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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