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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
226 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
TXZ024-042200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
226 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
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 68 50 59 42 60
Temp 49 47 53 64 68 62 55 54 53 51 54 57 58 54 49 46 44 43 49 57 60 55
Dewpt 45 43 44 45 46 46 49 49 50 49 48 47 44 41 41 39 38 37 38 38 38 40
RH 85 87 71 50 45 56 79 82 88 90 79 71 60 61 73 75 78 79 66 50 45 57
Wind dir W W SW S S S S S S W NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NE E E
Wind spd 3 3 3 8 10 6 5 5 4 4 16 18 17 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3900 4900 500 500 3300 4100 1200 500 2600 3300
T Wind Dir SW S S SW NW N N N N E
T Wind Spd 9 13 11 10 19 20 11 10 8 6
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 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26
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 60 43 63 44 69 47 69
Temp 47 43 57 55 47 45 60 56 48 45 65 62 51 49 65 63
Dewpt 41 40 42 43 43 40 41 41 41 40 43 43 44 43 46 47
Max/Min RH 92 50 88 42 84 39 83 46
RH 79 91 58 64 84 84 49 57 76 82 45 50 76 81 51 56
PWind dir S S W N SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-042200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
226 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 68 49 64 41 62
Temp 48 47 53 64 68 62 56 54 52 51 55 62 60 55 50 46 43 41 48 58 62 56
Dewpt 45 44 46 46 47 47 49 49 49 49 50 50 46 42 43 42 40 39 41 40 39 40
RH 89 89 77 52 47 58 77 83 89 93 83 65 60 61 77 86 89 93 77 51 43 55
Wind dir NW NW W SW S SE SE S S S NW N N N N NW NW NW N N NE N
Wind spd 4 5 3 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 14 16 8 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 0
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2800 3800 500 500 3400 4700 2100 500 2500 3300
T Wind Dir W S S S W N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 8 11 12 11 12 19 13 10 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 41 60 42 64 42 69 46 69
Temp 46 41 57 55 46 43 61 57 47 43 64 62 51 47 65 64
Dewpt 42 40 43 43 43 40 43 41 42 40 45 43 44 43 48 47
Max/Min RH 96 51 93 43 89 42 89 47
RH 86 96 59 64 89 89 51 55 83 89 50 50 77 86 54 54
PWind dir N N NW N S SW S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-042200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
226 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
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 71 51 71 45 64
Temp 51 48 55 66 70 66 59 56 55 53 59 68 68 59 53 50 47 45 52 61 64 59
Dewpt 47 46 47 46 47 48 50 50 50 50 50 49 48 45 45 43 42 41 41 41 40 41
RH 86 93 73 48 43 52 71 80 85 89 73 50 49 59 74 77 83 86 65 47 40 51
Wind dir W W SW S S SE SE S S S W NW N N N N NW NW N N NE NE
Wind spd 3 2 3 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 11 16 11 5 3 4 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW 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 3300 4300 500 500 3200 4900 2100 800 2700 3400
T Wind Dir SW S S S W NW N N NE NE
T Wind Spd 6 11 11 9 13 19 12 10 9 8
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 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26
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 44 61 44 66 43 70 47 71
Temp 49 44 58 57 49 45 63 58 49 45 67 63 52 48 67 65
Dewpt 42 42 42 43 44 42 41 42 41 41 43 43 44 44 46 47
Max/Min RH 93 49 93 39 86 36 86 42
RH 77 93 54 59 82 90 45 54 75 86 42 47 73 86 47 51
PWind dir NE NE N N S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-042200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
226 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 65 47 59 39 60
Temp 46 44 50 61 65 60 54 51 50 49 52 57 59 53 46 43 41 39 46 57 60 55
Dewpt 43 41 45 46 46 46 48 48 48 46 46 45 44 40 40 38 36 35 38 38 38 39
RH 89 89 83 58 50 60 80 89 93 89 80 64 57 61 79 82 82 85 73 49 44 55
Wind dir N W SW S S S S S S W NW N N N N N NW N N NE N N
Wind spd 0 2 3 11 13 9 9 6 5 10 17 19 18 10 5 5 5 6 4 1 0 0
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2900 3800 700 500 3100 4100 1200 500 2900 3900
T Wind Dir SW S S SW NW N N N NE E
T Wind Spd 10 16 13 12 19 20 13 11 9 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 41 58 41 62 41 64 44 66
Temp 44 42 55 53 45 42 59 54 45 42 61 59 47 45 62 60
Dewpt 39 39 41 41 41 39 40 39 39 38 42 42 41 42 46 46
Max/Min RH 89 53 89 43 93 45 89 50
RH 82 89 59 64 86 89 49 57 79 86 50 53 79 89 56 60
PWind dir SE W W N S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-042200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
226 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
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 50 65 43 63
Temp 50 47 54 66 69 64 57 55 53 52 58 64 63 56 51 47 45 43 50 59 63 58
Dewpt 47 46 48 48 48 50 51 51 51 51 52 51 48 46 46 44 42 41 42 42 40 44
RH 90 96 78 53 46 59 79 88 92 95 79 64 59 67 83 88 90 92 75 53 44 60
Wind dir W SW W S S SE S S S S NW N N N N NW NW NW N N NE E
Wind spd 2 2 2 6 9 5 5 4 4 3 8 14 16 9 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 2
Clouds FW B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3400 4000 500 500 3700 4500 2200 600 2500 3300
T Wind Dir W S S S W N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 6 12 11 11 13 20 13 10 8 6
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 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26
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 62 43 65 43 70 47 71
Temp 47 42 58 57 47 44 63 58 48 45 67 64 52 48 67 64
Dewpt 44 42 44 46 45 43 44 45 44 42 45 46 46 45 49 50
Max/Min RH 99 51 98 43 92 40 89 47
RH 88 99 61 67 93 95 51 61 86 88 47 53 80 88 54 59
PWind dir NE NE W N SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-042200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
226 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 65 46 57 37 60
Temp 44 42 50 60 64 60 53 50 49 48 51 54 55 52 45 41 39 37 45 56 60 54
Dewpt 43 42 46 46 48 48 49 49 49 47 47 46 44 41 40 38 36 35 38 38 38 41
RH 96100 86 60 56 64 86 96100 96 86 74 66 66 82 89 89 92 76 51 44 61
Wind dir W W SW S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N NW NW N NE E SE
Wind spd 2 2 3 11 12 8 6 5 5 6 17 17 14 8 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 4
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3400 4200 600 500 3300 4100 700 500 2800 3900
T Wind Dir SW S S SW NW N N N N E
T Wind Spd 11 17 14 13 20 20 12 11 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 39 59 39 62 39 65 42 66
Temp 43 40 55 53 43 41 58 53 43 41 61 59 46 44 61 60
Dewpt 40 39 42 44 42 40 41 41 40 39 44 44 43 42 47 48
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 46 100 45 96 52
RH 89 96 61 71 96 96 53 64 89 93 53 57 89 93 60 64
PWind dir S SW W N S SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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