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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025
TXZ024-180900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 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 88 58 84 44
Temp 67 64 62 72 83 86 82 70 65 61 59 69 80 83 76 62 55 49 45
Dewpt 54 54 53 54 47 43 43 48 47 44 41 41 30 28 32 40 38 37 36
RH 63 70 72 54 28 22 25 46 52 53 51 36 17 13 20 44 53 63 69
Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW N N N N N
Wind spd 9 8 9 11 9 10 8 5 5 6 11 13 17 17 12 11 10 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 4400 7900 600 500 4800 8100 600 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW W W NW N NE
T Wind Spd 14 16 14 11 14 19 19 17 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/19 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25
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 75 60 91 49 74 51 82 54 78
Temp 67 69 61 60 85 81 60 50 69 68 53 53 77 76 62 55 74 71
Dewpt 30 34 37 39 35 34 37 35 31 32 35 37 45 45 47 44 42 41
Min/Max RH 20 47 13 55 20 55 26 68 25
RH 25 27 41 46 17 18 42 55 25 26 49 54 32 33 58 66 32 34
PWind dir SE SW W N E S SW W N
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ026-180900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 88 59 85 46
Temp 68 64 62 71 83 86 82 73 68 62 59 68 80 84 78 66 57 51 46
Dewpt 52 53 53 55 53 50 53 56 55 51 50 47 44 37 42 39 38 36 35
RH 57 67 72 57 36 29 37 55 63 67 72 47 28 19 28 37 49 56 65
Wind dir S S S S SW S S S S SW SW W W NW N N N N N
Wind spd 11 9 8 10 10 12 10 8 6 8 9 11 13 17 11 16 13 11 9
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 400 3800 6600 400 300 4600 6400 700 600
T Wind Dir S S S S SW W NW N N
T Wind Spd 14 13 14 13 13 18 16 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/19 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 74 54 92 50 75 50 82 56 79
Temp 67 70 59 55 86 82 61 51 71 69 56 51 76 76 63 56 74 73
Dewpt 32 33 36 39 39 36 38 36 33 32 35 37 47 48 49 47 46 43
Min/Max RH 21 57 14 56 21 59 29 72 29
RH 27 25 42 55 19 19 42 56 25 25 45 59 36 37 60 72 37 34
PWind dir SE S SW NE NE SE S W NE
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ043-180900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 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 62 88 49
Temp 70 66 62 71 83 88 85 76 73 69 65 74 82 87 81 70 64 56 50
Dewpt 52 55 54 57 56 53 56 59 59 56 54 50 44 30 27 40 41 39 37
RH 53 69 75 61 40 30 37 56 61 64 69 44 26 13 14 35 44 54 61
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE
Wind spd 8 5 6 10 10 10 9 8 8 9 8 11 14 14 10 11 12 11 10
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 SC CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 500 3600 6400 500 500 5600 6600 500 500
T Wind Dir S S S S SW W W N NE
T Wind Spd 12 13 12 14 17 18 16 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 10/19 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25
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 55 95 53 78 51 87 57 83
Temp 70 72 60 56 86 86 65 54 74 73 58 52 81 82 68 58 78 77
Dewpt 31 34 37 41 44 35 41 36 33 34 36 40 50 50 51 49 48 43
Min/Max RH 20 60 14 52 19 65 29 75 26
RH 24 25 43 59 23 16 41 51 22 25 45 65 34 34 55 72 35 30
PWind dir E S SW N NE SE S SW N
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ035-180900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 88 56 85 44
Temp 69 66 61 70 81 86 82 70 65 62 57 67 79 84 77 63 56 50 44
Dewpt 53 54 53 54 45 40 39 44 44 42 43 39 29 26 27 35 38 37 35
RH 57 65 75 57 28 20 22 39 46 48 59 36 16 12 16 35 51 61 70
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N N NE NE NE
Wind spd 12 11 9 9 9 11 10 9 9 9 9 13 18 17 12 14 16 16 12
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 600 4800 8400 600 500 5500 7700 500 500
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 14 11 16 12 13 18 18 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/19 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 55 92 50 77 53 84 56 81
Temp 68 72 60 55 85 83 62 50 71 71 58 53 78 79 63 56 75 75
Dewpt 32 34 37 39 36 30 37 33 31 32 38 40 46 43 46 44 42 41
Min/Max RH 21 55 11 52 19 61 24 66 24
RH 26 25 42 55 17 15 39 52 23 24 47 61 32 28 54 64 31 29
PWind dir SE SW W NE E SE SW W NE
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ031-180900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 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 87 47
Temp 69 65 62 73 86 89 84 74 69 65 61 72 82 86 79 67 60 53 48
Dewpt 53 54 54 55 52 49 54 58 56 52 49 46 44 34 38 42 40 38 37
RH 57 69 74 54 32 26 36 57 64 64 66 41 26 16 23 41 47 58 67
Wind dir S S S S SW S S S SW SW SW W W NW N N N N N
Wind spd 9 8 9 11 10 12 9 6 5 6 12 12 13 16 11 13 12 9 6
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 700 4400 6900 700 700 5600 7200 700 600
T Wind Dir S SW S S SW W NW N N
T Wind Spd 14 14 14 12 16 19 16 18 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/19 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25
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 76 56 95 51 77 49 84 55 81
Temp 69 70 59 57 88 85 63 52 72 71 55 50 78 79 64 56 76 74
Dewpt 31 34 37 41 39 36 39 36 33 33 35 37 49 50 51 48 45 44
Min/Max RH 20 56 13 55 20 61 30 75 27
RH 25 26 44 56 18 17 40 55 25 25 46 61 36 36 64 74 34 34
PWind dir SE S W N NE SE S W N
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ029-180900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 55 85 51 80 40
Temp 65 62 57 66 78 83 78 63 59 55 53 62 76 79 73 59 52 46 41
Dewpt 54 55 52 53 42 38 38 43 43 40 36 38 27 27 29 38 38 36 34
RH 68 78 83 63 28 20 24 48 55 57 52 41 16 15 20 45 59 68 76
Wind dir S S SW SW W SW SW W SW W W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 9 6 9 9 11 8 5 5 5 8 12 17 16 11 10 11 10 6
Clouds FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 4600 8300 500 500 5700 7700 500 500
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 18 13 16 11 13 17 18 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/19 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 73 52 87 46 72 48 80 50 76
Temp 65 68 57 52 82 78 57 47 68 67 52 49 74 74 58 51 71 69
Dewpt 30 34 37 39 33 33 36 33 30 32 36 38 44 43 46 42 39 40
Min/Max RH 23 61 13 58 21 66 26 77 25
RH 27 28 47 61 17 19 45 58 24 27 54 66 34 33 64 71 31 35
PWind dir S SW W NE E S SW NW N
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
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