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802 FOUS54 KLUB 080755 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 255 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 TXZ024-082115- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 255 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 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 80 63 89 66 91 Temp 67 66 69 73 78 79 71 67 65 65 75 82 87 88 76 70 68 67 79 88 91 89 Dewpt 67 66 65 65 65 63 65 64 63 62 62 58 57 56 61 60 59 60 61 59 57 57 RH 99100 87 78 63 59 82 91 93 92 62 45 37 34 60 70 74 79 54 39 33 34 Wind dir NE N N NE N NE NE N NW NW NW N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW S SE Wind spd 6 8 9 9 10 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 Clouds B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 80 10 5 5 10 QPF 12hr 0.31 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs L D C S Tstms L C C S LAL 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 2800 4900 3000 600 7200 8100 5200 500 9000 10600 T Wind Dir N NE NE NW N N SE SW SW SW T Wind Spd 13 13 10 6 8 5 10 13 13 8 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 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 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 94 69 96 72 96 73 97 Temp 73 68 91 92 74 70 92 94 77 72 93 94 78 73 92 95 Dewpt 60 61 60 57 61 61 59 57 60 61 59 57 60 62 60 58 Max/Min RH 81 30 76 27 69 28 69 28 RH 65 79 36 32 64 74 34 29 56 67 33 30 55 68 35 30 PWind dir S SW S SW S S S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 $$ TXZ026-082115- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 255 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 81 64 89 65 94 Temp 70 67 69 75 80 80 73 70 66 65 76 84 87 88 78 71 68 65 78 89 93 92 Dewpt 68 67 66 67 66 66 66 65 65 64 63 61 58 58 60 60 60 60 61 60 58 58 RH 92 99 90 76 62 61 79 84 95 97 64 46 37 36 54 67 76 83 55 37 31 32 Wind dir NE N N NE N NE NE N NW NW N N N NE SE S SW W SW SW S SE Wind spd 8 9 9 10 11 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 5 Clouds B1 OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 80 10 5 0 5 QPF 12hr 0.38 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs L D C S Tstms L C C S LAL 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 Mix Hgt 2000 4200 1100 300 7400 9000 5900 300 9000 10600 T Wind Dir N NE NE NW N N SE SW SW S T Wind Spd 13 14 9 8 9 6 8 11 12 8 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 68 96 69 98 72 98 73 98 Temp 76 68 92 92 77 69 94 95 80 72 94 96 81 73 94 95 Dewpt 59 61 61 59 61 63 61 58 62 63 63 60 62 63 63 61 Max/Min RH 78 30 81 27 73 29 71 30 RH 56 77 36 33 58 80 34 29 54 72 36 31 53 70 36 32 PWind dir S S S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 $$ TXZ043-082115- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 255 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 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 83 65 92 65 96 Temp 71 69 72 77 82 82 76 71 67 65 78 84 90 91 79 73 68 66 81 89 93 95 Dewpt 68 68 67 67 66 65 67 67 66 64 63 60 57 56 59 60 60 60 61 58 55 53 RH 91 97 84 71 59 57 75 89 96 96 60 43 34 31 50 64 75 80 50 35 28 25 Wind dir E NE NE N N N NE N NW NW N NE NE NE E SE S SW SW SE E E Wind spd 5 5 9 11 12 12 9 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 10 5 5 10 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S C C S Tstms S C C S LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 Mix Hgt 2500 4800 4200 500 7400 8800 5500 400 9800 10700 T Wind Dir NE N NE N N N E S S E T Wind Spd 19 16 11 8 10 8 10 12 12 8 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 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 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 70 97 71 98 73 97 75 98 Temp 76 70 92 94 78 71 93 96 80 73 92 96 80 75 92 97 Dewpt 58 59 60 56 61 63 60 57 62 65 62 58 63 65 63 58 Max/Min RH 67 26 75 26 76 27 71 27 RH 54 67 34 28 56 74 34 28 55 75 37 28 56 70 38 27 PWind dir SE S S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 $$ TXZ035-082115- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 255 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 78 62 88 65 91 Temp 68 66 69 73 79 79 71 67 65 62 74 82 88 86 77 71 68 65 77 86 91 89 Dewpt 64 64 64 64 64 63 63 64 62 62 62 58 55 54 56 57 57 58 61 59 57 56 RH 87 93 84 73 60 58 76 90 89 99 66 44 33 33 49 60 69 77 57 40 32 33 Wind dir NE NE NE E NE NE NE N N NW N NE NE E E SE SE S S SW SE SE Wind spd 10 11 13 13 12 13 9 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 Clouds SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 70 10 5 10 10 QPF 12hr 0.29 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs C L C S S S Tstms C C C S S S LAL 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 Mix Hgt 2300 3700 2800 500 6900 8500 5400 500 8400 9700 T Wind Dir NE NE NE N N N SE S S S T Wind Spd 23 14 11 8 8 5 11 14 12 8 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 67 94 69 96 71 95 72 96 Temp 73 67 89 90 76 69 90 93 78 71 90 93 79 72 90 93 Dewpt 58 60 60 57 58 60 59 55 59 61 60 56 60 62 61 57 Max/Min RH 78 30 72 26 70 27 70 28 RH 59 77 38 33 54 72 35 28 52 70 37 29 52 70 38 30 PWind dir SE S S S S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ TXZ031-082115- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 255 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 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 83 63 90 64 94 Temp 71 68 70 75 80 80 73 70 65 64 78 84 88 89 78 72 67 65 81 89 94 92 Dewpt 69 68 67 68 67 67 68 68 65 64 64 61 59 58 62 62 62 61 62 60 58 58 RH 95 99 90 81 65 63 83 92 99100 63 46 38 36 58 72 84 84 53 37 31 32 Wind dir NE NE N N N NE NE N NW NW N N NE NE SE S SW SW SW SW SE SE Wind spd 5 6 9 10 11 10 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 Clouds B1 OV OV B2 SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 70 10 5 0 5 QPF 12hr 0.28 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs C L C S Tstms C C C S LAL 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 Mix Hgt 2600 5000 3100 600 7700 9200 5900 600 9400 10700 T Wind Dir N N NE NW N N SE SW SW S T Wind Spd 14 14 9 8 9 6 9 12 12 8 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 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 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 68 97 69 98 72 98 73 99 Temp 76 68 92 93 76 69 93 95 79 72 94 95 79 73 94 96 Dewpt 60 61 61 60 62 63 61 59 63 63 62 60 63 64 63 61 Max/Min RH 80 29 82 28 75 29 76 29 RH 59 79 36 33 62 80 34 30 56 74 35 31 57 74 36 32 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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ TXZ029-082115- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 255 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 78 57 87 60 89 Temp 64 63 66 70 75 75 67 64 60 58 73 79 85 86 72 67 62 60 74 84 88 87 Dewpt 64 63 63 63 63 62 64 64 60 58 61 57 54 53 58 59 59 58 60 58 56 56 RH 99100 90 78 65 63 90100 99100 66 46 35 33 60 76 90 92 61 42 34 35 Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW N N NE E E SE S SW SW SW S SE Wind spd 8 9 10 10 10 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 70 10 5 10 10 QPF 12hr 0.28 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs L L C S S S Tstms C C C S S S LAL 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 Mix Hgt 2800 4200 3000 400 6900 8300 5300 500 8000 9700 T Wind Dir NE NE NE N N N SE S SW S T Wind Spd 18 13 10 6 8 5 10 13 13 9 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 62 92 65 93 66 93 67 93 Temp 69 63 87 89 72 66 89 91 74 67 88 90 74 67 88 91 Dewpt 61 60 58 56 59 60 58 55 59 60 59 55 59 61 59 56 Max/Min RH 94 31 84 28 80 28 81 29 RH 76 91 38 33 64 82 35 30 59 79 38 30 59 80 38 31 PWind dir S SW S SW S SW S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ 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