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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
341 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024

TXZ024-232115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
341 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024

Date             Sat 03/23/24            Sun 03/24/24            Mon 03/25/24
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                      65          54          76          43          55
Temp          42 39 44 56 65 64 55 55 56 55 63 74 74 68 58 53 49 44 48 53 55 52
Dewpt         35 34 34 35 38 40 43 45 46 47 47 31 24 17 17 17 19 21 25 25 24 22
RH            78 83 68 45 38 41 63 68 71 74 55 20 15 14 20 24 30 39 40 33 30 32
Wind dir       E  E SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  N  N  N
Wind spd       9  5  5 10 16 16 13 17 18 23 27 29 35 28 21 25 23 23 17 11 11 12
Clouds        CL FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0          10           0          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S
Obvis                                          BD BD BD
High Wind                                       W  W  W
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  3     3     3     6     6     6     6     6     5     5
Mix Hgt              2700  4200   800  1200  8300 12300  6900   900  5900  7200
T Wind Dir             SE     S     S     S    SW    SW    SW     W    NW    NW
T Wind Spd             11    21    19    25    36    47    29    27    19    13
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  5  5  3  3  2  1  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH CL CL EL EL NO NO NO NO


Date          Tue 03/26/24  Wed 03/27/24  Thu 03/28/24  Fri 03/29/24
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          33    59      36    61      39    77      53    83
Temp          38 34 51 57   42 37 57 59   44 40 70 74   60 54 76 80
Dewpt         24 23 23 27   30 31 33 32   36 34 31 28   32 34 28 23
Max/Min RH       65    27      78    33      85    16      46    11
RH            58 65 33 31   62 78 40 36   73 80 24 18   35 46 17 12
PWind dir         N     E      SE     E      SE    SW       S    SW
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     15>   15>
Avg clouds    B1 SC SC SC   B1 SC SC SC   FW FW SC SC   SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         10    10      30    20       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                   C  S  S  S
Tstms                                 S

$$
TXZ026-232115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
341 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024

Date             Sat 03/23/24            Sun 03/24/24            Mon 03/25/24
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                      63          53          78          44          57
Temp          43 39 44 54 61 61 54 54 54 54 59 73 76 72 60 56 50 45 47 54 56 54
Dewpt         35 34 35 36 38 40 44 48 49 49 48 43 30 24 22 21 22 23 28 28 26 25
RH            73 82 70 50 42 46 69 80 83 83 67 34 18 16 23 25 33 41 47 36 31 32
Wind dir      NE NE  E SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  N
Wind spd       9  6  6  8 13 13 12 17 17 19 24 28 34 28 20 19 19 16 16 11 12 12
Clouds        CL FW SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          20           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                                S  S  S  S
Obvis                                          BD BD BD
High Wind                                       W  W  W
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     6     6     6     6     5     4
Mix Hgt              2600  3300   700  1200  6000 12300  3400  1000  5400  7200
T Wind Dir             SE     S    SE     S     S    SW    SW     W    NW    NW
T Wind Spd              9    17    19    23    36    44    26    20    17    16
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date          Tue 03/26/24  Wed 03/27/24  Thu 03/28/24  Fri 03/29/24
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          32    57      36    59      36    75      50    82
Temp          39 33 48 56   42 37 55 57   43 37 66 72   58 51 75 79
Dewpt         25 23 24 27   30 31 36 35   37 36 37 35   37 39 36 32
Max/Min RH       66    31      82    40     100    22      63    16
RH            57 66 39 32   62 79 49 43   79 96 34 26   45 63 24 18
PWind dir         N     E      SE     E      SE     S       S    SW
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     15>   15>
Avg clouds    SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          5    10      30    20       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                   C  S  S  S
Tstms                                 S

$$
TXZ043-232115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
341 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024

Date             Sat 03/23/24            Sun 03/24/24            Mon 03/25/24
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                      69          56          79          47          65
Temp          46 42 47 59 68 68 60 58 57 56 61 74 77 72 62 57 52 47 54 62 65 61
Dewpt         40 39 39 42 44 45 47 48 49 48 47 46 30 26 22 21 22 24 28 28 26 28
RH            79 88 74 52 42 44 62 69 76 75 60 36 18 18 21 24 30 39 36 27 23 28
Wind dir      NE NE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd       6  6  5  8 10 11 12 14 14 18 21 23 31 25 18 17 17 16 14 12 13 11
Clouds        CL FW SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S
Obvis                                          BD BD BD
Wind                                            Y  Y  Y
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     6     6     6     6     5     5
Mix Hgt              2700  4400   900  1500  6400 11200  4700   900  8500 11800
T Wind Dir              E     S    SE     S    SW    SW     W     W     W     W
T Wind Spd              9    17    20    21    32    43    27    20    23    18
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date          Tue 03/26/24  Wed 03/27/24  Thu 03/28/24  Fri 03/29/24
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          34    62      39    66      39    78      52    84
Temp          43 35 53 61   46 40 62 64   46 40 69 75   60 53 77 81
Dewpt         29 28 28 29   34 36 38 35   39 36 38 34   38 41 38 33
Max/Min RH       74    28      84    31      92    20      62    15
RH            58 74 37 29   63 84 42 34   76 87 31 22   44 62 24 18
PWind dir         N     E      SE     N       E     S       S    SW
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     15>   15>
Avg clouds    SC SC FW SC   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         10    10      20    20       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                   S     S  S
Tstms                                 S

$$
TXZ035-232115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
341 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024

Date             Sat 03/23/24            Sun 03/24/24            Mon 03/25/24
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                      67          52          72          41          59
Temp          46 42 47 58 65 66 60 58 55 52 59 70 70 65 56 51 46 41 49 57 59 54
Dewpt         37 36 38 42 43 43 45 45 46 47 45 28 25 17 17 18 20 21 25 26 27 29
RH            71 79 71 55 45 43 58 62 72 83 60 21 18 15 21 27 35 44 39 30 29 38
Wind dir       E  E SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd       9  8 10 14 19 19 17 20 26 20 24 36 43 34 21 20 18 16 17 14 13 10
Clouds        FW B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S
Obvis                                       BD BD BD BD
High Wind                                       W  W  W
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     3     3     3     3     3
Mix Hgt              2600  4000   700  1100  9500 11600  6500   800  9400  9900
T Wind Dir             SE     S     S     S    SW    SW     W     W     W     W
T Wind Spd             16    24    23    28    35    51    28    23    23    17
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  4  5  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CH EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date          Tue 03/26/24  Wed 03/27/24  Thu 03/28/24  Fri 03/29/24
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          30    60      36    65      37    74      48    79
Temp          40 31 52 58   44 36 60 62   44 38 68 72   57 49 74 77
Dewpt         30 26 28 29   33 32 31 27   33 31 31 27   32 33 28 22
Max/Min RH       85    29      85    23      82    17      54    12
RH            67 81 39 33   65 85 33 26   65 76 25 19   38 54 18 13
PWind dir        NE    SE       S     W      SE    SW       S    SW
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     15>   15>
Avg clouds    B1 SC FW SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10    20      20    10       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs              S    S

$$
TXZ031-232115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
341 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024

Date             Sat 03/23/24            Sun 03/24/24            Mon 03/25/24
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                      66          55          80          45          60
Temp          43 39 45 56 65 65 56 55 55 55 61 75 78 72 61 56 51 46 51 57 60 57
Dewpt         37 36 36 37 40 41 45 49 49 49 48 43 30 23 22 20 22 23 29 28 28 26
RH            81 91 72 50 41 43 66 79 79 81 62 33 17 16 22 24 32 40 42 33 30 30
Wind dir      NE NE  E SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  N
Wind spd       8  5  5  8 12 11 13 17 19 24 27 27 34 27 20 18 18 16 14 11 11 10
Clouds        CL FW SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          10           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                                          BD BD BD
High Wind                                       W  W  W
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     3     4     6     6     6     6     5     5
Mix Hgt              2600  3500   700  1400  6100 12700  4700  1000  5400  7300
T Wind Dir             SE     S    SE     S     S    SW    SW     W    NW    NW
T Wind Spd              9    17    20    25    35    43    26    20    19    13
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date          Tue 03/26/24  Wed 03/27/24  Thu 03/28/24  Fri 03/29/24
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          33    59      36    63      37    78      53    83
Temp          40 34 51 58   43 37 58 61   44 38 70 75   59 54 77 80
Dewpt         26 24 25 27   32 33 37 36   39 38 37 35   38 39 35 32
Max/Min RH       70    29      86    37     100    22      59    16
RH            58 68 36 31   65 86 46 39   82100 31 23   45 58 22 17
PWind dir         N     E      SE     E      SE     S       S    SW
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     15>   15>
Avg clouds    SC SC FW SC   B1 SC SC SC   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          5    10      20    20       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                   S  S  S  S
Tstms                                 S

$$
TXZ029-232115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
341 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024

Date             Sat 03/23/24            Sun 03/24/24            Mon 03/25/24
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                      63          47          70          36          52
Temp          38 34 42 56 62 61 53 52 50 48 58 69 68 62 51 46 41 37 44 50 51 48
Dewpt         35 34 35 38 40 42 43 43 44 45 44 26 22 16 16 17 18 20 25 26 25 26
RH            89100 76 51 44 49 69 71 80 89 59 20 17 16 24 31 39 50 47 39 36 42
Wind dir       E  E SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N
Wind spd       9  5  9 12 17 17 16 18 23 20 24 32 39 32 19 18 17 13 12 11  9  9
Clouds        FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S
Obvis                                       BD BD BD BD
High Wind                                       W  W  W
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     3     3     3     3     3
Mix Hgt              2900  3700   700  1100  9800 12000  6900   800  7000  7600
T Wind Dir             SE     S     S     S    SW    SW     W     W     W    NW
T Wind Spd             16    24    24    28    35    49    29    24    20    13
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  4  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date          Tue 03/26/24  Wed 03/27/24  Thu 03/28/24  Fri 03/29/24
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          25    58      31    61      33    73      45    78
Temp          32 27 50 54   38 32 57 57   39 34 66 70   54 46 73 75
Dewpt         25 23 25 28   33 30 31 28   33 32 28 25   31 31 26 20
Max/Min RH       88    29      96    27     100    17      55    11
RH            75 85 37 36   82 92 37 33   79 92 24 18   41 55 17 12
PWind dir        NE    SE      SE     N      SE    SW       S    SW
Wind char       <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>     15>   15>
Avg clouds    B1 SC SC SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr         10    20      30    10       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs              S    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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