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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 PM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
TXZ024-082100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 PM 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 76 59 86 61 87
Temp 65 73 72 64 63 62 60 71 81 85 81 71 69 65 62 74 84 87 81
Dewpt 59 59 61 61 59 59 59 60 59 57 56 57 58 58 58 58 56 53 53
RH 80 63 67 90 89 90 98 70 47 39 42 61 68 77 86 59 38 31 37
Wind dir SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind spd 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 8
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C
Tstms
Obvis PF PF
Mix Hgt 2900 100 100 6900 8500 100 100 7600 9400
T Wind Dir SE SE SW SW S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 5 4 10 9 8 6 13 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 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 63 86 66 89 65 83 62 87
Temp 68 64 83 82 70 67 85 83 72 66 78 77 67 63 81 82
Dewpt 53 52 52 46 48 50 55 58 60 59 56 58 59 59 60 58
Max/Min RH 67 25 55 33 78 39 88 38
RH 59 66 34 29 46 54 36 43 66 78 47 52 74 88 49 45
PWind dir S SW S SW SW SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-082100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 PM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 59 87 62 89
Temp 69 76 75 68 65 61 59 69 81 85 82 73 69 64 62 72 84 88 84
Dewpt 59 60 60 60 58 58 59 60 61 59 57 58 58 58 58 58 58 55 53
RH 70 58 60 76 78 90100 73 51 41 43 59 68 81 87 61 41 33 34
Wind dir NE E SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 8 8
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Obvis PF PF
Mix Hgt 2500 100 100 6000 7700 100 100 7300 8900
T Wind Dir E E N S S SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 4 5 4 5 8 9 6 8 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 90 64 91 65 86 62 88
Temp 69 62 86 84 71 65 86 85 73 66 82 80 69 63 82 83
Dewpt 53 52 52 45 46 49 54 53 55 56 56 56 56 58 59 56
Max/Min RH 70 23 56 28 70 36 84 35
RH 57 70 31 26 41 56 34 33 53 70 41 44 63 84 46 40
PWind dir S S S S S S SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-082100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 PM 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 84 60 89 60 90
Temp 75 82 81 72 67 64 62 72 83 87 85 75 70 64 61 73 85 89 85
Dewpt 60 60 59 61 61 60 60 62 61 58 57 59 59 59 58 59 57 54 52
RH 60 47 47 67 79 87 95 71 47 37 38 59 68 84 91 62 40 30 33
Wind dir NE E E E E SE E S S SE SE SE SE S SW S S SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 3 5 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5900 100 100 6900 8200 100 100 7100 8900
T Wind Dir E E NE SE SE SE SW SW S
T Wind Spd 8 6 3 8 6 6 4 9 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 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 60 90 63 92 66 89 64 90
Temp 69 61 85 86 70 64 86 88 75 67 83 84 72 65 85 86
Dewpt 53 53 51 46 48 51 56 57 58 59 61 60 61 62 62 59
Max/Min RH 75 23 63 31 76 41 91 37
RH 57 75 30 25 46 63 36 36 56 76 48 45 70 91 47 40
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 B1 SC FW SC SC SC CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 5
$$
TXZ035-082100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 PM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 60 86 60 87
Temp 72 77 75 67 64 63 61 71 80 84 80 71 67 63 61 72 82 86 81
Dewpt 60 60 59 60 59 58 58 59 59 57 56 56 56 57 56 57 57 53 51
RH 66 56 58 78 84 84 90 66 49 40 44 59 68 81 84 59 43 32 35
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 9 8 6 6 5 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 6 10 10 9
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Obvis PF PF
Mix Hgt 5700 100 100 6200 7300 100 0 6200 8200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 10 9 6 11 10 8 8 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 88 65 89 65 84 63 87
Temp 68 61 83 82 70 66 83 81 70 65 80 78 69 64 82 81
Dewpt 53 52 50 46 47 50 55 58 59 59 58 58 58 58 58 55
Max/Min RH 72 24 56 35 81 43 81 36
RH 59 72 32 28 44 56 38 46 68 81 47 50 68 81 44 41
PWind dir S S S SW SW S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ031-082100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 PM 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 81 59 89 61 90
Temp 71 77 77 68 65 62 60 72 84 87 84 74 70 64 61 75 87 89 85
Dewpt 60 61 62 62 61 60 60 61 62 59 59 59 60 59 58 59 58 55 53
RH 70 59 59 81 87 93100 70 48 39 42 60 72 85 91 59 39 32 34
Wind dir NE E SE E SE S SW S S S SE SE S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 8 8
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Obvis PF PF
Mix Hgt 2900 100 100 6400 8000 100 100 7400 8900
T Wind Dir E E W S S SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 5 5 3 5 8 8 5 11 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 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 93 66 88 63 89
Temp 70 62 87 85 71 65 88 87 75 67 83 82 70 64 84 85
Dewpt 55 53 53 47 48 50 56 57 58 59 58 60 61 61 62 60
Max/Min RH 72 24 59 30 75 40 91 39
RH 59 72 31 27 45 59 34 36 56 75 44 47 73 90 48 42
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 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-082100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 PM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 76 55 83 56 84
Temp 67 73 72 62 61 59 57 67 77 81 79 67 64 59 57 69 80 83 79
Dewpt 59 59 59 60 59 57 57 59 58 56 54 56 57 57 56 57 55 51 51
RH 75 62 64 93 93 93100 75 52 42 42 68 78 93 96 66 42 33 38
Wind dir SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 8 8 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 6
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms
Obvis PF PF
Mix Hgt 5900 100 100 6000 7500 100 0 6700 8500
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 9 6 5 12 9 6 6 13 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 56 84 60 85 60 81 58 83
Temp 65 57 79 79 67 61 81 80 67 61 75 75 64 59 78 79
Dewpt 53 52 50 46 48 50 54 57 60 59 56 58 59 59 59 57
Max/Min RH 83 27 67 37 93 45 100 43
RH 65 83 36 31 50 67 39 45 78 93 52 56 84100 52 47
PWind dir S S S SW SW SW SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S
$$
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