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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
225 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

TXZ024-250930-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
225 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

Date           06/24/24      Tue 06/25/24            Wed 06/26/24            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      77         100          75         100          76
Temp          97 96 85 81 79 77 87 95 98 99 87 81 78 76 87 95 99 98 88 82 79 77
Dewpt         58 58 61 61 64 66 67 66 63 63 64 64 64 65 67 66 65 62 64 65 65 66
RH            28 29 45 52 60 71 52 38 32 31 46 56 62 69 52 39 33 31 46 55 61 68
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W SE SE SE SE  S  S SW
Wind spd      11 11  9  9  9 10 11 11 11 11  8  6  5  6  5  5  9 10  8  6  5  6
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5          10           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Heat                                Y  Y  Y
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt              1600   700  6900  9100  1800   900  7200  9900  5900   600
T Wind Dir              S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             16    18    19    13    14    13    11    13    17    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           06/27  Fri 06/28/24  Sat 06/29/24  Sun 06/30/24  Mon 07/01/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min         100      78   102      78    97      75    94      75    96
Temp          95 98   86 80 96100   86 79 93 95   81 77 88 93   81 76 92 95
Dewpt         64 59   60 62 62 59   61 66 66 64   66 67 68 62   64 66 64 60
Min/Max RH       27      55    26      63    35      72    36      71    31
RH            35 28   43 55 32 27   43 63 42 36   61 72 51 37   56 71 41 32
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    20      30    10      10     0
Rain shwrs                                    S    C  C
Tstms                                         S    C  C

$$
TXZ026-250930-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
225 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

Date           06/24/24      Tue 06/25/24            Wed 06/26/24            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      78         102          76         104          77
Temp          99 98 87 84 80 78 88 97101100 90 84 80 77 88 97102100 90 85 81 78
Dewpt         60 60 62 63 66 67 68 67 64 63 65 66 67 67 67 67 65 63 66 67 68 67
RH            28 29 43 49 62 69 52 38 30 30 44 55 65 71 50 38 30 30 45 55 65 69
Wind dir       S  S SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SE SE  S SW SW  S SE SE SE SE SE  S
Wind spd      12 12 10 10 10  9 12 12 12 11  9  9  8  5  6  5  9 10  9  8  6  6
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02           0           0
Heat                                Y  Y  Y
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     5     6     6     6     5     6     6     6     5
Mix Hgt               600   500  6300  7600  1500   600  6800 10200  5600   400
T Wind Dir              S     S    SW     S    SE     S    SW    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             16    16    19    16    17    13    11    12    16    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           06/27  Fri 06/28/24  Sat 06/29/24  Sun 06/30/24  Mon 07/01/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min         103      80   104      80   100      77    96      77   100
Temp          97100   87 80 98101   88 80 95 96   84 78 92 95   83 77 94 97
Dewpt         65 61   62 64 63 60   63 67 68 66   67 69 68 64   65 66 66 62
Min/Max RH       27      58    25      65    35      74    35      69    31
RH            35 28   43 58 32 26   43 65 42 38   57 74 46 36   55 69 40 32
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5    10      20    10       5     0
Rain shwrs                                         S  S
Tstms                                              S  S

$$
TXZ043-250930-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
225 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

Date           06/24/24      Tue 06/25/24            Wed 06/26/24            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      78         101          77         102          77
Temp          97 97 87 82 80 78 87 95 99 99 89 84 81 79 88 96101100 90 84 80 78
Dewpt         62 61 64 66 68 69 69 66 63 63 65 66 67 68 69 67 65 63 65 67 67 67
RH            32 31 46 57 68 75 55 39 31 31 45 55 63 69 53 39 31 30 44 57 65 69
Wind dir       S SE SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SE  S SW SW SW  S SE SE SE  S  S SW
Wind spd       8  8  8  8  9  8 10 10  9  9  8  8  8  6  6  5  6  9  6  5  5  5
Clouds        CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     4     6     6     6     5     6     6     6     5
Mix Hgt              1000   600  6500  7700  2400   700  6600  9800  5700   500
T Wind Dir              S     S    SW     S     S    SW    SW    SE    SE    SW
T Wind Spd             16    14    18    12    14    16    13    11    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           06/27  Fri 06/28/24  Sat 06/29/24  Sun 06/30/24  Mon 07/01/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min         102      78   103      77   100      75    97      75    99
Temp          97100   86 78 97101   85 79 94 97   83 77 92 95   83 76 93 97
Dewpt         66 60   63 66 64 60   65 70 68 64   68 70 67 63   66 68 66 61
Min/Max RH       26      67    26      74    33      79    34      76    30
RH            36 27   46 67 34 27   51 74 42 34   61 79 44 35   57 76 41 31
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      20    10       5     0
Rain shwrs                                         S  S
Tstms                                              S  S

$$
TXZ035-250930-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
225 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

Date           06/24/24      Tue 06/25/24            Wed 06/26/24            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      75         101          75         101          75
Temp          97 95 87 82 78 75 84 94 99 98 88 82 80 76 85 95 99 97 88 82 79 76
Dewpt         56 55 57 61 63 65 67 64 61 59 61 62 63 65 67 65 61 59 62 62 62 63
RH            26 26 36 49 60 71 57 37 29 28 40 51 56 69 55 37 29 29 42 51 56 64
Wind dir       S  S SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SE  S  S SW SW  S SE SE SE  S  S SW
Wind spd      12 12 10 11 12 11 13 12 12 12 10  9  9  8  8  5 10 12 10  9  8  8
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5          10           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     4     4
Mix Hgt              5600   800  6000  8800  4000   500  7500 10200  6000   500
T Wind Dir              S    SW     S     S     S    SW    SW    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             16    18    18    13    12    11    11    12    16    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           06/27  Fri 06/28/24  Sat 06/29/24  Sun 06/30/24  Mon 07/01/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          99      76   101      75    97      73    93      73    95
Temp          94 96   83 76 94 98   84 76 90 92   80 75 88 90   80 74 90 92
Dewpt         62 56   59 62 62 58   62 66 66 63   65 66 66 61   62 65 64 59
Min/Max RH       25      62    25      71    35      74    37      74    31
RH            35 26   44 62 35 27   48 71 45 38   60 74 48 38   54 74 42 33
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   15>     15>   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC FW   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       5     5      10    10      30    10      10     5
Rain shwrs                                         C  S
Tstms                                              C  S

$$
TXZ031-250930-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
225 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

Date           06/24/24      Tue 06/25/24            Wed 06/26/24            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      77         101          76         103          77
Temp          98 97 87 82 79 77 88 96100100 89 84 80 77 89 98102101 90 85 81 78
Dewpt         62 62 65 65 67 69 69 68 66 65 66 67 67 68 68 68 66 64 67 67 69 68
RH            31 32 47 56 68 76 54 40 33 32 47 57 66 74 51 38 31 31 47 56 67 72
Wind dir       S  S SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SE SE  S SW SW  S SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind spd      10 10  8  8  9  8 11 12 11 10  8  6  5  5  5  5  8  9  6  5  5  5
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.03           0           0
Heat                                Y  Y  Y
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  6     5     6     6     6     5     6     6     6     5
Mix Hgt              1100   800  6100  7500  1500   700  6800  9200  6000   700
T Wind Dir              S     S    SW     S     S    SW    SW    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             16    17    20    16    16    13    11    12    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           06/27  Fri 06/28/24  Sat 06/29/24  Sun 06/30/24  Mon 07/01/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min         102      79   104      79   100      76    97      76    99
Temp          97100   86 80 98102   88 80 95 97   83 78 92 96   83 77 94 97
Dewpt         66 62   63 65 64 61   64 68 69 66   69 70 69 64   67 68 67 63
Min/Max RH       28      61    26      68    34      76    35      75    32
RH            36 29   46 61 33 27   46 68 43 36   63 76 48 36   59 75 41 33
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5    10      20    10       5     0
Rain shwrs                                         S  S
Tstms                                              S  S

$$
TXZ029-250930-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
225 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

Date           06/24/24      Tue 06/25/24            Wed 06/26/24            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      72          98          71          99          71
Temp          94 93 82 78 74 72 82 91 96 96 84 79 75 73 84 92 97 96 85 80 75 73
Dewpt         55 54 58 60 63 65 66 63 61 59 62 63 63 64 66 63 60 58 62 63 63 63
RH            27 27 44 54 69 79 58 40 32 29 48 58 66 73 55 38 30 28 46 56 66 71
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind spd      10 10  9  9  9  9 12 11 10  9  8  5  5  5  5  5  9 10  8  5  5  5
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5          10          20          10          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                                S  S                    S  S
Tstms                                     S  S                    S  S
LAL                     1     1     1     1     2     1     1     1     2     1
Haines                  3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     4     4
Mix Hgt              4400   700  5700  8800  2400   500  7800 11600  4700   500
T Wind Dir              S     S    SW     S     S    SW    SW    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             17    18    19    12    13    13    11    11    17    14
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           06/27  Fri 06/28/24  Sat 06/29/24  Sun 06/30/24  Mon 07/01/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          97      73    99      72    94      70    90      70    93
Temp          92 95   81 74 92 97   82 74 89 91   77 71 85 89   77 71 87 91
Dewpt         61 56   59 61 61 57   61 65 65 62   66 67 66 60   63 65 62 58
Min/Max RH       26      64    25      74    36      87    37      81    33
RH            36 27   47 64 36 27   49 74 45 38   69 87 53 38   62 81 43 33
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC FW FW   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       5     5      10    20      30    10      10     5
Rain shwrs                                    S    C  C
Tstms                                         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