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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
TXZ024-140900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Date 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu
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 60 84 57 83 57
Temp 71 72 66 64 62 60 66 78 84 79 68 64 61 57 68 80 83 77 67 63 60 57
Dewpt 64 65 65 63 60 58 58 59 56 55 55 54 54 52 54 54 51 51 51 51 50 49
RH 78 79 97 97 93 95 75 51 38 43 62 72 78 84 62 41 33 40 57 64 69 76
Wind dir SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 9 11 9 6 5 4 4 4 9 11 9 6 6 5 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 1300 400 5200 6100 100 100 4800 5400 100 100
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SW S S SE S
T Wind Spd 10 5 12 16 9 5 13 14 9 6
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 10/16 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
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 84 59 85 54 82 50 80 55 88
Temp 80 78 67 60 80 78 61 55 78 74 58 51 74 73 60 56 81 80
Dewpt 52 51 54 53 48 42 41 37 39 40 42 41 38 38 39 37 41 41
Min/Max RH 32 77 24 51 21 68 21 50 19
RH 38 39 62 77 33 28 47 51 25 29 56 68 27 27 46 49 24 25
PWind dir S S SW W NW NW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ026-140900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Date 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 85 58 84 57
Temp 75 74 69 66 64 61 69 81 85 79 71 66 61 58 67 78 84 78 69 65 60 57
Dewpt 65 64 64 62 58 57 57 57 55 54 54 53 53 53 54 53 51 50 50 50 49 48
RH 71 71 84 87 81 87 66 44 36 42 55 63 75 83 63 42 32 38 51 58 67 72
Wind dir SE E E E E E SE S SE SE SE SE S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 9 9 6 8 6 5 4 4 8 9 8 8 8 6 5
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 400 100 5600 6600 100 100 5000 5700 100 100
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 6 11 16 9 6 6 11 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/16 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 60 86 55 84 50 82 53 88
Temp 80 80 68 61 80 80 64 56 78 76 58 51 74 75 59 54 81 81
Dewpt 51 50 51 52 53 50 48 44 43 41 43 41 40 38 39 40 45 43
Min/Max RH 30 72 31 66 22 69 21 59 21
RH 36 35 55 72 39 35 56 64 29 28 57 68 29 26 47 59 28 26
PWind dir S S S SW NW N SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ043-140900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Date 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu
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 60 88 57 88 57
Temp 84 82 73 69 64 61 72 84 88 82 73 66 61 57 70 82 88 82 71 65 61 58
Dewpt 58 58 59 56 56 55 57 57 54 53 54 54 54 53 54 53 50 50 51 50 50 49
RH 41 44 61 63 75 83 61 40 31 37 52 65 77 86 57 36 27 33 49 58 67 73
Wind dir SE E E SE E E S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 6 6 8 5 4 4 5 8 9 6 5 4 4 2 4 5 8 6 5 4 4 4
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 100 100 5400 6400 0 0 5000 6000 100 100
T Wind Dir E SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 8 5 11 11 6 4 9 9 8 5
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 10/16 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
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 88 60 89 56 87 50 84 53 91
Temp 83 83 70 61 82 83 67 57 82 81 61 51 76 77 61 54 83 83
Dewpt 52 51 53 55 57 53 46 43 40 36 42 42 39 38 39 41 48 46
Min/Max RH 28 81 31 61 17 71 19 61 23
RH 34 33 56 81 42 35 47 58 22 21 50 71 26 25 45 60 30 27
PWind dir S S SW SW W N E S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-140900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Date 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 85 57 84 57
Temp 71 70 67 66 64 63 70 80 85 79 70 63 60 57 67 79 84 77 69 64 61 58
Dewpt 62 62 61 59 57 56 56 58 56 54 54 52 52 52 53 54 52 51 51 50 50 49
RH 73 76 81 78 78 78 61 47 37 42 57 67 75 83 61 42 33 40 53 60 67 72
Wind dir SE SE E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 10 9 10 10 9 8 10 13 13 11 10 9 8 5 8 12 13 12 10 9 9 9
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 400 100 4600 5300 100 100 4300 5200 100 0
T Wind Dir E SE S SE SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 10 14 16 11 8 11 16 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/16 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 59 86 53 84 50 82 53 88
Temp 80 79 67 60 81 79 62 54 79 75 58 51 75 74 59 54 81 79
Dewpt 51 51 52 51 46 37 38 37 35 34 39 39 38 35 37 37 41 39
Min/Max RH 31 72 20 53 16 63 20 54 18
RH 36 38 59 72 29 22 41 52 20 22 49 63 26 24 44 52 24 24
PWind dir S S SW W W N SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-140900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Date 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu
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 60 88 57 86 57
Temp 75 74 69 66 64 60 70 83 88 83 73 67 61 57 68 82 86 80 71 65 61 57
Dewpt 65 65 65 62 59 58 58 58 56 55 55 55 55 54 55 54 52 52 52 51 50 50
RH 73 73 87 86 86 92 67 43 34 39 54 67 83 90 64 38 31 37 51 60 68 79
Wind dir E E E E E E S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 9 9 6 5 4 4 3 4 8 9 6 5 5 4 5
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 500 100 5500 6500 100 100 4900 5700 100 100
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 6 5 10 14 8 4 9 11 9 6
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 10/16 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
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 60 87 55 86 50 83 54 91
Temp 82 81 69 61 82 81 65 56 80 78 60 51 75 76 60 54 83 83
Dewpt 52 52 54 55 54 51 47 42 42 41 45 42 40 39 40 40 45 44
Min/Max RH 31 81 31 60 20 72 22 59 21
RH 35 36 58 81 39 35 53 60 26 27 59 71 28 26 47 59 27 25
PWind dir S S S SW NW N SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ029-140900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Date 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 80 53 80 53
Temp 70 69 64 62 60 57 65 75 80 76 64 61 57 53 65 76 80 75 64 60 57 54
Dewpt 62 62 63 61 59 57 57 57 56 54 55 54 53 52 54 53 51 51 51 51 50 49
RH 76 78 97 97 96100 75 54 44 46 73 78 86 96 68 45 36 43 63 72 77 83
Wind dir SE SE E E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 9 6 6 5 5 4 6 10 11 9 6 4 4 4 5 9 11 9 8 6 6 5
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 300 300 4700 5300 100 100 4200 5000 100 100
T Wind Dir E SE S SE SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 9 8 14 16 9 5 13 14 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/16 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 54 81 48 79 45 77 50 84
Temp 76 75 64 55 76 75 57 49 74 72 53 46 71 72 55 50 77 78
Dewpt 50 51 53 51 42 36 37 34 34 35 41 38 36 35 37 36 39 37
Min/Max RH 35 86 21 56 19 76 22 58 19
RH 40 43 67 86 30 24 47 56 23 26 64 73 28 26 51 58 25 23
PWind dir S S SW W NW N SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 5
$$
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