Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
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Issued by NWS
860 FOUS54 KLUB 191921 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 221 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 TXZ024-200915- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 221 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 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 64 97 70 93 59 Temp 98 96 80 72 68 64 80 92 96 97 81 77 75 71 82 90 93 91 77 72 65 60 Dewpt 43 37 40 41 37 34 35 35 32 33 35 39 43 40 39 35 33 31 33 33 35 44 RH 15 13 24 33 32 32 20 13 10 11 19 25 32 33 22 14 12 12 20 25 34 56 Wind dir SW S S SW SW W W W SW SW S S SW W W W W SW SW SW W N Wind spd 16 17 13 13 11 13 11 4 6 11 9 11 13 13 13 13 14 12 8 8 9 11 Clouds FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 4500 5600 6600 7400 8100 8500 8700 8700 8500 8100 T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W W SW S S T Wind Spd 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 RFTI 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/22 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 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 83 61 91 62 96 63 95 63 95 Temp 75 82 66 62 83 86 67 63 91 93 71 64 88 93 72 64 88 92 Dewpt 47 45 53 57 58 49 56 49 37 31 40 43 46 38 41 43 42 36 Min/Max RH 26 85 26 68 10 47 14 47 0 RH 37 27 63 84 42 28 68 60 15 11 32 46 23 15 33 47 19 14 PWind dir NE SE S S SW SW SW SW W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 20 5 5 0 0 5 5 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ TXZ026-200915- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 221 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 67 100 70 97 60 Temp 97 95 83 78 71 67 80 95100 99 83 78 73 71 82 93 96 94 79 73 66 61 Dewpt 58 52 56 57 54 51 47 44 39 41 48 54 55 54 47 43 40 38 42 47 47 49 RH 28 23 40 48 55 56 31 17 12 14 30 43 53 55 29 18 14 14 27 40 50 65 Wind dir S S S S S SW W SW S S S S S SW W W W SW S S NW N Wind spd 17 20 19 14 12 13 10 8 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 13 12 9 8 9 12 Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 4900 6200 7300 8200 9000 9400 9500 9500 9300 8700 T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE T Wind Spd 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/22 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 84 62 88 62 96 62 94 64 95 Temp 77 82 68 63 81 84 69 63 90 93 73 63 90 92 74 65 89 93 Dewpt 51 50 58 61 64 61 64 59 45 41 51 51 52 47 52 54 51 43 Min/Max RH 31 97 43 93 14 67 20 70 0 RH 40 33 70 93 56 46 84 87 21 16 46 65 27 21 46 68 27 18 PWind dir NE E SE SE SW S SW S W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 10 30 5 5 5 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S C Tstms S C $$ TXZ043-200915- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 221 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 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 70 97 72 97 64 Temp 99 96 83 79 74 70 81 92 97 99 82 79 75 73 85 94 97 95 80 75 69 65 Dewpt 51 49 53 55 55 56 53 49 39 42 49 55 60 63 59 47 43 41 43 44 46 47 RH 20 20 36 43 52 61 39 24 13 14 32 44 60 69 41 20 16 15 27 33 43 52 Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW W Wind spd 16 19 13 14 12 13 12 11 11 9 9 10 11 11 11 10 11 11 8 6 8 8 Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 500 900 1500 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SE T Wind Spd 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 18 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/22 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 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 86 62 91 63 97 64 98 66 98 Temp 80 84 68 63 83 86 70 64 92 94 72 65 92 95 74 67 93 95 Dewpt 52 53 61 62 66 56 56 54 47 44 53 54 47 43 47 49 46 41 Min/Max RH 31 98 35 73 16 71 15 55 0 RH 38 34 79 96 57 36 60 71 21 18 51 69 21 17 39 53 20 15 PWind dir N E S S SW S SW SW W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 30 5 5 5 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S C Tstms S C $$ TXZ035-200915- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 221 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 63 99 67 95 58 Temp 98 96 84 76 69 63 80 95 99 95 81 77 72 68 79 89 94 90 78 71 64 59 Dewpt 37 30 32 35 36 35 32 30 27 27 31 36 47 45 41 35 33 30 32 31 30 36 RH 12 10 15 22 30 35 17 10 8 9 16 23 41 43 26 15 12 12 19 23 28 42 Wind dir SW SW S S SW W W W SW SW S S SW W W W W SW SW SW W N Wind spd 19 20 13 14 11 13 10 10 13 13 12 12 12 11 13 14 16 16 12 9 9 10 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 5800 7200 8500 9600 10400 11000 11200 11200 11000 10400 T Wind Dir SW SW W W W NW W W SW SW T Wind Spd 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 RFTI 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/22 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 86 61 93 61 95 62 95 63 95 Temp 79 84 68 62 86 88 70 62 90 91 72 63 90 92 73 63 90 92 Dewpt 45 42 54 57 51 33 39 38 30 21 27 36 37 27 34 36 34 25 Min/Max RH 21 84 13 42 7 36 9 36 0 RH 30 23 61 84 30 14 32 41 12 8 19 36 15 10 24 36 14 9 PWind dir NE SE S S SW SW SW SW W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ TXZ031-200915- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 221 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 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 69 100 72 98 60 Temp 99 98 85 81 75 69 84 95100 99 83 78 75 73 85 94 97 95 79 74 66 61 Dewpt 56 49 53 54 52 48 45 42 38 41 46 53 55 58 46 43 40 39 43 46 44 46 RH 24 19 34 40 45 48 26 16 12 14 27 42 50 60 26 17 14 14 27 37 44 58 Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W W SW SW S W NW Wind spd 17 19 17 14 13 14 12 9 10 10 9 9 11 10 11 10 12 11 6 5 6 9 Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC 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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 4100 5100 6000 6700 7300 7700 7800 7800 7700 7300 T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE T Wind Spd 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/22 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 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 86 62 90 61 98 63 97 63 98 Temp 79 84 67 62 83 86 69 62 93 95 73 64 92 95 74 64 91 95 Dewpt 52 51 59 62 66 62 65 59 45 41 51 49 52 46 52 52 50 42 Min/Max RH 30 100 42 94 14 59 18 66 0 RH 40 32 75 99 58 45 87 88 20 15 46 57 26 19 46 66 25 16 PWind dir NE E SE S SW S SW SW W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 10 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ TXZ029-200915- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 221 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 58 96 61 90 52 Temp 95 94 78 70 63 58 80 93 96 93 76 72 67 62 77 85 89 87 72 65 58 53 Dewpt 36 31 34 34 33 31 30 29 28 28 31 32 38 36 36 32 30 29 31 31 30 41 RH 13 11 20 26 32 36 16 10 9 10 19 23 34 38 23 15 12 12 22 28 34 64 Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S S SW W W W W SW SW SW NW N Wind spd 17 18 12 10 8 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 9 12 14 14 12 9 6 9 9 Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 8700 10900 12800 14400 15500 16100 16200 16100 15400 14000 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S T Wind Spd 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 RFTI 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/22 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 81 56 89 56 92 56 92 57 92 Temp 74 79 62 57 82 85 64 57 87 89 66 57 86 90 67 58 86 89 Dewpt 45 41 52 55 51 37 45 40 32 24 30 34 40 30 37 38 37 28 Min/Max RH 24 96 17 57 9 42 11 47 0 RH 35 26 70 93 34 18 50 53 14 9 26 42 20 12 33 47 18 11 PWind dir NE SE S S SW SW SW SW W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ 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