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190 FOUS54 KLUB 101941 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 241 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 TXZ024-110915- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 241 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Date 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 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 70 55 73 55 Temp 75 74 65 61 58 57 64 67 68 64 57 57 57 57 60 65 72 72 61 59 57 56 Dewpt 44 45 47 48 49 50 53 54 54 54 56 55 55 56 58 59 58 56 58 56 55 52 RH 33 35 53 62 71 77 68 63 61 70 96 93 92 95 92 82 62 58 90 91 92 87 Wind dir E E SE S SW W S SE SE S SE SE S SE SE S S S SE NW NW NW Wind spd 10 9 5 5 4 3 6 10 12 12 8 8 8 6 8 9 10 10 6 5 8 10 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW PoP 12hr 5 60 60 90 40 QPF 12hr 0 0.27 0.11 0.32 0 Rain shwrs C C L L C C L L D D L L C C S S Tstms S S C C C S C C C C C C C C S S LAL 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 Haines 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 Mix Hgt 1100 500 3600 4200 2800 1300 2600 5900 1700 500 T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S SE S SW NW T Wind Spd 10 8 12 17 13 11 12 17 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 05/13 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 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 80 55 85 61 82 57 74 53 83 Temp 76 78 60 56 79 83 66 62 80 71 61 58 70 71 58 54 77 82 Dewpt 51 47 50 49 51 49 53 52 58 58 57 55 54 49 49 46 48 45 Min/Max RH 31 80 29 71 46 91 45 76 27 RH 42 33 69 79 38 32 64 71 46 63 87 91 57 46 72 74 36 27 PWind dir NW NW S S S SE N NW W Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 5 10 40 50 30 10 5 Rain shwrs C C C C C Tstms C C C C C $$ TXZ026-110915- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 241 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Date 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 75 56 71 56 Temp 77 76 66 63 58 56 66 72 72 67 60 58 58 57 60 64 68 69 62 61 58 57 Dewpt 46 46 50 51 53 53 54 54 54 55 57 56 57 57 59 61 62 61 62 61 58 57 RH 33 34 56 65 83 90 65 53 53 65 90 93 96100 96 90 81 76100100100100 Wind dir E E SE SE S NE S S SE S S S S E SE SE SE SE SE W W NW Wind spd 10 9 5 6 5 4 6 10 13 11 9 8 6 8 10 11 12 10 8 6 8 9 Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 5 50 50 90 50 QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.05 0.50 0.05 Rain shwrs C C C S S C C D D D D C C S S Tstms S S S S C C C C C C C C S S LAL 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 Haines 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 500 500 5000 5100 3400 1300 1900 2700 1400 1000 T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S W T Wind Spd 10 8 11 16 13 11 16 16 11 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/13 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 80 53 84 59 84 57 77 53 84 Temp 76 78 61 54 78 82 66 60 82 73 62 58 72 74 60 54 77 83 Dewpt 55 50 53 53 54 52 57 57 60 60 60 58 57 53 53 51 51 49 Min/Max RH 36 100 33 91 47 100 46 93 29 RH 48 37 75 96 43 35 73 90 47 64 93100 59 48 78 90 40 31 PWind dir NW N E SE S E N N W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 5 10 40 50 30 10 5 Rain shwrs S C C C C C Tstms S C C C C C $$ TXZ043-110915- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 241 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Date 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 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 70 56 75 57 Temp 77 76 66 62 60 59 64 68 68 65 60 58 58 58 62 65 72 74 65 62 59 58 Dewpt 49 49 51 53 54 55 57 58 58 57 57 56 57 57 60 64 63 61 61 60 59 58 RH 37 39 57 72 81 86 78 69 70 76 91 94 97 96 95 95 73 65 87 94100 99 Wind dir E E E E E E E E SE E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SW NW NW Wind spd 11 9 6 5 5 5 6 9 10 10 8 6 5 5 6 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 Clouds FW B1 B1 SC B1 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 80 50 90 30 QPF 12hr 0 0.72 0.16 0.59 0 Rain shwrs C C D D C C C C D D L L C C Tstms S C S C S C C C C C L C C LAL 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 1 Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 900 500 2400 3300 1700 1300 1600 4500 500 800 T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE S SW NW T Wind Spd 12 9 12 16 16 13 13 16 9 9 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 05/13 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 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 54 87 61 85 58 79 53 85 Temp 77 81 62 55 80 84 67 62 79 77 63 59 75 75 60 54 79 83 Dewpt 56 51 53 52 55 53 56 57 63 61 60 59 59 55 52 51 53 52 Min/Max RH 33 92 31 85 48 100 46 91 32 RH 48 35 73 91 42 34 68 85 57 57 92100 58 50 75 88 42 34 PWind dir NW N S S S E N N W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 5 10 40 50 30 10 10 Rain shwrs C C C S C Tstms C C C S C $$ TXZ035-110915- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 241 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Date 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 57 68 56 77 54 Temp 73 72 66 61 57 58 61 65 65 62 57 56 56 57 61 68 76 73 65 59 56 55 Dewpt 44 45 46 48 49 51 54 55 54 54 55 55 54 56 58 58 54 51 52 53 51 50 RH 35 38 48 62 75 77 78 70 68 75 93 96 93 96 90 70 46 46 63 80 83 83 Wind dir E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SE N NW NW Wind spd 12 14 10 9 6 6 11 17 17 17 12 11 9 8 8 9 11 12 9 6 8 10 Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 30 80 60 70 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.44 0.04 0.17 0 Rain shwrs C D D L C S S L L L L C C S S Tstms C S C C C S S C C C C C C S S LAL 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 1 Haines 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 5100 900 3300 3600 1700 1400 4200 8000 3900 1100 T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE S SW W NW T Wind Spd 16 13 18 20 18 16 13 17 13 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/13 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 81 53 86 59 85 55 76 52 86 Temp 77 78 61 54 80 82 66 60 77 75 61 56 72 72 58 53 79 82 Dewpt 48 42 47 47 48 44 50 51 55 52 55 53 51 46 46 45 46 40 Min/Max RH 25 77 24 72 36 91 36 75 21 RH 36 28 60 77 33 26 56 72 47 45 81 90 48 39 64 74 31 22 PWind dir NW NE S S S E N N W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 5 10 40 40 30 10 5 Rain shwrs C C S S C Tstms C C S S C $$ TXZ031-110915- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 241 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Date 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 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 74 56 73 57 Temp 79 77 67 63 59 57 67 71 71 67 60 58 57 57 61 65 70 72 63 61 59 57 Dewpt 46 47 50 53 54 54 55 56 55 56 58 58 57 57 60 62 63 63 63 61 59 57 RH 32 35 54 70 82 90 67 59 58 69 95100 99100 98 92 80 73100100100100 Wind dir E E SE SE S N SE SE SE S S SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE W W NW Wind spd 10 9 5 5 5 2 5 10 12 10 6 5 5 5 9 10 11 10 6 5 5 9 Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 50 50 90 40 QPF 12hr 0 0.18 0.06 0.47 0 Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C D D L L C C S S Tstms S C C C C C C C C C C C S S LAL 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 Haines 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 600 500 4300 4200 2200 1300 2200 2600 1300 1000 T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S NW T Wind Spd 10 8 12 16 13 11 14 16 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 05/13 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 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 53 87 60 85 57 78 53 86 Temp 77 81 62 54 80 84 67 61 83 74 62 58 74 74 60 54 79 83 Dewpt 56 51 55 53 55 53 58 57 62 61 62 58 58 54 54 50 53 50 Min/Max RH 33 98 32 90 50 100 47 90 30 RH 48 35 77 96 43 34 74 88 50 64 99100 58 50 81 87 40 32 PWind dir NW N SE SE S E N N W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 5 10 40 50 30 10 5 Rain shwrs C C C C C Tstms C C C C C $$ TXZ029-110915- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 241 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Date 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 67 51 74 49 Temp 72 71 61 57 53 52 59 64 64 60 54 52 52 53 58 66 73 71 59 54 51 50 Dewpt 43 43 45 47 48 49 53 53 54 54 54 52 52 53 58 57 54 50 53 54 51 50 RH 35 36 56 69 83 89 80 67 70 81100100100100100 73 51 47 80100100100 Wind dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW NW NW NW Wind spd 11 11 6 6 5 5 9 12 14 13 9 9 8 6 8 9 9 9 6 6 8 9 Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 20 70 60 80 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.37 0.11 0.17 0 Rain shwrs S L L L C S S L L D D L L S S Tstms S S C C C S S C C C C C C S S LAL 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 1 Haines 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 Mix Hgt 4900 500 3400 3800 2700 1500 3700 8800 6400 900 T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE S S SW W NW T Wind Spd 13 11 17 19 18 16 14 18 14 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/13 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 78 48 84 54 81 50 71 47 83 Temp 74 76 56 49 79 80 62 55 76 71 56 51 68 69 53 48 76 80 Dewpt 48 42 47 46 47 43 50 49 54 55 55 51 50 46 47 44 44 39 Min/Max RH 28 92 24 80 40 100 41 89 22 RH 40 30 72 89 32 27 65 80 46 57 96100 52 44 80 86 32 23 PWind dir NW NE S S S E N NW W Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 10 0 10 10 40 40 30 10 5 Rain shwrs C C C S C Tstms C C C S C $$ 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