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529 FOUS54 KLUB 050715 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 215 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 TXZ024-052115- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 215 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 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 73 61 87 55 87 Temp 56 56 58 63 70 71 64 63 63 64 71 82 87 83 68 63 59 56 69 80 86 84 Dewpt 56 55 57 59 60 59 61 62 63 63 62 50 40 35 29 27 25 26 31 30 30 31 RH 100 99 96 87 70 66 90 97100 97 74 32 19 18 23 25 27 31 24 16 13 15 Wind dir NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW S Wind spd 8 5 5 5 8 11 10 12 12 14 18 14 17 13 9 11 12 9 9 9 13 16 Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 4 4 3 Mix Hgt 2200 3400 1200 800 7100 12000 4500 100 6300 9600 T Wind Dir E SE S S SW SW W NW NW SW T Wind Spd 6 11 18 18 25 27 16 16 10 21 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 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 58 82 52 77 52 74 51 76 Temp 67 58 75 79 60 52 72 74 57 52 68 72 57 52 71 74 Dewpt 30 27 36 35 39 36 37 37 39 40 41 39 40 42 43 43 Max/Min RH 32 18 54 24 64 28 71 31 RH 25 31 24 20 46 53 28 26 51 63 37 30 55 70 36 33 PWind dir SW N NE NE NE NE SE SE Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ TXZ026-052115- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 215 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 73 61 88 54 88 Temp 57 57 61 65 72 72 65 64 63 64 68 80 87 85 70 64 58 54 69 81 87 86 Dewpt 57 57 59 61 62 61 62 63 63 62 66 62 53 47 44 40 35 34 37 37 37 40 RH 100100 93 87 71 68 90 97100 93 94 54 31 27 39 42 41 46 31 21 17 20 Wind dir NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W W W W W SW SW S Wind spd 9 8 6 5 6 9 9 9 11 11 16 16 19 13 8 9 9 8 9 9 13 14 Clouds B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 10 5 10 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 Mix Hgt 2900 4300 1000 1000 4900 11200 1500 100 6300 7800 T Wind Dir NE SE SE S S SW W NW NW SW T Wind Spd 9 9 16 16 23 29 11 14 9 19 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 57 82 52 78 52 75 50 76 Temp 66 57 77 80 61 53 73 76 59 52 70 73 57 51 71 74 Dewpt 44 38 42 40 44 40 41 40 44 44 44 41 44 44 45 44 Max/Min RH 51 22 64 26 74 29 80 32 RH 45 49 29 24 53 62 32 27 58 73 39 31 62 78 39 34 PWind dir SW N NE NE NE NE E SE Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ TXZ043-052115- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 215 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 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 76 62 90 55 88 Temp 58 58 62 68 74 75 67 65 64 64 71 84 90 87 73 66 60 56 71 83 87 86 Dewpt 58 58 62 64 64 63 65 65 64 63 67 62 50 45 43 42 40 38 41 40 40 43 RH 100100 98 86 71 65 93100100 97 85 48 26 24 34 41 48 51 33 22 19 22 Wind dir NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW S S Wind spd 5 5 6 6 5 9 8 6 8 6 12 13 14 11 8 6 5 5 5 6 10 11 Clouds B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 2500 4200 1100 800 6600 9400 0 0 5000 6600 T Wind Dir NE E SE S SW SW SW NW NE SW T Wind Spd 10 9 13 16 25 27 11 10 11 16 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 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 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 62 88 55 79 53 76 51 77 Temp 70 62 83 85 64 55 74 77 60 54 72 73 58 52 72 75 Dewpt 46 45 41 44 47 42 47 46 46 46 45 45 46 46 46 46 Max/Min RH 57 19 66 31 76 32 83 33 RH 43 54 22 24 55 62 38 33 60 75 39 36 65 81 40 36 PWind dir SW NW NE NE NE NE E E Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ TXZ035-052115- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 215 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 75 62 88 52 89 Temp 56 57 60 65 71 72 65 65 64 64 71 83 87 85 71 64 57 52 69 82 88 87 Dewpt 56 55 57 60 59 58 60 62 63 62 58 43 33 30 31 30 25 25 29 26 25 25 RH 100 93 90 84 66 61 84 90 97 93 64 24 14 14 23 28 28 34 22 13 10 10 Wind dir NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW W SW SW SW Wind spd 9 6 5 5 9 17 14 17 14 13 19 19 21 17 9 9 9 9 9 10 17 19 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 2900 4600 3200 1400 8200 12600 8200 100 7200 9000 T Wind Dir SE S SE S SW SW W NW NW SW T Wind Spd 9 13 21 20 23 27 12 11 11 23 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 59 87 53 79 51 75 51 77 Temp 70 59 80 85 65 53 74 77 60 51 69 72 59 51 72 75 Dewpt 26 24 27 24 36 35 39 36 40 40 40 37 41 41 43 41 Max/Min RH 26 10 50 21 66 26 68 28 RH 19 26 14 11 34 50 29 23 47 66 34 27 52 68 35 29 PWind dir SW W E E E NE E SE Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ TXZ031-052115- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 215 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 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 75 61 90 54 88 Temp 56 56 60 66 73 74 66 65 63 64 70 81 89 87 71 63 59 54 71 82 87 86 Dewpt 56 56 60 62 63 62 64 65 63 62 67 62 51 47 44 40 33 32 37 35 37 40 RH 100100100 89 71 66 96100100 93 91 53 28 25 39 43 37 43 30 19 17 20 Wind dir NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW S Wind spd 6 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 10 11 16 14 17 12 5 5 6 5 6 8 13 12 Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 2600 4200 800 800 5700 11000 0 100 5900 7900 T Wind Dir NE SE SE S S SW SW NW NW SW T Wind Spd 8 8 16 17 24 28 10 14 9 18 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 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 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 59 84 52 79 52 76 51 77 Temp 67 59 77 82 61 52 74 77 60 52 72 74 58 52 73 75 Dewpt 43 35 41 41 46 41 43 42 46 44 45 43 46 45 45 46 Max/Min RH 43 22 66 27 74 31 81 33 RH 41 41 28 23 58 66 32 28 60 73 39 33 64 79 37 36 PWind dir SW N NE NE NE NE E E Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ TXZ029-052115- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 215 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 73 57 83 47 85 Temp 51 52 56 63 70 70 60 59 60 60 67 79 83 80 63 57 51 48 66 79 84 83 Dewpt 51 52 56 57 58 57 60 59 60 58 58 41 32 27 25 25 23 22 27 25 24 24 RH 100100100 81 66 63100100100 93 73 25 16 14 23 29 33 35 23 14 11 11 Wind dir E E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW Wind spd 6 5 5 5 9 13 11 12 13 13 16 16 18 16 9 8 8 6 9 10 16 16 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 3 Mix Hgt 2800 4600 1600 1100 8700 13200 8500 100 7700 10300 T Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW W NW NW SW T Wind Spd 10 13 23 23 26 28 16 13 11 25 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 52 83 47 75 46 71 46 74 Temp 63 52 74 80 57 47 70 72 54 46 66 68 53 47 69 71 Dewpt 25 23 29 23 36 34 36 35 38 39 40 37 39 41 42 41 Max/Min RH 32 11 60 23 76 29 80 30 RH 23 32 19 12 46 60 29 25 54 75 39 32 59 80 37 33 PWind dir SW NW E E E NE E SE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ 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