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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
TXZ024-292200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
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 61 24 35 26 45
Temp 61 57 48 40 33 30 25 28 31 34 32 29 29 28 26 30 41 45 39
Dewpt 37 31 24 19 16 14 13 11 10 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 23 22 22
RH 41 36 39 44 49 52 59 49 40 33 39 48 53 59 70 66 49 40 50
Wind dir N N N N N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S SW N N
Wind spd 18 17 13 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3300 1900 1300 2400 2200 2100 2000 2400 4600
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE E SE S SW NW
T Wind Spd 21 16 13 6 9 12 12 12 18
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 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 38 56 29 45 34 59
Temp 29 26 51 50 43 38 53 47 35 29 39 42 35 35 54 51
Dewpt 21 17 16 26 32 29 27 27 28 25 23 27 29 30 31 29
Max/Min RH 75 21 71 33 87 44 85 33
RH 71 70 24 39 66 70 37 46 75 87 54 54 81 83 41 44
PWind dir NW SW SW NW NE E SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ026-292200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 61 23 34 27 43
Temp 61 57 47 40 34 30 25 26 31 34 32 30 29 28 27 30 38 43 39
Dewpt 39 31 24 20 17 15 14 12 11 10 11 13 15 18 19 21 24 24 24
RH 44 37 40 44 49 53 62 55 43 36 41 49 55 66 71 69 57 47 54
Wind dir N N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE S NW N
Wind spd 20 19 13 10 9 9 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3300 1700 2300 2500 2400 1900 2300 2200 3000
T Wind Dir N NE N NE NE E SE S NW
T Wind Spd 23 20 17 9 8 11 11 12 9
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 24 54 34 56 29 45 33 59
Temp 29 24 47 47 39 34 52 47 36 29 39 41 36 33 53 51
Dewpt 23 19 19 24 32 32 30 29 29 25 24 27 30 30 32 30
Max/Min RH 81 27 92 35 85 45 89 34
RH 78 81 32 40 76 92 43 49 75 85 54 57 79 89 45 44
PWind dir NW SW S NW N NE S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 5 10
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ043-292200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
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 71 26 37 29 49
Temp 70 68 55 46 39 33 28 29 33 36 36 33 33 31 29 33 42 49 44
Dewpt 39 39 33 27 22 18 14 13 11 11 12 15 17 20 22 25 26 27 28
RH 33 34 44 47 51 55 56 51 39 35 37 48 52 65 74 72 54 43 54
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S NW NE
Wind spd 13 18 16 13 10 10 9 9 9 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3300 1600 1200 2300 2200 2200 2200 1500 2300
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE E SE S NW
T Wind Spd 24 18 19 14 9 9 8 8 6
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 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 58 38 65 29 45 31 62
Temp 31 24 50 52 43 38 61 54 37 29 39 43 35 31 56 54
Dewpt 26 21 21 30 38 38 35 32 30 27 26 30 32 31 35 35
Max/Min RH 89 26 100 30 92 52 100 34
RH 80 89 32 43 84 100 38 43 75 92 58 60 89 100 45 48
PWind dir N SW S W NE NE S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10 30 10 10
Rain shwrs C C
$$
TXZ035-292200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 66 23 37 26 48
Temp 66 64 49 40 33 27 24 26 32 36 33 31 29 28 26 31 42 48 41
Dewpt 33 33 29 22 17 14 12 10 8 8 9 10 12 14 16 20 24 26 24
RH 29 31 46 48 51 57 60 50 36 30 36 41 48 55 65 63 48 42 50
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW NW N
Wind spd 17 19 17 14 12 11 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3200 600 1700 1700 1700 1400 1400 1700 4700
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E SE SE S SW NW
T Wind Spd 21 16 16 10 11 13 11 11 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 23 59 35 62 29 49 34 64
Temp 29 23 50 51 43 35 57 49 35 29 43 44 36 35 58 53
Dewpt 20 16 19 26 30 28 27 27 27 25 27 30 30 30 31 28
Max/Min RH 74 25 75 25 85 47 85 28
RH 69 74 29 37 60 75 31 42 72 85 53 58 79 82 36 38
PWind dir N SW SW NW NE E SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10 30 10 5
Rain shwrs C S
$$
TXZ031-292200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
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 24 37 28 46
Temp 65 61 51 42 36 30 25 28 33 36 35 32 30 29 28 31 41 46 41
Dewpt 39 34 28 22 19 16 14 13 11 11 12 15 17 18 20 22 25 24 25
RH 38 37 41 45 49 55 62 54 39 34 40 50 56 62 72 70 52 43 53
Wind dir N N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE S N N
Wind spd 18 19 13 10 8 6 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3200 500 2200 2500 2500 2200 2300 1800 3200
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE E S S NW
T Wind Spd 23 17 18 11 8 11 11 11 9
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 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
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 23 57 36 59 27 45 31 60
Temp 28 23 51 50 40 36 55 50 35 27 39 42 34 31 54 51
Dewpt 24 20 17 26 36 35 30 30 30 25 23 27 30 31 33 31
Max/Min RH 93 22 100 33 92 42 98 34
RH 86 89 27 39 84 97 39 47 82 92 51 56 85 98 44 47
PWind dir NW SW S NW N NE S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 30 5 10
Rain shwrs S C
$$
TXZ029-292200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1131 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 59 18 33 21 44
Temp 59 55 43 34 28 22 19 24 30 33 30 26 25 23 21 27 39 44 37
Dewpt 34 31 26 20 15 13 12 11 9 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 24 24 24
RH 39 40 51 56 58 68 74 57 41 34 42 52 57 71 81 74 54 45 59
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S W NW N
Wind spd 16 16 13 10 8 6 4 4 6 8 8 6 5 4 4 6 8 8 5
Clouds CL CL FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2800 2200 2100 1600 1700 1400 1400 1600 4000
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E SE SE S SW NW
T Wind Spd 20 18 16 8 10 13 13 14 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 18 55 31 55 23 44 27 57
Temp 23 18 47 47 37 31 51 44 30 23 37 39 31 27 52 49
Dewpt 19 16 17 28 31 27 26 27 27 23 25 30 30 27 31 29
Max/Min RH 92 27 85 31 100 51 100 33
RH 84 92 30 47 79 85 37 51 88 100 61 70 96 100 44 46
PWind dir N SW SW NW NE SE SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 30 5 5
Rain shwrs C S
Snowshwrs C
$$
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