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193 FOUS54 KLUB 251912 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 212 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 TXZ024-260915- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 212 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 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 57 86 57 87 58 Temp 83 81 69 65 60 57 70 81 85 82 69 65 61 58 69 81 86 82 70 65 61 59 Dewpt 46 48 49 48 48 48 50 50 49 50 51 51 51 50 52 53 51 52 54 53 52 52 RH 28 32 50 54 64 71 48 35 29 33 54 59 70 75 56 39 30 36 58 65 72 76 Wind dir NE E SE S W W W E E E SE S W NW NW NE NE NE E NW NW NW Wind spd 4 3 3 4 3 3 2 4 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 2 3 5 Clouds FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW 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 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 Mix Hgt 500 500 4100 5400 500 500 3700 5300 500 500 T Wind Dir SE SW W E SE S E NE E N T Wind Spd 9 8 5 6 10 6 4 9 9 6 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 09/28 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 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 58 87 57 91 58 83 56 90 Temp 82 82 64 58 80 81 64 58 85 85 66 59 76 77 61 56 82 83 Dewpt 51 48 50 50 49 47 48 48 48 46 47 43 41 41 42 44 43 42 Min/Max RH 25 75 25 72 21 58 23 64 19 RH 34 30 61 73 34 31 56 71 29 26 50 56 28 28 50 62 25 24 PWind dir N N N S S NE NE S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ026-260915- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 212 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 57 86 57 87 58 Temp 83 81 70 65 61 58 69 79 84 82 71 65 60 58 69 81 86 83 72 66 61 59 Dewpt 46 46 48 48 49 49 51 49 48 49 49 50 51 51 53 52 50 50 52 53 52 52 RH 27 29 45 54 65 72 53 35 29 32 46 58 72 77 57 37 29 32 49 63 72 78 Wind dir N E E E SE NW S E E E E SE N N N NE NE NE E N NW NW Wind spd 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 2 4 5 Clouds FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 Mix Hgt 400 300 3900 5300 300 300 4100 5600 500 300 T Wind Dir E S NW E E E N NE NE N T Wind Spd 10 6 5 5 9 6 5 10 10 8 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 09/28 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 88 58 87 56 90 58 83 55 89 Temp 83 83 67 59 82 82 66 57 83 85 67 59 77 78 63 55 81 83 Dewpt 51 47 52 51 50 47 51 51 50 47 49 44 41 40 43 43 42 42 Min/Max RH 25 76 26 81 23 61 22 64 19 RH 33 28 59 75 33 29 58 80 32 27 52 57 28 26 48 64 25 24 PWind dir N NE NE S S E NE SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ043-260915- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 212 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 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 57 86 58 88 59 Temp 83 81 70 65 62 58 70 79 84 82 72 66 62 58 70 81 87 83 73 67 62 59 Dewpt 48 48 51 51 52 51 53 51 50 51 52 53 52 52 53 53 53 53 54 55 54 53 RH 29 33 50 60 69 77 54 37 32 34 51 63 72 80 55 38 31 36 52 66 74 80 Wind dir N NE E SE W NW NW N NE E SE SE N N N NE NE E E NE NW NW Wind spd 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 3 2 3 4 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW 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 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 Mix Hgt 500 400 4400 5700 400 400 4100 6000 500 500 T Wind Dir SE SW N NE SE E NE NE E N T Wind Spd 10 5 4 5 6 5 5 10 8 6 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 09/28 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 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 59 87 57 90 59 86 56 89 Temp 84 84 66 59 82 82 66 58 84 85 67 60 80 80 65 57 81 83 Dewpt 51 49 52 50 50 49 53 51 50 48 52 49 44 44 46 46 45 46 Min/Max RH 25 74 27 81 24 68 25 69 23 RH 33 31 61 72 33 32 62 79 31 28 59 67 28 28 51 68 28 27 PWind dir N NE NE S SW E NE SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ035-260915- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 212 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 86 57 88 57 Temp 83 80 68 63 60 57 68 79 85 82 71 65 60 57 69 81 87 83 71 65 61 58 Dewpt 47 48 48 48 48 48 51 51 50 51 52 53 52 51 53 53 51 51 53 53 53 52 RH 28 33 49 58 64 72 54 38 30 34 51 65 75 80 57 38 29 33 53 65 75 80 Wind dir NE E SE S SW W W SW SE SE SE SE SE E S SW NE E E E N N Wind spd 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 2 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 4 5 5 3 3 5 Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 800 400 4400 6000 400 400 4000 6600 500 500 T Wind Dir SE S W NE SE SE SW NE E N T Wind Spd 10 9 6 5 10 8 6 10 10 6 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 09/28 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 87 56 85 56 88 56 82 54 86 Temp 82 82 64 56 81 81 64 57 83 83 65 57 77 77 62 55 79 80 Dewpt 51 47 49 49 47 44 47 48 47 44 47 45 43 42 42 43 44 42 Min/Max RH 26 79 24 74 21 64 24 65 21 RH 34 29 58 77 30 27 54 72 28 25 52 64 30 29 48 64 29 26 PWind dir N NE NE SE SW E NE SE SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ031-260915- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 212 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 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 57 88 57 89 59 Temp 84 83 71 66 61 57 70 82 87 84 72 66 61 58 70 81 88 84 73 66 62 59 Dewpt 47 48 49 50 50 50 51 50 49 50 51 52 52 52 53 52 51 52 53 54 54 53 RH 27 30 47 57 67 78 51 33 27 31 47 61 72 80 55 37 29 33 50 66 77 81 Wind dir N E SE SE SW W NW NE NE E SE SE W NW NW NE NE NE E N NW NW Wind spd 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 2 2 4 Clouds FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW 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 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 Mix Hgt 600 600 4500 5400 600 600 4300 5800 600 600 T Wind Dir SE S NW NE SE E N NE NE N T Wind Spd 9 6 5 5 9 6 5 10 9 6 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 09/28 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 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 58 89 56 93 59 86 55 92 Temp 84 84 66 58 82 84 66 57 86 87 68 60 79 80 63 55 83 86 Dewpt 51 49 53 51 50 49 52 51 49 48 52 46 41 42 45 45 43 45 Min/Max RH 24 80 25 83 21 63 22 70 19 RH 32 30 64 77 33 30 62 80 28 26 56 60 27 26 52 70 24 24 PWind dir N N N S S E NE SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ029-260915- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 212 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 85 54 86 53 Temp 80 78 64 60 55 52 67 79 84 82 66 61 57 54 67 81 85 81 67 62 57 54 Dewpt 46 48 49 48 48 48 49 50 49 51 52 52 51 51 52 51 50 52 53 53 52 51 RH 30 35 58 64 77 86 52 36 30 34 61 72 80 90 59 35 30 37 61 72 83 90 Wind dir N E SE S W W W SW SE E SE S S S S NE NE NE E E NW NW Wind spd 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 2 2 3 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 500 500 4300 5900 500 400 3700 5700 500 500 T Wind Dir SE SW W SE SE S S NE E N T Wind Spd 10 10 8 5 11 6 6 9 10 6 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 09/28 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 85 51 85 52 89 54 81 51 86 Temp 81 81 60 52 79 81 60 52 83 83 62 54 75 76 58 51 79 81 Dewpt 49 47 49 48 46 45 47 47 45 45 46 43 41 42 42 43 42 41 Min/Max RH 27 89 24 84 20 68 26 74 20 RH 33 30 67 86 31 28 62 83 26 26 56 66 29 30 55 74 27 24 PWind dir N NE N S S E NE S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ 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