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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
210 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
TXZ024-240915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
210 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 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 59 90 60 83 56
Temp 76 76 65 61 61 59 72 84 88 84 68 65 62 60 69 78 82 79 67 63 59 56
Dewpt 50 52 54 55 56 56 58 58 50 53 54 55 55 53 55 52 49 51 53 52 52 51
RH 40 43 67 80 86 89 62 42 27 35 62 70 77 79 62 40 32 38 61 67 77 82
Wind dir SW S S SW SW W W SW NW N N N NW NW N NE NE E SE S W W
Wind spd 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 500 500 6700 9800 800 500 4400 6900 500 500
T Wind Dir S W W NW N N NE NE SE W
T Wind Spd 10 12 10 8 12 10 9 9 9 8
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 09/26 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24
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 83 56 84 59 87 59 89 60 88
Temp 78 79 62 57 77 79 64 60 80 81 64 60 82 83 66 60 82 82
Dewpt 52 52 52 51 52 49 50 51 51 50 50 50 50 48 50 50 49 48
Min/Max RH 34 82 31 74 28 71 25 70 25
RH 41 39 71 80 41 35 62 73 37 34 61 69 33 30 57 68 33 30
PWind dir NE E N N N NW N SW NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-240915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
210 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 91 60 84 57
Temp 76 77 68 64 60 59 69 82 89 86 71 67 63 60 68 79 83 81 71 65 59 57
Dewpt 50 51 52 54 55 55 58 59 53 54 57 58 58 57 58 53 50 49 51 52 52 51
RH 40 40 57 70 84 87 68 46 29 34 61 73 84 90 70 41 32 33 49 63 78 80
Wind dir SW S SE S S SW W SW S NE NE NE N N N NE N NE E E NE N
Wind spd 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 300 300 2700 7600 700 800 5200 7900 1000 300
T Wind Dir SE SW W W NE N NE NE SE NE
T Wind Spd 9 8 6 8 16 10 9 10 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/26 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 56 84 58 87 59 89 60 88
Temp 78 80 64 57 77 80 66 59 79 81 66 59 81 83 67 60 81 83
Dewpt 51 50 51 51 51 51 53 53 53 51 52 52 51 49 52 52 50 48
Min/Max RH 32 82 33 80 31 78 27 76 26
RH 39 35 63 80 40 36 63 80 41 35 61 78 35 31 59 75 34 30
PWind dir NE NE N N N N N E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-240915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
210 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 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 59 89 63 83 57
Temp 75 77 68 64 62 60 71 82 87 85 73 70 66 63 70 79 82 80 71 66 61 58
Dewpt 55 57 59 60 60 59 62 63 58 59 61 62 61 60 60 56 53 53 55 55 54 54
RH 49 50 74 86 94 98 74 54 38 41 67 77 86 90 71 45 37 39 58 69 80 85
Wind dir N SE S S SW W W SW SW S SE N N N N NE NE NE E SE N N
Wind spd 3 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 5 4 3 3 3
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 400 400 4300 6900 500 500 4700 6100 1900 500
T Wind Dir S SW W SW NE N NE NE SE NW
T Wind Spd 8 9 9 8 11 12 16 11 8 8
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 09/26 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24
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 85 58 85 59 89 60 90 61 90
Temp 79 82 66 59 79 81 66 60 82 83 67 61 84 85 69 61 83 85
Dewpt 52 53 54 53 51 50 54 54 52 51 55 53 52 51 53 52 51 50
Min/Max RH 33 83 32 81 29 77 27 74 25
RH 39 37 67 81 39 34 65 80 36 33 64 75 33 32 58 72 33 30
PWind dir NE E N N N NW N E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-240915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
210 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 88 58 81 55
Temp 76 76 66 62 61 59 69 82 86 84 70 64 61 58 68 78 81 79 68 62 59 56
Dewpt 52 54 55 56 57 56 60 59 52 53 54 54 54 53 55 52 50 51 52 52 52 51
RH 43 46 68 81 87 90 73 46 31 34 57 70 78 83 63 40 34 38 57 70 78 83
Wind dir SW S S S SW W W SW SW SW NE NE N N NE NE NE NE E SE S W
Wind spd 1 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 4 5 8 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 700 400 5600 10200 500 500 5500 7300 500 500
T Wind Dir S SW W NW NE NE NE NE SE SW
T Wind Spd 10 11 10 8 11 12 14 11 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/26 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 55 83 56 86 58 88 58 87
Temp 79 80 64 56 77 79 63 57 80 81 65 59 83 82 66 59 81 82
Dewpt 53 53 52 51 53 50 49 50 50 48 50 50 49 47 50 50 50 47
Min/Max RH 33 84 33 78 27 74 24 73 26
RH 41 39 65 83 43 36 60 77 35 32 58 72 31 29 56 72 34 29
PWind dir S SE NE N N SE N SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-240915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
210 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 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 58 93 61 86 56
Temp 77 79 68 64 60 58 72 84 90 88 73 68 64 61 70 81 85 82 71 65 60 57
Dewpt 50 52 55 56 57 57 60 59 53 55 58 60 59 58 58 54 50 51 54 54 54 53
RH 38 39 62 75 90 97 67 44 28 34 59 77 85 89 67 39 30 34 55 69 82 85
Wind dir N SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW NE NE NE N NW N NE NE NE E SE N NW
Wind spd 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 600 600 4500 8800 1100 1000 4600 7500 1000 600
T Wind Dir S SW W W NE N NE NE S NW
T Wind Spd 9 9 8 8 13 10 10 9 10 8
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 09/26 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24
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 85 56 86 58 89 59 92 60 91
Temp 79 81 64 57 79 81 66 59 81 83 66 59 84 86 67 60 84 85
Dewpt 52 52 54 52 51 51 54 53 52 52 54 52 51 50 53 52 50 50
Min/Max RH 32 86 31 81 28 79 25 76 25
RH 39 36 70 83 37 35 66 80 36 34 64 78 32 29 61 75 32 30
PWind dir NE NE N N N NW N SE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-240915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
210 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 53 86 54 81 51
Temp 75 75 62 58 55 54 68 82 86 81 66 61 57 54 67 77 81 78 63 58 54 52
Dewpt 50 52 55 55 55 54 58 55 49 51 53 53 53 52 53 49 48 49 52 51 51 50
RH 41 45 78 90100100 70 40 28 35 63 75 86 93 61 37 32 36 67 77 90 93
Wind dir W SW S SW SW W W W W N NE NE N N N NE NE NE E SE S SW
Wind spd 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 500 500 7300 10700 500 500 5800 7600 500 500
T Wind Dir S SW W NW NE NE NE NE SE SW
T Wind Spd 9 13 11 10 16 12 12 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/26 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24 Mon 09/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 52 83 53 86 54 88 54 87
Temp 78 80 59 52 77 79 59 54 79 80 61 54 82 82 61 55 81 82
Dewpt 51 52 51 51 50 48 49 49 47 47 49 48 47 45 49 49 47 46
Min/Max RH 32 99 31 86 26 82 23 82 26
RH 39 38 75 96 39 34 69 83 32 31 65 80 29 27 65 80 30 28
PWind dir S E N N N E N SE SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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