Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
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210 FOUS54 KLUB 180751 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 TXZ024-182115- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 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 96 72 98 73 97 Temp 73 71 81 91 95 90 80 77 74 73 83 94 97 92 82 79 76 74 83 93 96 92 Dewpt 64 62 64 63 61 63 66 65 65 66 67 63 57 59 63 62 62 63 64 59 54 55 RH 72 73 56 40 33 40 63 68 75 79 59 37 26 33 53 56 63 70 52 33 25 29 Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S Wind spd 5 6 11 12 13 11 10 8 9 8 9 9 9 8 6 8 8 6 9 10 12 11 Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.41 0.04 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 4500 8400 600 600 6300 9900 700 600 7000 9400 T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S S SW SW S T Wind Spd 16 18 14 13 17 12 16 17 14 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 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 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 71 92 63 85 58 84 59 86 Temp 77 72 86 87 71 64 79 79 64 58 76 81 66 60 81 81 Dewpt 59 62 63 60 60 57 53 50 50 49 47 47 51 53 55 53 Max/Min RH 71 35 80 30 72 26 76 31 RH 55 71 45 41 70 78 40 36 62 71 35 31 58 76 42 37 PWind dir S S SW NW NW NE S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 40 30 10 10 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S C C S S Tstms S C C S S $$ TXZ026-182115- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 97 73 100 73 99 Temp 76 72 82 91 96 94 84 81 77 74 83 95 99 95 86 83 77 73 83 94 98 95 Dewpt 63 64 64 63 61 62 63 63 63 65 67 65 60 61 62 62 63 64 65 61 57 56 RH 64 76 55 40 32 35 49 54 62 74 59 38 28 32 45 49 62 72 55 34 26 27 Wind dir SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S Wind spd 8 9 12 13 14 13 12 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 5 8 9 12 12 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S Tstms S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 Mix Hgt 4400 6600 400 400 5200 8500 1500 400 6900 9300 T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW SW S T Wind Spd 17 18 16 13 16 12 16 12 12 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 72 95 66 88 61 86 60 88 Temp 81 72 90 90 76 67 82 83 69 61 78 83 68 61 81 83 Dewpt 60 62 62 59 61 60 56 53 52 52 48 48 50 52 54 53 Max/Min RH 70 31 78 30 71 26 74 30 RH 49 70 39 35 60 78 41 35 55 71 34 30 52 73 39 35 PWind dir S S S NW N NW S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 20 20 10 10 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S $$ TXZ043-182115- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 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 96 72 97 71 97 Temp 75 71 82 90 95 93 84 80 77 74 82 92 97 95 85 81 76 72 83 93 96 93 Dewpt 63 63 65 65 64 62 64 65 66 67 69 67 63 61 63 64 65 66 67 63 58 57 RH 68 76 58 44 36 36 52 60 70 80 66 44 34 34 48 57 69 81 59 38 29 30 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S Wind spd 5 5 10 12 12 11 10 6 6 5 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 10 9 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 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 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 Mix Hgt 4300 5800 500 500 4300 6100 1800 500 5900 8100 T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW SW S T Wind Spd 16 16 16 12 14 12 16 14 13 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 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 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 71 94 67 88 61 86 62 90 Temp 79 72 89 91 78 68 83 85 70 61 80 83 69 63 82 86 Dewpt 62 63 63 59 62 62 58 54 55 53 51 51 55 55 56 55 Max/Min RH 75 33 81 31 75 30 76 33 RH 55 74 42 35 59 80 42 35 60 74 36 33 60 76 41 36 PWind dir S S S NW N NE S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 10 20 10 10 5 10 10 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ TXZ035-182115- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 94 69 94 70 93 Temp 71 68 75 86 92 89 80 77 74 71 78 89 94 91 82 78 74 70 78 89 93 89 Dewpt 62 62 65 66 63 63 64 65 66 66 68 66 60 59 60 61 63 64 65 62 56 56 RH 73 81 71 51 38 42 58 67 76 86 71 47 33 35 47 56 69 80 64 41 29 33 Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW S S S S Wind spd 8 11 14 13 16 14 12 10 10 9 10 10 11 10 9 10 9 9 12 13 16 14 Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0.08 0.06 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 Mix Hgt 3800 7800 1000 500 3900 9400 1500 500 5200 8500 T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW S S T Wind Spd 16 18 17 14 13 12 16 14 16 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 69 89 62 85 58 83 60 84 Temp 76 69 83 86 71 63 79 81 65 58 77 81 66 60 78 79 Dewpt 60 63 64 58 58 58 55 52 51 50 50 49 51 53 55 53 Max/Min RH 80 37 84 32 74 31 77 34 RH 58 80 53 39 63 84 43 37 60 74 39 33 58 77 45 40 PWind dir S S SW N NE E S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 10 40 30 10 10 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S C C S S Tstms S C C S S $$ TXZ031-182115- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 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 99 72 101 73 100 Temp 76 71 82 92 97 95 85 81 77 73 84 96100 95 86 82 77 73 85 95 99 95 Dewpt 65 65 64 64 62 62 65 65 66 67 68 65 60 62 63 64 64 65 65 61 56 57 RH 70 81 55 40 32 35 51 59 69 81 59 36 27 33 48 55 64 75 53 32 24 28 Wind dir SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S Wind spd 8 5 11 13 14 13 10 8 6 5 9 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 6 10 12 11 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 Mix Hgt 4400 6200 700 600 5100 9400 2100 600 7300 9300 T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW SW S T Wind Spd 17 18 17 13 16 13 16 13 13 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 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 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 95 65 88 58 87 60 89 Temp 80 72 90 91 75 66 82 84 68 59 79 83 68 61 82 83 Dewpt 62 63 63 60 63 61 55 54 53 52 48 50 52 54 56 55 Max/Min RH 73 32 85 29 77 27 78 32 RH 53 73 41 36 66 84 39 36 59 77 34 32 57 78 41 38 PWind dir S S S NW N N S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 20 20 10 10 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S $$ TXZ029-182115- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 251 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024 Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 93 65 95 65 93 Temp 68 65 76 87 92 89 75 72 69 66 77 90 94 91 78 75 69 66 78 89 92 89 Dewpt 63 62 63 63 61 60 65 65 65 65 66 61 57 57 61 61 61 63 63 58 54 55 RH 84 90 64 45 36 38 71 79 87 97 69 38 29 32 56 62 76 91 60 35 28 32 Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S Wind spd 5 9 14 12 14 12 10 8 8 6 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 5 9 11 12 12 Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 4000 8900 600 600 5500 10500 1700 500 6500 9700 T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S T Wind Spd 18 18 18 18 16 12 16 17 16 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 65 88 57 82 52 82 54 83 Temp 72 65 82 84 67 58 78 78 59 53 75 79 62 55 78 78 Dewpt 59 62 62 58 56 56 51 47 49 48 46 46 50 53 54 50 Max/Min RH 89 37 94 30 84 28 93 33 RH 64 89 51 41 68 94 39 33 69 84 35 31 65 93 43 37 PWind dir S S SW N N N S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 50 30 10 10 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S C C S S Tstms S C C S S $$ 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