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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
303 PM CDT SAT OCT 4 2008
TXZ024-051030-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
303 PM CDT SAT OCT 4 2008
DATE 10/04/08 SUN 10/05/08 MON 10/06/08 TUE
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 61 77 57 76 50
TEMP 87 83 73 69 66 63 66 73 76 74 66 63 61 59 63 72 75 73 61 58 55 52
DEWPT 49 48 48 49 50 51 53 55 56 57 59 60 58 55 53 51 47 43 44 45 42 39
MAX/MIN RH 66 52 92 35 61
RH 27 30 42 49 56 64 62 54 52 57 80 90 91 87 69 48 37 36 53 61 60 60
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW S SW W NW N NW N N N NW NW
WIND SPD 20 19 16 18 18 13 13 13 12 11 8 8 6 6 9 11 11 6 6 6 6 6
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 46 44 62 79 82 85 87 89 90 91 81 71 63 55 52 50 47 45 39 33 26 21
POP 12HR 30 70 50 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.62 0.41 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
LAL 12HR 1 1 1 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 12HR 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 10 7 <1 <1 2 2 3 5 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW S SW W N N NW N N N NW NW
T WIND SPD 28 37 28 32 37 28 27 24 18 19 10 10 10 11 20 17 18 16 8 6 6 8
DATE 10/07 WED 10/08/08 THU 10/09/08 FRI 10/10/08 SAT 10/11/08
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 76 51 80 52 82 51 77 51 71
TEMP 70 71 58 53 73 75 60 54 75 77 60 54 71 72 59 53 66 67
DEWPT 43 40 43 45 44 42 43 44 43 42 44 45 44 43 44 46 45 43
MIN/MAX RH 30 76 29 69 27 71 32 77 40
RH 37 32 58 76 37 32 54 69 33 30 56 71 38 36 60 77 47 43
PWIND DIR N S N S S S S S W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ026-051030-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
303 PM CDT SAT OCT 4 2008
DATE 10/04/08 SUN 10/05/08 MON 10/06/08 TUE
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 78 59 78 54
TEMP 90 85 76 72 69 66 69 75 77 76 67 65 62 61 65 74 77 75 64 61 58 56
DEWPT 47 44 46 50 51 52 54 56 57 57 59 60 61 61 58 54 51 49 47 46 44 43
MAX/MIN RH 62 48 100 38 65
RH 23 24 34 45 52 60 59 51 49 52 75 84 96100 77 50 40 40 54 59 62 65
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W N NW N N NW NW NW
WIND SPD 20 17 13 13 13 10 13 14 13 10 11 9 6 6 8 10 8 8 8 6 6 6
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 38 34 55 75 73 71 84 96 98100 87 74 69 63 59 55 53 51 44 36 27 20
POP 12HR 20 70 70 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.55 0.62 0.04 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 12HR 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 12HR 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2
MIX HGT 10 6 <1 <1 1 1 3 6 6 1 <1 <1 1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SE SW SW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 33 36 17 24 21 16 29 26 26 13 21 12 17 5 14 14 16 17 10 8 6 8
DATE 10/07 WED 10/08/08 THU 10/09/08 FRI 10/10/08 SAT 10/11/08
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 53 79 51 83 54 77 53 72
TEMP 72 73 60 55 73 74 59 53 76 77 62 56 72 73 60 55 68 68
DEWPT 44 40 46 47 47 46 45 45 47 48 48 47 47 48 49 49 49 48
MIN/MAX RH 28 77 33 74 30 72 37 80 44
RH 37 30 61 77 39 37 60 74 36 37 60 72 41 40 66 80 50 48
PWIND DIR NW NE NE E SE S S S E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ035-051030-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
303 PM CDT SAT OCT 4 2008
DATE 10/04/08 SUN 10/05/08 MON 10/06/08 TUE
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 60 73 54 77 49
TEMP 86 82 72 68 65 62 64 70 72 71 62 60 57 56 62 72 76 73 61 57 54 51
DEWPT 48 50 51 51 51 51 53 56 57 57 57 56 53 50 50 50 48 45 44 44 44 43
MAX/MIN RH 70 59 89 35 72
RH 27 33 47 54 60 66 67 62 59 62 84 89 87 83 65 46 37 37 54 62 67 72
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE NE N
WIND SPD 19 13 14 16 14 12 13 12 11 11 9 6 5 5 8 10 8 6 5 6 4 4
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 48 46 63 79 82 85 86 86 81 76 69 62 58 54 48 42 38 33 31 29 27 25
POP 12HR 30 60 40 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.55 0.29 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
LAL 12HR 1 1 1 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 12HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 12 5 <1 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW W N N N N NE NE NE N
T WIND SPD 25 29 24 33 27 25 26 20 19 20 5 8 5 5 17 12 13 13 6 8 5 5
DATE 10/07 WED 10/08/08 THU 10/09/08 FRI 10/10/08 SAT 10/11/08
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 49 79 50 82 50 77 50 72
TEMP 69 70 57 51 72 74 58 52 75 76 59 53 71 72 58 52 67 68
DEWPT 42 43 43 42 42 42 43 43 42 42 43 44 44 44 45 45 45 44
MIN/MAX RH 32 70 27 70 25 71 32 76 37
RH 37 37 58 70 33 31 54 70 31 29 53 71 38 36 61 76 43 41
PWIND DIR N SW NW E SE S SW S NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ031-051030-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
303 PM CDT SAT OCT 4 2008
DATE 10/04/08 SUN 10/05/08 MON 10/06/08 TUE
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 78 59 79 53
TEMP 91 86 76 72 69 66 69 75 77 76 67 65 62 61 66 74 78 75 64 61 58 55
DEWPT 47 45 47 51 51 52 54 56 57 57 59 60 61 61 59 55 52 49 48 47 45 44
MAX/MIN RH 63 48 100 39 65
RH 22 24 36 48 54 61 59 51 49 52 75 84 96100 77 51 40 40 56 60 62 65
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W N N N N N NW NW
WIND SPD 21 17 14 14 14 11 13 16 12 9 10 9 6 6 8 10 8 8 8 6 5 6
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 36 32 54 76 74 72 84 95 98100 88 75 69 63 59 54 52 50 43 36 28 21
POP 12HR 20 70 70 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.55 0.62 0.04 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 12HR 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 12HR 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
MIX HGT 11 6 <1 <1 1 1 3 6 6 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW NW NW N N N NW NW
T WIND SPD 32 36 24 25 23 17 29 27 26 11 21 16 19 8 13 14 14 16 10 8 6 8
DATE 10/07 WED 10/08/08 THU 10/09/08 FRI 10/10/08 SAT 10/11/08
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 54 79 51 84 53 80 54 74
TEMP 72 74 61 56 73 75 59 53 76 78 62 56 74 75 62 56 69 70
DEWPT 45 40 47 47 46 45 45 45 46 48 48 47 47 47 49 50 49 46
MIN/MAX RH 28 72 31 73 29 73 33 79 40
RH 37 29 59 72 39 34 58 73 35 35 59 73 39 37 62 79 48 44
PWIND DIR NW SE NE E E S S S E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ029-051030-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
303 PM CDT SAT OCT 4 2008
DATE 10/04/08 SUN 10/05/08 MON 10/06/08 TUE
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 59 70 54 76 48
TEMP 85 80 71 67 64 61 63 68 70 68 61 59 57 55 61 71 75 72 60 56 53 50
DEWPT 47 48 49 51 50 50 52 54 56 57 59 59 56 52 50 48 45 42 42 43 41 40
MAX/MIN RH 69 59 100 33 70
RH 27 32 47 55 60 66 67 62 60 66 93100 97 89 67 45 35 35 53 63 65 70
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE N NW
WIND SPD 20 16 16 18 18 14 13 12 12 11 8 6 6 6 9 11 11 6 5 5 3 4
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 49 47 65 83 86 88 87 86 80 73 68 63 58 54 50 46 41 35 32 29 26 23
POP 12HR 30 60 40 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.59 0.30 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
LAL 12HR 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 12HR 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 13 8 <1 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW N N N N NE NE N NW
T WIND SPD 26 33 27 36 35 27 25 21 24 21 4 5 6 8 19 16 17 14 6 6 4 5
DATE 10/07 WED 10/08/08 THU 10/09/08 FRI 10/10/08 SAT 10/11/08
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 49 79 49 82 48 77 50 71
TEMP 69 70 57 51 72 74 58 51 74 76 58 51 70 72 58 52 66 67
DEWPT 41 41 43 41 40 41 41 42 43 43 44 44 43 43 43 43 43 43
MIN/MAX RH 30 69 26 71 26 76 31 72 38
RH 37 35 60 69 31 30 53 71 32 31 58 76 38 36 58 72 43 42
PWIND DIR NW SW NW SE S S SW S NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 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