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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025

TXZ024-082200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025

Date             Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25            Mon 11/10/25
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                      70          40          59          33          62
Temp                   70 70 61 52 47 44 42 47 54 58 52 42 38 35 33 42 56 62 56
Dewpt                  29 28 25 25 23 22 23 25 25 23 23 25 26 26 26 26 26 25 26
RH                     22 21 26 35 38 41 47 42 32 26 32 51 61 68 74 53 31 24 31
Wind dir                N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SW SW  S  S SW  S
Wind spd               19 18 10  5  5  6  8  9 10  9  5  3  3  3  3  5  9 11  8
Clouds                 FW SC SC B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    5000   500   600  4700  5800   500   500  3400  4700
T Wind Dir                    N     N     N     N     N     E     S     S    SW
T Wind Spd                   23    12    16    19    17    10     6    13    16
RFTI                    1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category          EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date               Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25  Thu 11/13/25  Fri 11/14/25
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    80      47    73      43    80      50    82
Temp          48   46 73 70 54   48 69 64 49   44 72 70 58   51 75 73
Dewpt         26   26 27 30 32   32 34 35 37   37 37 34 35   32 32 33
Max/Min RH         47    15      56    24      79    19      49    16
RH            42   46 19 22 43   55 27 34 62   76 28 26 42   48 21 23
PWind dir          SW     W      NW    NE       S    SW      SW    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
TXZ026-082200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025

Date             Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25            Mon 11/10/25
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                      73          40          58          30          58
Temp                   71 72 62 55 50 46 42 47 55 58 52 43 37 32 30 39 52 58 54
Dewpt                  30 28 25 24 23 24 25 26 26 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 25
RH                     22 19 24 30 34 42 51 44 32 27 35 49 61 75 81 57 33 27 32
Wind dir                N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NW SW  S  S  S  S
Wind spd               19 19 12  8  6  9  9 11 12 11  5  4  2  2  3  4  8  9  9
Clouds                 CL SC B1 B2 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    4500   300   400  4700  5500   300   300  3200  4600
T Wind Dir                    N     N     N     N     N    NE    SE     S     S
T Wind Spd                   25    14    14    18    18    11     5    11    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               Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25  Thu 11/13/25  Fri 11/14/25
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            39    79      43    74      42    78      49    81
Temp          44   40 71 70 52   44 68 66 50   43 70 70 56   50 74 74
Dewpt         26   26 29 30 32   33 35 35 38   38 41 39 39   37 37 38
Max/Min RH         57    16      65    24      82    24      61    21
RH            49   57 21 22 46   65 29 32 63   82 35 32 53   61 26 27
PWind dir           S    SW      NW    NE      SE     S       S    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
TXZ043-082200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025

Date             Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25            Mon 11/10/25
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                      77          40          61          30          61
Temp                   75 76 68 58 52 47 42 49 56 60 55 46 40 34 31 41 54 61 57
Dewpt                  31 30 29 30 27 24 23 25 25 24 25 27 27 27 27 27 25 26 27
RH                     20 18 23 34 38 41 46 39 30 25 31 48 59 74 85 56 32 26 32
Wind dir                N  N NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E NE SW  S  S  S  S
Wind spd               12 17 14  9  6  6  8 10 12 10  5  4  2  2  2  3  5  8  6
Clouds                 CL CL FW FW B1 FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    4500   500   500  4300  5400   400   400  3200  4500
T Wind Dir                   NE    NE    NE     N     N     E    SE     S     S
T Wind Spd                   23    17    16    18    17    10     6    10    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               Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25  Thu 11/13/25  Fri 11/14/25
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            41    79      43    77      41    81      50    84
Temp          47   42 70 72 56   44 70 69 51   42 73 73 59   51 76 76
Dewpt         27   26 29 32 33   33 34 36 40   40 41 40 43   45 42 39
Max/Min RH         54    18      65    22      93    24      81    21
RH            45   53 22 23 42   65 26 31 66   93 32 31 54   81 30 26
PWind dir          SW    SW      SW    NE      NE    SW      SW    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    CL   FW FW CL FW   FW FW CL CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
TXZ035-082200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025

Date             Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25            Mon 11/10/25
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                      74          36          60          28          63
Temp                   73 74 64 52 48 42 38 45 55 59 53 42 37 32 29 40 56 63 57
Dewpt                  26 27 26 24 23 21 20 22 22 21 21 22 23 23 24 25 25 24 24
RH                     17 17 23 33 37 43 48 40 27 23 28 45 56 69 81 55 30 22 28
Wind dir               NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE  N NE  E  E SE  S  S  S SW  S
Wind spd               20 20 14 11  9  9 10 11 12  9  5  5  3  4  5  6 12 13 10
Clouds                 CL FW FW SC B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    4500   500   500  4300  5600   400   400  3400  4400
T Wind Dir                   NE    NE    NE     N     N     E    SE     S    SW
T Wind Spd                   21    16    17    19    13    10    11    17    17
RFTI                    1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category          EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date               Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25  Thu 11/13/25  Fri 11/14/25
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            39    81      43    78      42    81      47    83
Temp          45   40 73 71 52   44 73 68 51   43 74 71 56   48 76 73
Dewpt         24   25 27 25 29   29 31 30 33   34 34 31 31   32 32 31
Max/Min RH         55    13      55    17      70    16      54    15
RH            43   55 18 18 41   55 21 24 50   70 23 23 38   54 20 21
PWind dir          SW    SW      NW    NE      SE    SW      SW    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
TXZ031-082200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025

Date             Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25            Mon 11/10/25
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                      74          40          61          30          61
Temp                   72 72 64 55 49 46 42 47 56 59 54 43 37 33 30 40 55 60 56
Dewpt                  30 29 28 27 25 24 25 26 27 25 25 27 27 27 27 26 25 26 27
RH                     21 20 25 34 39 42 52 44 32 27 33 53 66 79 88 56 32 26 34
Wind dir                N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  W SW  S  S  S  S
Wind spd               18 19 12  6  5  6  6  9 12 10  5  3  2  2  2  3  8  9  9
Clouds                 CL FW SC B2 SC CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    5000   600   600  4800  6000   500   500  3300  4600
T Wind Dir                    N     N     N     N     N     E    SE     S     S
T Wind Spd                   25    14    14    18    18    10     5    11    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               Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25  Thu 11/13/25  Fri 11/14/25
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            42    81      44    75      41    81      49    84
Temp          45   43 73 71 53   45 70 66 49   42 73 71 57   50 77 75
Dewpt         28   28 29 31 34   34 35 37 40   40 41 39 40   39 37 39
Max/Min RH         57    16      67    23      97    23      65    19
RH            50   55 20 23 48   67 28 34 71   94 32 31 52   65 24 27
PWind dir           S    SW       W    NE      SE     S      SW    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
TXZ029-082200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025

Date             Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25            Mon 11/10/25
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                      67          32          56          25          60
Temp                   66 67 59 47 43 38 34 42 50 54 50 38 33 28 25 38 53 60 54
Dewpt                  27 28 27 25 23 22 22 23 22 21 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 24 25
RH                     23 23 29 42 45 52 61 46 33 27 34 57 69 88100 62 35 25 32
Wind dir               NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE  S SW SW SW SW  S
Wind spd               18 17 10  6  5  5  6  9  9  8  5  3  2  2  3  5 11 12  9
Clouds                 CL FW FW B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    4400   500   500  4100  5800   500   400  3500  4500
T Wind Dir                   NE    NE    NE     N     N     E     S    SW    SW
T Wind Spd                   21    14    18    19    16    11    10    19    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               Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25  Thu 11/13/25  Fri 11/14/25
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            37    78      40    73      39    77      43    79
Temp          43   38 70 68 48   41 68 63 46   40 69 68 51   44 73 71
Dewpt         26   25 26 29 31   31 32 33 35   35 33 31 31   30 29 31
Max/Min RH         62    15      67    21      85    18      60    17
RH            51   59 19 23 51   67 26 32 65   82 26 25 46   58 20 23
PWind dir          SW     W       N    NE       S    SW      SW    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW SC FW FW   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