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189 FOUS54 KLUB 071920 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 220 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 TXZ024-080915- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 220 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 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 58 85 53 75 50 Temp 87 85 71 67 64 59 68 76 83 83 68 62 56 54 64 72 75 73 63 58 54 51 Dewpt 25 26 32 28 23 25 31 32 31 30 36 37 39 38 39 38 39 38 40 41 41 41 RH 10 12 24 23 21 27 25 20 15 15 31 39 52 55 39 29 27 28 44 53 62 68 Wind dir SW S S SW NW NW N NE SW W N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N Wind spd 17 17 11 13 16 12 11 6 11 10 6 8 9 9 16 17 16 12 8 9 9 8 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC 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 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 Mix Hgt 600 600 5300 12000 600 500 6700 8500 5600 500 T Wind Dir S NW N W N NE NE NE NE N T Wind Spd 18 20 12 17 13 14 23 18 14 17 RFTI 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/10 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 75 54 79 57 77 58 79 57 81 Temp 70 74 59 55 76 77 63 58 73 75 61 58 76 76 62 58 78 79 Dewpt 43 40 43 45 45 44 48 50 56 55 55 54 56 53 54 53 55 54 Min/Max RH 29 71 29 75 47 87 41 85 39 RH 38 30 55 70 33 31 58 75 54 50 81 86 51 44 74 84 45 42 PWind dir NE S S S S SE SE S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 10 40 50 30 30 20 30 Rain shwrs C C C C C S C S C Tstms C C C C C S C S C $$ TXZ026-080915- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 220 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 57 84 53 77 52 Temp 86 84 72 66 61 57 68 77 82 82 68 63 56 54 65 74 76 74 64 60 55 52 Dewpt 33 34 39 44 38 34 36 38 37 37 43 45 44 42 42 41 42 40 44 44 44 44 RH 15 17 30 45 42 42 31 24 20 20 40 52 64 64 43 30 30 29 48 55 66 74 Wind dir S S S S W NW N N SW S E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N Wind spd 17 17 13 13 10 12 12 6 9 8 9 9 9 10 17 18 17 12 9 9 11 9 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 Mix Hgt 500 500 4300 7600 500 500 7000 7900 4900 500 T Wind Dir S W N W E NE NE NE NE N T Wind Spd 20 17 16 10 13 16 23 19 16 17 RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/10 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 76 54 81 57 79 58 80 57 81 Temp 70 75 59 54 76 79 64 57 74 78 63 58 76 78 64 58 78 79 Dewpt 45 43 47 47 46 46 51 53 56 56 59 58 59 57 59 58 59 57 Min/Max RH 31 79 29 86 47 100 46 100 43 RH 41 32 64 77 34 31 63 86 53 47 87100 56 48 84100 52 47 PWind dir N S SW S S SE SE SE SE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 40 30 30 30 30 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S C C C Tstms S C C C C S S C C C $$ TXZ043-080915- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 220 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 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 59 88 55 78 54 Temp 86 86 72 67 63 59 72 81 86 86 71 64 58 56 67 75 78 76 65 61 56 54 Dewpt 33 38 42 43 42 37 38 38 37 40 42 45 48 47 48 48 47 45 45 46 46 46 RH 15 18 34 42 47 44 29 21 18 20 36 49 69 73 50 38 33 33 48 58 70 75 Wind dir S S S S SW W N N SW S SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N Wind spd 11 10 9 9 10 6 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 14 17 14 12 9 9 8 10 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC 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 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 500 500 4300 7800 400 500 4500 6900 4700 500 T Wind Dir S SW N W E NE NE NE NE NE T Wind Spd 17 18 14 9 10 16 25 24 13 18 RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/10 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 76 53 79 57 79 58 84 58 86 Temp 73 74 59 54 76 77 62 57 75 77 64 59 80 82 64 59 81 84 Dewpt 47 45 49 48 49 49 52 53 59 58 58 59 57 54 57 57 59 54 Min/Max RH 34 82 34 87 48 100 35 95 34 RH 39 35 68 80 39 36 70 87 58 51 81100 45 38 77 94 46 37 PWind dir NE SE S SE S S S SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 10 30 50 30 30 20 30 Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C Tstms C C C C C C S C $$ TXZ035-080915- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 220 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 58 87 53 78 51 Temp 87 87 75 70 64 58 69 80 85 85 71 63 57 53 64 74 77 73 64 59 54 51 Dewpt 21 20 23 22 20 21 26 27 25 24 29 33 35 37 41 41 39 38 39 40 40 41 RH 9 8 14 16 18 23 20 14 11 11 21 32 43 54 43 30 25 28 40 49 59 68 Wind dir SW SW SW SW W NW N W W W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 19 19 13 14 14 12 13 10 17 13 9 8 9 12 20 19 17 17 12 12 11 10 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 Mix Hgt 600 600 6600 12000 700 700 5400 7900 5100 800 T Wind Dir SW W NW W NE NE E E NE NE T Wind Spd 20 21 13 20 12 19 26 19 16 18 RFTI 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category CL CL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/10 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 76 52 78 56 79 57 82 56 84 Temp 71 73 59 53 74 74 62 56 73 75 62 58 78 76 62 57 80 80 Dewpt 41 39 43 44 46 46 48 50 55 49 53 52 51 46 51 51 52 46 Min/Max RH 28 72 31 80 36 81 30 82 28 RH 34 29 55 71 37 37 60 80 53 40 72 80 39 34 67 80 38 30 PWind dir NE SE S SE S SE SW S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 20 40 40 30 30 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S Tstms S C C C C C C S S $$ TXZ031-080915- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 220 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 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 58 87 54 78 52 Temp 87 87 72 67 62 58 71 79 85 85 69 63 57 54 67 75 78 76 65 60 55 52 Dewpt 34 33 40 44 36 32 35 37 37 37 43 46 45 44 43 43 43 42 44 46 45 45 RH 15 15 32 43 37 37 27 23 19 18 39 54 64 68 42 32 29 30 46 60 70 76 Wind dir S S S S SW NW N N S S E E NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N Wind spd 17 14 11 12 9 9 12 6 9 8 6 8 6 8 16 17 17 12 8 6 8 8 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC 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 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 500 500 4500 8400 500 400 6700 7900 4600 500 T Wind Dir S W N W SE NE NE NE NE N T Wind Spd 19 18 16 10 13 13 23 20 14 16 RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/10 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 77 52 82 57 79 57 83 57 84 Temp 73 75 59 53 78 79 64 57 75 78 63 58 79 80 64 58 80 81 Dewpt 46 44 48 48 48 47 52 53 59 58 60 58 59 57 59 58 59 58 Min/Max RH 31 86 30 87 50 100 43 99 42 RH 38 33 66 83 35 33 66 86 58 51 90100 51 47 84 98 50 45 PWind dir NE S S S S SE S SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 40 30 30 30 30 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S C C C Tstms S C C C C S S C C C $$ TXZ029-080915- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 220 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 50 83 47 73 46 Temp 84 83 67 63 57 51 66 76 81 81 65 58 51 48 62 70 73 70 59 54 49 46 Dewpt 21 20 26 21 19 21 26 26 25 23 27 32 34 35 38 37 37 37 38 39 39 39 RH 10 10 21 20 22 30 22 16 13 12 24 37 52 60 41 30 27 30 45 57 68 76 Wind dir SW SW S SW W NW N W W W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 19 17 9 10 10 8 9 8 13 12 6 8 9 10 17 18 17 13 9 9 9 9 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 Mix Hgt 600 500 6300 11600 600 500 6000 8300 5700 500 T Wind Dir SW NW NW W N NE E E NE NE T Wind Spd 18 19 12 21 12 18 25 18 16 17 RFTI 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/10 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 72 48 76 51 76 52 78 51 81 Temp 68 70 55 49 73 72 58 52 71 72 58 53 74 74 58 52 78 78 Dewpt 40 38 42 43 44 45 48 49 54 49 54 52 51 47 51 50 51 47 Min/Max RH 29 81 31 89 40 100 34 96 30 RH 36 31 61 80 35 38 69 89 55 44 86 96 44 38 77 93 39 33 PWind dir NE SE S S S S S S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 20 40 50 30 30 20 30 Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S C Tstms S C C C C C C S C $$ 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