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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
TXZ024-120900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue
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 86 65 76 62
Temp 86 81 72 71 70 68 74 82 85 80 72 70 68 66 68 72 76 73 67 67 64 63
Dewpt 51 50 52 52 51 52 54 57 59 62 63 63 62 62 62 61 60 60 62 60 57 58
RH 30 34 49 52 52 57 49 43 41 54 75 77 81 87 81 68 59 64 83 78 79 84
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W SW SE SE E E SE SE S
Wind spd 13 11 9 10 11 13 13 12 11 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 40 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.18 0
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S S
Tstms S S C S S S S S
Mix Hgt 600 700 3600 4200 600 800 2400 2700 1400 1300
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW N SE SE S
T Wind Spd 14 19 18 16 13 13 10 10 10 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 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25
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 59 85 61 84 55 81
Temp 79 79 66 61 81 79 66 60 81 79 69 62 80 78 62 56 77 75
Dewpt 58 56 54 54 55 52 52 50 53 51 50 52 48 44 42 39 40 38
Min/Max RH 40 79 34 70 31 70 25 55 21
RH 49 45 65 79 42 40 61 69 38 38 52 70 32 30 47 54 27 26
PWind dir S S S S S S SW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-120900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 88 66 78 62
Temp 87 84 75 71 68 66 74 83 86 82 76 72 69 67 69 73 77 75 70 67 64 62
Dewpt 52 50 51 51 51 51 53 55 58 59 60 60 60 61 62 62 60 60 59 58 57 56
RH 30 31 43 49 55 58 48 38 39 46 58 66 73 81 78 68 56 60 68 73 78 81
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SE E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 11 9 9 10 11 11 13 14 12 9 8 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 30 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.12 0
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 400 500 3400 4400 400 600 1500 1800 700 400
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW SE E SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 18 16 13 13 10 10 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 60 87 59 87 61 86 55 83
Temp 81 81 67 61 82 81 67 59 82 81 69 62 81 80 64 56 78 77
Dewpt 58 54 54 53 54 51 49 50 52 49 50 51 52 48 45 41 43 39
Min/Max RH 37 75 31 72 29 67 28 57 22
RH 46 39 63 75 38 35 52 72 35 33 51 67 37 33 50 57 29 25
PWind dir SE SE S S S S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ043-120900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue
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 64 91 67 85 62
Temp 88 86 76 72 68 66 76 86 89 85 79 75 71 68 72 80 85 83 75 70 66 63
Dewpt 51 50 51 51 51 52 53 55 57 58 60 58 57 58 58 58 57 57 57 55 55 56
RH 28 29 43 48 55 60 45 35 34 41 52 56 61 69 61 48 40 41 54 59 69 80
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 10 9 8 8 8 9 12 12 12 9 8 6 6 5 6 6 8 8 6 5 5 4
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 500 600 4100 6200 600 700 3600 5600 2000 500
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SE SE S
T Wind Spd 14 14 19 17 14 12 11 11 13 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 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25
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 59 89 58 90 60 89 57 87
Temp 84 84 69 60 84 84 68 59 84 84 70 61 84 84 66 58 81 81
Dewpt 58 53 53 54 54 50 50 50 51 47 52 54 55 48 49 44 41 39
Min/Max RH 31 81 27 74 24 78 26 63 20
RH 42 34 57 81 36 31 52 73 32 28 53 78 37 29 54 61 24 22
PWind dir S SE S S S S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-120900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 86 65 81 62
Temp 84 81 73 71 69 68 73 82 85 79 72 69 68 66 69 76 80 76 70 68 66 63
Dewpt 51 51 51 52 51 52 53 58 60 62 63 62 62 61 62 61 60 60 59 58 57 57
RH 32 35 46 51 53 57 49 44 43 56 73 78 81 84 78 60 51 58 68 70 73 81
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 17 14 14 13 14 13 14 13 12 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 10 9 9 9 8 6
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 40 30 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0.08 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 800 600 3300 4200 700 600 2900 5300 1200 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 19 17 14 14 14 9 12 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 59 85 59 85 60 86 54 82
Temp 81 79 66 60 80 79 66 60 80 79 68 61 81 78 62 55 78 75
Dewpt 58 55 54 53 55 51 49 50 52 50 50 50 45 39 41 39 38 36
Min/Max RH 40 78 33 70 31 67 20 55 19
RH 46 44 65 78 42 38 54 69 38 36 53 67 28 25 46 55 24 24
PWind dir S SE S S S S SW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-120900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue
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 90 66 80 62
Temp 88 84 75 72 69 67 76 86 88 83 76 73 70 67 71 76 79 78 71 69 65 63
Dewpt 52 51 52 52 52 52 53 56 58 61 63 63 62 62 63 62 60 61 61 59 57 57
RH 29 32 45 49 55 59 46 36 37 47 63 70 75 83 76 64 53 57 70 72 77 81
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SE E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 12 9 9 9 9 10 14 14 12 9 6 5 6 5 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 30 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.08 0
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 700 800 3900 5200 700 800 2100 2200 1100 600
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW SW SE E SE
T Wind Spd 14 17 19 16 14 13 10 9 11 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 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25
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 88 59 89 62 88 56 85
Temp 83 82 68 60 83 82 69 59 83 83 70 63 83 82 66 57 80 79
Dewpt 58 56 54 53 56 53 52 52 53 50 52 54 54 50 47 42 43 40
Min/Max RH 36 78 32 77 28 71 28 58 21
RH 44 41 61 78 40 36 56 77 36 32 52 71 38 33 51 58 28 25
PWind dir S S S S S S SW SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ029-120900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 62 82 60 75 58
Temp 82 78 68 68 65 64 69 78 79 75 68 67 64 61 65 70 74 72 65 64 61 59
Dewpt 49 50 52 52 51 52 53 58 59 61 63 63 62 61 61 60 59 60 60 59 57 56
RH 32 38 57 57 60 65 57 50 50 62 84 87 93100 87 71 59 66 84 84 87 90
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SE SE SE E SE SE S
Wind spd 13 11 10 10 12 11 12 12 11 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 40 40 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0.08 0
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S C S S S S
Mix Hgt 600 700 3000 4200 600 600 3000 3900 1200 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SW N SE SE S
T Wind Spd 18 20 18 17 14 14 9 11 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 80 54 82 55 82 55 81 49 78
Temp 76 76 63 55 77 77 63 56 77 77 65 56 76 75 58 50 73 72
Dewpt 57 55 54 54 55 51 52 50 51 51 50 51 42 39 41 38 36 35
Min/Max RH 44 96 35 83 34 83 22 63 21
RH 52 48 72 96 47 40 67 80 40 40 58 83 30 27 53 63 26 26
PWind dir S S S S S S SW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
$$
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