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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
240 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
TXZ024-172115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
240 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 93 68 94 72 97
Temp 71 68 80 89 91 89 79 76 71 69 79 89 93 88 76 75 73 72 82 93 97 93
Dewpt 65 64 64 60 57 58 61 63 65 64 66 64 62 63 67 66 66 66 66 63 58 58
RH 81 86 58 39 32 35 54 64 80 83 64 44 36 43 74 74 77 81 60 37 28 31
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 5 5 6 11 14 13 10 9 6 6 9 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.01 0.07 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 7100 8900 900 600 5600 9000 1800 600 6200 11300
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 20 16 11 17 18 13 14 16 11
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 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 73 96 70 91 63 85 61 88
Temp 80 74 92 92 77 71 86 85 70 63 80 82 67 62 82 85
Dewpt 62 64 61 57 60 61 61 58 58 55 52 49 51 52 54 51
Max/Min RH 73 28 72 33 77 28 71 28
RH 56 72 36 32 58 72 43 39 66 74 37 31 57 70 38 31
PWind dir S S S S SW NW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 20 20 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-172115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
240 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 95 72 95 72 99
Temp 75 71 80 90 94 92 85 81 77 73 82 91 94 90 81 79 75 73 82 93 98 95
Dewpt 65 65 66 63 60 60 61 63 63 64 66 64 63 63 64 64 64 65 67 64 61 61
RH 71 81 62 41 32 34 45 54 61 72 58 41 36 41 57 60 69 77 61 38 29 33
Wind dir S SE S S S SE SE S SE S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 6 5 8 9 12 13 11 10 9 8 10 12 13 12 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 10
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 6200 8500 400 400 5300 7300 2600 400 5700 9000
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 12 18 17 13 17 19 13 13 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 73 98 72 94 66 89 62 91
Temp 82 73 93 95 81 72 88 89 75 67 83 86 71 63 84 86
Dewpt 62 64 63 58 60 62 61 58 59 58 54 51 52 54 55 52
Max/Min RH 72 27 70 31 73 28 73 28
RH 51 72 37 29 49 70 40 35 58 73 37 30 51 72 37 31
PWind dir S S S S S NW NE SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 20 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-172115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
240 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 94 71 95 72 97
Temp 76 72 81 90 93 91 83 80 76 72 81 90 94 92 84 81 77 73 82 92 96 95
Dewpt 66 66 66 64 61 60 62 65 64 64 66 66 63 63 63 64 66 68 69 66 62 61
RH 73 82 60 42 35 36 50 60 69 76 60 46 36 38 50 59 72 83 64 43 33 34
Wind dir SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 5 3 5 8 10 10 9 6 5 5 9 11 10 9 9 8 6 5 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5800 8000 700 500 5000 6600 2500 500 5000 6900
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 16 13 11 17 16 16 13 14 11
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 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 72 96 72 93 67 88 63 89
Temp 81 72 92 93 80 73 88 91 76 68 84 86 71 64 85 87
Dewpt 64 66 64 59 62 63 63 58 60 60 56 53 55 56 57 53
Max/Min RH 80 30 72 32 76 31 75 30
RH 57 80 40 32 54 72 43 34 59 76 39 33 58 75 40 33
PWind dir S S S S S N E SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-172115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
240 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 66 93 69 94
Temp 71 67 78 85 89 87 78 74 71 67 74 85 92 89 80 77 73 69 78 88 94 91
Dewpt 60 60 64 62 61 60 60 62 63 64 66 66 64 63 64 65 66 65 68 65 61 59
RH 68 78 62 46 39 40 54 66 77 90 75 52 40 42 58 67 79 86 71 46 34 35
Wind dir SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 8 5 10 16 17 17 13 11 10 10 12 12 13 12 12 12 11 9 11 10 11 10
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0 0.06 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 6400 7900 1400 600 3900 7900 1800 500 4200 9100
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 16 20 17 14 16 16 13 13 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 92 68 89 62 85 60 86
Temp 78 70 88 90 76 68 83 84 70 63 80 83 67 61 81 84
Dewpt 62 64 63 58 60 62 61 57 57 55 53 50 51 52 55 51
Max/Min RH 82 32 80 35 77 30 73 30
RH 58 82 44 35 58 80 47 40 63 76 39 32 56 73 41 32
PWind dir S S S S SE N SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 20 20 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ031-172115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
240 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 96 71 96 73 100
Temp 75 71 82 91 95 92 84 80 76 72 82 92 95 92 83 79 76 73 84 95 99 97
Dewpt 67 67 66 62 60 60 63 65 65 65 66 65 63 63 65 66 66 67 68 65 61 61
RH 76 87 59 38 31 34 50 59 68 79 59 41 35 40 55 65 71 81 59 37 29 32
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind spd 5 4 5 9 12 12 10 9 6 5 9 12 13 11 9 8 6 5 9 9 10 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6400 8800 800 600 5300 7500 3000 800 5900 8800
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 12 18 16 13 18 18 14 13 16 12
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 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 73 99 72 95 65 89 61 91
Temp 82 73 94 95 80 72 89 90 74 65 84 86 69 62 84 87
Dewpt 65 65 63 59 62 62 62 60 61 59 54 52 55 55 55 53
Max/Min RH 76 28 71 32 80 28 78 27
RH 56 76 36 30 54 71 40 36 63 79 36 31 60 77 37 32
PWind dir S S S S S NW NE SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-172115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
240 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 65 91 65 94
Temp 66 63 77 85 89 86 76 72 68 66 76 86 90 86 74 72 68 66 77 90 93 91
Dewpt 61 61 62 60 58 58 61 62 63 64 66 64 61 61 64 65 65 65 65 61 57 57
RH 84 93 60 43 35 39 60 71 85 94 71 48 38 43 70 80 90 97 67 38 30 32
Wind dir S S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 5 5 9 12 14 14 10 8 6 6 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 30 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.27 0.02 0.02 0
Rain shwrs S C S S S S
Tstms S C S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 6700 8600 1000 600 4400 8600 1600 500 6100 11100
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 21 17 16 18 18 16 17 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 92 64 87 56 84 55 86
Temp 75 66 88 88 72 64 83 82 65 57 79 81 62 56 80 84
Dewpt 62 63 60 56 60 61 59 56 57 53 50 47 49 51 52 50
Max/Min RH 89 31 89 36 91 27 85 28
RH 64 89 39 34 66 89 44 41 75 87 37 30 61 84 38 31
PWind dir S S S S SE NW SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 20 20 0 5 5
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
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