Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
358 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
TXZ024-192215-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
358 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 95 58 93 58 82
TEMP 68 64 76 88 94 92 77 70 64 61 73 85 92 90 76 69 64 61 68 77 81 80
DEWPT 27 29 26 25 25 24 26 31 35 36 37 35 28 24 27 34 38 41 42 41 37 36
MIN/MAX RH 7 37 7 56 19
RH 21 27 16 10 8 9 15 23 34 39 27 17 10 9 16 27 38 48 39 28 21 20
WIND DIR SW W W W W W NW NW NW W SW W SW W W N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 16 13 14 18 20 19 4 6 5 4 12 13 18 16 5 12 17 11 16 12 17 16
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 20 16 12 8 12 16 23 27 36 15 14 12 13 14 26 38 38 38 37 36 34 32
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6 5 5 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 3
MIXING HGT <1 <1 13 16 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 14 16 <1 2 <1 <1 MM MM MM MM
T WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W N NW E SW SW W W NE N N
T WIND SPD 11 14 17 21 25 25 8 8 3 4 12 10 16 18 10 27 9 16
RFTI 0 0 0 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO CL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CH EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W W W
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 92 63 92 64 91 63 92
TEMP 65 59 84 89 72 65 86 89 73 66 85 88 72 65 86 89
DEWPT 44 49 47 33 55 55 58 55 58 60 61 52 61 60 58 54
MAX/MIN RH 68 23 78 31 86 42 84 41
RH 46 69 28 14 55 70 39 32 59 81 45 29 68 84 39 30
PWIND DIR E S S S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ026-192215-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
358 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 97 60 95 60 83
TEMP 70 67 78 90 96 94 79 72 66 63 75 87 94 92 78 71 66 63 70 78 82 81
DEWPT 57 45 37 30 26 28 33 37 39 39 39 38 33 29 33 39 41 43 45 44 43 42
MIN/MAX RH 10 39 14 55 20
RH 63 45 23 12 8 10 19 28 37 41 27 18 12 11 19 31 40 48 41 30 25 25
WIND DIR S SW SW W W W W W W S SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 12 10 12 16 19 21 9 9 6 6 13 17 20 19 11 11 13 13 14 11 13 12
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 19 14 11 9 11 13 21 25 32 13 12 12 13 15 20 25 27 28 30 32 32 33
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 3
MIXING HGT <1 <1 2 16 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 14 15 <1 2 <1 <1 MM MM MM MM
T WIND DIR S SW NW W W W W N N NW NE S SW SW NE N N N
T WIND SPD 13 9 11 19 24 25 6 6 5 6 14 6 19 17 6 25 10 17
RFTI 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 91 64 92 65 92 65 93
TEMP 68 63 84 88 73 66 86 89 74 67 86 89 74 67 87 90
DEWPT 40 46 49 42 56 59 61 57 63 61 63 61 61 61 61 58
MAX/MIN RH 62 20 78 37 85 44 83 53
RH 36 54 30 20 55 78 43 34 69 81 46 39 64 81 42 34
PWIND DIR NE SE S S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 20 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ043-192215-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
358 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 99 65 99 64 87
TEMP 73 70 80 92 98 96 83 76 71 68 79 91 98 96 82 75 70 67 74 82 86 85
DEWPT 61 57 48 29 26 25 42 42 47 51 38 28 22 20 21 26 37 45 44 40 37 36
MIN/MAX RH 10 65 7 55 20
RH 66 63 33 11 8 8 24 30 42 54 23 10 7 6 10 16 30 45 34 22 18 17
WIND DIR S SW SW W W W W S S S SW SW SW W SW S E N N N N N
WIND SPD 13 12 16 19 19 17 10 9 13 11 18 17 21 17 11 11 11 12 13 9 18 19
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 19 13 11 8 8 7 16 18 16 8 12 17 12 6 12 17 21 26 27 29 21 14
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 4
MIXING HGT <1 <1 2 14 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 13 17 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 MM MM MM MM
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW W W W W NW N S SW SW SW W NW N N
T WIND SPD 10 12 18 29 24 21 5 5 6 5 3 33 34 31 6 8 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CH EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 94 68 96 69 96 67 94
TEMP 71 65 87 91 76 70 90 93 78 71 90 93 76 69 88 91
DEWPT 40 61 54 43 56 60 61 54 61 62 62 57 62 61 61 60
MAX/MIN RH 57 24 71 28 79 38 76 46
RH 32 87 32 19 50 71 38 27 56 73 39 30 62 76 40 36
PWIND DIR NE SE S S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 20 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ035-192215-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
358 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 93 58 92 57 84
TEMP 68 64 74 86 92 90 76 69 64 61 72 84 91 89 75 68 63 60 68 78 83 81
DEWPT 23 28 26 26 24 24 26 29 32 34 32 28 23 19 17 20 31 41 41 37 33 30
MIN/MAX RH 8 35 6 57 19
RH 18 25 17 11 9 9 16 22 30 36 23 13 8 8 11 16 30 49 37 23 16 16
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W N NE N N N N N
WIND SPD 13 11 13 18 20 19 8 8 8 6 16 17 19 19 11 10 13 13 17 11 16 17
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 10 12 10 8 12 17 19 25 28 8 9 10 9 9 17 24 30 35 33 31 29 27
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
MIXING HGT <1 <1 8 13 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 13 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 MM MM MM MM
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW N NE E SW W W NW N NE N
T WIND SPD 13 11 19 21 27 24 2 3 5 6 10 19 21 21 8 10 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 3 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO CL CH CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 93 65 93 65 93 64 90
TEMP 67 61 85 90 74 67 87 90 74 67 87 90 73 66 84 87
DEWPT 35 45 42 29 54 56 57 52 57 58 61 54 58 58 58 57
MAX/MIN RH 60 18 74 26 72 37 80 39
RH 30 56 22 11 50 68 36 27 55 73 42 30 59 75 41 36
PWIND DIR E S S S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ031-192215-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
358 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 99 61 97 60 85
TEMP 71 68 79 91 98 96 81 73 68 64 76 89 96 93 79 72 66 63 70 79 84 83
DEWPT 57 44 35 28 26 27 33 37 39 40 40 38 31 26 29 35 40 44 45 44 42 41
MIN/MAX RH 9 40 11 52 19
RH 61 42 20 10 8 9 18 27 34 41 27 17 10 9 16 26 38 50 41 29 23 23
WIND DIR S SW SW W W W W NW W SW SW SW SW W W N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 13 11 13 17 19 21 8 6 6 9 16 18 21 18 9 10 13 12 13 10 14 13
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 18 12 11 9 10 11 19 22 30 10 11 11 10 10 17 25 26 28 29 31 29 26
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 3
MIXING HGT <1 <1 3 15 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 15 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 MM MM MM MM
T WIND DIR S SW W W W W W W N NW NE SW SW SW NW N N N
T WIND SPD 13 11 13 20 24 25 8 6 5 6 11 10 23 21 5 16 9 18
RFTI 0 0 0 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO CL CH EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 94 65 93 67 92 66 93
TEMP 69 64 87 91 74 67 87 90 75 69 86 90 74 68 87 90
DEWPT 41 49 49 42 56 60 61 58 62 61 63 59 61 61 60 58
MAX/MIN RH 62 21 74 30 78 39 77 53
RH 36 58 27 18 53 78 42 34 64 76 46 35 64 78 40 34
PWIND DIR NE SE S S SE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 20 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ029-192215-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
358 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 91 57 90 55 82
TEMP 65 61 72 84 90 88 75 68 63 60 71 83 89 87 73 66 61 58 66 76 81 79
DEWPT 21 28 26 25 22 21 24 28 31 33 32 29 23 19 21 25 33 40 40 37 33 30
MIN/MAX RH 7 34 7 61 19
RH 18 28 18 11 8 9 15 22 30 36 24 14 9 8 14 21 35 51 38 24 18 17
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W NW NW NW SW W W W W N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 13 11 13 19 21 20 6 5 4 4 13 16 19 19 8 13 17 12 18 12 17 18
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 16 16 12 8 14 19 24 30 36 11 11 12 12 12 23 34 36 38 37 36 36 35
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 3
MIXING HGT <1 <1 11 14 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 14 15 <1 <1 2 2 MM MM MM MM
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW N E E SW W W NW N N N
T WIND SPD 12 11 19 23 28 26 5 5 5 5 11 12 18 23 10 10 17 21
RFTI 0 0 0 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO CL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W W W
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 90 61 92 63 91 61 90
TEMP 65 59 83 87 71 63 85 89 72 65 85 88 71 63 84 87
DEWPT 35 41 41 26 53 54 55 50 56 58 61 52 58 58 57 54
MAX/MIN RH 65 19 80 27 78 36 85 40
RH 33 51 23 11 53 72 36 26 57 78 45 29 63 84 40 32
PWIND DIR E S S S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
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 SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING 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...
IS.............ISOLATED
SC.............SCATTERED
NM.............NUMEROUS
O..............OCCASIONAL
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
WD.............WIDESPREAD
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
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIXING HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FEET
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
RFTI................................RED FLAG THREAT INDEX
CATEGORY...
HS............HISTORICALLY CRITICAL
EX............EXTREMELY CRITICAL
CH............CRITICAL - HIGH
CL............CRITICAL - LOW
EL............ELEVATED
NO............NONE
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
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS