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014 FOUS54 KLUB 250808 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 308 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 TXZ024-252115- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 308 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 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 84 54 86 56 86 Temp 62 59 70 79 84 80 67 62 58 54 68 80 86 82 68 63 59 57 68 79 85 81 Dewpt 52 52 52 48 46 49 50 48 49 48 49 50 49 50 51 51 52 51 53 52 52 52 RH 71 77 53 34 27 33 55 61 72 82 51 36 28 33 54 63 77 81 59 39 32 37 Wind dir NW NW N NE NE E SE S SW NW W SE E E SE SE SW NW N NE NE NE Wind spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 2 4 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL 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 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 Mix Hgt 6200 7400 100 100 6100 7000 100 100 4700 5900 T Wind Dir NE NE S W NW NE E N E NE T Wind Spd 8 6 4 4 9 3 5 3 4 9 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 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 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 59 88 58 86 57 91 59 82 Temp 64 59 82 82 64 58 81 81 64 58 85 85 66 60 77 78 Dewpt 52 51 50 47 49 49 48 47 48 48 47 46 48 46 42 42 Max/Min RH 76 25 72 24 70 21 63 24 RH 65 74 33 29 59 71 32 29 56 69 28 26 51 60 29 28 PWind dir N N N N S S S NE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ026-252115- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 308 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 85 57 86 56 87 Temp 62 60 69 81 85 83 72 64 59 57 68 80 86 83 71 64 59 57 68 80 86 83 Dewpt 55 55 56 49 46 47 48 50 50 49 51 50 49 49 51 52 52 51 53 52 50 50 RH 77 83 62 33 26 29 43 61 71 75 54 35 28 31 49 63 75 80 59 38 29 32 Wind dir N N N NE N NE E SE S N NE E E E E E E N N N N NE Wind spd 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 Mix Hgt 6700 8000 100 100 6000 7000 100 100 5300 6600 T Wind Dir NE NE SE W NW NE E N N N T Wind Spd 9 6 3 2 6 4 5 4 5 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 58 89 58 88 57 91 59 85 Temp 67 58 83 84 66 59 81 83 66 57 84 86 68 60 80 80 Dewpt 52 51 50 47 51 51 51 48 51 51 49 47 50 48 43 42 Max/Min RH 79 25 76 26 80 22 66 22 RH 59 77 32 28 58 75 35 30 58 80 30 26 52 64 27 26 PWind dir N N N N S S E NE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ043-252115- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 308 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 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 84 59 86 57 87 Temp 67 62 71 80 84 81 72 66 62 59 71 81 85 83 71 65 61 58 70 81 86 83 Dewpt 57 57 58 51 48 49 51 52 51 51 52 50 50 51 54 54 53 52 53 53 52 52 RH 70 86 64 37 29 33 49 61 69 75 51 35 29 34 55 65 74 80 55 38 32 34 Wind dir N N N NE N NE E S W N NW N NE E E SE NE N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 6 5 9 8 8 5 4 3 1 2 2 4 5 4 4 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL 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 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 Mix Hgt 6000 6900 100 100 5800 6800 100 100 4300 6100 T Wind Dir NE NE SE W NW NE E NE NE NE T Wind Spd 14 12 4 4 8 5 4 4 6 10 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 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 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 59 88 59 87 57 90 60 86 Temp 67 59 84 84 66 60 83 83 66 58 84 85 68 60 81 81 Dewpt 55 52 51 49 51 50 51 49 52 51 51 49 51 49 46 44 Max/Min RH 80 27 71 27 78 24 69 24 RH 65 78 32 31 58 70 34 32 61 77 32 29 55 67 29 27 PWind dir N N N N S S E NE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ035-252115- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 308 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 83 55 86 56 87 Temp 63 57 67 78 83 79 68 62 58 55 68 80 85 83 70 64 59 56 68 81 87 83 Dewpt 51 51 51 48 47 48 49 49 49 49 51 50 49 50 52 52 52 51 53 52 51 51 RH 65 80 56 35 28 34 50 62 72 80 54 35 28 32 53 65 78 83 59 37 29 33 Wind dir N N NE NE NE E SE SE S NW W SW SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE Wind spd 8 4 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 Mix Hgt 6700 7700 100 100 5700 7100 0 0 5400 6600 T Wind Dir NE NE SE SW W N E E E NE T Wind Spd 11 9 5 4 8 2 5 5 8 8 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 57 88 56 85 56 89 58 83 Temp 65 57 82 83 64 56 80 82 64 56 83 84 66 58 78 78 Dewpt 53 51 50 46 49 49 48 44 46 47 46 44 47 46 44 42 Max/Min RH 82 24 77 23 73 21 66 24 RH 65 80 33 27 58 77 33 26 52 72 27 25 50 64 30 28 PWind dir NE N NE NE S SW E NE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ031-252115- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 308 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 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 87 57 88 56 88 Temp 64 60 71 82 87 84 73 65 61 57 70 82 88 84 72 64 60 57 69 81 87 84 Dewpt 56 56 56 49 47 49 50 51 50 51 51 50 49 50 52 54 53 53 53 52 52 52 RH 76 89 60 32 25 30 45 61 68 80 50 32 26 32 50 67 78 86 57 37 30 33 Wind dir N N N NE N NE SE SE SW NW NW E E E E SE SE N N NE N NE Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL 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 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 Mix Hgt 6500 7600 100 100 6000 6800 100 100 5100 6500 T Wind Dir NE NE SE W NW NE E N N N T Wind Spd 10 8 4 4 6 4 4 4 5 10 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 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 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 58 90 58 89 57 93 59 86 Temp 66 58 84 85 66 58 83 84 66 57 85 87 68 60 81 81 Dewpt 54 53 51 49 52 50 50 49 51 51 49 48 51 49 43 43 Max/Min RH 84 24 76 25 81 21 69 21 RH 64 82 32 29 61 75 32 30 59 80 29 26 55 67 26 26 PWind dir N N N N S S E NE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ029-252115- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 308 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 81 51 85 52 85 Temp 57 54 67 77 80 78 64 59 54 51 66 79 85 81 65 59 55 53 67 80 84 81 Dewpt 50 50 50 46 46 48 49 48 48 48 49 49 49 50 52 52 51 51 52 51 50 51 RH 77 86 54 33 30 35 58 68 79 89 54 35 29 33 61 72 83 93 59 36 31 35 Wind dir N N NE NE N E SE SE SW NW W SW SE SE SE SE SE S S NE NE NE Wind spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 3 5 5 5 Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 Mix Hgt 6400 7600 100 0 5700 7000 100 0 5300 6400 T Wind Dir NE NE SE SW W N E E E NE T Wind Spd 9 6 4 4 9 2 6 4 6 9 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 53 85 51 85 52 88 54 80 Temp 62 54 81 81 61 52 79 81 60 53 83 83 62 55 75 77 Dewpt 52 51 48 46 48 47 46 44 46 46 44 44 47 45 41 42 Max/Min RH 92 26 86 23 79 20 72 25 RH 70 90 32 29 62 83 31 27 60 77 25 25 58 69 29 29 PWind dir NE N NE N S SW E NE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ 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