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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1001 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
TXZ024-062100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1001 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
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 59 73 56 79
Temp 84 86 79 68 64 63 60 63 69 73 71 64 60 59 57 60 71 79 77
Dewpt 56 53 54 57 57 57 56 57 56 55 56 58 58 57 56 57 57 57 57
RH 38 33 42 67 79 83 88 82 64 54 59 80 93 94 95 88 63 46 52
Wind dir S SE E NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 6 8 5 4 4 5 6 8 9 9 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 9000 1500 1500 1600 1600 900 800 1400 1900
T Wind Dir E NE N NE N NE NE E S
T Wind Spd 9 16 13 11 10 8 6 5 8
RFTI 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
Date Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25
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 62 89 62 89 66 91
Temp 64 61 83 82 68 62 85 84 69 63 86 84 72 67 87 86
Dewpt 59 58 58 55 57 57 55 52 53 53 52 49 50 51 52 51
Max/Min RH 93 34 83 28 69 25 57 26
RH 85 91 43 39 67 83 36 33 58 69 31 29 47 57 30 31
PWind dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-062100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1001 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 60 75 58 80
Temp 85 89 84 72 68 64 61 63 69 74 72 64 61 59 59 63 73 80 78
Dewpt 57 55 54 55 56 56 56 56 56 56 55 57 56 55 55 56 56 57 56
RH 39 32 36 55 65 75 84 78 63 53 55 78 84 87 87 78 55 45 47
Wind dir S SE SE E NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 5 6 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 6 5 4 4 5
Clouds CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9800 1400 1500 1700 1700 1200 1000 1700 2300
T Wind Dir SE NE N N N N N NE SE
T Wind Spd 9 18 18 14 12 11 9 6 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 87 62 90 62 90 63 92
Temp 67 61 82 84 69 62 85 85 70 63 86 85 71 64 86 87
Dewpt 58 58 59 56 57 56 56 52 53 53 52 48 50 52 51 49
Max/Min RH 90 36 81 29 72 24 65 24
RH 73 90 46 38 66 81 37 32 55 70 31 28 47 65 30 27
PWind dir SE S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-062100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1001 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
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 60 83 60 84
Temp 85 89 86 75 71 66 62 68 78 82 79 70 67 63 61 66 77 83 82
Dewpt 56 53 51 55 56 58 59 58 57 57 57 59 59 59 59 59 59 58 58
RH 38 29 30 50 59 77 91 70 49 42 46 68 75 88 92 78 54 42 44
Wind dir S SE SE SE SE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 6 8 8 5 4 4 4 5 6 9 9 8 5 5 5 6 5 6 6
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 9600 100 800 2000 2300 1400 1400 1800 2300
T Wind Dir SE E N NE NE NE N NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 6 14 14 16 13 11 9 8
RFTI 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
Date Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25
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 89 60 91 60 91 63 94
Temp 68 60 84 85 70 61 86 87 70 61 87 87 72 64 88 89
Dewpt 60 59 60 56 58 58 55 51 54 53 53 49 52 53 53 51
Max/Min RH 96 34 91 26 77 24 69 24
RH 76 95 44 37 66 90 35 30 57 75 31 27 49 67 30 28
PWind dir E SE SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-062100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1001 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 60 80 59 82
Temp 83 87 82 71 68 65 61 66 74 79 76 67 65 62 60 66 74 82 79
Dewpt 56 53 52 53 54 55 56 56 56 56 56 57 58 58 57 58 58 57 56
RH 40 31 35 53 61 70 84 70 53 45 50 70 78 87 90 75 57 43 45
Wind dir S SE SE SE E E NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 10 11 11 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 11 9 9 9 9 10 10 9
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 5 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Mix Hgt 8400 600 700 1000 1000 700 600 1200 1700
T Wind Dir SE E NE NE NE NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 12 12 13 11 12 12 10 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 87 60 89 62 89 63 92
Temp 67 61 81 82 68 60 84 84 69 62 83 83 70 63 85 86
Dewpt 58 57 58 55 56 56 55 52 53 53 51 48 50 51 51 50
Max/Min RH 87 36 87 29 72 25 65 25
RH 73 87 46 40 65 87 37 33 57 72 33 30 49 65 31 29
PWind dir SE S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-062100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1001 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
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 60 79 58 83
Temp 86 89 86 74 69 64 61 66 74 78 76 68 64 60 59 65 76 83 81
Dewpt 58 55 54 56 59 58 57 58 58 58 58 60 59 58 58 58 59 59 59
RH 38 32 33 53 70 81 88 75 56 49 54 76 84 95 96 80 56 45 48
Wind dir S SE SE E NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 6 8 8 5 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 10100 1500 1500 1500 1600 1300 900 1700 1800
T Wind Dir SE NE N N N N N NE E
T Wind Spd 9 17 16 14 12 10 9 6 6
RFTI 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
Date Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25
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 89 62 92 62 92 64 94
Temp 67 60 85 85 70 62 87 86 70 63 88 87 72 65 88 88
Dewpt 61 60 61 57 59 58 57 54 54 54 53 49 52 53 53 52
Max/Min RH 99 35 87 29 74 25 64 25
RH 83 98 45 38 68 87 36 33 57 72 31 27 49 64 30 29
PWind dir SE 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 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-062100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1001 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Date Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 55 73 53 78
Temp 79 82 76 66 63 60 56 61 69 73 70 62 60 56 54 60 73 78 75
Dewpt 54 52 54 56 56 57 56 55 56 55 55 58 58 54 53 57 57 56 56
RH 42 35 46 70 78 90100 81 63 53 59 87 93 93 96 90 57 47 52
Wind dir S SE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 8 8 5 4 4 4 6 8 8 9 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 6
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 9000 800 800 1100 1000 600 600 1100 1800
T Wind Dir SE NE NE NE NE NE NE E S
T Wind Spd 9 13 13 11 9 8 5 6 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 84 56 85 57 86 59 88
Temp 63 56 80 79 64 57 81 81 65 58 81 81 67 60 83 83
Dewpt 59 56 57 54 56 55 54 50 53 52 51 47 50 51 51 51
Max/Min RH 100 37 93 30 80 27 72 28
RH 87100 45 42 75 93 39 34 65 80 35 30 54 72 33 33
PWind dir S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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