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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
416 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024

TXZ024-222115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
416 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024

Date             Fri 03/22/24            Sat 03/23/24            Sun 03/24/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      75          39          66          55          77
Temp             43 54 69 75 70 55 48 44 41 47 57 65 66 58 57 57 56 63 74 76 71
Dewpt            43 46 44 39 36 37 37 36 34 35 37 39 40 42 43 44 45 44 30 23 20
RH              100 74 40 27 28 51 66 73 76 64 48 39 40 55 59 62 68 50 20 14 14
Wind dir         NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd          5  5 11 13 12  9  9  9  5  8 12 17 17 14 18 24 27 28 31 34 31
Clouds           SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                                                                  BD BD BD
High Wind                                                               A  A  A
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     5     5     3     3     3     3     6     6     6
Mix Hgt              4200  6900   700   900  2600  3700  2000  1200  9300 13000
T Wind Dir             NW     N     E     E    SE     S     S     S    SW    SW
T Wind Spd             10    18    16    11    11    20    20    27    35    43
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  5  5
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH


Date          Mon 03/25/24  Tue 03/26/24  Wed 03/27/24  Thu 03/28/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          42    56      32    59      37    69      43    78
Temp          56 44 54 54   39 33 50 57   43 38 61 66   49 44 72 75
Dewpt         17 22 23 22   22 20 21 25   28 29 31 28   33 31 31 21
Max/Min RH       43    27      61    25      71    21      62    13
RH            22 41 31 29   51 58 31 29   55 71 32 24   53 60 22 13
PWind dir         W    NW      NE    SE      SE     S       S    SW
Wind char       15>   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    10      10    10      10     5       0     0

$$
TXZ026-222115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
416 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024

Date             Fri 03/22/24            Sat 03/23/24            Sun 03/24/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      74          38          64          52          77
Temp             47 53 66 74 70 55 48 43 40 44 55 62 63 57 55 54 53 60 73 77 73
Dewpt            47 50 49 45 41 41 38 36 35 37 38 39 41 44 46 47 47 47 41 30 26
RH              100 89 54 35 35 59 68 76 82 76 53 43 44 62 72 77 80 62 31 18 17
Wind dir         NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd          5  5 10 16 12 10  9  9  6  6 10 14 14 13 17 17 21 28 31 35 32
Clouds           B2 B1 CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                                                                  BD BD BD
High Wind                                                               A  A  A
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  5     4     4     4     4     4     3     4     6     6
Mix Hgt              2800  6000   600   600  2700  3100  1500  1200  6700 14200
T Wind Dir              N     N    NE    NE     E     S    SE     S     S    SW
T Wind Spd              9    18    17    12     9    16    20    23    32    42
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  4
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL


Date          Mon 03/25/24  Tue 03/26/24  Wed 03/27/24  Thu 03/28/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          41    59      32    57      36    67      41    78
Temp          54 42 55 56   41 33 49 56   43 37 59 65   49 42 70 75
Dewpt         23 25 26 25   24 22 22 25   29 31 35 34   37 35 38 30
Max/Min RH       51    28      66    29      79    29      76    18
RH            30 50 32 30   50 63 34 30   57 79 40 31   63 76 31 19
PWind dir        SW    NW       N     E      SE    SE      SE    SW
Wind char       15>   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr         10     5       5     5      10    10       0     5

$$
TXZ043-222115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
416 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024

Date             Fri 03/22/24            Sat 03/23/24            Sun 03/24/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      76          43          71          56          79
Temp             47 55 67 76 73 61 52 48 45 49 60 69 70 62 59 58 56 61 74 79 75
Dewpt            47 50 51 46 45 48 45 41 40 41 44 44 45 45 46 48 48 49 44 30 26
RH              100 85 56 35 37 62 77 77 83 74 56 40 42 55 62 70 75 64 33 17 16
Wind dir          N NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd          4  4  9  9  9  8  9  6  5  5  9 12 12 10 14 17 19 26 26 28 28
Clouds           B1 B1 FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                                                                  BD BD BD
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     5     4     4     4     4     4     5     6     6
Mix Hgt              2600  5600  1500  1700  2700  4100  2300  1600  7900 13400
T Wind Dir              N    NE    NE    NE     E     S    SE     S    SW    SW
T Wind Spd              6    16    17    16    10    17    20    23    33    41
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  4
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL


Date          Mon 03/25/24  Tue 03/26/24  Wed 03/27/24  Thu 03/28/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          45    66      35    61      39    73      44    80
Temp          56 46 62 62   45 35 53 60   46 40 66 70   53 45 73 77
Dewpt         21 24 27 28   28 26 28 29   33 34 36 30   34 36 39 31
Max/Min RH       42    23      69    29      80    20      70    17
RH            25 41 26 27   52 69 37 30   59 79 33 22   49 70 29 18
PWind dir         W    NW      NE     E      SE    SW       S    SW
Wind char       15>   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   B1 SC FW SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         10    10      10    10      10     5       0     0

$$
TXZ035-222115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
416 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024

Date             Fri 03/22/24            Sat 03/23/24            Sun 03/24/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      76          41          69          51          74
Temp             42 52 73 76 71 58 50 46 43 47 58 67 68 62 58 55 52 60 71 73 68
Dewpt            42 44 39 36 36 41 42 39 38 40 42 42 42 42 43 44 45 41 27 23 21
RH              100 74 29 23 28 53 74 76 82 76 55 40 39 48 57 66 77 49 19 15 17
Wind dir         NW  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
Wind spd          5  5 11 11 12 11 12  9  9 10 17 20 20 19 23 25 24 26 35 42 36
Clouds           SC SC CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                                                               BD BD BD BD
High Wind                                                               A  A  A
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  3     3     3     4     4     4     4     3     3     4
Mix Hgt              6400  9300  1100  1500  2400  4000  2500  1000  9900 11700
T Wind Dir             NW     N     E     E    SE     S     S     S    SW     W
T Wind Spd             10    14    17    18    17    25    24    27    34    46
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  4  5  4
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CL


Date          Mon 03/25/24  Tue 03/26/24  Wed 03/27/24  Thu 03/28/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          40    60      32    60      37    70      43    77
Temp          52 41 57 57   41 32 52 59   45 38 64 68   51 43 70 74
Dewpt         18 21 25 23   27 24 27 28   32 30 29 23   29 31 29 23
Max/Min RH       44    24      72    28      76    17      62    13
RH            26 44 29 27   57 72 38 30   60 73 27 18   42 62 22 15
PWind dir         W    NW      NE    SE       S     W       S    SW
Wind char       15>   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   B1 SC FW SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          5    20      10    10      10     5       0     0
Rain shwrs              S

$$
TXZ031-222115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
416 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024

Date             Fri 03/22/24            Sat 03/23/24            Sun 03/24/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      76          39          68          54          79
Temp             46 52 66 75 71 57 49 45 41 47 57 66 67 58 57 56 54 61 75 79 74
Dewpt            46 50 49 47 42 43 41 39 37 38 40 42 42 45 46 48 49 48 41 29 24
RH              100 92 55 37 35 58 74 81 86 72 54 42 40 62 68 74 82 63 30 16 16
Wind dir         NW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd          3  5  9 12 11  9  6  6  5  5 10 14 13 13 17 17 23 27 28 31 28
Clouds           B2 B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                                                                  BD BD BD
High Wind                                                               A  A  A
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  5     5     4     4     4     4     3     4     6     6
Mix Hgt              2800  6200   900   700  2700  3500  2000  1600  6600 13300
T Wind Dir              N     N    NE     E     E     S    SE     S    SW    SW
T Wind Spd              9    16    17    12     9    17    20    24    33    41
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  4  5
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CH


Date          Mon 03/25/24  Tue 03/26/24  Wed 03/27/24  Thu 03/28/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          42    61      32    59      37    70      42    80
Temp          55 43 57 58   41 33 51 58   43 38 61 68   49 43 72 76
Dewpt         22 25 27 25   25 23 23 26   29 32 35 33   37 35 38 29
Max/Min RH       49    26      67    28      82    25      73    16
RH            27 49 32 28   52 67 33 29   57 80 38 28   63 73 29 17
PWind dir         W    NW       N     E      SE    SE      SE    SW
Wind char       15>   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr         10    10       5     5      10    10       0     0

$$
TXZ029-222115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
416 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024

Date             Fri 03/22/24            Sat 03/23/24            Sun 03/24/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      72          35          65          48          72
Temp             39 50 68 72 67 52 44 41 37 44 57 65 63 56 53 50 48 58 69 71 65
Dewpt            39 44 39 36 35 36 37 36 34 37 39 41 41 41 41 42 44 39 24 22 19
RH              100 80 34 27 30 54 76 82 89 76 51 41 44 57 64 74 86 49 18 16 17
Wind dir         NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
Wind spd          3  5 12 12 10  9  9  9  6  9 16 20 19 17 19 25 24 24 31 36 33
Clouds           SC SC CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                                                               BD BD BD BD
High Wind                                                               A  A  A
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  3     4     4     3     4     4     3     4     4     3
Mix Hgt              4200  7200   700  1100  2500  3900  2400   900 10500 11900
T Wind Dir             NW     N     E     E    SE     S     S     S    SW    SW
T Wind Spd             12    16    18    18    14    25    25    28    34    46
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  4  4
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL


Date          Mon 03/25/24  Tue 03/26/24  Wed 03/27/24  Thu 03/28/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          34    54      27    57      32    68      38    75
Temp          47 35 51 50   35 27 50 54   40 33 61 65   45 39 69 70
Dewpt         16 20 24 23   23 21 23 27   29 28 28 23   29 29 26 19
Max/Min RH       54    28      78    28      85    18      70    13
RH            28 54 34 34   61 78 34 35   64 82 28 20   53 67 20 14
PWind dir         W    NW      NE    SE       S     W       S    SW
Wind char       15>   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   B1 SC SC SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0    20      10    10      10     5       0     0
Rain shwrs              S

$$
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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