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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1131 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
TXZ024-071000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1131 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
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 39 55 31 62 34
Temp 46 44 42 45 51 55 50 40 37 35 33 40 56 62 55 44 40 36 35
Dewpt 33 31 31 32 31 29 30 30 30 29 28 29 30 28 30 29 29 27 25
RH 62 60 66 60 46 37 47 66 76 78 83 65 37 28 38 56 63 68 66
Wind dir N N N N N N NE S SW SW SW SW S SW S SW W W W
Wind spd 9 8 8 8 8 5 3 3 4 4 5 5 8 9 5 5 5 6 6
Clouds FW FW B1 SC CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
Mix Hgt 600 2600 4400 500 500 3500 5500 500 500
T Wind Dir N N N SE SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 14 14 10 8 9 13 18 13 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 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
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 69 42 62 42 66 31 48 27 50
Temp 61 61 48 43 59 56 46 46 64 56 40 32 43 42 32 28 43 44
Dewpt 28 27 28 29 31 31 30 31 33 31 29 25 22 22 20 19 20 22
Min/Max RH 20 57 30 59 28 77 37 69 32
RH 27 28 46 57 35 39 53 57 31 38 64 77 43 45 61 69 40 40
PWind dir W W NE SW N NE NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-071000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1131 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 36 54 28 59 31
Temp 42 40 39 42 49 53 48 39 35 32 29 35 51 59 53 43 39 35 32
Dewpt 35 34 31 31 31 30 31 30 30 28 27 29 32 30 31 30 30 29 28
RH 76 79 73 65 50 41 51 70 82 85 92 78 48 33 43 60 70 78 85
Wind dir N N N N N N E E SE S S S S S SE S S SW W
Wind spd 8 9 9 10 10 6 3 3 3 4 5 5 8 10 8 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F
Mix Hgt 1100 2000 2900 300 300 1700 2900 300 300
T Wind Dir N N N E S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 17 11 9 6 11 18 16 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 69 38 62 38 66 29 47 24 47
Temp 59 61 46 39 58 55 44 40 62 57 40 30 42 41 30 25 40 42
Dewpt 29 30 29 30 31 30 30 31 33 30 29 25 21 20 18 17 18 20
Min/Max RH 22 70 28 73 28 81 35 71 34
RH 32 31 51 70 36 38 58 70 34 35 64 81 43 43 60 71 41 41
PWind dir SW W NE S N NE NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-071000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1131 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
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 39 57 28 63 34
Temp 49 44 41 45 53 56 52 43 37 32 30 38 56 62 57 47 43 38 35
Dewpt 27 33 32 32 31 29 30 31 31 30 28 30 30 28 29 31 31 28 28
RH 43 66 72 60 42 35 43 63 79 91 92 72 37 27 35 55 63 68 75
Wind dir NW N N N N N NE E SE S S SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 8 9 8 10 11 9 5 3 2 2 3 4 6 9 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F
Mix Hgt 500 2800 3900 400 400 2200 4500 400 400
T Wind Dir N N N E S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 18 13 8 4 8 14 14 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 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
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 71 42 67 41 71 31 50 25 51
Temp 63 65 52 43 63 60 48 44 68 62 44 32 46 45 33 26 43 46
Dewpt 27 26 25 27 29 30 31 30 31 32 29 26 22 21 20 17 18 21
Min/Max RH 19 54 25 62 23 79 32 68 29
RH 26 23 35 54 28 32 52 57 25 33 56 79 38 38 59 68 35 38
PWind dir SW SW N S NW NE NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-071000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1131 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 35 57 30 64 30
Temp 50 43 39 43 52 57 51 41 37 33 30 39 57 64 57 46 40 33 31
Dewpt 27 28 28 29 28 27 26 26 26 25 25 26 28 26 25 25 25 23 22
RH 41 55 64 57 39 31 37 55 64 72 81 59 33 23 29 43 55 66 69
Wind dir NW N N N N N N E S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W
Wind spd 12 11 10 9 9 5 3 4 5 5 6 9 13 13 8 5 5 5 8
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 3000 4900 400 400 3100 4600 500 400
T Wind Dir N N N SE S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 18 16 11 9 11 16 18 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 72 40 68 42 73 30 53 25 55
Temp 62 64 50 41 63 60 49 46 68 63 44 31 46 46 33 26 46 48
Dewpt 23 21 22 24 29 27 26 27 31 30 27 25 24 21 18 16 21 21
Min/Max RH 16 51 24 49 21 78 31 65 28
RH 22 19 33 50 28 28 40 47 25 29 51 78 42 37 53 65 37 34
PWind dir W W NE SW N NE E SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-071000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1131 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
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 36 56 28 62 31
Temp 43 41 39 44 51 55 49 40 35 31 29 36 55 61 55 45 40 36 32
Dewpt 36 36 33 32 31 30 32 32 32 30 28 31 31 30 31 32 31 30 29
RH 77 83 79 62 47 39 52 74 88 96 96 82 41 32 40 60 69 79 89
Wind dir N NW N N N N NE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 6 6 8 9 10 8 3 2 2 2 3 4 9 11 6 5 5 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F
Mix Hgt 1400 2600 3300 500 500 2200 3800 600 600
T Wind Dir N N N E S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 11 8 8 12 18 16 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 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
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 72 39 64 40 68 29 49 24 50
Temp 63 62 47 40 61 56 45 42 64 58 40 30 44 43 30 25 43 44
Dewpt 28 30 28 30 31 32 31 32 33 32 30 26 21 21 20 18 17 21
Min/Max RH 20 67 29 72 28 85 34 74 29
RH 27 30 47 67 33 39 59 69 32 37 67 85 40 41 65 74 35 40
PWind dir SW W NE S N NE NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-071000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1131 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 31 54 26 59 26
Temp 43 39 36 41 50 53 48 37 33 30 28 37 53 59 52 39 34 28 27
Dewpt 30 31 30 32 31 28 29 29 28 27 26 28 29 27 28 27 26 24 24
RH 60 73 79 70 48 38 47 72 82 88 92 70 39 29 39 62 72 85 88
Wind dir N N N N N N NE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 8 6 5 6 6 5 2 2 3 5 5 8 12 10 5 3 3 4 5
Clouds FW SC B1 SC CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 2800 4800 400 400 2600 4700 500 500
T Wind Dir N N N SE SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 18 13 11 8 13 17 18 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 66 36 62 38 67 25 48 22 50
Temp 58 58 43 37 58 55 44 43 64 56 38 27 43 42 28 23 42 43
Dewpt 26 26 26 28 31 31 30 30 33 32 29 25 24 23 20 19 21 23
Min/Max RH 21 70 31 60 28 96 38 84 35
RH 29 29 51 70 36 40 58 60 31 40 70 92 47 46 71 84 43 45
PWind dir W W NE SW N NE E SE SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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