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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
TXZ024-080900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri
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 56 79 59 86 61
Temp 71 71 64 61 59 57 62 69 77 75 66 63 61 59 71 82 85 81 71 68 65 62
Dewpt 56 56 57 56 56 55 56 57 57 57 58 58 58 57 59 58 55 55 57 57 57 57
RH 58 59 79 86 90 92 81 64 49 54 76 83 89 94 67 45 36 41 61 68 77 84
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S SW
Wind spd 8 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 5
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1100 1300 2700 4300 500 500 6000 8300 500 500
T Wind Dir E E SE S SE S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 8 9 10 10 11 11 13 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 10/10 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
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 87 62 87 65 90 65 88 63 86
Temp 83 82 68 63 84 82 71 66 84 84 72 66 82 83 70 64 80 81
Dewpt 56 51 50 48 49 45 47 49 52 53 56 55 55 54 58 58 59 57
Min/Max RH 30 59 23 54 28 69 32 82 37
RH 39 35 53 59 30 27 42 54 33 34 57 69 40 38 66 82 49 43
PWind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5
$$
TXZ026-080900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 80 60 86 61
Temp 73 72 66 62 59 58 63 72 78 77 69 65 62 60 69 81 86 82 73 68 64 61
Dewpt 57 56 57 55 54 54 55 56 57 56 57 56 56 56 58 59 58 56 57 57 56 56
RH 57 57 73 78 83 87 75 57 48 48 66 73 81 87 68 47 39 41 57 68 75 84
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE E SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5
Clouds B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1400 1100 3000 4300 400 300 5700 7800 500 400
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE SE S S SE S
T Wind Spd 13 11 8 6 10 9 10 9 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/10 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 60 90 62 91 64 88 62 86
Temp 84 83 69 61 85 84 70 63 86 86 74 65 83 83 70 63 81 81
Dewpt 56 51 51 49 49 44 45 47 52 52 54 54 56 54 56 56 58 54
Min/Max RH 29 65 22 56 27 68 34 78 37
RH 38 33 53 65 29 25 41 56 31 31 50 68 40 37 61 78 46 39
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ043-080900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri
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 59 84 60 88 60
Temp 79 78 70 66 63 60 65 75 82 81 72 68 63 60 72 83 87 84 75 71 64 61
Dewpt 58 58 59 59 59 57 58 58 58 57 59 59 60 59 61 60 57 56 59 58 58 57
RH 49 50 69 77 87 90 77 57 44 45 65 74 89 96 67 45 36 38 58 65 81 88
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 9 9 8 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1200 1200 2900 5000 500 400 6400 8400 1400 500
T Wind Dir NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 13 13 11 8 10 8 9 9 12 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 10/10 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
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 89 58 90 62 93 65 91 63 89
Temp 84 84 68 59 86 85 70 63 86 87 74 66 85 86 72 63 84 85
Dewpt 55 50 49 48 48 43 46 49 54 54 57 58 59 57 59 60 61 57
Min/Max RH 27 68 20 61 29 75 33 89 35
RH 37 31 51 67 27 23 42 61 34 32 55 75 41 38 65 89 46 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 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-080900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 80 60 85 61
Temp 74 70 65 62 61 60 65 73 79 76 68 64 63 60 70 81 85 79 71 67 64 62
Dewpt 58 57 57 58 57 56 56 58 58 57 58 58 57 57 59 58 55 54 56 57 57 56
RH 57 63 75 87 87 87 73 59 49 52 70 81 81 90 68 46 36 42 59 70 78 81
Wind dir E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 10 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 6 6 5 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 5
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 1200 1300 2800 4700 700 400 5600 7700 600 500
T Wind Dir E E E S SE SE S S SE S
T Wind Spd 14 13 11 10 11 9 11 10 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/10 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 59 87 64 90 63 88 62 87
Temp 83 81 68 60 83 81 70 65 84 82 71 64 83 82 69 63 81 81
Dewpt 56 51 50 49 50 47 47 50 52 54 56 55 55 54 57 56 57 54
Min/Max RH 31 67 26 58 28 73 32 78 35
RH 40 35 53 67 32 30 44 58 33 38 59 73 38 38 66 78 44 39
PWind dir S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ031-080900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri
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 57 82 59 88 61
Temp 75 74 67 63 60 58 65 73 80 79 70 66 61 59 71 84 87 84 74 69 64 61
Dewpt 58 58 59 58 57 56 56 57 58 58 59 59 59 58 60 60 58 57 59 59 58 57
RH 54 57 75 86 91 93 75 58 46 48 68 78 93 98 67 45 37 40 59 70 81 88
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 4
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1500 1300 3200 5000 600 600 5900 8100 1400 600
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 12 10 8 6 9 9 9 9 13 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 10/10 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
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 60 90 63 92 65 90 63 89
Temp 85 84 69 60 86 85 71 64 87 87 75 66 85 85 72 64 84 83
Dewpt 57 52 51 49 49 45 46 49 54 55 57 56 58 57 60 60 61 58
Min/Max RH 30 67 22 58 29 70 33 86 38
RH 38 33 54 67 28 25 41 58 32 34 55 70 40 39 67 86 47 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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ029-080900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 53 77 55 82 56
Temp 70 68 61 59 56 54 59 68 75 73 63 61 57 56 67 78 81 79 67 64 59 57
Dewpt 56 56 57 57 56 54 56 57 57 57 59 58 57 56 58 57 54 54 56 57 56 56
RH 61 65 87 93100100 90 68 54 57 87 90100100 73 48 39 42 68 78 90 96
Wind dir E E E E E E E SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.11 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 900 1200 2900 4300 500 500 5700 7800 500 500
T Wind Dir E E SE S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 11 9 9 11 12 12 9 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/10 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 56 84 59 87 59 85 58 83
Temp 80 79 64 57 80 80 67 60 82 81 68 60 79 80 66 59 77 79
Dewpt 55 51 51 48 49 46 47 49 52 52 56 55 54 54 58 58 58 55
Min/Max RH 33 72 27 67 28 84 34 96 40
RH 42 38 63 72 34 30 49 67 35 37 65 84 42 41 75 96 52 44
PWind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10
$$
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