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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
213 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
TXZ024-112115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
213 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 70 56 73 56 80
Temp 58 57 66 67 69 65 57 56 57 57 61 67 72 72 62 59 58 56 65 75 80 78
Dewpt 49 50 53 54 54 54 56 56 56 57 59 60 59 57 59 57 54 51 53 51 48 47
RH 71 77 63 62 59 69 95 99 98 99 95 80 64 60 92 95 88 85 66 44 33 34
Wind dir SW W E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S E NW NW NW NW N N N
Wind spd 4 3 5 11 12 12 9 8 9 8 8 9 10 10 6 6 9 10 13 12 12 12
Clouds SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 60 90 30 5
QPF 12hr 0.15 0.09 0.41 0.02 0
Rain shwrs L C C S S C L D D L L C C
Tstms C C S S C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2900 4900 2000 700 1500 1800 1400 1400 7400 8600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E N NW NW
T Wind Spd 9 11 8 12 13 12 9 6 13 17
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 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24
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 55 86 62 85 57 74 55 85
Temp 60 56 80 83 66 63 85 77 60 58 68 72 59 56 79 83
Dewpt 50 50 50 48 52 52 58 58 58 57 55 51 50 48 49 45
Max/Min RH 83 26 67 40 99 46 78 25
RH 69 81 35 29 61 67 41 53 92 97 61 47 72 74 35 26
PWind dir N S S S S N NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 50 60 30 10 5
Rain shwrs C L C C C
Tstms C L C C C
$$
TXZ026-112115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
213 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 73 57 71 57 81
Temp 58 56 66 72 72 68 62 58 57 58 61 66 70 70 64 63 59 58 66 75 80 79
Dewpt 52 53 54 53 54 55 57 58 57 58 60 62 63 62 62 61 59 57 56 55 52 50
RH 80 90 65 51 53 63 84100100 99 97 86 78 75 93 94100 98 70 50 38 36
Wind dir SE NW SE SE SE SE S S SE E SE SE SE SE SE S NW NW NW NW N N
Wind spd 5 4 5 9 12 12 9 8 8 9 9 10 12 11 8 6 8 9 12 12 14 12
Clouds SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 60 90 40 10
QPF 12hr 0.06 0.09 0.99 0.03 0
Rain shwrs C C C C S S L D D D D C C
Tstms S S C S S C C C C C C C
LAL 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 3 2
Mix Hgt 2200 4000 1900 500 1500 2000 1100 1000 6100 9100
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE S W NW NW
T Wind Spd 6 10 5 9 14 19 11 4 9 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 85 60 86 57 76 55 86
Temp 62 55 79 83 66 61 83 78 62 58 72 74 61 56 79 85
Dewpt 53 53 54 53 57 57 60 61 61 58 59 55 55 53 54 50
Max/Min RH 96 33 90 43 100 50 94 29
RH 73 93 42 35 72 88 45 56 98100 64 51 82 90 42 30
PWind dir N S S S SE N NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 50 60 40 10 5
Rain shwrs C L C C C
Tstms C L C C C
$$
TXZ043-112115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
213 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 70 58 75 57 83
Temp 59 59 65 70 68 64 59 58 59 59 62 67 73 74 65 61 59 58 68 76 82 81
Dewpt 54 55 56 56 58 58 58 58 59 59 62 65 64 61 61 60 59 56 56 56 54 52
RH 84 86 73 61 70 80 96100100100 99 94 74 62 85 95100 95 65 51 38 36
Wind dir E E E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE W NW NW N N NW N
Wind spd 5 4 6 10 11 10 8 6 5 5 6 9 9 8 6 6 5 6 9 9 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 70 60 90 20 10
QPF 12hr 0.32 0.14 0.42 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S C L L L C S C D D L L S S
Tstms S S C C C S C C C C C S S
LAL 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 3 3 3 5 6 6 4 4
Mix Hgt 4400 5800 1500 600 1100 2300 1700 600 3900 9500
T Wind Dir E SE E E SE SE SE NE N NW
T Wind Spd 11 14 9 9 12 10 6 10 12 9
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 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24
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 54 87 62 85 58 79 55 86
Temp 62 55 81 84 66 63 83 75 61 59 75 76 60 56 79 83
Dewpt 55 53 55 54 56 57 62 61 61 59 62 57 55 54 55 54
Max/Min RH 95 32 82 44 100 49 96 33
RH 76 93 41 35 69 82 49 61 100100 64 51 83 93 43 37
PWind dir NE S S S SE N NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 50 60 40 10 5
Rain shwrs C L C C C
Tstms C L C C C
$$
TXZ035-112115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
213 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 64 57 77 55 82
Temp 58 57 61 63 64 60 58 58 57 57 61 68 76 74 67 62 59 55 66 76 82 79
Dewpt 48 50 53 53 53 54 56 57 56 57 60 60 52 48 51 53 50 49 51 48 43 42
RH 69 77 75 70 67 81 93 96 96100 96 75 43 39 57 73 72 80 58 37 26 26
Wind dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW N NW NW N N N N
Wind spd 5 5 10 14 17 17 12 12 10 9 8 9 13 12 9 6 9 10 13 11 12 11
Clouds SC OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 80 60 70 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.15 0.11 0.20 0 0
Rain shwrs L D L L C S C L L L C C
Tstms C C C C C S C C C C C C
LAL 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 3 3 3 5 4 5 3 3
Mix Hgt 3900 3900 2200 500 1700 5300 900 700 8300 11500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE NE N NW
T Wind Spd 16 17 14 11 12 9 9 10 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 88 61 85 55 76 54 87
Temp 63 53 82 85 69 61 84 78 63 55 73 74 61 54 80 85
Dewpt 48 48 48 42 48 53 57 54 56 55 54 48 50 48 47 40
Max/Min RH 82 20 74 37 100 38 80 19
RH 58 82 30 22 48 74 40 44 79100 52 40 67 79 31 20
PWind dir NE S S S E N NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 50 50 30 10 5
Rain shwrs C C C S C
Tstms C C C S C
$$
TXZ031-112115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
213 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 72 57 73 56 83
Temp 60 57 68 72 72 67 60 57 57 57 61 67 71 72 64 61 59 56 66 76 82 81
Dewpt 53 53 55 55 55 56 58 57 57 57 61 63 64 63 63 61 59 56 56 56 53 51
RH 77 86 63 56 56 69 92100100100100 88 78 74 96 99100100 70 50 38 36
Wind dir SE NW E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW N NW N
Wind spd 3 2 5 9 12 10 8 6 6 6 9 9 11 9 6 4 6 6 11 11 13 11
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 60 90 30 5
QPF 12hr 0.10 0.08 0.75 0.02 0
Rain shwrs C C C C S S L D D L L C C
Tstms S S C S S C C C C C C C
LAL 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3800 4400 300 500 1700 1900 1200 800 5800 8600
T Wind Dir SE SE NE E SE SE SE E NW NW
T Wind Spd 11 10 5 6 16 17 9 4 10 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 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24
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 54 87 61 88 57 77 55 86
Temp 62 55 81 85 67 62 86 81 62 58 72 74 59 56 80 85
Dewpt 55 53 55 53 57 57 62 61 61 58 60 56 55 52 54 51
Max/Min RH 97 32 85 42 100 50 91 30
RH 77 95 42 34 71 83 45 51 98100 66 54 84 88 42 32
PWind dir N S S S S N NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 40 60 30 10 5
Rain shwrs C L C C C
Tstms C L C C C
$$
TXZ029-112115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
213 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 64 52 74 50 79
Temp 53 53 61 62 63 60 52 52 52 52 58 66 72 73 60 54 52 51 64 73 79 76
Dewpt 48 49 52 53 53 53 52 52 52 52 58 58 52 48 51 53 51 49 50 47 44 42
RH 83 86 72 72 70 78100100100100100 74 49 42 73 96 96 93 61 39 29 30
Wind dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW NW N NW NW N N N N
Wind spd 5 5 9 12 13 13 9 9 8 6 6 9 11 9 8 5 8 8 12 12 12 11
Clouds SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 80 60 80 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.23 0.10 0.18 0.01 0
Rain shwrs C D C C S S C L D D L L
Tstms S S C C S S C C C C C C
LAL 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 1800 3600 1500 600 1700 5400 2700 1500 8000 10000
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SW SE NE NW NW
T Wind Spd 8 14 13 12 12 8 9 8 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 48 85 56 83 52 73 49 83
Temp 57 49 79 81 61 57 82 75 56 52 70 71 55 50 77 81
Dewpt 48 47 46 42 48 51 55 53 56 52 52 46 48 47 46 40
Max/Min RH 96 22 80 38 100 40 93 22
RH 73 92 31 25 61 80 39 47 99100 52 41 78 89 33 23
PWind dir NE S S S SE N NW W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 50 50 30 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C S C
Tstms C C C S C
$$
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