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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
TXZ024-060900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed
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 60 76 57
Temp 88 85 75 71 68 64 74 83 87 81 72 66 63 61 65 73 76 73 65 62 60 58
Dewpt 54 54 54 54 54 55 56 55 53 54 56 57 57 58 58 57 56 57 58 59 57 57
RH 31 35 49 54 61 73 55 38 32 39 58 72 81 90 78 57 49 57 79 89 92 96
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S SE E SE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 16 12 11 10 8 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 9 6 5 5 4
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 700 600 5400 7400 600 900 3100 4600 2000 1400
T Wind Dir S S S SE NE NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 18 13 8 10 11 9 9 10 9 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 10/08 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25
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 78 60 86 61 88 61 89 64 91
Temp 71 75 64 60 82 82 69 62 85 83 68 62 84 83 70 65 86 86
Dewpt 59 58 59 58 58 55 57 57 56 53 55 54 53 50 51 51 52 49
Min/Max RH 51 93 35 83 29 77 26 60 25
RH 66 56 83 93 45 40 65 82 37 35 63 75 35 32 51 60 31 28
PWind dir E S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ026-060900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 88 61 79 59
Temp 90 85 76 71 67 64 73 83 87 84 74 68 64 61 66 74 78 75 67 63 61 59
Dewpt 55 53 53 54 55 55 56 56 54 54 54 56 56 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 56 56
RH 31 33 45 55 65 73 55 40 32 36 50 65 75 87 73 55 48 54 70 81 84 90
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 16 13 12 11 9 6 6 5 6 8 6 6 5 8 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 6
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 400 5500 7900 800 900 3000 4700 2100 1100
T Wind Dir SE S S S E NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 13 10 9 12 10 11 11 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/08 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 80 60 88 61 90 59 89 62 91
Temp 73 77 66 60 83 84 69 62 85 84 68 60 84 83 70 63 86 86
Dewpt 57 57 58 58 58 55 56 56 57 53 54 53 54 49 49 50 51 49
Min/Max RH 47 93 34 84 29 78 27 62 25
RH 57 50 75 93 43 37 63 81 39 34 61 78 36 31 47 62 30 28
PWind dir E SE S S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ043-060900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed
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 91 61 86 60
Temp 90 87 77 71 66 63 75 86 90 86 76 71 65 62 72 81 85 83 72 68 63 61
Dewpt 55 53 54 55 56 56 58 57 53 51 54 56 57 58 59 59 57 58 61 60 61 60
RH 30 32 46 57 70 79 57 36 28 30 48 60 75 89 64 47 39 43 67 76 93 97
Wind dir S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 12 10 9 8 5 4 5 5 8 8 5 5 4 3 5 8 9 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 500 6200 8200 600 500 5600 7900 2600 1200
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE NE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 11 9 9 11 8 8 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 10/08 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25
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 84 60 88 61 91 60 91 62 94
Temp 77 80 67 60 83 85 69 62 86 86 70 61 87 87 72 63 88 89
Dewpt 60 58 60 60 60 56 58 58 57 53 55 54 54 50 51 51 51 48
Min/Max RH 44 100 35 89 28 80 26 67 22
RH 57 48 78100 46 38 68 89 37 32 59 80 32 28 48 66 28 24
PWind dir E E SE S S S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-060900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 88 61 82 60
Temp 90 84 76 70 68 64 74 84 88 82 73 68 64 62 69 79 81 76 67 63 62 60
Dewpt 56 54 54 55 55 55 56 55 53 52 54 54 55 56 57 58 57 57 58 59 58 58
RH 32 36 46 59 63 73 53 37 30 35 51 61 73 81 66 49 44 52 73 87 87 93
Wind dir S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE E NE NE E E E E E E E
Wind spd 17 17 16 12 10 8 9 10 11 11 9 8 6 5 8 9 11 12 10 9 9 8
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 900 500 4800 7300 800 400 5700 6100 1200 1200
T Wind Dir S S S S SE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 19 13 12 13 11 9 9 12 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/08 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 60 87 60 89 60 89 62 91
Temp 76 76 65 61 82 81 67 61 84 82 68 61 85 83 70 63 85 84
Dewpt 59 57 58 57 58 55 55 55 55 52 54 53 52 49 50 50 51 49
Min/Max RH 44 87 35 81 30 75 26 62 25
RH 56 52 78 87 44 41 65 81 37 35 61 75 32 31 49 62 31 30
PWind dir SE SE S S SW S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-060900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed
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 83 59
Temp 91 86 77 72 67 63 75 87 89 86 75 69 64 60 68 77 82 78 69 65 61 59
Dewpt 55 54 55 55 56 56 58 57 54 54 56 57 59 58 59 59 59 59 61 60 59 58
RH 31 34 47 57 69 80 55 37 31 34 51 66 84 92 74 53 46 51 75 86 93 97
Wind dir S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 16 13 12 9 6 5 5 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 700 700 6100 8100 700 600 3200 5100 2400 1500
T Wind Dir SE S S S E NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 13 10 10 12 10 10 11 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 10/08 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25
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 82 60 89 61 91 60 91 64 94
Temp 74 78 66 60 83 84 69 62 87 86 69 61 86 86 72 65 88 88
Dewpt 60 60 60 60 61 57 58 58 58 55 56 54 54 51 51 52 52 50
Min/Max RH 49 100 36 87 31 79 26 65 23
RH 61 54 82100 47 40 68 87 38 35 62 78 34 30 48 63 29 27
PWind dir E SE S S SW S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ029-060900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 85 57 76 54
Temp 85 82 72 68 64 61 70 79 83 79 68 65 60 58 64 72 75 71 62 60 57 55
Dewpt 54 54 55 54 55 55 56 54 52 52 56 55 56 56 57 56 55 57 59 59 57 55
RH 35 38 55 61 73 81 61 42 34 39 65 70 87 93 78 57 50 61 90 96100100
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S SE SE SE E NE NE NE E E NE E E E E
Wind spd 13 12 11 9 8 5 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 800 600 4400 7800 600 500 4500 5300 1700 1100
T Wind Dir S S S S E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 20 16 11 11 12 10 9 11 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/08 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 56 83 56 85 56 85 59 88
Temp 70 74 62 56 79 79 64 57 81 80 65 57 81 81 67 60 83 83
Dewpt 58 57 59 56 57 54 57 55 54 52 55 53 52 49 51 51 51 49
Min/Max RH 52 100 37 96 32 87 30 72 26
RH 66 55 90100 47 42 78 93 39 38 70 86 37 33 56 72 33 31
PWind dir SE S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 5 0 5 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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