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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