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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
TXZ024-100900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
Date 09/09/25 Wed 09/10/25 Thu 09/11/25 Fri
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 67 94 67 94 66
Temp 93 86 77 72 69 67 77 88 94 89 76 72 70 67 79 89 94 88 76 72 70 66
Dewpt 60 59 60 60 61 62 63 59 53 53 54 55 56 57 58 53 48 48 52 53 55 57
RH 33 40 56 66 76 85 61 37 25 29 46 55 62 72 48 29 21 25 43 52 60 72
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 11 11 8 8 6 6 8 9 11 10 8 8 8 8 9 9 11 11 8 8 8 8
Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 3200 100 4300 12000 3800 100 7000 10700 4000 100
T Wind Dir SE S SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 9 16 19 13 11 17 18 11 9
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 09/12 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon 09/15/25 Tue 09/16/25
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 93 68 91 66 91 65 90 64 90
Temp 88 88 74 68 86 87 71 66 87 85 71 65 87 86 69 64 86 85
Dewpt 58 54 56 59 58 55 56 58 59 56 56 58 57 56 57 56 56 54
Min/Max RH 27 72 30 75 32 77 31 75 0
RH 36 31 53 72 39 35 60 75 39 37 59 77 37 36 64 75 36 34
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 10 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ026-100900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
Date 09/09/25 Wed 09/10/25 Thu 09/11/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 94 65 95 67
Temp 92 89 80 74 69 66 77 90 94 92 79 74 69 65 77 92 95 92 81 75 71 67
Dewpt 61 58 58 58 58 59 62 60 56 53 54 54 54 56 58 55 51 50 53 55 57 58
RH 36 35 47 57 68 78 60 37 28 27 42 50 59 73 52 29 23 24 38 50 61 73
Wind dir S S SE S S S SW S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 11 9 9 8 5 8 9 11 11 9 9 8 5 5 9 11 11 9 9 8 6
Clouds FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3300 100 4700 8200 3300 100 6400 8000 3800 100
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 9 16 20 13 9 13 18 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/12 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon 09/15/25 Tue 09/16/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 68 93 67 92 66 91 65 89
Temp 92 91 77 68 89 89 74 67 88 87 73 66 87 88 73 65 87 85
Dewpt 60 55 56 58 59 55 56 58 60 56 58 58 59 56 58 58 57 55
Min/Max RH 27 70 29 73 32 75 31 78 0
RH 34 30 48 70 37 32 53 73 39 35 59 75 39 34 59 78 36 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 20 5 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-100900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
Date 09/09/25 Wed 09/10/25 Thu 09/11/25 Fri
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 65 96 64 96 67
Temp 94 92 80 75 69 65 78 90 95 94 80 75 68 65 78 90 95 94 81 75 71 67
Dewpt 59 57 59 59 61 62 62 58 54 51 54 55 56 57 58 54 51 50 55 57 60 60
RH 32 31 49 59 76 90 58 34 26 24 42 51 65 77 51 31 23 23 42 55 68 80
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 6 5 5 4 5 8 9 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3600 100 4800 8700 4000 100 6500 8400 4600 100
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 6 16 16 11 6 13 14 11 6
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 09/12 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon 09/15/25 Tue 09/16/25
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 96 68 94 68 94 66 93 65 93
Temp 91 93 76 68 90 92 75 68 89 91 73 66 89 90 73 65 89 91
Dewpt 60 54 57 60 57 53 57 58 57 54 57 58 58 54 56 57 56 53
Min/Max RH 25 76 25 72 27 77 27 75 0
RH 37 27 52 76 33 27 55 71 34 29 57 77 35 30 55 75 33 28
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-100900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
Date 09/09/25 Wed 09/10/25 Thu 09/11/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 94 64 94 65
Temp 93 90 78 74 69 65 77 88 94 88 77 72 68 64 77 89 94 89 78 71 68 65
Dewpt 59 58 59 60 61 62 63 59 53 52 54 56 57 57 58 54 49 48 51 53 56 57
RH 32 34 52 62 76 90 62 38 25 29 45 57 68 78 52 31 22 24 39 53 65 75
Wind dir S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 12 13 12 12 10 9 11 12 13 13 11 10 9 8 10 12 14 14 11 10 9 9
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 2500 100 3800 10100 100 100 5600 7500 200 100
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 11 18 16 12 10 16 17 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/12 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon 09/15/25 Tue 09/16/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 66 92 65 91 65 90 64 89
Temp 87 87 72 66 87 86 72 65 86 84 71 65 85 83 70 64 85 83
Dewpt 58 54 57 60 60 55 57 58 60 56 57 58 59 56 56 56 57 54
Min/Max RH 28 81 30 78 33 78 32 75 0
RH 38 32 59 81 40 35 59 78 42 38 61 78 41 40 61 75 39 37
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 10 10 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-100900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
Date 09/09/25 Wed 09/10/25 Thu 09/11/25 Fri
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 67 97 66 96 67
Temp 93 91 81 76 71 67 80 91 96 94 81 75 71 66 81 94 96 93 81 75 71 67
Dewpt 62 60 60 60 61 62 64 61 56 54 55 55 56 58 58 55 52 51 55 57 58 59
RH 36 35 50 58 71 85 58 36 27 26 41 50 59 74 47 28 23 24 41 53 64 75
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 11 9 6 5 5 6 9 11 10 8 6 5 5 5 9 11 10 8 6 5 5
Clouds FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3300 100 4600 8000 3400 100 6400 7800 4000 100
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 9 17 19 13 9 16 18 12 8
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 09/12 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon 09/15/25 Tue 09/16/25
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 96 69 94 68 94 66 93 65 93
Temp 92 93 78 69 91 92 76 68 91 92 75 67 90 90 72 65 92 90
Dewpt 60 56 57 59 60 55 58 59 60 56 58 59 59 56 58 58 57 55
Min/Max RH 27 70 28 74 29 77 30 78 0
RH 34 29 48 70 36 29 54 74 37 31 57 77 35 33 61 78 31 32
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 20 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ029-100900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
Date 09/09/25 Wed 09/10/25 Thu 09/11/25 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 91 60 91 61
Temp 91 85 72 69 64 62 72 84 91 88 73 69 64 60 73 87 91 87 73 69 65 61
Dewpt 57 58 61 60 61 62 62 57 51 51 54 55 57 56 57 52 46 47 50 53 54 56
RH 32 40 68 73 90100 71 40 26 28 51 61 78 87 57 30 21 25 44 57 68 84
Wind dir S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 10 10 9 9 8 6 9 9 11 10 8 8 8 6 9 10 12 10 8 6 6 5
Clouds CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 3200 100 6400 11700 3400 100 5900 8500 3400 100
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 11 18 18 13 11 17 18 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/12 Sat 09/13/25 Sun 09/14/25 Mon 09/15/25 Tue 09/16/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 63 88 61 88 60 87 60 87
Temp 85 86 69 63 83 84 67 61 84 83 68 61 82 84 67 60 84 82
Dewpt 56 52 56 59 58 55 58 57 57 56 56 57 57 54 56 56 54 52
Min/Max RH 28 87 31 87 34 90 32 87 0
RH 37 31 63 87 43 37 73 87 40 40 65 87 43 36 68 87 36 35
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 20 10 10 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
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