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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
TXZ024-242200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 69 42 65 34 55
Temp 64 68 61 51 47 45 43 51 62 62 54 46 42 38 35 41 50 55 50
Dewpt 41 39 39 39 39 38 37 37 36 32 29 27 25 24 23 21 18 20 23
RH 42 34 45 63 72 75 78 60 37 32 38 47 51 57 61 44 29 25 35
Wind dir NW NW NW NW W W W NW N NE NE NE N N N E S S S
Wind spd 14 13 5 5 4 4 4 4 9 11 9 6 5 5 4 4 5 9 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL 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 4700 500 500 3500 4700 1100 500 2900 3700
T Wind Dir NW NW W NW NE NE NE SE S
T Wind Spd 20 9 6 10 17 13 9 8 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 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 33 59 39 65 43 60 38 54
Temp 39 34 54 53 43 40 59 60 52 45 55 54 43 39 50 49
Dewpt 26 27 32 35 36 37 43 46 48 43 40 37 37 35 34 32
Max/Min RH 75 40 89 50 95 44 85 43
RH 59 75 43 52 75 88 56 61 85 95 58 52 77 85 55 51
PWind dir S SE SE S SW NW SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ026-242200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 69 41 66 33 53
Temp 63 67 62 52 48 44 42 49 61 64 57 47 43 38 34 39 49 53 48
Dewpt 44 42 43 43 43 41 39 40 39 34 30 29 26 24 23 22 20 20 23
RH 50 40 50 71 83 89 89 71 44 33 35 49 51 57 64 50 31 27 37
Wind dir W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE SE S SE
Wind spd 12 12 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 12 9 9 6 6 5 5 4 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4900 300 300 3000 4000 1400 1100 2800 3400
T Wind Dir NW N NW NW N NE N E S
T Wind Spd 19 10 6 11 17 17 11 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 32 58 38 62 43 59 36 54
Temp 39 32 53 52 43 39 57 59 52 45 54 52 43 37 48 49
Dewpt 26 26 31 34 35 36 42 47 48 45 42 39 36 35 34 33
Max/Min RH 78 37 89 53 100 51 92 46
RH 59 78 43 50 73 89 57 64 86 100 64 61 76 92 58 54
PWind dir SE SE SE S S N E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 20
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ043-242200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 69 34 56
Temp 67 72 67 56 50 45 42 51 65 68 61 52 47 41 35 43 52 56 52
Dewpt 43 39 40 42 41 39 38 39 42 41 39 37 31 28 26 25 22 23 28
RH 42 30 38 59 71 78 87 65 42 37 44 55 53 61 69 50 31 28 39
Wind dir W W NW N NW NW W W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE
Wind spd 10 9 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5800 400 400 2600 5000 1300 1000 2800 3200
T Wind Dir W N N N NE NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 14 8 5 5 12 19 13 11 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 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 32 61 39 66 47 66 39 58
Temp 41 33 55 57 45 40 61 63 55 49 61 59 47 40 52 54
Dewpt 31 31 34 38 39 38 47 51 53 49 45 42 42 40 39 38
Max/Min RH 92 40 92 54 100 43 100 47
RH 67 92 45 50 79 92 61 64 92 100 57 53 85 100 61 56
PWind dir SE SE SE S S NW E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 20
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ035-242200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 71 38 68 32 57
Temp 65 71 63 51 45 42 40 47 63 67 58 47 42 37 33 40 52 57 51
Dewpt 40 35 32 33 33 32 32 34 35 33 31 29 24 22 21 21 20 23 26
RH 40 27 31 50 63 67 73 60 35 28 36 49 48 54 61 46 28 27 37
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E S S S
Wind spd 13 11 5 3 3 4 5 5 6 11 12 12 10 9 5 5 9 11 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5200 400 400 2800 5400 900 800 2700 3500
T Wind Dir NW NW SW S NE NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 14 6 6 9 13 19 12 11 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 33 62 40 67 41 61 34 55
Temp 40 34 57 55 45 41 60 61 50 42 56 54 43 35 50 49
Dewpt 27 29 35 37 38 37 43 44 44 40 37 34 33 31 31 28
Max/Min RH 82 41 86 45 93 39 85 37
RH 59 82 43 51 76 86 53 53 80 93 49 47 67 85 48 44
PWind dir S SE SE S SW NW SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ031-242200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 72 40 68 34 55
Temp 66 70 63 54 48 45 42 49 64 66 58 49 43 39 35 41 50 55 50
Dewpt 44 41 43 44 43 41 39 40 41 37 34 31 28 27 25 23 21 21 25
RH 46 36 49 70 83 87 90 72 44 34 41 50 55 61 67 49 31 27 38
Wind dir NW NW NW NW W W W NW N NE NE N N N N NE SE S SE
Wind spd 12 12 5 4 3 2 2 4 9 11 9 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL 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 5400 600 600 3400 4900 1900 1700 3000 3600
T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW N NE NE E S
T Wind Spd 19 9 6 9 17 16 11 9 10
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 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 31 60 38 66 44 64 38 56
Temp 39 32 55 54 43 39 59 61 54 46 58 56 45 39 52 51
Dewpt 28 29 32 36 37 37 44 50 51 46 44 42 40 38 36 36
Max/Min RH 89 38 96 53 100 48 95 48
RH 64 89 41 51 79 93 57 68 90 100 60 59 83 95 56 56
PWind dir SE SE SE S S NW E S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 20
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ029-242200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1131 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 66 34 62 27 53
Temp 60 64 58 45 41 38 35 45 59 60 50 42 37 31 28 36 47 53 47
Dewpt 40 35 35 34 35 33 33 35 35 32 30 27 24 23 21 21 17 21 26
RH 47 34 42 65 79 82 92 68 40 35 46 55 59 72 75 54 30 28 44
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SE S S S
Wind spd 12 11 5 3 2 2 2 3 9 11 9 8 5 5 3 4 8 10 6
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4800 500 500 3400 4900 800 700 2800 3500
T Wind Dir NW NW W E NE NE E SE SW
T Wind Spd 18 8 5 8 17 16 11 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 27 58 35 62 36 59 32 53
Temp 36 28 53 51 40 36 55 56 46 37 52 51 38 33 47 47
Dewpt 26 28 34 36 38 36 43 45 46 37 37 36 36 33 33 30
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 53 100 45 100 43
RH 67 100 48 56 92 100 64 66100 100 56 56 92 100 58 51
PWind dir S S S S SW NW SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
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