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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
TXZ024-030900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
247 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue
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 92 66 87 66
Temp 88 88 79 74 70 67 76 85 89 85 75 70 68 67 72 79 85 85 76 72 70 68
Dewpt 67 67 67 66 66 66 67 68 67 68 70 68 67 67 67 67 66 66 68 68 67 66
RH 49 50 68 77 86 97 75 57 48 57 84 93 97100 83 65 53 54 76 88 90 95
Wind dir SE SE SE SE E NE S S S SE SE E NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 8 6 6 5 5 8 10 10 9 9 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 8 6 5 4
Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 30 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.41 0.11 0.20 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C
Tstms S C C S C C S
Mix Hgt 1700 600 4300 6400 1400 600 3600 6000 4100 600
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 16 14 13 6 9 11 14 13
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 08/05 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25
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 73 100 73 101 75 101 75 100
Temp 88 92 78 74 94 95 80 75 95 96 80 77 96 95 81 77 94 94
Dewpt 67 63 64 63 63 61 61 61 60 58 61 60 60 58 60 60 61 58
Min/Max RH 37 71 30 62 26 58 26 57 28
RH 50 39 62 70 36 33 52 62 32 29 52 57 30 28 49 57 33 31
PWind dir S S S S SW S SW 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 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-030900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
247 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 91 68 90 69
Temp 89 88 81 76 71 69 76 85 90 86 76 73 70 69 74 81 87 86 78 75 72 69
Dewpt 66 65 65 65 66 67 68 68 67 67 68 68 67 67 67 68 67 66 67 67 67 67
RH 47 47 58 69 84 93 76 57 47 53 76 84 90 93 79 65 52 51 69 76 84 93
Wind dir SE SE SE SE NE E S SE SE SE E E E E E SE E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 8 8 6 9 11 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 8 9 8 8 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 40 40 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.12 0.14 0.33 0 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C S
Mix Hgt 1200 600 3400 5400 800 1500 3800 5900 4000 400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 16 17 13 13 10 10 10 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/05 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 73 100 74 102 75 103 75 100
Temp 87 92 79 73 93 97 81 74 95 98 83 76 97 97 84 76 95 95
Dewpt 67 64 65 65 64 61 62 63 62 59 61 62 61 59 60 62 62 59
Min/Max RH 39 76 29 69 25 62 25 62 28
RH 52 40 62 76 39 31 53 69 34 28 48 62 31 29 44 62 34 30
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ043-030900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
247 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue
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 70 96 67 92 69
Temp 91 91 84 79 73 71 79 88 94 91 79 73 71 69 76 83 88 89 81 76 73 70
Dewpt 68 67 67 66 67 67 69 69 67 68 70 69 70 69 69 69 67 67 68 69 69 68
RH 46 46 57 66 81 89 72 54 41 47 74 86 95100 80 63 51 48 66 79 87 94
Wind dir E E SE SE SE NE SE S S SE E E E NE E E E E E E SE SE
Wind spd 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 8 5 5 4
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 40 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.17 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C C
Tstms S S S C C S
Mix Hgt 900 500 3600 5900 1500 500 4100 6200 3900 500
T Wind Dir SE E SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 12 13 16 16 9 11 11 12 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 08/05 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25
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 97 72 100 73 101 74 101 75 100
Temp 89 94 81 74 93 97 82 75 94 98 83 75 95 98 83 76 93 96
Dewpt 67 64 66 66 66 62 63 65 64 61 62 64 64 60 63 65 64 60
Min/Max RH 37 76 30 71 28 69 28 68 30
RH 49 38 60 76 41 32 52 71 37 30 49 69 36 29 52 68 39 30
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ035-030900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
247 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 95 68 93 69
Temp 90 89 82 77 74 70 79 88 93 88 79 73 71 69 77 84 90 88 81 76 74 71
Dewpt 66 64 65 65 64 65 65 65 64 63 65 66 66 66 66 66 64 64 65 66 66 66
RH 45 44 56 67 71 84 62 47 39 43 62 79 84 90 69 55 42 45 58 71 76 84
Wind dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SE E SE E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 9 9 9 9 8 10 12 9 11 11 11 9 8 9 9 10 12 12 11 9 6
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 2300 600 4100 7700 1300 600 3400 5500 3600 600
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 17 16 17 11 10 12 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/05 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 99 73 102 74 101 74 102 74 100
Temp 90 93 81 74 94 96 83 76 94 96 82 76 95 96 81 75 93 93
Dewpt 64 60 61 62 61 57 59 61 59 55 57 59 59 54 58 60 60 56
Min/Max RH 32 66 24 60 23 56 23 60 27
RH 42 33 51 66 34 27 44 60 31 25 43 56 30 25 46 60 33 29
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-030900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
247 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue
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 69 94 67 90 68
Temp 90 90 81 76 72 70 77 84 91 88 77 72 70 69 75 82 88 87 79 75 71 69
Dewpt 68 67 69 67 68 69 69 70 69 70 71 70 69 69 69 69 68 68 70 70 69 68
RH 48 48 66 75 89 97 78 63 49 56 83 91 99 99 83 66 52 53 74 85 93 97
Wind dir SE SE SE SE N SE S S SE SE E E NE E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 6 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 40 40 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.39 0.20 0.14 0 0
Rain shwrs C C S S C C C
Tstms C C S S C C S
Mix Hgt 1700 900 3600 5500 1400 1100 4100 6300 4300 600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 14 17 14 12 9 9 10 13 16
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 08/05 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25
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 97 73 102 74 103 75 103 75 102
Temp 88 93 79 74 94 97 82 76 96 98 83 76 97 98 84 76 96 96
Dewpt 68 65 66 66 66 63 64 65 63 61 63 63 63 61 62 64 63 60
Min/Max RH 38 77 31 70 27 64 27 66 28
RH 53 40 64 77 40 33 56 69 34 30 50 64 33 30 48 66 35 31
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ029-030900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
247 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 93 62 87 64
Temp 87 87 77 72 68 65 75 84 89 87 73 68 66 65 71 79 85 85 75 71 67 65
Dewpt 65 65 67 65 65 65 66 65 64 65 67 67 66 65 66 66 64 65 67 67 67 65
RH 48 48 71 79 90100 74 53 44 48 81 97100100 84 64 50 51 76 87100100
Wind dir S S SE SE E E S SW S SE E SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 6 6 6 5 5 9 10 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.36 0.01 0.18 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S S S S
Tstms S C S S S S
Mix Hgt 2500 600 4500 9600 1300 500 3600 5600 3900 600
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 17 16 14 13 9 10 11 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 08/05 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 Fri 08/08/25 Sat 08/09/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 68 99 69 99 69 98 69 97
Temp 87 91 76 69 91 94 78 71 91 93 77 71 92 94 77 70 91 91
Dewpt 64 62 62 62 61 58 59 59 59 56 58 59 58 55 58 60 59 57
Min/Max RH 37 78 28 66 26 66 25 71 28
RH 46 38 62 78 37 30 52 66 34 29 52 66 32 27 52 71 34 32
PWind dir S S S S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 10 5
$$
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