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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
201 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
TXZ024-160930-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
201 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 93 68 93 69
Temp 94 91 77 74 69 66 78 88 92 89 78 74 71 68 79 89 92 88 78 75 71 70
Dewpt 54 54 59 61 62 61 61 60 58 58 62 64 65 64 63 60 57 58 61 63 64 64
RH 26 29 53 64 76 84 55 39 32 36 59 70 81 85 59 39 31 36 55 68 77 81
Wind dir SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 10 8 5 5 3 4 6 10 11 8 8 6 5 9 12 16 14 11 9 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 5 5 30
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.01 0.01 0 0.01
Rain shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 10400 800 600 5200 8000 800 500 7400 9500 5600 600
T Wind Dir S S S SW SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 12 9 6 14 14 12 14 21 18 12
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 09/18 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 71 95 71 93 68 87 62 87
Temp 89 89 75 71 90 91 77 72 88 87 74 69 82 81 68 63 80 83
Dewpt 64 63 67 66 65 62 65 65 63 61 64 63 61 60 59 58 55 53
Min/Max RH 36 85 34 80 35 84 40 87 31
RH 43 42 75 85 44 38 65 80 44 41 70 83 49 48 74 86 42 35
PWind dir S S S S S S S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 10 30 40 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C S
Tstms S S S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ026-160930-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
201 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 93 68 95 71
Temp 94 91 81 76 72 69 78 87 92 90 81 76 72 69 78 89 94 91 82 79 74 71
Dewpt 60 59 62 64 64 65 66 65 62 61 63 63 63 62 64 63 60 59 60 62 63 63
RH 32 34 53 66 76 87 67 48 38 38 55 64 74 79 62 42 32 34 47 57 69 75
Wind dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S
Wind spd 9 9 9 8 6 5 6 8 9 10 9 9 8 8 9 11 13 14 12 10 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0.31 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8300 700 400 4100 7300 700 400 6200 9400 5500 600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 10 13 11 8 11 14 11 13 18 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/18 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 71 97 72 95 69 90 64 89
Temp 91 92 78 72 91 93 80 73 90 91 77 70 85 85 72 65 82 86
Dewpt 66 64 66 67 66 64 64 65 65 62 63 64 63 60 61 59 59 56
Min/Max RH 36 86 34 77 35 82 38 82 33
RH 45 40 67 85 44 38 58 77 44 38 62 82 48 43 68 82 45 36
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 10 30 40 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S
Tstms S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ043-160930-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
201 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 93 70 95 71
Temp 93 91 82 77 73 69 80 88 92 90 81 78 73 71 81 90 94 91 84 80 74 72
Dewpt 60 59 62 65 65 64 63 62 61 61 65 66 65 65 65 64 61 59 61 63 64 65
RH 34 35 52 67 78 83 56 43 36 38 58 68 77 84 59 42 34 35 47 57 70 80
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SW E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 9 11 11 9 8 6 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6600 500 600 4600 7100 1200 500 6200 8200 3500 500
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 9 10 9 5 10 13 11 11 16 16 12
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 09/18 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 95 72 95 72 94 70 90 65 88
Temp 90 93 80 73 89 93 80 73 90 91 79 71 86 85 73 66 82 86
Dewpt 66 64 67 68 67 63 66 67 66 63 65 66 63 61 63 62 62 58
Min/Max RH 37 85 36 83 37 85 39 88 39
RH 45 40 66 85 48 39 62 83 47 40 63 85 47 44 72 88 52 39
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 20 30 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C S C S
Tstms S C C S C S
$$
TXZ035-160930-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
201 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 91 66 90 68
Temp 92 88 77 73 69 65 76 87 89 87 78 74 69 67 76 85 89 86 78 74 70 68
Dewpt 54 54 57 58 58 58 59 60 58 58 59 61 62 62 63 62 60 59 60 63 64 64
RH 28 31 50 59 68 78 56 40 35 37 52 64 78 85 65 46 38 40 54 69 80 86
Wind dir S S SE S S SW SW S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 12 9 8 5 5 5 11 13 14 11 9 9 8 12 17 17 17 14 12 11 11
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 10500 1100 500 6000 8600 1600 500 6400 7700 3500 500
T Wind Dir S SE S SW S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 12 11 10 16 13 13 18 20 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/18 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 69 92 69 89 65 86 60 85
Temp 86 88 75 69 87 88 76 69 85 85 72 66 82 80 68 61 80 80
Dewpt 66 63 65 66 67 62 65 65 65 61 61 62 60 58 58 56 56 54
Min/Max RH 40 89 38 86 40 88 40 84 35
RH 52 44 71 89 52 42 69 86 52 45 68 88 48 46 70 84 44 40
PWind dir S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 20 40 40 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C S C S
Tstms S S C C C S C S
$$
TXZ031-160930-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
201 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 67 96 68 97 71
Temp 95 93 81 76 72 69 80 89 94 91 82 77 72 69 80 92 96 93 83 79 75 71
Dewpt 60 59 62 65 66 66 66 64 62 62 65 65 65 65 65 63 60 60 63 64 64 64
RH 31 32 53 69 81 90 64 44 34 38 56 67 77 88 60 39 30 34 50 60 70 79
Wind dir SE SE SE E S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S
Wind spd 9 9 6 5 5 3 5 6 9 10 8 5 5 5 8 11 13 13 11 9 6 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0.24 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8200 900 600 5000 7500 800 600 6600 9100 5300 700
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 10 13 10 6 12 14 11 12 18 19 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 09/18 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 98 71 97 72 97 69 92 63 90
Temp 91 93 78 72 92 94 81 73 91 91 77 70 86 86 72 64 82 86
Dewpt 66 65 68 68 67 64 66 67 65 63 66 65 63 62 63 61 59 57
Min/Max RH 35 88 35 82 34 86 37 91 34
RH 43 40 71 88 44 38 61 82 43 39 67 86 47 45 75 91 46 38
PWind dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 10 30 40 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C C C C S
Tstms S C C C C C S
$$
TXZ029-160930-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
201 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 91 62 90 63
Temp 91 88 74 69 65 61 76 87 89 87 74 71 66 63 76 86 89 86 74 70 66 64
Dewpt 49 50 57 58 59 58 57 57 55 56 60 62 63 62 62 59 57 57 61 63 64 64
RH 24 27 55 68 81 90 52 36 31 35 62 73 90 97 62 40 34 38 65 77 92100
Wind dir S S S SE S SW SW S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 10 8 5 5 4 5 9 11 12 9 6 6 5 11 13 14 14 11 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 5 10 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 12000 700 500 6600 9700 900 500 7000 8000 5000 600
T Wind Dir S S S SW S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 14 12 11 16 16 13 18 23 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/18 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 64 92 65 89 61 84 55 85
Temp 85 87 72 65 87 88 73 65 85 84 69 62 81 79 63 56 79 81
Dewpt 63 61 65 65 63 61 64 65 61 60 62 61 58 58 57 54 52 51
Min/Max RH 38 100 36 99 39 97 43 98 31
RH 48 42 80100 45 40 73 99 45 44 78 97 46 48 81 94 39 35
PWind dir S S S S S S SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 20 40 40 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C C S
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
Dewpt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20 ft. Wind Direction
Wind Dir Deg(degrees)...............20 ft. Wind Direction in Tens of Degrees
Relative to Due North.
Example: 09 = 90 Degrees = East; 18 = 180 Degrees = South;
27 = 270 Degrees = West; 36 = 360 Degrees = North
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 ft. Wind Speed
Wind Chill..........................Wind Chill Temperature
Heat Index..........................Heat Index
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
PoP 12Hr(%).........................Probability of Measurable Precipitation
QPF 12Hr(in)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain SHWRS.....Rain Showers
TSTMS..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
SnowSHWRS......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
FRZG Rain......Freezing Rain
FRZG DRZL......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
O..............Occasional
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
OBVIS...............................Obstruction to Visibility
TYPE...
F..............Fog
PF.............Patchy Fog
F+.............Dense Fog
H..............Haze
BS.............Blowing Snow
K..............Smoke
BD.............Blowing Dust
AF.............Volcanic Ashfall
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Mix Hgt(feet AGL)...................Mixing Height
T Wind Dir(8 point compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
0...........NIL
1-2.........Elevated
3-4.........Critical - Low
5-6.........Critical - High
7-8.........Extreme
9-10........Historic
RFTI Category.......................
NO..........NIL
EL..........Elevated
CL..........Critical - Low
CH..........Critical - High
EX..........Extreme
HS..........Historic
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
Dwpt................................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
PWind Dir(8 point compass)..........20 ft. Primary Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 ft Wind Speed
Example: <15 = Less than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12Hr(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions