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607 FOUS54 KLUB 121926 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 226 PM CDT Mon Aug 12 2024 TXZ024-122030- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 226 PM CDT Mon Aug 12 2024 Date 08/12/24 Tue 08/13/24 Wed 08/14/24 Thu 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 76 101 77 102 76 Temp 102100 88 83 80 76 87 96100 99 87 82 80 77 87 98101 99 87 81 81 76 Dewpt 54 53 59 60 61 61 63 58 56 56 59 60 60 61 62 58 55 55 59 59 60 62 RH 20 21 38 47 53 59 45 29 24 24 40 47 51 59 43 27 22 23 39 47 50 61 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 10 12 9 9 10 10 11 11 13 13 10 10 11 11 13 12 12 12 9 9 10 11 Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S 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 1100 700 7400 9700 1900 600 9100 12500 7900 600 T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 17 18 17 18 18 20 20 18 17 20 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 08/15 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 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 101 72 101 75 104 76 105 75 105 Temp 97 97 78 73 97 98 81 76100102 83 76101102 82 75100101 Dewpt 59 60 63 63 58 56 60 60 56 53 58 58 55 52 56 56 54 52 Min/Max RH 25 73 22 59 18 54 17 52 17 RH 29 30 59 71 28 26 49 58 23 20 43 54 22 19 42 51 22 20 PWind dir SW SE S S SW S SW S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ TXZ026-122030- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 226 PM CDT Mon Aug 12 2024 Date 08/12/24 Tue 08/13/24 Wed 08/14/24 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 77 103 77 103 78 Temp 102101 91 86 81 77 87 97101101 91 85 81 77 87 97103100 90 86 81 78 Dewpt 58 58 61 62 63 63 65 63 60 60 60 61 62 62 64 62 59 59 60 61 61 62 RH 24 24 37 45 54 62 48 33 26 26 36 45 53 60 46 32 24 26 37 43 51 58 Wind dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW Wind spd 10 12 11 11 10 9 11 12 13 14 11 10 11 10 12 12 13 12 11 10 10 9 Clouds FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 500 400 7000 8700 1800 500 8500 11000 6600 400 T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 17 14 14 18 19 16 19 18 18 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 08/15 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 102 74 102 75 104 76 106 75 103 Temp 96 98 81 74 97 97 83 75 99102 85 76101102 84 75 98100 Dewpt 63 62 64 63 62 59 60 60 60 56 59 60 59 55 58 59 59 56 Min/Max RH 26 69 25 60 21 58 19 58 21 RH 34 31 56 69 32 29 46 60 28 22 41 58 25 21 41 58 28 23 PWind dir S SE SW S SW S SW SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ TXZ043-122030- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 226 PM CDT Mon Aug 12 2024 Date 08/12/24 Tue 08/13/24 Wed 08/14/24 Thu 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 76 103 77 103 78 Temp 102102 92 86 81 76 87 95101102 91 86 81 77 88 97102101 91 86 81 78 Dewpt 59 59 61 63 64 65 68 64 61 60 60 62 63 64 66 63 59 57 59 62 62 63 RH 25 25 37 46 56 69 53 36 28 26 36 45 54 64 49 33 25 24 34 45 52 60 Wind dir S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S Wind spd 10 11 9 9 8 5 9 10 11 12 9 8 9 8 11 11 10 10 9 8 9 9 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 5 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 5 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 600 500 6700 9900 2600 600 8100 11500 7500 500 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 17 13 14 16 17 16 19 14 18 18 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 08/15 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 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 103 74 103 75 105 76 106 75 106 Temp 97101 82 74 97102 84 75 99104 86 76100104 85 76100103 Dewpt 63 60 64 63 62 57 61 62 60 55 58 59 57 53 57 59 57 52 Min/Max RH 25 69 22 65 20 57 18 58 18 RH 33 26 54 68 32 23 46 65 28 20 39 57 24 19 39 57 24 18 PWind dir S S S S SW S SW S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ TXZ035-122030- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 226 PM CDT Mon Aug 12 2024 Date 08/12/24 Tue 08/13/24 Wed 08/14/24 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 73 98 72 99 74 Temp 100 98 87 83 77 73 83 92 98 95 84 81 77 72 83 93 99 96 87 81 79 74 Dewpt 54 54 57 59 61 61 65 62 59 56 58 60 61 61 64 63 59 57 58 59 61 61 RH 22 23 36 44 58 66 55 37 28 27 41 49 58 68 53 37 27 27 38 47 54 64 Wind dir S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW Wind spd 12 17 12 12 11 9 13 14 17 17 13 12 12 12 14 13 12 12 11 12 12 11 Clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 3500 600 5900 9400 2500 700 7700 10700 6500 600 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 17 16 17 18 18 18 17 14 17 18 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 08/15 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 99 70 99 71 101 73 102 72 101 Temp 93 94 78 70 92 94 80 72 95 97 82 73 97 97 81 72 96 96 Dewpt 62 58 61 61 60 55 59 60 59 53 56 58 56 51 55 57 56 52 Min/Max RH 27 74 24 68 21 59 20 59 21 RH 36 30 56 73 34 27 49 66 30 23 41 59 26 21 41 59 26 23 PWind dir S S S S SW S SW S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ TXZ031-122030- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 226 PM CDT Mon Aug 12 2024 Date 08/12/24 Tue 08/13/24 Wed 08/14/24 Thu 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 76 103 77 104 78 Temp 104102 92 86 81 76 88 97101101 91 85 81 77 89 99104100 90 85 81 78 Dewpt 58 59 63 64 64 64 65 63 61 61 63 63 64 63 65 63 60 60 62 62 63 63 RH 23 25 39 48 57 66 47 33 27 27 40 47 55 62 46 31 24 26 39 46 54 61 Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW Wind spd 10 12 9 9 8 5 10 11 12 12 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 9 8 9 8 Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 10 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 1000 700 6500 9500 1700 800 8500 11600 7500 800 T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 18 16 16 18 18 16 19 17 18 19 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 08/15 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 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 103 74 103 75 106 77 107 75 106 Temp 98100 81 75 98 99 84 75101104 86 77102104 84 75100102 Dewpt 64 63 66 65 63 60 63 62 61 57 60 61 59 55 60 59 57 55 Min/Max RH 26 75 24 64 21 59 19 58 19 RH 33 31 60 73 32 28 50 64 27 22 43 59 25 20 44 58 25 22 PWind dir S S SW S SW S SW S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ TXZ029-122030- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 226 PM CDT Mon Aug 12 2024 Date 08/12/24 Tue 08/13/24 Wed 08/14/24 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 68 98 70 99 71 Temp 98 97 83 79 74 69 82 92 96 97 83 78 76 70 84 95 99 96 82 77 74 72 Dewpt 52 50 56 59 60 60 62 57 54 53 57 60 61 61 61 58 55 55 58 60 61 61 RH 21 21 40 50 62 73 51 31 25 23 41 54 60 73 46 29 23 25 44 56 64 68 Wind dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW Wind spd 10 12 9 9 9 8 12 12 13 13 10 9 10 9 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 Clouds FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S S S S LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 1800 600 6100 9200 2100 600 8000 11800 7000 600 T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 18 16 17 18 17 18 18 13 17 19 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 08/15 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 98 67 99 68 100 70 101 70 101 Temp 94 94 76 67 95 96 76 68 96 98 79 71 98 99 79 71 98 98 Dewpt 57 58 61 62 55 53 59 60 54 51 57 58 53 50 55 55 51 50 Min/Max RH 26 84 21 76 19 65 18 60 18 RH 29 30 60 84 26 24 56 76 25 21 47 63 22 19 44 57 21 20 PWind dir W SE S S SW S SW S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ 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