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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
231 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2019
TXZ024-141115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
231 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2019
Date 10/13/19 Mon 10/14/19 Tue 10/15/19 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 54 86 58 73 42
Temp 82 74 63 58 55 54 66 83 86 77 67 64 61 58 66 71 73 65 54 50 45 42
Dewpt 40 42 42 41 43 44 47 46 45 51 54 53 52 48 43 42 40 38 37 36 34 34
Max/Min RH 69 23 73 30 73
RH 22 32 48 53 65 68 50 27 24 41 64 68 71 69 44 35 30 38 51 58 66 73
Wind Dir SW E S W W W W SW SW S SW SW W W NW N N N NE NE N N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 8 11 8 9 10 10 10 14 16 14 11 6 5 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 2 1 6 24 7 13 27 35 38 12 37 22 22 12 12 1 3 1 7 1 4
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 2 2 4 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3900 0 0 9500 11000 100 100 2400 3500 100 0
T Wind Dir SW NE W W SW S W NW N N NW
T Wind Spd 4 3 5 8 12 10 10 18 21 6 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 10/16 Thu 10/17/19 Fri 10/18/19 Sat 10/19/19 Sun 10/20/19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 71 48 81 58 86 54 81 56 82
Temp 64 65 51 49 75 73 61 59 80 78 62 54 74 73 60 56 78 74
Dewpt 33 36 35 37 44 45 50 53 49 45 42 41 42 44 46 50 49 41
Min/Max RH 25 64 27 82 24 63 26 79 27
RH 31 34 54 64 34 37 68 80 34 31 46 61 32 35 61 79 37 30
PWind Dir S S SW S SW W E S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
$$
TXZ026-141115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
231 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2019
Date 10/13/19 Mon 10/14/19 Tue 10/15/19 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 54 87 57 76 42
Temp 81 74 65 60 56 54 64 81 87 77 69 64 61 57 65 74 75 66 56 51 46 42
Dewpt 40 40 41 44 44 45 47 46 51 56 58 56 56 54 48 45 43 41 37 36 35 34
Max/Min RH 71 28 93 32 73
RH 23 29 41 55 64 71 54 29 29 48 68 75 84 90 54 35 32 40 49 56 65 73
Wind Dir SW SE E SE SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 13 11 11 8 6 8 13 16 18 13 9 9 4 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 3 0 0 3 12 10 11 37 23 36 20 38 24 29 17 13 1 4 1 8 1 6
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 4 4 3 4
Mix Hgt 3200 0 0 1500 9300 200 100 2600 3600 100 0
T Wind Dir S E E W S S SW NW N N N
T Wind Spd 4 5 2 3 13 12 5 14 25 8 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 10/16 Thu 10/17/19 Fri 10/18/19 Sat 10/19/19 Sun 10/20/19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 71 45 81 57 88 55 82 56 83
Temp 64 64 51 45 75 73 60 57 82 79 64 55 76 75 61 56 78 75
Dewpt 33 35 35 36 44 45 48 54 52 48 45 46 46 46 49 52 55 47
Min/Max RH 26 70 27 90 25 72 28 86 32
RH 31 34 54 70 33 37 64 90 35 34 50 72 34 36 65 86 45 37
PWind Dir SE S S S SW NW E S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 10 20
$$
TXZ043-141115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
231 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2019
Date 10/13/19 Mon 10/14/19 Tue 10/15/19 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 59 86 61 84 46
Temp 84 78 69 65 62 59 71 84 86 79 71 68 65 61 72 83 82 73 63 57 51 46
Dewpt 44 42 43 44 46 49 53 56 57 59 61 59 58 57 56 49 46 44 41 36 35 33
Max/Min RH 68 36 87 27 61
RH 24 28 40 47 56 68 53 39 38 51 71 72 78 87 57 31 27 35 44 46 54 60
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W NW N N N NE N NE
Wind Spd 6 5 6 5 5 4 6 12 12 11 9 8 6 6 9 11 14 13 12 10 8 6
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 9 4 2 21 13 6 17 51 58 42 55 52 37 46 32 36 18 6 1 6 2 11
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 2 3 3 2 2 4 4 2 2 3 4
Mix Hgt 4400 0 0 3600 7200 400 100 1800 3400 1600 100
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW W N NE N
T Wind Spd 6 6 6 12 18 11 6 8 23 14 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 10/16 Thu 10/17/19 Fri 10/18/19 Sat 10/19/19 Sun 10/20/19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 74 46 84 58 91 58 87 60 88
Temp 68 68 52 46 78 77 64 59 86 85 67 58 82 80 64 61 83 79
Dewpt 31 34 34 35 43 46 49 53 54 49 50 47 48 47 51 56 56 49
Min/Max RH 22 65 25 82 25 67 25 86 28
RH 25 28 50 65 29 33 58 80 34 29 53 67 30 31 63 86 40 35
PWind Dir E S S S SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 5 10
$$
TXZ035-141115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
231 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2019
Date 10/13/19 Mon 10/14/19 Tue 10/15/19 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 53 83 56 75 42
Temp 82 76 64 58 54 53 65 79 83 75 67 63 59 56 65 73 74 66 56 50 45 42
Dewpt 40 37 37 40 39 44 45 46 49 51 54 53 54 52 48 43 42 41 39 36 35 34
Max/Min RH 71 29 90 31 73
RH 22 24 37 51 57 71 48 31 31 43 63 70 83 86 54 34 32 40 53 58 68 73
Wind Dir W SW S SW SW W W SW SW S S SW W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 8 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 10 9 8 9 8 6 10 12 13 11 9 8 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 7 15 10 17 20 24 28 41 56 48 31 41 30 30 26 20 3 3 1 2 1 3
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 4
Mix Hgt 9300 0 0 2200 5200 100 0 3200 3500 100 100
T Wind Dir W S SW W SW SW W NW N NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 5 5 5 9 8 4 11 18 9 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 10/16 Thu 10/17/19 Fri 10/18/19 Sat 10/19/19 Sun 10/20/19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 69 46 79 55 85 52 81 55 81
Temp 63 65 50 47 72 73 59 56 80 77 60 52 75 75 59 55 77 74
Dewpt 33 36 36 38 46 46 51 54 50 44 41 43 43 42 46 52 47 39
Min/Max RH 28 71 29 96 25 71 25 90 26
RH 32 34 58 71 39 38 75 93 35 31 49 71 32 31 62 90 35 28
PWind Dir SE S SW S SW W SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ031-141115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
231 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2019
Date 10/13/19 Mon 10/14/19 Tue 10/15/19 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 54 88 59 78 44
Temp 84 78 66 60 56 54 66 83 88 80 70 65 63 59 69 77 77 69 59 53 48 44
Dewpt 40 41 43 45 44 45 47 50 53 56 60 56 56 54 48 45 43 41 38 36 35 34
Max/Min RH 71 30 87 30 69
RH 21 28 43 58 63 71 51 32 30 45 69 74 80 83 49 32 30 36 45 52 61 69
Wind Dir S E SE S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 13 11 11 9 8 6 12 14 17 13 9 8 5 4
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 1 7 7 11 7 35 42 30 23 41 25 32 18 16 2 4 1 6 1 8
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3500 0 0 3700 8200 200 100 2600 3600 100 0
T Wind Dir S SE SW SW S S SW NW N N N
T Wind Spd 5 4 3 4 14 12 8 13 23 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 10/16 Thu 10/17/19 Fri 10/18/19 Sat 10/19/19 Sun 10/20/19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 72 47 83 58 90 56 84 58 86
Temp 66 67 52 47 77 75 63 59 83 81 65 56 79 77 63 58 81 78
Dewpt 32 34 35 36 44 45 49 54 52 47 45 46 46 46 49 53 54 47
Min/Max RH 24 65 26 85 24 69 26 83 30
RH 29 30 53 65 31 34 60 85 34 31 48 69 31 34 61 82 40 34
PWind Dir E S S S SW W NE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 20
$$
TXZ029-141115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
231 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2019
Date 10/13/19 Mon 10/14/19 Tue 10/15/19 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 50 83 52 71 39
Temp 81 74 60 55 51 50 64 78 83 76 63 61 56 52 61 69 70 63 52 47 42 40
Dewpt 38 34 39 41 40 41 44 42 43 46 50 51 51 48 43 40 40 38 38 36 34 34
Max/Min RH 74 24 89 32 82
RH 21 23 46 59 66 71 48 28 24 34 62 70 83 86 51 35 33 39 59 65 73 79
Wind Dir W SW S SW W W W SW SW S SW SW W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 8 4 5 4 4 4 5 8 11 5 8 9 8 8 12 13 14 11 8 6 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 0 1 7 10 3 11 19 41 42 18 36 19 20 7 11 1 3 1 3 1 3
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 9300 0 0 8500 9700 0 0 2100 2800 100 0
T Wind Dir W S SW SW SW SW W NW NE NE N
T Wind Spd 10 4 5 8 13 9 9 13 20 8 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 10/16 Thu 10/17/19 Fri 10/18/19 Sat 10/19/19 Sun 10/20/19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 69 45 78 53 83 50 79 52 78
Temp 62 64 49 46 72 71 57 54 78 75 58 50 75 72 57 53 73 70
Dewpt 33 36 36 39 44 44 51 52 48 42 40 40 41 41 45 49 45 39
Min/Max RH 28 76 30 96 25 68 26 86 27
RH 33 35 61 76 37 38 80 93 35 31 51 68 29 33 64 86 37 32
PWind Dir S SW SW S W W SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
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 Gust(MPH)......................20 ft. Wind Gust
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
Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage
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
ADI (Index).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
Dispersion..........................LDSI
MAX LVORI...........................LVORI
STA PRES (Inches Mercury)...........Station Pressure
ADI (Index).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
Ceiling (ft)........................Ceiling
Stability (CAT).....................Pasquil Turner Stability
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
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
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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- El Paso, TX Weather Forecast Office
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