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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices...UPDATED
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
723 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
TXZ024-042115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
723 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
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 69 55 71 61 88
Temp 60 64 67 65 59 58 57 56 58 63 69 71 63 62 63 64 72 84 88 85
Dewpt 56 54 55 55 58 57 56 56 57 59 59 59 61 62 63 63 63 52 40 36
RH 86 71 64 70 95 97 96 98 95 86 71 67 93 99 99 97 72 33 19 17
Wind dir N NE NE E E NE NE N NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W
Wind spd 13 12 13 10 8 5 8 6 6 6 9 10 9 11 12 17 20 16 16 14
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 60 70 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.27 0.01 0 0
Rain shwrs S C L L C S
Tstms S C C C S
LAL 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 2800 3200 1500 1000 2400 3400 2400 1000 7100 12300
T Wind Dir N NE E NE E SE S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 14 11 9 8 11 18 18 26 23
RFTI 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
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 56 89 60 88 56 79 52 74
Temp 64 56 84 87 70 61 82 86 65 57 75 77 60 53 70 71
Dewpt 30 26 29 31 31 28 33 32 39 36 39 37 41 40 41 40
Max/Min RH 31 11 28 13 46 22 62 30
RH 28 31 14 13 23 27 17 14 39 46 27 24 49 62 35 33
PWind dir W SW SW W E NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ026-042115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
723 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 72 57 74 61 88
Temp 62 67 70 68 61 60 58 58 60 64 72 73 65 64 63 64 71 82 87 86
Dewpt 59 57 58 57 58 59 58 58 60 60 61 61 63 64 63 64 66 62 52 48
RH 90 70 66 68 90 96100100100 87 68 66 93100100100 84 51 30 27
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 13 13 13 11 9 9 8 9 8 6 8 9 9 9 10 11 16 17 18 14
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 80 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.48 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S L D C C S S S S S S
Tstms S S L C S S S S S S
LAL 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 6
Mix Hgt 2600 3400 1100 1000 1900 3400 2300 800 4800 9800
T Wind Dir N NE E NE E SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 17 12 10 9 9 16 14 25 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 89 59 87 55 80 52 75
Temp 65 54 83 87 69 59 81 85 65 56 76 78 61 52 71 73
Dewpt 42 36 35 39 44 38 41 42 47 42 43 42 45 44 44 42
Max/Min RH 50 15 45 20 62 26 74 31
RH 43 50 18 18 40 45 24 22 52 59 31 28 56 74 38 33
PWind dir W SW SW N E NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ043-042115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
723 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
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 75 63 90
Temp 68 70 71 70 63 61 60 59 63 68 73 74 67 65 65 65 73 84 89 86
Dewpt 64 64 64 63 63 61 60 59 61 62 63 63 65 65 65 65 67 62 51 47
RH 87 80 79 80100100100100 92 81 71 69 93100100100 81 48 27 26
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 11 11 11 9 9 6 5 6 6 5 8 8 8 8 8 13 13 13 11
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 70 100 20 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.25 0.75 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C L D D C S S S S S
Tstms C C L D L S S S
LAL 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6
Mix Hgt 2500 2600 1000 1100 2600 3400 2000 900 4800 8200
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 19 18 12 10 8 14 14 25 23
RFTI 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
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 90 63 92 57 84 54 77
Temp 67 57 85 88 71 63 87 89 67 58 80 82 63 55 74 75
Dewpt 45 42 41 46 45 44 41 43 44 45 48 46 47 46 47 45
Max/Min RH 57 18 52 16 61 27 75 32
RH 45 57 21 23 40 50 21 20 44 61 32 28 57 73 38 34
PWind dir SW SW SW W E NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ035-042115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
723 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 71 56 76 62 88
Temp 65 66 68 64 60 59 58 57 60 68 74 72 67 65 64 63 71 83 87 86
Dewpt 59 57 57 57 58 57 56 55 57 59 58 59 60 62 62 62 60 43 33 31
RH 81 73 68 78 93 93 93 93 90 73 57 64 78 90 93 97 68 24 14 14
Wind dir N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W
Wind spd 12 18 17 17 12 10 8 8 8 6 9 16 13 17 13 16 19 20 21 18
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 60 80 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.18 0.38 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S L D C S S
Tstms S L L C
LAL 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2300 2800 1400 1400 3000 3700 2700 900 7700 11800
T Wind Dir NE E E E E S SE S SW W
T Wind Spd 18 20 19 11 10 13 20 18 24 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 90 60 89 55 82 52 75
Temp 66 54 83 88 72 60 84 87 66 55 77 79 61 52 71 72
Dewpt 31 25 26 25 25 25 28 24 34 35 38 34 40 41 41 39
Max/Min RH 34 9 26 9 47 18 66 28
RH 27 32 12 10 17 26 13 10 30 47 24 20 46 66 34 30
PWind dir W SW SW W SE NE E E
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ031-042115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
723 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
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 74 61 90
Temp 65 69 71 69 62 60 59 58 61 65 72 74 65 64 63 64 72 84 89 87
Dewpt 61 59 59 59 61 60 59 58 61 62 63 62 65 64 63 64 68 64 52 48
RH 88 72 67 71 99100100100 99 89 72 68 98100100100 86 51 28 26
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE E N NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 10 12 12 10 8 6 5 6 6 6 6 9 8 9 9 11 17 14 17 13
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 50 80 20 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.06 0.55 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S D D C C S S S S S S
Tstms S S L L S S S S S S
LAL 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6
Mix Hgt 2700 3400 1000 800 2100 3400 2500 900 4400 9400
T Wind Dir N NE E NE NE SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 17 14 10 9 9 16 17 25 23
RFTI 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
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 56 90 61 90 56 82 52 77
Temp 65 56 85 88 70 61 84 87 66 57 78 80 61 52 73 75
Dewpt 44 35 35 42 44 36 40 42 47 42 45 43 46 44 44 44
Max/Min RH 48 15 39 18 60 26 74 31
RH 47 46 17 20 39 39 21 21 51 57 31 27 59 74 36 33
PWind dir W SW SW N E NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ029-042115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
723 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 68 50 73 56 85
Temp 58 62 66 63 56 55 54 52 57 65 72 69 60 60 60 60 70 81 84 81
Dewpt 54 52 53 54 56 55 54 52 57 57 57 57 60 60 60 60 59 42 32 28
RH 86 70 63 72100100100100100 75 59 66100100100100 68 25 15 14
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W
Wind spd 13 16 16 11 9 8 6 5 6 6 9 12 10 12 12 14 18 16 17 14
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 60 70 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.06 0.13 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S C L C S S
Tstms S C C C
LAL 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2300 3000 2000 1400 2900 4200 2800 900 8400 12000
T Wind Dir NE E E E E S S S SW W
T Wind Spd 19 18 17 11 9 14 20 21 26 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 48 86 54 85 50 78 47 72
Temp 59 48 81 84 65 54 81 83 61 51 73 75 56 47 68 69
Dewpt 27 23 24 23 25 23 27 23 34 34 36 33 39 39 39 38
Max/Min RH 37 10 30 10 52 19 74 29
RH 29 37 12 11 22 30 14 11 36 52 26 21 53 74 34 32
PWind dir W W SW W SE NE E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
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
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