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170 FOUS54 KLUB 121914 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 214 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 TXZ024-130915- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 214 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 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 73 99 74 Temp 99 97 85 79 75 74 86 94 98 97 84 77 75 74 84 94 98 97 85 80 76 74 Dewpt 51 51 54 57 57 59 59 53 50 52 56 59 63 64 62 58 56 56 59 59 61 62 RH 20 21 36 46 54 61 40 25 21 22 38 54 65 71 48 31 25 26 41 50 60 65 Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind spd 9 11 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 8 8 9 11 11 9 10 10 9 10 11 11 Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 2100 600 8300 10000 2900 600 8500 10300 6300 600 T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 17 18 13 11 16 19 16 12 16 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 07/15 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 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 100 74 99 73 93 68 89 67 91 Temp 95 98 80 74 94 96 80 73 89 89 73 68 84 87 72 68 85 89 Dewpt 58 55 60 62 60 58 63 63 63 64 66 65 63 63 66 65 63 61 Min/Max RH 23 67 26 72 38 92 41 93 38 RH 29 24 51 67 32 28 57 71 42 44 79 91 50 46 80 92 48 40 PWind dir SW S S S S NE NE SE SE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 40 30 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S S S Tstms S C C C C S S S S $$ TXZ026-130915- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 214 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 71 99 74 99 74 Temp 101 98 87 81 75 71 85 94 98 98 87 82 77 75 85 94 98 97 88 82 77 74 Dewpt 55 54 58 60 61 61 63 59 55 55 59 63 64 65 64 62 59 58 59 61 62 62 RH 22 23 38 49 62 71 48 31 24 24 39 53 64 71 50 35 28 28 38 49 60 66 Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind spd 9 12 11 10 9 6 8 9 10 11 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 9 Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 Mix Hgt 500 400 7200 9100 1000 500 8000 9500 5500 400 T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 17 12 11 12 17 16 14 12 16 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 07/15 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 101 75 99 74 96 70 92 69 93 Temp 96 99 84 75 94 96 82 74 93 91 77 70 87 90 75 69 88 91 Dewpt 62 57 60 62 63 59 62 64 65 65 66 66 65 64 66 66 65 63 Min/Max RH 23 64 27 71 35 87 39 91 38 RH 33 25 44 64 36 29 51 71 40 42 69 87 48 42 74 90 47 40 PWind dir S S S S SW NE NE E E Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S S S Tstms S C C C C S S S S $$ TXZ043-130915- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 214 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 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 71 98 74 99 74 Temp 97 97 86 80 74 71 84 92 96 97 87 81 77 74 85 93 97 98 87 81 77 74 Dewpt 56 53 57 60 64 65 66 62 59 58 63 66 66 66 67 63 61 58 60 62 63 63 RH 26 23 37 52 70 81 55 37 29 27 46 61 70 78 55 37 31 28 41 53 62 68 Wind dir SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S Wind spd 8 9 8 6 5 5 6 5 8 9 9 8 8 6 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 6 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 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 5 Mix Hgt 1300 500 7000 9400 4200 700 7700 10300 6200 600 T Wind Dir SE SW SW S S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 13 13 11 10 18 16 16 14 18 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 07/15 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 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 100 74 99 74 97 70 93 70 93 Temp 95 98 81 74 93 98 82 74 94 94 76 70 88 92 76 70 88 92 Dewpt 63 58 62 64 63 59 63 65 65 63 67 67 66 62 66 66 65 61 Min/Max RH 25 71 27 74 32 90 37 88 35 RH 35 27 54 71 37 28 54 74 39 36 75 90 49 38 72 88 46 35 PWind dir S S S S S NE NE E E Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 20 30 30 20 20 Rain shwrs S S C S C S S S S Tstms S S C S C S S S S $$ TXZ035-130915- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 214 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 69 96 71 95 72 Temp 96 93 84 78 73 69 81 90 96 92 83 78 75 71 80 89 95 92 84 79 76 72 Dewpt 52 50 52 54 57 59 62 57 53 52 55 60 62 63 64 61 57 56 58 60 61 62 RH 23 23 33 43 57 70 53 33 24 26 38 54 64 76 58 39 28 30 41 52 60 71 Wind dir S SE SE S S SW SW S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S Wind spd 9 12 10 9 9 6 9 9 9 11 10 12 11 9 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 10 Clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 Mix Hgt 4500 500 7200 9600 4900 700 7000 8500 5300 700 T Wind Dir SE SW SW SE S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 16 14 11 11 14 16 13 12 17 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 07/15 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 97 72 95 71 92 68 87 68 91 Temp 91 93 77 72 91 90 77 71 87 85 73 68 82 83 72 68 85 88 Dewpt 60 55 60 62 63 58 62 63 64 63 65 65 64 62 64 64 64 62 Min/Max RH 26 71 31 76 38 90 43 87 38 RH 36 28 56 71 40 34 60 76 46 48 76 90 55 49 76 87 50 42 PWind dir S S S S S E NE E SE Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 20 40 30 30 20 Rain shwrs S S C C S C S C S Tstms S S C C S C S C S $$ TXZ031-130915- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 214 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 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 71 99 74 100 74 Temp 100 98 86 81 74 71 87 95 98 97 87 82 77 74 87 95 99 98 87 83 78 74 Dewpt 56 55 59 61 63 63 64 60 57 57 62 65 66 66 65 62 61 59 62 62 63 63 RH 23 24 39 52 68 77 48 31 26 27 43 57 70 76 49 34 29 29 43 50 60 70 Wind dir S SE SE S S S SW S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind spd 9 11 9 8 5 5 5 8 9 10 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 10 9 8 9 8 Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 Mix Hgt 1000 600 7100 9100 1400 800 7900 9300 5500 800 T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 16 13 11 11 17 16 16 13 16 17 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 07/15 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 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 75 100 74 96 70 92 68 93 Temp 97100 84 75 96 97 81 74 94 91 77 70 87 90 75 68 87 92 Dewpt 62 59 62 64 64 60 64 66 66 66 68 67 66 64 67 66 65 63 Min/Max RH 24 68 27 75 36 93 40 95 38 RH 33 26 48 68 35 30 56 75 40 43 75 92 49 42 76 94 49 39 PWind dir S S S S S NE NE E E Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S S S Tstms S C C C C S S S S $$ TXZ029-130915- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 214 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 66 95 66 94 67 Temp 94 93 81 75 69 66 82 90 94 93 80 74 70 66 79 89 93 92 81 75 70 68 Dewpt 49 49 53 55 57 57 58 53 49 49 54 59 62 63 62 59 54 53 57 60 62 61 RH 22 22 38 50 66 73 44 28 22 22 41 59 76 90 56 37 27 27 44 60 76 78 Wind dir S S S S S SW SW S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind spd 9 10 9 8 6 5 8 8 9 9 8 8 9 8 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 Mix Hgt 4900 600 7800 10000 4000 600 7600 9800 6000 600 T Wind Dir S S SW SE S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 18 17 12 10 14 18 14 11 16 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 07/15 Tue 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 96 68 95 68 90 64 87 64 90 Temp 91 94 76 68 90 92 76 68 86 86 71 65 82 85 70 65 84 87 Dewpt 58 53 60 62 60 56 62 63 62 63 65 65 62 59 64 63 62 60 Min/Max RH 23 81 27 84 39 100 39 98 36 RH 33 25 58 81 37 30 62 84 45 46 81100 51 41 81 93 48 40 PWind dir SW S S S S E NE SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 20 40 30 30 20 Rain shwrs S S C C C C S C S S Tstms S S C C C C S C S S $$ 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