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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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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
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
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
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
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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
000
FOUS54 KLUB 202043
PFWLUB
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
TXZ024-211030-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU
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 58 81 58 91 61
TEMP 92 90 77 70 64 61 68 76 80 79 70 65 62 60 72 84 90 88 77 71 66 63
DEWPT 26 25 24 45 42 40 39 40 38 35 38 42 45 48 48 47 48 49 51 54 57 60
MAX/MIN RH 46 20 66 23 86
RH 9 9 14 41 45 46 34 27 22 20 31 43 54 64 42 28 24 26 40 55 73 90
WIND DIR SW W NW N N N NE N N NE E S S SW S SW SW SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 11 12 5 9 11 14 14 10 4 1 4 9 8 9 14 13 9 5 4 6 14 13
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 7 12 21 30 35 39 38 37 32 20 25 30 35 40 41 42 43 44 44 45 46 46
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
MIXING HGT 15 15 <1 <1 <1 2 3 7 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 15 16 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW W NW NE N N NE N NW W SE S S SW SW W SW SE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 20 19 6 17 18 27 23 14 14 11 8 10 9 9 24 17 16 9 5 8 17 14
RFTI 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 62 86 63 89 64 92 65 91
TEMP 82 85 70 64 81 84 70 65 83 86 72 66 86 89 74 67 85 88
DEWPT 58 57 58 59 58 57 57 58 56 55 56 57 54 51 53 56 53 50
MIN/MAX RH 36 84 38 80 33 74 27 67 26
RH 44 39 66 84 46 40 63 78 40 35 57 73 34 27 48 68 33 27
PWIND DIR S SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ026-211030-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 81 57 94 62
TEMP 96 93 79 71 66 62 68 76 80 79 70 65 61 59 72 86 93 90 79 72 68 65
DEWPT 33 30 35 50 46 42 39 41 41 38 41 44 47 50 49 48 48 49 52 55 58 61
MAX/MIN RH 51 23 71 22 88
RH 11 11 20 47 48 48 34 28 25 23 35 46 60 72 44 27 22 25 39 55 70 87
WIND DIR SW W N NE N N N N N NW SW SE S SW S SW SW SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 6 6 13 12 13 16 19 13 5 3 8 12 5 4 12 13 11 4 10 18 14 11
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 6 11 18 26 30 35 36 37 35 16 22 28 35 40 42 45 47 49 50 51 52 53
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
HAINES 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
MIXING HGT 13 16 <1 <1 <1 1 3 8 10 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 14 15 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW N NE N N N NW NW NW SE SE S SW S SW SW SW SE S S S
T WIND SPD 16 16 14 19 13 21 29 13 14 9 6 13 5 3 20 18 17 11 10 19 16 13
RFTI 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 90 63 88 65 91 65 95 66 95
TEMP 84 87 72 65 82 86 72 67 85 88 73 67 89 92 76 68 89 92
DEWPT 61 60 61 61 60 59 60 61 59 58 58 59 56 55 56 57 55 53
MIN/MAX RH 38 86 39 82 34 75 27 66 25
RH 46 40 68 87 47 40 66 81 41 36 59 75 33 29 50 68 32 27
PWIND DIR S SE E SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ043-211030-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU
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 63 86 60 96 66
TEMP 98 95 82 75 69 66 73 81 85 84 74 68 64 62 75 88 95 92 82 76 71 68
DEWPT 30 29 27 31 53 47 41 43 42 40 43 47 50 53 50 47 46 47 50 54 59 63
MAX/MIN RH 58 21 73 19 83
RH 9 10 13 20 57 50 31 26 22 21 33 47 60 72 41 24 19 21 33 46 66 84
WIND DIR SW W NW N N N N NE NE NE E SE S SW S S S SW SE SE S S
WIND SPD 12 11 5 9 9 14 19 17 9 3 5 9 8 5 11 13 12 9 8 14 14 12
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 4 6 10 14 21 28 30 32 30 15 20 27 34 40 39 38 37 36 37 39 40 41
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIXING HGT 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 10 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 14 17 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW NW N N N NE N N N SE SE S SW S SW SW SW SE SE S S
T WIND SPD 25 20 5 9 10 21 33 19 9 4 6 9 8 4 18 13 12 13 8 16 23 19
RFTI 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 93 67 93 66 91 66 96 67 94
TEMP 87 90 75 69 87 90 75 68 85 89 74 68 89 93 76 69 88 91
DEWPT 62 60 61 63 60 58 60 62 60 58 60 61 58 55 57 58 55 52
MIN/MAX RH 35 81 33 81 34 78 27 68 25
RH 43 37 62 81 40 34 60 81 43 35 62 78 35 28 52 68 33 27
PWIND DIR S SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ035-211030-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU
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 58 82 58 93 64
TEMP 92 89 76 69 64 61 68 77 81 80 70 66 62 60 73 85 92 90 79 73 69 66
DEWPT 23 22 22 23 44 40 38 37 36 34 37 41 44 47 42 38 36 36 39 46 52 57
MAX/MIN RH 52 19 63 14 73
RH 8 9 13 17 48 46 33 24 20 19 30 40 52 62 33 19 14 15 24 38 55 73
WIND DIR W W NW N NE N NE N NW W S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S
WIND SPD 12 11 3 9 11 13 14 10 4 4 6 9 8 6 14 13 12 11 4 5 9 11
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 5 14 22 27 31 32 32 28 25 28 32 36 39 36 33 30 27 30 35 39 42
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
MIXING HGT 12 14 <1 <1 1 <1 5 11 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 13 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W NW N NE N NE NW NW W SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 21 19 3 10 17 19 24 9 9 9 6 10 9 8 24 14 14 14 5 6 10 12
RFTI 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 65 89 64 90 63 91 63 92
TEMP 86 89 74 67 84 87 72 66 84 87 72 65 85 88 72 65 86 89
DEWPT 57 54 57 60 58 56 57 59 57 55 56 57 54 52 54 57 54 51
MIN/MAX RH 30 78 34 76 32 76 28 75 26
RH 37 30 55 78 41 35 59 78 40 34 57 75 35 29 53 75 34 27
PWIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ031-211030-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 82 58 95 63
TEMP 97 94 80 73 67 64 70 77 81 80 70 66 62 60 73 87 93 91 80 73 69 66
DEWPT 32 30 27 51 47 42 40 41 40 38 41 45 48 51 51 51 52 53 55 58 61 63
MAX/MIN RH 51 22 73 25 91
RH 10 10 14 46 49 45 33 28 23 22 35 47 60 72 46 29 25 28 42 59 76 90
WIND DIR SW W NW NE N N N N N N E SE S SW S SW SW SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 5 8 6 11 11 16 19 13 6 4 8 12 6 4 13 13 10 4 9 19 17 13
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 5 8 14 19 28 37 37 37 34 16 21 28 34 40 42 44 46 48 49 49 50 52
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
HAINES 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
MIXING HGT 13 15 <1 <1 <1 2 4 11 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 14 16 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW NW NE N N N NW NW NW E SE S SW S SW SW SE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 16 14 6 18 12 28 32 14 14 9 6 13 8 5 21 17 16 5 10 21 19 14
RFTI 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 90 65 88 65 91 66 95 68 94
TEMP 84 87 73 67 83 86 72 67 85 88 74 68 89 92 77 70 88 91
DEWPT 62 60 60 61 60 59 60 61 59 58 58 59 56 54 56 57 54 52
MIN/MAX RH 38 82 39 82 34 73 26 64 26
RH 48 40 64 81 46 40 66 81 41 36 57 73 33 28 48 63 31 27
PWIND DIR S E E SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ029-211030-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU
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 80 56 92 60
TEMP 89 87 73 66 61 58 65 74 79 78 68 64 60 58 71 84 91 88 77 70 66 63
DEWPT 22 21 20 39 41 39 39 37 35 33 36 40 43 46 41 38 36 36 39 44 50 55
MAX/MIN RH 49 20 65 14 75
RH 9 9 13 37 48 49 38 26 20 19 31 41 53 64 34 19 14 16 25 39 56 75
WIND DIR W W NW NE NE N NE N NW W S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND SPD 14 13 5 14 11 14 11 10 4 4 8 10 9 8 16 14 12 11 4 5 11 12
CLOUDS CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 5 9 20 31 33 34 35 36 30 25 28 32 36 39 37 35 32 30 33 38 42 45
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
MIXING HGT 13 14 <1 2 1 2 4 10 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 13 17 16 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W NW NE NE NE NE NW NW W SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 24 20 6 26 17 26 16 12 12 12 6 11 9 9 27 16 16 14 5 6 12 13
RFTI 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 63 87 62 89 61 90 61 90
TEMP 83 86 71 65 82 85 70 64 83 86 70 63 84 87 70 63 84 87
DEWPT 54 53 55 58 56 54 55 57 55 53 55 56 53 51 52 55 52 49
MIN/MAX RH 31 77 34 78 31 77 28 73 26
RH 37 32 57 78 41 35 59 78 38 32 59 78 34 29 53 75 33 27
PWIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC 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 200911
PFWLUB
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
411 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
TXZ024-202215-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
411 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13
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 54 83 59 91
TEMP 59 72 86 92 90 75 67 61 57 66 77 82 80 71 67 63 61 72 84 90 88
DEWPT 28 30 28 27 22 26 46 43 44 40 38 36 36 37 39 45 49 48 46 47 49
MIN/MAX RH 8 62 19 65 23
RH 30 21 12 10 8 16 47 51 62 38 24 19 20 29 36 52 65 42 27 23 26
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW N N N N N N NE E SE S S SW SW SW S SE
WIND SPD 6 9 8 9 14 14 9 10 11 11 10 6 4 5 8 6 6 12 17 17 13
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 15 12 10 10 15 25 30 32 46 42 37 40 30 33 36 39 42 36 30 37 44
POP 12HR 0 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 4
MIXING HGT <1 6 13 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 16 15 2
T WIND DIR W NW W SW W N N N N NE NW W W SE S S SW SW SW SW SE
T WIND SPD 9 6 14 19 21 11 8 8 9 17 11 10 8 8 10 10 9 26 17 17 10
RFTI 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 91 64 90 65 91 64 92
TEMP 71 64 85 88 73 66 84 87 73 67 85 88 73 66 86 89
DEWPT 53 58 58 57 58 60 60 57 59 58 59 57 57 58 57 51
MAX/MIN RH 81 33 81 35 74 33 75 27
RH 53 81 40 35 59 81 44 36 62 73 41 35 57 75 37 27
PWIND DIR S S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 30 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ026-202215-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
411 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 97 57 86 58 91
TEMP 64 76 89 96 93 78 70 64 60 69 80 85 83 73 67 63 60 72 84 90 88
DEWPT 36 34 32 31 28 40 50 47 47 43 40 38 39 42 46 48 48 50 51 50 50
MIN/MAX RH 9 61 18 67 25
RH 35 22 13 10 10 26 49 54 62 39 24 19 21 33 47 58 64 46 32 25 27
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW N N N N N N N N E SE S SW SW S S SE
WIND SPD 5 9 9 10 14 13 11 9 11 13 12 6 2 5 10 5 3 10 17 13 11
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 13 10 9 11 14 21 26 32 42 40 37 40 37 39 40 37 33 33 34 41 49
POP 12HR 0 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 3
MIXING HGT <1 3 13 14 16 2 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 15 15 12
T WIND DIR W NW SW SW SW N NE N N N N NW NW SE SE S SW S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 8 20 16 19 28 17 8 12 21 12 11 6 6 11 8 4 24 19 19 14
RFTI 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 92 64 90 67 92 66 95
TEMP 73 66 86 89 73 66 84 87 74 69 86 90 74 68 89 92
DEWPT 56 60 61 61 60 62 61 58 59 60 60 59 58 59 58 55
MAX/MIN RH 80 37 87 37 73 34 73 28
RH 55 81 43 39 64 87 46 38 59 73 42 35 57 73 35 29
PWIND DIR SE S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 30 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ043-202215-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
411 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13
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 99 60 87 63 95
TEMP 66 78 91 98 95 80 72 67 63 71 81 86 84 75 70 67 65 76 88 94 92
DEWPT 37 31 25 25 23 26 47 50 51 47 43 42 42 48 54 53 51 50 49 46 46
MIN/MAX RH 7 65 21 63 19
RH 34 18 9 7 7 14 41 54 65 42 26 21 23 38 57 61 60 40 26 19 21
WIND DIR NW NW W SW W NW N N N N N NE NE E SE SE S S S S S
WIND SPD 9 10 17 19 16 11 12 11 11 13 14 11 6 8 10 5 4 9 14 16 14
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 6 3 6 9 9 14 14 25 35 34 32 35 33 33 32 35 38 39 40 38 36
POP 12HR 0 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3
MIXING HGT <1 2 13 17 14 <1 1 <1 <1 4 7 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 14 16 14
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW NW NE N N NE NE NW N E SE SE S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 23 28 31 24 6 23 9 11 25 13 5 2 8 11 8 4 21 14 14 18
RFTI 0 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO CL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 96 70 94 69 93 69 95
TEMP 76 69 90 93 78 72 89 92 77 71 88 91 77 71 89 92
DEWPT 57 63 64 61 58 61 60 56 59 60 60 57 59 59 58 54
MAX/MIN RH 82 34 68 31 68 32 66 27
RH 52 81 42 35 50 68 38 30 54 68 39 32 54 66 35 28
PWIND DIR S S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 30 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ035-202215-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
411 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 92 56 83 60 92
TEMP 59 71 84 91 88 75 68 62 59 67 77 82 80 72 67 64 62 73 85 91 89
DEWPT 26 26 24 23 19 21 39 43 44 41 38 34 32 36 41 46 48 48 46 41 37
MIN/MAX RH 8 58 17 60 16
RH 28 18 11 8 8 13 34 50 57 39 24 18 17 27 39 52 60 41 26 18 16
WIND DIR NW N W W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NW SW S SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 10 13 17 18 13 13 10 9 10 10 6 4 5 9 6 4 10 16 17 16
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 7 4 10 10 8 13 23 29 38 36 33 36 28 28 28 33 39 33 28 27 27
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
MIXING HGT <1 5 10 13 13 <1 2 <1 <1 4 11 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 14 17 15
T WIND DIR NW NW W W W NW NE NE NE NE NW W W SE SE SE S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 9 16 20 20 10 27 12 8 19 5 8 8 6 11 10 6 26 14 16 17
RFTI 0 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 93 66 89 65 91 64 91
TEMP 74 67 87 90 75 68 84 87 73 67 85 88 73 66 85 88
DEWPT 42 59 60 55 54 58 60 56 57 57 57 57 57 58 57 53
MAX/MIN RH 75 31 70 35 70 33 75 29
RH 32 75 40 31 48 70 44 35 57 70 39 35 57 75 39 30
PWIND DIR S S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 20 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ031-202215-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
411 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13
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 98 57 87 59 94
TEMP 64 76 90 97 94 78 70 64 60 70 80 86 84 74 68 64 61 74 86 93 91
DEWPT 34 32 29 29 26 27 50 48 49 44 40 38 39 42 47 49 50 50 50 52 55
MIN/MAX RH 9 66 19 66 26
RH 32 20 11 9 9 15 49 56 67 39 24 18 20 32 47 58 67 43 29 25 30
WIND DIR W NW W W NW NW N N N N N N NE E SE S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 8 10 13 13 17 10 10 9 10 13 13 8 4 5 9 5 4 10 17 14 12
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 9 6 7 10 11 18 19 32 44 41 37 40 35 37 38 38 37 36 35 41 48
POP 12HR 0 10 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 3
MIXING HGT <1 3 12 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 15 15 <1
T WIND DIR W NW SW SW W NW NE N N N N W NW E SE S S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 6 6 21 20 19 12 17 8 9 21 12 11 5 8 11 8 5 25 18 18 6
RFTI 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 93 67 90 68 93 67 95
TEMP 74 66 87 90 75 69 85 88 75 70 87 91 75 69 89 92
DEWPT 57 61 61 60 60 62 61 58 60 60 59 59 59 59 58 54
MAX/MIN RH 83 34 77 36 71 33 70 27
RH 55 84 42 37 60 78 45 36 60 71 39 34 58 70 35 28
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 30 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ029-202215-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
411 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 54 81 58 91
TEMP 58 70 82 89 87 73 66 60 57 65 75 80 78 70 65 62 60 72 84 90 88
DEWPT 27 27 26 23 19 18 42 41 42 39 35 32 30 33 39 45 49 48 44 40 36
MIN/MAX RH 8 58 17 66 16
RH 30 20 13 9 8 12 42 49 57 38 23 17 17 25 38 54 67 42 25 17 16
WIND DIR NW N W W NW N NE NE N N NE NW SW S SE S S S SW S S
WIND SPD 6 10 11 14 18 13 11 10 10 9 8 5 4 5 8 5 5 12 18 18 16
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 11 8 10 10 12 22 31 33 41 39 36 39 27 29 31 36 41 34 27 29 30
POP 12HR 0 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
MIXING HGT <1 6 12 14 14 <1 1 <1 <1 5 11 13 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 14 18 16
T WIND DIR W W W W W NW NE NE NE NE NW W W SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 10 14 23 23 10 19 10 8 16 10 9 9 5 10 11 8 27 16 17 18
RFTI 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 92 65 89 63 91 62 91
TEMP 73 66 86 89 74 67 83 87 71 65 85 88 71 64 85 88
DEWPT 39 57 59 54 54 57 59 55 57 57 56 56 57 58 56 52
MAX/MIN RH 71 30 71 35 75 32 79 29
RH 29 73 40 30 50 70 44 34 61 75 37 34 61 81 37 29
PWIND DIR S S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 20 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
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
319 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
TXZ024-201030-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
319 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 56 91 55 80 57
TEMP 94 92 76 68 63 59 71 83 90 88 74 67 61 58 65 74 79 78 69 64 61 59
DEWPT 24 22 22 23 26 28 30 30 27 22 31 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 42 45 47 48
MAX/MIN RH 30 9 47 23 67
RH 8 8 13 18 24 30 22 15 10 9 20 34 42 47 37 27 23 24 37 50 60 67
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW W SW NW N N N N NE NE NE E SE SE S S
WIND SPD 20 20 9 8 6 5 5 3 9 12 14 5 8 8 14 11 8 10 9 8 8 5
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 9 16 22 28 21 15 11 7 11 14 29 44 44 44 38 31 32 33 32 31 36 40
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 4 5 5 5 6 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 3
MIXING HGT 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 13 16 16 1 <1 <1 <1 6 9 15 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W N SW SW W N N N N NE NE W S SE SE S S
T WIND SPD 27 29 8 9 8 8 4 14 17 12 25 6 6 6 16 4 9 5 9 10 8 5
RFTI 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CH CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W W
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 91 62 89 63 89 63 89 63 91
TEMP 83 88 71 64 83 86 71 65 83 86 71 65 83 86 71 65 85 88
DEWPT 47 33 55 55 58 55 58 60 56 55 56 60 58 54 58 60 57 53
MIN/MAX RH 14 72 33 85 34 85 33 84 29
RH 28 14 57 73 43 35 63 84 40 35 59 84 43 34 63 84 39 30
PWIND DIR SE SE SE 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 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 20 30 30 30 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ026-201030-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
319 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 94 56 85 57
TEMP 96 94 80 73 67 64 75 87 93 91 76 68 63 59 68 79 84 82 72 66 62 59
DEWPT 24 24 25 26 30 33 34 33 31 28 42 43 43 43 42 41 41 41 44 46 48 49
MAX/MIN RH 31 10 54 21 69
RH 8 8 13 17 25 31 22 14 11 10 30 40 48 55 39 26 22 23 37 48 60 69
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW W SW NW NE N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 19 20 8 8 5 4 5 3 11 13 13 8 6 9 17 11 9 5 5 8 9 6
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 7 13 18 24 18 13 10 7 17 27 32 36 38 40 34 28 31 33 27 22 34 46
POP 12HR 0 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 5 4 4 6 5 3 5 5 3 3 3 4 4
MIXING HGT 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 14 15 17 3 <1 <1 <1 6 8 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW W W NW NW W NW SW SW SW NE N N N NE NE W SE E E SE S
T WIND SPD 26 26 8 8 5 8 4 19 17 11 25 8 8 8 19 10 5 2 9 10 10 3
RFTI 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CH EL NO NO NO NO EL EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 90 64 90 65 89 65 90 66 92
TEMP 83 87 72 66 84 87 73 67 84 87 73 67 84 88 74 68 86 89
DEWPT 49 42 56 59 61 57 63 61 59 58 59 61 61 58 60 61 57 54
MIN/MAX RH 20 79 35 82 36 81 36 79 29
RH 31 21 57 78 46 36 71 81 43 38 62 81 46 36 62 78 37 30
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 20 30 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ043-201030-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
319 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 63 100 62 87 62
TEMP 98 96 82 75 69 66 78 92 99 96 82 74 69 65 72 81 86 84 75 70 66 64
DEWPT 24 23 26 30 33 34 31 28 25 23 27 49 50 49 49 48 47 44 48 52 54 56
MAX/MIN RH 31 7 57 24 76
RH 7 7 13 19 26 30 18 10 7 7 13 41 51 56 44 32 26 25 38 53 65 75
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W SW SW W NW NE NE N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 19 18 8 4 5 6 5 13 19 14 9 12 8 9 18 14 13 11 9 9 9 6
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 4 7 9 11 10 8 8 8 8 7 15 22 29 36 25 15 15 16 17 20 30 39
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4
MIXING HGT 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 15 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 15 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW W W W W W S SW SW SW NW N NE N NE NE W E E SE SE S
T WIND SPD 28 23 5 4 5 8 2 29 28 24 9 12 9 8 24 10 1 3 9 14 9 5
RFTI 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO CL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 93 67 95 68 93 66 94 67 95
TEMP 86 90 75 69 89 92 77 70 87 91 75 68 88 91 76 69 89 92
DEWPT 54 43 56 60 61 54 61 62 58 57 58 61 61 60 61 60 57 54
MIN/MAX RH 20 73 28 75 31 79 33 72 27
RH 34 20 52 73 39 28 58 76 38 32 55 78 40 36 60 73 34 28
PWIND DIR SE SE SE 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 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 10 20 20 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ035-201030-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
319 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 93 55 84 58
TEMP 92 90 75 68 62 59 71 85 92 89 75 67 62 58 67 78 83 81 72 66 62 60
DEWPT 20 21 22 24 26 26 26 25 23 20 23 35 38 39 39 37 36 35 41 46 50 50
MAX/MIN RH 28 8 49 19 69
RH 7 8 14 19 25 28 18 11 8 8 14 30 41 49 36 23 19 19 33 48 65 69
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW SW W W NW NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 20 19 6 5 5 5 4 9 17 17 5 13 6 6 13 10 5 9 11 11 10 5
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 6 10 17 23 16 8 7 6 6 6 9 11 24 37 29 20 24 28 32 36 43 50
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 4
MIXING HGT 13 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 12 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 13 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W N NW NW NE SW W W NW NE NE NE E SW W SW SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 27 25 5 6 4 6 1 21 19 18 6 14 6 5 18 4 9 6 17 19 10 5
RFTI 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CH CL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 92 64 92 63 90 64 90 64 92
TEMP 84 89 73 66 86 89 72 65 84 87 72 66 84 87 72 66 86 89
DEWPT 42 29 54 56 57 52 57 58 55 53 55 58 58 57 59 59 55 52
MIN/MAX RH 11 70 28 78 29 75 34 78 28
RH 23 12 51 70 37 28 59 78 37 31 55 75 41 36 64 78 35 28
PWIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 10 20 20 30 30 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ031-201030-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
319 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 96 57 85 58
TEMP 98 96 81 73 68 64 76 88 95 93 77 69 64 60 68 79 84 82 72 67 63 60
DEWPT 26 25 25 26 29 32 32 31 29 26 36 45 44 44 43 42 41 42 45 48 50 51
MAX/MIN RH 30 9 56 23 71
RH 8 8 13 17 23 30 20 13 10 9 23 42 48 55 40 27 22 24 38 50 62 72
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW W SW W NE N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 19 19 8 5 5 6 9 6 13 13 8 6 5 8 16 11 10 6 6 8 9 6
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 6 11 15 18 14 10 8 7 10 13 24 35 36 36 29 23 25 27 23 19 32 45
POP 12HR 0 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 6 5 4 5 5 3 3 3 4 4
MIXING HGT 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 14 16 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 8 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W NW W W NW SW SW SW NE N N N NE NE W SE E E SE S
T WIND SPD 27 26 6 6 6 8 5 19 20 17 9 8 8 8 19 10 2 3 9 10 10 5
RFTI 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 93 65 94 67 91 66 92 67 94
TEMP 85 90 74 67 88 91 76 69 86 89 74 68 86 89 75 69 88 91
DEWPT 49 42 56 60 61 58 62 61 58 57 58 61 60 58 61 62 58 54
MIN/MAX RH 19 78 32 77 33 77 34 79 28
RH 29 19 53 78 40 33 62 76 39 34 57 78 42 35 62 78 36 29
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 20 30 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ029-201030-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
319 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 56 80 57
TEMP 90 88 74 67 61 58 69 81 88 86 73 67 62 59 66 75 79 78 69 64 61 59
DEWPT 22 19 19 22 24 27 27 26 23 19 22 38 36 37 37 36 35 34 40 45 48 49
MAX/MIN RH 31 8 43 20 68
RH 8 8 12 18 24 30 21 13 9 8 15 34 38 44 34 24 20 20 35 50 62 69
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW N W W W NW NE NE N NE NE E SE SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 21 21 6 5 5 5 5 5 14 16 6 8 8 6 14 11 4 8 11 11 9 6
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 9 15 24 33 22 11 9 7 7 7 14 21 30 38 33 29 32 35 36 37 43 50
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 4
MIXING HGT 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 12 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 12 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW E SW W W NW NE NE N E SW W SW E SE SE S
T WIND SPD 31 29 6 6 5 6 1 14 17 17 8 9 8 5 17 5 9 9 12 19 10 6
RFTI 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CH CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W W
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 90 63 91 62 89 62 89 63 90
TEMP 83 87 72 65 85 88 71 64 83 86 71 64 83 86 71 65 84 87
DEWPT 41 26 53 54 55 50 56 58 55 53 55 58 57 54 58 59 55 51
MIN/MAX RH 11 68 27 81 30 81 33 82 28
RH 23 11 51 68 36 27 59 81 38 32 57 81 41 34 63 81 37 29
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 20 20 30 30 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC 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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