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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
246 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
TXZ024-291000-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
246 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 50 58 25 39 26
Temp 60 57 53 53 53 52 54 58 54 45 37 32 28 25 29 36 39 35 30 30 28 26
Dewpt 46 49 51 51 50 45 37 32 28 22 18 15 13 13 12 10 9 11 12 14 16 18
RH 60 74 92 93 89 79 54 37 36 40 45 49 53 59 47 33 28 36 47 51 61 70
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW W N N N N N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 18 16 16 17 17 17 17 20 19 13 12 8 6 5 5 5 8 8 6 6 6 6
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 600 3200 4000 100 100 2100 2300 1700 1900
T Wind Dir S SW NW N N N E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 23 26 21 23 12 8 6 12 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 45 25 58 36 57 30 50 36 61
Temp 40 39 28 25 50 50 41 36 52 48 34 30 44 45 37 37 56 53
Dewpt 22 24 21 19 20 25 30 26 25 27 29 28 27 28 30 30 31 30
Min/Max RH 41 80 25 68 30 91 41 81 0
RH 48 54 74 75 29 39 63 67 35 44 83 91 51 51 78 75 39 42
PWind dir S NW SW SW NW NE E SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 5 5
$$
TXZ026-291000-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
246 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 48 60 24 41 27
Temp 56 55 52 52 52 51 52 60 56 47 38 32 28 24 28 36 41 37 31 31 28 27
Dewpt 41 45 48 51 51 49 44 36 30 23 18 16 14 13 13 11 11 13 14 16 18 18
RH 57 69 86 96 96 93 74 41 37 38 44 51 55 62 53 35 29 37 49 53 66 68
Wind dir S S S S S SW W N N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 18 17 16 13 13 13 16 20 20 13 13 9 9 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 8
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 600 1200 2900 3800 300 200 2500 2400 1400 2200
T Wind Dir S SW NW N N N NE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 23 25 21 24 13 10 9 9 11 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 44 23 55 33 56 29 50 33 61
Temp 39 38 28 23 46 46 38 33 50 47 35 29 45 46 37 33 56 53
Dewpt 24 24 23 20 21 24 29 28 28 29 29 28 28 28 30 30 33 32
Min/Max RH 47 88 26 85 34 96 42 89 0
RH 54 57 81 88 37 42 70 82 42 49 78 96 51 49 75 89 42 45
PWind dir SE NW SW S NW NE NE S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 5 10
$$
TXZ043-291000-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
246 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 53 70 26 42 29
Temp 60 59 55 54 55 55 57 69 68 55 45 37 31 26 29 37 42 40 36 33 31 29
Dewpt 47 51 53 54 55 55 53 40 34 31 26 20 17 15 14 11 11 14 17 17 20 22
RH 64 75 94 99100 99 86 35 28 39 48 50 57 62 53 34 28 34 45 51 63 74
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE
Wind spd 17 14 13 12 12 12 13 13 18 14 14 9 9 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 4 4
Clouds OV OV B2 OV OV B2 SC CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1100 800 3700 4600 1600 1700 2200 2400 2200 2200
T Wind Dir S SW W NE NE NE NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 25 25 20 26 19 18 12 9 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 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 49 23 58 36 64 30 52 34 64
Temp 44 44 31 23 50 51 41 36 59 56 38 30 45 49 38 35 60 58
Dewpt 27 28 26 23 24 28 36 35 31 31 32 30 30 31 34 34 35 34
Min/Max RH 43 99 28 98 27 100 44 99 0
RH 52 54 83 99 36 41 81 96 34 39 80 100 55 51 85 96 39 41
PWind dir SE N SW S NW NE NE S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0 5 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ035-291000-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
246 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 45 65 24 40 25
Temp 61 56 51 50 48 46 50 65 63 49 40 33 28 24 28 37 40 37 32 30 27 25
Dewpt 47 48 48 49 47 43 38 30 28 24 19 14 12 11 10 9 9 10 11 13 14 17
RH 60 74 89 96 96 89 63 27 26 37 42 45 50 57 46 31 27 32 41 49 57 71
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW W N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 21 18 16 16 13 12 14 19 20 17 16 11 9 8 8 9 10 11 10 9 9 8
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 500 3600 4700 300 300 1800 1700 1500 1200
T Wind Dir S SW NW NE NE NE E SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 20 18 23 17 10 9 11 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 47 23 59 33 61 29 54 35 64
Temp 41 39 28 23 50 50 39 33 56 50 36 29 48 47 38 35 58 53
Dewpt 25 25 21 18 22 26 28 26 25 25 26 26 28 29 30 30 31 28
Min/Max RH 44 81 26 75 25 88 38 82 0
RH 53 57 75 81 33 39 64 75 30 37 67 88 46 49 73 82 36 38
PWind dir SW N SW SW NW NE E SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 5 10
$$
TXZ031-291000-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
246 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 51 64 25 43 27
Temp 59 57 55 56 55 53 55 64 59 49 40 34 29 25 29 39 43 39 34 32 30 27
Dewpt 44 49 53 54 55 53 46 36 32 26 21 18 16 14 13 11 11 13 15 17 18 20
RH 58 74 91 92 99 99 72 36 36 40 46 51 59 62 51 32 28 34 44 55 61 74
Wind dir S S S S SW SW W N N N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 17 17 14 13 13 13 16 19 20 13 12 8 6 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 900 1200 3500 4300 300 300 2400 2400 2200 2300
T Wind Dir S SW NW N N N NE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 25 26 20 24 16 8 6 8 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 46 23 58 34 60 29 51 33 64
Temp 42 41 28 23 50 50 39 34 56 51 36 29 46 46 35 33 59 56
Dewpt 25 26 24 21 20 25 32 31 28 29 31 29 28 29 31 32 33 33
Min/Max RH 44 93 24 90 29 100 42 96 0
RH 51 56 85 92 31 39 76 89 35 43 82 100 51 53 85 96 38 43
PWind dir SE NW SW S NW N NE S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 5 10
$$
TXZ029-291000-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
246 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 41 58 19 39 20
Temp 57 54 48 47 45 43 47 58 54 43 33 27 22 19 24 33 39 34 26 26 23 20
Dewpt 46 49 48 47 45 42 35 31 28 24 18 14 13 11 11 9 8 11 12 12 15 17
RH 67 83100100100 96 63 36 36 47 53 57 68 70 57 36 27 38 55 55 71 88
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW W N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind spd 17 14 14 13 12 11 13 18 17 13 13 8 5 4 4 6 9 8 8 5 5 5
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 500 3700 4100 800 600 1500 2100 1500 1200
T Wind Dir S SW NW NE NE NE E S S S
T Wind Spd 18 19 18 21 16 9 6 13 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 45 18 55 29 55 23 49 30 59
Temp 39 38 23 19 48 46 36 29 50 45 29 23 42 43 34 31 55 51
Dewpt 24 24 20 18 22 27 29 25 25 27 27 23 27 29 30 30 30 29
Min/Max RH 43 100 28 88 31 100 44 100 0
RH 54 57 88 96 35 47 75 85 37 49 92 100 55 57 85 96 38 42
PWind dir SW NW SW SW N NE SE SW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 5 10
$$
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