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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
TXZ024-070900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 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 59 73 56 78 59
Temp 84 81 70 65 62 60 63 68 72 71 65 60 58 57 61 71 78 76 66 63 61 60
Dewpt 54 54 55 56 56 57 56 56 56 56 58 57 57 56 56 56 56 57 58 58 57 58
RH 36 40 59 72 81 90 79 65 57 60 78 90 96 95 82 60 46 51 75 84 87 93
Wind dir SE E NE N N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 6 8 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1100 1400 2800 3800 900 800 3300 4900 1100 500
T Wind Dir NE N NE NE NE NE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 12 11 11 10 10 8 8 10 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 10/09 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25
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 62 88 62 89 65 91 64 84
Temp 82 82 68 63 85 83 69 63 85 84 72 66 87 86 72 65 80 79
Dewpt 59 54 57 56 55 51 52 52 52 48 49 51 52 51 54 54 53 54
Min/Max RH 34 79 29 67 25 57 26 67 34
RH 45 38 66 78 36 33 54 67 32 29 44 57 31 31 53 67 39 42
PWind dir S S S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ026-070900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 77 56 79 59
Temp 87 83 73 67 63 60 63 70 75 74 66 62 58 57 62 73 78 77 68 65 61 60
Dewpt 56 54 54 55 56 55 56 57 57 56 56 55 55 55 55 56 57 56 57 57 57 57
RH 35 37 51 65 78 84 78 63 54 53 70 78 90 93 78 55 48 48 68 75 87 90
Wind dir SE E NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 6 6 6 6 8 9 11 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 900 1300 2800 3700 1000 800 3200 4300 1100 400
T Wind Dir NE N NE NE NE NE E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 13 14 13 11 13 11 8 6 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/09 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 62 90 61 91 62 91 62 84
Temp 82 83 70 62 85 84 70 62 86 85 71 63 86 86 73 63 80 79
Dewpt 59 55 57 56 56 52 52 52 51 47 48 49 52 51 53 53 53 52
Min/Max RH 34 81 29 72 23 60 26 70 34
RH 46 38 63 81 37 33 53 70 30 27 44 60 31 30 49 70 39 39
PWind dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ043-070900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 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 59 83 58 83 60
Temp 91 87 76 70 65 61 68 75 81 79 71 67 62 59 66 76 82 80 71 67 63 61
Dewpt 51 51 54 56 56 57 58 57 56 57 59 59 59 58 59 58 58 57 59 59 60 59
RH 27 30 47 61 73 87 70 54 42 47 66 76 92 96 78 55 45 46 67 76 91 95
Wind dir SE SE SE SE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 8 8 5 5 4 4 6 8 9 9 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 4 3 2
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 600 3500 5200 800 900 3900 5800 2000 500
T Wind Dir SE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S
T Wind Spd 11 10 13 11 13 11 10 9 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 10/09 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25
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 60 90 61 92 63 94 64 89
Temp 82 85 71 61 86 86 70 61 87 87 72 64 86 88 75 65 83 84
Dewpt 59 55 57 57 56 51 53 52 52 47 49 52 54 53 56 56 57 56
Min/Max RH 34 89 27 74 23 66 26 72 34
RH 46 37 63 87 36 30 55 72 30 25 45 65 33 30 52 72 41 38
PWind dir SE S S S S S S 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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ035-070900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 78 57 80 60
Temp 85 80 70 67 64 61 65 73 76 72 68 63 60 58 64 75 80 75 68 65 62 61
Dewpt 54 52 53 54 54 55 56 57 56 57 58 58 58 57 57 58 58 57 57 58 57 57
RH 35 38 55 63 70 81 73 57 50 59 70 84 93 96 78 56 47 54 68 78 84 87
Wind dir SE SE E E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind spd 11 11 9 8 8 8 9 9 11 12 11 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 6 5 5
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 700 1000 3700 5200 900 1000 3900 5700 1000 900
T Wind Dir SE NE E E E E SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 12 12 11 12 13 11 10 11 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/09 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 61 88 61 88 62 91 63 85
Temp 82 81 68 62 83 82 68 62 84 82 70 63 86 85 71 64 81 79
Dewpt 58 54 56 56 55 51 52 52 51 48 50 50 52 51 54 53 53 53
Min/Max RH 34 81 30 70 26 62 25 67 33
RH 44 39 65 81 38 34 57 70 32 31 49 62 31 31 55 67 38 41
PWind dir S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ031-070900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 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 59 79 56 81 59
Temp 89 85 75 70 64 61 66 72 78 76 68 63 59 57 64 75 80 78 70 66 61 59
Dewpt 55 53 55 57 58 57 58 58 58 58 59 59 58 57 57 58 58 58 59 59 59 59
RH 33 33 51 63 81 89 75 60 51 55 74 87 95100 78 56 47 50 70 80 94 98
Wind dir SE SE E NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 8 8 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3
Clouds FW SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1000 1400 3000 4400 1500 1100 3300 5100 1600 600
T Wind Dir E N NE NE NE NE E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 13 13 11 12 10 8 6 10 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 10/09 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25
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 90 62 91 61 92 65 94 64 87
Temp 83 84 70 62 87 86 70 62 88 87 72 65 88 89 74 65 82 81
Dewpt 60 57 58 58 57 53 54 53 52 49 49 52 54 54 56 56 54 56
Min/Max RH 35 86 29 75 24 62 27 73 36
RH 47 39 67 86 37 32 57 72 29 27 44 62 31 30 53 73 39 42
PWind dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ029-070900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 72 53 77 55
Temp 80 77 65 62 59 55 60 65 70 68 62 59 55 54 60 70 76 75 64 61 58 56
Dewpt 54 53 55 55 56 55 56 56 56 56 58 58 55 54 57 57 56 56 58 58 57 56
RH 41 43 70 78 90100 87 73 61 65 87 96100100 90 63 50 52 81 90 96100
Wind dir SE E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 8 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Mix Hgt 1200 1300 2900 3600 900 1100 4000 5600 700 900
T Wind Dir E NE NE E E E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 11 10 11 10 9 11 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/09 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 83 57 84 56 85 59 88 59 81
Temp 78 79 65 57 81 81 65 57 81 81 67 60 82 82 68 60 77 76
Dewpt 57 54 56 56 55 51 52 52 51 48 50 51 52 51 54 53 52 54
Min/Max RH 38 96 32 83 28 72 28 78 36
RH 48 42 73 96 41 35 63 83 35 32 54 72 35 34 61 78 42 46
PWind dir S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
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