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199 FOUS54 KLUB 031955 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 255 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 TXZ024-032100- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 255 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 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 69 56 75 62 Temp 68 68 61 61 59 58 63 66 68 65 60 58 58 57 60 66 73 74 64 62 64 66 Dewpt 63 62 61 60 59 58 58 57 57 57 58 58 57 56 58 59 58 58 61 62 62 63 RH 83 82100 98 98 99 85 74 69 75 94 99 98 98 95 77 59 57 90100 95 92 Wind dir SE SE S S SW W N NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S Wind spd 9 12 9 10 11 11 11 13 12 11 6 9 6 6 6 8 9 11 10 12 13 18 Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 40 60 80 30 20 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.04 0.54 0.02 0 Rain shwrs C C S S C C C L D D L L C C S S Tstms C C S S C C C C C C C L C C S S LAL 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 2 Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 Mix Hgt 1700 600 3000 3400 2000 1200 3300 5000 3200 1500 T Wind Dir S SW N E E E E S S S T Wind Spd 16 17 16 16 11 10 8 14 18 21 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 05/06 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 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 56 89 59 88 55 78 54 74 Temp 84 85 64 57 83 86 67 59 81 85 63 55 73 76 60 54 70 72 Dewpt 50 32 28 25 27 29 31 26 32 30 39 34 39 38 40 39 41 39 Min/Max RH 14 29 11 29 13 46 24 58 29 RH 31 15 25 29 13 13 26 29 17 14 41 46 29 25 48 58 36 30 PWind dir SW W W SW NW E NE NE NE Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 $$ TXZ026-032100- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 255 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 57 73 56 77 62 Temp 74 73 65 64 60 58 64 69 71 68 62 59 58 56 60 70 75 76 67 64 62 63 Dewpt 65 65 65 62 60 58 61 60 60 59 60 59 58 56 59 61 61 61 64 64 62 63 RH 74 77 99 95100100 90 73 69 74 95 99100 99 96 73 62 60 90100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE S SW W NE NE E E N NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S Wind spd 9 10 9 9 9 8 11 12 13 10 9 9 9 8 9 6 9 10 9 11 11 14 Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC SC OV B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 50 70 80 40 20 QPF 12hr 0.16 0.04 0.72 0.01 0 Rain shwrs C C C S S L L C C D D D D C C S S S Tstms C C C S S L L C C L L C D C C S S S LAL 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 1 1 2 Haines 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 Mix Hgt 1000 500 3500 4200 1500 900 3700 5400 2900 1500 T Wind Dir S SW NE E NE E E SE SE S T Wind Spd 14 12 14 16 12 12 9 11 16 18 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/06 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 88 55 90 57 86 55 79 54 76 Temp 82 85 65 55 84 87 67 57 81 84 64 55 74 77 61 54 71 74 Dewpt 61 47 43 36 34 38 41 37 40 40 45 41 44 42 45 44 44 42 Min/Max RH 26 49 14 47 19 61 27 69 30 RH 49 27 45 49 17 18 39 47 23 21 50 59 34 29 56 69 38 32 PWind dir SW SW SW SW NW NE NE NE N Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ TXZ043-032100- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 255 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 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 59 74 58 78 63 Temp 80 74 65 63 61 61 69 70 72 70 63 62 60 59 64 71 77 77 67 64 64 64 Dewpt 67 66 62 62 61 61 64 65 64 63 63 61 60 58 62 63 63 63 65 64 64 64 RH 64 75 91 98100 99 84 84 76 80 99 97100 97 92 76 63 63 95100100100 Wind dir E SE SE S SW SW NE NE E E NE E NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S Wind spd 9 12 11 11 5 5 6 9 10 10 8 9 6 6 6 6 6 9 8 8 8 12 Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 40 80 90 40 10 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.12 0.68 0.01 0 Rain shwrs L C S S C L D D D L L C C Tstms L C S S C C L L C C L C C Tornado A A LAL 2 1 3 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 Haines 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 Mix Hgt 800 500 2900 3400 1800 1100 3000 3600 2600 1500 T Wind Dir SE SW E E E E NE SE SE S T Wind Spd 19 11 13 16 14 10 9 11 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 05/06 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 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 59 90 62 92 57 82 55 78 Temp 84 87 68 60 85 88 69 62 87 90 66 57 77 80 62 55 74 75 Dewpt 60 47 48 47 41 43 44 41 40 40 43 43 45 45 47 47 47 45 Min/Max RH 23 66 17 47 15 60 26 74 32 RH 44 25 49 62 22 21 40 47 19 17 44 59 32 30 58 73 38 33 PWind dir SW SW SW SW W E NE NE NE Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 $$ TXZ035-032100- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 255 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 58 72 56 77 62 Temp 81 76 65 63 60 59 66 69 70 66 61 59 58 57 61 68 76 75 66 62 62 63 Dewpt 57 58 59 58 58 58 60 59 58 58 57 58 56 56 58 59 59 58 60 62 62 62 RH 44 54 80 85 92 97 81 71 66 75 85 98 92 97 90 73 56 55 81100100 97 Wind dir SE SE SE S S SW N NE E E N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S Wind spd 13 17 17 17 12 9 10 14 17 17 12 11 9 8 6 6 10 16 14 17 16 17 Clouds B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 30 70 80 20 20 QPF 12hr 0.14 0.19 0.94 0.01 0 Rain shwrs C C S S C L D D L L S S S S Tstms C C S S C C L C C L S S S S Tornado A A LAL 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 Haines 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 Mix Hgt 2200 1000 3100 3300 1700 1400 2800 4400 3300 1200 T Wind Dir SE S N E E E SE S S S T Wind Spd 24 18 16 19 17 13 9 16 21 23 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/06 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 88 54 89 58 88 54 80 53 75 Temp 83 85 66 54 83 86 69 58 82 85 65 54 75 78 60 53 70 71 Dewpt 41 29 30 26 26 25 28 24 27 23 30 34 38 34 40 39 42 38 Min/Max RH 12 34 10 27 10 46 20 59 28 RH 23 13 26 34 12 11 21 27 13 10 27 46 26 20 47 59 36 30 PWind dir SW W W SW W NW NE E NE Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 $$ TXZ031-032100- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 255 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 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 74 57 79 62 Temp 74 73 65 63 60 59 67 71 72 69 64 61 59 58 61 69 77 77 65 63 63 63 Dewpt 67 67 65 61 60 59 63 62 62 62 62 61 59 57 61 62 63 62 64 63 63 63 RH 78 84100 94 99 99 90 75 72 78 94100 99 97100 79 61 61 99100100100 Wind dir SE SE S S SW SW NE NE E E N NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S Wind spd 9 10 9 9 8 5 9 11 12 11 9 9 6 5 6 6 8 9 8 9 9 16 Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 50 70 80 40 20 QPF 12hr 0.13 0.04 0.83 0.02 0 Rain shwrs C C C L L C L D D L L C C S S S Tstms C C C L L C C L C C L C C S S S LAL 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 2 Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 Mix Hgt 1200 500 3300 3800 1300 1200 4200 4800 2700 2000 T Wind Dir S SW N E NE NE E SE S S T Wind Spd 16 13 13 17 12 11 8 12 17 20 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 05/06 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 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 56 92 59 90 56 81 54 79 Temp 84 87 67 56 87 89 69 59 84 88 66 56 77 79 61 54 74 76 Dewpt 61 46 43 36 35 41 42 36 39 40 47 41 44 43 47 44 45 44 Min/Max RH 23 47 15 42 17 58 26 69 30 RH 46 24 42 47 16 18 36 41 20 19 52 57 31 28 60 69 36 32 PWind dir SW SW SW SW W E NE NE N Wind char 15> <15 <15 15> <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 SC CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ TXZ029-032100- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 255 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 51 68 51 75 57 Temp 77 72 61 58 56 53 61 65 67 63 56 55 53 52 58 65 74 72 59 58 59 58 Dewpt 57 57 60 58 56 53 56 55 55 55 56 55 53 52 56 57 57 57 59 58 59 58 RH 51 59 98 99100100 84 70 66 76100 99100100 93 75 55 59100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE S S SW N NE E E E E NE NE E SE S S SE S S S Wind spd 12 12 13 14 12 9 12 13 13 12 9 8 8 6 6 6 10 13 11 12 12 18 Clouds B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 30 60 70 20 20 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.07 0.50 0.01 0 Rain shwrs C C S S C L L L L L S S S S Tstms C C S S C C C C C L S S S S Tornado A A LAL 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 Haines 6 6 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 Mix Hgt 1700 1100 2900 3500 1700 1400 3200 5000 3600 1400 T Wind Dir SE S N E E E SE S S S T Wind Spd 23 19 17 18 13 13 9 16 21 24 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/06 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 84 48 86 52 85 49 77 47 71 Temp 79 81 59 49 80 84 61 52 79 82 60 49 72 74 55 47 67 69 Dewpt 40 26 26 22 23 23 29 22 26 22 32 32 36 33 38 37 40 37 Min/Max RH 12 35 10 31 10 52 20 68 30 RH 25 13 28 34 12 11 29 31 14 11 35 52 27 22 53 68 37 31 PWind dir SW W W SW W NE NE E NE Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 Avg clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 $$ 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