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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1231 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025
TXZ024-150900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1231 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025
Date 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu
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 84 57 84 57
Temp 66 65 62 68 80 83 79 69 65 61 58 69 80 83 78 67 64 60 58
Dewpt 63 61 59 58 57 55 55 54 54 53 53 54 54 51 51 52 51 49 50
RH 89 88 89 70 45 38 43 60 69 76 83 59 41 33 39 58 63 67 75
Wind dir E E SE S S SE SE SE S S SW S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 10 11 9 6 5 5 5 5 9 11 9 6 6 5 5
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 600 4500 5600 600 600 4900 6200 500 500
T Wind Dir SE S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 8 10 16 13 11 12 17 16 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 10/16 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
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 84 56 82 50 81 57 88
Temp 80 79 67 61 79 78 62 57 77 74 57 51 75 75 61 58 82 82
Dewpt 52 52 54 53 49 48 46 40 39 39 42 41 39 38 40 41 44 42
Min/Max RH 32 75 29 57 21 69 21 52 20
RH 38 39 63 75 35 36 56 54 25 28 56 68 27 26 45 52 26 24
PWind dir S S SW SW NW NW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ026-150900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1231 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025
Date 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 86 58 84 57
Temp 68 65 62 69 80 84 81 71 66 62 60 67 80 84 79 70 65 60 58
Dewpt 62 60 57 57 56 54 53 54 54 53 53 54 54 51 51 51 49 49 49
RH 81 84 84 66 44 36 38 55 65 72 78 63 41 32 38 51 56 67 72
Wind dir E E E SE S SE SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 6 6 8 9 9 6 6 6 5 4 5 8 9 6 8 8 6 5
Clouds SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 400 4500 5600 400 400 4500 5800 400 400
T Wind Dir SE S S SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 10 10 13 14 11 10 13 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/16 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 61 84 56 83 51 82 55 89
Temp 80 80 68 61 80 79 65 57 78 77 59 51 75 76 61 56 81 83
Dewpt 51 50 52 54 55 54 55 46 44 42 43 42 40 38 40 41 45 44
Min/Max RH 32 78 37 70 23 71 21 57 22
RH 36 35 57 78 42 42 70 67 30 29 55 71 28 25 46 57 28 25
PWind dir S S S S NW N SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ043-150900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1231 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025
Date 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu
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 88 57 88 58
Temp 69 66 62 72 83 87 83 72 67 62 59 70 83 87 82 72 67 62 59
Dewpt 58 55 54 56 57 53 52 54 54 54 54 55 53 51 50 51 50 49 49
RH 68 68 75 58 42 32 35 54 63 74 83 58 36 29 33 48 54 64 70
Wind dir E E E S S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 9 9 6 5 5 4 2 3 5 8 6 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 500 5200 6000 500 400 5600 6700 600 500
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 9 11 13 12 9 10 12 14 12
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 10/16 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
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 60 89 58 88 51 85 56 92
Temp 84 83 69 61 82 85 69 59 82 81 62 52 78 79 64 57 85 86
Dewpt 53 52 54 56 57 56 52 46 42 37 45 44 40 38 42 43 49 47
Min/Max RH 30 83 35 64 18 74 19 62 22
RH 34 34 59 83 43 38 55 62 24 21 54 74 26 24 45 61 30 26
PWind dir S S S SW W N SE S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ035-150900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1231 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025
Date 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 84 57 84 58
Temp 66 64 62 70 78 84 79 69 65 61 57 68 78 83 79 69 65 62 58
Dewpt 59 58 56 57 59 56 55 54 52 52 51 53 55 54 52 51 51 50 50
RH 78 81 81 63 52 38 44 59 63 72 80 59 45 37 39 53 60 65 75
Wind dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 11 9 8 10 14 14 12 10 9 8 5 8 12 13 12 11 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 600 4100 5000 600 500 4800 5800 500 500
T Wind Dir SE S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 13 14 17 14 13 14 17 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/16 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 59 87 55 84 50 84 56 89
Temp 79 80 68 59 79 81 63 55 78 78 59 50 77 78 62 56 82 83
Dewpt 51 52 52 51 50 43 42 38 35 33 38 39 38 36 40 41 43 40
Min/Max RH 30 75 24 55 17 66 19 57 19
RH 38 38 57 75 36 26 46 53 21 19 45 66 24 22 44 57 25 22
PWind dir S S SW W NW NE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 0 5 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-150900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1231 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025
Date 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu
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 57 86 57
Temp 67 64 61 70 82 86 82 71 67 62 59 69 82 85 80 70 65 60 57
Dewpt 63 60 58 58 57 55 55 56 55 55 55 55 54 52 52 53 51 50 50
RH 87 87 89 65 43 36 40 58 67 80 89 61 39 32 37 54 60 69 77
Wind dir E E E S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 9 10 6 5 5 4 2 4 8 9 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 600 5000 6200 600 600 4900 6300 600 600
T Wind Dir SE S S SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 8 10 13 13 10 10 13 14 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 10/16 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
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 61 87 56 86 51 84 57 91
Temp 82 82 68 61 81 80 65 57 80 78 60 51 77 78 63 57 84 85
Dewpt 53 52 54 55 55 56 55 45 44 42 45 44 40 39 42 42 47 46
Min/Max RH 31 80 36 70 21 76 21 58 22
RH 36 36 62 80 42 44 70 64 28 28 58 76 27 25 45 58 28 26
PWind dir S S S SW NW N S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 5
$$
TXZ029-150900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1231 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025
Date 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 80 52 81 53
Temp 65 61 57 66 75 79 76 65 62 57 54 65 76 80 76 65 62 57 54
Dewpt 61 59 56 57 57 55 54 55 54 53 52 53 54 51 51 53 51 50 49
RH 87 93 96 73 54 44 46 70 75 86 93 65 46 36 42 65 67 77 83
Wind dir E SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 8 11 11 9 6 5 5 4 5 9 11 9 8 6 6 5
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Mix Hgt 700 4000 4900 500 500 4800 5700 700 500
T Wind Dir SE S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 13 14 17 16 14 16 17 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/16 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 53 82 49 79 45 79 52 85
Temp 76 77 64 54 75 76 56 50 75 72 54 46 73 73 58 53 78 79
Dewpt 51 52 54 51 45 40 42 37 35 34 39 39 37 35 39 41 41 38
Min/Max RH 35 90 25 63 19 79 20 66 19
RH 42 42 70 90 34 27 59 61 23 25 57 76 27 25 49 64 27 23
PWind dir S S SW W NW NE SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 0 5 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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