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497 FOUS54 KLUB 110828 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 328 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024 TXZ024-112115- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 328 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024 Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 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 78 63 87 67 94 Temp 65 65 69 72 77 77 69 67 65 65 72 81 86 86 76 72 69 68 80 90 94 92 Dewpt 65 64 66 67 67 67 69 67 65 65 67 67 67 66 69 67 68 68 70 70 67 66 RH 99 99 90 86 73 71100100100 99 83 64 53 52 80 85 94 99 71 51 42 43 Wind dir SE N NE E E E SE S S SW S S S SE SE S S S S S S S Wind spd 4 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 6 6 9 10 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 FW FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 50 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs C C S S S Tstms C C S S S LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 Mix Hgt 3200 4500 2400 600 3900 5000 3200 600 4800 6100 T Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S SW S T Wind Spd 5 8 9 6 6 10 16 12 11 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 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 70 93 70 92 71 95 72 95 Temp 76 70 90 90 76 71 88 90 76 72 90 93 78 73 91 93 Dewpt 67 67 67 62 63 63 64 61 59 61 65 60 61 63 65 61 Max/Min RH 91 37 76 36 68 33 72 34 RH 73 90 47 40 64 76 44 38 57 68 43 34 56 72 41 36 PWind dir S S SE S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 20 5 10 5 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ TXZ026-112115- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 328 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024 Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 80 66 89 69 95 Temp 66 66 68 73 78 79 71 69 67 66 72 80 87 88 78 74 71 69 80 90 95 93 Dewpt 66 66 66 67 68 68 69 67 67 65 67 68 68 68 69 69 70 68 70 71 69 68 RH 100100 93 81 71 69 93 93100 97 84 67 53 52 74 84 97 97 72 54 43 44 Wind dir E SE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S S S S S Wind spd 5 4 5 5 6 8 5 4 3 3 5 6 8 9 9 8 6 5 8 9 9 10 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW B1 FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 60 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.27 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs L L C S S Tstms L L C S S LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 2700 4300 1500 400 4200 5000 3000 400 4600 5300 T Wind Dir SE E SE S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 6 9 9 6 9 11 13 12 11 12 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 71 96 71 94 72 97 73 97 Temp 78 71 91 93 78 71 90 92 79 72 92 95 80 73 92 95 Dewpt 68 68 68 63 64 64 64 61 62 63 65 61 64 65 66 63 Max/Min RH 93 36 81 34 74 31 77 33 RH 71 90 47 37 62 79 42 36 56 73 41 33 58 76 43 35 PWind dir SE S SE S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 $$ TXZ043-112115- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 328 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024 Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 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 81 66 88 68 95 Temp 67 67 71 75 79 80 72 69 68 67 72 80 86 88 79 74 70 69 81 90 95 93 Dewpt 67 67 68 68 68 68 70 69 68 67 70 68 67 67 70 70 70 69 71 70 67 66 RH 100100 89 78 68 67 94100100 99 92 67 53 49 75 87100100 71 52 40 40 Wind dir SW E NE SW E NE E E E NE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE Wind spd 4 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 8 Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 70 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.27 0.01 0 0 0 Rain shwrs C L L C S Tstms C L L C S LAL 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 Mix Hgt 2400 3300 900 500 4300 5300 3200 500 5000 6100 T Wind Dir SW E E SE SE SE SE S S SE T Wind Spd 6 8 10 5 6 6 12 11 11 9 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 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 70 96 71 96 73 97 72 98 Temp 78 71 90 94 77 71 91 94 79 73 92 95 80 73 93 96 Dewpt 69 69 67 61 65 65 64 58 62 65 64 58 64 67 65 60 Max/Min RH 94 32 82 29 78 28 81 28 RH 74 91 46 34 67 81 41 30 57 78 39 29 59 81 39 30 PWind dir SE S SE S S S SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 $$ TXZ035-112115- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 328 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024 Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 82 64 89 68 96 Temp 65 64 69 74 80 78 71 67 66 66 71 80 87 88 79 74 71 68 79 90 95 94 Dewpt 63 64 65 66 64 64 66 66 65 65 66 66 64 63 65 66 65 66 68 68 63 61 RH 93100 87 76 58 62 84 97 97 97 84 62 46 43 62 76 81 93 69 49 35 34 Wind dir S E NE N NE NE E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE Wind spd 5 4 4 5 5 9 8 5 5 3 4 5 5 9 10 9 8 5 8 8 9 12 Clouds OV OV OV B1 FW FW CL FW SC B2 SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs C C S S S Tstms C C S S S LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 3500 5000 2500 1300 3500 5300 3600 500 4000 6400 T Wind Dir W N E SE S S SE S S S T Wind Spd 6 8 13 8 6 8 16 13 13 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 70 93 70 94 70 96 70 97 Temp 78 70 89 91 77 70 88 92 78 70 90 94 79 71 92 95 Dewpt 65 65 64 58 60 61 62 56 58 60 63 55 58 62 62 55 Max/Min RH 84 32 73 28 71 26 73 25 RH 64 84 44 33 56 73 42 30 50 71 41 27 49 73 37 26 PWind dir SE S SE S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15> Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 10 5 5 5 $$ TXZ031-112115- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 328 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024 Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 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 80 65 88 67 95 Temp 67 66 70 74 78 79 71 68 67 66 74 81 86 87 78 73 69 68 80 90 95 93 Dewpt 67 66 68 68 69 69 71 68 67 66 69 69 69 69 71 71 69 68 71 72 70 70 RH 100100 94 83 75 73 99100100100 85 68 56 55 81 92100100 75 56 46 47 Wind dir SE E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S SE S S S S S S S Wind spd 3 2 4 5 5 6 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 9 6 5 5 4 5 8 9 9 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC CL CL SC B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 60 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.23 0.01 0 0 0 Rain shwrs L L C S S Tstms L L C S S LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 3100 4000 1500 700 4400 5200 3500 600 5100 5500 T Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 6 8 9 6 8 10 13 12 12 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 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 69 95 70 95 72 97 73 97 Temp 77 70 91 93 77 71 90 93 78 72 92 95 80 73 92 95 Dewpt 70 69 69 65 66 66 66 62 63 64 66 63 65 67 67 65 Max/Min RH 99 38 87 34 78 33 82 34 RH 79 98 50 40 70 86 45 36 60 77 43 35 61 81 45 37 PWind dir S S SE S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 $$ TXZ029-112115- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 328 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024 Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 78 60 87 63 94 Temp 62 60 66 71 77 76 66 65 63 61 68 77 85 86 74 69 66 64 77 88 93 92 Dewpt 62 60 64 64 64 63 66 65 63 60 65 65 62 62 66 67 66 64 68 67 64 62 RH 100100 93 79 64 64100100100 97 90 67 46 45 76 93100100 74 50 38 37 Wind dir SE E N NE NE E E SE S S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S Wind spd 4 2 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 6 6 8 9 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW B2 SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 30 5 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs C C S S S Tstms C C S S S LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 3300 4600 2600 1100 3400 5100 3200 500 4200 6700 T Wind Dir NW NE E S SW S S S SW S T Wind Spd 6 8 11 9 8 9 16 14 13 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 65 91 65 91 66 94 66 94 Temp 74 66 87 89 72 66 86 88 72 67 87 91 74 67 89 92 Dewpt 66 66 63 58 62 62 61 57 59 60 63 56 58 62 62 57 Max/Min RH 100 34 88 33 78 30 84 29 RH 76100 45 35 71 87 43 35 64 78 45 31 57 84 41 31 PWind dir S S SE S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 20 20 20 5 10 5 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S S S S $$ 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 LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level 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