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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
TXZ024-022200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 37 51 27 42
Temp 25 24 35 53 61 55 47 48 45 40 42 49 51 45 37 35 31 28 31 36 41 38
Dewpt 16 16 16 20 25 29 31 30 27 24 23 24 25 27 28 29 27 25 23 23 24 24
RH 70 72 45 28 25 36 52 50 49 52 46 38 35 50 71 78 82 86 73 59 49 56
Wind dir W W SW SW S S SW SW W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S SE
Wind spd 5 5 8 13 17 12 11 11 11 11 11 13 13 10 11 10 9 8 5 4 4 5
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2400 3900 600 500 3000 4400 2700 2500 2300 3100
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W N NE NE NE NE SW
T Wind Spd 17 24 19 20 18 18 19 16 9 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 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
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 28 57 31 63 34 57 32 62
Temp 31 32 52 49 35 31 56 54 41 35 51 49 37 33 54 53
Dewpt 24 26 25 25 24 22 24 27 26 26 29 30 29 28 31 31
Max/Min RH 86 29 72 22 69 35 83 32
RH 75 81 35 40 63 68 29 35 55 68 42 48 71 83 41 42
PWind dir S W NW W NW N S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-022200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 59 33 51 26 39
Temp 24 22 30 49 58 53 45 43 39 35 39 49 51 45 38 36 31 27 29 35 39 36
Dewpt 18 16 18 17 21 25 29 32 30 26 26 26 26 27 28 28 25 22 20 20 21 22
RH 77 77 60 28 24 33 53 65 70 69 59 40 37 49 67 72 78 81 69 54 48 56
Wind dir W W SW S S S S S SW W NW N N NE NE NE NE N N N NE SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 10 16 13 12 10 9 9 11 13 14 11 12 11 11 10 8 5 2 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2000 3000 400 300 2800 3700 2400 2100 2200 2500
T Wind Dir SW S S SW N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 21 19 14 16 19 21 18 12 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 25 57 29 62 33 58 30 60
Temp 30 26 49 49 35 29 55 54 40 34 52 50 37 31 52 53
Dewpt 22 24 28 27 27 24 25 27 29 28 30 30 30 28 31 32
Max/Min RH 92 31 81 25 78 34 88 34
RH 72 92 44 42 72 81 31 35 64 78 43 46 75 88 44 45
PWind dir S W NW W NW N SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-022200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 39 57 28 42
Temp 23 22 32 52 59 56 50 47 45 41 46 56 57 51 41 37 33 29 32 37 41 39
Dewpt 20 19 21 22 25 31 34 36 37 35 33 27 27 28 29 29 29 26 25 22 23 24
RH 87 87 63 30 27 38 54 65 74 79 60 33 31 41 62 73 85 89 74 54 47 54
Wind dir W W SW SW S S S SW SW W W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE E
Wind spd 3 4 5 9 13 10 12 9 9 6 8 9 11 10 12 11 11 10 9 6 5 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2100 2900 500 500 2400 3200 2200 2400 2700 2900
T Wind Dir SW S S SW W N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 19 18 17 13 14 20 20 16 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 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
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 63 30 67 34 61 30 64
Temp 32 28 55 55 38 31 59 59 44 35 55 54 39 31 56 57
Dewpt 25 26 31 28 27 25 25 26 26 26 29 32 32 29 31 33
Max/Min RH 95 28 81 21 69 32 92 31
RH 74 95 39 36 64 79 27 29 50 69 37 43 76 92 38 41
PWind dir S W NW W NW N SE SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-022200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 63 32 52 26 42
Temp 21 19 30 52 61 56 48 43 39 35 39 50 51 45 34 32 29 27 30 35 41 37
Dewpt 14 14 16 22 27 28 29 29 27 25 23 22 23 24 25 26 25 23 23 24 26 26
RH 74 80 55 31 27 34 47 57 62 66 52 33 33 43 69 78 85 85 75 64 55 64
Wind dir W W SW SW SW S SW SW W W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N SW S
Wind spd 4 5 9 17 19 14 13 11 10 9 10 12 13 12 16 12 12 10 6 4 4 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2100 3200 500 500 2400 3600 2000 2200 2300 3300
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W NW NE NE NE NE SW
T Wind Spd 16 23 19 17 13 14 20 18 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 26 58 28 64 33 61 30 63
Temp 30 27 52 49 34 29 56 55 42 34 55 54 37 31 55 53
Dewpt 24 25 24 21 22 20 22 22 23 24 27 27 27 26 28 28
Max/Min RH 96 24 72 21 66 29 82 30
RH 78 92 33 33 61 69 26 27 46 66 34 35 67 81 35 38
PWind dir SW W NW W NW NE S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-022200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
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 36 54 26 41
Temp 24 22 31 52 59 54 47 45 43 39 43 51 53 47 39 35 31 27 31 36 40 37
Dewpt 19 18 18 17 23 28 32 34 33 28 27 27 26 28 30 30 27 25 23 21 21 23
RH 81 84 58 25 25 37 56 66 67 65 54 38 35 47 69 81 82 90 72 53 46 55
Wind dir W W SW S S S S S SW W NW N N NE NE NE NE N N N N SE
Wind spd 3 3 5 10 16 12 11 9 8 6 10 12 13 10 11 9 9 9 5 5 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2500 3200 600 600 3000 3900 2800 2900 2500 2800
T Wind Dir SW S S SW NW N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 21 18 17 17 17 20 18 13 5
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 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
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 61 29 65 32 58 29 63
Temp 30 26 54 51 35 29 57 55 40 33 52 51 36 30 55 54
Dewpt 24 25 28 28 27 25 24 28 29 28 31 31 31 29 31 33
Max/Min RH 97 27 85 22 83 37 96 33
RH 78 97 37 42 72 84 28 35 64 83 44 47 81 96 41 45
PWind dir S W NW W NW N SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-022200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025
Date Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 59 29 49 23 41
Temp 18 17 30 49 58 53 43 41 37 33 37 46 49 42 32 30 27 24 29 35 40 36
Dewpt 16 15 18 23 26 29 29 28 26 23 22 23 24 26 28 27 25 23 25 24 25 26
RH 92 92 60 36 29 39 57 59 64 66 54 40 37 53 85 88 92 96 85 64 55 67
Wind dir W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE W SW S
Wind spd 3 4 9 16 18 13 11 9 8 8 9 12 12 10 11 9 9 5 5 4 5 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snowshwrs S S
Mix Hgt 2100 3800 500 500 2500 3700 2300 2600 2100 3300
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W N NE NE NE N SW
T Wind Spd 18 25 21 18 16 14 20 16 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 24 54 24 62 29 57 27 61
Temp 28 25 49 46 29 26 55 52 37 30 52 48 34 28 53 51
Dewpt 26 25 23 23 22 21 23 26 25 25 29 30 28 28 30 30
Max/Min RH 100 28 88 23 81 34 100 32
RH 92 100 36 40 75 81 29 36 61 81 41 49 78 100 41 44
PWind dir SW W NW W NW N S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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