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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices...UPDATED
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
950 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
TXZ024-250915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
950 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
Date 03/24/24 Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 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 43 50 33 58 34
Temp 56 52 49 46 47 46 47 43 38 37 35 34 42 51 57 56 45 41 37 35
Dewpt 17 20 21 22 28 25 23 21 22 22 22 21 19 18 20 22 26 27 27 27
RH 21 29 33 38 48 43 38 42 52 54 60 59 40 28 23 26 47 57 68 73
Wind dir SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N SE SE SE E E E
Wind spd 26 27 26 27 21 19 19 17 11 11 9 6 8 6 6 9 8 8 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 0 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 5 4
Mix Hgt 800 4900 6100 3700 1900 5300 7600 3400 1000
T Wind Dir SW NW NW NW NW NW SW SE SE
T Wind Spd 29 28 29 21 14 13 11 13 11
RFTI 4 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL CL EL EL NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/27 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
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 58 35 73 52 82 56 84 58 84
Temp 53 56 39 36 65 70 55 53 75 79 62 57 80 81 63 59 80 81
Dewpt 31 30 33 32 34 28 30 34 38 34 41 40 34 33 40 41 40 35
Min/Max RH 34 90 19 48 18 55 15 53 18
RH 43 37 78 87 31 20 39 48 26 20 46 54 20 18 42 52 23 19
PWind dir E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ026-250915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
950 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
Date 03/24/24 Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 45 53 32 57 34
Temp 59 54 51 46 50 51 50 46 39 36 34 32 40 49 54 56 45 41 37 34
Dewpt 24 23 24 25 31 29 26 24 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 22 26 27 28 28
RH 26 29 35 43 48 43 39 41 54 59 64 66 48 33 27 26 47 57 70 78
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW E E E E E
Wind spd 21 19 19 19 20 20 24 19 13 11 9 8 10 8 6 6 8 8 8 8
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 800 4800 6100 4400 2000 4700 6100 3800 500
T Wind Dir SW W NW NW NW NW W SE E
T Wind Spd 25 26 29 25 14 14 9 11 11
RFTI 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/27 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 56 32 70 48 80 54 83 55 84
Temp 52 54 40 33 61 69 53 48 72 77 62 55 78 80 64 56 78 80
Dewpt 33 33 35 33 40 36 37 38 44 43 46 46 42 43 47 47 49 46
Min/Max RH 41 100 29 68 27 72 23 73 28
RH 48 45 82100 46 30 54 68 37 30 56 72 28 27 54 72 36 30
PWind dir E SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
Rain shwrs C S
$$
TXZ043-250915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
950 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
Date 03/24/24 Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 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 48 61 34 61 37
Temp 61 55 52 49 54 60 58 54 45 41 37 34 43 53 59 60 50 44 39 37
Dewpt 23 22 24 27 31 30 29 26 25 25 25 26 26 26 27 27 30 31 32 32
RH 24 27 34 43 41 32 33 34 46 54 61 72 51 35 29 28 46 60 75 82
Wind dir W SW SW SW W W NW NW N N NW NW N N S E E E E E
Wind spd 17 16 17 18 20 17 18 13 9 8 5 4 5 5 5 6 8 6 5 6
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 800 8200 7600 3000 2000 5300 6300 4500 500
T Wind Dir SW W NW N NW NW SW SE SE
T Wind Spd 25 32 27 19 10 10 9 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/27 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
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 65 36 73 51 82 55 86 59 88
Temp 59 62 44 36 64 72 55 51 75 80 64 56 79 83 66 59 81 85
Dewpt 36 35 38 36 42 34 38 41 47 45 49 50 48 43 48 52 53 46
Min/Max RH 33 100 24 68 26 82 23 79 23
RH 42 37 79100 44 26 52 68 37 30 58 82 34 24 53 79 39 26
PWind dir E NE S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Rain shwrs S
$$
TXZ035-250915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
950 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
Date 03/24/24 Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 41 51 30 60 35
Temp 55 50 46 42 46 47 48 44 39 36 33 31 40 52 59 56 47 42 38 36
Dewpt 19 22 23 25 28 28 25 24 25 24 24 24 25 26 26 29 34 33 32 31
RH 24 33 40 50 49 47 40 45 57 61 69 75 55 36 28 35 60 70 79 82
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N NW NW N S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 24 20 20 19 24 21 20 17 11 8 5 5 5 6 9 10 9 9 8 6
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain shwrs C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 800 4700 6000 3500 1100 5500 8000 1600 500
T Wind Dir SW W NW N NW W SW SE S
T Wind Spd 25 27 25 18 11 9 14 12 11
RFTI 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL EL NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/27 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 63 34 72 48 81 50 83 53 84
Temp 57 60 41 34 64 70 54 49 73 78 60 51 78 80 62 54 79 80
Dewpt 32 28 35 34 34 26 29 34 39 32 41 41 35 30 38 41 38 31
Min/Max RH 26 100 18 58 17 69 15 62 15
RH 38 29 79100 32 19 38 56 29 19 49 68 21 16 41 61 23 17
PWind dir N E S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
TXZ031-250915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
950 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
Date 03/24/24 Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 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 46 56 33 59 35
Temp 59 55 52 47 53 54 52 48 40 39 35 33 42 51 57 58 46 42 37 35
Dewpt 23 22 24 25 30 30 27 23 24 24 24 24 23 21 23 23 27 28 29 30
RH 25 27 34 42 40 40 38 38 52 56 63 68 46 31 27 26 47 57 72 82
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N E E E E E
Wind spd 20 18 19 21 21 19 21 17 12 10 9 5 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 700 5300 6400 4300 2100 5200 6300 3400 900
T Wind Dir SW W NW NW NW NW W SE SE
T Wind Spd 26 27 29 23 13 14 9 11 11
RFTI 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO EL EL EL NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/27 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
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 60 33 73 50 82 55 85 58 87
Temp 54 57 41 34 64 70 54 50 74 79 63 56 80 82 64 58 80 82
Dewpt 33 34 35 34 40 35 38 39 44 43 47 48 43 41 48 48 48 45
Min/Max RH 38 100 26 66 26 75 21 69 25
RH 45 41 81100 41 27 54 65 35 28 57 74 27 24 56 68 34 28
PWind dir E SE S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
$$
TXZ029-250915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
950 PM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024
Date 03/24/24 Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 35 47 25 57 30
Temp 50 45 42 38 41 42 44 40 34 32 30 26 37 49 56 53 42 37 33 31
Dewpt 17 20 21 21 28 25 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 26 32 31 29 29
RH 27 36 43 50 60 50 43 48 61 66 72 81 52 33 26 35 67 79 85 92
Wind dir SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 24 19 19 18 18 18 18 16 9 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 8 8 6 8
Clouds CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain shwrs S S C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 900 4600 5400 3600 1600 5400 7800 2500 700
T Wind Dir SW NW NW N NW NW SW SE SE
T Wind Spd 27 25 26 20 12 11 12 13 14
RFTI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/27 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 59 29 70 43 78 47 81 49 82
Temp 53 55 36 30 62 67 50 44 71 75 55 47 76 77 56 49 77 77
Dewpt 31 30 33 30 31 25 28 32 35 30 38 36 32 30 35 38 36 31
Min/Max RH 32 100 19 62 17 68 15 66 15
RH 43 38 89100 31 20 42 62 27 19 53 65 20 18 45 66 23 18
PWind dir E SE SW S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S
$$
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