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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
204 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
TXZ024-230930-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
204 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed
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 76 58 86 58
Temp 62 60 58 57 56 54 60 68 75 74 63 62 59 59 70 81 86 80 68 64 61 59
Dewpt 56 55 55 53 52 50 50 51 51 54 55 55 58 57 61 60 56 59 61 59 58 57
RH 93 92 95 91 90 86 71 55 44 49 75 80 94 92 72 51 37 48 79 85 92 92
Wind dir N N N N N N N N E SE S SW SW W W SW SW N NE N N N
Wind spd 14 12 9 6 5 5 5 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 5 5 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.06 0.07
Rain shwrs L C S S S C C C C
Tstms C C S S C
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Haines 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 2100 1800 1300 2900 4200 500 500 5600 10000 1300 1200
T Wind Dir N N N N W S SW W W NE NE
T Wind Spd 21 16 11 6 6 9 12 11 11 12 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 09/25 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
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 81 55 80 56 82 57 87 59 87
Temp 76 77 61 56 74 75 60 56 75 76 63 58 80 81 65 60 80 81
Dewpt 53 52 53 51 52 52 53 52 54 54 54 53 53 53 54 54 52 51
Min/Max RH 36 86 38 85 39 83 31 81 31
RH 45 42 75 84 47 45 76 84 49 45 72 82 40 38 68 80 38 35
PWind dir NE SE NE NE N N N N N
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 5 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ026-230930-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
204 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 55 77 58 88 59
Temp 66 64 61 59 58 56 61 70 76 75 68 64 60 59 69 81 87 82 72 66 62 60
Dewpt 58 57 55 54 53 52 50 51 51 52 54 55 56 56 59 60 58 59 61 60 59 58
RH 84 87 84 81 83 86 67 51 42 45 61 73 87 90 70 49 38 46 68 81 90 93
Wind dir N N N N N N N N NW E SE S SW SW SW S S SE N N N N
Wind spd 17 13 12 9 8 6 5 4 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 10 5 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0 0.03 0.08
Rain shwrs D C C C S C C C C S S
Tstms L C C C S S C S S
LAL 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Haines 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1900 1600 1200 2900 3800 300 300 4700 8500 400 600
T Wind Dir N N N N NW SE SW SW SW E NE
T Wind Spd 21 18 13 9 5 8 9 9 11 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/25 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 55 82 56 83 58 87 60 88
Temp 77 78 63 56 75 77 63 57 76 78 66 59 81 81 68 61 80 83
Dewpt 54 50 53 52 52 52 53 53 54 54 54 53 53 53 56 55 54 52
Min/Max RH 34 87 36 87 39 80 31 82 31
RH 45 37 70 86 45 42 70 86 46 43 65 80 38 38 65 81 41 34
PWind dir NE E NE NE N N N N N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ043-230930-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
204 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed
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 57 76 59 86 62
Temp 71 67 63 61 60 58 62 69 74 75 67 64 61 60 71 81 85 83 74 69 65 62
Dewpt 64 58 59 59 57 55 54 54 56 58 60 60 60 60 63 63 61 62 65 65 63 62
RH 89 86 94 96 92 90 74 60 53 56 78 88 97100 77 55 45 49 74 86 93100
Wind dir N N N N N N N N NW S S S SW W SW SW S S SE N N N
Wind spd 16 16 12 9 8 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 10 20 30 40
QPF 12hr 0.14 0 0.02 0.04 0.11
Rain shwrs D L L C S S S S S C C C C C C
Tstms L L C C S S C C C S
LAL 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2
Haines 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2800 1700 1800 2800 3500 400 400 4700 7100 500 1100
T Wind Dir N N N N W S SW SW SW SE NE
T Wind Spd 17 19 14 10 5 6 9 9 8 10 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 09/25 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
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 57 82 56 82 59 87 61 89
Temp 77 79 64 58 77 78 64 57 75 80 66 60 81 83 68 62 83 83
Dewpt 56 54 56 54 53 53 55 54 54 55 56 55 53 53 57 55 55 52
Min/Max RH 39 90 38 90 42 86 31 81 32
RH 48 42 76 88 43 43 72 89 49 43 70 84 38 36 68 80 39 35
PWind dir NE NE NE NE N N N NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ035-230930-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
204 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 53 76 58 85 58
Temp 60 59 58 56 56 54 59 68 75 74 64 62 60 58 68 79 84 80 70 65 62 59
Dewpt 56 55 54 53 52 51 51 54 54 55 57 58 58 57 61 62 58 58 60 59 57 56
RH 87 90 86 90 90 93 75 61 48 51 78 87 93 96 78 56 41 47 71 81 84 90
Wind dir N N N N N N N N SW S S S SW W SW SW SW S NE NE NE N
Wind spd 16 13 13 10 8 6 5 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 5 10 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.07 0.12
Rain shwrs C C S S S C C C C S S
Tstms C C S S C S S
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1800 1500 1200 2700 4000 700 500 5500 8500 500 1000
T Wind Dir N NE N N W S SW W SW E NE
T Wind Spd 21 18 13 8 5 10 11 11 10 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/25 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 80 55 81 55 82 57 87 58 86
Temp 76 76 61 55 75 77 62 56 75 77 63 58 80 81 65 59 80 80
Dewpt 54 51 52 51 53 52 52 51 53 52 54 53 52 50 52 51 52 50
Min/Max RH 36 88 36 84 37 84 29 76 30
RH 46 42 72 86 46 42 70 83 46 42 72 83 38 34 63 75 38 35
PWind dir NE SE SE E N NE N E NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ031-230930-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
204 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed
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 56 78 58 89 60
Temp 67 64 61 60 58 57 62 70 76 76 67 64 60 59 70 82 87 83 73 67 63 61
Dewpt 59 58 58 57 55 54 52 51 52 54 57 58 59 59 61 62 59 62 64 64 62 60
RH 87 89 94 93 91 90 70 52 44 47 69 83 95100 74 50 39 48 75 89 98 99
Wind dir N N N N N N N N N SE SE S SW SW SW SW S E N N N N
Wind spd 17 12 11 6 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 10 5 30 40
QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0 0.02 0.13
Rain shwrs D C C C S S S C C C C S S
Tstms L C C C S S C S S
LAL 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Haines 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 2500 1900 1700 3200 4000 600 600 5800 7900 800 900
T Wind Dir N N N N NW S SW W S SE NE
T Wind Spd 20 18 14 9 5 9 8 9 11 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 09/25 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
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 84 58 89 60 90
Temp 78 80 63 56 77 78 63 57 76 79 66 59 81 83 68 60 82 84
Dewpt 55 53 56 54 52 52 55 54 54 55 56 55 53 54 57 56 54 52
Min/Max RH 33 94 35 91 39 87 30 87 29
RH 45 39 78 93 42 40 75 90 47 43 71 85 38 38 68 86 39 34
PWind dir NE NE NE NE N N N NE N
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 CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ029-230930-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
204 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 47 75 53 84 54
Temp 56 57 54 53 49 47 57 67 73 73 62 58 56 54 66 79 83 79 65 61 57 54
Dewpt 54 53 52 51 49 47 49 51 52 54 56 57 56 54 60 60 54 56 59 58 56 54
RH 100 90 96100100100 75 56 48 51 81 96100100 81 52 37 45 81 90 96100
Wind dir N N N N N N N N SW S S S SW SW W SW W N NE NE NE N
Wind spd 14 13 9 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Clouds OV B2 B2 SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 0 5 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.02
Rain shwrs C S S C C S S
Tstms C S S
LAL 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1800 1500 1000 2700 4400 500 500 5500 10200 1200 1200
T Wind Dir N N N N W S SW W NW NE NE
T Wind Spd 23 17 12 6 6 10 12 12 10 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/25 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 50 80 50 81 52 85 53 85
Temp 74 75 57 51 74 75 57 51 74 76 58 53 79 80 60 54 79 80
Dewpt 51 50 51 51 51 52 51 51 52 53 53 52 51 50 53 51 51 49
Min/Max RH 36 100 38 100 38 100 31 92 30
RH 44 41 80100 44 45 80100 46 45 83 96 38 35 78 90 38 34
PWind dir NE SE SE E N N NW NE N
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
$$
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