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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1131 PM CST Sun Nov 23 2025
TXZ024-241000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1131 PM CST Sun Nov 23 2025
Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 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 69 41 65 34
Temp 53 52 47 53 65 68 61 51 48 45 43 51 62 64 56 46 42 37 35
Dewpt 53 51 46 42 41 38 38 38 37 37 36 37 36 32 30 27 25 23 22
RH 99 96 95 67 41 33 42 60 66 72 75 59 38 31 37 47 50 56 60
Wind dir S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NE NE NE NE N N N
Wind spd 5 5 8 10 13 12 5 5 4 4 4 5 9 11 9 8 5 5 5
Clouds OV B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Obvis F F
Mix Hgt 600 3900 5000 500 500 3800 5900 500 500
T Wind Dir SW W NW NW W NW NE N NE
T Wind Spd 10 20 20 9 5 6 16 13 9
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 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 55 35 63 40 65 47 64 35 46
Temp 49 49 40 36 56 56 43 41 59 59 53 48 60 57 43 36 43 42
Dewpt 17 23 25 29 35 37 38 38 43 45 46 44 38 37 36 32 31 30
Min/Max RH 24 77 37 91 47 87 35 86 53
RH 28 35 56 76 45 50 81 90 56 60 76 87 44 48 75 86 61 63
PWind dir SE S S S S S W NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ026-241000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1131 PM CST Sun Nov 23 2025
Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 47 69 41 66 33
Temp 52 52 48 53 62 67 62 53 49 44 43 49 62 65 57 48 43 38 34
Dewpt 52 50 48 48 44 41 42 42 42 40 38 39 39 34 31 28 26 24 22
RH 100 93100 83 52 39 48 66 77 86 82 68 43 31 37 46 51 57 61
Wind dir SE S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
Wind spd 6 5 6 9 12 11 5 5 4 5 5 5 9 11 9 9 6 6 5
Clouds OV OV B2 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Obvis F F PF
Mix Hgt 600 2900 4700 300 300 3100 5000 300 300
T Wind Dir S W NW NW NW NW N N NE
T Wind Spd 8 14 20 10 8 8 18 16 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 55 33 62 39 64 46 65 36 49
Temp 49 49 39 34 55 56 44 40 58 59 53 48 60 58 45 37 45 44
Dewpt 20 23 25 28 34 36 37 36 42 46 48 46 43 39 38 33 32 31
Min/Max RH 25 78 38 89 48 93 41 85 49
RH 31 36 57 78 45 47 76 85 55 62 83 93 53 49 76 85 60 60
PWind dir E SE SE SE S S W NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ043-241000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1131 PM CST Sun Nov 23 2025
Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 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 49 73 41 69 35
Temp 57 55 51 56 67 72 67 56 50 46 43 51 64 68 62 53 47 41 36
Dewpt 57 55 51 49 44 41 41 42 41 39 37 40 42 41 39 37 32 28 26
RH 100100100 77 43 32 40 60 72 78 81 65 45 37 44 55 55 59 67
Wind dir SE SW W W W W NW NW NW W NW W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 5 5 5 6 10 10 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 8 8 9 8 6 5
Clouds OV OV B2 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Obvis F F
Mix Hgt 500 2500 4600 400 400 2600 5100 1200 1100
T Wind Dir SW W W NW NW NW NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 6 14 14 8 4 5 10 20 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 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 56 34 65 41 67 49 70 36 53
Temp 52 51 41 35 57 59 48 42 61 64 56 51 65 63 49 38 49 48
Dewpt 22 27 31 31 38 41 41 40 48 51 52 50 47 42 44 38 36 35
Min/Max RH 27 88 40 94 53 99 39 100 53
RH 32 40 68 88 48 52 76 94 62 63 86 98 53 46 83 100 62 62
PWind dir E S S S S S SW NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ035-241000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1131 PM CST Sun Nov 23 2025
Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 42 71 38 67 32
Temp 55 49 43 50 64 69 63 51 46 42 39 47 62 66 59 48 42 37 32
Dewpt 50 45 39 39 39 35 33 32 32 31 32 33 34 32 31 29 24 22 21
RH 83 86 86 66 40 28 32 48 58 65 76 58 35 28 34 47 48 54 63
Wind dir S SW W W W NW NW NW W NW N NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 6 8 10 12 13 12 5 3 3 5 5 5 8 10 11 12 10 9 6
Clouds OV SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Obvis F
Mix Hgt 600 2900 4900 400 400 3300 5700 500 500
T Wind Dir W W NW NW W N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 17 18 8 6 9 12 18 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 57 35 67 40 69 43 68 34 54
Temp 51 51 40 35 59 59 46 41 61 63 51 44 61 61 46 35 49 47
Dewpt 19 25 27 30 38 38 38 38 43 43 43 42 37 33 33 33 33 31
Min/Max RH 25 82 36 89 40 93 30 92 45
RH 28 36 59 82 45 45 73 89 51 48 74 93 41 35 60 92 54 53
PWind dir SE S S S S S SW E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 10
$$
TXZ031-241000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1131 PM CST Sun Nov 23 2025
Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 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 72 40 67 33
Temp 54 54 50 55 66 71 64 53 49 44 42 50 64 66 59 48 43 38 34
Dewpt 54 53 50 47 43 41 43 43 42 40 39 40 41 37 34 32 28 26 25
RH 100 96100 75 44 34 47 68 77 87 91 68 44 33 39 53 55 62 69
Wind dir SE S SW W W NW NW NW W W W NW N NE NE N N N N
Wind spd 5 5 5 8 11 11 5 4 2 2 2 4 6 10 9 8 5 5 4
Clouds OV OV B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Obvis F F PF
Mix Hgt 700 3500 5500 600 600 3400 5700 1200 700
T Wind Dir SW W NW NW NW NW NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 8 16 20 9 5 6 13 16 11
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 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 56 33 64 38 66 47 68 35 50
Temp 50 50 39 34 57 56 44 39 59 61 53 48 63 60 45 36 46 44
Dewpt 20 25 28 30 35 39 39 38 43 48 50 48 43 41 41 36 33 33
Min/Max RH 26 85 38 96 50 100 39 100 53
RH 30 37 63 85 43 53 82 96 55 63 89 100 50 48 84 100 62 64
PWind dir E S S SE S S SW NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ029-241000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1131 PM CST Sun Nov 23 2025
Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 38 66 34 62 26
Temp 50 44 39 47 60 64 57 45 41 37 35 45 59 61 53 41 37 31 27
Dewpt 50 44 39 40 40 35 35 35 34 33 33 34 33 32 31 27 24 22 21
RH 100100100 76 47 34 43 68 76 85 92 65 37 33 43 57 59 69 78
Wind dir SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 5 5 8 10 12 10 5 2 2 2 2 4 8 10 9 9 5 5 4
Clouds OV B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Obvis F
Mix Hgt 900 3100 4600 500 500 3700 5800 600 600
T Wind Dir W W NW NW W E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 18 19 9 5 9 16 17 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 53 30 62 35 62 38 62 28 45
Temp 47 47 36 31 55 54 40 36 55 56 47 39 57 54 38 30 41 40
Dewpt 17 25 26 30 37 38 38 36 43 44 44 39 36 34 34 30 31 31
Min/Max RH 27 100 39 100 51 100 36 100 58
RH 30 42 67 96 51 55 92 100 64 64 89 100 45 47 85 100 67 70
PWind dir SE S S S S S W NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 10
$$
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