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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
TXZ024-132100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Date Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25
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 73 61 83 58 83
Temp 70 67 69 69 71 71 66 65 62 61 68 78 82 78 69 65 62 59 68 79 82 78
Dewpt 63 64 65 65 64 63 64 62 59 58 59 59 57 57 56 55 53 53 54 55 53 52
RH 78 89 85 86 77 75 93 89 89 91 72 52 42 48 64 69 74 80 61 43 36 41
Wind dir SW SW SW S SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 6 8 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 9 10 8 5 5 5 5 5 9 10 8
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 70 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.22 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L L C S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 2200 2400 1000 700 4800 6000 500 500 4700 6000
T Wind Dir SW S E SE S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 11 12 9 8 9 13 13 11 11 16
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 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25
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 58 83 59 84 54 82 50 77
Temp 64 58 79 77 67 60 79 77 61 55 78 75 59 51 71 71
Dewpt 51 50 52 52 54 53 45 42 41 41 39 39 40 40 39 39
Max/Min RH 74 34 77 23 60 20 66 25
RH 64 74 39 42 63 77 30 29 48 59 24 27 50 66 31 32
PWind dir S S S SW W W NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ026-132100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Date Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 74 61 85 58 85
Temp 71 68 69 70 72 71 67 66 64 62 68 80 84 80 71 66 62 59 67 79 84 79
Dewpt 60 62 64 65 65 63 61 59 57 56 57 58 56 54 55 53 52 53 54 53 52 50
RH 68 81 84 84 79 76 81 78 78 81 68 47 38 41 57 63 70 80 63 41 33 36
Wind dir SW SW SW S SE NE NE E E E SE S SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE
Wind spd 8 9 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 8 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 8
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 70 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.22 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L L C
Mix Hgt 1200 1400 400 400 4600 6300 400 400 4300 6000
T Wind Dir SW SE E SE SE SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 10 9 10 9 9 12 12 11 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 86 60 86 55 84 51 79
Temp 65 59 81 80 68 61 81 80 63 55 79 77 59 51 72 73
Dewpt 49 49 51 49 51 52 50 46 45 44 42 40 41 41 41 39
Max/Min RH 69 30 72 26 66 21 68 25
RH 56 69 35 34 55 72 34 30 52 66 27 26 51 68 33 29
PWind dir SE S S SW W W N E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ043-132100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Date Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25
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 61 88 58 88
Temp 73 69 70 73 77 76 70 67 64 62 72 84 88 83 73 67 62 58 70 83 87 83
Dewpt 58 59 61 60 58 57 57 56 55 55 57 58 54 52 53 53 52 53 54 53 51 50
RH 59 70 73 65 51 52 65 69 74 78 59 42 32 34 50 61 71 82 56 37 29 32
Wind dir SW SW SW SE SE E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 8 8 6 5 5 4 5 8 9 6 5 5 4 2 4 5 8 6
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 60 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L C
Mix Hgt 2300 4100 500 500 5500 6700 500 500 5500 7000
T Wind Dir SW SE SE S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 9 9 11 10 10 12 12 9 9 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 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25
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 58 88 60 89 56 87 52 83
Temp 67 58 83 83 69 61 83 83 66 57 82 81 63 53 76 76
Dewpt 50 50 51 49 54 55 53 47 46 44 42 39 43 42 40 39
Max/Min RH 75 26 80 26 62 18 71 21
RH 54 75 33 31 59 80 36 28 48 62 24 22 49 68 27 26
PWind dir SE S S SW SW W N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-132100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Date Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 74 61 83 58 84
Temp 70 67 67 68 72 71 67 67 64 62 69 78 82 79 69 65 62 58 68 78 83 79
Dewpt 62 62 63 63 62 61 60 58 56 56 57 59 57 56 54 52 52 51 54 55 53 51
RH 76 84 87 84 71 71 78 73 75 81 66 52 43 45 59 63 70 77 61 45 36 38
Wind dir SW SW S SE SE E E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind spd 9 9 6 9 11 10 10 10 9 8 10 13 13 10 9 9 6 5 8 12 12 11
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 70 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.25 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs L L L C
Mix Hgt 1800 2600 600 500 4400 5200 500 500 4500 5500
T Wind Dir SW SE E SE S SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 11 12 13 12 12 14 14 12 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 84 58 84 53 84 50 79
Temp 66 58 78 79 67 59 79 78 61 53 78 77 59 50 72 73
Dewpt 51 50 53 53 53 51 43 38 40 39 37 37 40 39 39 38
Max/Min RH 75 36 75 20 59 19 66 24
RH 58 75 42 41 61 75 28 24 46 59 23 24 49 66 30 28
PWind dir S S S SW W W NW SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-132100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Date Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25
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 61 87 58 87
Temp 72 69 70 71 74 74 69 67 63 61 70 82 86 82 72 68 63 59 69 82 86 81
Dewpt 63 64 66 66 64 63 63 61 58 57 58 59 56 56 56 55 54 53 54 55 53 52
RH 73 85 86 85 72 70 83 80 83 86 66 46 37 42 56 64 74 81 59 41 32 37
Wind dir SW SW SW S SE NE E E E E S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind spd 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 9 9 6 5 5 4 3 5 8 9 6
Clouds B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 70 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.16 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L L C
Mix Hgt 1600 1900 600 700 5200 6700 600 600 4700 6300
T Wind Dir SW SE E SE S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 10 9 9 8 9 12 13 11 11 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 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25
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 88 61 88 55 85 52 81
Temp 66 58 83 82 69 62 83 81 65 56 81 79 61 52 74 74
Dewpt 51 51 52 51 54 54 51 47 46 44 41 42 42 41 41 40
Max/Min RH 76 29 76 26 66 20 67 24
RH 58 76 35 34 59 76 33 30 51 65 25 27 50 67 30 29
PWind dir SE S S SW W W NW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ029-132100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Date Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 71 57 80 53 80
Temp 66 63 66 66 69 68 63 63 59 57 66 75 79 75 65 62 57 54 65 75 79 75
Dewpt 63 63 63 63 62 60 61 60 58 56 57 58 57 57 57 54 52 51 54 55 53 53
RH 90100 90 90 78 76 93 90 96 96 73 56 47 54 75 75 83 90 68 50 41 46
Wind dir SW SW SW S SE SE E E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 6 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 10 11 8 5 5 5 4 5 10 11 9
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 60 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.22 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L L C C
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 2400 2800 1000 1000 4600 5400 1100 500 4600 5600
T Wind Dir SW S SE SE S SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 13 14 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 79 53 79 48 80 46 75
Temp 62 55 76 75 63 54 75 73 57 49 74 73 54 46 69 69
Dewpt 52 50 51 52 54 50 40 36 39 38 36 36 39 38 36 37
Max/Min RH 86 39 90 21 66 19 74 24
RH 70 83 42 45 72 86 28 26 51 66 25 26 57 73 30 31
PWind dir S S S W W W N W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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