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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
TXZ024-130900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Date 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon
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 67 89 67 88 65
Temp 91 88 77 73 70 68 78 84 87 84 75 72 70 67 74 82 87 82 74 70 68 65
Dewpt 54 55 56 56 56 57 61 59 56 54 55 57 62 64 66 66 63 65 65 65 64 63
RH 28 32 48 55 61 69 57 43 35 36 50 60 77 89 76 57 45 57 75 83 87 93
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 12 8 8 8 6 11 14 14 11 8 8 6 6 9 11 10 9 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 50 40 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.22 0.10 0
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C C
Mix Hgt 700 600 6500 7700 600 600 5500 7300 1000 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 14 18 20 16 12 16 16 16 11
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 09/15 Tue 09/16/25 Wed 09/17/25 Thu 09/18/25 Fri 09/19/25
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 66 87 64 89 64 89 64 90
Temp 84 85 72 67 84 83 71 65 85 83 69 64 84 83 70 65 85 84
Dewpt 62 59 59 58 59 57 57 55 56 57 58 57 58 57 57 58 57 55
Min/Max RH 39 75 35 73 32 78 34 80 33
RH 48 42 65 74 42 41 62 71 37 41 68 78 41 41 64 77 38 37
PWind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ026-130900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Date 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 91 68 88 66
Temp 92 90 80 75 70 67 77 87 89 88 78 75 72 69 74 82 87 84 76 72 69 66
Dewpt 56 55 55 56 57 57 59 59 55 52 52 55 57 61 64 64 64 62 63 62 61 61
RH 30 31 42 52 63 70 54 39 32 29 40 50 59 76 71 55 46 48 64 71 76 84
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 12 12 9 9 9 8 10 12 13 12 9 9 9 8 10 12 11 9 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 50 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0.10 0
Rain shwrs S S C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C
Mix Hgt 400 400 7000 8300 700 400 5900 6500 1500 300
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 19 16 13 17 19 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/15 Tue 09/16/25 Wed 09/17/25 Thu 09/18/25 Fri 09/19/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 67 90 66 91 65 91 65 90
Temp 85 86 74 67 87 86 73 66 87 85 71 65 85 86 72 65 85 85
Dewpt 62 59 59 59 59 56 57 56 57 56 57 57 58 55 57 57 58 55
Min/Max RH 37 75 34 70 32 75 32 75 33
RH 46 40 59 75 39 36 57 70 36 37 61 75 40 35 59 75 40 36
PWind dir S S S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ043-130900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Date 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon
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 67 93 70 90 67
Temp 93 92 80 75 70 67 78 88 91 90 80 75 72 71 78 84 88 87 78 74 70 67
Dewpt 56 55 55 57 58 59 63 57 52 51 54 57 60 61 64 64 63 62 63 63 62 61
RH 30 30 42 55 66 75 60 36 27 26 42 54 66 72 63 51 44 44 61 70 77 81
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 11 8 6 5 5 9 11 12 11 9 6 6 6 9 10 9 8 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 600 500 6900 8400 900 700 5600 6400 3100 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 12 17 18 16 14 19 16 14 11
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 09/15 Tue 09/16/25 Wed 09/17/25 Thu 09/18/25 Fri 09/19/25
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 67 91 65 92 65 92 65 93
Temp 88 90 74 67 87 88 74 66 88 89 72 65 86 89 73 65 88 89
Dewpt 61 57 58 58 58 55 56 56 57 54 56 57 58 55 57 57 57 54
Min/Max RH 32 73 31 72 29 75 30 75 28
RH 42 34 57 73 38 33 54 70 35 31 57 75 39 33 58 75 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 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-130900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Date 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 88 66 89 65
Temp 91 88 77 74 71 68 75 83 87 82 73 71 69 66 74 83 89 84 75 71 68 66
Dewpt 56 56 56 56 58 60 63 62 60 61 60 62 64 64 66 66 63 64 65 64 63 63
RH 31 34 48 53 64 76 66 49 40 49 64 73 84 93 76 57 42 51 71 79 84 90
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 17 17 12 11 10 9 13 17 17 14 11 9 9 9 11 11 10 9 8 8 6 5
Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 60 30 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.23 0.02 0
Rain shwrs S C C L L C C C C
Tstms S C C L L C C C C
Mix Hgt 1100 500 4700 6200 800 800 4500 7500 800 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 18 14 19 18 14 12 16 13 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/15 Tue 09/16/25 Wed 09/17/25 Thu 09/18/25 Fri 09/19/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 65 89 63 89 62 90 64 90
Temp 84 84 71 65 85 83 70 64 86 84 69 63 86 84 70 64 86 84
Dewpt 63 59 58 58 58 56 55 54 55 54 56 56 57 55 55 56 56 54
Min/Max RH 38 78 34 70 30 78 32 75 31
RH 49 43 64 78 40 40 59 70 35 36 63 78 37 37 59 75 36 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 10 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-130900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Date 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon
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 67 93 69 89 67
Temp 93 90 80 75 71 68 79 88 91 89 79 75 73 70 76 84 87 85 77 73 69 67
Dewpt 57 57 58 58 58 59 61 61 55 52 54 56 59 63 65 66 64 64 65 64 63 63
RH 30 32 47 56 65 73 55 41 31 29 42 52 63 78 69 56 47 50 67 72 81 88
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 12 9 6 6 5 10 12 13 12 9 8 6 5 9 12 11 9 5 5 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 50 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.09 0.07 0.02
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 700 600 7000 8400 1100 700 5100 5700 2300 600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 17 19 17 13 18 19 14 11
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 09/15 Tue 09/16/25 Wed 09/17/25 Thu 09/18/25 Fri 09/19/25
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 67 91 67 92 65 92 65 93
Temp 88 88 75 68 87 86 73 67 88 86 71 65 86 87 72 65 87 87
Dewpt 63 60 61 60 60 58 59 57 57 58 58 59 59 58 58 58 59 56
Min/Max RH 37 77 34 71 31 81 34 78 31
RH 43 39 62 77 40 38 61 71 35 38 65 81 41 37 61 78 39 35
PWind dir S S S S S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ029-130900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025
Date 09/12/25 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 85 61 86 60
Temp 87 85 73 70 65 62 73 81 83 79 69 67 64 62 70 80 86 81 70 66 63 61
Dewpt 53 54 55 56 56 57 61 60 58 59 61 61 63 62 65 64 61 62 65 64 63 61
RH 31 35 53 61 73 84 66 49 43 50 76 81 97100 84 58 43 53 84 93100100
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 12 9 8 8 6 11 12 13 10 8 5 6 6 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 70 30 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.28 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S C C L L C C C C
Tstms S C C L L C C C C
Mix Hgt 800 500 5400 6700 900 500 4900 8000 700 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 18 20 14 14 16 13 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/15 Tue 09/16/25 Wed 09/17/25 Thu 09/18/25 Fri 09/19/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 61 85 59 86 59 86 59 87
Temp 81 82 68 61 82 81 67 60 82 80 66 59 81 82 66 60 82 83
Dewpt 61 58 58 57 56 55 55 54 54 55 57 56 55 54 56 55 56 53
Min/Max RH 40 87 37 84 33 90 33 87 31
RH 51 44 70 87 41 41 65 81 38 42 73 90 41 38 70 84 41 36
PWind dir S S S S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 5 10 20 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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