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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
TXZ024-301000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 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 24 35 26 45 25
Temp 57 48 40 33 30 25 28 31 34 32 29 29 28 26 30 41 45 39 32 29 26 26
Dewpt 31 24 19 16 14 13 11 10 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 23 22 22 22 21 19 17
RH 36 39 44 49 52 59 49 40 33 39 48 53 59 70 66 49 40 50 67 71 73 70
Wind dir N N N N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S SW N N N NW W W
Wind spd 17 13 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1900 1300 2400 2200 2100 2000 2400 4600 100 0
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E SE S SW NW NW W
T Wind Spd 16 13 6 9 12 12 12 18 10 9
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 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
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 58 38 56 29 45 34 59 35 64
Temp 51 50 43 38 53 47 35 29 39 42 35 35 54 51 38 35 58 54
Dewpt 16 26 32 29 27 27 28 25 23 27 29 30 31 29 29 28 30 31
Min/Max RH 21 71 33 87 44 85 33 77 0
RH 24 39 66 70 37 46 75 87 54 54 81 83 41 44 70 76 34 40
PWind dir SW SW NW NE E SW W SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 5 5 5 0
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ026-301000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 23 34 27 43 24
Temp 57 47 40 34 30 25 26 31 34 32 30 29 28 27 30 38 43 39 32 29 26 24
Dewpt 31 24 20 17 15 14 12 11 10 11 13 15 18 19 21 24 24 24 23 23 21 19
RH 37 40 44 49 53 62 55 43 36 41 49 55 66 71 69 57 47 54 69 78 81 81
Wind dir N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE S NW N N NW NW W
Wind spd 19 13 10 9 9 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1700 2300 2500 2400 1900 2300 2200 3000 100 0
T Wind Dir NE N NE NE E SE S NW NW W
T Wind Spd 20 17 9 8 11 11 12 9 6 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 54 34 56 29 45 33 59 33 63
Temp 47 47 39 34 52 47 36 29 39 41 36 33 53 51 39 33 57 54
Dewpt 19 24 32 32 30 29 29 25 24 27 30 30 32 30 30 28 33 33
Min/Max RH 27 92 35 85 45 89 34 82 0
RH 32 40 76 92 43 49 75 85 54 57 79 89 45 44 70 82 40 45
PWind dir SW S NW N NE S W SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 5 10 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ043-301000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 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 26 37 29 49 24
Temp 68 55 46 39 33 28 29 33 36 36 33 33 31 29 33 42 49 44 37 31 27 24
Dewpt 39 33 27 22 18 14 13 11 11 12 15 17 20 22 25 26 27 28 28 26 23 21
RH 34 44 47 51 55 56 51 39 35 37 48 52 65 74 72 54 43 54 71 80 85 89
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S NW NE N N NW NW
Wind spd 18 16 13 10 10 9 9 9 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1600 1200 2300 2200 2200 2200 1500 2300 100 0
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E SE S NW N W
T Wind Spd 18 19 14 9 9 8 8 6 6 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 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
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 58 38 65 29 45 31 62 33 64
Temp 50 52 43 38 61 54 37 29 39 43 35 31 56 54 40 33 58 57
Dewpt 21 30 38 38 35 32 30 27 26 30 32 31 35 35 34 31 32 35
Min/Max RH 26 100 30 92 52 100 34 91 0
RH 32 43 84 100 38 43 75 92 58 60 89 100 45 48 80 91 37 44
PWind dir SW S W NE NE S W SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 30 10 10 5 5
Rain shwrs C C
$$
TXZ035-301000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 23 37 26 48 23
Temp 64 49 40 33 27 24 26 32 36 33 31 29 28 26 31 42 48 41 33 29 26 23
Dewpt 33 29 22 17 14 12 10 8 8 9 10 12 14 16 20 24 26 24 22 20 17 16
RH 31 46 48 51 57 60 50 36 30 36 41 48 55 65 63 48 42 50 63 69 68 74
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW NW N N N NW W
Wind spd 19 17 14 12 11 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 6 4 4 4
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 1700 1700 1700 1400 1400 1700 4700 200 0
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE S SW NW N NW
T Wind Spd 16 16 10 11 13 11 11 18 12 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 59 35 62 29 49 34 64 34 66
Temp 50 51 43 35 57 49 35 29 43 44 36 35 58 53 39 34 59 56
Dewpt 19 26 30 28 27 27 27 25 27 30 30 30 31 28 28 27 29 28
Min/Max RH 25 75 25 85 47 85 28 75 0
RH 29 37 60 75 31 42 72 85 53 58 79 82 36 38 64 75 32 34
PWind dir SW SW NW NE E SW W SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 30 10 5 5 5
Rain shwrs C S
$$
TXZ031-301000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 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 24 37 28 46 23
Temp 61 51 42 36 30 25 28 33 36 35 32 30 29 28 31 41 46 41 34 28 25 23
Dewpt 34 28 22 19 16 14 13 11 11 12 15 17 18 20 22 25 24 25 25 24 22 20
RH 37 41 45 49 55 62 54 39 34 40 50 56 62 72 70 52 43 53 70 86 87 89
Wind dir N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE S N N N NW NW W
Wind spd 19 13 10 8 6 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 2200 2500 2500 2200 2300 1800 3200 100 0
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E S S NW NW W
T Wind Spd 17 18 11 8 11 11 11 9 8 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 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
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 36 59 27 45 31 60 32 66
Temp 51 50 40 36 55 50 35 27 39 42 34 31 54 51 37 32 60 58
Dewpt 17 26 36 35 30 30 30 25 23 27 30 31 33 31 32 30 33 34
Min/Max RH 22 100 33 92 42 98 34 91 0
RH 27 39 84 97 39 47 82 92 51 56 85 98 44 47 81 91 36 42
PWind dir SW S NW N NE S W SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 30 5 10 0 0
Rain shwrs S C
$$
TXZ029-301000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 18 33 21 44 18
Temp 55 43 34 28 22 19 24 30 33 30 26 25 23 21 27 39 44 37 28 23 20 18
Dewpt 31 26 20 15 13 12 11 9 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 24 24 24 22 19 17 16
RH 40 51 56 58 68 74 57 41 34 42 52 57 71 81 74 54 45 59 78 84 88 92
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S W NW N N N NW W
Wind spd 16 13 10 8 6 4 4 6 8 8 6 5 4 4 6 8 8 5 4 3 3 4
Clouds CL FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 2100 1600 1700 1400 1400 1600 4000 100 0
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE S SW NW NW W
T Wind Spd 18 16 8 10 13 13 14 20 10 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 55 31 55 23 44 27 57 29 61
Temp 47 47 37 31 51 44 30 23 37 39 31 27 52 49 33 30 54 52
Dewpt 17 28 31 27 26 27 27 23 25 30 30 27 31 29 28 28 29 30
Min/Max RH 27 85 31 100 51 100 33 96 0
RH 30 47 79 85 37 51 88 100 61 70 96 100 44 46 82 92 38 43
PWind dir SW SW NW NE SE SW W SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 30 5 5 5 0
Rain shwrs C S
Snowshwrs C
$$
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