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683 FOUS54 KLUB 120746 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 TXZ024-122100- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 Date Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 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 75 61 83 Temp 70 68 75 83 84 79 74 72 71 68 69 72 74 73 68 66 63 62 68 79 83 79 Dewpt 51 52 55 58 58 60 63 63 63 62 63 63 62 61 61 60 57 57 59 59 57 57 RH 51 57 50 43 41 52 69 73 77 81 79 72 65 66 79 80 81 84 71 50 41 46 Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE Wind spd 12 14 13 12 11 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 9 6 Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 30 40 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0 0 Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S Sprinkles S S S S Tstms S S C S C S S S Mix Hgt 3500 4800 600 600 2500 2500 1000 500 3900 6000 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE S SE T Wind Spd 17 16 16 13 9 11 10 8 8 14 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 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 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 84 58 84 59 81 54 81 Temp 66 59 80 78 65 59 80 79 67 60 77 75 60 54 76 74 Dewpt 55 53 54 52 51 50 52 52 52 52 48 45 45 43 38 37 Max/Min RH 80 34 72 32 75 28 65 21 RH 68 80 41 40 60 72 38 39 58 75 36 34 57 65 25 26 PWind dir S S S S S W W W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 $$ TXZ026-122100- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 Date Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 89 66 78 62 86 Temp 68 67 74 85 88 83 77 74 72 69 70 73 77 75 70 68 64 63 69 81 85 81 Dewpt 49 50 52 56 58 58 60 60 61 61 63 63 62 59 59 58 56 56 56 57 56 55 RH 51 54 46 37 36 43 56 62 68 76 78 71 60 58 68 70 75 78 63 44 37 41 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE E SE SE SE S S SE SE Wind spd 11 11 13 13 12 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL PoP 12hr 10 30 30 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0 0 Rain shwrs C C C C Sprinkles S S S S Tstms S S S S Mix Hgt 3900 6000 400 400 1000 1400 700 400 3800 5500 T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S E SE S SE T Wind Spd 17 17 12 11 11 11 10 9 8 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 60 86 58 86 59 84 54 83 Temp 67 60 80 80 67 59 81 81 68 60 80 80 63 55 78 76 Dewpt 53 53 53 50 49 49 51 49 51 52 51 46 47 45 43 39 Max/Min RH 78 31 69 30 75 27 69 22 RH 61 78 39 35 52 69 35 33 55 75 36 30 56 69 29 26 PWind dir SE SE SE S S W W W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 $$ TXZ043-122100- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 Date Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 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 66 85 62 89 Temp 68 67 76 87 89 85 79 76 74 69 73 77 84 83 74 70 66 62 73 84 88 84 Dewpt 51 50 53 56 57 58 59 60 58 58 59 59 58 57 57 55 55 56 58 58 55 53 RH 54 55 45 34 34 41 51 58 57 68 62 53 41 42 55 60 69 80 60 42 34 35 Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE Wind spd 9 9 12 12 12 9 8 6 6 5 6 6 8 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 8 6 Clouds FW B1 SC SC B1 SC B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL PoP 12hr 10 40 20 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0 0 Rain shwrs S C S S Sprinkles S S S Tstms S S S Mix Hgt 4500 6400 500 600 2000 4300 800 500 5700 6900 T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SE E S S SE T Wind Spd 19 17 12 13 11 10 11 10 11 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 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 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 89 58 89 60 88 54 87 Temp 68 59 83 83 68 59 84 84 70 61 83 82 65 55 81 81 Dewpt 53 53 53 50 50 50 51 49 52 53 51 45 47 46 42 38 Max/Min RH 83 28 72 26 75 24 72 18 RH 59 82 36 32 53 72 32 30 54 75 34 27 52 71 26 22 PWind dir SE SE SE S S SW SW W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 $$ TXZ035-122100- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 Date Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 86 65 81 62 84 Temp 71 67 74 81 85 80 73 71 70 67 70 74 79 77 70 68 65 62 70 79 84 79 Dewpt 51 52 55 59 60 61 62 63 62 61 62 61 60 59 59 58 56 56 56 57 56 55 RH 49 59 51 47 43 52 68 76 76 81 76 64 52 54 68 70 73 81 61 47 38 44 Wind dir S S SW SW SW S S S SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE Wind spd 16 14 13 12 12 9 9 9 9 8 6 9 10 9 9 9 8 6 8 10 11 9 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 40 40 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0 0 Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S Sprinkles S S S Tstms S C C S S S S S S Mix Hgt 3600 4400 700 600 3500 3500 1100 500 4300 5600 T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S SE SE S SE T Wind Spd 16 13 14 14 11 11 13 11 11 14 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 58 84 59 86 58 85 53 82 Temp 67 58 79 80 67 59 80 81 67 58 79 79 62 54 77 76 Dewpt 52 52 54 50 49 50 51 50 51 48 45 38 42 41 37 35 Max/Min RH 80 33 72 31 69 20 61 18 RH 59 80 42 35 52 72 36 34 56 69 30 23 48 61 24 22 PWind dir SE S S S S W W W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 $$ TXZ031-122100- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 Date Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 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 66 80 62 87 Temp 69 68 76 87 89 83 78 75 72 70 72 74 77 78 71 68 65 62 70 82 86 82 Dewpt 51 52 53 56 58 60 62 63 62 62 63 64 62 61 61 59 57 56 58 59 57 56 RH 53 56 45 35 36 46 59 67 70 76 75 71 59 55 71 73 76 80 66 45 38 42 Wind dir S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE Wind spd 10 11 14 13 12 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 8 5 Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL PoP 12hr 10 40 30 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0 0 Rain shwrs C C C C Sprinkles S S S S Tstms S S S S Mix Hgt 4300 6200 700 800 1400 1600 800 600 4400 6200 T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SE E SE S SE T Wind Spd 18 16 12 13 11 9 10 10 9 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 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 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 87 59 88 61 87 54 85 Temp 68 59 82 81 67 59 83 82 70 61 80 81 63 55 80 78 Dewpt 55 53 54 52 51 50 53 51 53 54 52 47 48 45 44 39 Max/Min RH 81 32 72 29 78 28 71 21 RH 64 80 38 36 56 72 36 34 55 78 38 31 59 70 28 25 PWind dir SE S SE S S W W W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 $$ TXZ029-122100- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 Date Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 82 61 74 58 80 Temp 66 64 70 78 80 77 69 68 66 64 66 69 72 73 65 64 61 59 65 76 79 76 Dewpt 52 52 55 58 58 60 63 63 63 62 61 61 60 60 61 59 57 56 58 57 56 56 RH 61 65 59 50 47 56 81 84 90 93 84 76 66 64 87 84 87 90 78 52 45 50 Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE Wind spd 12 12 12 11 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 9 6 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 30 50 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C Sprinkles S S S Tstms S S S C C C S S C Mix Hgt 3300 4800 600 600 3100 3300 1100 700 4200 5400 T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S SE S S S T Wind Spd 17 14 14 13 10 12 13 11 10 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 54 81 55 81 53 78 48 78 Temp 63 55 76 76 63 56 77 77 64 54 74 72 56 49 73 72 Dewpt 55 52 54 51 51 50 50 50 52 48 43 39 42 40 35 35 Max/Min RH 90 36 83 36 83 25 74 20 RH 75 90 46 42 65 80 39 39 65 80 33 30 59 71 25 26 PWind dir S S S S S W W W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 $$ 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