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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
359 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
TXZ024-262115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
359 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
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 84 58 84 55 82
Temp 62 58 71 79 83 82 68 65 61 59 74 82 84 81 69 65 60 56 67 76 81 81
Dewpt 49 29 35 34 31 29 30 27 27 31 35 32 28 26 27 29 32 34 36 35 34 31
RH 62 33 26 19 15 14 25 24 27 35 24 16 13 13 21 27 35 43 32 22 19 17
Wind dir W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW
Wind spd 13 17 18 20 19 16 9 10 10 13 16 17 23 21 16 13 12 13 14 14 13 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 7800 10000 600 500 9300 12300 7300 1200 7700 11300
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 26 26 17 18 21 34 23 18 20 18
RFTI 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
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 53 85 58 92 66 86 60 77
Temp 62 54 77 84 64 59 89 89 71 66 83 77 65 61 74 74
Dewpt 38 38 41 33 41 42 43 41 55 58 57 55 58 56 55 52
Max/Min RH 55 15 56 16 76 35 84 43
RH 40 54 28 16 43 54 20 19 57 75 41 47 77 84 52 45
PWind dir SW W S SW S S S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C
$$
TXZ026-262115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
359 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 57 85 55 83
Temp 62 57 71 81 84 84 69 65 60 58 71 81 85 82 70 65 59 55 66 76 81 82
Dewpt 59 53 42 35 35 34 35 36 42 47 56 49 41 39 45 45 44 43 42 39 38 38
RH 90 86 35 19 17 17 28 34 51 67 59 33 21 22 41 48 57 64 42 26 21 21
Wind dir SW SW W SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 13 10 14 20 21 16 10 10 12 16 17 17 23 17 11 10 9 9 12 14 16 11
Clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.05 0
Rain shwrs C C S S C C S S
Tstms C C S S C C S S
Obvis BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 7600 9800 600 600 6100 11000 2500 700 7400 10100
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 26 16 18 21 27 19 12 20 17
RFTI 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 52 85 56 92 64 86 59 79
Temp 62 53 76 84 64 57 88 89 71 65 83 80 66 60 75 75
Dewpt 43 43 44 41 50 51 51 49 61 62 62 60 61 58 55 53
Max/Min RH 69 20 84 22 91 44 96 44
RH 50 69 32 22 60 80 28 25 71 90 49 51 84 93 50 46
PWind dir S W S SW S S SE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 20 50 40 40
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C
$$
TXZ043-262115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
359 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
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 85 58 85 54 84
Temp 64 59 72 81 85 83 69 62 60 59 72 82 85 82 68 63 59 55 67 78 83 81
Dewpt 62 56 42 37 34 34 34 36 45 56 61 50 44 45 49 47 45 43 42 40 39 39
RH 93 89 34 21 16 17 27 37 57 89 68 33 24 27 51 56 60 65 40 26 21 22
Wind dir SW SW W SW SW SW S S S SW S SW SW SW S W SW SW SW W SW SW
Wind spd 11 8 12 17 17 12 8 6 9 8 13 12 13 10 6 8 5 6 9 11 10 9
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 40 40 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.06 0.19 0
Rain shwrs C C S S C C S S
Tstms C C S S C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6600 9000 500 600 7200 9900 1600 800 7000 9100
T Wind Dir W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 25 13 17 20 23 16 14 17 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 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
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 53 88 58 91 64 86 60 82
Temp 61 54 81 85 64 59 87 88 71 65 83 80 67 61 78 76
Dewpt 41 40 43 44 48 56 61 56 62 64 66 62 63 61 61 57
Max/Min RH 60 20 91 30 99 48 99 45
RH 47 60 26 24 56 91 42 34 73 98 57 55 86 99 56 52
PWind dir SW SW S SW S S S E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 20 50 40 50
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C
$$
TXZ035-262115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
359 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 83 55 82 51 81
Temp 62 55 67 76 81 81 70 64 59 55 70 80 82 79 69 62 56 51 63 74 80 78
Dewpt 36 28 35 33 29 25 26 26 26 29 33 31 28 25 27 29 31 31 36 35 32 30
RH 38 35 30 21 15 13 19 23 28 37 25 17 14 14 21 28 38 46 36 24 17 17
Wind dir W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
Wind spd 13 14 23 25 24 19 11 10 9 10 17 23 28 26 16 11 11 12 17 17 17 13
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 7500 9900 600 500 9100 11700 7700 700 7900 10900
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 26 27 18 17 23 33 23 17 23 20
RFTI 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 85 54 90 62 86 58 79
Temp 61 51 80 82 63 55 86 88 70 62 82 80 66 59 75 75
Dewpt 31 32 35 27 35 41 46 38 52 58 59 52 56 56 54 48
Max/Min RH 48 12 61 16 87 35 90 38
RH 32 48 20 13 35 59 25 17 53 87 46 38 70 90 48 38
PWind dir SW W S SW S S S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S S C C S C C
Tstms S S C C S C C
$$
TXZ031-262115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
359 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
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 87 57 87 55 85
Temp 63 57 73 82 86 85 69 64 59 58 71 82 87 84 69 65 60 55 69 79 84 82
Dewpt 59 52 40 37 35 34 35 35 41 47 57 49 40 39 47 46 43 42 41 39 38 38
RH 86 84 31 19 17 16 28 34 52 69 61 32 20 20 44 49 53 61 36 24 19 21
Wind dir SW SW W SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW
Wind spd 12 8 14 19 19 12 9 8 10 16 17 17 19 13 9 9 6 5 11 14 14 10
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 30 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.07 0
Rain shwrs C C S S C C S S
Tstms C C S S C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 7500 9900 600 500 6700 10800 3500 800 7500 10500
T Wind Dir W SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 26 16 18 23 27 18 12 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
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 53 87 57 93 64 88 59 80
Temp 62 53 79 85 64 58 90 90 71 65 85 80 66 60 76 75
Dewpt 43 41 45 42 51 52 54 51 63 63 64 61 63 60 59 56
Max/Min RH 65 20 80 23 96 43 100 49
RH 50 65 30 22 63 80 29 27 74 94 50 52 90100 56 52
PWind dir SW W S SW S S S N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 20 50 40 40
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C
$$
TXZ029-262115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
359 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 80 50 79 47 78
Temp 56 51 65 74 78 78 65 59 54 51 68 77 79 75 63 57 51 47 61 72 77 76
Dewpt 29 27 35 33 30 26 26 25 25 26 31 29 26 22 26 29 31 31 35 35 32 30
RH 35 39 33 22 17 15 23 27 32 37 25 17 14 14 24 34 46 53 38 26 19 18
Wind dir W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW
Wind spd 9 11 19 23 20 17 11 10 9 9 13 19 27 26 13 11 10 9 14 17 14 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 7300 9700 500 500 9800 11800 7300 700 7600 11300
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 27 27 18 19 24 37 25 18 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 83 50 88 58 84 53 76
Temp 56 47 76 80 59 51 85 86 65 59 81 75 60 54 72 72
Dewpt 33 35 36 26 36 38 41 34 51 57 56 52 56 54 53 48
Max/Min RH 63 13 61 14 93 36 100 40
RH 42 63 23 14 42 61 21 16 60 93 42 45 87100 51 42
PWind dir SW W S SW S S S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 40 30 30
Rain shwrs S C C S C C
Tstms S C C S C C
$$
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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