Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
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007 FOUS54 KLUB 110704 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 204 AM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024 TXZ024-112115- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 204 AM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024 Date Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 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 97 71 99 71 97 Temp 73 71 86 94 95 94 81 76 73 72 86 95 98 96 84 79 74 72 84 93 96 95 Dewpt 58 57 57 54 54 55 58 59 57 56 57 54 54 54 57 58 59 60 61 58 55 55 RH 59 61 39 26 25 28 46 56 56 58 38 26 23 25 40 49 58 65 45 31 26 26 Wind dir SW SW W S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SE S S SW SW S S S Wind spd 5 6 6 5 6 8 6 6 6 6 9 8 9 10 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 Clouds FW FW CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 12000 10300 2200 600 10600 12300 6700 600 9100 10600 T Wind Dir W SW S SW SW S S SW SW S T Wind Spd 12 9 12 16 14 11 16 17 16 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 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 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 73 97 73 98 72 97 73 94 Temp 78 73 92 96 79 74 92 94 79 73 91 96 80 74 90 92 Dewpt 60 63 61 58 63 64 61 58 62 64 63 60 64 64 63 64 Max/Min RH 71 28 72 28 73 30 73 37 RH 55 71 37 29 58 72 37 30 56 73 40 31 59 72 42 40 PWind dir S S S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S $$ TXZ026-112115- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 204 AM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024 Date Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 99 71 100 72 98 Temp 74 70 85 96 99 96 84 79 74 71 84 96100 97 87 82 75 72 84 95 98 96 Dewpt 60 58 59 57 55 57 59 60 60 60 60 58 57 56 58 60 61 62 62 61 58 58 RH 62 66 41 27 23 27 43 52 61 68 44 28 25 25 38 47 62 71 48 33 27 28 Wind dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SE S S S SW S S S Wind spd 5 5 5 5 6 9 8 8 6 5 6 8 9 10 9 9 9 6 9 9 10 11 Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 10200 11500 600 400 9900 11800 6100 500 8500 9900 T Wind Dir SW SW S S SW S S S SW S T Wind Spd 10 11 13 13 11 11 17 16 13 14 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 74 98 74 99 74 98 74 96 Temp 81 74 94 96 82 74 93 95 82 74 93 96 82 74 92 94 Dewpt 62 63 65 61 62 64 64 60 62 64 66 62 63 64 66 64 Max/Min RH 70 30 71 28 71 31 71 35 RH 53 69 39 32 51 71 38 31 51 71 41 33 53 71 43 37 PWind dir S SW S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ TXZ043-112115- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 204 AM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024 Date Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 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 72 99 72 97 Temp 73 71 84 93 97 96 85 79 74 72 85 94 99 97 86 80 75 72 84 92 95 96 Dewpt 61 62 63 59 55 54 58 58 59 60 62 59 57 55 58 61 63 63 65 61 59 59 RH 67 73 50 32 25 25 41 49 59 66 46 31 25 25 39 53 66 75 52 36 30 29 Wind dir S SW SW S S SE SE S S SW SW S SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 6 6 5 5 8 8 9 9 Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 8500 12100 1500 500 9000 11000 6800 600 7700 9100 T Wind Dir SW SE S S SW SE SE SW SW S T Wind Spd 11 8 12 13 12 10 13 13 14 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 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 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 74 98 74 98 74 98 73 96 Temp 80 74 91 95 80 74 93 95 80 74 91 97 82 74 89 95 Dewpt 64 66 65 61 64 65 63 59 63 64 64 60 64 65 66 62 Max/Min RH 77 32 73 29 72 29 75 33 RH 59 77 43 33 59 73 37 30 57 72 41 30 56 75 48 34 PWind dir S S S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ TXZ035-112115- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 204 AM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024 Date Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 96 70 96 70 95 Temp 71 68 81 91 95 91 83 77 73 70 82 92 96 93 83 78 73 70 80 90 95 91 Dewpt 57 57 60 56 52 53 54 55 54 56 60 56 54 53 54 56 57 60 62 59 55 55 RH 61 68 49 31 23 28 37 47 51 60 47 30 25 26 37 47 57 71 54 35 26 30 Wind dir SW W SW S S SE S S S SW SW S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S Wind spd 5 5 8 6 6 9 8 8 8 6 9 9 9 11 9 9 9 8 10 10 10 12 Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 Mix Hgt 10300 12000 3500 500 9300 11100 6800 600 7600 9900 T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW S S T Wind Spd 11 9 13 14 12 11 13 16 12 12 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 71 95 72 96 71 96 72 94 Temp 78 71 88 91 79 72 90 91 78 71 89 90 78 72 86 88 Dewpt 60 63 64 59 62 64 62 59 62 63 64 62 64 64 66 64 Max/Min RH 76 31 76 29 76 34 76 40 RH 54 76 45 34 56 76 39 34 58 76 44 39 62 76 51 45 PWind dir S S S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S $$ TXZ031-112115- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 204 AM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024 Date Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 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 100 71 101 71 99 Temp 73 70 87 97 99 96 84 79 74 71 87 97101 98 86 81 75 72 86 95 99 97 Dewpt 60 59 61 57 56 57 61 62 61 60 61 58 57 57 60 61 62 63 64 61 59 59 RH 65 68 43 27 25 27 45 55 64 68 41 28 24 26 41 51 64 73 48 33 27 29 Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S Wind spd 5 4 5 5 6 9 5 5 5 4 5 8 9 9 8 8 5 5 8 9 9 10 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 10500 12300 800 600 10100 11300 6400 800 8500 10100 T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S S SW S S T Wind Spd 10 11 12 13 13 12 16 17 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 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 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 73 98 74 99 74 98 74 97 Temp 81 74 94 96 82 74 94 95 81 74 92 96 82 74 92 93 Dewpt 64 65 65 63 64 65 65 61 64 64 66 62 64 66 66 65 Max/Min RH 75 32 75 30 74 31 78 36 RH 57 74 40 34 56 75 38 33 56 72 41 33 55 78 43 40 PWind dir S SW S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ TXZ029-112115- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 204 AM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024 Date Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 94 65 94 66 94 Temp 68 64 81 89 92 90 78 73 68 65 82 91 94 92 81 75 70 66 80 89 94 92 Dewpt 58 56 57 54 52 52 57 57 56 55 57 54 52 52 55 56 57 59 60 57 54 53 RH 70 75 44 30 26 27 48 57 65 69 43 29 25 25 41 52 63 78 51 34 26 27 Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S Wind spd 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 9 8 9 9 8 6 6 5 9 9 9 9 Clouds FW FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 10700 11700 2300 500 9800 11900 6600 500 8400 10500 T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW S T Wind Spd 11 9 13 16 14 10 13 18 14 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 67 93 67 94 67 94 68 91 Temp 75 67 88 91 75 68 88 90 75 68 87 91 75 68 86 87 Dewpt 60 63 61 57 63 63 61 57 62 63 62 59 64 64 63 63 Max/Min RH 87 30 86 29 85 31 88 41 RH 60 87 40 32 66 84 40 33 64 84 43 34 69 87 46 45 PWind dir S S S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 30 Rain shwrs S S C Tstms S S C $$ 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