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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
627 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
TXZ024-182330-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
627 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
DATE TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13
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 86 68 92 68 97
TEMP 69 75 82 85 84 77 74 71 69 78 86 91 90 81 76 72 70 80 90 96 94
DEWPT 67 67 64 63 61 61 61 63 65 63 62 61 60 60 60 60 60 59 57 56 55
MIN/MAX RH 46 86 37 71 26
RH 93 76 55 48 46 58 64 76 87 60 45 37 37 49 58 66 71 49 33 26 27
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 4 9 9 13 13 8 9 5 5 13 14 18 19 12 13 16 14 16 16 17 13
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 79 66 54 46 50 57 64 59 54 49 44 39 34 33 32 31 30 32 35 38 41
POP 12HR 30 40 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.27 0.38 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3
MIXING HGT 1 3 2 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 10 8 1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 9 10
T WIND DIR E E S S SE SE S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 11 4 11 5 11 11 8 5 6 19 19 23 25 20 24 27 24 24 21 21 25
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 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13
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 70 96 68 97 68 93 68 94
TEMP 79 72 90 93 77 70 90 94 77 70 87 91 76 70 88 91
DEWPT 59 62 58 53 56 59 56 53 56 60 56 53 55 59 57 55
MAX/MIN RH 70 26 68 24 69 27 67 28
RH 50 71 34 26 48 68 32 25 48 71 35 28 48 68 35 30
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-182330-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
627 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
DATE TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 68 93 69 98
TEMP 70 76 83 87 86 78 74 72 70 78 87 92 91 82 77 73 71 81 91 97 95
DEWPT 66 66 64 64 62 63 63 64 65 64 63 63 63 62 62 61 61 60 59 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 44 86 38 71 28
RH 87 71 53 46 45 60 69 76 84 62 45 38 40 51 60 66 71 49 34 28 29
WIND DIR E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 5 8 10 10 4 6 5 4 11 13 18 18 12 14 14 11 16 18 19 17
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 75 61 48 45 51 56 60 60 60 56 51 46 42 39 34 30 27 30 33 37 40
POP 12HR 20 30 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.32 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4
MIXING HGT 1 5 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 8
T WIND DIR E E S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 3 4 2 9 6 6 4 4 17 18 23 26 18 20 18 17 24 25 26 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 98 70 98 69 95 69 96
TEMP 80 74 92 95 79 72 92 95 78 71 89 92 77 71 90 93
DEWPT 60 63 59 56 58 60 57 55 58 61 58 56 57 60 59 58
MAX/MIN RH 68 27 66 25 69 28 68 29
RH 51 69 33 27 49 66 31 26 50 71 35 30 50 68 35 31
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ043-182330-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
627 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
DATE TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13
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 87 70 95 70 99
TEMP 73 78 83 86 85 79 75 73 73 81 89 94 93 83 78 75 72 82 92 98 96
DEWPT 67 67 66 65 62 64 65 65 66 65 63 63 62 63 63 64 65 63 61 59 58
MIN/MAX RH 46 81 34 78 28
RH 81 69 57 50 46 60 71 76 79 58 42 36 36 51 60 69 79 53 36 28 28
WIND DIR NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 13 2 12 11 5 8 5 4 10 13 16 18 13 11 13 11 17 16 16 18
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 78 70 62 51 60 65 69 54 39 38 36 34 32 31 29 27 26 26 27 27 28
POP 12HR 30 30 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.27 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3
MIXING HGT 2 2 4 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 7
T WIND DIR E E W SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 14 4 5 9 10 5 4 3 16 16 19 23 20 11 13 17 23 21 20 27
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 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13
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 72 97 70 99 71 96 70 95
TEMP 81 74 91 95 79 72 92 96 80 73 90 93 78 72 89 93
DEWPT 61 64 59 54 58 62 59 55 59 62 58 54 58 63 61 59
MAX/MIN RH 71 26 70 25 70 27 71 32
RH 51 71 34 25 49 71 33 25 49 68 34 27 50 73 39 32
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-182330-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
627 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
DATE TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 68 94 68 96
TEMP 70 75 82 85 84 77 74 71 70 79 88 93 91 82 76 73 70 80 90 95 93
DEWPT 64 66 64 61 61 61 62 63 65 63 61 60 59 59 60 61 61 59 57 55 54
MIN/MAX RH 45 85 33 73 26
RH 81 74 55 45 46 58 66 76 84 58 40 33 34 46 58 66 73 49 33 26 27
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
WIND SPD 9 11 11 13 13 9 11 9 6 12 14 18 18 13 13 13 13 16 14 16 12
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 74 66 59 48 65 65 65 54 42 39 36 33 31 31 31 31 31 32 33 34 35
POP 12HR 30 30 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.26 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3
MIXING HGT 1 3 2 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 4 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 14 10
T WIND DIR E E SE S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 16 13 13 8 10 16 13 6 13 19 20 21 26 19 21 21 20 21 21 14 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 94 67 96 68 94 67 93
TEMP 78 71 88 92 76 69 89 93 77 70 88 91 76 69 87 90
DEWPT 58 62 57 52 55 59 55 51 56 60 55 50 54 59 56 53
MAX/MIN RH 72 26 69 24 69 24 69 27
RH 50 73 35 26 48 70 32 24 48 71 33 25 46 70 35 28
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-182330-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
627 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
DATE TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13
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 88 69 93 69 99
TEMP 71 77 84 87 86 79 75 72 70 78 87 92 91 82 77 73 71 81 92 98 96
DEWPT 68 68 66 65 62 62 63 65 66 64 63 63 62 62 62 63 63 61 60 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 45 88 37 74 27
RH 90 74 55 48 45 56 66 79 87 62 45 38 38 51 60 71 76 51 34 27 28
WIND DIR NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 5 6 10 10 4 6 5 4 11 13 17 18 12 13 13 12 16 18 18 17
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 77 67 57 48 56 59 62 59 56 52 48 43 39 36 33 30 27 30 33 36 38
POP 12HR 20 30 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.31 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3
MIXING HGT 1 3 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 7
T WIND DIR E E S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 4 6 2 9 6 8 5 4 17 17 21 26 19 14 16 19 24 25 25 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 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13
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 72 98 70 99 70 96 70 96
TEMP 81 74 92 95 79 72 92 96 79 72 90 93 78 72 90 93
DEWPT 61 64 59 55 58 61 57 54 58 62 58 55 57 61 59 58
MAX/MIN RH 69 26 68 24 69 27 68 29
RH 51 71 33 26 49 68 31 25 49 71 34 28 48 68 35 31
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ029-182330-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
627 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
DATE TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 66 92 66 95
TEMP 69 74 81 84 83 76 72 69 67 77 86 91 89 80 74 71 68 78 88 94 92
DEWPT 64 64 62 60 59 59 61 62 65 62 60 59 58 57 58 58 58 57 55 53 52
MIN/MAX RH 43 92 33 70 25
RH 84 71 53 44 44 56 68 78 93 60 42 34 35 45 57 63 70 48 33 25 26
WIND DIR E E S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 11 8 11 12 13 10 11 8 8 13 16 19 19 13 14 16 14 17 16 14 11
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 79 67 56 46 57 65 72 58 44 41 38 35 32 32 33 33 33 34 35 36 37
POP 12HR 30 40 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.36 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3
MIXING HGT 1 3 3 7 8 4 <1 <1 <1 4 7 8 7 1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 15 10
T WIND DIR E NE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 16 10 19 5 11 17 14 6 12 21 21 21 27 19 23 25 25 25 23 14 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 93 66 94 67 92 66 92
TEMP 77 70 87 91 75 68 88 91 76 69 86 90 74 68 86 89
DEWPT 56 60 56 51 54 57 54 51 54 58 53 49 53 57 54 52
MAX/MIN RH 71 26 67 25 68 25 68 27
RH 48 71 35 26 48 68 31 26 46 68 32 25 48 68 34 28
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 10 10 10 5 10 5
$$
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