Issued by NWS
000 FOUS54 KLUB 142029 PFWLUB FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 329 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008 TXZ024-151030- CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX 34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT 329 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008 DATE 10/14/08 WED 10/15/08 THU 10/16/08 FRI UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 MIN/MAX TEMP 46 63 43 71 46 TEMP 52 51 49 48 47 46 51 59 62 60 52 49 46 45 52 65 70 66 57 53 50 48 DEWPT 47 46 46 47 46 46 48 49 48 47 47 44 43 42 42 43 44 44 44 43 42 43 MAX/MIN RH 99 61 89 40 81 RH 84 84 90 95 96 99 88 71 62 63 85 85 88 89 69 46 40 46 62 68 73 81 WIND DIR N NW N NW NW NW N N NE NE N N N N N NE E SE S S SW SW WIND SPD 4 10 9 6 8 6 9 10 10 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC CLOUDS(%) 97 99 99100 80 61 52 44 30 16 14 12 10 8 12 16 16 15 17 19 26 33 POP 12HR 80 20 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.50 0.02 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS EC O O O O IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS OBVIS F F F LAL 12HR 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES 12HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 MIX HGT 2 2 1 1 2 <1 2 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 T WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE N N E N SW SE S S SW SW T WIND SPD 8 24 16 13 17 14 20 17 16 10 4 4 4 4 5 1 1 9 6 8 6 6 DATE 10/17 SAT 10/18/08 SUN 10/19/08 MON 10/20/08 TUE 10/21/08 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 MAX/MIN TEMP 75 51 78 51 79 51 78 53 74 TEMP 68 69 58 53 72 73 59 53 72 73 59 53 72 72 60 55 69 70 DEWPT 51 53 49 44 48 47 51 51 50 51 54 53 59 59 59 49 35 55 MIN/MAX RH 48 72 36 93 37 99 54 100 28 RH 55 56 72 71 44 41 77 93 45 45 82 99 64 63 95 79 28 60 PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 $$ TXZ026-151030- CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX 34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT 329 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008 DATE 10/14/08 WED 10/15/08 THU 10/16/08 FRI UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 MIN/MAX TEMP 49 64 45 71 46 TEMP 56 55 52 51 50 50 54 61 63 61 53 50 48 47 53 65 70 66 57 53 50 48 DEWPT 50 50 48 48 48 49 49 50 49 48 48 45 44 43 43 44 44 43 42 41 41 42 MAX/MIN RH 96 59 87 38 81 RH 81 83 87 88 92 96 83 67 60 62 83 82 86 87 68 45 38 42 57 65 71 81 WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW N N N NE N N N N N N NE E SE SE S SW WIND SPD 2 6 8 6 6 6 8 9 10 5 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC CLOUDS(%) 96 98 99100 89 78 63 47 32 17 15 13 11 9 14 18 16 13 16 18 28 37 POP 12HR 70 20 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.43 0.07 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM NM NM IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS LAL 12HR 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES 12HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 T WIND DIR NE NW N NW NW N N N N NE N N N N NE N NE SE SE S S S T WIND SPD 4 17 18 11 13 14 17 16 17 10 5 5 4 5 9 4 3 6 5 5 3 2 DATE 10/17 SAT 10/18/08 SUN 10/19/08 MON 10/20/08 TUE 10/21/08 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 MAX/MIN TEMP 73 53 76 52 79 53 77 55 75 TEMP 67 68 59 55 71 71 59 54 73 74 60 55 71 72 61 57 70 71 DEWPT 49 50 47 44 49 48 51 51 50 50 54 55 60 60 61 50 31 55 MIN/MAX RH 45 70 39 91 37 100 58 100 23 RH 51 53 66 70 46 43 76 91 44 43 80100 69 67100 78 23 56 PWIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 $$ TXZ035-151030- LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX 33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT 329 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008 DATE 10/14/08 WED 10/15/08 THU 10/16/08 FRI UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 MIN/MAX TEMP 46 63 44 70 47 TEMP 54 53 49 48 47 47 51 59 62 60 52 49 47 46 52 64 69 65 57 54 51 49 DEWPT 48 47 46 46 46 46 47 47 47 47 48 46 44 43 43 44 45 45 45 44 43 43 MAX/MIN RH 96 58 90 42 80 RH 82 81 89 91 95 96 85 65 58 62 86 89 90 88 71 48 42 48 64 69 74 80 WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N NE NE E SE SE S SW SW WIND SPD 6 9 11 6 6 6 8 9 9 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC CLOUDS(%) 97 97 97 98 79 60 53 47 31 16 15 13 12 10 15 19 19 18 16 14 21 28 POP 12HR 80 20 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.43 0.01 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS NM O O SC SC IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS OBVIS F F F LAL 12HR 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES 12HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 MIX HGT 2 2 1 <1 1 <1 2 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 T WIND DIR N N N NW NW N N N N NE NE NE N N E N SW S S S SW W T WIND SPD 11 23 11 11 13 12 17 13 12 12 4 4 4 4 6 1 1 6 8 6 4 4 DATE 10/17 SAT 10/18/08 SUN 10/19/08 MON 10/20/08 TUE 10/21/08 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 MAX/MIN TEMP 73 51 76 50 79 50 76 53 74 TEMP 67 68 57 53 70 71 57 52 72 73 58 52 70 71 60 55 69 70 DEWPT 50 50 47 42 43 44 50 49 49 51 54 52 58 58 58 49 37 53 MIN/MAX RH 48 69 32 91 38 100 55 100 32 RH 54 53 69 66 38 38 77 91 44 46 85100 65 63 94 82 32 56 PWIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 $$ TXZ031-151030- MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX 34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT 329 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008 DATE 10/14/08 WED 10/15/08 THU 10/16/08 FRI UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 MIN/MAX TEMP 49 64 45 72 44 TEMP 55 54 52 51 50 49 54 61 63 61 53 50 48 47 54 66 71 67 56 52 49 46 DEWPT 51 50 49 48 48 49 49 49 49 48 49 45 44 44 45 45 45 44 43 42 41 42 MAX/MIN RH 99 60 89 39 83 RH 85 86 88 89 92 99 83 65 60 62 85 83 86 89 71 46 39 43 61 67 73 83 WIND DIR NE N N N NW NW N N N NE N N N N N N NE E SE SE S SW WIND SPD 2 6 10 6 6 6 8 9 10 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC CLOUDS(%) 96 98 99100 90 81 66 51 35 19 16 13 11 9 14 18 16 13 15 17 26 35 POP 12HR 70 30 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.39 0.08 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM NM NM SC SC TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC LAL 12HR 5 5 5 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES 12HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 MIX HGT 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 T WIND DIR NE NW N NW NW N N N N NE N N N N NE N NE SE SE S SW SW T WIND SPD 3 18 19 12 14 16 17 14 16 11 4 5 5 5 9 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 DATE 10/17 SAT 10/18/08 SUN 10/19/08 MON 10/20/08 TUE 10/21/08 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 MAX/MIN TEMP 75 53 77 52 81 52 78 55 76 TEMP 68 69 59 55 71 72 59 54 74 75 60 54 72 73 62 57 71 72 DEWPT 49 50 47 44 49 47 53 53 50 49 54 54 61 61 62 51 34 55 MIN/MAX RH 43 68 36 95 35 100 57 100 25 RH 50 51 64 68 44 41 79 95 44 41 79100 68 66100 81 25 56 PWIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 $$ TXZ029-151030- PLAINVIEW-HALE TX 34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT 329 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008 DATE 10/14/08 WED 10/15/08 THU 10/16/08 FRI UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 MIN/MAX TEMP 43 61 42 70 46 TEMP 52 51 47 46 45 44 49 57 60 58 50 47 45 44 51 64 69 65 56 53 50 48 DEWPT 45 45 45 45 44 44 46 47 47 46 46 44 42 41 42 44 45 45 44 43 42 43 MAX/MIN RH 98 62 89 42 83 RH 78 79 91 95 96 98 88 69 62 65 86 89 89 89 71 48 42 48 64 69 74 83 WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE N N NE E E SE S S SW SW WIND SPD 8 10 10 5 5 5 9 10 11 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC CLOUDS(%) 98 99 99 98 76 54 49 44 30 16 15 13 11 8 12 16 17 18 17 16 22 28 POP 12HR 80 10 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.44 0 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS EC O O NM NM TSTMS IS IS IS OBVIS F F F LAL 12HR 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES 12HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 MIX HGT 2 2 1 1 1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 T WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW N NE N NE NE NE NE N SE W SW S S S SW SW T WIND SPD 14 23 11 10 11 9 19 17 16 13 5 4 3 4 5 2 3 8 8 8 5 5 DATE 10/17 SAT 10/18/08 SUN 10/19/08 MON 10/20/08 TUE 10/21/08 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 MAX/MIN TEMP 74 49 76 49 78 48 76 51 74 TEMP 68 68 56 51 70 71 57 51 71 72 57 50 69 70 58 53 69 69 DEWPT 51 52 48 42 44 44 49 49 49 50 54 50 58 57 57 48 37 53 MIN/MAX RH 48 74 33 92 38 100 54 100 31 RH 55 56 74 71 39 38 75 92 46 47 90100 67 64 97 84 31 57 PWIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 $$ 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 SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED; B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING 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... IS.............ISOLATED SC.............SCATTERED NM.............NUMEROUS O..............OCCASIONAL S..............SLIGHT CHANCE C..............CHANCE L..............LIKELY WD.............WIDESPREAD 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 HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FEET T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED 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 DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION WEATHER... SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS