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890 FOUS54 KLUB 160745 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 245 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 TXZ024-162115- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 245 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 Date Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 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 68 92 68 95 Temp 70 67 79 88 92 89 79 75 71 69 78 89 92 88 79 75 71 69 79 90 94 89 Dewpt 62 62 62 60 58 59 63 64 64 65 65 61 57 57 61 63 64 63 66 64 63 64 RH 77 84 57 39 32 36 60 67 79 87 63 40 32 35 54 66 77 82 63 43 35 43 Wind dir S SW NE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 5 3 4 6 10 11 8 5 5 5 8 11 14 17 10 9 8 6 10 11 12 10 Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 10 0 30 20 QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0 0.01 Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S S Tstms S S C C C C S S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 2 Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 6000 9300 600 500 7200 8900 3800 800 6300 9000 T Wind Dir SW SE SE S S S S S SW S T Wind Spd 6 13 13 11 12 19 18 13 16 18 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 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 96 71 95 68 88 62 86 Temp 76 72 91 92 79 72 90 89 75 69 84 82 68 63 80 82 Dewpt 67 67 65 61 64 65 62 60 64 64 61 58 59 58 55 53 Max/Min RH 85 32 78 32 83 39 85 33 RH 74 84 42 35 61 78 40 37 67 83 46 46 73 84 43 37 PWind dir S S S S S S W N Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 20 0 5 20 40 30 20 10 Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S Tstms S S C C C C S S $$ TXZ026-162115- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 245 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 Date Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 94 68 93 70 96 Temp 73 69 78 88 92 90 82 78 73 70 78 88 92 89 82 77 73 70 80 90 95 92 Dewpt 66 66 67 65 63 62 64 63 63 63 65 64 60 60 61 62 63 63 66 65 64 64 RH 79 90 69 47 38 39 55 60 71 80 65 45 35 38 49 59 71 77 62 44 36 40 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 6 5 6 6 9 10 9 8 6 6 8 9 12 13 12 10 9 9 11 12 13 12 Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 0 20 10 QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S S S S Tstms S S S S S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 Mix Hgt 4800 7100 400 300 5500 7600 3800 400 5800 7100 T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S T Wind Spd 9 11 14 11 11 17 18 14 17 19 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 71 98 73 97 70 91 64 89 Temp 79 72 91 94 82 73 92 93 79 71 85 85 72 65 81 84 Dewpt 66 66 66 62 64 65 64 62 64 64 63 60 60 60 57 54 Max/Min RH 82 32 75 31 79 37 85 32 RH 64 82 43 35 55 75 40 36 60 79 48 42 66 85 43 36 PWind dir S S S S S S SE N Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 20 0 5 20 40 30 20 10 Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S Tstms S S C C C C S S $$ TXZ043-162115- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 245 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 Date Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 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 70 93 71 96 Temp 73 69 79 88 92 90 82 78 73 70 80 89 92 89 82 79 75 72 80 90 95 93 Dewpt 66 65 64 61 61 61 64 66 66 65 65 64 60 60 62 63 64 65 67 66 65 64 RH 78 87 60 41 35 38 55 68 78 83 61 44 35 38 51 60 71 81 66 45 38 39 Wind dir S W W SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 4 3 4 5 8 8 5 5 5 4 8 9 11 13 9 8 6 5 10 11 11 10 Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 10 0 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 Mix Hgt 5100 7700 500 500 6000 7900 2600 500 5900 7200 T Wind Dir SW SE SE S S S SE S S S T Wind Spd 5 9 13 11 10 14 16 11 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 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 96 72 95 72 90 65 88 Temp 80 73 91 94 81 73 91 93 79 73 86 87 73 66 82 84 Dewpt 67 68 67 63 66 68 66 62 65 65 64 61 63 61 59 57 Max/Min RH 85 35 84 35 78 40 88 36 RH 65 85 45 37 60 84 45 36 62 78 49 42 71 86 45 40 PWind dir S S S S S S E N Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 20 0 0 10 30 30 20 10 Rain shwrs S S C C C S Tstms S S C C C S $$ TXZ035-162115- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 245 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 Date Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 90 66 89 68 92 Temp 68 65 75 86 89 87 77 73 69 66 75 85 88 85 78 75 71 68 76 86 92 89 Dewpt 59 58 59 59 57 57 59 62 62 62 64 62 59 59 60 63 64 65 67 66 63 62 RH 73 78 58 40 34 36 54 68 78 86 68 47 38 41 54 66 79 89 74 51 39 41 Wind dir S W W S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 5 5 5 10 12 13 10 9 8 6 12 14 17 19 14 12 11 11 13 12 13 13 Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs C C S S Tstms C C S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 Haines 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 5700 8300 1200 500 6500 7900 3700 500 5300 9600 T Wind Dir SW S SE S S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 10 16 13 13 14 20 17 14 17 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 69 93 68 92 67 87 61 85 Temp 76 69 88 91 77 69 87 87 75 67 82 81 68 61 80 82 Dewpt 65 66 66 61 64 65 65 62 62 63 61 58 57 56 56 52 Max/Min RH 89 35 88 38 86 39 82 33 RH 69 89 48 37 64 88 48 43 64 86 49 45 68 82 44 36 PWind dir S S S S S S NE NE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 10 0 5 20 40 30 20 5 Rain shwrs S C C C C S Tstms S C C C C S $$ TXZ031-162115- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 245 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 Date Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 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 95 68 94 70 98 Temp 74 69 80 89 94 91 81 78 73 69 80 89 93 90 82 77 74 70 81 91 96 93 Dewpt 67 67 67 65 62 62 66 66 65 65 65 64 60 61 62 65 64 64 67 66 64 65 RH 80 93 66 45 35 39 59 67 79 85 62 43 34 38 52 65 72 80 63 43 35 40 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S Wind spd 5 3 5 6 9 9 8 5 5 4 8 9 12 13 11 9 6 5 10 12 13 11 Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 0 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S S S S S Tstms S S S S S S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 Mix Hgt 5500 8200 700 600 5900 7700 4100 600 6100 7300 T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SE S S S T Wind Spd 8 11 14 11 11 17 18 13 18 18 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 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 98 73 98 71 92 63 89 Temp 80 72 92 95 82 73 93 93 79 71 87 86 71 64 83 84 Dewpt 68 68 67 63 66 67 64 62 66 66 63 61 62 60 57 56 Max/Min RH 88 33 79 32 83 37 91 33 RH 68 88 43 35 57 79 39 36 63 83 46 42 73 89 42 38 PWind dir S S S S S S SW N Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 20 0 5 20 40 30 20 10 Rain shwrs S S C C C C S Tstms S S C C C C S $$ TXZ029-162115- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 245 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 Date Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 90 62 89 63 92 Temp 65 61 75 87 90 87 74 70 66 63 75 85 88 85 74 70 66 64 75 86 91 88 Dewpt 60 59 57 57 54 55 59 62 63 63 62 59 56 57 62 63 64 64 65 63 61 61 RH 84 93 54 36 30 34 59 76 90100 65 41 34 38 65 80 93100 71 46 37 40 Wind dir S SW W S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 5 3 5 9 11 11 8 5 5 5 10 13 16 17 11 9 9 9 12 11 12 11 Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 10 5 40 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01 Rain shwrs S C C S S S S Tstms S C C S S S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 Haines 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 6100 9900 700 600 6500 8200 4000 500 6000 10000 T Wind Dir SW S SE S S S S S SW S T Wind Spd 11 16 16 14 16 21 16 14 18 18 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 64 93 65 92 62 86 56 83 Temp 72 65 88 90 74 66 87 86 71 63 81 80 64 57 79 80 Dewpt 65 65 63 60 63 65 61 59 63 62 59 56 55 55 52 50 Max/Min RH 100 34 98 34 97 39 95 32 RH 79100 43 37 69 97 42 41 76 97 47 44 73 94 39 36 PWind dir S S S S S S SW N Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 10 30 40 30 20 5 Rain shwrs C C C C C S Tstms C C C C C S $$ 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