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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
TXZ024-282200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 50 57 25 39
Temp 42 41 47 54 57 55 52 53 53 51 54 57 55 44 37 33 28 26 30 35 38 35
Dewpt 36 38 40 43 45 48 50 51 49 42 35 34 30 24 20 17 14 13 12 10 10 11
RH 78 88 76 68 65 79 92 90 86 70 48 43 38 45 51 51 56 59 47 35 30 36
Wind dir S S S S S S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N N NE E E SE
Wind spd 6 8 11 16 17 13 16 17 17 17 19 20 19 14 13 11 10 9 8 6 8 8
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2900 3100 1200 800 4100 4400 1300 900 2800 3000
T Wind Dir S S SW SW NW N N N E SE
T Wind Spd 17 23 25 27 24 24 16 11 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 45 25 59 36 59 30 50
Temp 30 26 39 39 28 25 52 53 44 37 55 50 37 31 43 45
Dewpt 14 18 23 24 22 20 22 27 27 25 27 28 29 28 28 30
Max/Min RH 73 44 81 26 61 30 88 45
RH 52 73 51 53 77 79 31 36 52 61 34 43 72 88 55 57
PWind dir SE NE NW SW SW NW NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ026-282200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 56 49 59 25 40
Temp 40 40 44 52 55 54 53 53 53 51 54 59 57 46 39 34 29 26 29 36 40 37
Dewpt 33 34 37 39 41 44 49 51 51 48 42 37 32 24 20 17 14 13 13 12 12 13
RH 76 79 76 61 59 69 86 93 93 89 64 44 38 42 46 49 53 57 51 36 31 37
Wind dir SE S S S S S S S SW SW W N N N N N N N NE NE E E
Wind spd 6 9 11 14 17 16 17 14 14 12 17 20 21 16 14 11 11 10 10 8 6 6
Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1600 2600 1100 700 3700 4100 1900 1600 3000 3000
T Wind Dir S S S SW NW N N N NE E
T Wind Spd 16 23 25 23 20 25 18 12 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 25 44 21 57 33 58 30 50
Temp 30 26 39 38 28 21 48 51 41 34 53 51 38 31 44 45
Dewpt 16 19 23 24 23 20 23 27 30 27 30 30 29 28 29 30
Max/Min RH 74 45 96 29 75 34 89 46
RH 55 74 52 57 81 96 37 39 65 75 41 44 70 88 55 55
PWind dir E E NW SW S NW N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ043-282200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 52 68 25 42
Temp 45 44 48 54 57 57 55 56 55 55 60 67 65 54 44 38 31 26 30 37 42 39
Dewpt 39 38 39 41 47 51 53 54 55 54 52 38 36 33 27 21 18 16 15 12 12 14
RH 79 79 72 61 68 79 94 94100 96 75 35 33 44 51 51 59 66 52 35 30 35
Wind dir SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind spd 5 5 9 12 16 12 13 12 12 12 16 16 18 17 16 12 11 10 10 9 8 6
Clouds OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2700 2900 1400 1000 4200 5000 2000 2100 2700 2800
T Wind Dir S S S SW W N NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 17 23 24 24 23 23 20 18 13 10
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 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 49 21 59 36 64 30 51
Temp 33 26 42 43 30 22 51 53 44 37 59 57 41 31 45 47
Dewpt 18 21 26 27 26 22 26 30 35 34 30 32 32 30 30 32
Max/Min RH 83 44 100 30 89 28 96 46
RH 53 83 52 53 86 100 37 41 70 89 33 39 71 96 55 56
PWind dir E E N SW SW NW NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 0 0 10 10
$$
TXZ035-282200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 59 45 64 22 42
Temp 43 43 48 53 59 56 52 52 49 46 52 62 63 52 39 32 27 22 28 36 42 37
Dewpt 37 39 40 44 46 47 47 48 46 41 35 29 29 26 21 16 13 12 11 10 11 11
RH 79 86 74 71 62 72 83 86 89 83 52 28 28 36 48 51 55 65 48 33 28 34
Wind dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE
Wind spd 9 10 14 19 19 16 17 16 14 12 17 20 21 17 17 14 13 10 10 9 10 10
Clouds B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2400 2600 1300 1200 4100 5000 1200 1500 2200 2500
T Wind Dir S S SW SW NW NE NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 20 23 24 23 19 23 18 16 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 21 50 21 62 34 64 30 55
Temp 29 22 42 42 27 21 52 56 44 35 58 54 39 31 48 49
Dewpt 13 18 25 24 21 18 24 24 25 23 25 26 27 26 28 29
Max/Min RH 84 39 88 25 61 24 81 38
RH 51 84 51 48 78 88 33 29 47 61 28 34 62 81 46 46
PWind dir SE SW NW SW SW NW NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ031-282200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
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 50 62 25 41
Temp 41 41 46 53 56 55 53 55 54 52 56 62 59 48 40 33 29 26 30 38 40 37
Dewpt 36 37 38 40 43 48 52 54 53 51 43 37 34 28 23 19 17 15 14 12 12 14
RH 81 88 75 61 64 78 96 97 98 96 62 40 38 45 50 54 59 63 51 35 31 38
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW W N N N N N N N NE NE E E
Wind spd 5 5 10 14 17 14 16 13 14 12 17 19 21 16 13 10 10 8 9 6 6 5
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2300 3100 1300 1200 4000 4600 2800 1900 2900 2900
T Wind Dir S S S SW NW N N N NE E
T Wind Spd 17 24 26 25 21 25 19 13 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 47 22 59 35 61 29 51
Temp 30 25 40 41 28 22 52 52 42 36 56 52 37 30 45 46
Dewpt 17 21 24 25 24 21 23 28 32 29 29 31 31 29 29 32
Max/Min RH 85 46 98 27 77 32 96 47
RH 58 84 53 54 84 97 33 39 67 76 36 44 79 96 55 58
PWind dir E E NW SW S NW NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ029-282200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 57 41 56 17 37
Temp 38 40 46 51 56 55 48 49 45 43 49 55 53 42 32 27 21 18 25 32 37 32
Dewpt 37 39 42 44 46 48 48 49 45 39 33 32 30 26 20 16 13 13 11 10 9 11
RH 96 96 86 77 69 77100100100 86 54 41 41 53 61 63 71 80 55 39 31 41
Wind dir S S S S S S S SW SW W W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE
Wind spd 6 9 12 17 17 12 16 12 12 11 16 18 18 14 13 10 9 8 8 6 9 8
Clouds B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2300 2700 1200 1200 3800 4300 1000 1700 2200 2900
T Wind Dir S S SW SW NW N NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 20 23 26 23 20 21 18 14 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 16 45 16 57 30 57 25 48
Temp 24 17 38 37 22 17 49 51 39 31 53 49 33 26 42 42
Dewpt 14 16 24 24 21 17 23 26 25 24 26 28 28 26 29 30
Max/Min RH 96 43 100 29 75 31 100 47
RH 65 96 57 59 96 100 36 37 57 75 35 44 82 100 60 62
PWind dir SE W NW SW SW N NE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 0 0 5 10
$$
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