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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
837 PM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
TXZ024-080900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
837 PM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Date 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25 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 63 87 65 93 66
Temp 71 67 65 63 72 81 87 82 75 69 68 65 77 87 93 88 76 71 70 66
Dewpt 62 62 63 63 65 65 63 64 64 63 64 64 65 64 61 61 62 62 62 63
RH 73 83 93 99 79 57 46 53 70 82 86 97 67 46 35 42 63 73 76 89
Wind dir SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 6 6 5 5 9 11 11 10 8 8 6 5 8 9 10 10 8 8 6 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 600 4700 6300 1000 600 4600 8000 1900 600
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 10 16 16 17 13 16 17 16 13
RFTI 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
Date 09/10 Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25
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 93 65 91 65 91 67 90 65 89
Temp 89 89 73 65 87 87 71 66 86 87 72 67 87 86 71 65 85 84
Dewpt 60 57 56 56 55 53 54 56 57 54 57 59 59 58 59 59 59 56
Min/Max RH 30 73 26 71 29 74 33 80 34
RH 37 34 56 73 34 31 56 71 37 33 59 74 40 39 66 80 42 38
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-080900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
837 PM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Date 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 87 65 92 66
Temp 72 68 66 64 72 81 86 85 77 71 67 65 74 87 92 89 78 73 70 66
Dewpt 61 61 61 62 64 65 64 62 61 60 60 61 64 65 63 61 62 62 61 61
RH 68 78 84 93 76 58 48 46 58 68 78 87 71 48 38 39 58 68 73 84
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S
Wind spd 8 9 9 9 10 12 12 10 9 9 9 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 5
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 600 4600 5900 700 400 4500 6500 2200 400
T Wind Dir S S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 13 17 16 17 13 16 16 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/10 Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 65 91 66 92 67 91 66 90
Temp 88 90 74 65 86 89 74 66 89 89 74 67 87 89 74 66 87 86
Dewpt 62 57 57 55 57 53 56 58 60 56 57 59 61 57 58 59 60 56
Min/Max RH 32 70 28 75 31 75 33 78 33
RH 42 33 55 70 37 29 53 75 38 33 55 75 42 34 57 78 40 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 10
$$
TXZ043-080900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
837 PM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Date 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25 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 65 95 66
Temp 76 72 67 65 74 83 89 89 78 73 69 65 76 88 94 93 80 74 71 66
Dewpt 63 65 65 65 66 64 63 62 63 63 64 64 65 63 61 59 62 62 63 63
RH 63 79 94100 74 53 42 41 60 71 86 97 68 44 34 33 54 66 75 90
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 8 9 9 9 8 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 5100 6500 1000 500 5300 7700 4800 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 12 11 16 13 13 12 14 11
RFTI 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
Date 09/10 Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25
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 64 95 66 94 67 94 67 93
Temp 91 93 74 64 89 92 74 66 90 92 75 67 89 91 75 67 89 90
Dewpt 59 54 54 55 55 51 56 59 58 54 58 60 59 54 58 60 59 54
Min/Max RH 25 73 23 77 26 78 27 78 28
RH 34 27 50 73 31 25 53 77 34 28 57 78 36 29 57 78 37 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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ035-080900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
837 PM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Date 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 63 87 64 92 64
Temp 71 66 65 63 71 80 87 82 74 69 67 64 73 85 92 85 75 70 68 64
Dewpt 62 62 64 63 65 65 63 63 64 63 65 64 65 64 61 60 62 62 63 63
RH 73 87 97100 81 60 45 53 71 81 93100 76 50 36 43 64 76 84 97
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 9
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 700 4000 6000 1100 500 4200 7300 2500 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 12 14 14 17 14 16 16 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/10 Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 62 90 63 90 65 90 64 88
Temp 86 87 70 62 85 84 70 63 86 84 72 65 87 85 71 64 85 81
Dewpt 60 54 55 57 54 50 53 57 57 54 57 59 59 55 57 59 59 56
Min/Max RH 28 84 26 81 28 81 32 84 33
RH 42 32 59 84 35 31 55 81 37 36 59 81 39 36 61 84 41 42
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-080900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
837 PM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Date 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25 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 65 95 67
Temp 75 71 67 65 74 84 89 87 78 72 68 65 77 90 95 92 81 76 72 67
Dewpt 64 64 64 64 66 66 65 64 64 63 62 64 65 65 64 63 64 63 63 63
RH 69 79 89 97 76 57 47 47 62 73 81 97 68 45 36 38 57 64 74 88
Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 5 6 5 6 9 11 11 9 9 8 6 5 8 9 10 9 8 6 5 5
Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 700 4600 6200 1200 600 4800 7300 2500 600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 17 16 17 13 16 16 14 11
RFTI 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
Date 09/10 Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25
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 65 94 67 94 68 93 67 92
Temp 92 93 75 65 90 92 75 67 90 91 75 68 91 92 74 67 89 89
Dewpt 62 57 57 56 56 53 56 59 60 56 59 61 61 57 60 60 61 57
Min/Max RH 29 73 25 74 28 78 31 78 32
RH 37 31 54 73 32 27 52 74 37 31 58 78 38 32 61 78 40 34
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
$$
TXZ029-080900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
837 PM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Date 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 85 61 91 62
Temp 67 63 60 60 69 79 84 83 72 68 64 62 73 85 91 86 72 69 66 62
Dewpt 62 62 60 60 64 64 62 62 64 63 63 62 64 63 59 60 62 62 61 62
RH 84 97100100 84 60 48 49 76 84 97100 73 48 34 42 71 78 84100
Wind dir SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 9 11 11 9 9 8 8 6 9 9 9 9 8 8 6 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 500 4400 6100 700 500 4200 8200 1800 600
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 13 17 16 18 16 17 18 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/10 Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 59 88 60 89 62 88 61 87
Temp 84 85 69 59 82 85 67 60 84 86 70 62 83 85 67 61 84 83
Dewpt 58 54 55 56 53 49 52 55 55 52 56 58 58 55 58 58 58 56
Min/Max RH 30 90 25 84 26 87 33 90 34
RH 41 35 61 90 37 29 59 84 37 31 61 87 43 36 73 90 41 40
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
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