RH 69 83 37 29 52 67 33 29 52 68 38 32 57 75 44 37
PWind dir E S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ026-162115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
215 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 75 102 73 95
Temp 71 69 80 91 97 96 87 83 77 75 85 96101100 88 82 76 73 81 89 94 91
Dewpt 67 67 68 67 66 63 66 66 65 63 64 63 60 58 60 61 60 62 63 64 63 62
RH 87 93 67 45 37 34 50 57 67 66 50 34 26 25 39 49 58 68 54 44 36 38
Wind dir E NE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW NE NE E
Wind spd 5 5 6 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 17 19 19 18 17 14 12 9 10 9 8 8
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 3600 5600 1100 600 4100 7300 3100 1400 6400 6900
T Wind Dir S S SE S SW S S SW NW NE
T Wind Spd 9 13 19 19 24 33 29 17 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 99 75 99 74 97 72 95
Temp 78 71 94 96 82 75 95 96 82 74 93 94 80 72 89 91
Dewpt 65 65 64 58 63 63 62 57 60 62 63 58 62 64 63 59
Max/Min RH 83 27 67 26 66 29 76 33
RH 64 81 37 28 53 66 34 27 47 66 37 30 54 76 42 34
PWind dir E S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ043-162115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
215 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25
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 75 101 72 97
Temp 73 70 80 92 97 96 86 82 79 76 86 96101 99 89 84 77 73 82 91 96 94
Dewpt 69 68 70 70 66 65 66 66 65 65 67 64 60 59 59 61 62 64 65 65 64 63
RH 87 94 71 49 38 36 52 59 63 70 54 35 26 27 38 46 61 73 57 42 35 36
Wind dir SE S SW S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE E
Wind spd 5 4 6 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 14 17 17 17 16 12 10 6 9 8 8 9
Clouds SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.09
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 5000 7400 800 800 4600 6800 3700 1500 5500 8100
T Wind Dir SW S SE SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 9 12 17 20 27 29 27 20 16 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 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25
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 97 72 97 71 95 70 93
Temp 79 72 92 95 81 72 91 94 79 71 90 93 79 71 88 89
Dewpt 66 67 66 61 64 66 64 60 63 65 64 61 64 65 64 62
Max/Min RH 86 31 82 31 81 33 82 37
RH 64 84 43 33 57 82 41 32 58 81 42 35 61 82 46 41
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-162115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
215 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 98 75 106 71 96
Temp 71 67 80 91 98 97 87 83 78 75 86 99105102 87 81 75 71 80 90 95 91
Dewpt 64 64 65 62 58 56 58 59 59 60 61 55 51 48 54 56 58 58 61 60 59 59
RH 79 90 60 38 27 26 38 44 52 60 43 23 17 16 32 42 56 64 52 37 30 34
Wind dir SE SE S S S S SE S S S S SW S S S S S W NE NE E E
Wind spd 9 6 11 12 14 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 18 17 13 9 10 10 10 12
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 5200 8600 2500 900 5600 12700 8800 1000 5300 7600
T Wind Dir S S SE S SW SW S SW NE E
T Wind Spd 13 16 21 23 25 24 31 19 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 98 71 97 70 96 70 94
Temp 77 70 92 94 80 71 91 93 79 70 90 93 78 70 87 89
Dewpt 61 61 60 56 58 62 58 55 59 61 60 56 60 61 61 58
Max/Min RH 75 26 73 25 73 28 74 32
RH 58 73 34 28 47 73 33 28 50 73 37 29 54 73 42 35
PWind dir E S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ031-162115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
215 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25
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 97 76 103 72 96
Temp 70 69 80 91 96 96 86 83 80 76 88 98102100 90 82 77 73 81 90 95 92
Dewpt 69 68 69 69 67 66 68 68 65 64 66 65 61 60 61 62 62 62 65 65 64 64
RH 96 97 69 49 39 38 55 61 60 66 49 35 26 27 39 50 59 68 58 44 37 40
Wind dir E E S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW NE E E
Wind spd 4 3 5 9 11 11 11 12 12 11 17 18 18 17 17 13 10 6 8 8 6 8
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 4200 6100 1300 900 4200 7900 3600 1900 6300 8100
T Wind Dir S S SE S SW S S SW S E
T Wind Spd 9 13 19 20 26 32 29 18 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 Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25
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 70 100 74 99 73 97 72 95
Temp 78 71 95 96 82 75 95 96 82 73 93 94 80 72 89 91
Dewpt 67 67 65 60 65 65 63 59 62 64 63 61 64 65 64 61
Max/Min RH 89 29 73 28 73 31 79 35
RH 69 87 37 31 57 72 35 30 52 73 38 34 58 79 44 38
PWind dir E S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ029-162115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
215 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 70 102 64 90
Temp 66 64 77 89 95 94 82 77 74 71 83 95101100 82 77 70 65 76 85 89 88
Dewpt 65 64 65 62 59 58 62 60 60 60 61 55 47 43 55 57 58 59 61 60 59 59
RH 97100 67 41 30 30 51 56 62 68 48 26 16 14 40 50 66 81 60 43 37 38
Wind dir S SE S S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW N N NE E E
Wind spd 5 5 9 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 17 17 16 13 13 12 10 8 9 10 10 9
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 5100 8700 2800 1000 5200 14400 9300 1100 5100 6800
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S W NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 16 23 25 27 26 28 20 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 Sat 06/21/25 Sun 06/22/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 94 67 93 65 92 66 89
Temp 72 65 90 92 76 67 89 90 75 66 88 90 74 66 83 86
Dewpt 62 62 59 56 59 61 57 55 59 61 60 58 61 61 61 60
Max/Min RH 92 27 81 28 84 31 86 37
RH 71 90 35 30 56 81 34 31 58 84 39 34 64 84 48 42
PWind dir E S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
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