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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
612 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
TXZ024-192345-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
612 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
DATE WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13
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 68 96 69 96
TEMP 69 77 86 90 89 80 75 72 70 80 90 95 93 83 78 74 71 80 90 95 93
DEWPT 65 65 65 63 62 62 63 64 61 59 57 56 55 56 58 60 62 60 58 55 54
MIN/MAX RH 40 74 26 71 26
RH 87 67 50 41 41 54 66 76 73 49 33 27 28 40 50 62 73 51 34 26 27
WIND DIR S SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S
WIND SPD 5 12 10 19 19 11 13 9 8 14 16 18 12 12 12 13 12 14 17 14 14
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 33 38 42 32 22 28 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 40 40 39 38 37 35 33 32
POP 12HR 20 20 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 5 5 4 4 3 3
MIXING HGT <1 1 6 6 5 2 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 11 11
T WIND DIR S SE S SE S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 12 13 14 25 31 18 11 4 9 25 23 27 23 13 13 13 12 24 24 16 20
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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 96 68 96 68 96 69 96
TEMP 78 71 90 93 77 70 90 93 77 70 90 93 78 71 90 93
DEWPT 57 61 57 53 57 61 58 54 57 60 56 53 57 61 58 55
MAX/MIN RH 69 25 72 26 68 25 71 26
RH 48 71 33 26 50 73 34 27 50 71 32 26 48 71 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 FW FW SC
POP 12HR 10 5 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ026-192345-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
612 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
DATE WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 93 70 98 71 98
TEMP 71 79 87 92 91 82 77 74 72 82 92 97 95 85 80 76 73 82 92 97 95
DEWPT 66 65 67 65 64 63 64 65 63 61 59 57 56 57 59 60 62 61 59 57 56
MIN/MAX RH 40 76 27 68 27
RH 84 62 52 41 41 53 64 74 73 49 33 27 27 39 49 58 68 49 33 27 27
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 12 13 16 17 12 16 11 9 14 18 17 18 14 13 10 9 14 18 19 18
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 44 44 43 35 26 28 29 33 36 36 37 37 37 37 36 36 36 35 35 35 34
POP 12HR 10 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.03 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 5
MIXING HGT <1 2 5 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 9 7
T WIND DIR S SE S SE S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 12 14 23 27 14 19 11 10 26 26 26 27 19 13 11 14 25 26 23 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 98 69 97 70 98 70 98
TEMP 80 73 92 95 78 71 91 94 79 72 92 95 79 72 92 95
DEWPT 58 61 57 54 57 61 58 56 58 61 58 55 58 61 59 56
MAX/MIN RH 66 25 69 27 68 26 68 27
RH 47 66 31 25 48 71 33 28 49 68 32 26 49 68 33 27
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ043-192345-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
612 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
DATE WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13
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 95 71 98 71 97
TEMP 71 80 89 94 93 84 79 75 73 82 92 97 95 85 80 76 73 82 91 96 94
DEWPT 65 66 64 65 65 65 66 62 62 60 58 57 57 58 61 63 64 63 60 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 38 71 27 74 28
RH 81 62 44 39 40 53 64 64 68 47 32 27 28 40 52 64 73 53 36 28 29
WIND DIR SE SE SE E SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 5 13 13 17 13 13 11 10 13 17 18 16 11 13 13 11 13 14 17 16
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 44 40 35 29 22 23 24 30 35 35 34 33 33 33 34 34 35 32 30 27 25
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 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 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 5 5 5
MIXING HGT <1 3 4 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 8 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 8 8
T WIND DIR SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 8 14 10 28 11 4 13 10 24 24 24 23 11 13 19 17 24 19 20 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 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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 71 97 70 97 71 97 71 97
TEMP 79 73 91 94 79 72 91 94 79 73 91 95 79 73 91 94
DEWPT 59 62 58 55 59 63 60 56 59 62 60 57 60 63 61 59
MAX/MIN RH 69 26 72 28 68 28 71 29
RH 50 68 33 27 50 73 36 28 50 68 36 28 52 71 37 31
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 15> <15 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-192345-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
612 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
DATE WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 94 70 96 69 95
TEMP 69 79 88 93 91 83 78 74 72 81 90 95 93 83 78 74 71 80 89 94 92
DEWPT 64 64 61 58 58 61 63 59 61 58 55 53 53 55 58 61 63 61 58 55 53
MIN/MAX RH 32 70 25 74 26
RH 84 60 40 31 33 47 60 59 68 46 31 24 26 38 50 64 76 52 35 27 27
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 9 17 20 20 14 17 13 11 13 17 17 10 11 13 13 11 13 16 17 12
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 31 32 32 34 36 38 40 39 37 38 39 40 41 41 41 41 41 39 36 33 30
POP 12HR 10 20 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
MIXING HGT <1 2 6 10 8 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 9 10
T WIND DIR SE S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 11 21 19 31 21 13 17 12 23 23 26 17 12 14 14 19 24 21 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 96 68 95 69 96 69 96
TEMP 77 70 90 93 77 70 89 92 77 71 90 93 78 71 90 93
DEWPT 56 60 55 51 55 60 57 53 56 59 55 52 56 60 56 52
MAX/MIN RH 69 24 69 26 67 24 68 25
RH 48 71 31 24 47 71 34 27 48 66 31 25 47 68 32 25
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-192345-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
612 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
DATE WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13
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 70 98 71 98
TEMP 72 79 88 92 91 82 77 74 72 82 92 97 95 85 80 76 73 82 92 97 95
DEWPT 66 66 68 65 64 63 64 65 63 60 58 57 56 57 60 62 64 62 60 57 56
MIN/MAX RH 40 75 26 71 26
RH 81 64 52 41 41 53 64 74 73 47 32 27 27 39 51 62 73 51 34 27 27
WIND DIR SE E S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 10 13 16 18 12 16 11 9 14 18 17 16 13 13 11 10 14 17 18 17
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 43 43 43 34 25 27 29 33 36 36 36 37 37 37 36 35 35 33 31 28 26
POP 12HR 10 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5
MIXING HGT <1 2 5 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 7
T WIND DIR S SE S SE S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 10 16 21 28 16 19 11 10 26 26 26 26 17 14 12 13 25 25 23 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 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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 71 98 70 98 70 98 71 98
TEMP 80 73 92 95 79 72 92 95 79 72 92 95 80 73 92 95
DEWPT 59 62 58 54 58 62 59 56 59 62 58 55 58 62 59 57
MAX/MIN RH 68 25 70 26 69 26 68 27
RH 49 68 32 25 49 71 33 27 50 71 32 26 47 68 33 28
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ029-192345-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
612 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
DATE WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 93 69 94 68 94
TEMP 67 77 87 92 90 82 77 73 71 79 88 93 92 82 76 73 70 79 88 93 91
DEWPT 63 64 63 59 59 61 59 59 59 57 55 53 53 54 56 59 60 58 56 54 52
MIN/MAX RH 33 67 26 71 26
RH 87 64 45 33 35 49 54 62 66 47 33 26 27 38 50 62 71 49 34 27 27
WIND DIR SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S
WIND SPD 8 13 16 20 20 13 16 13 13 14 17 18 10 11 13 13 12 14 17 18 10
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 31 35 38 35 32 32 32 35 37 38 40 41 42 43 43 43 43 41 38 35 32
POP 12HR 20 20 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
MIXING HGT <1 1 5 9 7 3 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 8
T WIND DIR SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 12 16 19 21 31 24 28 16 13 26 24 27 16 12 14 16 16 24 21 16 19
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 94 67 93 67 94 67 95
TEMP 76 69 88 91 75 69 87 90 75 69 88 91 76 69 89 92
DEWPT 55 58 54 50 54 58 55 52 55 58 54 51 55 59 55 52
MAX/MIN RH 68 25 70 27 67 25 69 25
RH 48 68 31 25 48 68 34 27 50 68 31 26 48 70 32 26
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
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