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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
TXZ024-112100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Date Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25
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 66 87 64 74
Temp 66 65 73 82 85 81 72 71 70 68 73 83 86 81 74 71 68 65 69 70 73 71
Dewpt 55 55 57 55 52 52 53 52 51 52 54 57 58 60 62 62 62 61 62 61 61 60
RH 69 72 56 39 31 36 51 51 51 57 50 41 38 49 67 74 80 86 79 73 66 68
Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S SE SE
Wind spd 5 6 9 12 14 10 9 10 12 14 14 12 11 8 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 30 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.07
Rain shwrs C C C C C C
Tstms S S S C C
Mix Hgt 6400 7700 600 800 3900 5300 700 700 2300 2500
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 20 16 21 20 14 13 13 12 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 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25
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 58 81 59 85 58 85 61 86
Temp 64 59 76 77 65 59 80 79 65 59 80 79 67 62 81 81
Dewpt 59 58 57 55 53 53 54 51 50 50 51 51 51 52 52 48
Max/Min RH 96 42 80 32 72 31 70 28
RH 86 96 53 47 66 80 41 38 58 72 37 37 56 70 37 32
PWind dir E SE S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ026-112100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Date Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 65 90 65 76
Temp 65 63 72 84 87 84 74 71 68 67 74 86 89 84 76 73 69 66 68 71 75 73
Dewpt 55 55 56 56 53 52 51 51 50 51 52 55 56 58 59 60 60 60 61 61 60 58
RH 70 75 57 38 31 33 44 49 53 56 46 35 33 41 56 64 73 81 78 71 60 59
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE E
Wind spd 5 5 5 9 12 9 9 10 11 11 13 14 12 9 9 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs S S C C S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 6700 7400 400 500 4800 7100 400 400 1200 1800
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 18 16 18 21 17 11 11 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 83 58 86 58 86 60 87
Temp 65 60 78 79 66 59 81 80 66 59 81 81 69 61 82 82
Dewpt 58 56 57 55 53 53 53 50 50 49 52 50 51 53 53 50
Max/Min RH 87 40 80 31 69 31 75 30
RH 78 87 48 44 63 80 38 35 56 69 37 34 53 75 37 33
PWind dir E SE SE S SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-112100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Date Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25
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 64 92 66 83
Temp 66 63 75 85 88 85 75 71 67 65 76 87 91 86 78 75 71 67 70 76 82 80
Dewpt 55 55 55 54 51 50 51 51 51 51 52 54 56 58 59 58 58 57 59 59 58 57
RH 68 74 51 34 28 30 43 49 57 60 44 32 32 38 52 56 63 70 69 55 44 46
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SE E
Wind spd 5 5 5 9 10 9 8 8 8 9 12 13 12 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C
Mix Hgt 7100 8100 500 500 4700 7700 800 500 2000 3600
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW S SW S SE
T Wind Spd 12 17 16 16 23 17 13 11 11 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 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25
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 87 59 89 58 90 61 90
Temp 67 60 83 83 67 59 84 83 67 59 84 84 69 62 84 85
Dewpt 56 56 56 52 53 53 53 49 49 50 53 50 53 54 55 51
Max/Min RH 87 31 80 27 74 26 77 27
RH 68 87 41 35 61 80 34 31 53 72 34 31 57 77 37 31
PWind dir SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-112100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Date Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 65 87 64 77
Temp 66 63 72 80 84 81 73 71 69 65 73 81 86 81 72 70 67 64 68 71 75 73
Dewpt 54 54 56 54 51 50 51 51 52 52 53 57 59 60 61 62 61 61 61 60 59 58
RH 65 72 57 41 32 34 46 49 55 63 49 44 40 49 68 76 81 90 78 68 58 59
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW S SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 6 10 17 17 14 13 13 16 14 14 13 12 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 9
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 30 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0.05
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 5700 6600 700 600 5000 5300 900 800 2700 3300
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 20 17 20 19 13 12 13 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 83 58 85 58 86 60 87
Temp 66 61 77 79 66 58 79 80 66 58 79 81 67 60 80 82
Dewpt 57 56 57 55 53 53 54 49 49 50 51 49 51 51 50 43
Max/Min RH 84 40 83 30 75 30 72 23
RH 73 84 50 44 63 83 42 34 54 75 38 33 56 72 35 25
PWind dir SE SE SE S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-112100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Date Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25
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 89 65 91 66 79
Temp 65 63 75 86 87 84 75 72 68 66 76 87 90 85 78 74 70 67 70 74 77 75
Dewpt 56 56 56 56 53 52 53 52 52 52 53 55 57 59 62 62 61 61 61 62 60 60
RH 73 78 53 36 31 33 46 50 56 61 45 34 33 42 58 67 73 80 75 66 57 60
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SE E
Wind spd 5 5 6 10 12 9 9 9 10 11 14 14 12 9 8 5 5 5 6 6 8 6
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs S S C C S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 7200 7800 700 700 4900 7700 600 600 1500 1900
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 18 16 18 23 17 10 10 13 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 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25
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 86 59 88 58 89 62 89
Temp 66 60 81 80 67 59 82 82 67 59 83 83 69 62 83 84
Dewpt 59 57 58 55 55 53 54 52 52 51 54 52 54 54 55 52
Max/Min RH 90 37 82 30 77 30 75 30
RH 79 89 46 42 66 81 38 35 59 75 37 34 58 75 38 34
PWind dir E S SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ029-112100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Date Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 62 83 61 71
Temp 61 59 69 79 82 79 69 68 65 63 69 79 82 78 70 66 63 62 64 68 70 68
Dewpt 54 54 55 53 50 49 51 51 51 51 53 57 59 60 62 62 61 61 61 60 59 58
RH 78 83 61 41 33 35 53 55 60 65 57 47 46 54 76 87 93 97 90 76 68 70
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 9 13 14 11 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 6
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.07
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C S
Tstms S S S S S C C S
Mix Hgt 5600 6700 600 700 4300 4400 1100 900 2200 2800
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 20 18 21 19 14 14 13 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 78 54 81 53 82 56 83
Temp 62 57 73 75 62 55 77 77 62 54 77 76 64 56 77 78
Dewpt 59 56 56 55 54 54 53 50 50 50 49 49 51 51 49 42
Max/Min RH 100 43 96 35 86 32 83 25
RH 90 96 55 50 75 96 43 39 65 86 37 39 63 83 37 28
PWind dir SE S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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