Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
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721 FOUS54 KLUB 281918 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 TXZ024-290915- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 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 53 87 59 94 64 Temp 76 76 63 59 56 54 68 80 87 86 69 63 60 62 76 89 93 91 73 69 66 65 Dewpt 40 38 41 41 42 41 43 40 34 31 38 40 42 42 52 45 38 35 45 53 56 59 RH 28 26 44 51 59 63 41 24 16 14 32 43 50 48 43 22 15 14 37 57 70 81 Wind dir NW NW E SW S NW E SE S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW Wind spd 9 6 5 5 3 5 6 9 11 10 9 9 12 17 23 17 14 11 10 16 14 18 Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 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 6 Mix Hgt 500 500 8500 12600 900 500 10700 14000 8100 600 T Wind Dir E SE S SW S SW SW SW S S T Wind Spd 8 8 11 14 16 20 26 20 17 19 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO EL NO EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/01 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 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 90 63 87 51 76 52 79 56 80 Temp 87 84 69 64 84 83 61 52 72 74 58 53 75 75 60 57 74 78 Dewpt 58 55 59 58 45 39 45 35 35 30 37 40 45 46 49 49 55 53 Min/Max RH 30 84 21 55 19 62 30 76 39 RH 37 36 71 81 26 21 55 53 26 20 45 62 35 35 67 76 50 42 PWind dir S S W N N S S S SE Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 20 20 20 10 10 30 30 40 Rain shwrs C S S S S S C C S C C Tstms C S S S S S C C S C C $$ TXZ026-290915- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 86 59 91 63 Temp 76 76 66 60 55 52 66 79 84 84 71 66 62 59 73 86 90 87 74 69 65 64 Dewpt 43 41 44 45 45 46 48 47 42 42 50 53 53 52 56 55 51 52 57 61 62 62 RH 31 28 45 58 69 80 52 32 23 23 47 63 73 77 55 35 26 30 55 76 90 93 Wind dir W NW NE E NE E E SE S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S Wind spd 9 6 5 5 5 5 9 11 13 12 12 12 12 11 17 18 17 13 14 16 12 12 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 Mix Hgt 500 500 5800 11700 600 600 7900 13200 600 600 T Wind Dir NE E SE S SE S SW SW S S T Wind Spd 9 9 14 19 20 19 25 20 19 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/01 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 89 63 87 51 77 50 79 56 80 Temp 84 83 69 64 84 82 63 52 72 75 58 51 74 76 62 57 73 79 Dewpt 64 62 64 63 54 48 49 42 38 36 43 44 49 50 55 54 57 56 Min/Max RH 40 99 29 74 23 77 36 91 44 RH 51 49 84 97 36 31 60 69 29 24 57 77 41 40 78 90 57 45 PWind dir S S S NE N SE S SE SE Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 40 30 30 30 10 10 30 30 40 Rain shwrs C C S S C C S S C C S C C Tstms C C S S C C S S C C S C C $$ TXZ043-290915- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 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 51 88 59 92 63 Temp 79 79 66 60 54 52 69 82 87 86 71 66 62 59 75 87 92 87 73 69 65 64 Dewpt 41 39 42 45 45 44 45 42 37 37 47 50 52 54 61 61 57 55 59 61 64 64 RH 25 24 42 58 71 74 42 24 17 18 42 57 71 82 62 42 31 35 63 77 95100 Wind dir W W E E S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S Wind spd 9 5 5 5 5 4 5 9 9 9 9 10 10 6 12 14 12 11 9 11 9 11 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.11 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 Mix Hgt 600 500 9600 12600 800 600 6000 12300 1700 600 T Wind Dir E S SW SW S S SW SW S S T Wind Spd 10 10 12 14 16 18 23 19 18 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 05/01 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 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 87 63 90 53 78 51 79 56 80 Temp 84 82 69 64 84 85 65 54 74 76 58 52 75 75 62 57 76 78 Dewpt 66 63 64 64 61 53 52 47 42 40 46 46 50 51 55 56 61 59 Min/Max RH 44 100 30 80 26 82 36 97 49 RH 54 52 85100 45 33 64 77 31 27 65 82 42 42 77 96 60 52 PWind dir S S SW NE N SE S SE SE Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 30 40 40 20 20 40 40 50 Rain shwrs C C S S C C S S S S S C C C C C Tstms C C S S C C S S S S S C C C C C $$ TXZ035-290915- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 87 57 92 62 Temp 77 76 65 59 54 52 67 81 86 85 72 64 60 57 71 87 92 89 74 69 64 63 Dewpt 36 33 35 36 37 37 38 34 30 27 31 32 36 43 55 46 37 33 40 50 56 59 RH 23 21 33 42 52 56 34 18 13 12 22 30 41 59 56 24 15 14 29 51 75 87 Wind dir W W E SE SE SE SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S Wind spd 10 6 6 5 5 5 5 10 12 11 9 9 10 12 18 17 16 14 10 16 12 13 Clouds CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 800 500 10800 11800 600 500 10500 14600 9100 600 T Wind Dir E S SW W SW S SW SW S S T Wind Spd 10 10 10 12 13 18 24 20 18 19 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/01 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 91 61 88 50 77 50 79 55 80 Temp 86 84 69 62 84 83 62 51 72 75 58 51 73 74 60 56 75 78 Dewpt 56 51 57 58 43 34 36 34 33 29 37 41 47 43 49 50 55 51 Min/Max RH 26 88 15 54 16 68 29 80 37 RH 36 32 66 87 24 17 38 52 24 18 45 68 40 33 67 80 50 39 PWind dir S S SW N NE SE S SE SE Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 10 10 30 30 40 Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C C C Tstms S S S S S S C C C C C $$ TXZ031-290915- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 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 51 89 59 93 63 Temp 79 78 66 60 55 51 68 81 87 86 72 66 63 60 76 88 92 88 74 69 65 64 Dewpt 44 41 45 46 47 46 48 46 42 41 48 53 53 53 57 57 52 51 58 61 63 64 RH 30 27 46 60 74 82 50 29 21 21 44 63 73 78 53 35 26 28 57 75 93100 Wind dir W NW E E E E SE SE S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S Wind spd 9 5 5 5 3 4 5 11 12 11 11 12 13 13 18 17 16 12 14 12 12 14 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 10 10 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 5 Mix Hgt 500 500 6700 12600 1000 700 7800 13400 2200 600 T Wind Dir E SE SE S SE S SW SW S S T Wind Spd 9 8 12 18 19 20 27 20 19 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 05/01 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 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 90 63 90 53 79 51 81 56 80 Temp 86 84 69 64 86 84 64 54 75 77 59 52 76 76 62 56 76 78 Dewpt 65 62 64 63 54 49 51 45 39 37 44 45 49 49 56 54 58 58 Min/Max RH 42 100 28 76 23 77 35 95 47 RH 50 49 85 99 35 30 63 73 28 24 57 77 40 39 81 94 55 49 PWind dir S S SW N N SE S SE SE Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 40 30 30 30 10 10 30 30 40 Rain shwrs C C S S C C S S C C S C C Tstms C C S S C C S S C C S C C $$ TXZ029-290915- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 218 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 47 84 50 90 57 Temp 73 74 60 53 49 47 65 78 82 81 65 58 53 52 71 85 90 87 68 63 59 58 Dewpt 37 34 37 38 39 38 39 35 30 27 32 33 35 38 50 42 32 29 35 48 53 57 RH 27 23 42 57 68 71 38 21 15 14 29 39 51 59 48 22 13 12 29 58 80 96 Wind dir W NW E E SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S Wind spd 8 5 5 6 5 5 6 9 10 9 5 6 8 11 17 16 14 12 8 12 11 13 Clouds CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 600 500 11100 11800 600 500 10800 13900 8900 600 T Wind Dir E SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 10 11 11 13 13 19 25 20 17 20 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/01 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 89 56 84 45 73 45 77 49 77 Temp 84 83 63 57 81 80 56 46 70 71 53 46 72 72 56 50 73 75 Dewpt 53 47 56 56 40 31 40 33 31 27 35 40 44 41 48 48 53 49 Min/Max RH 24 100 16 61 18 80 30 93 38 RH 34 28 78 96 23 17 55 60 23 19 50 79 37 33 74 93 49 40 PWind dir S S W N NE SE S SE SE Wind char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 10 10 30 30 40 Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C S C C Tstms S S S S S S C C S C C $$ 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