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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
TXZ024-042200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
Date Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 88 54 77 46 86
Temp 59 54 62 80 88 79 68 65 61 56 64 74 77 68 57 52 48 46 58 78 85 76
Dewpt 39 41 40 36 32 32 32 30 32 29 32 37 40 42 44 45 44 43 40 35 29 28
RH 48 61 45 21 14 18 26 28 34 36 30 26 26 39 62 77 85 88 51 21 13 17
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W NW NE NE NE NE N W W SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 10 10 12 13 13 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 5 4 3 3 5 8 12 14 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2100 3800 500 500 3100 3700 500 500 2600 5800
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W N NE NE W SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 17 19 19 16 13 11 6 14 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 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 74 49 77 42 59 37 66
Temp 61 52 71 66 53 50 73 67 52 43 55 53 42 38 60 60
Dewpt 26 34 31 32 34 33 31 33 31 28 23 23 25 25 27 29
Max/Min RH 51 19 54 19 55 24 60 23
RH 26 51 23 28 48 52 21 28 44 55 29 31 50 60 28 31
PWind dir W N S W N NE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-042200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
Date Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 50 78 45 84
Temp 54 49 58 77 85 78 67 62 57 52 60 74 77 69 58 53 48 46 55 75 83 76
Dewpt 39 40 43 41 37 37 37 35 35 34 35 39 41 43 45 45 45 43 44 41 36 35
RH 57 71 57 28 18 23 33 36 43 50 39 28 28 39 62 74 89 89 66 29 19 22
Wind dir SW S S S S S S SW SW W N NE NE NE N N NW NW SW S S S
Wind spd 9 8 11 14 17 11 9 6 6 6 9 10 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 13 10
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2000 2800 400 300 2400 3300 400 300 2000 3400
T Wind Dir S S SW W N NE NE N SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 19 18 13 14 14 11 6 10 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 50 77 46 78 42 62 36 66
Temp 60 51 73 69 53 47 73 68 52 43 58 56 43 37 59 60
Dewpt 33 35 32 32 35 35 34 33 31 28 24 24 26 26 28 30
Max/Min RH 54 18 65 19 55 23 64 25
RH 36 54 22 25 50 63 24 27 44 55 27 29 51 64 30 32
PWind dir W N SE SW N NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-042200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
Date Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 86 52 85 46 87
Temp 54 48 60 75 85 79 68 63 57 53 64 81 84 76 63 56 50 46 58 78 86 80
Dewpt 44 43 45 43 39 38 42 44 45 45 40 33 34 38 43 46 46 43 43 41 35 32
RH 70 83 58 32 20 23 38 51 64 75 42 18 17 26 48 69 88 88 57 27 16 17
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W W NW N NE NE N NW W SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 5 12 13 13 9 9 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 6 10 12 8
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 3300 500 500 2400 3900 500 400 2200 4200
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W N NE N SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 17 18 16 12 9 11 6 10 16
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 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 79 46 83 44 64 36 69
Temp 63 54 74 71 55 47 75 74 56 45 59 58 44 37 62 63
Dewpt 33 36 34 32 36 35 38 33 34 28 24 23 26 26 27 29
Max/Min RH 51 18 66 18 51 21 64 21
RH 31 51 23 24 49 64 26 23 43 51 26 26 49 64 27 28
PWind dir SW N SE SW NE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-042200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
Date Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 49 83 45 87
Temp 52 48 58 78 87 78 66 60 54 49 61 78 82 74 59 53 49 45 58 79 86 78
Dewpt 39 39 40 35 30 28 28 29 30 29 29 31 32 35 39 42 41 39 37 32 26 23
RH 61 71 51 21 13 16 24 31 40 46 30 18 16 24 47 66 74 79 45 18 11 13
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W NW N NE NE E NE W W W SW SW SW
Wind spd 10 9 12 14 16 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 5 6 5 5 4 6 9 14 17 11
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1600 4000 500 400 2400 4100 500 500 2400 5300
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W NW NE E SE SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 18 14 12 9 12 8 11 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 48 77 46 80 42 64 37 69
Temp 61 49 72 70 54 47 75 70 53 43 59 58 43 37 62 63
Dewpt 21 30 29 27 29 32 29 29 30 27 23 24 24 26 27 29
Max/Min RH 48 16 56 15 53 21 64 22
RH 21 48 20 20 38 56 18 22 41 53 25 27 47 64 26 28
PWind dir W NE S W NE NE SE SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-042200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
Date Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 86 52 80 45 88
Temp 56 50 61 78 86 78 69 65 60 54 64 77 79 71 59 53 48 46 57 78 86 78
Dewpt 42 43 44 41 38 38 38 37 37 34 32 37 40 45 46 47 46 45 44 40 36 33
RH 60 77 54 27 18 24 33 35 42 47 31 24 25 38 63 80 93 96 63 26 17 19
Wind dir SW S S S S S S SW SW W NW N NE NE N N NW W SW S SW S
Wind spd 9 6 12 16 17 10 9 8 5 5 6 9 8 5 4 3 3 4 5 11 13 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2300 3000 600 600 2600 3600 600 600 2500 4200
T Wind Dir SW S SW W NW NE NE N SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 19 16 13 11 11 6 10 17
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 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 78 48 81 42 63 36 67
Temp 62 52 74 69 53 48 76 71 53 43 59 57 42 36 61 61
Dewpt 30 36 33 34 37 36 34 35 33 28 23 24 26 26 27 29
Max/Min RH 54 19 65 18 56 22 67 22
RH 30 54 22 27 54 64 22 28 46 56 26 29 53 66 28 30
PWind dir W N SE W N NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-042200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
Date Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 47 77 41 82
Temp 50 45 56 76 84 75 62 57 51 47 59 74 76 67 54 48 44 41 55 75 81 73
Dewpt 38 39 40 33 29 30 29 28 30 28 29 34 36 40 42 43 43 40 36 31 25 23
RH 63 79 55 21 14 19 28 33 44 47 32 23 23 37 64 83 96 96 49 20 13 15
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NE NE E E E SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 8 12 13 12 8 6 5 5 5 6 9 8 5 5 2 2 5 9 13 14 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1800 4600 500 500 2800 3600 500 500 3000 5300
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W N E E S SW W
T Wind Spd 18 17 17 18 14 11 12 9 16 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 45 72 44 75 38 58 33 65
Temp 56 46 68 64 50 45 71 65 48 39 54 52 38 33 59 59
Dewpt 23 31 29 30 31 32 29 32 30 27 22 23 24 24 27 29
Max/Min RH 56 19 62 19 62 24 69 23
RH 28 56 23 28 48 60 21 29 49 62 28 32 57 69 29 32
PWind dir W NE S W NE NE S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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