Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
088
FOUS54 KLUB 130729
PFWLUB
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
229 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
TXZ024-130830-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
229 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
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 81 53 86 61 87
Temp 57 55 67 76 80 79 65 59 55 53 68 79 86 83 70 66 63 62 77 86 86 74
Dewpt 56 53 51 49 48 46 50 50 50 49 52 50 49 50 54 54 54 51 56 57 56 57
RH 96 93 58 40 32 31 58 72 82 86 57 36 28 32 58 65 72 67 49 37 36 55
Wind dir NW NW NW N N N NE N SW W SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 8 9 13 16 14 11 4 4 3 5 5 9 10 11 11 10 8 8 13 12 16 14
Clouds B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.17
Rain shwrs C C L
Tstms C C L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 5
Mix Hgt 8300 9900 6000 100 8500 13100 6500 100 2600 13800
T Wind Dir NW NW NE S SW SW SE SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 20 4 3 11 16 13 9 21 17
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 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 75 56 82 59 88 62 92
Temp 61 58 70 71 60 57 77 80 62 60 82 84 67 63 86 88
Dewpt 59 58 61 58 56 54 57 54 54 52 53 53 54 52 55 51
Max/Min RH 100 57 95 38 77 28 70 25
RH 94 99 72 64 89 90 50 41 75 74 37 34 64 67 35 28
PWind dir SE NE N W S SW S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 70 50 30 20 10 10 10 5
Rain shwrs L L C C C S
Tstms L L C C C S
$$
TXZ026-130830-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
229 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 81 56 85 60 88
Temp 58 56 64 75 80 79 68 63 58 56 70 78 84 83 72 67 63 61 76 87 86 79
Dewpt 58 56 58 53 51 50 54 54 54 54 55 54 53 54 56 58 59 59 60 59 59 58
RH 100100 80 46 37 36 61 72 86 93 59 43 34 37 57 73 87 93 58 39 40 49
Wind dir NW NW NW NW N N NE N W NW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 6 6 12 14 16 12 5 4 4 5 5 6 10 10 11 9 6 8 12 14 17 16
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain shwrs S C C L
Tstms S C C L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 8100 9000 5700 100 6000 8700 3600 100 5400 6700
T Wind Dir NW NW NE NW SW S SE SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 20 6 3 6 13 12 8 20 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 76 56 83 57 87 65 92
Temp 64 59 72 73 59 57 77 82 64 58 81 85 71 66 86 89
Dewpt 62 59 63 61 59 57 59 56 57 56 57 58 61 59 60 57
Max/Min RH 100 61 100 40 97 36 81 31
RH 93100 73 66 100100 54 41 78 93 44 40 71 78 42 34
PWind dir SE NE N W S S S S
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 70 50 30 20 10 10 10 5
Rain shwrs L L C C C S
Tstms L L C C C S
$$
TXZ043-130830-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
229 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
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 58 88 63 89
Temp 59 58 69 77 83 82 71 65 60 58 71 81 88 85 73 68 65 64 77 87 89 82
Dewpt 59 58 58 53 51 50 52 52 53 53 56 55 55 54 56 57 57 57 60 58 57 59
RH 100100 68 43 32 32 52 64 78 83 58 41 33 35 56 68 74 78 55 38 33 46
Wind dir W NW N N NW N NE NE N W S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 4 10 10 11 9 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 9 9 10 8 5 12 13 13 11
Clouds B2 B1 SC CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain shwrs L
Tstms L
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 7900 10500 6400 0 5300 9900 5400 100 3100 2700
T Wind Dir NW NW NE N SE S SE SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 17 5 4 8 13 13 9 25 20
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 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 60 80 57 84 59 90 66 95
Temp 64 61 76 77 61 58 79 82 65 60 84 86 71 67 90 91
Dewpt 62 61 65 62 61 58 61 58 58 57 60 57 59 58 60 57
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 41 91 32 74 27
RH 95100 68 61 100100 53 44 79 89 44 37 65 72 37 32
PWind dir SE E N W SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 70 60 30 20 10 10 10 5
Rain shwrs L L C L C S
Tstms L L C L C S
$$
TXZ035-130830-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
229 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 54 89 61 89
Temp 58 55 67 76 82 80 69 63 58 54 70 82 89 86 73 68 64 62 75 88 88 79
Dewpt 51 50 47 44 41 39 43 46 47 48 50 48 43 40 46 49 49 50 56 55 52 53
RH 77 83 49 32 23 23 39 54 67 80 49 31 20 20 38 51 58 65 52 33 29 41
Wind dir NW NW N N N N NE NE E S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 13 14 13 11 5 5 5 5 8 11 12 13 12 12 10 10 17 17 18 16
Clouds B2 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.12
Rain shwrs S S L
Tstms S S L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 4
Mix Hgt 8700 11900 7400 0 10500 16500 10300 100 11900 13800
T Wind Dir NW NW NE E S SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 20 14 4 4 13 16 13 11 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 79 55 84 58 90 63 94
Temp 64 58 75 76 62 56 79 80 66 58 84 87 70 63 89 91
Dewpt 57 58 58 56 56 54 54 49 51 50 50 45 50 50 50 41
Max/Min RH 100 45 95 29 75 21 62 17
RH 78100 55 50 81 93 42 34 58 75 31 23 49 62 26 18
PWind dir SE NE N W S SW S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 50 30 20 10 10 5 5
Rain shwrs L C C C C S
Tstms L C C C C S
$$
TXZ031-130830-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
229 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
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 56 87 60 90
Temp 59 58 67 77 82 81 70 64 59 56 71 81 86 85 72 67 63 61 79 90 87 80
Dewpt 59 58 58 54 51 50 53 54 54 54 55 54 54 55 57 59 59 58 60 60 59 59
RH 100100 75 45 34 35 56 72 83 92 57 40 34 36 58 75 87 91 53 37 40 49
Wind dir NW NW NW NW N N NE N W W SW S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 13 14 16 12 4 4 3 4 4 8 9 10 10 9 5 5 11 14 16 12
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs S S L
Tstms S S L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 2 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 7800 8800 5400 100 5900 8900 3900 100 2800 6800
T Wind Dir NW NW NE N SW S SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 20 5 3 8 13 13 6 21 18
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 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 77 56 84 59 90 66 94
Temp 62 58 72 74 60 57 78 82 65 60 85 86 71 67 89 90
Dewpt 62 58 64 62 60 57 60 57 59 56 59 58 61 57 60 58
Max/Min RH 100 63 100 42 91 34 75 30
RH 100100 78 68 100100 54 44 80 88 41 39 71 72 38 35
PWind dir SE NE N W S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 70 50 30 20 10 10 10 5
Rain shwrs L L C C C S
Tstms L L C C C S
$$
TXZ029-130830-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
229 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 78 50 86 56 86
Temp 52 50 63 73 78 76 63 56 52 50 67 80 86 82 68 61 58 57 74 85 84 74
Dewpt 51 48 47 44 42 40 45 47 49 48 50 47 43 42 48 50 49 48 55 54 52 55
RH 96 93 55 36 28 27 52 72 89 93 54 31 22 24 49 67 72 72 51 35 33 51
Wind dir NW NW N N N N NE NE SE SW S S S S SE S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 8 8 13 16 13 11 4 4 4 5 8 10 10 11 9 10 8 9 13 13 17 17
Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.22
Rain shwrs C C L
Tstms C C L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 5
Mix Hgt 9200 11500 7100 100 9700 15000 8500 100 10600 14100
T Wind Dir NW NW NE SE S SW SE SW SW W
T Wind Spd 21 17 4 5 14 16 12 9 23 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 74 50 81 53 87 60 91
Temp 57 55 71 69 55 51 76 77 59 54 80 84 67 61 87 88
Dewpt 57 55 58 55 55 51 52 49 51 50 49 45 51 49 50 42
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 33 89 23 67 19
RH 100100 63 61 100100 43 37 75 86 34 26 56 65 28 20
PWind dir SE NE N W S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 50 30 10 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs L C C C C
Tstms L C C C C
$$
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
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
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