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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
149 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
TXZ024-241015-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
149 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN
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 65 82 64 82 64
TEMP 89 87 78 73 69 67 72 78 81 80 73 70 67 65 72 78 81 80 73 70 67 65
DEWPT 58 63 66 65 64 61 62 60 59 60 60 61 61 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 84 48 84 49 86
RH 35 45 67 76 84 81 71 54 47 51 64 73 81 84 66 54 49 51 64 71 81 87
WIND DIR SE SE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 12 13 21 16 16 18 19 19 18 16 14 13 11 11 13 17 17 16 13 12 11 11
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 64 81 79 77 74 71 62 52 56 59 56 54 55 56 54 52 52 53 52 52 51 50
POP 12HR 60 40 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.33 0.23 0.06 0.01 0.01
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIXING HGT 15 2 <1 1 <1 <1 2 8 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 8 6 3 1 1 <1
T WIND DIR S SE E SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 9 31 32 27 28 18 20 24 26 18 10 10 19 27 24 20 25 26 23 18 16
RFTI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
TORNADO A A
DATE 05/26 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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 87 65 87 65 86 65 84 66 85
TEMP 82 85 72 67 82 85 72 67 81 84 72 67 80 82 72 67 81 83
DEWPT 61 59 58 59 59 58 57 60 57 57 60 61 60 57 59 61 55 58
MIN/MAX RH 41 75 39 78 39 83 41 81 38
RH 49 41 61 75 46 40 59 78 44 40 66 81 51 43 64 81 41 43
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ026-241015-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
149 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN
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 65 84 66 83 66
TEMP 88 86 77 73 69 67 73 80 83 82 75 72 69 67 73 79 82 81 75 71 69 67
DEWPT 62 64 69 67 66 62 65 63 61 62 62 64 64 63 63 62 62 62 62 62 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 89 47 87 51 84
RH 42 48 76 81 90 84 76 56 47 51 64 76 84 87 71 56 51 53 64 73 78 84
WIND DIR SE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S
WIND SPD 14 14 14 13 13 8 11 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 13 17 17 16 13 12 11 12
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 64 80 81 82 76 71 61 51 52 53 57 60 58 57 53 49 51 52 50 49 50 51
POP 12HR 60 30 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.36 0.19 0.07 0.02 0.01
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
MIXING HGT 14 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 6 6 2 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S E E SE S SW E S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 18 18 16 27 20 8 9 21 21 25 12 10 10 14 24 25 27 28 24 20 18 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
TORNADO A A
DATE 05/26 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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 88 67 89 67 87 65 85 67 86
TEMP 83 86 74 69 84 87 74 69 83 85 72 67 81 83 73 68 82 84
DEWPT 63 61 58 61 61 59 59 60 59 59 61 62 63 61 62 63 57 58
MIN/MAX RH 43 76 39 73 40 83 46 83 39
RH 51 43 57 76 46 39 59 73 44 41 68 84 54 47 68 84 43 41
PWIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ043-241015-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
149 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN
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 68 85 67 82 67
TEMP 94 93 82 77 73 70 75 81 84 83 76 73 70 68 73 79 81 81 75 72 70 68
DEWPT 62 59 64 67 68 67 67 64 63 63 66 63 64 64 64 64 64 63 62 62 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 90 49 87 54 81
RH 35 32 55 71 84 90 76 56 49 51 71 71 81 87 73 60 56 54 64 71 76 81
WIND DIR S SE SE NE E SE S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S
WIND SPD 16 20 16 8 16 11 19 10 13 12 12 12 11 11 13 16 16 14 13 12 11 11
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 44 55 68 82 72 62 57 52 53 54 61 68 60 53 51 49 50 51 50 49 49 49
POP 12HR 60 40 40 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.60 0.20 0.10 0.02 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4
MIXING HGT 15 10 <1 <1 1 <1 3 4 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 5 3 1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S SE E E SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 28 18 18 23 17 21 12 19 13 10 11 11 12 21 21 24 25 24 21 16 11
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
TORNADO A A
DATE 05/26 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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 89 67 89 66 89 66 85 67 88
TEMP 84 87 74 69 84 87 73 68 84 87 73 68 81 83 73 68 83 86
DEWPT 64 60 59 61 61 58 60 62 59 59 62 63 62 63 64 64 55 60
MIN/MAX RH 40 77 38 80 39 84 48 87 36
RH 51 40 59 76 46 38 64 81 43 39 68 84 53 51 73 87 38 42
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ035-241015-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
149 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN
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 66 84 65 82 63
TEMP 93 91 81 75 71 68 74 80 83 82 75 71 68 67 72 78 81 80 73 69 66 65
DEWPT 47 50 58 63 65 63 63 60 59 57 58 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 84 42 78 49 87
RH 21 25 46 66 81 84 69 51 44 43 55 68 76 78 66 54 49 51 64 73 81 87
WIND DIR S S E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S
WIND SPD 13 16 13 16 16 13 17 14 17 14 14 13 13 12 13 14 16 17 16 13 13 13
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 62 80 81 82 73 64 58 52 59 66 62 59 57 56 54 52 52 51 52 52 49 46
POP 12HR 60 50 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.25 0.05 0.01 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
MIXING HGT 20 13 <1 <1 1 1 3 3 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 8 7 3 2 2 1
T WIND DIR S S S E SE SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 17 13 26 31 25 23 18 23 26 14 10 8 16 27 17 17 21 23 24 21 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
TORNADO A A
DATE 05/26 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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 87 65 88 64 88 64 85 65 86
TEMP 82 85 72 67 83 86 72 66 83 86 72 66 80 83 71 67 81 84
DEWPT 62 57 58 58 58 54 55 58 55 54 59 60 57 55 57 59 54 56
MIN/MAX RH 39 74 34 75 32 81 36 75 35
RH 51 39 61 73 43 34 55 75 38 34 64 81 45 38 61 75 39 38
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ031-241015-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
149 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN
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 67 85 66 82 67
TEMP 91 89 80 75 71 69 75 81 84 83 76 72 69 68 73 78 81 80 75 72 70 68
DEWPT 61 63 68 68 65 62 65 64 63 62 63 64 64 63 63 63 62 62 62 62 63 63
MAX/MIN RH 81 48 85 53 84
RH 37 42 67 79 81 78 71 56 49 49 64 76 84 84 71 60 53 54 64 71 78 84
WIND DIR SE SE E SE S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 16 14 13 12 20 16 11 11 11 14 13 12 11 11 13 17 17 16 13 12 11 12
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 62 80 81 82 76 70 61 51 52 53 58 63 58 53 52 50 51 51 50 49 50 51
POP 12HR 60 40 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.44 0.21 0.07 0.02 0.01
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
MIXING HGT 15 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 2 6 3 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 6 6 1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S SE NE E S S E S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 18 18 19 28 34 19 6 17 14 25 12 11 10 17 23 25 26 28 21 20 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
TORNADO A A
DATE 05/26 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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 87 67 89 67 88 66 84 67 86
TEMP 83 85 73 69 84 87 74 69 83 86 73 68 80 82 72 68 82 84
DEWPT 63 60 59 61 61 59 60 61 59 59 61 62 63 61 62 63 57 58
MIN/MAX RH 42 76 38 76 39 81 47 84 39
RH 51 43 62 76 46 39 62 76 44 40 66 81 56 49 71 84 43 41
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ029-241015-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
149 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN
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 85 63 81 62
TEMP 91 89 79 73 69 66 73 80 84 83 74 70 67 65 71 77 80 79 72 68 65 64
DEWPT 45 52 61 63 63 62 61 59 58 57 56 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 87 40 81 48 86
RH 20 28 54 71 81 87 66 49 41 41 53 68 75 81 66 54 49 50 64 73 81 87
WIND DIR S SE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S
WIND SPD 11 14 21 18 17 16 19 19 18 16 13 12 11 12 13 14 17 17 14 13 12 12
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 62 81 79 76 70 65 59 53 58 64 60 55 55 54 54 53 53 54 53 53 50 48
POP 12HR 60 50 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.26 0.27 0.05 0.01 0.01
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 4
MIXING HGT 20 12 <1 1 1 1 3 6 7 7 1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 9 7 3 1 2 <1
T WIND DIR S S E SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 13 24 31 28 27 25 21 21 27 17 11 16 16 25 18 14 23 25 23 24 16
RFTI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
TORNADO A A
DATE 05/26 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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 86 63 86 63 85 63 84 64 85
TEMP 81 84 70 65 81 84 70 65 80 83 70 65 79 82 70 66 80 83
DEWPT 60 55 57 57 57 54 55 57 54 54 58 59 56 53 56 59 52 54
MIN/MAX RH 37 75 35 78 34 82 36 79 33
RH 49 37 63 75 44 36 59 75 41 37 66 81 45 37 61 78 38 37
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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
MIXING 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
RFTI................................RED FLAG THREAT INDEX
CATEGORY...
HS............HISTORICALLY CRITICAL
EX............EXTREMELY CRITICAL
CH............CRITICAL - HIGH
CL............CRITICAL - LOW
EL............ELEVATED
NO............NONE
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
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
TXZ024-232230-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 63 83 64 83
TEMP 64 74 84 89 87 77 72 68 65 71 79 82 81 74 70 67 66 72 79 82 81
DEWPT 50 58 63 61 63 64 62 59 61 63 63 62 61 61 61 61 60 60 60 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 39 89 49 83 47
RH 60 57 49 39 45 64 71 73 87 76 58 51 51 64 73 81 81 66 52 47 49
WIND DIR S S SE SE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 12 11 19 20 20 18 13 12 13 13 14 16 14 13 11 11 13 17 17 16
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 30 39 47 60 81 84 77 70 71 62 52 55 59 56 54 55 56 54 52 52 53
POP 12HR 60 60 40 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.30 0.24 0.06 0.01
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
HAINES 6 6 5 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3
MIXING HGT <1 3 10 9 <1 1 1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 7 5
T WIND DIR SE S S SE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 4 20 16 26 24 29 43 31 23 25 18 20 26 20 8 8 11 24 21 20 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 88 65 88 65 87 65 85
TEMP 70 66 83 86 72 67 83 86 72 67 82 85 72 67 81 83
DEWPT 60 61 61 59 58 59 59 58 57 60 57 57 60 61 60 57
MAX/MIN RH 84 40 75 38 78 37 82 40
RH 71 84 47 40 61 75 44 39 59 78 43 39 66 81 49 41
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ026-232230-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 64 85 66 84
TEMP 64 73 83 88 86 77 72 68 66 73 80 84 83 76 72 69 68 74 80 83 82
DEWPT 51 58 66 65 64 64 63 59 62 64 65 64 63 63 64 64 63 63 62 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 46 87 50 86 49
RH 63 59 57 47 48 64 73 73 87 73 60 51 51 64 76 84 84 69 54 49 51
WIND DIR SE S SE SE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 11 12 19 20 20 18 13 12 12 13 13 14 13 12 11 11 13 17 17 16
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 40 43 49 68 80 84 82 72 71 61 51 52 53 57 60 59 57 53 49 51 52
POP 12HR 60 60 30 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.33 0.20 0.07 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
HAINES 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3
MIXING HGT <1 3 8 6 3 <1 2 <1 <1 2 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 7 5
T WIND DIR SE S SE SE E E SE S S SE S S S S SE S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 6 19 16 29 20 16 31 23 11 9 23 23 26 10 9 18 12 23 26 26 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 89 67 90 67 88 65 86
TEMP 72 67 84 87 74 69 85 88 74 69 83 86 72 67 81 84
DEWPT 62 62 63 61 58 61 61 59 59 60 59 59 61 62 63 61
MAX/MIN RH 84 41 76 37 73 38 83 45
RH 71 84 49 42 57 76 45 38 59 73 44 40 68 84 54 46
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ043-232230-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 95 66 87 67 83
TEMP 72 80 89 94 93 81 75 71 68 75 82 86 85 77 73 70 69 74 79 82 81
DEWPT 61 65 67 64 58 64 66 63 65 66 66 64 63 63 63 64 64 64 64 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 32 89 46 84 53
RH 68 60 48 37 31 56 74 76 90 74 58 48 48 62 71 81 84 71 60 55 54
WIND DIR S S S S SE E E NE E SE S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 9 17 13 17 20 21 13 13 10 11 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 13 16 16 14
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 38 38 33 46 55 84 82 72 62 57 52 53 54 61 68 60 53 51 49 50 51
POP 12HR 20 60 40 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.69 0.21 0.10 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 3 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
HAINES 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIXING HGT <1 4 6 14 12 2 2 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 7
T WIND DIR SE S S S S SE E NE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 5 23 18 19 28 34 25 37 18 17 20 19 23 8 9 11 14 24 23 21 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 90 67 90 66 90 66 86
TEMP 72 68 85 88 74 69 85 88 74 68 85 88 74 68 82 84
DEWPT 62 62 64 60 59 61 61 58 60 62 59 59 62 63 62 63
MAX/MIN RH 81 39 78 36 81 37 84 46
RH 71 81 50 39 59 76 45 36 62 81 41 38 66 84 51 49
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ035-232230-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 94 62 86 65 83
TEMP 68 78 88 93 91 79 72 68 65 72 81 85 84 76 72 69 67 73 79 82 81
DEWPT 56 59 60 55 55 61 62 59 62 63 63 61 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 27 90 44 78 48
RH 65 52 39 28 30 54 71 73 90 73 54 45 44 58 66 73 78 64 52 47 49
WIND DIR S S S S SE NE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 11 16 13 16 19 21 23 18 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 12 13 14 16 17
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 33 36 44 52 81 84 82 68 64 58 52 59 66 62 59 57 56 54 52 52 51
POP 12HR 30 60 50 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.26 0.30 0.05 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
HAINES 6 6 6 5 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
MIXING HGT <1 3 11 17 14 1 1 <1 <1 2 7 8 7 3 <1 <1 <1 4 4 7 6
T WIND DIR S S S S S NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 24 14 14 21 26 40 35 25 24 18 17 25 24 9 16 16 24 18 14 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 88 65 89 64 89 64 86
TEMP 69 65 82 86 72 67 84 87 72 66 83 87 72 66 81 84
DEWPT 60 61 62 57 58 58 58 54 55 58 55 54 59 60 57 55
MAX/MIN RH 85 37 75 33 75 31 80 36
RH 73 87 51 37 61 73 41 32 55 75 38 32 64 81 44 37
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ031-232230-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 92 64 85 66 83
TEMP 66 76 86 91 89 79 73 69 66 73 80 84 83 76 72 69 68 73 79 82 81
DEWPT 53 60 66 64 64 65 63 60 62 64 64 64 63 63 64 64 63 63 63 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 41 86 49 85 51
RH 63 58 51 41 44 62 71 73 87 73 58 51 51 64 76 84 84 71 58 51 53
WIND DIR SE S SE SE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 12 11 19 20 20 16 19 14 12 13 13 14 13 12 11 11 13 17 17 16
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 39 40 45 61 80 84 82 72 71 61 51 52 53 58 63 58 53 52 50 51 51
POP 12HR 60 60 40 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.26 0.44 0.22 0.07 0.02
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
HAINES 5 5 5 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
MIXING HGT <1 3 7 8 <1 <1 2 <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 7 5
T WIND DIR SE S S SE E E E S S SE S S S S SE S S S SW S S
T WIND SPD 5 21 16 27 17 27 24 29 12 11 23 21 25 9 9 18 12 23 27 26 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 88 67 90 67 89 66 85
TEMP 72 68 83 86 74 69 85 88 74 69 84 87 73 68 81 83
DEWPT 62 63 63 60 59 61 61 59 60 61 59 59 61 62 63 61
MAX/MIN RH 84 40 76 37 76 38 81 46
RH 71 84 51 42 59 76 45 38 62 76 43 39 66 81 54 47
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ029-232230-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 92 62 84 63 82
TEMP 64 75 85 91 89 78 72 67 64 71 79 83 82 74 70 67 65 71 78 81 80
DEWPT 53 57 59 56 57 62 60 58 61 61 60 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 31 90 44 81 47
RH 67 54 41 31 34 58 66 73 90 71 52 44 46 59 68 75 81 66 52 47 49
WIND DIR S S S S E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 11 16 11 13 20 23 23 17 13 13 13 14 16 13 12 11 12 13 14 17 17
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 29 37 43 55 81 84 76 66 65 59 53 58 64 60 55 55 54 54 53 53 54
POP 12HR 60 60 50 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.16 0.20 0.28 0.05 0.01
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
HAINES 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
MIXING HGT <1 2 15 19 4 1 1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 4 <1 <1 <1 4 6 7 6
T WIND DIR S S S SW E E E SE S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
T WIND SPD 9 24 14 16 28 35 47 33 24 26 16 17 24 28 9 10 17 25 19 16 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 87 63 87 63 86 63 85
TEMP 68 64 81 85 71 65 82 85 71 65 81 84 70 65 80 83
DEWPT 59 60 60 55 57 57 57 54 55 57 54 54 58 59 56 53
MAX/MIN RH 86 36 75 34 78 33 82 35
RH 73 87 49 36 61 75 43 35 57 75 39 36 66 81 44 36
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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
MIXING 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
RFTI................................RED FLAG THREAT INDEX
CATEGORY...
HS............HISTORICALLY CRITICAL
EX............EXTREMELY CRITICAL
CH............CRITICAL - HIGH
CL............CRITICAL - LOW
EL............ELEVATED
NO............NONE
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
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
456 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
TXZ024-222215-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
456 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 62 86 63 83
TEMP 57 69 81 88 86 76 71 67 64 72 81 85 84 75 70 67 65 71 79 82 81
DEWPT 44 46 43 41 40 48 52 55 56 59 61 61 60 61 63 61 60 61 62 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 18 75 43 83 47
RH 62 44 26 19 20 37 51 65 75 64 51 45 44 62 78 81 84 71 56 49 49
WIND DIR SW S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 10 13 13 13 12 13 10 8 11 13 18 20 21 21 17 13 13 13 17 19
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 23 23 23 27 31 35 40 46 51 51 50 60 70 72 73 72 71 60 49 50 52
POP 12HR 5 10 50 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.21 0.11 0.08
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3
HAINES 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 5 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 2
MIXING HGT <1 4 7 13 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 17 3 3 1 1 <1 <1 2 7 7 9
T WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SE S S S SW SW E SE SE S S SE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 9 18 20 20 19 13 14 10 9 26 11 35 42 32 34 23 3 14 24 21 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 87 65 91 65 90 65 91
TEMP 70 66 82 85 72 67 85 88 73 67 84 88 73 67 85 88
DEWPT 60 62 60 56 59 60 59 56 57 57 59 53 56 58 55 50
MAX/MIN RH 87 38 80 33 69 30 73 26
RH 71 87 47 37 64 78 41 34 57 70 43 30 55 73 36 27
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ026-222215-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
456 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 91 63 88 65 85
TEMP 57 70 83 90 87 78 72 68 65 73 82 87 86 77 72 69 67 73 81 84 83
DEWPT 45 48 44 44 45 50 54 57 58 61 63 63 62 63 63 61 60 62 65 64 62
MIN/MAX RH 20 77 45 78 49
RH 64 45 25 20 23 37 53 68 78 66 53 45 45 62 73 76 78 68 58 51 49
WIND DIR SW S S S S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S
WIND SPD 4 8 11 13 13 13 13 10 8 10 13 18 21 23 21 17 13 11 12 14 18
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 39 32 25 28 32 36 40 48 56 55 54 63 71 72 73 72 71 60 48 49 51
POP 12HR 10 10 60 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.24 0.27 0.07
RAIN SHWRS IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3
HAINES 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIXING HGT <1 4 8 10 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 6 5 1 2 <1 <1 4 7 8 9
T WIND DIR W S S S S SE SE S S SW SE SE SE SE S SW E SE S S S
T WIND SPD 4 13 18 19 19 16 21 9 8 21 12 26 29 26 28 12 12 19 24 20 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 89 66 94 67 92 66 93
TEMP 72 68 84 87 73 68 88 91 76 69 86 90 74 68 87 90
DEWPT 63 64 61 58 60 61 61 57 56 59 61 56 57 60 58 52
MAX/MIN RH 88 38 78 30 70 32 76 26
RH 73 87 46 38 64 78 40 32 50 70 43 32 55 76 38 27
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ043-222215-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
456 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 93 67 91 68 90
TEMP 59 72 85 92 89 81 75 71 69 77 86 90 89 80 75 72 70 77 85 89 88
DEWPT 47 52 47 48 46 56 57 62 63 64 64 60 56 59 63 65 65 64 63 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 22 81 33 85 38
RH 64 49 27 22 23 42 54 73 81 64 48 37 33 49 66 79 84 64 48 39 39
WIND DIR SW S S S S SE SE S S S SW S SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 4 6 12 13 13 12 13 11 10 13 14 18 20 18 16 13 12 13 13 16 17
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 5 7 9 17 24 29 33 41 50 50 50 50 51 61 70 66 62 56 49 49 50
POP 12HR 5 10 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.08 0.06
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
HAINES 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 4 4
MIXING HGT <1 3 8 12 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 7 8
T WIND DIR W S S S S SE SE S S SW SW S E E NE SE SE S SE S S
T WIND SPD 5 13 18 19 19 14 16 12 10 25 17 18 24 24 18 4 8 16 17 21 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 89 67 95 67 93 64 92
TEMP 74 69 84 87 74 69 89 92 76 69 87 90 73 66 86 89
DEWPT 63 64 61 56 61 61 60 55 58 62 62 56 58 62 58 51
MAX/MIN RH 84 35 76 28 80 31 87 26
RH 69 84 46 35 64 76 38 29 54 78 43 32 59 87 39 27
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ035-222215-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
456 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 64 89 66 86
TEMP 57 70 82 89 87 78 72 68 66 75 84 88 87 78 73 70 68 74 82 85 84
DEWPT 44 46 42 40 34 40 47 55 59 60 60 55 52 56 61 62 62 62 61 59 57
MIN/MAX RH 15 77 30 81 38
RH 62 42 24 18 15 26 41 63 78 60 44 33 30 47 66 76 81 66 49 41 40
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S SW S SE SE E SE S S S SE SE
WIND SPD 5 12 13 14 13 12 13 12 12 13 14 17 20 21 21 17 13 14 17 18 19
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 3 4 6 13 20 21 22 35 48 49 50 55 60 63 66 65 64 57 49 51 52
POP 12HR 5 10 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.13 0.07 0.11
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3
HAINES 4 4 5 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2
MIXING HGT <1 3 8 14 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 14 20 17 1 1 <1 <1 3 6 6 7
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SE S S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE S S S SE S
T WIND SPD 5 20 18 19 19 10 13 12 14 24 17 14 14 39 42 28 9 19 21 26 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 88 63 90 63 90 62 89
TEMP 72 67 83 86 71 65 84 87 72 65 84 87 71 64 83 86
DEWPT 59 62 60 56 59 59 58 54 56 56 57 48 54 58 54 46
MAX/MIN RH 85 36 81 32 73 25 81 25
RH 64 84 46 36 66 81 41 32 57 73 40 26 55 81 37 25
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ031-222215-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
456 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 91 64 88 66 85
TEMP 57 70 83 90 87 78 73 69 66 74 83 87 86 77 73 70 68 74 81 84 83
DEWPT 45 48 44 44 44 52 55 58 58 61 63 62 61 62 64 63 62 64 66 64 62
MIN/MAX RH 21 75 43 81 50
RH 64 45 25 20 22 40 53 68 75 64 51 43 43 60 73 78 81 71 60 51 49
WIND DIR SW S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 8 11 14 13 13 13 10 8 11 13 18 20 21 21 17 12 11 12 14 18
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 35 28 21 26 31 35 40 47 54 54 54 60 67 70 73 72 71 59 48 49 51
POP 12HR 5 10 50 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.17 0.20 0.07
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3
HAINES 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4
MIXING HGT <1 4 7 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 6 3 <1 1 <1 <1 4 7 7 9
T WIND DIR SW S S S S SE S S S SW S SE SE SE S SW E SE S S S
T WIND SPD 6 13 19 19 20 14 16 10 8 26 10 32 33 23 35 17 12 17 23 21 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 89 67 94 68 93 66 93
TEMP 72 68 84 87 74 69 88 91 76 70 87 91 75 68 87 90
DEWPT 63 64 61 58 60 61 60 56 56 59 61 56 57 61 58 51
MAX/MIN RH 88 37 76 30 69 31 78 26
RH 73 87 46 38 62 76 39 31 50 68 42 31 54 78 38 26
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ029-222215-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
456 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 61 87 64 84
TEMP 55 68 81 88 85 76 70 66 63 72 81 86 84 76 71 68 66 72 80 83 82
DEWPT 44 45 41 36 34 40 45 52 56 57 58 56 55 58 61 61 59 59 59 57 56
MIN/MAX RH 16 77 36 80 40
RH 66 43 24 16 16 27 41 61 78 59 46 36 37 54 71 78 78 64 49 41 41
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S SW S SE SE E SE S S S SE SE
WIND SPD 5 12 13 13 12 11 12 11 10 12 13 16 17 19 20 17 13 14 17 18 18
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 6 6 7 15 23 25 27 39 50 50 50 58 67 69 70 67 65 57 50 52 53
POP 12HR 5 10 30 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.15 0.08 0.12
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3
HAINES 4 4 5 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2
MIXING HGT <1 3 7 14 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 18 20 2 2 1 <1 <1 4 7 7 7
T WIND DIR S S S SW SW SE S S S SW SW SW E SE SE SE S S S S S
T WIND SPD 8 21 19 20 20 10 13 13 14 26 13 13 39 42 35 29 11 17 21 25 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 87 62 89 61 89 62 89
TEMP 70 65 82 85 70 64 83 86 70 63 83 86 71 64 83 86
DEWPT 58 60 60 56 57 59 57 53 55 55 55 45 54 56 52 45
MAX/MIN RH 85 37 84 31 75 24 75 24
RH 66 84 47 37 63 84 41 32 59 75 38 24 55 75 34 24
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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
MIXING 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
RFTI................................RED FLAG THREAT INDEX
CATEGORY...
HS............HISTORICALLY CRITICAL
EX............EXTREMELY CRITICAL
CH............CRITICAL - HIGH
CL............CRITICAL - LOW
EL............ELEVATED
NO............NONE
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
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
322 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TXZ024-221015-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
322 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 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 55 89 62 87 62
TEMP 78 77 67 63 59 57 69 81 88 86 76 71 67 64 72 81 86 85 75 70 66 64
DEWPT 45 43 45 45 46 46 49 44 42 38 46 50 52 54 57 59 58 58 61 63 62 60
MAX/MIN RH 66 18 70 39 88
RH 31 30 45 52 62 67 49 27 20 18 34 47 59 70 59 47 39 40 62 78 87 87
WIND DIR NE E SE S S SW S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 4 3 4 5 5 8 11 13 13 16 16 13 11 10 12 13 13 18 21 21 16 12
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 41 28 30 32 32 33 32 31 36 42 44 45 48 51 49 50 61 70 72 73 72 71
POP 12HR 10 5 10 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.21 0.39
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 2
HAINES 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3
MIXING HGT 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 15 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 15 20 1 1 1 1 <1
T WIND DIR NE SW SE S SW W S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW E E SE SE S
T WIND SPD 4 2 9 8 6 8 14 16 18 20 10 16 14 16 33 18 16 25 40 42 39 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO
DATE 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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 85 63 88 64 92 65 91 64 92
TEMP 80 83 70 65 82 86 72 66 86 89 74 67 85 88 73 66 86 89
DEWPT 62 59 60 62 60 57 59 60 59 56 57 57 59 54 56 58 57 53
MIN/MAX RH 44 91 38 83 32 70 30 75 28
RH 54 44 71 90 47 37 64 81 40 33 55 70 41 31 55 75 37 29
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ026-221015-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
322 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 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 55 90 63 89 64
TEMP 77 76 67 62 59 57 70 82 89 87 77 72 68 65 74 83 88 86 77 72 68 66
DEWPT 46 46 48 46 47 47 52 50 48 46 50 53 54 56 59 61 62 61 63 64 62 60
MAX/MIN RH 70 24 72 41 81
RH 33 34 50 56 64 69 53 33 24 24 39 51 61 73 59 47 42 43 62 76 81 81
WIND DIR NE NE E S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE E SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 9 4 2 3 3 4 9 11 13 16 16 13 11 9 10 13 16 20 21 21 16 10
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 44 28 30 31 36 40 34 28 38 48 50 51 54 56 54 54 63 71 72 73 72 71
POP 12HR 10 10 10 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.20 0.28
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
HAINES 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3
MIXING HGT 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 17 <1 <1 1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR NE SE S S W W S S SW S SE S S S SW SW S E E SE SE S
T WIND SPD 9 4 6 5 5 4 13 17 17 19 13 24 13 11 33 17 20 28 34 42 37 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO
DATE 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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 87 65 90 65 95 66 93 65 94
TEMP 82 85 72 67 84 88 73 67 89 92 76 68 87 90 74 67 87 91
DEWPT 65 61 63 64 61 59 60 61 61 57 56 59 61 58 57 60 60 55
MIN/MAX RH 45 91 37 81 30 72 33 78 29
RH 56 45 73 90 46 38 64 81 39 31 50 73 42 34 55 78 40 30
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ043-221015-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
322 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 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 57 93 67 92 67
TEMP 75 75 67 63 60 59 72 85 92 89 81 75 71 69 77 86 91 90 80 75 71 69
DEWPT 45 46 48 48 48 48 56 51 47 45 51 56 59 61 62 62 57 54 59 64 66 65
MAX/MIN RH 68 21 75 30 88
RH 34 36 50 58 64 67 57 31 21 22 35 52 66 76 60 45 32 30 49 69 84 87
WIND DIR N NE N SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE E E SE
WIND SPD 14 12 3 3 3 4 9 9 13 14 13 12 12 12 13 14 13 17 17 16 12 9
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 42 30 28 27 29 32 32 32 34 35 37 39 45 50 50 50 49 48 59 70 66 62
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.11
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 2
HAINES 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 3
MIXING HGT 4 4 1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 14 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 16 12 2 1 1 <1
T WIND DIR NE E E SE W W S S SW S SE S S S SW SW SW S SE NE NE SE
T WIND SPD 23 11 3 3 4 4 11 13 14 19 20 20 21 20 31 20 14 24 34 13 17 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 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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 92 66 90 66 96 67 94 63 93
TEMP 86 90 74 68 85 88 74 68 89 93 76 69 88 91 73 65 86 90
DEWPT 63 59 63 64 61 57 61 61 60 55 58 62 62 58 58 62 60 54
MIN/MAX RH 35 87 35 79 28 79 32 89 29
RH 46 35 69 87 45 35 64 78 38 28 54 78 42 33 59 90 42 30
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ035-221015-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
322 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 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 55 90 64 90 65
TEMP 79 78 68 63 59 57 70 82 89 87 78 72 68 66 75 84 89 88 78 73 69 67
DEWPT 42 42 44 44 45 46 49 43 37 31 36 43 51 57 59 58 53 49 54 61 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 66 14 72 26 84
RH 27 28 42 50 60 67 47 25 16 13 22 35 54 73 58 41 29 26 43 66 78 84
WIND DIR N E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE E SE SE
WIND SPD 6 5 6 6 6 6 12 14 16 14 13 13 13 12 13 14 13 17 19 19 16 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 37 26 27 29 32 35 33 30 28 26 31 35 42 48 49 50 55 60 63 66 65 64
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.13 0.08
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 2 2 2
HAINES 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
MIXING HGT 7 7 1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 20 17 <1 1 1 1
T WIND DIR NE SW SE SE S SW S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SE E E SE
T WIND SPD 10 1 14 8 5 4 14 17 19 20 9 11 13 13 27 18 16 18 10 29 31 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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 88 64 89 62 91 63 91 61 90
TEMP 83 86 72 66 83 87 71 64 85 88 72 65 85 88 71 63 83 87
DEWPT 61 56 59 62 60 57 59 59 58 54 56 56 57 48 54 58 56 49
MIN/MAX RH 36 87 36 82 31 72 24 83 27
RH 47 36 64 87 46 36 66 84 40 31 57 73 39 25 55 84 40 27
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ031-221015-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
322 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 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 55 91 64 89 65
TEMP 77 76 67 62 59 57 70 83 90 87 78 73 69 66 74 83 88 87 77 73 69 67
DEWPT 45 46 47 47 47 47 53 51 48 45 50 54 55 57 59 61 60 59 62 65 64 62
MAX/MIN RH 70 23 72 39 84
RH 32 34 49 58 64 69 55 33 24 23 37 51 61 73 59 47 39 39 60 76 84 84
WIND DIR N NE E S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE E SE S
WIND SPD 12 6 2 4 4 5 11 11 13 14 16 14 12 10 12 13 13 18 21 21 13 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 43 30 30 31 34 38 32 27 37 47 48 49 52 54 53 54 61 67 70 73 72 71
POP 12HR 10 5 10 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.16 0.35
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
HAINES 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 4 3 2 2 3 2
MIXING HGT 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 18 <1 1 1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR NE E S S SW W S S SW SW SE S S S SW SW SW E E E SE S
T WIND SPD 14 6 5 5 5 5 14 17 17 19 11 25 16 14 33 19 17 25 31 42 51 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO
DATE 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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 87 65 90 66 95 68 94 65 94
TEMP 82 85 72 67 84 88 74 68 89 92 77 70 88 91 74 67 87 91
DEWPT 66 61 63 64 61 59 60 61 60 56 56 59 61 58 57 61 60 54
MIN/MAX RH 45 91 37 79 29 68 32 80 29
RH 58 45 73 90 46 38 62 78 38 30 48 68 40 33 55 81 40 29
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ029-221015-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
322 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 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 53 88 61 88 63
TEMP 79 78 67 62 58 55 68 80 87 85 75 70 66 63 72 82 87 85 76 71 67 65
DEWPT 43 41 43 44 45 45 47 42 35 31 36 43 49 54 56 56 54 52 57 61 61 59
MAX/MIN RH 69 14 71 31 83
RH 28 27 42 52 62 69 47 26 16 14 24 38 54 72 57 41 32 32 52 71 81 81
WIND DIR NE E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE E SE SE
WIND SPD 4 3 6 6 6 6 12 14 14 14 14 13 11 10 13 13 12 13 18 20 17 13
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 37 24 28 31 32 34 33 31 30 29 34 38 44 50 49 50 59 67 68 70 68 65
POP 12HR 10 5 10 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.15 0.16
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2 2
HAINES 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
MIXING HGT 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 13 20 15 <1 1 1 1
T WIND DIR N W SE S S SW S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW E E SE SE
T WIND SPD 6 4 13 9 6 5 17 17 19 20 9 12 13 13 31 19 16 16 27 34 35 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
DATE 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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 86 62 88 61 90 61 90 61 90
TEMP 81 84 70 64 82 85 70 63 84 87 70 63 84 87 70 63 83 87
DEWPT 59 55 58 60 60 57 57 59 57 53 55 55 55 45 54 56 54 47
MIN/MAX RH 37 88 37 86 30 74 22 77 26
RH 47 37 66 87 47 39 63 87 40 31 59 75 37 23 57 78 37 25
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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
MIXING 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
RFTI................................RED FLAG THREAT INDEX
CATEGORY...
HS............HISTORICALLY CRITICAL
EX............EXTREMELY CRITICAL
CH............CRITICAL - HIGH
CL............CRITICAL - LOW
EL............ELEVATED
NO............NONE
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
000
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522 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TXZ024-212215-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
522 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 55 89 62 87
TEMP 61 67 74 78 77 67 63 59 57 69 81 88 86 76 71 67 64 72 81 86 85
DEWPT 43 44 46 42 42 41 41 43 45 47 48 48 48 51 54 57 59 59 58 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 28 63 25 82 37
RH 51 43 37 28 29 39 44 55 64 45 32 25 27 42 55 70 84 64 46 37 39
WIND DIR N N NE NE E SE S SW SW SW S S SE SE SE S S S S SE E
WIND SPD 18 13 13 5 4 5 5 4 5 10 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 13 17 17 16
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 44 49 54 41 28 30 32 33 35 38 41 42 43 44 45 48 51 49 48 50 53
POP 12HR 30 5 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0.11
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 3 4
MIXING HGT 2 2 1 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 13 16 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 14 2 1
T WIND DIR NE N NE N NW SE S SW SW S SW SW SW SE SE SE S SW SW E E
T WIND SPD 31 21 19 9 3 8 8 5 6 17 18 17 16 6 5 4 2 23 12 33 35
RFTI 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
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 85 63 88 64 92 65 91
TEMP 70 64 80 83 70 65 82 86 72 66 86 89 74 67 85 88
DEWPT 58 59 58 57 57 58 56 54 55 56 53 50 52 55 53 49
MAX/MIN RH 84 40 80 33 71 26 65 25
RH 66 84 47 41 63 78 41 34 55 70 32 26 46 65 33 26
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ026-212215-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
522 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 56 92 63 89
TEMP 62 67 74 77 76 67 63 60 58 71 84 91 88 78 72 68 65 74 83 88 86
DEWPT 49 45 44 44 44 44 44 45 47 50 51 50 49 51 55 58 60 61 61 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 31 66 25 83 40
RH 62 45 34 31 32 43 50 58 67 47 32 25 26 39 55 70 84 64 47 40 42
WIND DIR NE N N E E SE S W W SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND SPD 20 16 17 8 4 4 4 3 4 10 13 12 11 11 12 11 11 13 18 18 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 51 59 66 47 28 30 31 37 42 43 44 46 48 50 51 54 56 54 51 52 53
POP 12HR 20 5 10 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0.02 0.12
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 5 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
MIXING HGT 1 3 2 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 14 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 3 <1
T WIND DIR NE N N NE E SE S W W S S SW SW E SE SE SE S S SE E
T WIND SPD 33 27 26 8 4 5 6 4 3 9 14 16 17 10 14 16 9 12 18 26 26
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 87 65 90 65 95 66 93
TEMP 72 66 82 85 72 67 84 88 73 67 89 92 76 68 87 90
DEWPT 61 61 60 59 60 61 59 57 57 58 55 54 55 56 55 52
MAX/MIN RH 84 41 81 35 73 26 64 26
RH 68 84 47 41 66 81 43 35 57 73 32 28 48 65 34 27
PWIND DIR E E SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ043-212215-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
522 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 59 94 67 92
TEMP 66 68 73 75 75 68 64 62 60 74 86 93 91 81 76 72 69 77 86 91 90
DEWPT 57 58 44 45 49 47 45 48 49 50 50 48 47 49 54 59 62 63 62 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 32 65 21 78 36
RH 73 70 35 34 40 47 50 60 67 43 29 22 22 33 46 64 78 62 45 37 37
WIND DIR N N N NE NE E SE SW W SW S S S S SE SE S S S SE E
WIND SPD 9 19 21 16 9 3 4 2 4 9 12 12 11 13 13 12 11 13 17 17 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 58 55 53 41 30 28 27 30 34 36 37 36 35 37 39 45 50 50 50 54 58
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6 5 3 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 3
MIXING HGT <1 4 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 17 <1
T WIND DIR N N N NE NE E SE SW W S S SW SW SE S S S SW S S SE
T WIND SPD 9 21 35 21 11 4 4 2 4 11 12 14 14 8 21 13 9 29 14 18 14
RFTI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 92 66 90 66 96 67 94
TEMP 75 69 86 90 74 68 85 88 74 68 89 93 76 69 88 91
DEWPT 61 63 60 58 60 62 60 57 59 60 57 54 56 57 55 51
MAX/MIN RH 81 34 81 35 75 26 67 25
RH 62 81 42 34 62 81 43 35 59 76 34 27 50 66 33 26
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ035-212215-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
522 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 56 91 64 90
TEMP 60 67 75 79 78 68 64 60 58 71 83 90 88 79 73 69 66 75 84 89 88
DEWPT 46 41 43 42 41 40 40 42 43 41 40 37 36 40 46 52 56 57 56 55 54
MIN/MAX RH 26 58 15 70 30
RH 60 39 32 27 27 36 41 51 57 34 22 15 16 25 38 55 70 54 38 32 31
WIND DIR NE N NE NE SW SE SE S SW S S S S S S S S S S S E
WIND SPD 16 19 19 5 2 10 8 4 4 9 13 13 12 13 13 12 11 12 13 14 14
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 40 42 43 34 26 27 29 33 37 35 32 29 26 30 35 42 48 49 49 53 56
POP 12HR 20 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0.07
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3
HAINES 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4
MIXING HGT 2 4 5 10 11 1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 15 20 16
T WIND DIR NE N NE NW NW SE SE S SW S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 28 32 24 11 9 17 13 5 4 19 17 18 17 8 10 10 10 25 14 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 88 64 89 62 91 63 91
TEMP 73 67 83 86 72 66 83 87 71 64 85 88 72 65 85 88
DEWPT 57 60 58 56 56 58 56 54 55 56 53 51 53 55 53 50
MAX/MIN RH 77 35 76 32 74 26 71 26
RH 57 78 43 36 57 75 40 32 57 75 33 28 51 70 33 27
PWIND DIR E SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ031-212215-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
522 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 56 93 64 89
TEMP 64 68 74 77 76 67 63 60 58 71 85 92 89 79 73 69 66 74 83 88 87
DEWPT 51 47 43 45 45 45 44 45 47 50 52 53 53 55 58 60 62 62 62 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 32 66 27 86 39
RH 63 47 33 32 33 45 50 58 67 47 32 27 29 44 59 73 87 66 49 40 40
WIND DIR NE N N E E SE S W W SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE E
WIND SPD 18 19 19 10 5 4 4 3 4 10 13 12 11 12 13 13 12 16 19 18 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 60 60 60 45 30 30 31 35 40 42 43 45 47 48 49 52 54 54 53 54 55
POP 12HR 10 5 5 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.11
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 5 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 3 3 2
MIXING HGT 2 3 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 1 1
T WIND DIR NE N N NE NE SE S W W S S SW SW SE SE SE SE SW S E E
T WIND SPD 31 31 33 11 4 5 6 4 4 11 16 16 17 8 11 9 6 24 16 29 28
RFTI 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
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 87 65 90 66 95 68 94
TEMP 73 67 82 85 72 67 84 88 74 68 89 92 77 70 88 91
DEWPT 60 61 60 59 60 61 59 57 57 58 55 53 55 56 54 51
MAX/MIN RH 81 40 81 35 70 25 62 25
RH 64 81 47 41 66 81 43 35 55 70 32 27 47 61 31 26
PWIND DIR E E SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ029-212215-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
522 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 54 90 61 88
TEMP 58 65 74 79 78 68 62 58 56 69 82 89 86 76 70 66 63 72 82 87 85
DEWPT 41 42 46 40 40 38 39 41 42 40 39 36 36 39 44 50 54 55 54 53 53
MIN/MAX RH 25 59 15 71 32
RH 53 43 37 25 26 33 43 53 59 35 22 15 17 26 39 56 72 55 38 31 33
WIND DIR NE N NE N N E S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 18 18 13 4 1 6 8 4 5 11 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 13 16 16 14
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 46 46 45 35 24 28 31 34 36 35 34 32 29 33 38 44 50 49 48 50 52
POP 12HR 40 5 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0.08
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3
HAINES 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 5
MIXING HGT 3 2 5 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 13 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 17 20 2
T WIND DIR NE N NE NW NW E S S SW S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW E
T WIND SPD 34 27 14 13 8 9 16 6 6 21 18 18 17 8 9 9 9 25 14 13 34
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 86 62 88 61 90 61 90
TEMP 71 65 81 84 70 64 82 85 70 63 84 87 70 63 84 87
DEWPT 55 58 56 54 55 57 55 52 54 55 52 50 51 54 52 48
MAX/MIN RH 77 36 78 31 75 26 71 25
RH 57 78 42 36 59 78 40 32 57 75 33 28 51 72 33 26
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 15> 15> <15 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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
MIXING 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
RFTI................................RED FLAG THREAT INDEX
CATEGORY...
HS............HISTORICALLY CRITICAL
EX............EXTREMELY CRITICAL
CH............CRITICAL - HIGH
CL............CRITICAL - LOW
EL............ELEVATED
NO............NONE
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
000
FOUS54 KLUB 210948
PFWLUB
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
448 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TXZ024-212215-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 55 89 62 87
TEMP 61 67 74 78 77 67 63 59 57 69 81 88 86 76 71 67 64 72 81 86 85
DEWPT 43 44 46 42 42 41 41 43 45 47 48 48 48 51 54 57 59 59 58 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 28 63 25 82 37
RH 51 43 37 28 29 39 44 55 64 45 32 25 27 42 55 70 84 64 46 37 39
WIND DIR N N NE NE E SE S SW SW SW S S SE SE SE S S S S SE E
WIND SPD 18 13 13 5 4 5 5 4 5 10 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 13 17 17 16
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 44 49 54 41 28 30 32 33 35 38 41 42 43 44 45 48 51 49 48 50 53
POP 12HR 20 5 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.11
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 3 4
MIXING HGT 2 2 1 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 13 16 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 14 2 1
T WIND DIR NE N NE N NW SE S SW SW S SW SW SW SE SE SE S SW SW E E
T WIND SPD 31 21 19 9 3 8 8 5 6 17 18 17 16 6 5 4 2 23 12 33 35
RFTI 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
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 85 63 88 64 92 65 91
TEMP 70 64 80 83 70 65 82 86 72 66 86 89 74 67 85 88
DEWPT 58 59 58 57 57 58 56 54 55 56 53 50 52 55 53 49
MAX/MIN RH 84 40 80 33 71 26 65 25
RH 66 84 47 41 63 78 41 34 55 70 32 26 46 65 33 26
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ026-212215-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 56 92 63 89
TEMP 62 67 74 77 76 67 63 60 58 71 84 91 88 78 72 68 65 74 83 88 86
DEWPT 49 45 44 44 44 44 44 45 47 50 51 50 49 51 55 58 60 61 61 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 31 66 25 83 40
RH 62 45 34 31 32 43 50 58 67 47 32 25 26 39 55 70 84 64 47 40 42
WIND DIR NE N N E E SE S W W SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND SPD 20 16 17 8 4 4 4 3 4 10 13 12 11 11 12 11 11 13 18 18 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 51 59 66 47 28 30 31 37 42 43 44 46 48 50 51 54 56 54 51 52 53
POP 12HR 10 5 10 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.12
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 5 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
MIXING HGT 1 3 2 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 14 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 3 <1
T WIND DIR NE N N NE E SE S W W S S SW SW E SE SE SE S S SE E
T WIND SPD 33 27 26 8 4 5 6 4 3 9 14 16 17 10 14 16 9 12 18 26 26
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 87 65 90 65 95 66 93
TEMP 72 66 82 85 72 67 84 88 73 67 89 92 76 68 87 90
DEWPT 61 61 60 59 60 61 59 57 57 58 55 54 55 56 55 52
MAX/MIN RH 84 41 81 35 73 26 64 26
RH 68 84 47 41 66 81 43 35 57 73 32 28 48 65 34 27
PWIND DIR E E SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ043-212215-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 59 94 67 92
TEMP 66 68 73 75 75 68 64 62 60 74 86 93 91 81 76 72 69 77 86 91 90
DEWPT 57 58 44 45 49 47 45 48 49 50 50 48 47 49 54 59 62 63 62 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 32 65 21 78 36
RH 73 70 35 34 40 47 50 60 67 43 29 22 22 33 46 64 78 62 45 37 37
WIND DIR N N N NE NE E SE SW W SW S S S S SE SE S S S SE E
WIND SPD 9 19 21 16 9 3 4 2 4 9 12 12 11 13 13 12 11 13 17 17 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 58 55 53 41 30 28 27 30 34 36 37 36 35 37 39 45 50 50 50 54 58
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6 5 3 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 3
MIXING HGT <1 4 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 17 <1
T WIND DIR N N N NE NE E SE SW W S S SW SW SE S S S SW S S SE
T WIND SPD 9 21 35 21 11 4 4 2 4 11 12 14 14 8 21 13 9 29 14 18 14
RFTI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 92 66 90 66 96 67 94
TEMP 75 69 86 90 74 68 85 88 74 68 89 93 76 69 88 91
DEWPT 61 63 60 58 60 62 60 57 59 60 57 54 56 57 55 51
MAX/MIN RH 81 34 81 35 75 26 67 25
RH 62 81 42 34 62 81 43 35 59 76 34 27 50 66 33 26
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ035-212215-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 56 91 64 90
TEMP 60 67 75 79 78 68 64 60 58 71 83 90 88 79 73 69 66 75 84 89 88
DEWPT 46 41 43 42 41 40 40 42 43 41 40 37 36 40 46 52 56 57 56 55 54
MIN/MAX RH 26 58 15 70 30
RH 60 39 32 27 27 36 41 51 57 34 22 15 16 25 38 55 70 54 38 32 31
WIND DIR NE N NE NE SW SE SE S SW S S S S S S S S S S S E
WIND SPD 16 19 19 5 2 10 8 4 4 9 13 13 12 13 13 12 11 12 13 14 14
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 40 42 43 34 26 27 29 33 37 35 32 29 26 30 35 42 48 49 49 53 56
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3
HAINES 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4
MIXING HGT 2 4 5 10 11 1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 15 20 16
T WIND DIR NE N NE NW NW SE SE S SW S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 28 32 24 11 9 17 13 5 4 19 17 18 17 8 10 10 10 25 14 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 88 64 89 62 91 63 91
TEMP 73 67 83 86 72 66 83 87 71 64 85 88 72 65 85 88
DEWPT 57 60 58 56 56 58 56 54 55 56 53 51 53 55 53 50
MAX/MIN RH 77 35 76 32 74 26 71 26
RH 57 78 43 36 57 75 40 32 57 75 33 28 51 70 33 27
PWIND DIR E SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ031-212215-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 56 93 64 89
TEMP 64 68 74 77 76 67 63 60 58 71 85 92 89 79 73 69 66 74 83 88 87
DEWPT 51 47 43 45 45 45 44 45 47 50 52 53 53 55 58 60 62 62 62 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 32 66 27 86 39
RH 63 47 33 32 33 45 50 58 67 47 32 27 29 44 59 73 87 66 49 40 40
WIND DIR NE N N E E SE S W W SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE E
WIND SPD 18 19 19 10 5 4 4 3 4 10 13 12 11 12 13 13 12 16 19 18 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 60 60 60 45 30 30 31 35 40 42 43 45 47 48 49 52 54 54 53 54 55
POP 12HR 10 5 5 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.11
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 5 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 3 3 2
MIXING HGT 2 3 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 1 1
T WIND DIR NE N N NE NE SE S W W S S SW SW SE SE SE SE SW S E E
T WIND SPD 31 31 33 11 4 5 6 4 4 11 16 16 17 8 11 9 6 24 16 29 28
RFTI 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
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 87 65 90 66 95 68 94
TEMP 73 67 82 85 72 67 84 88 74 68 89 92 77 70 88 91
DEWPT 60 61 60 59 60 61 59 57 57 58 55 53 55 56 54 51
MAX/MIN RH 81 40 81 35 70 25 62 25
RH 64 81 47 41 66 81 43 35 55 70 32 27 47 61 31 26
PWIND DIR E E SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ029-212215-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 54 90 61 88
TEMP 58 65 74 79 78 68 62 58 56 69 82 89 86 76 70 66 63 72 82 87 85
DEWPT 41 42 46 40 40 38 39 41 42 40 39 36 36 39 44 50 54 55 54 53 53
MIN/MAX RH 25 59 15 71 32
RH 53 43 37 25 26 33 43 53 59 35 22 15 17 26 39 56 72 55 38 31 33
WIND DIR NE N NE N N E S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 18 18 13 4 1 6 8 4 5 11 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 13 16 16 14
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 46 46 45 35 24 28 31 34 36 35 34 32 29 33 38 44 50 49 48 50 52
POP 12HR 20 5 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.08
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3
HAINES 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 5
MIXING HGT 3 2 5 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 13 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 17 20 2
T WIND DIR NE N NE NW NW E S S SW S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW E
T WIND SPD 34 27 14 13 8 9 16 6 6 21 18 18 17 8 9 9 9 25 14 13 34
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 86 62 88 61 90 61 90
TEMP 71 65 81 84 70 64 82 85 70 63 84 87 70 63 84 87
DEWPT 55 58 56 54 55 57 55 52 54 55 52 50 51 54 52 48
MAX/MIN RH 77 36 78 31 75 26 71 25
RH 57 78 42 36 59 78 40 32 57 75 33 28 51 72 33 26
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 15> 15> <15 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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
MIXING 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
RFTI................................RED FLAG THREAT INDEX
CATEGORY...
HS............HISTORICALLY CRITICAL
EX............EXTREMELY CRITICAL
CH............CRITICAL - HIGH
CL............CRITICAL - LOW
EL............ELEVATED
NO............NONE
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
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