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379 FOUS54 KLUB 150738 PFWLUB Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Lubbock TX 238 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 TXZ024-152115- Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX 34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft 238 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 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 103 74 104 77 105 Temp 80 78 89 99102 97 85 79 76 75 88 99103101 88 83 80 78 91101105102 Dewpt 61 62 62 60 58 60 63 64 63 61 60 57 54 56 59 59 59 59 60 55 52 52 RH 52 57 41 29 24 30 49 59 63 63 38 25 20 23 38 45 49 51 36 23 17 19 Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W W S SE SE Wind spd 9 9 13 6 9 9 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 5 6 9 Clouds FW SC CL CL B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 30 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S C S S Tstms S C S S LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 7800 11400 700 500 10300 13200 5200 600 10300 14400 T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW SE T Wind Spd 14 10 10 12 12 11 16 19 16 10 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 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 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 76 105 77 106 75 105 75 103 Temp 82 77101103 83 77101103 83 75 99101 82 75 97100 Dewpt 58 58 53 46 53 55 50 46 53 54 51 49 54 56 56 52 Max/Min RH 53 14 47 13 47 16 51 19 RH 43 53 21 15 36 47 18 15 36 47 21 18 39 51 25 20 PWind dir S SW S SW SW SW S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 $$ TXZ026-152115- Childress-Childress TX 34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft 238 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 104 75 106 77 106 Temp 82 79 88 99103 99 88 84 78 75 88101105102 92 87 81 78 90101106103 Dewpt 61 62 63 63 61 61 64 64 65 64 63 61 58 59 60 62 61 61 61 59 56 56 RH 49 56 43 31 26 29 45 51 64 69 43 27 22 25 34 43 51 56 38 25 20 21 Wind dir S S SW SW S S E SE S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W S SE SE Wind spd 9 8 9 5 10 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 9 Clouds SC FW CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 20 30 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S C S Tstms S S C S LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 6800 9500 400 400 8300 12200 5800 400 9600 13600 T Wind Dir SW S SE S SW S S SW SW SE T Wind Spd 12 11 13 10 11 11 16 13 12 10 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 77 106 77 107 75 104 74 103 Temp 86 77102104 86 77101104 85 75 97101 83 75 97100 Dewpt 60 59 57 51 55 56 55 52 57 58 58 55 58 57 59 56 Max/Min RH 54 16 48 16 55 20 54 22 RH 42 54 23 17 35 48 22 18 39 55 28 22 43 54 29 23 PWind dir S SW S SW SE SE SE S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 $$ TXZ043-152115- Jayton RAWS-Kent TX 33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft 238 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 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 104 77 105 77 106 Temp 82 79 88 98102101 91 86 81 77 90100104102 91 86 81 77 90100105104 Dewpt 62 64 65 63 60 59 61 62 61 60 62 60 59 59 60 62 61 61 62 59 57 56 RH 51 61 47 33 25 25 37 46 52 56 40 28 24 25 37 46 52 58 39 26 21 21 Wind dir S S SW SW S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE Wind spd 6 5 13 9 6 9 5 6 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 8 Clouds SC SC CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 10 10 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 8000 10500 700 500 8900 10900 3900 500 8100 11800 T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW SE T Wind Spd 16 10 13 11 14 10 14 14 12 10 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 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 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 76 106 77 107 78 107 77 106 Temp 86 77100105 87 77101106 87 78101105 87 77101104 Dewpt 60 61 56 51 55 58 54 49 54 55 55 51 56 59 56 53 Max/Min RH 59 17 52 15 46 16 54 18 RH 43 59 24 17 35 52 21 15 33 46 22 17 35 54 23 19 PWind dir S S S SW S SW S SW Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$ TXZ035-152115- Lubbock-Lubbock TX 33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft 238 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 99 74 101 74 103 Temp 78 75 84 93 97 95 85 81 77 74 86 97101 98 87 83 78 74 86 97102100 Dewpt 61 62 63 63 60 59 60 60 60 59 61 59 58 56 57 57 59 59 61 58 55 53 RH 56 64 49 37 30 30 43 49 56 59 43 29 24 25 36 41 52 59 43 28 21 21 Wind dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE Wind spd 10 5 12 8 9 10 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 5 9 11 Clouds B1 SC FW CL FW B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 7800 10500 1800 500 8800 10400 3800 500 8500 12800 T Wind Dir SW S SE SW SW S S SW SW SE T Wind Spd 14 11 12 13 13 11 13 14 12 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 73 102 73 104 74 104 73 102 Temp 82 73 97100 82 73 97101 83 74 98101 83 73 96 99 Dewpt 57 58 56 50 53 56 54 47 50 54 52 49 51 56 55 52 Max/Min RH 59 18 55 16 50 17 55 19 RH 43 59 26 19 37 55 24 16 32 50 21 18 33 55 25 21 PWind dir S S S SW S SW S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$ TXZ031-152115- Matador RAWS-Cottle TX 34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft 238 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 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 104 75 106 77 108 Temp 83 79 90100103 99 88 84 79 76 90102105103 91 86 81 78 92102107104 Dewpt 62 64 64 63 61 61 65 66 65 64 62 60 59 60 62 62 62 61 61 59 56 56 RH 51 59 42 31 26 29 47 55 62 68 39 26 22 25 38 46 53 56 37 25 19 21 Wind dir SW S SW SW S S SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W S SE SE Wind spd 9 6 11 6 10 9 5 5 5 4 5 6 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 Clouds B1 FW CL CL FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 20 30 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S C S Tstms S C S LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 7500 10600 800 600 9100 12000 5900 700 9400 13200 T Wind Dir SW S SE S SW S S SW SW SE T Wind Spd 13 11 12 10 11 11 16 14 12 10 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 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 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 77 108 77 108 76 106 76 106 Temp 86 77103105 85 78103105 85 77101103 84 76 99102 Dewpt 60 61 56 51 56 58 54 50 56 58 56 53 58 59 59 55 Max/Min RH 58 15 50 15 54 18 55 20 RH 43 58 22 17 37 50 20 16 38 53 23 19 41 55 27 22 PWind dir S S S SW S SW S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 $$ TXZ029-152115- Plainview-Hale TX 34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft 238 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 98 68 101 70 102 Temp 73 71 83 94 97 94 81 76 72 69 83 96100 98 84 79 74 70 85 97101 99 Dewpt 62 62 62 59 57 57 62 62 62 60 59 56 54 54 58 59 58 58 59 54 52 51 RH 68 73 49 31 27 29 53 62 71 73 44 26 22 23 41 50 57 66 41 24 20 20 Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S SE SE S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE Wind spd 6 5 11 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 8 5 8 9 Clouds FW FW CL CL SC SC SC SC CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 6800 10800 800 500 9700 11900 4400 500 9500 13800 T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S S SW SW SE T Wind Spd 14 10 11 13 13 11 16 17 13 10 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 69 101 69 102 70 102 69 101 Temp 78 69 97 99 78 70 97100 79 70 97100 78 70 96 98 Dewpt 58 58 51 45 53 55 49 44 51 53 48 46 52 56 52 50 Max/Min RH 69 15 59 14 55 15 62 19 RH 50 68 21 16 42 59 20 15 38 55 19 16 40 61 23 20 PWind dir S SW S SW S SW S S Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 $$ 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