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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
TXZ024-052200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25
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 58 29 68 37 54
Temp 30 30 36 51 58 47 38 35 32 30 37 57 68 58 47 43 41 37 41 49 54 46
Dewpt 30 28 27 27 25 29 29 29 27 26 26 27 27 31 31 30 29 28 29 28 27 27
RH 98 91 69 39 28 48 70 76 81 86 65 31 21 36 52 60 62 70 63 44 34 47
Wind dir SW W W W W N NW NW NW W W SW W W NW NW NW NW N N N NE
Wind spd 8 8 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 14 14 9 6 8 8 9 8 8 6 4
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1800 3500 500 500 2800 3600 500 500 2600 4500
T Wind Dir W NW N NW SW W NW N N N
T Wind Spd 13 10 9 6 13 19 13 14 16 13
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 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
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 29 60 34 69 43 64 38 71
Temp 34 29 53 52 39 34 62 58 51 43 61 53 40 38 66 60
Dewpt 26 23 27 28 26 25 27 26 26 27 27 27 27 28 30 31
Max/Min RH 80 28 69 19 54 23 67 22
RH 73 79 36 39 60 69 26 29 38 54 27 36 61 66 26 33
PWind dir S SW W SW W N S NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-052200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 57 29 69 35 53
Temp 28 27 33 49 57 48 41 37 33 31 36 57 69 59 46 41 38 35 39 49 53 45
Dewpt 28 27 30 29 27 29 29 30 28 27 28 29 28 30 30 30 29 29 30 29 27 27
RH 100100 89 46 31 47 62 75 82 85 72 34 21 33 53 65 70 78 70 46 36 49
Wind dir S SW W W W NE NE N NW NW W SW SW SE N N N N N N N NE
Wind spd 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 11 5 5 6 9 9 9 10 8 4
Clouds FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1700 2300 300 300 2100 4100 400 400 3000 3800
T Wind Dir W NW N NW SW SW NW N N N
T Wind Spd 10 9 10 8 10 17 9 14 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 25 58 31 70 38 67 35 69
Temp 30 25 49 52 37 31 60 58 44 38 62 56 41 35 61 59
Dewpt 25 23 27 28 27 27 29 28 26 28 27 27 27 28 30 30
Max/Min RH 96 30 85 20 67 21 75 23
RH 81 92 42 39 67 85 31 32 49 67 26 33 57 75 31 33
PWind dir SE S SW SW SW N SE W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-052200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25
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 29 70 38 58
Temp 31 30 38 57 66 57 45 39 33 30 38 58 70 65 55 50 43 38 43 54 58 50
Dewpt 30 30 32 33 31 31 31 30 28 28 28 27 26 25 26 28 29 29 30 29 27 27
RH 98 99 81 40 27 37 58 69 82 91 67 30 19 22 33 42 57 69 60 37 30 41
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W NW N N N N N NE
Wind spd 5 5 8 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 11 16 11 8 6 6 6 9 10 9 5
Clouds B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2300 4500 400 400 2500 4300 500 500 3000 3700
T Wind Dir W SW NW NW W W W N N NE
T Wind Spd 18 17 11 6 9 21 16 16 18 13
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 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
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 25 62 32 71 43 70 36 74
Temp 33 25 55 56 41 32 62 63 49 43 66 61 43 36 66 64
Dewpt 28 25 25 26 28 27 27 28 27 26 26 27 29 29 28 30
Max/Min RH 99 24 81 18 51 19 75 20
RH 83 99 32 31 60 81 26 26 42 51 22 27 57 75 25 28
PWind dir SE S SW SW SW N SE W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-052200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 64 24 70 32 56
Temp 28 27 34 56 64 52 40 35 28 24 33 58 70 61 52 45 37 32 37 51 56 48
Dewpt 26 25 25 22 18 18 20 22 22 21 22 23 23 23 23 26 26 25 26 27 25 25
RH 92 92 69 26 17 26 44 59 78 88 63 26 17 23 32 47 64 75 64 39 30 40
Wind dir SW W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W NW N N N NE NE NE
Wind spd 9 10 11 14 16 8 6 5 6 6 9 19 25 17 12 10 9 9 9 9 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2700 4800 400 400 3000 4200 500 500 3200 4800
T Wind Dir W W NW NW W W W N N NE
T Wind Spd 19 21 12 8 14 26 18 16 14 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 26 61 29 70 40 69 35 74
Temp 33 26 53 54 38 29 62 60 50 40 63 58 42 36 66 63
Dewpt 23 22 27 25 24 23 25 22 21 22 26 25 26 26 29 27
Max/Min RH 85 26 78 17 48 20 69 18
RH 66 85 36 32 57 78 24 23 32 48 24 28 53 67 25 25
PWind dir SE SW W W W N S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-052200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25
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 64 28 70 35 56
Temp 30 29 37 55 64 51 41 37 32 29 37 59 70 62 50 42 38 35 40 52 56 48
Dewpt 30 29 31 29 25 29 31 32 30 28 28 28 27 30 31 32 31 30 30 30 27 28
RH 100100 80 37 23 42 67 84 91 96 70 31 20 30 48 67 75 82 68 42 33 47
Wind dir S S SW W W N N NW NW W W SW SW SW NW NW NW N N N N NE
Wind spd 5 5 5 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 10 12 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 8 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2500 4600 500 500 3000 4700 600 600 2400 4000
T Wind Dir W NW N NW SW SW NW N N N
T Wind Spd 12 12 9 9 10 19 10 13 17 13
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 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
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 25 60 32 72 41 68 36 72
Temp 32 25 53 53 38 32 64 62 50 41 64 58 42 36 67 61
Dewpt 27 24 26 27 29 27 28 28 27 28 27 28 29 28 29 31
Max/Min RH 96 28 82 18 59 21 72 22
RH 81 96 36 36 68 82 26 27 41 59 24 31 60 72 24 33
PWind dir SE S SW SW W N S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-052200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 56 21 67 29 53
Temp 26 25 33 50 56 45 33 29 24 22 32 56 67 58 46 41 34 29 36 49 53 44
Dewpt 26 25 25 24 21 26 26 26 24 22 24 25 26 29 29 29 28 27 28 28 26 27
RH 100100 72 36 25 47 75 88100100 72 30 21 33 51 62 78 92 72 44 35 51
Wind dir SW W W W W NW N N NW W W SW W W W N N N N N N NE
Wind spd 8 8 9 11 10 5 5 4 4 4 6 17 18 13 9 5 5 5 5 6 5 4
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1900 3500 400 400 2600 3500 500 500 3200 4500
T Wind Dir W W N NW SW W NW N N NE
T Wind Spd 18 16 10 8 16 24 16 14 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 24 59 26 68 35 65 32 71
Temp 29 25 52 51 34 26 61 58 46 35 62 53 36 33 65 58
Dewpt 24 23 28 27 25 24 26 24 24 25 27 27 26 28 31 30
Max/Min RH 96 29 92 19 66 23 85 22
RH 81 92 39 39 69 92 26 27 42 66 26 36 67 82 28 34
PWind dir SE SW NW W W N S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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