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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
TXZ024-252200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
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 65 31 56 34 60
Temp 45 43 52 62 63 54 45 40 36 33 38 48 55 50 42 39 36 34 42 54 59 54
Dewpt 39 37 37 37 30 28 26 24 23 22 21 17 19 23 25 26 27 29 31 34 36 36
RH 78 79 58 39 30 37 48 53 60 65 50 29 24 35 51 58 69 79 65 46 41 50
Wind dir W W NW N NE NE N N N N SE S S S S S SW W NW E SE SE
Wind spd 3 3 5 13 14 10 6 5 5 3 4 5 9 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3700 4800 700 700 2700 4100 500 500 2500 3400
T Wind Dir NW NE N NE SE S S SW S SE
T Wind Spd 10 17 12 9 8 14 12 10 9 12
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 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
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 39 63 42 57 32 55 28 41
Temp 43 40 58 60 52 44 53 51 40 33 48 48 37 29 38 37
Dewpt 35 36 44 47 47 41 35 32 32 29 29 28 27 26 26 26
Max/Min RH 87 53 91 38 87 38 87 54
RH 74 87 60 63 82 90 50 47 74 85 48 46 68 87 62 64
PWind dir SE S SW NW E S E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 30
Rain shwrs S
Snowshwrs S C S
$$
TXZ026-252200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 66 34 54 32 60
Temp 45 43 48 62 65 57 47 43 38 36 39 49 54 48 42 39 35 33 40 53 59 54
Dewpt 41 39 40 39 33 29 27 26 24 22 22 19 19 22 24 25 27 27 29 32 33 34
RH 86 86 74 43 30 34 45 51 57 56 50 30 25 35 48 57 72 78 64 45 37 47
Wind dir NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE SE S SE SE S SE E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 5 13 16 10 8 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3000 4000 800 400 2700 3300 300 300 2100 2900
T Wind Dir NW NE N N E S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 18 14 11 5 11 13 10 8 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 37 64 43 56 33 52 28 42
Temp 43 38 57 60 52 45 52 50 40 34 45 46 36 29 39 38
Dewpt 34 36 43 47 48 44 37 33 32 31 32 30 29 26 27 26
Max/Min RH 92 52 96 43 89 42 88 53
RH 70 92 59 62 86 96 56 52 73 89 60 53 75 88 62 62
PWind dir SE S S N E SE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 5 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S C
Snowshwrs S
$$
TXZ043-252200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
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 70 37 56 34 63
Temp 46 42 51 65 69 63 53 48 43 38 43 51 56 53 44 41 37 35 44 57 62 57
Dewpt 40 40 41 42 41 40 35 29 27 25 25 21 22 26 30 31 32 32 34 36 37 39
RH 79 92 68 43 37 44 51 48 53 59 48 30 26 36 57 67 81 89 67 44 39 51
Wind dir W NW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 3 2 3 5 10 11 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2700 4900 1400 1100 2800 3300 400 400 2600 3600
T Wind Dir S NE NE NE E S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 5 13 19 17 10 9 11 9 10 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 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
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 65 45 63 34 59 30 44
Temp 46 41 60 63 56 48 59 57 43 35 51 53 40 31 41 42
Dewpt 39 38 47 50 53 48 42 37 38 35 36 35 34 31 30 30
Max/Min RH 89 55 100 42 100 40 100 56
RH 76 89 62 64 91 100 52 48 83 100 56 50 78 100 64 64
PWind dir SE S S NW E SE E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 10 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S C C S
Snowshwrs S
$$
TXZ035-252200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 68 30 58 34 64
Temp 43 39 47 63 66 55 47 41 36 30 38 50 57 52 44 41 37 34 42 57 63 57
Dewpt 32 32 34 36 33 31 26 23 21 20 21 19 23 26 26 28 28 29 32 36 36 36
RH 65 76 60 36 29 40 44 48 54 66 50 29 27 36 49 59 70 82 67 45 36 45
Wind dir W W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SE S S S S S S SW E SE SE SE
Wind spd 4 5 5 9 16 16 12 9 8 5 5 9 11 9 8 6 5 5 5 9 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2700 5100 1500 1500 2700 3700 400 400 2400 3300
T Wind Dir S NE NE E SE SW S SW S SE
T Wind Spd 8 16 19 13 10 16 12 10 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 40 67 41 61 31 57 29 46
Temp 45 41 59 61 51 42 56 54 38 31 49 50 37 30 42 41
Dewpt 37 38 45 45 45 40 34 29 29 26 29 27 26 26 28 28
Max/Min RH 89 47 93 32 81 34 85 47
RH 73 89 60 56 80 93 43 38 70 81 46 41 64 85 57 59
PWind dir SE S SW NW SE S E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
Rain shwrs S
Snowshwrs S C S
$$
TXZ031-252200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
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 68 35 56 32 61
Temp 45 42 49 65 66 58 49 44 41 36 42 51 55 50 42 39 35 33 41 56 60 55
Dewpt 42 40 41 42 35 33 30 28 26 24 24 19 20 24 26 28 29 30 31 34 36 37
RH 89 93 75 44 33 39 48 53 56 61 49 29 25 36 53 63 78 89 67 44 41 50
Wind dir W W NW N NE NE N N N N NE SE S SE SE S S S E SE SE SE
Wind spd 2 2 4 11 13 10 6 5 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3400 4700 800 600 2900 3600 600 600 2300 3500
T Wind Dir NW N NE N E S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 8 17 16 11 6 11 13 11 10 12
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 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
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 64 42 61 33 57 28 43
Temp 44 38 59 61 54 44 56 53 40 34 49 49 37 29 40 38
Dewpt 36 37 44 50 51 44 38 36 36 34 34 32 31 28 27 28
Max/Min RH 96 53 100 40 100 43 95 54
RH 75 96 58 67 90 100 52 51 86 100 57 52 79 95 61 66
PWind dir SE S S NW E S NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 5 20 20 30
Rain shwrs S S S C
Snowshwrs C S
$$
TXZ029-252200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
Date Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 62 27 54 29 59
Temp 38 36 45 60 60 51 40 36 31 28 35 47 54 48 39 36 32 29 39 53 59 52
Dewpt 34 33 35 37 32 29 26 24 22 21 21 17 22 26 27 28 29 29 31 35 36 36
RH 85 89 68 42 35 42 57 61 69 75 56 30 28 42 62 72 89100 73 50 42 54
Wind dir NW N NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SE S S S S S SW SW E SE SE SE
Wind spd 2 2 4 12 14 11 8 5 4 3 4 8 10 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 5
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3400 4600 800 1400 2900 3800 500 500 2200 3500
T Wind Dir SE NE NE NE S SW S SW S SE
T Wind Spd 9 17 16 11 11 18 14 12 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 34 61 35 55 27 54 23 39
Temp 39 35 54 56 46 37 51 49 34 28 46 46 32 25 36 35
Dewpt 36 35 44 47 46 37 33 31 31 27 28 28 26 25 26 28
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 40 96 38 100 59
RH 89 100 69 72100 100 50 50 89 96 49 49 78 100 67 75
PWind dir S S SW NW E S E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
Snowshwrs S C S
$$
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