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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
TXZ024-052100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
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 88 62 87 60 76
Temp 84 88 85 75 71 68 64 74 83 87 81 72 66 63 61 65 73 76 73
Dewpt 56 54 54 54 54 54 55 56 55 53 54 56 57 57 58 58 57 56 57
RH 39 31 35 49 54 61 73 55 38 32 39 58 72 81 90 78 57 49 57
Wind dir S S S S S S S SW S SE E SE NE N N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 16 16 12 11 10 8 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7400 700 600 5400 7400 600 900 3100 4600
T Wind Dir S S S S SE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 19 18 13 8 10 11 9 9 10
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 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25
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 57 78 60 86 61 88 61 89
Temp 62 58 71 75 64 60 82 82 69 62 85 83 68 62 84 83
Dewpt 59 57 59 58 59 58 58 55 57 57 56 53 55 54 53 50
Max/Min RH 96 51 93 35 83 29 77 26
RH 89 96 66 56 83 93 45 40 65 82 37 35 63 75 35 32
PWind dir NE E S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 0 5 0 0
$$
TXZ026-052100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 62 88 61 79
Temp 86 90 85 76 71 67 64 73 83 87 84 74 68 64 61 66 74 78 75
Dewpt 56 55 53 53 54 55 55 56 56 54 54 54 56 56 57 57 57 57 57
RH 36 31 33 45 55 65 73 55 40 32 36 50 65 75 87 73 55 48 54
Wind dir S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 16 16 13 12 11 9 6 6 5 6 8 6 6 5 8 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 6800 500 400 5500 7900 800 900 3000 4700
T Wind Dir S SE S S S E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 19 18 13 10 9 12 10 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 80 60 88 61 90 59 89
Temp 63 59 73 77 66 60 83 84 69 62 85 84 68 60 84 83
Dewpt 57 56 57 57 58 58 58 55 56 56 57 53 54 53 54 49
Max/Min RH 90 47 93 34 84 29 78 27
RH 81 90 57 50 75 93 43 37 63 81 39 34 61 78 36 31
PWind dir NE E SE S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 0
$$
TXZ043-052100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
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 91 61 91 61 86
Temp 87 90 87 77 71 66 63 75 86 90 86 76 71 65 62 72 81 85 83
Dewpt 57 55 53 54 55 56 56 58 57 53 51 54 56 57 58 59 59 57 58
RH 37 30 32 46 57 70 79 57 36 28 30 48 60 75 89 64 47 39 43
Wind dir S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 12 12 10 9 8 5 4 5 5 8 8 5 5 4 3 5 8 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7400 600 500 6200 8200 600 500 5600 7900
T Wind Dir S SE S S SE SE SE NE E
T Wind Spd 14 16 11 9 9 11 8 8 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 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25
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 60 84 60 88 61 91 60 91
Temp 68 61 77 80 67 60 83 85 69 62 86 86 70 61 87 87
Dewpt 60 60 60 58 60 60 60 56 58 58 57 53 55 54 54 50
Max/Min RH 97 44 100 35 89 28 80 26
RH 76 97 57 48 78100 46 38 68 89 37 32 59 80 32 28
PWind dir NE E E SE S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-052100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 62 88 61 82
Temp 84 90 84 76 70 68 64 74 84 88 82 73 68 64 62 69 79 81 76
Dewpt 57 56 54 54 55 55 55 56 55 53 52 54 54 55 56 57 58 57 57
RH 40 32 36 46 59 63 73 53 37 30 35 51 61 73 81 66 49 44 52
Wind dir S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE E NE NE E E E
Wind spd 17 17 17 16 12 10 8 9 10 11 11 9 8 6 5 8 9 11 12
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 7400 900 500 4800 7300 800 400 5700 6100
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE E E E
T Wind Spd 18 19 13 12 13 11 9 9 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 82 60 87 60 89 60 89
Temp 63 60 76 76 65 61 82 81 67 61 84 82 68 61 85 83
Dewpt 59 58 59 57 58 57 58 55 55 55 55 52 54 53 52 49
Max/Min RH 93 44 87 35 81 30 75 26
RH 87 93 56 52 78 87 44 41 65 81 37 35 61 75 32 31
PWind dir E SE SE S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-052100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
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 91 62 91 60 83
Temp 87 91 86 77 72 67 63 75 87 89 86 75 69 64 60 68 77 82 78
Dewpt 57 55 54 55 55 56 56 58 57 54 54 56 57 59 58 59 59 59 59
RH 37 31 34 47 57 69 80 55 37 31 34 51 66 84 92 74 53 46 51
Wind dir S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE N N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 16 16 13 12 9 6 5 5 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 7300 700 700 6100 8100 700 600 3200 5100
T Wind Dir S SE S S S E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 18 13 10 10 12 10 10 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 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25
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 59 82 60 89 61 91 60 91
Temp 65 59 74 78 66 60 83 84 69 62 87 86 69 61 86 86
Dewpt 60 58 60 60 60 60 61 57 58 58 58 55 56 54 54 51
Max/Min RH 97 49 100 36 87 31 79 26
RH 86 97 61 54 82100 47 40 68 87 38 35 62 78 34 30
PWind dir NE E SE S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-052100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 59 85 57 76
Temp 81 85 82 72 68 64 61 70 79 83 79 68 65 60 58 64 72 75 71
Dewpt 55 54 54 55 54 55 55 56 54 52 52 56 55 56 56 57 56 55 57
RH 41 35 38 55 61 73 81 61 42 34 39 65 70 87 93 78 57 50 61
Wind dir S S S S S S S SW S SE SE SE E NE NE NE E E NE
Wind spd 14 13 12 11 9 8 5 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 7800 800 600 4400 7800 600 500 4500 5300
T Wind Dir S S S S S E E E E
T Wind Spd 18 20 16 11 11 12 10 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 77 56 83 56 85 56 85
Temp 60 55 70 74 62 56 79 79 64 57 81 80 65 57 81 81
Dewpt 59 55 58 57 59 56 57 54 57 55 54 52 55 53 52 49
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 37 96 32 87 30
RH 96100 66 55 90100 47 42 78 93 39 38 70 86 37 33
PWind dir E SE S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 5 0 5 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
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