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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
236 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
TXZ024-182115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
236 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 95 61 99 67 99
Temp 63 61 76 88 93 92 77 70 65 62 78 93 98 96 82 76 71 68 81 94 99 96
Dewpt 52 51 52 50 49 50 56 58 58 57 53 49 43 41 46 45 42 41 43 41 37 36
RH 68 69 42 28 22 24 50 64 78 82 42 22 15 15 28 33 36 37 26 16 12 12
Wind dir SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 9 12 16 13 11 12 12 12 10 8 11 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3700 12100 700 600 7100 14000 1300 700 6900 10900
T Wind Dir SW SW SE S SW SW S SW W SW
T Wind Spd 9 9 17 13 21 26 21 20 12 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
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 69 93 59 84 60 87 62 91
Temp 77 70 90 91 73 60 79 82 65 60 80 85 67 63 87 89
Dewpt 42 40 35 30 33 38 42 38 47 50 53 44 50 46 48 43
Max/Min RH 33 10 43 19 70 23 56 19
RH 29 33 14 11 23 43 27 21 52 70 40 23 53 54 26 20
PWind dir SW W W N SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 20 0 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ026-182115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
236 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 94 65 97 67 100
Temp 62 59 75 89 94 91 79 73 68 65 77 90 97 94 82 78 72 68 81 93 99 97
Dewpt 58 56 57 54 55 55 61 63 64 64 62 60 56 56 58 58 55 55 54 51 47 47
RH 86 89 53 30 27 29 55 70 87 97 60 37 26 28 44 50 55 63 39 24 17 18
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 5 5 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 11 14 17 16 14 13 12 10 11 9 12 11
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4600 6900 500 400 3500 9500 2800 600 4600 9900
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 19 18 24 28 26 18 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 97 59 86 60 86 60 91
Temp 78 71 92 94 72 60 79 85 68 61 80 84 69 61 86 89
Dewpt 57 55 42 37 44 45 47 44 52 55 60 56 59 57 57 52
Max/Min RH 58 13 58 23 82 37 90 27
RH 48 57 18 14 37 58 32 24 57 81 51 38 70 87 37 28
PWind dir S W W N E SE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ043-182115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
236 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 98 63 99 70 101
Temp 61 59 78 90 96 95 79 72 66 63 80 94 99 96 83 79 73 70 82 95100 98
Dewpt 56 54 58 55 52 53 58 61 61 58 60 58 51 51 53 54 55 59 61 57 50 51
RH 82 82 49 31 23 25 49 67 83 85 51 30 20 22 36 42 53 67 49 28 19 21
Wind dir S SW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 5 6 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 9 13 14 13 12 12 11 9 12 11 11 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4000 11300 500 500 5400 11800 2600 600 4000 8900
T Wind Dir SW S SE SE S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 18 12 19 27 23 19 21 18
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 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
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 73 97 63 87 62 88 63 95
Temp 78 74 93 94 74 64 83 85 67 62 83 86 70 64 90 92
Dewpt 55 63 46 42 44 48 46 46 52 57 62 52 53 52 54 50
Max/Min RH 70 15 57 24 84 31 68 22
RH 45 70 19 17 34 57 27 26 59 84 48 31 56 66 30 24
PWind dir S W SW NE E SE S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 10 30 5 5
Rain shwrs S C
Tstms S C
$$
TXZ035-182115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
236 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 96 63 100 65 99
Temp 62 59 74 91 96 93 80 72 67 63 79 94 99 97 82 76 70 65 79 94 99 96
Dewpt 50 49 49 44 37 37 45 50 50 46 47 44 36 34 39 43 42 43 42 37 32 30
RH 65 69 41 20 13 14 29 45 54 54 32 18 11 11 22 31 36 45 27 14 10 10
Wind dir S S W W W S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 6 8 5 5 5 8 9 9 9 12 16 18 17 13 13 12 10 11 11 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6
Mix Hgt 8300 14500 500 500 9800 15600 9900 600 8300 11500
T Wind Dir W W SE S SW SW SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 11 9 13 18 23 29 20 19 14 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 67 94 59 86 59 91 60 93
Temp 76 67 90 91 72 59 80 84 67 60 84 88 69 61 88 91
Dewpt 37 44 34 25 31 37 39 37 47 50 47 29 38 41 40 27
Max/Min RH 43 9 44 18 70 12 48 10
RH 24 43 14 9 22 44 23 19 49 69 28 12 32 48 19 10
PWind dir SW W W NE SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 10 0 0
$$
TXZ031-182115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
236 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 97 64 100 69 102
Temp 62 59 78 91 95 94 79 73 67 65 79 93100 97 83 79 73 70 83 95101 98
Dewpt 57 55 56 55 55 55 61 63 64 63 60 59 53 53 56 56 53 54 54 51 46 47
RH 85 85 47 30 26 27 55 70 89 95 53 32 22 23 40 46 49 57 37 22 16 18
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 6 5 5 9 13 17 14 13 12 11 9 11 9 12 10
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4600 7300 800 700 3900 11000 2100 900 5500 10700
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 18 17 20 27 26 21 20 19
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 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
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 70 98 61 87 60 87 60 93
Temp 78 71 94 95 74 62 82 85 67 60 81 85 69 62 89 91
Dewpt 54 57 42 37 41 44 46 43 52 56 61 56 58 53 56 52
Max/Min RH 60 12 51 22 88 36 79 25
RH 44 60 17 13 31 51 28 23 59 88 51 38 69 74 33 27
PWind dir S W W N SE SE S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 20 5 5
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ029-182115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
236 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 57 96 59 95
Temp 57 54 72 87 92 90 74 67 61 58 77 91 95 93 77 69 63 60 77 91 95 92
Dewpt 50 49 48 46 39 39 48 54 53 47 46 42 36 35 38 40 38 36 38 35 31 31
RH 78 82 42 24 16 16 40 62 75 67 33 18 13 13 24 35 39 41 24 14 10 11
Wind dir S S W N N E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 6 10 13 17 14 10 9 9 9 9 9 12 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6
Mix Hgt 5100 13600 600 600 9700 15300 7400 500 8600 10100
T Wind Dir W W SE S SW SW SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 11 6 16 20 23 29 20 16 11 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 91 54 83 55 86 56 89
Temp 71 62 86 88 67 55 77 81 61 56 79 84 63 57 86 87
Dewpt 35 35 31 25 29 35 38 34 45 49 48 36 41 42 41 29
Max/Min RH 37 10 47 17 78 18 58 12
RH 27 36 14 10 24 47 24 18 56 77 34 18 44 57 21 12
PWind dir SW W W N SE S S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 10 0 0
$$
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