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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
331 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
TXZ024-182100-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
331 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 43 75 59 90
Temp 64 62 68 79 82 74 61 55 50 45 54 67 75 71 63 63 62 60 71 86 89 79
Dewpt 39 45 47 30 32 40 40 38 36 34 33 30 32 35 38 38 38 38 37 33 32 36
RH 40 54 48 17 16 29 46 54 60 64 45 24 21 27 40 40 41 43 29 15 13 21
Wind dir W SW SW W NW N N N N N SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NE
Wind spd 8 12 17 16 14 10 8 6 5 3 5 9 12 10 11 12 14 18 18 17 14 10
Clouds SC OV FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 6000 7600 800 500 3900 5200 600 600 5000 7800
T Wind Dir W NW N N SE SW SW SW W N
T Wind Spd 20 25 14 10 9 19 21 24 23 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO
Date Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 Fri 10/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 48 73 48 83 60 83 54 77
Temp 58 49 69 67 53 49 77 77 65 61 79 77 61 55 73 71
Dewpt 36 32 27 27 30 32 42 46 50 51 49 40 47 46 45 43
Max/Min RH 52 18 51 26 72 23 73 30
RH 44 51 20 22 41 51 29 33 58 71 34 26 61 71 36 36
PWind dir NE E S S SW SW NW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ026-182100-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
331 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 46 74 54 90
Temp 64 62 66 80 84 77 65 58 52 48 55 67 73 70 61 59 57 55 68 85 89 80
Dewpt 46 44 51 44 35 42 39 38 35 33 33 29 29 32 36 37 37 38 40 37 35 36
RH 52 52 58 28 17 29 38 47 52 56 43 24 20 24 39 44 47 53 36 18 15 21
Wind dir W W SW SW NW N N N N N N S S S S S SW SW SW W N NE
Wind spd 8 12 16 14 12 11 11 9 8 5 4 5 10 9 10 9 10 12 13 14 14 12
Clouds SC B2 B2 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 40 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 5400 8600 600 500 3700 4700 400 400 4800 6800
T Wind Dir SW NW NE N E SW S SW W N
T Wind Spd 18 23 18 12 8 16 17 17 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 Fri 10/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 49 75 47 82 58 83 54 79
Temp 60 50 70 69 54 47 75 77 65 59 79 77 61 54 73 73
Dewpt 35 33 28 27 32 33 40 46 51 52 52 45 48 47 47 45
Max/Min RH 52 18 58 26 78 29 77 31
RH 39 52 21 21 43 58 28 33 60 78 39 32 62 77 40 37
PWind dir NE NE S S S SW W NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ043-182100-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
331 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 49 77 56 94
Temp 70 65 68 82 86 81 69 64 57 50 59 70 76 72 63 61 59 57 70 86 93 84
Dewpt 58 54 55 44 30 31 42 42 39 37 35 31 33 36 38 38 39 41 43 41 34 36
RH 67 68 62 26 13 17 38 45 52 61 40 23 21 27 41 43 48 55 39 21 13 18
Wind dir SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W N
Wind spd 9 10 14 14 12 6 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 9 11 14 14 13 8
Clouds FW B2 B2 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 60 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C L S
Tstms C S
Mix Hgt 6400 8100 600 500 3800 4700 500 500 4000 6900
T Wind Dir W NW N NE E S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 20 21 19 14 11 12 17 18 23 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 Fri 10/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 77 47 86 61 88 55 82
Temp 63 52 73 71 55 48 79 82 68 62 81 82 65 56 76 76
Dewpt 38 34 29 29 33 34 45 50 53 53 53 49 49 46 46 42
Max/Min RH 52 17 59 28 72 27 71 26
RH 39 50 20 21 42 59 30 34 59 72 38 32 56 71 34 30
PWind dir N NE SE S S SW SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ035-182100-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
331 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 43 77 54 91
Temp 67 60 67 78 83 76 62 56 49 43 55 68 76 73 64 61 59 55 68 84 90 81
Dewpt 43 49 45 30 28 32 37 38 36 35 34 33 35 35 37 37 38 38 38 33 28 30
RH 42 67 45 17 13 20 39 51 61 73 45 27 22 25 37 41 45 53 33 16 11 16
Wind dir W SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE SE S SW S S SW SW SW W W W N
Wind spd 11 12 18 18 16 9 10 10 9 6 6 11 14 12 13 12 13 13 16 17 17 9
Clouds B1 B2 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 5200 6500 900 800 3400 4300 500 500 4000 6700
T Wind Dir W NW NE NE SE SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 20 21 17 13 12 18 19 20 19 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 Fri 10/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 49 76 48 84 59 85 54 81
Temp 60 49 71 70 54 48 76 79 66 59 80 79 62 54 75 75
Dewpt 35 32 28 27 31 33 45 46 50 50 47 39 44 44 43 40
Max/Min RH 52 17 56 26 72 21 69 24
RH 39 52 20 20 41 56 33 31 56 72 31 24 52 69 32 28
PWind dir NE E S S S W NW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ031-182100-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
331 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 46 77 57 94
Temp 66 63 68 83 86 79 67 59 53 48 57 69 76 71 62 61 59 58 71 88 92 82
Dewpt 51 45 52 41 32 40 42 40 38 36 34 29 31 34 38 39 39 40 40 36 35 38
RH 58 52 57 23 14 25 40 49 56 63 42 23 20 26 41 45 47 51 33 16 13 21
Wind dir SW W SW W NW N N N N N NE S S S S S SW SW SW W NW N
Wind spd 6 11 17 14 13 10 9 6 5 3 4 5 10 9 9 9 10 12 16 16 14 11
Clouds SC B2 B2 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 50 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 7100 9200 1000 700 3900 5100 600 700 4700 8900
T Wind Dir W NW NE N E SW S SW SW NW
T Wind Spd 19 23 18 11 8 16 18 19 20 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 Fri 10/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 49 76 47 85 59 86 54 80
Temp 61 50 72 70 54 47 77 79 66 60 81 80 63 55 76 74
Dewpt 37 33 28 28 32 33 42 49 53 53 53 47 50 48 48 46
Max/Min RH 54 18 58 26 80 30 77 32
RH 42 52 20 21 43 58 29 35 62 79 38 31 62 77 37 37
PWind dir NE NE S S S SW W NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 10
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ029-182100-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
331 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 40 73 51 87
Temp 57 55 63 75 78 72 58 52 47 42 52 65 72 69 59 58 54 52 66 81 86 77
Dewpt 39 45 42 28 28 35 40 38 36 34 32 31 33 35 38 38 37 37 35 31 29 35
RH 51 69 46 18 16 26 51 59 65 73 46 28 24 28 45 47 52 56 32 16 13 22
Wind dir W SW W NW NW N NE NE NE NE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NE
Wind spd 5 9 14 14 12 8 6 6 5 3 5 10 13 11 12 11 12 12 14 17 13 9
Clouds B1 B2 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Mix Hgt 5200 7100 900 500 3800 4900 600 500 5100 7200
T Wind Dir W NW NE NE SE SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 18 23 17 13 11 21 21 21 25 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 Fri 10/24/25
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 45 71 44 80 54 80 49 75
Temp 56 46 67 66 50 44 73 75 62 55 76 74 58 50 71 69
Dewpt 36 30 25 26 30 32 42 45 50 50 45 39 46 44 42 40
Max/Min RH 56 18 62 28 83 23 80 29
RH 47 53 20 22 46 62 33 34 65 83 33 28 64 80 35 35
PWind dir NE E S SW S W NW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
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