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422 FOUS54 KLUB 030828 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 TXZ024-032115- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 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 76 99 67 83 Temp 79 76 83 90 96 94 84 79 78 78 87 96 99 93 82 76 71 68 73 78 82 82 Dewpt 62 60 63 62 61 62 65 64 63 63 64 64 64 65 68 68 67 64 62 60 61 60 RH 56 58 50 39 32 35 54 60 60 61 45 35 32 40 64 76 86 85 69 55 49 49 Wind dir SW SW SW S SE E E SW SW SW SW SW E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE Wind spd 9 10 11 9 11 11 6 6 9 11 13 10 10 11 8 6 8 10 13 12 11 11 Clouds SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 20 20 50 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.06 0.03 Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C C C C S S S Tstms S S S S S S C C C C C C S S S LAL 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 4600 8900 1300 600 8000 10700 1800 1800 3600 4900 T Wind Dir SW S SE SW SW S E NE NE NE T Wind Spd 13 13 12 16 16 11 10 13 18 13 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 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 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 65 89 69 95 65 84 65 88 Temp 69 65 83 87 74 70 91 92 71 66 76 83 70 66 84 86 Dewpt 62 61 61 62 64 64 63 62 66 65 66 64 66 65 65 64 Max/Min RH 88 40 85 35 97 51 97 46 RH 79 87 48 43 73 83 40 38 83 96 71 53 86 96 54 49 PWind dir NE S S S E NE SE SE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 20 20 20 50 30 30 20 Rain shwrs S C S S S C C C S C S S Tstms S C S S S C C C S C S S $$ TXZ026-032115- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 101 79 102 71 86 Temp 81 78 86 95 99 99 89 85 81 79 88 97101 96 85 79 74 71 76 82 85 84 Dewpt 61 61 63 62 61 60 62 63 63 64 66 66 64 66 68 68 67 65 62 61 61 60 RH 51 56 46 34 28 28 40 48 54 60 48 36 30 38 57 69 79 81 62 49 45 44 Wind dir S S SW S S SE SE S S SW SW SW S SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 9 9 12 11 12 12 10 9 10 10 13 11 12 12 9 9 10 12 16 14 13 12 Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 10 20 50 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.07 0.04 Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C S S S Tstms S S S C C C C C C S S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 Mix Hgt 4600 9100 600 400 7100 9400 3800 1600 3700 5200 T Wind Dir S S SE S SW SW NE NE NE E T Wind Spd 13 14 17 17 17 13 13 14 19 14 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 65 91 70 95 67 87 67 90 Temp 73 66 84 90 77 71 92 92 75 67 80 86 73 67 86 88 Dewpt 62 61 61 60 63 65 66 63 67 65 66 65 67 66 67 65 Max/Min RH 86 36 82 35 95 48 99 44 RH 68 84 46 37 62 81 43 38 76 93 62 50 81 97 53 47 PWind dir E S S S E NE E SE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 20 10 20 50 30 30 20 Rain shwrs S C S S C C C C C S Tstms S C S S C C C C C S $$ TXZ043-032115- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 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 105 78 103 73 88 Temp 82 78 88 98103103 92 86 81 78 88 98102100 88 81 77 74 78 83 86 86 Dewpt 59 61 64 61 58 57 60 62 64 65 68 65 62 62 66 68 67 68 67 66 64 64 RH 46 57 45 30 23 22 34 45 55 64 52 35 27 29 48 65 73 81 68 57 49 47 Wind dir SW S SW S S SE SE S S SW SW S S SE E E NE N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 9 8 11 11 11 12 9 9 9 9 11 10 9 9 6 5 6 8 11 13 12 11 Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 10 40 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.05 0.08 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S Tstms C C C C C C C C S Heat Y Y Y LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 Mix Hgt 5600 9700 1000 600 6900 9900 6100 800 4300 5500 T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S E E NE NE T Wind Spd 17 16 17 17 16 10 14 12 16 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 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 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 67 90 69 98 69 89 68 89 Temp 74 68 82 89 77 70 93 96 79 70 84 87 75 69 85 87 Dewpt 65 65 64 63 66 66 65 61 66 66 67 65 67 67 66 64 Max/Min RH 91 41 88 29 88 47 95 44 RH 74 89 54 42 70 85 39 31 64 86 56 50 77 93 53 46 PWind dir NE E SE S SE NE E E Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 30 10 10 30 30 30 20 Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C S S Tstms S C C C C C C C C S S $$ TXZ035-032115- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 101 77 100 70 85 Temp 80 76 84 94 99 97 87 82 79 77 84 94 99 96 85 78 74 70 74 80 84 82 Dewpt 57 59 61 60 57 57 60 60 61 62 64 63 61 61 64 65 65 64 63 63 61 61 RH 45 56 46 33 25 27 41 47 54 60 51 36 29 32 50 64 74 81 69 56 46 49 Wind dir S S S S S E E S SW SW SW SW SE E E E NE NE NE E E E Wind spd 11 10 13 12 13 13 9 10 12 12 14 10 9 12 10 10 11 12 17 16 16 16 Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 20 20 40 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.12 0.02 0.01 Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C C C S Tstms S S S S C C C C C C C C S LAL 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 5300 9800 3400 700 6600 11100 4300 900 3800 6000 T Wind Dir S S SE SW SW S E NE NE E T Wind Spd 16 14 16 18 16 11 12 13 17 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 66 88 69 96 67 86 67 90 Temp 71 66 83 86 74 69 91 91 75 67 81 84 72 67 84 88 Dewpt 60 60 63 63 62 63 62 58 62 63 64 63 64 63 63 61 Max/Min RH 81 43 81 30 87 46 87 39 RH 68 81 51 46 66 81 38 33 64 87 56 49 76 87 49 40 PWind dir E SE S S SE E E SE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 20 20 20 40 30 30 20 Rain shwrs S C S S S C C S C C S S S Tstms S C S S S C C S C C S S S $$ TXZ031-032115- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 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 102 78 102 70 87 Temp 80 77 87 96100100 90 86 81 79 88 98102 98 87 80 74 71 76 81 85 85 Dewpt 60 63 63 62 61 60 63 64 64 65 67 66 65 66 70 71 69 67 64 63 62 62 RH 51 61 45 33 27 27 41 49 57 63 50 36 30 36 57 75 84 88 67 54 46 46 Wind dir S S SW S S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 8 6 11 11 12 12 9 8 9 9 13 11 10 10 6 5 6 9 12 12 12 11 Clouds SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 10 20 50 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.03 0.02 Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C C C S Tstms S 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 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 Mix Hgt 5200 9400 1100 700 8000 10200 3000 2000 4300 5600 T Wind Dir SW S SE SW SW SW NE NE NE NE T Wind Spd 16 16 16 17 16 13 12 12 19 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 Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 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 65 91 69 97 66 87 66 89 Temp 73 66 84 90 77 70 92 95 74 67 80 86 73 67 86 87 Dewpt 64 63 62 62 65 67 66 64 69 67 68 67 69 67 68 66 Max/Min RH 93 38 90 35 100 51 100 47 RH 74 92 47 39 68 89 43 37 84100 68 53 86100 55 50 PWind dir NE E S S SE NE E SE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 20 10 20 50 30 30 20 Rain shwrs S C S S C C C S C C S Tstms S C S S C C C S C C S $$ TXZ029-032115- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 328 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 95 71 97 64 81 Temp 75 72 81 88 92 90 79 77 74 72 83 92 96 91 79 74 69 65 71 76 80 79 Dewpt 60 60 61 61 60 59 63 63 62 63 63 63 60 62 66 67 66 63 60 60 59 58 RH 60 66 51 40 34 35 57 62 66 73 51 38 30 38 64 79 90 93 68 58 49 49 Wind dir S SW SW S SE E E S SW SW SW SW E E E E NE NE NE E E E Wind spd 8 9 11 10 10 10 5 5 9 9 12 10 10 12 9 9 9 10 16 14 12 11 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 20 20 50 40 QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0.12 0.04 0.06 Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S S C C C C C C S Tstms S S C C S S S S S C C C C C C S LAL 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 4500 8000 1200 600 6400 11600 1600 1100 3500 5700 T Wind Dir SW S SE SW SW NW E NE NE E T Wind Spd 14 13 13 18 16 12 13 16 19 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sat 07/06/24 Sun 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 61 87 64 93 62 83 61 87 Temp 66 61 80 85 70 65 89 89 69 63 76 82 67 62 82 85 Dewpt 60 59 61 60 64 63 61 58 64 63 63 61 65 62 63 60 Max/Min RH 95 41 95 33 100 48 100 41 RH 81 93 52 43 81 93 39 35 84100 64 49 93100 53 43 PWind dir E SE S S E E E SE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 20 20 20 40 30 30 20 Rain shwrs S C S S S C C C C C C S S Tstms S C S S S C C C C C C S S $$ 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