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062 FOUS54 KLUB 200743 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 243 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 TXZ024-202115- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 243 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 93 66 78 Temp 79 75 84 95 97 93 81 77 74 73 81 89 92 88 78 73 69 67 73 74 76 70 Dewpt 63 63 64 58 53 54 57 58 60 63 66 62 58 58 61 63 64 64 66 64 62 59 RH 58 66 51 29 23 27 45 52 61 70 59 41 32 36 55 72 84 91 78 72 62 67 Wind dir SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SE S SW W N N N Wind spd 8 6 8 11 14 11 8 8 8 8 11 12 14 12 9 9 6 8 10 10 12 11 Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 5 20 50 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.71 0.42 Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C C Tstms S S C C C C C C C C S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 Mix Hgt 6400 9600 500 500 6700 8100 2500 900 3000 3300 T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S SE S W N T Wind Spd 14 18 14 12 18 21 12 9 11 14 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 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 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 52 77 58 77 59 80 59 83 Temp 58 53 68 76 62 59 72 70 62 59 73 74 61 59 76 78 Dewpt 54 50 51 53 56 57 60 60 59 57 55 55 55 55 56 56 Max/Min RH 93 42 96 57 96 43 87 39 RH 86 89 54 46 82 95 66 71 89 91 55 52 81 86 49 46 PWind dir N NE S SE NE NE S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 40 5 30 50 40 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C S C C C C C S S Tstms S S S C C C $$ TXZ026-202115- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 243 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 100 72 96 70 83 Temp 79 75 84 94 98 96 85 81 77 74 82 91 95 91 83 79 75 71 77 81 79 72 Dewpt 64 64 65 62 57 57 57 59 60 62 66 63 59 58 59 61 63 63 66 64 63 61 RH 60 69 53 35 26 27 39 47 56 66 58 40 30 33 44 55 67 76 69 55 58 68 Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SE S S SW W N N Wind spd 6 5 8 12 14 11 9 9 9 8 10 12 14 13 11 9 9 8 10 11 12 12 Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.48 0.34 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C Tstms C C C C C C C C S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 Haines 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 4 3 3 Mix Hgt 4500 7600 400 400 6600 8400 4000 400 4900 4800 T Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S SW N T Wind Spd 11 19 14 11 16 21 16 10 11 14 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 55 78 58 78 60 82 59 85 Temp 63 56 70 77 64 59 73 73 65 60 74 76 64 59 77 80 Dewpt 55 51 50 52 55 56 59 59 59 57 56 55 56 56 56 55 Max/Min RH 87 40 91 57 89 41 90 38 RH 75 84 50 42 73 91 62 61 81 89 53 48 75 89 48 42 PWind dir N NE SE SE NE NE NE E Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 50 5 20 50 40 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C C S C C C C S Tstms S S S C C C $$ TXZ043-202115- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 243 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 98 72 95 71 88 Temp 76 74 82 92 96 93 84 79 76 73 81 90 94 91 84 80 76 72 80 86 84 77 Dewpt 65 65 68 65 59 57 60 61 65 66 69 64 60 58 61 63 64 65 67 65 66 65 RH 69 75 63 41 29 30 45 55 69 79 66 43 32 33 46 56 68 79 64 50 55 67 Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S SE SE S S S S S W N Wind spd 5 5 8 10 11 9 6 5 5 5 9 12 12 12 10 8 8 6 9 9 9 9 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.30 Rain shwrs S S C C L Tstms S S C C L LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 Haines 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 Mix Hgt 4100 6500 500 500 5700 6900 2100 600 5700 5600 T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 13 17 13 11 17 19 18 13 16 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 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 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 78 60 80 61 82 59 85 Temp 64 58 69 77 66 61 76 76 67 62 76 76 65 60 76 80 Dewpt 61 55 54 56 61 60 63 63 64 61 59 58 59 57 57 57 Max/Min RH 93 47 97 58 99 47 93 41 RH 90 91 59 50 86 97 66 65 91 97 57 53 83 91 51 46 PWind dir N NE SE E NE NE NE NE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 60 10 30 50 40 30 20 10 Rain shwrs L C C C C C C C S S Tstms L S S C C C S $$ TXZ035-202115- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 243 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 94 69 90 67 79 Temp 76 71 79 89 93 90 80 76 73 70 76 85 89 85 77 73 70 68 71 75 77 73 Dewpt 62 63 65 60 55 55 56 59 63 64 67 65 62 61 62 64 64 64 66 65 63 60 RH 62 76 62 38 28 31 44 56 71 81 74 51 40 44 60 73 81 88 84 71 61 65 Wind dir S S SW S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW W N N Wind spd 9 8 11 16 16 12 11 10 9 9 14 17 17 17 13 12 10 10 11 12 12 13 Clouds FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 20 50 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.38 0.16 Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C C Tstms S S C C C C C C C C S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 Haines 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 4900 8800 1100 500 5500 7100 3400 1000 3500 4100 T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW NW T Wind Spd 17 18 14 13 19 23 17 11 12 14 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 53 76 59 76 58 78 57 82 Temp 59 53 67 75 63 59 73 72 62 59 72 73 62 57 75 77 Dewpt 54 50 54 56 58 58 61 60 59 57 58 56 54 54 57 55 Max/Min RH 88 48 95 60 95 49 89 40 RH 83 88 63 51 84 95 66 66 88 94 62 55 75 89 53 46 PWind dir N E S SE NE NE E SE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 SC B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 40 10 40 60 50 30 20 10 Rain shwrs C C S C L L C C C S S S Tstms S S S S S L C C S S $$ TXZ031-202115- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 243 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 101 71 98 70 85 Temp 79 75 85 94 99 96 84 80 76 72 83 93 97 93 84 80 75 71 79 82 80 74 Dewpt 64 65 66 63 58 58 59 61 62 64 67 64 59 58 61 63 64 65 66 66 65 64 RH 60 72 53 36 25 28 43 52 63 75 59 38 29 32 46 56 68 81 66 58 59 71 Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE SE S S SW W NW N Wind spd 5 5 6 11 13 10 8 5 5 5 9 12 14 12 10 8 6 5 9 10 11 11 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.40 0.48 Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C Tstms S S S S C C C C S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 Haines 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 Mix Hgt 4700 7300 600 600 6600 8000 3700 600 4900 4900 T Wind Dir SW S S S S S SE S SW NW T Wind Spd 11 19 13 11 17 21 17 10 11 12 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 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 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 55 78 58 80 60 83 58 86 Temp 62 56 68 77 64 59 74 74 65 61 75 77 64 58 78 80 Dewpt 59 53 52 55 58 59 62 62 62 60 58 57 59 57 57 58 Max/Min RH 93 43 98 57 98 43 95 39 RH 91 92 55 46 82 98 65 67 92 97 55 51 84 94 48 46 PWind dir N NE SE SE NE NE NE NE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 50 5 30 50 40 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S Tstms S S S C C C $$ TXZ029-202115- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 243 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 95 64 90 61 76 Temp 72 67 79 92 94 91 76 72 69 66 76 85 89 85 73 68 65 62 70 74 72 68 Dewpt 62 62 63 56 52 52 56 58 60 62 66 62 60 60 64 64 64 62 65 62 59 57 RH 71 84 58 30 24 27 50 61 73 87 71 46 38 43 73 88 98100 85 65 64 69 Wind dir SW SW SW S S S SE SE S SW S S S S SE S S S W N N N Wind spd 6 5 9 13 13 11 8 6 6 5 11 12 13 12 9 8 6 6 10 11 11 11 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 30 50 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.56 0.15 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C C C Tstms C C C C C C C C C C S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 Haines 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 6000 9900 700 500 5800 7200 2900 500 3200 3100 T Wind Dir SW S S S S S E S W N T Wind Spd 17 18 14 13 18 21 14 9 11 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 47 76 54 76 54 77 54 80 Temp 54 48 67 75 58 55 72 69 58 55 71 71 57 54 73 76 Dewpt 52 48 50 53 56 55 59 59 58 55 55 53 54 54 55 54 Max/Min RH 100 43 100 56 100 46 100 42 RH 92100 54 46 93100 64 69 100100 58 52 90 99 53 46 PWind dir N SE S SE NE NE SE SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 30 5 40 60 50 30 20 20 Rain shwrs C S C L C C C C S S S Tstms S S S C C C S $$ 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