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548 FOUS54 KLUB 171925 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 225 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 TXZ024-180915- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 225 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Date 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 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 68 91 67 93 70 Temp 91 91 80 75 71 69 78 85 90 90 79 74 70 68 79 88 92 92 81 77 72 71 Dewpt 63 63 65 66 66 66 65 62 58 57 58 59 59 60 61 59 57 57 58 58 60 61 RH 39 40 60 75 83 92 66 46 35 33 50 60 69 76 55 39 31 32 45 54 65 72 Wind dir NE E E NW N N E E E E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S Wind spd 6 8 6 5 4 5 5 6 8 8 5 5 4 3 5 6 8 8 6 6 5 5 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 10 5 10 20 QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S C Tstms S S C LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 Mix Hgt 3200 500 5900 8200 4100 500 5600 8600 5500 600 T Wind Dir E NE E E SE SE S S SE S T Wind Spd 12 6 10 10 11 10 11 11 14 10 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 07/20 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 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 93 69 90 66 85 64 87 67 92 Temp 88 90 74 69 84 86 70 67 81 82 69 64 81 86 71 68 86 89 Dewpt 60 62 65 64 61 60 64 64 61 61 63 62 60 58 62 63 61 60 Min/Max RH 38 85 38 91 44 95 38 85 35 RH 39 39 75 83 46 41 81 89 51 50 80 92 50 40 74 84 43 37 PWind dir S SW NE NE NE N NE S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 50 40 30 30 20 20 20 20 Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C C S S S S S S S Tstms C C C C C C S C C C S S S S S S S $$ TXZ026-180915- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 225 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Date 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 70 93 68 94 70 Temp 92 91 83 77 72 70 79 87 91 92 81 77 71 68 78 89 94 92 83 78 73 70 Dewpt 65 65 65 67 67 67 66 63 60 58 58 59 61 61 63 61 59 58 59 60 62 62 RH 41 42 55 71 84 90 64 45 36 32 46 54 71 78 60 39 31 32 44 54 68 76 Wind dir NE NE NE E N N NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind spd 8 9 8 5 5 5 6 9 9 9 6 5 5 3 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 5 Clouds SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 5 5 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs C Tstms C LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 700 300 6200 8800 3500 400 5300 8100 5200 400 T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S T Wind Spd 12 9 11 11 13 9 8 9 13 12 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 07/20 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 91 69 92 67 88 66 89 66 93 Temp 88 90 75 69 87 87 73 67 82 84 71 66 84 87 74 67 87 90 Dewpt 63 63 66 66 65 62 65 64 63 61 64 63 62 61 63 63 64 61 Min/Max RH 39 91 40 92 44 92 39 88 35 RH 43 41 74 90 48 43 76 90 53 46 79 90 48 42 69 87 46 38 PWind dir S S NE NE NE NE NE SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 50 40 30 30 20 20 20 20 Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C C S S S S S Tstms C C C C C C S C C C S S S S S $$ TXZ043-180915- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 225 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Date 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 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 70 94 67 95 70 Temp 93 91 81 76 73 71 79 87 92 93 82 76 70 68 80 88 93 94 83 78 73 71 Dewpt 63 63 66 69 68 68 68 64 60 57 59 61 63 64 65 61 58 57 59 60 61 63 RH 37 40 60 78 84 90 68 47 35 31 46 60 77 87 60 40 31 29 44 55 67 76 Wind dir NE E NE NE NE N NE NE E E E E E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 5 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 20 10 5 10 5 QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 1200 500 6400 8300 5800 500 5300 8300 5200 500 T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E SE E E SE SE T Wind Spd 11 11 13 14 13 10 9 8 12 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 07/20 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 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 95 70 92 67 86 66 88 67 92 Temp 89 92 75 70 85 90 73 68 79 85 71 66 82 88 72 67 87 90 Dewpt 62 62 66 67 65 62 67 66 63 61 65 65 64 61 65 66 64 62 Min/Max RH 36 90 38 94 44 97 40 99 38 RH 41 37 75 90 52 40 83 92 59 45 82 97 55 41 79 98 46 39 PWind dir SE S NW NE NE NE NE SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 50 60 30 40 20 20 20 20 Rain shwrs C C C C L C C C C S S S S S S S Tstms C C C C L C C C C S S S S S S S $$ TXZ035-180915- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 225 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Date 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 69 91 68 93 71 Temp 94 87 78 74 71 69 76 84 89 88 78 73 70 68 78 87 92 89 81 77 73 71 Dewpt 62 62 65 65 65 65 66 64 60 58 58 58 59 60 62 61 58 57 57 57 58 59 RH 35 43 64 74 81 87 71 51 38 36 50 59 68 76 58 42 32 34 44 50 59 66 Wind dir E E E NE NE N E E E E E E SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S Wind spd 5 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 6 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 9 8 6 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 10 10 10 20 QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs C C C S S S S Tstms C C C S S S S LAL 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 2600 600 6100 8600 5000 500 6300 9100 5900 600 T Wind Dir NE NE E E SE SE S S SE S T Wind Spd 13 11 11 10 12 12 10 10 14 13 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 07/20 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 89 68 89 66 85 65 86 67 90 Temp 86 85 73 69 84 83 71 66 78 80 69 65 81 83 71 67 85 86 Dewpt 61 61 64 64 62 60 63 62 63 61 62 62 62 59 61 63 63 59 Min/Max RH 39 84 40 88 47 90 42 87 38 RH 43 45 73 84 48 46 76 87 60 52 78 90 53 44 71 87 48 40 PWind dir S S NE NE NE NE E SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 60 50 30 40 30 20 30 20 Rain shwrs S C C L C C C C C C S C S S S C S S Tstms S C C L C C C C C C S C S S S C S S $$ TXZ031-180915- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 225 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Date 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 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 69 94 67 95 69 Temp 92 93 83 77 71 69 80 88 92 92 81 76 70 67 80 88 93 94 83 78 72 70 Dewpt 66 65 67 69 69 69 68 64 60 59 60 61 61 63 64 62 59 59 60 61 62 63 RH 42 40 59 76 93 99 68 45 35 33 48 60 74 87 60 41 32 32 46 57 71 78 Wind dir NE NE E NE N N NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S Wind spd 6 9 5 4 4 4 5 8 8 9 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 8 5 5 5 4 Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 10 5 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S Tstms S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 2600 600 6400 8800 1900 600 5200 7800 5000 700 T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE T Wind Spd 12 9 12 12 13 9 8 9 14 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 07/20 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 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 94 69 92 66 87 65 89 66 93 Temp 90 91 75 69 87 89 73 67 82 84 71 65 83 88 74 67 87 92 Dewpt 63 63 67 67 65 62 67 65 64 63 67 65 63 62 65 65 64 62 Min/Max RH 37 95 39 98 45 100 40 96 37 RH 41 40 77 93 49 42 83 96 56 49 86100 52 42 75 94 47 38 PWind dir S S N NE NE N NE SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 50 40 30 30 20 20 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C C C C S C C C S S S S S S S Tstms S C C C C C S C C C S S S S S S S $$ TXZ029-180915- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 225 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Date 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 64 88 63 91 66 Temp 89 86 75 70 66 64 75 82 86 87 76 70 66 63 76 84 89 90 78 73 69 66 Dewpt 61 62 65 66 66 64 64 61 57 56 58 58 59 59 61 58 57 56 58 58 59 59 RH 39 45 71 87100100 69 49 37 35 54 66 78 87 60 41 34 32 50 59 70 78 Wind dir E E E NE NE N E E E E E SE SE S S S S S SE S S S Wind spd 6 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 20 QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S S S C Tstms S S S S S C LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 3900 500 6000 8300 4400 500 6300 9400 5500 500 T Wind Dir E E E E SE S S S S S T Wind Spd 13 9 10 10 13 11 11 11 13 12 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 07/20 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 89 63 87 61 82 60 84 61 88 Temp 85 85 70 64 82 83 67 62 78 79 66 60 78 83 67 62 82 87 Dewpt 59 60 64 64 59 58 63 62 58 59 62 60 59 57 62 61 59 57 Min/Max RH 38 100 39 100 47 100 39 98 36 RH 41 43 81100 46 43 87100 50 50 87100 52 41 84 97 46 36 PWind dir S SW NE NE NE NE E SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 60 40 30 40 20 20 20 20 Rain shwrs C C C L C C S C C C S S S S S S S S Tstms C C C L C C S C C C S S S S S S S S $$ 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