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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
215 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

TXZ024-150900-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
215 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date           07/14/24      Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24            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                      75         103          76         103          74
Temp          98 98 86 81 78 75 87 97102101 88 82 79 77 88 99103 99 88 82 77 74
Dewpt         56 55 59 61 62 62 61 58 54 52 55 57 59 61 61 56 54 53 56 58 60 62
RH            25 25 40 51 58 63 42 27 21 20 32 42 50 58 40 25 20 22 35 45 55 66
Wind dir       S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  W  W
Wind spd       9  9  8  9 13 12 11 10 11 11  9 10 11 11 10  8  9  9  8  8  8  6
Clouds        CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Heat                                Y  Y
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt              2500   600  6700 10000  2500   600  7500 10800  5200  1400
T Wind Dir              S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S     W
T Wind Spd             13    21    19    13    16    20    13    12    12    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           07/17  Thu 07/18/24  Fri 07/19/24  Sat 07/20/24  Sun 07/21/24
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      68    88      67    90      68    89      67    88
Temp          91 90   73 68 81 87   72 67 85 89   73 69 85 87   71 68 84 86
Dewpt         62 62   67 66 64 62   62 61 60 59   60 61 61 62   64 63 63 63
Min/Max RH       34      95    42      81    36      79    39      86    42
RH            38 39   82 95 57 44   71 81 44 37   64 77 44 43   78 83 50 48
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE       E    SE      SE     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         20      40    30      20    30      30    40      50    50
Rain shwrs        S    C  C  C  C       S  C  S    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms             S    C  C  C  C       S  C  S    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
TXZ026-150900-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
215 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date           07/14/24      Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24            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                      75         105          76         105          74
Temp         101 99 89 84 79 75 87 99104102 91 85 80 76 90102105101 90 84 78 74
Dewpt         60 59 61 62 63 63 64 61 57 55 56 59 60 61 62 60 58 57 58 59 61 63
RH            26 27 39 48 58 65 47 29 21 21 31 42 50 60 39 26 22 23 35 43 57 69
Wind dir       S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SE  S SE  W
Wind spd      11 10  9  9 12 10 12 12 12 11 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  6
Clouds        CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Heat                                Y  Y
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     5     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt               500   600  6500  8200   600   400  7400  7800  4600  1200
T Wind Dir              S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S     E
T Wind Spd             14    18    16    17    17    16    14    12    12    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           07/17  Thu 07/18/24  Fri 07/19/24  Sat 07/20/24  Sun 07/21/24
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          96      68    91      67    91      68    91      69    90
Temp          92 93   75 68 84 89   75 67 85 90   76 68 88 89   75 69 85 88
Dewpt         64 63   66 65 65 62   62 61 60 59   60 61 62 62   64 64 64 63
Min/Max RH       34      90    39      81    34      78    38      84    41
RH            39 38   74 90 52 40   64 81 43 36   58 78 43 41   69 84 49 43
PWind dir         N      NE    NE       E     E      SE    SE      SE     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         20      30    30      20    20      30    40      40    50
Rain shwrs        S    S  C  C  C       S  S  S       C  C  C    S  C  C  C
Tstms             S    S  C  C  C       S  S  S       C  C  C    S  C  C  C

$$
TXZ043-150900-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
215 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date           07/14/24      Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24            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                      74         102          75         103          76
Temp          97 98 88 82 77 74 86 94100102 89 84 79 75 88 97102102 89 83 79 76
Dewpt         63 60 61 61 63 64 64 61 58 56 58 60 61 62 63 60 57 54 57 58 60 62
RH            33 30 41 49 61 70 48 33 25 22 35 44 54 64 44 29 23 21 34 42 51 62
Wind dir       S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd       9 10  9  9 10  9 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  8  9  9  9  9  8  8  6  5
Clouds        CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     5     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt              1300   600  6300  8400  3600   600  6800  8500  5800   800
T Wind Dir              S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             17    17    17    13    16    18    14    11    13    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           07/17  Thu 07/18/24  Fri 07/19/24  Sat 07/20/24  Sun 07/21/24
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          99      71    92      68    93      69    92      69    90
Temp          94 97   78 71 85 91   75 69 85 92   76 69 88 91   74 69 84 89
Dewpt         62 59   66 65 64 61   65 63 60 57   60 61 62 60   65 64 65 63
Min/Max RH       27      81    36      84    31      76    34      85    40
RH            34 29   67 81 49 38   73 83 43 32   58 75 41 36   74 85 52 41
PWind dir        SE      NE    NE       E     E       E    SE      SE     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         10      20    40      20    30      20    30      40    50
Rain shwrs             S  S  S  C       S  C  C       S  C  C    S  C  C  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  C       S  C  C       S  C  C    S  C  C  C

$$
TXZ035-150900-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
215 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date           07/14/24      Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24            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                      72         100          73         100          73
Temp          95 95 86 80 75 72 83 94 99 98 88 81 77 73 84 95100 97 88 82 78 73
Dewpt         57 57 58 61 61 62 63 59 54 52 53 57 59 61 63 58 55 53 54 55 58 60
RH            28 28 39 52 62 70 51 31 22 22 30 43 54 66 50 30 23 23 31 40 50 64
Wind dir       S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd       9 10  9 11 12 10 12 11 11 12 11 12 12  9 10  9 10 11 10 10  9  8
Clouds        CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  5     5     4     4     5     5     4     3     3     3
Mix Hgt              5800   600  6100  8600  2900   600  6900 10500  5000   600
T Wind Dir              S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW
T Wind Spd             13    17    14    12    16    17    12    12    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           07/17  Thu 07/18/24  Fri 07/19/24  Sat 07/20/24  Sun 07/21/24
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      68    88      67    88      67    89      66    87
Temp          90 90   75 68 82 84   72 67 84 85   72 67 84 84   71 66 81 80
Dewpt         61 59   63 64 64 62   62 62 62 60   59 59 61 61   63 63 64 63
Min/Max RH       30      87    43      84    40      75    39      90    45
RH            38 35   66 87 54 47   71 84 48 42   63 75 46 46   75 89 57 56
PWind dir        SE       E     E       E    SE      SE     S      SE     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         20      30    40      30    30      30    40      50    50
Rain shwrs        S    C  C  S  C    S  C  S  C    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms             S    C  C  S  C    S  C  S  C    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
TXZ031-150900-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
215 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date           07/14/24      Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24            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                      75         105          76         104          74
Temp          99 99 89 83 79 75 89 99103103 91 85 80 77 90100104101 88 83 77 74
Dewpt         61 61 63 64 64 64 64 61 58 56 59 60 61 62 64 60 58 57 59 59 61 63
RH            29 29 42 52 60 68 45 30 23 21 34 45 53 62 42 27 22 23 37 44 58 68
Wind dir       S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SE  S  S SW
Wind spd      10  9  6  8 11  9 11 11 11 10  8  8  9  8 10  9 10  9  6  5  5  5
Clouds        CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Heat                                Y  Y
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     5     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt               900   900  6500  8100  1000   700  7300  7900  5200  1400
T Wind Dir              S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    NE
T Wind Spd             14    18    17    17    16    18    14    12    12    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           07/17  Thu 07/18/24  Fri 07/19/24  Sat 07/20/24  Sun 07/21/24
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      68    91      67    92      68    92      68    90
Temp          91 93   76 69 85 90   75 67 86 91   75 69 88 89   75 68 85 88
Dewpt         64 64   68 68 66 62   65 62 61 60   62 62 63 63   65 65 65 64
Min/Max RH       35     100    39      87    34      83    38      89    43
RH            41 38   77 98 53 40   71 84 43 36   62 81 43 41   73 87 51 46
PWind dir         N      NE    NE       E     E      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         20      30    30      20    20      30    40      40    50
Rain shwrs        S    S  C  C  C       S  S  S       C  C  C    S  C  C  C
Tstms             S    S  C  C  C       S  S  S       C  C  C    S  C  C  C

$$
TXZ029-150900-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
215 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date           07/14/24      Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24            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                      68          99          69          99          69
Temp          95 94 82 76 72 68 83 93 98 97 84 77 73 69 83 94 99 96 84 79 73 69
Dewpt         55 53 57 60 62 62 61 57 52 50 53 56 59 60 61 56 53 51 54 56 59 61
RH            26 25 43 58 71 80 47 30 21 20 34 48 62 72 47 28 22 22 36 46 61 76
Wind dir       S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  S
Wind spd       9  8  6  8 10  9 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  6  9  8  8  9  6  6  6  5
Clouds        CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S
Tstms                                                                   S  S
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2
Haines                  5     4     4     4     5     5     5     3     3     3
Mix Hgt              4900   600  6200  9800  3500   600  8300 11500  6400   500
T Wind Dir              S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    NE
T Wind Spd             13    18    14    12    14    18    12    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           07/17  Thu 07/18/24  Fri 07/19/24  Sat 07/20/24  Sun 07/21/24
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          92      64    86      63    87      64    87      62    85
Temp          89 89   70 64 79 83   70 64 82 86   71 64 83 83   67 63 80 83
Dewpt         59 59   65 64 62 60   62 62 60 58   60 59 60 61   63 63 62 61
Min/Max RH       33     100    43      97    38      84    39     100    45
RH            36 36   84100 57 45   75 94 47 39   68 83 46 48   88100 54 48
PWind dir        SE       E     E       E    SE      SE     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         30      40    40      30    30      30    40      50    50
Rain shwrs        C    C  C  C  C    S  C  C  C    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms             C    C  C  C  C    S  C  C  C    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  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