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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
TXZ024-032200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25
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 78 51 85 53 81
Temp 56 51 60 71 78 71 60 59 57 53 61 77 85 76 65 62 58 54 63 77 80 71
Dewpt 31 30 31 31 31 33 38 39 39 40 39 37 31 32 36 34 32 31 32 35 37 40
RH 38 45 33 23 19 25 44 47 52 60 44 24 15 20 34 35 37 41 30 22 21 32
Wind dir SW W NW E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W NW N NE E
Wind spd 6 5 4 4 6 8 8 9 11 11 11 12 11 8 9 9 8 9 8 6 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2100 3800 500 600 2200 4500 500 500 2700 3600
T Wind Dir NW S S SW SW SW SW W NW NE
T Wind Spd 8 11 16 23 21 19 19 18 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
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 87 50 74 48 76 44 64
Temp 55 49 79 77 60 51 70 66 52 49 71 67 53 45 59 58
Dewpt 44 41 32 29 31 34 30 32 34 34 33 33 34 32 28 31
Max/Min RH 79 12 55 19 57 21 60 25
RH 66 75 18 17 34 53 22 28 50 56 24 28 48 60 30 35
PWind dir N SW W N S NW N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-032200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 47 83 49 81
Temp 51 48 57 72 79 73 61 57 53 49 58 75 82 76 65 61 55 50 59 75 80 72
Dewpt 35 35 37 34 35 37 39 39 40 40 41 41 40 40 39 37 36 35 36 37 37 40
RH 54 60 47 25 20 27 44 51 61 71 53 29 22 27 38 41 49 56 42 25 21 31
Wind dir SW S SW S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W NW N NE NE
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 6 6 9 8 9 9 11 13 14 10 9 6 6 5 6 6 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2000 3300 300 300 2400 3000 400 300 2100 3000
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW NE
T Wind Spd 8 11 16 16 18 21 18 13 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 87 50 77 46 76 44 65
Temp 54 47 78 78 60 51 72 69 53 46 72 68 53 45 61 59
Dewpt 44 44 40 34 35 36 33 34 36 36 35 34 34 32 30 31
Max/Min RH 89 16 59 19 68 21 60 27
RH 69 89 26 20 39 56 24 27 52 68 26 28 48 60 31 34
PWind dir N SW W N SE W N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-032200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25
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 82 46 83 51 87
Temp 51 47 58 76 82 75 63 58 53 48 58 75 82 77 67 62 56 52 63 80 86 78
Dewpt 39 40 41 40 34 36 41 43 42 42 42 43 41 41 43 44 44 44 41 33 32 35
RH 63 77 54 27 18 24 44 58 67 79 55 33 23 28 43 52 64 73 43 18 14 21
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W SW SE
Wind spd 6 5 5 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 10 12 12 8 9 8 8 8 8 6 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 4200 500 500 2500 3400 500 500 2200 4900
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 16 16 18 18 18 16 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 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
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 47 88 51 77 45 81 45 69
Temp 58 48 80 81 63 52 73 71 54 46 75 72 57 46 63 63
Dewpt 42 44 39 32 35 38 33 33 37 37 34 36 35 34 30 30
Max/Min RH 86 15 59 19 73 19 62 24
RH 55 86 23 17 35 59 23 25 53 72 22 27 43 62 30 30
PWind dir W SW W NE SE W NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-032200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 46 86 49 86
Temp 50 46 57 75 81 73 61 56 52 47 57 76 85 78 65 59 54 50 62 79 85 77
Dewpt 31 30 32 31 29 30 33 37 38 38 39 36 30 30 31 30 30 30 30 28 28 30
RH 48 53 38 20 15 20 35 49 59 71 51 23 14 17 28 33 40 46 30 15 13 18
Wind dir SW W SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W NW NW W S
Wind spd 9 6 5 6 11 10 11 11 11 10 11 12 12 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1900 4200 500 500 2000 4200 500 500 2600 5400
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW W
T Wind Spd 11 13 17 18 16 17 18 16 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 47 88 48 77 46 80 43 69
Temp 55 47 80 79 59 49 72 69 53 47 74 71 53 44 62 62
Dewpt 36 36 30 22 24 31 28 29 31 31 31 31 31 30 27 28
Max/Min RH 68 10 50 17 54 17 58 21
RH 49 65 16 12 26 50 19 22 43 53 20 23 43 58 26 27
PWind dir E W NW NE S W NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-032200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25
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 81 48 84 52 83
Temp 53 48 59 74 80 73 63 58 54 50 61 77 83 77 68 63 58 53 63 77 82 73
Dewpt 37 37 38 36 35 36 41 41 42 42 42 42 39 40 40 39 36 35 34 35 37 40
RH 54 65 45 25 19 26 45 54 63 73 51 29 21 26 37 41 44 50 34 22 20 30
Wind dir S S SW S S SE S S SW S SW S S S S SW SW W NW N NE NE
Wind spd 5 4 5 5 8 6 6 6 8 8 11 13 14 9 9 8 5 5 5 6 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL 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 2500 3900 600 600 2600 3100 600 600 2500 3300
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW N
T Wind Spd 9 12 16 18 20 20 20 16 11 9
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 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
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 46 89 50 77 46 79 44 67
Temp 55 47 81 79 62 51 73 69 53 46 74 70 54 45 62 60
Dewpt 45 44 37 32 35 39 33 34 37 37 35 35 36 34 30 31
Max/Min RH 96 14 63 18 70 20 67 25
RH 69 89 21 18 36 63 23 27 55 70 24 28 49 65 30 33
PWind dir N SW W N SE W N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-032200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Date Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 78 43 82 47 81
Temp 47 43 55 71 78 70 57 54 49 45 56 74 82 73 60 56 51 48 60 76 80 71
Dewpt 28 28 28 29 28 30 36 36 39 39 38 35 30 29 33 32 30 29 29 31 32 35
RH 47 55 35 21 16 22 45 50 68 79 51 24 15 20 36 40 44 47 31 19 17 27
Wind dir SW SW W SE S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE E
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 8 8 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2100 4300 500 500 2200 5000 500 500 2700 4400
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW SW
T Wind Spd 9 12 18 20 19 19 18 17 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 42 84 44 72 44 74 39 64
Temp 50 43 77 74 54 45 68 64 49 44 69 65 49 40 58 57
Dewpt 40 37 28 24 27 33 28 29 32 31 31 33 32 30 26 29
Max/Min RH 82 11 63 19 62 20 67 24
RH 68 79 16 15 35 63 22 27 52 60 24 30 52 67 29 34
PWind dir SE W NW NE S NW NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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