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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
342 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
TXZ024-100915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
342 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
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 62 86 62 86 65
Temp 84 78 71 67 65 63 73 82 86 80 71 68 65 63 74 83 86 82 72 69 67 66
Dewpt 59 58 59 59 58 58 59 58 55 55 56 56 55 55 56 55 52 51 50 49 49 50
RH 43 50 67 75 78 84 62 44 35 41 60 65 70 75 54 38 31 34 47 49 52 55
Wind dir S SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 9 13 14 11 10 10 11 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 5900 7800 500 500 6300 8100 600 600
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 13 12 10 13 13 17 20 18 18
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 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25
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 64 76 57 76 58 85 60 86
Temp 84 82 71 65 73 70 61 58 72 74 64 59 79 79 67 61 80 80
Dewpt 54 58 61 59 54 54 55 54 56 57 57 57 59 57 57 56 56 55
Min/Max RH 35 81 45 88 49 93 39 83 35
RH 37 44 71 81 50 57 80 88 58 54 79 93 50 46 70 83 43 42
PWind dir SW SW N NE E S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 10 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
$$
TXZ026-100915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
342 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 87 62 90 63
Temp 85 81 73 69 65 63 72 84 87 83 73 69 65 63 73 86 89 84 74 71 66 64
Dewpt 59 58 59 59 59 58 59 59 56 55 55 55 54 55 56 55 52 50 49 49 49 49
RH 41 46 62 70 81 84 64 43 35 38 53 61 68 75 55 35 28 31 41 46 54 58
Wind dir S SE SE S S S SW SW S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 8 10 13 10 10 11 11 11
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 300 300 5100 7000 300 300 7200 8800 1000 500
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 10 9 13 13 16 17 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 65 81 58 81 59 87 60 88
Temp 86 85 73 66 78 75 64 59 76 77 65 60 81 81 68 61 82 82
Dewpt 52 53 58 58 55 53 55 54 56 55 56 55 57 53 53 54 54 51
Min/Max RH 28 75 41 83 42 87 33 78 30
RH 31 33 59 75 45 46 73 83 50 47 73 84 44 38 59 78 38 34
PWind dir S SW N NE E SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 10 10 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-100915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
342 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
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 90 61 90 63
Temp 87 83 75 70 66 62 74 84 88 85 75 70 65 62 75 86 89 86 75 71 66 64
Dewpt 59 57 59 59 59 59 60 59 55 54 56 56 55 55 55 54 50 48 50 49 49 49
RH 39 41 58 68 80 89 61 43 33 35 52 61 70 78 51 33 26 28 41 46 55 60
Wind dir SE SE SE SE S SW SW S SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 4 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 10 10 9 9 8 8 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 6000 8000 500 500 7200 9000 2000 500
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 8 8 11 12 14 16 16 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 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25
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 92 66 85 60 87 60 89 60 91
Temp 86 87 75 67 79 79 67 60 81 83 68 61 83 84 69 61 84 85
Dewpt 52 55 58 57 59 57 56 56 58 56 58 58 58 54 56 56 55 53
Min/Max RH 28 70 43 86 37 91 32 84 28
RH 31 33 56 70 50 48 69 86 47 41 70 91 43 36 63 84 37 33
PWind dir S SW S NE SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-100915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
342 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 87 61 87 64
Temp 84 79 71 67 65 62 71 81 85 81 72 68 64 61 72 83 86 81 73 69 67 65
Dewpt 57 57 57 57 57 57 59 59 56 54 55 54 54 54 55 54 50 48 48 49 49 50
RH 40 47 61 70 75 84 66 47 37 39 55 61 70 78 55 37 29 32 41 49 52 58
Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 11 17 17 13 13 13 14 13
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 400 5600 7200 500 400 5500 7200 900 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 10 10 11 12 17 20 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 64 81 59 81 59 86 60 88
Temp 84 82 70 65 76 73 63 60 76 76 65 60 80 80 67 61 81 81
Dewpt 54 58 60 59 58 57 55 55 57 56 56 55 57 54 54 52 54 51
Min/Max RH 33 81 47 84 44 84 36 72 30
RH 36 44 71 81 54 57 75 84 52 50 73 84 45 41 63 72 39 35
PWind dir SW SW NE E SE SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-100915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
342 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
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 61 90 61 91 64
Temp 86 83 74 69 65 63 74 85 88 84 74 69 64 62 76 86 90 85 75 71 67 65
Dewpt 59 60 61 60 60 59 60 59 56 56 56 57 57 56 56 56 52 50 51 49 50 50
RH 41 46 65 73 84 87 63 42 34 38 54 64 77 81 52 35 28 30 42 46 55 58
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 11 13 10 9 9 10 11
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 600 6000 7500 600 600 7100 8800 1600 700
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 10 9 13 13 16 18 17 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 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25
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 92 66 82 58 83 59 89 60 90
Temp 86 86 73 67 78 76 64 59 78 79 66 60 83 83 69 61 84 84
Dewpt 54 55 60 60 56 55 57 56 58 57 58 57 60 57 56 57 56 55
Min/Max RH 30 77 44 90 42 93 36 87 31
RH 33 35 64 77 47 49 77 89 50 47 75 92 46 41 63 87 39 37
PWind dir S SW NW NE E SE S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-100915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
342 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 56 82 57 83 60
Temp 81 77 67 63 60 58 69 78 81 78 67 64 60 57 69 79 82 79 68 67 63 61
Dewpt 56 55 58 57 56 56 58 57 54 54 56 55 55 55 55 53 50 49 50 48 48 49
RH 42 47 73 81 87 93 68 48 39 43 68 73 84 93 61 41 33 35 53 50 58 65
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 9 13 13 11 10 10 11 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 5600 7200 500 500 5600 7400 800 600
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 12 13 11 10 13 13 18 20 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 60 75 54 75 55 81 56 83
Temp 80 79 66 61 73 67 59 55 70 73 62 56 75 76 64 57 78 78
Dewpt 54 58 61 58 52 53 54 53 56 56 58 56 58 55 57 54 54 53
Min/Max RH 37 93 48 96 50 100 42 93 37
RH 41 49 84 90 48 61 83 93 61 55 87100 56 48 78 90 43 42
PWind dir SW SW NE E SE SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 20 20 5 5 0 5
Rain shwrs S S C S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
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