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662 FOUS54 KLUB 151912 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 212 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 TXZ024-161000- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 212 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 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 73 104 78 106 77 Temp 102 97 86 80 76 74 88 99102101 88 83 81 79 91102106103 89 83 81 77 Dewpt 58 60 63 64 63 62 61 58 55 56 59 60 59 59 60 56 53 52 57 58 58 58 RH 24 29 48 58 64 67 41 27 21 23 38 45 47 51 36 22 18 19 34 42 46 51 Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W W S SE SE S S SW W Wind spd 9 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 9 8 9 8 9 8 4 6 9 6 6 6 6 Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs C S Tstms C S LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 Mix Hgt 13800 7400 100 13200 14500 8400 100 13200 14900 8600 100 T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW SW SE S SW T Wind Spd 6 8 6 14 6 10 9 13 6 10 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 08/18 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 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 105 76 105 75 105 76 105 75 104 Temp 100102 82 77 99102 81 75 99103 82 76100102 81 76 97101 Dewpt 51 46 53 56 52 47 53 56 53 48 54 56 54 51 56 58 56 51 Min/Max RH 13 49 14 52 15 49 17 54 0 RH 20 15 38 49 21 16 38 52 22 16 38 49 22 18 42 54 25 19 PWind dir SW S SW S SW SW SW S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 $$ TXZ026-161000- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 212 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 74 105 78 107 77 Temp 102100 89 84 78 75 88 99104102 91 87 82 78 90102107104 92 86 81 77 Dewpt 61 62 63 64 64 64 64 61 58 59 60 61 61 61 61 60 56 56 58 59 60 59 RH 26 29 42 51 62 69 45 29 22 25 36 42 49 56 38 26 19 21 32 41 48 54 Wind dir S S SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W SW S SE S S SW SW Wind spd 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 9 10 10 9 9 8 5 5 4 5 9 8 6 5 4 Clouds FW B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S C S Tstms S C S LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 Mix Hgt 13300 7900 100 12800 14000 7900 100 12800 14800 8100 0 T Wind Dir S SE S SW S S S SW S S SW T Wind Spd 8 6 6 13 11 10 6 10 6 9 6 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 08/18 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 107 76 106 75 105 76 105 76 104 Temp 103104 85 76100103 84 75 98102 85 76 99102 84 76 98101 Dewpt 55 52 56 58 57 52 57 58 58 53 56 59 58 56 58 59 59 55 Min/Max RH 16 54 16 55 18 56 20 56 0 RH 21 18 37 54 24 18 40 55 27 20 37 55 26 22 42 56 27 22 PWind dir SW S SW SE SW S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 $$ TXZ043-161000- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 212 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 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 77 104 77 106 76 Temp 103102 91 85 81 77 90 99102102 92 87 82 78 91101105104 92 86 81 76 Dewpt 60 59 61 62 62 61 63 61 60 59 61 61 61 61 62 59 57 56 58 59 60 60 RH 25 25 38 46 53 58 42 29 25 25 36 42 50 57 39 25 21 21 32 40 49 59 Wind dir S S S SE SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE S SW SW Wind spd 6 8 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 8 4 6 8 5 4 4 4 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 5 4 Mix Hgt 13000 6700 0 11400 12400 6900 100 9300 12100 6600 0 T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SW SW SE SE SW T Wind Spd 8 6 5 16 8 8 6 13 6 6 5 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 08/18 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 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 106 77 106 77 107 79 108 77 107 Temp 100104 86 77100105 86 77101105 88 79103106 86 77101105 Dewpt 57 52 56 59 55 50 55 56 56 50 56 58 55 51 59 60 58 53 Min/Max RH 17 55 16 48 15 49 15 56 0 RH 25 18 36 55 22 16 35 48 23 16 34 49 21 16 40 55 24 18 PWind dir S S SW S SW S SW S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 $$ TXZ035-161000- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 212 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 74 101 75 103 73 Temp 97 94 85 80 77 74 85 95 99 98 89 83 79 75 87 99103100 89 82 77 73 Dewpt 60 60 61 61 60 60 62 60 58 56 58 58 59 59 62 59 56 54 56 57 58 58 RH 30 32 45 52 56 62 46 31 26 25 36 42 50 58 44 27 21 22 33 43 51 59 Wind dir S SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE S S W Wind spd 9 9 9 8 8 8 10 12 11 10 9 9 9 8 9 5 9 11 9 8 6 5 Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 Mix Hgt 13200 7100 100 11700 12600 7000 0 10400 12500 6600 0 T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SW SW SE S SW T Wind Spd 4 8 6 13 6 8 6 11 6 6 5 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 08/18 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 103 74 103 73 104 75 104 73 102 Temp 99 99 82 74 98 98 82 73 98101 84 75 98 99 81 73 96 98 Dewpt 56 50 53 56 55 48 51 55 54 48 51 55 54 50 54 57 57 52 Min/Max RH 18 53 17 53 16 50 17 57 0 RH 24 19 37 53 24 18 34 53 23 17 32 49 23 19 39 57 27 22 PWind dir S S SW S SW S SW SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 $$ TXZ031-161000- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 212 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 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 75 106 78 108 77 Temp 102100 87 83 79 76 90100104104 92 86 83 78 93104108105 93 86 82 78 Dewpt 61 62 65 65 65 64 63 60 59 59 62 63 62 61 61 59 56 57 60 61 60 61 RH 26 29 48 54 63 68 41 27 23 24 38 46 49 56 35 23 18 21 33 42 49 56 Wind dir S S SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S SW W S S SE S S SW SW Wind spd 10 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 10 9 8 6 5 4 5 4 6 9 5 4 4 4 Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S C S Tstms S C S LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 Mix Hgt 12700 7800 0 12400 13500 7600 100 12200 14200 7500 0 T Wind Dir S S S SW S S S SW S S SW T Wind Spd 8 6 5 14 10 10 8 11 6 9 6 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 08/18 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 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 107 77 107 76 107 77 108 76 106 Temp 103104 85 77100104 84 76100103 84 77102105 84 76100103 Dewpt 55 52 57 59 56 51 57 59 57 53 57 59 57 55 59 61 59 54 Min/Max RH 16 54 16 56 17 54 18 59 0 RH 20 18 39 53 23 18 40 55 24 19 40 54 23 20 43 59 26 20 PWind dir S S SW S SW S SW S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 $$ TXZ029-161000- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 212 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 68 100 71 101 69 Temp 95 94 80 77 72 69 83 95 98 99 83 79 75 71 85 98100 99 84 79 74 69 Dewpt 57 59 62 62 62 61 60 58 55 54 58 59 59 59 59 55 53 51 56 57 58 58 RH 28 31 54 60 71 76 46 29 24 22 42 50 58 65 41 24 21 20 38 47 57 68 Wind dir S S SE SE S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE S SW W Wind spd 8 6 5 5 5 5 9 10 9 8 8 8 6 5 8 4 6 9 6 4 4 4 Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 Mix Hgt 13700 7400 100 12600 13700 7500 0 12300 14100 8100 0 T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW S SW SW S S SW T Wind Spd 4 6 8 13 6 8 9 12 5 8 6 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 08/18 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 101 69 101 69 102 71 103 70 101 Temp 97 98 78 69 96 99 78 69 97100 79 71 99100 79 70 97 99 Dewpt 50 46 53 56 51 45 52 55 51 45 52 54 50 49 56 57 54 50 Min/Max RH 16 63 15 61 15 55 16 63 0 RH 20 17 42 62 22 16 41 61 21 15 38 55 19 18 46 63 24 19 PWind dir SW S SW S SW S S S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 $$ 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