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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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