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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
208 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
TXZ024-110915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
Date 04/10/24 Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat
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 46 70 48 83 56
Temp 66 65 53 50 48 46 54 62 67 68 55 51 50 49 63 76 83 79 65 62 60 57
Dewpt 39 39 38 36 34 33 34 35 35 36 39 39 37 36 41 43 40 39 39 37 38 41
RH 37 38 57 59 58 61 46 36 31 31 55 62 62 62 44 30 22 24 38 38 45 54
Wind dir N NW NW NW NW NW N N N SW SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind spd 17 12 5 6 6 8 11 8 6 5 6 9 10 8 14 17 17 14 12 18 19 19
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 4000 6700 500 500 3400 7800 700 600
T Wind Dir N N N W S S SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 16 10 13 14 24 24 21 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date 04/13 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
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 88 60 89 62 86 56 82 57 88
Temp 80 84 66 61 84 84 67 62 80 79 61 56 76 80 62 58 84 85
Dewpt 46 37 35 42 40 36 33 35 37 34 35 32 33 30 30 31 34 33
Min/Max RH 18 50 15 36 17 40 15 36 14
RH 30 19 32 50 21 18 28 36 21 20 37 39 21 16 30 36 17 16
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind char 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 5
$$
TXZ026-110915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
Date 04/10/24 Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 44 70 45 82 53
Temp 66 66 55 51 47 46 54 63 68 68 56 52 48 46 60 75 81 79 66 62 57 54
Dewpt 40 40 40 38 37 36 37 35 34 35 38 39 39 39 43 44 44 43 42 41 42 44
RH 38 38 57 61 68 69 52 35 29 29 51 61 72 75 54 33 27 28 41 47 58 69
Wind dir N NW NW NW NW N N N NW W SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 19 11 6 8 8 9 12 10 8 5 6 8 8 8 12 17 19 14 12 12 12 12
Clouds FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 4000 6000 500 400 3700 6500 600 600
T Wind Dir N N N NW S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 14 18 10 12 13 21 23 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/13 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 58 90 60 86 54 83 54 87
Temp 78 83 65 59 83 84 67 60 80 80 61 54 76 80 62 55 82 83
Dewpt 47 46 43 47 48 46 47 43 43 42 39 35 38 37 37 38 42 45
Min/Max RH 26 66 22 53 22 51 19 53 21
RH 34 28 45 65 29 26 49 53 27 26 44 48 25 21 39 53 24 26
PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 20 5 0 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-110915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
Date 04/10/24 Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat
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 44 72 47 85 56
Temp 67 67 56 51 47 45 58 66 71 71 58 53 50 48 63 79 85 81 68 62 59 56
Dewpt 42 40 40 39 37 36 38 37 37 36 40 38 38 38 44 44 40 40 39 39 42 42
RH 41 37 56 63 68 72 46 34 28 27 50 57 65 68 48 28 21 23 35 42 53 59
Wind dir N N W NW NW N N NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 17 11 4 5 5 5 10 9 5 5 6 6 5 5 11 16 17 12 9 11 11 12
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 4500 6500 500 500 4400 8200 600 500
T Wind Dir NW N N W SE S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 16 8 12 16 24 23 18 17
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 04/13 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
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 88 61 91 64 89 55 85 57 90
Temp 80 85 68 61 84 88 70 64 84 83 66 55 79 83 64 58 86 88
Dewpt 48 45 50 55 55 47 47 52 44 40 38 34 35 34 33 40 52 45
Min/Max RH 24 79 23 64 20 44 16 50 21
RH 32 26 53 79 36 24 43 64 25 21 36 44 20 17 31 50 31 23
PWind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 20 20 0 5 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-110915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
Date 04/10/24 Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 41 72 47 82 53
Temp 66 65 54 48 43 41 53 63 70 70 58 53 49 47 61 76 81 77 66 62 57 54
Dewpt 38 33 37 36 36 34 35 35 34 33 37 36 36 35 39 40 36 34 35 35 39 41
RH 36 30 52 63 75 75 50 35 27 26 45 52 60 62 45 28 20 21 31 37 51 62
Wind dir N NW NW NW N N NE E S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 18 16 8 5 5 6 10 6 9 10 9 11 11 10 17 21 23 19 14 18 14 14
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 500 500 4500 7800 500 500 3500 8100 2500 500
T Wind Dir NW N NE SW SE S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 13 11 17 18 25 25 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/13 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 56 88 58 84 52 82 53 87
Temp 79 82 64 57 82 82 67 58 78 77 61 52 75 79 62 54 83 83
Dewpt 43 33 38 48 40 32 32 36 34 30 28 28 30 26 27 31 34 28
Min/Max RH 15 72 15 43 16 39 13 42 13
RH 27 17 38 72 22 16 27 43 20 18 28 39 19 14 26 42 17 13
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 0 0 5
$$
TXZ031-110915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
Date 04/10/24 Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat
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 45 72 46 85 55
Temp 68 68 55 51 47 46 56 64 70 70 57 52 48 46 62 77 84 81 67 63 59 56
Dewpt 42 41 41 39 39 37 37 37 37 36 41 40 39 39 43 45 44 42 41 40 42 44
RH 38 39 59 63 74 72 51 36 30 30 54 63 70 75 50 33 25 25 39 43 53 65
Wind dir N NW W NW NW NW N N N W SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 17 11 5 5 6 6 10 10 6 5 5 6 6 5 12 17 17 12 11 11 12 17
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 4000 6100 600 500 3900 7100 600 700
T Wind Dir NW N N NW SE S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 9 12 14 23 23 19 18
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 04/13 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
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 88 60 91 62 89 55 85 56 90
Temp 80 84 66 60 85 86 68 62 82 82 62 55 78 82 63 57 85 86
Dewpt 48 45 45 51 49 46 46 45 44 41 40 35 38 36 36 37 45 44
Min/Max RH 25 72 23 54 21 47 18 47 21
RH 33 26 47 72 29 25 45 54 26 24 45 46 23 19 37 47 25 24
PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW
Wind char 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 20 5 0 10
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-110915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
208 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
Date 04/10/24 Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 37 68 43 80 49
Temp 63 61 48 43 40 39 50 59 66 66 52 49 45 44 59 74 79 75 61 57 52 50
Dewpt 38 36 38 36 34 32 34 34 35 35 39 37 36 34 39 41 36 35 36 34 36 39
RH 40 39 68 76 79 77 54 39 32 32 60 64 70 68 48 31 21 23 39 42 54 66
Wind dir N NW NW N N N N NE S S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind spd 16 11 5 5 5 8 9 5 6 8 8 9 9 9 14 18 18 14 12 14 14 17
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 500 500 3700 6800 500 500 3500 8300 1200 500
T Wind Dir N N N SW S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 13 13 11 16 20 25 24 21 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/13 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 51 85 53 81 47 80 49 84
Temp 77 79 58 52 80 80 61 53 74 73 55 47 72 77 57 50 80 81
Dewpt 43 33 33 41 36 31 29 32 34 31 31 29 31 27 28 29 32 30
Min/Max RH 17 67 14 44 17 49 14 44 14
RH 29 19 39 67 20 17 29 44 23 21 40 49 22 16 33 44 18 16
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W SW W SW SW
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 5
$$
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 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
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