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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025
TXZ024-132100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Date Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon 09/15/25
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 88 65 85 64 88
Temp 69 67 78 86 88 83 74 71 67 65 74 82 85 81 71 69 66 65 75 84 88 83
Dewpt 56 58 61 60 56 55 56 58 62 64 65 66 64 64 67 65 64 63 65 63 61 60
RH 64 73 56 42 35 38 53 64 82 96 75 58 50 57 86 89 93 93 71 49 42 47
Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S
Wind spd 8 8 11 14 14 11 8 6 6 6 9 11 11 9 5 5 4 4 5 8 9 8
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 60 60 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.15 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S L L L L C C S S
Tstms S L L L L C C S S
Mix Hgt 6500 7700 700 1200 5300 5100 1400 600 4900 7300
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 19 11 10 16 16 11 9 10 12
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 Tue 09/16/25 Wed 09/17/25 Thu 09/18/25 Fri 09/19/25
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 65 88 64 87 62 87 63 89
Temp 70 65 85 83 69 64 84 82 67 62 81 81 68 63 84 85
Dewpt 61 60 59 57 58 57 57 57 59 59 59 59 60 60 59 56
Max/Min RH 83 34 78 33 90 37 89 33
RH 72 83 41 42 68 78 39 43 77 90 47 47 76 89 43 38
PWind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 20 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-132100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Date Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon 09/15/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 68 86 66 89
Temp 71 67 78 87 90 87 78 74 70 68 72 80 85 84 75 72 69 66 77 87 89 87
Dewpt 56 56 60 60 56 53 53 55 58 62 65 65 65 63 64 63 63 63 64 63 61 60
RH 59 68 54 40 32 31 42 51 66 81 79 60 51 49 69 73 81 90 64 45 39 40
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 10 13 13 12 9 9 9 8 10 12 11 9 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 30 60 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.13 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S C L L C C S S
Tstms S C L L C C S S
Mix Hgt 7000 7900 400 600 3000 4000 1000 300 5600 7300
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 19 14 12 17 16 10 11 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/16/25 Wed 09/17/25 Thu 09/18/25 Fri 09/19/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 87 66 87 63 86 64 89
Temp 73 66 85 84 73 66 85 85 71 63 83 84 71 64 84 86
Dewpt 60 60 60 58 59 58 58 57 59 60 61 58 61 60 60 56
Max/Min RH 81 39 75 36 90 39 87 33
RH 64 81 43 41 62 75 40 39 66 90 48 41 71 87 44 36
PWind dir S S S SW S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 20 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-132100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Date Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon 09/15/25
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 92 68 88 66 91
Temp 71 67 78 88 91 89 78 74 70 69 75 84 87 87 78 73 70 66 78 88 91 90
Dewpt 56 58 64 58 52 50 53 57 60 62 65 65 63 63 64 64 63 63 63 62 59 58
RH 60 73 62 36 26 26 42 55 71 80 72 53 46 46 63 73 80 92 61 43 35 35
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 5 5 9 11 12 11 9 6 6 6 9 10 9 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 50 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C S S
Tstms S C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 7100 8300 500 500 6700 6900 1200 500 7500 8500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 17 16 11 18 12 11 11 13 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 Tue 09/16/25 Wed 09/17/25 Thu 09/18/25 Fri 09/19/25
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 66 89 65 90 64 89 65 92
Temp 72 66 86 87 73 65 87 88 71 64 85 87 72 65 87 90
Dewpt 60 59 59 56 57 57 57 55 58 59 59 56 59 59 59 54
Max/Min RH 80 34 77 31 86 33 81 28
RH 66 79 41 35 58 77 35 33 64 86 42 35 65 81 39 30
PWind dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ035-132100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Date Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon 09/15/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 64 84 63 86
Temp 70 65 74 81 85 80 72 70 68 64 71 77 84 81 72 69 66 63 73 81 86 83
Dewpt 58 59 63 62 59 58 60 62 64 64 66 66 65 65 66 65 64 63 64 63 61 60
RH 66 81 69 53 41 47 66 76 87100 84 69 53 58 81 87 93100 73 54 43 46
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 11 10 14 17 16 13 11 9 9 9 11 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 9 10 10 10
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 60 50 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.10 0.13 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C L L C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C L L C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 4900 6100 900 700 4200 4300 1200 500 5800 6400
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 14 12 16 12 12 11 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/16/25 Wed 09/17/25 Thu 09/18/25 Fri 09/19/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 83 61 84 61 85 62 86
Temp 70 62 79 79 67 61 80 81 67 61 80 82 69 62 80 82
Dewpt 60 59 59 57 57 56 57 55 57 58 58 56 57 58 57 55
Max/Min RH 90 41 84 38 90 37 87 35
RH 71 90 50 47 70 84 45 41 70 90 47 41 66 87 45 40
PWind dir S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ031-132100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Date Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon 09/15/25
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 92 68 87 66 91
Temp 72 67 80 89 91 88 79 75 71 68 73 82 86 85 77 73 70 66 79 89 91 88
Dewpt 57 58 62 61 56 52 54 55 60 63 66 66 65 65 67 66 66 64 66 64 61 62
RH 59 72 54 40 31 29 43 51 68 83 79 59 50 51 71 79 89 95 65 43 37 42
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
Wind spd 6 5 10 12 13 12 9 8 6 6 9 11 11 8 5 4 4 3 5 8 8 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 30 60 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.11 0.02 0
Rain shwrs S C L L C C S S S S S S S S
Tstms S C L L C C S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 7000 8200 700 700 3700 4800 1600 600 6500 8100
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 19 14 12 16 13 11 11 13 12
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 Tue 09/16/25 Wed 09/17/25 Thu 09/18/25 Fri 09/19/25
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 66 89 66 90 63 90 64 92
Temp 74 67 88 85 73 67 88 86 71 63 85 85 71 64 87 88
Dewpt 62 61 61 59 60 59 58 59 61 61 61 59 62 61 61 58
Max/Min RH 84 38 78 34 92 37 92 33
RH 66 82 41 41 64 77 37 40 70 92 45 42 74 90 42 37
PWind dir S S S S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ029-132100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Date Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon 09/15/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 61 83 60 85
Temp 65 62 75 83 84 79 69 66 62 61 69 79 83 79 68 65 62 61 72 82 85 82
Dewpt 57 58 61 61 58 58 60 62 62 61 65 65 62 63 66 65 62 61 63 62 59 59
RH 75 87 62 48 41 49 73 87100100 87 62 49 58 93100100100 73 51 41 46
Wind dir S S S S S S S SW SW S S SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 6 11 12 12 10 8 5 6 8 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 4 5 8 9 6
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 70 50 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.16 0.08 0 0
Rain shwrs S C C C L L C C C C
Tstms S C C C L L C C C C
Mix Hgt 5400 6100 900 700 4600 6600 900 500 5800 8000
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 13 11 17 13 13 11 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/16/25 Wed 09/17/25 Thu 09/18/25 Fri 09/19/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 82 59 83 58 83 59 85
Temp 67 60 80 78 66 60 80 80 64 58 80 79 65 60 81 81
Dewpt 60 58 57 56 57 56 55 55 57 58 57 56 58 57 56 54
Max/Min RH 93 40 90 36 100 38 93 33
RH 78 93 45 47 73 87 42 42 78100 45 45 78 90 42 39
PWind dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 20 10 10 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
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