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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025
TXZ024-030900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025
Date 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 48 79 51 84 54
Temp 77 67 58 56 54 49 58 72 79 70 59 57 55 51 60 76 84 73 64 62 57 54
Dewpt 33 34 33 31 31 31 33 33 33 37 38 38 38 38 38 36 32 34 34 33 31 29
RH 20 29 40 38 41 51 38 24 19 30 45 49 53 61 44 23 15 24 33 34 36 37
Wind dir SW S SW SW SW W W SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W
Wind spd 11 8 8 8 6 5 4 5 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 11 8 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW 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 500 500 2100 4300 600 600 2400 4300 500 500
T Wind Dir SW W SW S S SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 17 16 6 13 18 21 23 18 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 80 47 85 50 74 50 76 44 68
Temp 76 68 52 48 78 73 57 50 70 64 53 50 72 65 51 44 63 61
Dewpt 33 38 43 42 36 29 31 35 31 34 35 33 32 33 32 30 28 30
Min/Max RH 19 85 12 57 20 54 20 58 21
RH 21 33 72 82 22 20 36 57 23 32 50 51 23 30 48 58 25 31
PWind dir N N SW W N S NW N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW 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 0
$$
TXZ026-030900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025
Date 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 46 78 47 81 50
Temp 76 68 59 54 49 46 56 72 78 69 59 55 50 47 56 74 81 74 64 59 53 50
Dewpt 37 38 37 36 36 36 36 36 36 38 38 38 39 39 40 39 37 38 39 37 35 34
RH 24 33 44 50 61 68 47 27 22 32 45 53 66 74 55 28 21 27 40 44 50 54
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 12 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 13 10 9 8 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 300 300 1900 3600 400 400 2400 3400 600 400
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 10 8 13 18 14 18 20 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 46 83 49 75 46 76 44 68
Temp 74 68 53 46 74 73 58 49 71 65 52 46 72 66 51 44 64 60
Dewpt 35 40 44 43 43 37 35 37 34 36 37 36 36 34 33 32 29 30
Min/Max RH 21 89 19 63 21 68 21 62 22
RH 24 36 71 89 33 27 42 63 26 34 56 68 27 30 50 62 27 32
PWind dir N N SW W N S W N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-030900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025
Date 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 46 82 46 82 50
Temp 76 70 60 55 51 47 58 75 82 73 62 56 51 46 56 73 82 76 66 60 54 50
Dewpt 39 38 39 39 40 41 42 41 37 37 40 41 41 40 42 41 39 40 43 44 45 43
RH 26 31 46 55 67 79 56 30 20 27 44 58 70 78 58 31 22 27 44 55 70 77
Wind dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 11 8 8 6 6 5 6 9 9 8 8 6 8 6 10 12 11 9 9 8 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 2100 4000 500 500 2500 3500 600 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 13 12 13 17 14 20 17 18 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 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 46 87 50 79 47 81 45 72
Temp 81 76 56 46 78 79 61 50 74 71 53 48 76 71 53 45 67 67
Dewpt 34 37 43 43 41 34 38 37 37 37 38 37 36 36 35 32 29 30
Min/Max RH 14 89 16 61 20 68 18 62 19
RH 19 24 62 89 27 20 41 61 26 29 57 67 24 29 50 60 24 25
PWind dir SW N SW W N S W NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-030900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025
Date 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 44 82 46 85 49
Temp 78 69 59 53 47 44 55 75 82 71 59 53 48 46 55 75 85 74 63 57 52 49
Dewpt 31 29 28 29 30 31 32 32 30 31 33 36 36 37 37 34 30 30 31 29 29 29
RH 18 22 30 39 51 60 41 21 15 23 37 52 63 71 51 22 14 20 30 34 41 46
Wind dir SW S S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W
Wind spd 14 10 10 9 9 6 5 8 12 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 9 10 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 400 1700 4100 500 500 2100 4100 500 500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 16 14 10 16 18 18 16 16 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 44 87 46 77 46 80 43 68
Temp 80 70 52 45 80 74 56 46 72 65 51 46 75 66 49 43 64 58
Dewpt 27 30 38 37 31 24 26 30 32 31 32 32 30 31 30 29 27 28
Min/Max RH 12 76 11 53 19 58 15 58 21
RH 14 22 59 73 17 15 31 53 23 28 48 58 19 27 48 57 24 32
PWind dir NW E W W NE S W NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-030900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025
Date 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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 46 82 49 83 52
Temp 77 69 59 54 51 46 58 75 82 72 63 57 53 49 61 77 83 76 68 63 58 52
Dewpt 38 38 38 38 37 36 38 38 37 38 40 41 41 41 41 39 37 39 40 39 36 34
RH 24 32 46 56 61 69 48 26 20 30 43 54 64 73 49 26 19 26 37 42 44 50
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 12 9 9 6 5 4 5 5 9 9 8 8 9 9 11 13 13 9 9 8 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW 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 600 600 2200 3900 600 600 2600 3500 900 600
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 11 9 13 18 18 20 20 19 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 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 46 86 50 77 48 80 45 71
Temp 78 71 54 46 78 78 61 50 74 67 53 49 75 68 52 45 68 64
Dewpt 33 39 45 44 41 34 35 39 34 36 38 36 36 34 35 32 29 30
Min/Max RH 18 94 16 65 19 63 19 62 19
RH 20 31 71 92 27 20 38 65 23 32 59 61 23 28 51 61 23 28
PWind dir N N SW W N S W N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW 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 0
$$
TXZ029-030900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025
Date 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 41 78 44 82 47
Temp 74 64 53 50 45 41 54 73 78 68 55 52 46 44 53 74 82 70 59 54 50 47
Dewpt 31 32 31 28 29 29 30 31 31 33 35 36 37 37 37 33 29 32 31 30 29 28
RH 20 30 43 42 53 62 40 21 18 27 47 54 71 76 54 22 14 24 34 40 44 47
Wind dir SW S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind spd 12 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 11 6 8 6 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 2300 4100 500 500 2000 4700 500 500
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 17 14 9 16 19 20 18 18 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 42 82 44 72 44 74 40 66
Temp 75 68 49 43 76 71 52 44 68 63 49 45 70 63 47 40 62 58
Dewpt 29 36 40 38 30 25 28 32 29 31 33 31 30 32 31 29 27 29
Min/Max RH 17 89 12 62 20 60 20 65 23
RH 18 31 71 82 18 18 39 62 23 30 54 58 22 31 53 64 26 33
PWind dir N E SW NW NE S NW NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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