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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
607 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013
TXZ024-162245-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
607 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013
DATE THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13
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 62 96 65 97
TEMP 63 74 84 90 88 77 71 67 64 76 88 95 93 81 75 70 67 78 90 96 94
DEWPT 59 59 56 52 52 58 59 58 56 48 41 36 34 38 44 50 54 53 49 43 38
MIN/MAX RH 28 75 13 62 15
RH 87 59 38 27 29 52 66 73 75 37 19 13 13 21 33 49 63 42 25 16 14
WIND DIR N N NE E SE SE SE SE NE E E SE SE E SE SE SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 4 6 10 12 14 13 9 5 4 3 5 13 16 11 5 4 11 13 13 21 21
CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 63 39 14 28 41 51 50 41 32 29 26 22 19 23 27 31 35 36 37 39 40
POP 12HR 20 20 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
OBVIS F
LAL 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
HAINES 3 3 3 5 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5
MIXING HGT <1 2 4 6 5 <1 1 1 1 1 2 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 18 20 15
T WIND DIR N NE E E SE SE SE SE E E E S SE E SE SE SW SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 8 9 10 5 13 18 14 10 4 2 5 10 20 12 6 4 12 17 25 32 34
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13
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 93 61 93 59 88 59 94
TEMP 75 68 87 90 71 64 86 90 70 62 82 85 68 61 86 91
DEWPT 32 28 24 23 26 29 22 18 31 44 40 34 39 44 37 32
MAX/MIN RH 22 8 26 7 52 16 53 12
RH 21 22 10 9 18 27 9 7 23 52 22 16 34 53 18 12
PWIND DIR SW SW W W NW NW E S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
TXZ026-162245-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
607 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013
DATE THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 91 63 96 67 98
TEMP 64 74 85 90 88 78 72 68 65 77 89 95 93 82 76 72 69 80 91 97 95
DEWPT 60 61 58 56 58 61 62 62 60 58 57 55 55 55 56 56 57 56 54 52 50
MIN/MAX RH 31 83 26 65 22
RH 87 64 40 32 36 56 71 81 84 52 34 26 28 40 50 57 66 44 29 22 22
WIND DIR NE N NE E E E SE E NE E E E SE E E E S SW S S S
WIND SPD 5 8 10 12 11 13 8 4 5 4 5 11 13 14 8 3 4 13 13 24 19
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 64 38 12 15 18 46 45 42 39 36 33 29 27 29 31 34 36 41 47 52 57
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC
OBVIS F
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
HAINES 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
MIXING HGT <1 2 3 5 4 1 1 <1 <1 2 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 17 16 12
T WIND DIR NE NE NE E SE E E E E E E SE SE E E SE S SW S S S
T WIND SPD 8 12 13 9 13 18 13 9 8 5 6 12 19 20 12 4 3 18 26 31 40
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL NO
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 95 63 95 62 90 61 94
TEMP 77 69 89 92 73 65 88 92 73 65 84 87 70 63 87 91
DEWPT 46 41 31 25 31 37 28 21 34 47 44 39 43 48 43 39
MAX/MIN RH 36 9 36 8 53 18 59 15
RH 33 36 13 9 21 35 11 8 24 52 25 18 38 58 21 16
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW NW N E S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC IS
TSTMS SC IS
$$
TXZ043-162245-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
607 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013
DATE THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13
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 67 101 68 97
TEMP 64 75 87 93 91 81 76 72 69 81 93100 98 85 78 73 71 80 91 96 94
DEWPT 58 60 59 58 58 61 62 60 58 44 33 25 23 29 41 54 63 63 60 55 51
MIN/MAX RH 30 67 7 78 23
RH 81 60 39 31 33 51 62 66 68 27 12 7 7 13 27 51 76 56 36 25 23
WIND DIR N N N E E E E E N N E SE S SE S S SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 5 10 13 13 12 11 9 8 5 4 3 4 5 5 4 12 10 16 16 13 19
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 54 33 11 16 22 44 42 34 27 25 24 22 21 24 29 33 37 41 47 53 58
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC
OBVIS F
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
HAINES 4 3 5 6 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3
MIXING HGT <1 2 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 14 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 16 11 12
T WIND DIR NW N NE NE E E E E N N NE SW SW SE S S SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 6 12 13 8 9 9 14 8 5 4 2 11 13 5 3 13 10 24 25 27 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13
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 66 96 66 95 63 91 65 95
TEMP 76 68 89 93 76 68 89 92 73 66 85 88 73 67 88 92
DEWPT 54 54 35 21 36 53 37 20 32 47 41 35 45 55 46 38
MAX/MIN RH 61 8 57 7 50 15 67 15
RH 46 61 15 7 23 59 16 7 22 50 21 15 37 65 23 15
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW NW NW S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 30 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC IS
TSTMS SC IS
$$
TXZ035-162245-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
607 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013
DATE THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 95 62 100 67 96
TEMP 60 73 87 93 91 79 73 68 65 78 92 98 96 84 78 73 70 79 90 95 93
DEWPT 51 56 49 41 37 52 58 55 49 38 28 22 20 26 37 47 54 50 42 32 25
MIN/MAX RH 14 65 6 58 9
RH 72 55 27 16 15 39 59 63 56 24 10 7 6 12 23 40 57 36 19 11 9
WIND DIR N N NE S SE SE SE E NE W SW SW SW S S S S SW S S SW
WIND SPD 4 5 9 10 10 13 11 4 3 2 6 10 11 5 9 13 10 9 17 21 23
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 52 31 11 24 38 37 39 31 22 21 19 17 17 20 25 30 34 32 31 29 28
POP 12HR 20 20 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0 0 0
TSTMS IS IS IS
OBVIS F
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 6
MIXING HGT <1 1 12 17 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 15 19 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 15 17 15
T WIND DIR NW N NW W SW SE E E E W SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 9 11 13 14 16 10 5 1 2 11 13 16 6 10 16 11 10 32 32 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 94 61 93 59 88 60 93
TEMP 73 65 87 91 72 64 86 90 70 62 82 85 69 62 86 90
DEWPT 25 28 23 18 21 25 20 17 29 40 35 27 32 36 28 23
MAX/MIN RH 25 7 23 6 45 12 38 8
RH 17 25 10 7 14 22 9 7 22 44 18 12 25 38 12 9
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W NW NW S SW
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-162245-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
607 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013
DATE THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13
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 92 65 98 68 98
TEMP 64 75 85 91 89 79 74 70 67 79 91 97 95 84 78 73 70 81 91 97 95
DEWPT 60 61 59 55 58 61 62 62 61 55 51 48 46 47 50 54 56 56 55 53 51
MIN/MAX RH 30 79 19 61 23
RH 87 62 41 30 35 54 66 76 81 44 26 19 19 28 37 51 61 42 30 23 23
WIND DIR N N NE E E E E E NE NE E E SE E E E SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 4 9 10 12 10 12 8 4 4 4 5 10 13 14 6 2 8 16 13 21 19
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 64 38 12 15 19 45 44 41 37 33 28 23 20 22 26 30 33 38 44 51 56
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC
OBVIS F
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
HAINES 3 3 3 4 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3
MIXING HGT <1 2 3 5 4 1 1 <1 <1 1 2 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 16 14 12
T WIND DIR N N NE E SE E E E NE NE E SE SE E SE E SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 8 13 13 9 14 18 14 9 6 3 6 12 16 23 12 2 9 23 26 33 37
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13
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 95 64 94 63 90 62 96
TEMP 77 69 89 92 74 66 87 91 73 65 84 87 71 64 88 93
DEWPT 47 41 31 24 30 37 28 21 33 47 43 38 43 49 42 38
MAX/MIN RH 37 8 33 8 51 17 57 14
RH 35 36 13 9 20 34 12 8 23 52 24 18 36 58 20 15
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW NW N E S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC IS
TSTMS SC IS
$$
TXZ029-162245-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
607 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013
DATE THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 93 61 98 64 95
TEMP 59 72 85 92 89 77 71 66 63 76 90 96 94 82 75 70 67 77 88 94 92
DEWPT 56 57 49 43 39 53 58 55 49 37 27 20 18 23 34 44 51 48 41 33 26
MIN/MAX RH 17 68 6 57 9
RH 90 59 29 18 17 43 63 68 60 24 10 6 6 11 22 39 56 36 19 12 9
WIND DIR N N NE S SE SE SE SE SE SW SW SW SW S SE S SW SW S S SW
WIND SPD 4 4 9 9 9 14 10 5 3 3 5 10 11 5 5 12 9 8 16 21 23
CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 61 37 12 28 45 41 44 33 22 19 17 15 13 18 25 31 36 34 33 31 29
POP 12HR 20 20 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0 0 0
TSTMS IS IS IS
OBVIS F
LAL 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
MIXING HGT <1 1 8 16 16 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 16 19 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 16 18 16
T WIND DIR N N NW W SW SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW S SE S SW SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 8 3 12 17 21 14 10 4 3 11 13 14 6 6 13 10 10 27 31 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 91 58 90 57 86 57 91
TEMP 71 62 84 88 69 61 83 87 68 60 80 83 66 59 83 88
DEWPT 25 27 23 20 22 25 19 16 29 42 37 29 32 36 27 22
MAX/MIN RH 27 8 25 7 53 14 41 9
RH 18 26 11 8 17 25 9 7 23 51 21 14 28 42 13 9
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W NW NW S SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
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