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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
TXZ024-082100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
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 77 60 85 61 87
Temp 59 58 61 68 75 74 66 63 62 60 70 81 85 81 72 68 65 62 73 83 86 82
Dewpt 56 56 57 58 57 58 59 59 59 59 60 59 56 56 57 58 58 57 58 56 53 52
RH 92 93 86 70 54 57 77 86 91 95 71 47 38 43 60 70 77 83 60 40 32 36
Wind dir NE NE E SE SE SE S S S SW S S S SE S S S SW SW S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 2500 4000 600 500 5900 7700 600 600 7200 9200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 6 8 9 9 9 11 12 13 11 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 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
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 62 88 65 91 67 83 64 87
Temp 67 63 84 82 70 66 85 85 72 68 80 79 68 65 80 82
Dewpt 51 50 50 46 48 50 54 56 60 59 58 59 60 60 60 58
Max/Min RH 63 24 56 29 74 43 83 39
RH 56 62 32 28 45 56 35 37 66 74 48 51 77 83 51 44
PWind dir S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-082100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 78 60 86 60 88
Temp 60 59 63 70 77 76 69 66 62 60 70 81 86 82 72 69 64 61 72 84 88 83
Dewpt 56 56 56 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 59 60 58 57 58 57 57 57 58 56 54 52
RH 87 90 78 66 52 54 68 75 87 93 68 49 39 43 61 66 78 87 61 38 31 34
Wind dir NE NE NE E SE E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 6 9 8
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2600 4300 300 300 5200 6500 400 400 6100 8000
T Wind Dir E SE E SE S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 6 5 10 8 9 9 13 12 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 90 63 92 66 85 63 88
Temp 68 61 85 84 70 63 86 87 74 67 80 80 69 64 83 84
Dewpt 51 50 50 45 45 49 53 53 56 58 58 57 58 58 58 55
Max/Min RH 67 23 60 28 73 40 81 34
RH 55 67 30 26 41 60 32 31 53 73 47 45 68 81 43 37
PWind dir S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ043-082100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
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 85 61 88 60 89
Temp 64 61 66 76 83 82 73 69 65 63 73 83 87 85 74 70 65 61 72 84 88 85
Dewpt 59 58 59 60 59 58 60 61 60 60 62 61 57 56 59 59 58 58 57 56 52 50
RH 85 90 77 57 44 45 65 75 84 92 67 47 36 38 59 69 80 90 59 38 29 31
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 6
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3300 5800 500 400 6000 7800 700 500 6500 8400
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 11 9 10 8 8 9 12 10 9 9
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 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
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 90 63 94 66 87 64 90
Temp 68 60 86 85 71 64 87 89 75 67 80 84 72 65 84 85
Dewpt 50 49 48 45 48 51 56 56 59 61 62 60 60 61 60 57
Max/Min RH 68 22 64 30 83 42 89 35
RH 53 66 27 25 45 64 35 34 58 83 54 45 67 89 44 39
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ035-082100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 80 60 85 60 87
Temp 64 61 65 72 78 76 68 65 63 60 71 79 84 82 72 69 65 60 71 81 86 82
Dewpt 58 57 58 59 59 58 58 59 58 58 59 59 56 55 56 57 57 56 57 56 52 51
RH 81 87 78 64 52 54 70 81 84 93 66 50 38 40 57 66 75 87 61 42 31 34
Wind dir E E E SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 6 6 5 6 9 9 9 8 6 6 5 8 9 10 10
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 3300 5000 600 400 5400 6900 1300 500 5700 8300
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 11 11 11 10 10 11 12 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 87 64 91 66 84 63 87
Temp 68 61 82 83 71 64 84 85 72 66 79 79 69 63 80 83
Dewpt 51 50 50 47 49 51 55 57 59 58 58 58 59 58 58 54
Max/Min RH 67 25 63 32 75 40 84 32
RH 55 67 33 28 46 63 37 39 64 75 49 49 70 84 47 37
PWind dir S S S SW SW S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-082100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
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 60 88 60 90
Temp 60 58 64 73 80 79 71 66 62 60 72 83 87 83 74 69 65 61 73 85 89 84
Dewpt 57 57 58 59 59 59 61 61 60 60 61 61 59 58 60 60 59 58 58 57 54 53
RH 91 96 80 60 50 50 71 84 93100 70 48 39 42 63 73 83 91 59 40 31 34
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 4 6 8 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 9 8
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2900 5000 600 600 5900 7400 700 600 6900 8600
T Wind Dir E SE E SE S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 8 6 10 8 9 9 13 13 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 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
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 91 64 94 67 86 64 89
Temp 68 61 86 85 71 65 87 88 75 68 81 81 70 64 84 85
Dewpt 51 50 50 45 47 50 55 57 59 59 60 61 61 61 61 59
Max/Min RH 69 23 59 30 73 43 90 38
RH 55 68 29 25 43 59 34 35 57 73 50 50 73 90 46 41
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ029-082100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 75 56 82 56 83
Temp 57 55 60 68 74 72 63 60 58 58 67 78 81 78 67 64 60 57 68 79 82 78
Dewpt 57 55 57 58 57 57 59 59 58 57 59 58 55 54 57 57 57 56 57 55 52 51
RH 100100 90 70 55 59 87 96100 96 75 50 41 43 70 78 90 96 68 44 35 39
Wind dir E E E S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 4 5 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 8
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S S
Tstms C S S
Mix Hgt 2700 4400 500 500 5800 7200 500 500 6600 8400
T Wind Dir SE S SE S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 9 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 57 84 60 87 61 80 60 83
Temp 63 57 80 79 67 61 82 81 68 62 77 76 66 61 76 80
Dewpt 51 50 50 47 49 51 53 55 60 58 57 58 60 60 59 56
Max/Min RH 77 27 70 34 87 44 100 40
RH 65 77 35 32 52 70 37 41 76 87 50 54 81 97 56 44
PWind dir S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S
$$
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