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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
TXZ024-302200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
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 35 27 46 24 58
Temp 27 24 27 31 34 32 30 30 29 28 32 41 46 40 31 28 25 25 33 50 58 50
Dewpt 13 12 11 10 8 10 11 14 16 18 20 23 23 21 21 20 18 18 19 21 25 28
RH 55 60 50 40 34 38 44 50 56 65 60 48 39 45 67 72 73 73 56 32 28 42
Wind dir N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S W N N N NW W W SW S S S
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 12 10
Clouds FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2600 2700 2200 2200 2900 4100 500 500 2800 3800
T Wind Dir NE SE SE S SW NW NW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 10 13 14 16 18 11 8 13 21
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 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
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 40 55 28 41 30 58 33 61
Temp 44 40 51 45 33 28 34 37 30 31 51 49 37 33 56 51
Dewpt 33 30 27 28 28 25 23 24 27 30 31 29 26 26 28 29
Max/Min RH 71 34 90 48 96 33 76 27
RH 65 69 40 51 83 90 64 58 87 96 46 46 65 75 34 42
PWind dir SW NW NE E S W W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 10 10 5 0
Rain shwrs S
Snowshwrs S S
$$
TXZ026-302200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 34 28 46 24 55
Temp 28 24 26 31 33 31 30 31 31 30 33 40 46 41 34 29 25 24 32 48 55 49
Dewpt 14 12 12 10 10 11 12 14 16 18 21 23 23 22 21 20 20 19 20 20 23 26
RH 55 60 55 41 38 43 46 49 53 60 61 50 40 46 58 69 81 81 61 33 29 40
Wind dir N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SW N N N NW W W SW S S S
Wind spd 9 8 8 8 6 5 6 6 8 8 6 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 5 6 12 10
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2500 2700 2500 2400 2800 3900 500 300 2500 3400
T Wind Dir NE E SE S S NW NW W SW S
T Wind Spd 10 9 13 14 13 14 11 6 10 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 36 53 27 41 31 57 32 60
Temp 40 36 49 44 33 28 34 38 33 31 50 49 38 32 53 51
Dewpt 32 33 31 29 28 24 22 23 26 27 31 30 29 28 30 30
Max/Min RH 89 39 85 46 88 35 89 31
RH 73 89 50 55 82 85 61 54 75 85 48 48 70 85 41 44
PWind dir S NW NE NE S SW W NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 30 20 10 0 0
Rain shwrs S C S
$$
TXZ043-302200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
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 37 30 50 23 57
Temp 32 28 30 33 36 36 35 34 33 32 35 43 50 46 36 30 25 23 33 49 57 52
Dewpt 17 14 12 11 11 13 15 17 19 22 25 26 28 27 27 24 22 22 23 25 27 31
RH 53 55 46 38 34 37 43 49 56 65 64 52 42 48 68 78 87 96 68 38 31 45
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S N NE NE N NW W SW SW S S
Wind spd 10 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 5 6 9 9
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2500 2500 2400 2200 2800 3500 600 400 2400 3200
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE S NW N NW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 11 11 10 12 13 11 6 10 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 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
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 38 63 28 42 29 61 31 64
Temp 44 38 59 53 37 28 38 39 33 30 53 54 39 31 58 57
Dewpt 37 38 35 32 31 27 25 26 28 30 35 36 33 28 30 30
Max/Min RH 99 31 96 51 100 37 89 26
RH 78 99 40 43 81 95 58 58 82 100 49 50 77 88 34 36
PWind dir S NW NE NE S SW W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 40 30 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S C C S
$$
TXZ035-302200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 37 27 53 20 55
Temp 28 24 26 32 36 34 32 31 29 27 32 43 53 45 34 27 23 20 30 46 55 50
Dewpt 13 11 10 8 9 9 10 12 14 16 20 25 25 23 20 19 17 17 19 24 27 28
RH 53 57 50 36 32 35 39 45 53 63 61 49 33 41 56 71 77 88 63 42 34 42
Wind dir NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW NW N N N NW W SW SW SW S
Wind spd 10 9 9 9 10 11 11 9 9 8 6 8 8 9 5 4 5 5 8 12 16 12
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2000 2000 2100 1700 2200 4600 400 400 2300 3600
T Wind Dir E SE SE S SW NW N NW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 16 13 16 18 11 6 13 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 33 56 25 41 27 58 29 61
Temp 40 33 52 47 32 25 36 38 30 28 51 51 36 29 54 51
Dewpt 32 29 27 25 26 25 26 27 27 28 32 28 26 24 27 26
Max/Min RH 85 30 100 57 100 34 81 26
RH 73 85 38 42 78 100 67 64 88 100 48 41 67 81 35 37
PWind dir SW NW NE E S W W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 10 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Snowshwrs S S
$$
TXZ031-302200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
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 37 28 49 23 58
Temp 28 25 27 34 36 35 33 32 32 29 32 41 49 42 33 28 24 23 32 50 58 52
Dewpt 15 14 12 11 10 13 14 16 18 20 23 25 24 23 23 23 21 20 21 21 25 29
RH 58 62 54 39 35 40 46 50 56 69 68 52 38 46 67 81 87 89 65 32 28 41
Wind dir N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SW N N N NW W W SW S S S
Wind spd 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 3 5 8 12 9
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2700 2700 2800 3300 3100 4300 800 600 2700 3700
T Wind Dir NE E SE S S NW N W SW S
T Wind Spd 10 9 12 13 14 16 11 6 10 19
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 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
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 37 57 27 42 28 59 31 63
Temp 43 37 54 49 34 27 37 38 31 28 52 51 37 31 58 53
Dewpt 36 35 31 31 30 25 22 24 27 28 33 32 31 28 29 31
Max/Min RH 95 34 94 46 100 35 89 27
RH 75 91 42 49 86 94 56 56 87 100 48 50 76 88 33 43
PWind dir S NW NE NE S SW W NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 30 20 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S C S S
Snowshwrs S
$$
TXZ029-302200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 33 21 47 17 53
Temp 23 19 23 28 32 30 26 26 24 23 29 41 47 39 27 22 19 17 28 46 53 48
Dewpt 13 12 10 9 8 10 10 12 15 17 20 25 24 22 20 18 17 17 19 24 27 30
RH 65 74 57 44 36 42 50 55 68 77 69 53 40 50 74 84 92100 68 42 36 49
Wind dir NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S W N N N N W W SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 5 5 6 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 5 4 3 3 4 6 12 13 11
Clouds FW FW B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2100 2300 2200 1500 2200 4500 500 400 2700 3700
T Wind Dir E SE S S SW NW N W SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 12 17 16 18 19 11 6 14 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 31 51 22 39 25 55 26 58
Temp 38 31 48 41 27 22 32 36 26 26 49 47 31 27 52 47
Dewpt 32 28 26 28 27 22 25 27 26 26 31 28 26 24 27 28
Max/Min RH 92 37 100 59 100 37 92 29
RH 79 88 42 59100 100 75 69100 100 50 47 81 88 38 47
PWind dir SW N NE E SW W W W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 10 10 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Snowshwrs S S
$$
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