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313 FOUS54 KLUB 200717 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 TXZ024-200830- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 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 80 68 86 70 93 Temp 70 68 75 75 77 78 72 71 70 69 76 82 85 85 76 74 71 71 79 88 92 92 Dewpt 66 65 65 67 67 66 68 68 68 69 69 67 66 64 66 65 65 66 67 66 63 62 RH 88 92 73 77 70 68 88 89 93100 78 61 54 50 71 74 81 84 67 48 38 37 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S Wind spd 8 5 6 8 9 9 5 5 5 5 8 9 11 10 8 8 9 9 11 11 11 11 Clouds B2 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S S S S LAL 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 Mix Hgt 3900 3200 1700 500 5500 6300 3900 600 6200 9400 T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW T Wind Spd 10 10 9 9 13 16 16 16 18 13 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 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 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 74 96 75 98 76 99 77 100 Temp 78 74 92 94 80 76 94 95 80 76 95 98 82 77 95 97 Dewpt 61 62 62 60 60 61 63 59 61 65 65 62 64 67 67 64 Max/Min RH 66 30 60 29 69 30 71 31 RH 57 66 38 32 51 60 36 30 52 69 38 31 55 71 40 34 PWind dir SW SW S SW S SW S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 10 0 5 5 20 20 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ TXZ026-200830- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 83 71 90 72 96 Temp 72 71 76 80 82 82 77 75 72 71 77 85 88 89 81 78 75 73 82 90 95 94 Dewpt 66 66 67 68 67 66 68 68 70 69 69 68 66 65 66 66 67 66 67 66 64 63 RH 81 84 74 67 61 58 74 79 93 93 76 57 48 45 60 67 76 79 61 45 36 36 Wind dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S SW SW S S Wind spd 8 5 5 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 12 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 Mix Hgt 3500 4300 800 400 5900 5900 3800 400 6400 8300 T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW T Wind Spd 10 10 11 10 12 13 16 13 17 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 75 99 76 100 77 102 78 102 Temp 81 75 94 97 83 76 96 99 84 78 96100 86 78 97 99 Dewpt 63 63 63 60 62 62 63 61 64 67 68 64 66 68 68 64 Max/Min RH 66 28 62 28 71 29 72 30 RH 54 66 36 30 49 62 34 29 51 69 40 31 51 71 39 32 PWind dir S SW S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 10 10 $$ TXZ043-200830- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 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 83 70 90 70 95 Temp 71 71 74 76 81 81 77 74 72 70 78 86 89 89 80 76 72 71 81 89 94 94 Dewpt 66 65 67 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 67 66 65 67 67 67 68 68 66 63 62 RH 85 81 80 78 66 66 80 89 94 99 75 54 47 46 65 73 83 91 64 47 36 35 Wind dir E E E E E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S SW S S S Wind spd 5 5 5 9 9 9 5 5 4 4 5 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 8 9 9 9 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 10 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S C C S Tstms S S S S LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 6 6 Mix Hgt 2500 3700 600 500 5700 6500 4500 600 6400 8700 T Wind Dir E E E SE S SE SE S SW S T Wind Spd 11 12 11 9 11 12 14 13 16 13 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 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 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 72 98 74 100 77 100 77 102 Temp 79 72 91 97 81 75 94 99 83 77 94 99 84 77 98100 Dewpt 63 66 63 59 62 65 64 59 66 70 68 63 68 70 69 64 Max/Min RH 80 28 71 26 79 29 79 29 RH 59 80 39 29 53 71 36 27 56 79 43 31 60 79 39 31 PWind dir S SW S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 $$ TXZ035-200830- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 80 68 86 69 91 Temp 68 67 71 74 77 76 72 71 71 68 73 81 86 85 78 74 71 69 77 85 91 89 Dewpt 63 62 64 66 66 65 67 67 67 66 67 66 64 62 63 64 64 64 66 64 60 59 RH 84 84 79 76 69 69 84 87 87 93 81 60 48 46 60 71 79 84 69 50 36 37 Wind dir SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S Wind spd 12 8 9 12 13 12 10 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 12 13 13 12 Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 40 30 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs C C S S S C S Tstms S S S S S S S LAL 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 2500 3100 1800 1300 4700 5600 3300 600 5400 8200 T Wind Dir SE E E S S S SE S SW SW T Wind Spd 13 14 14 14 13 14 17 16 17 14 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 70 95 72 96 74 97 75 99 Temp 77 70 90 93 78 72 91 94 80 74 92 95 82 75 95 96 Dewpt 60 62 61 56 59 61 62 58 61 66 65 61 63 67 66 62 Max/Min RH 76 28 68 29 76 31 76 29 RH 56 76 38 29 52 68 38 30 52 76 41 33 53 76 39 33 PWind dir S S S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ TXZ031-200830- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 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 82 69 90 70 95 Temp 71 69 76 76 80 81 76 73 71 69 78 86 88 89 80 75 73 71 82 90 94 94 Dewpt 67 67 68 70 69 69 71 71 71 69 70 69 68 67 68 68 68 68 69 68 65 64 RH 86 95 77 82 68 67 83 92 99100 76 58 51 49 68 79 85 92 67 48 39 37 Wind dir SE E SE SE E E SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S SW S S S Wind spd 5 3 5 8 8 8 5 3 3 4 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 9 11 12 11 Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 10 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 Mix Hgt 3300 4000 1600 600 5600 6400 3500 700 6400 8400 T Wind Dir SE E SE S S S S S SW SW T Wind Spd 9 10 10 10 12 13 16 16 18 14 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 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 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 74 99 75 100 77 101 78 103 Temp 82 74 94 97 81 75 96 98 84 78 96100 85 79 98100 Dewpt 64 64 64 61 62 63 64 61 65 68 68 65 68 69 69 66 Max/Min RH 72 30 67 28 74 31 74 31 RH 56 72 37 31 53 67 35 30 54 73 41 32 57 73 40 34 PWind dir S SW S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 10 10 $$ TXZ029-200830- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 217 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 78 64 84 65 91 Temp 65 63 72 72 75 75 69 68 67 64 72 78 83 83 74 69 67 66 75 84 90 89 Dewpt 65 63 63 64 65 64 67 67 67 64 67 66 64 62 64 64 65 65 66 63 60 58 RH 100100 73 76 71 69 93 97100100 84 67 53 49 71 84 93 97 74 49 37 35 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW S Wind spd 8 5 6 9 11 10 6 5 5 5 8 9 11 10 9 8 9 8 12 12 12 10 Clouds B2 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 20 10 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S C S S S S S Tstms S C S S S S LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 3500 3100 1500 1300 4900 6100 3400 600 5700 8500 T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW T Wind Spd 12 13 12 14 14 16 17 17 17 14 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 67 94 69 95 70 97 72 97 Temp 73 67 88 92 76 70 90 93 77 70 91 96 79 72 93 94 Dewpt 61 61 60 56 60 60 60 57 61 65 64 60 64 66 65 61 Max/Min RH 81 28 72 28 84 29 81 31 RH 66 81 39 30 58 71 37 30 58 84 41 30 60 81 40 34 PWind dir S SW S SW S SW S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 10 0 5 5 20 20 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ 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