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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
255 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
TXZ024-122130-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
255 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Date Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24
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 83 56 88 58 89
Temp 48 47 59 75 82 80 65 62 60 57 68 80 87 84 67 64 61 59 71 85 89 85
Dewpt 39 39 42 42 39 38 38 37 38 40 44 45 37 33 35 34 36 36 41 37 33 36
RH 70 73 53 31 22 22 37 38 45 54 43 29 17 16 30 33 39 41 33 18 14 17
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW
Wind spd 8 5 9 12 16 13 12 18 14 14 16 14 17 13 8 12 17 14 13 11 12 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
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 8400 500 600 3300 8800 500 500 6500 9400
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 14 20 20 20 20 24 19 23 20 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 62 87 56 82 57 90 56 78
Temp 66 63 81 81 62 57 78 80 63 58 84 87 65 56 71 72
Dewpt 35 36 42 37 23 24 31 30 28 27 31 28 32 34 34 32
Max/Min RH 39 19 28 15 31 11 43 20
RH 32 36 25 21 21 28 18 16 26 30 15 12 30 43 26 23
PWind dir SW SW SW W SW SW W N
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 30 20 0 0 0 0 5
Rain shwrs C S
Tstms C S
$$
TXZ026-122130-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
255 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Date Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 53 86 56 91
Temp 47 45 59 73 81 80 66 62 58 55 65 77 84 85 70 65 61 57 70 86 90 87
Dewpt 40 40 44 44 44 43 43 41 42 44 47 47 46 43 44 45 46 46 48 45 40 44
RH 76 82 57 35 27 27 43 46 55 66 52 35 27 23 39 48 58 67 45 24 17 22
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 8 5 11 14 17 13 12 12 12 10 16 17 19 16 11 16 13 9 11 11 13 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3300 7100 500 500 3300 5500 800 600 5100 9200
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 18 21 19 17 23 23 20 18 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 85 55 84 53 89 55 79
Temp 66 60 81 79 63 56 78 81 62 54 84 86 66 56 72 73
Dewpt 47 45 56 49 33 28 35 37 36 34 39 38 39 40 40 40
Max/Min RH 62 34 43 18 48 17 55 26
RH 50 58 42 35 32 34 21 21 38 46 20 18 37 55 31 30
PWind dir S S SW W SW SW SW N
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 40 30 0 0 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C
Tstms S C C
$$
TXZ043-122130-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
255 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Date Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24
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 85 56 89 60 92
Temp 48 47 62 78 84 82 69 64 60 56 68 81 88 86 73 69 64 60 72 86 92 89
Dewpt 41 41 44 44 40 38 39 40 43 43 44 48 46 45 48 48 49 51 55 53 45 43
RH 76 78 52 30 21 21 33 41 54 61 42 32 23 24 40 48 59 73 55 32 20 20
Wind dir S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 9 14 16 12 10 10 9 8 16 16 16 12 13 14 11 8 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
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 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 4600 9000 600 600 3500 6600 800 600 4500 8400
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 21 18 16 24 20 23 17 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 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 65 90 56 86 55 93 59 84
Temp 69 65 84 85 66 56 80 83 63 56 87 89 69 59 77 77
Dewpt 45 57 58 46 31 25 33 34 29 30 39 35 41 47 47 44
Max/Min RH 76 26 30 15 37 13 65 26
RH 42 74 42 27 27 30 19 17 28 37 18 15 35 65 34 32
PWind dir SW SW SW W SW SW SW N
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 30 30 0 0 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
$$
TXZ035-122130-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
255 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Date Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 81 52 86 53 89
Temp 49 47 61 75 81 79 67 62 57 53 64 80 86 83 70 65 59 54 69 83 88 85
Dewpt 38 38 38 39 35 33 35 35 38 40 43 41 31 28 34 37 43 44 45 37 30 28
RH 66 71 42 27 19 19 30 36 49 61 46 25 14 13 26 35 55 69 42 19 12 13
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW
Wind spd 11 8 17 19 20 18 12 17 14 12 17 17 19 17 10 14 11 9 9 10 12 12
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 3800 8900 600 600 3500 10300 2800 500 6700 9300
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 21 23 20 19 20 25 19 18 14 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 87 51 81 52 89 53 81
Temp 67 60 81 81 61 51 74 80 62 52 83 86 66 53 73 75
Dewpt 31 42 40 25 21 24 29 24 25 26 28 22 29 36 33 32
Max/Min RH 52 13 34 13 36 9 52 18
RH 26 51 23 13 21 34 19 13 24 36 13 9 25 52 23 21
PWind dir SW SW W W SW SW W NE
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 0 0 0 0 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-122130-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
255 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Date Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24
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 85 55 89 59 93
Temp 48 46 61 75 83 81 67 63 58 56 68 80 88 86 71 67 64 60 73 88 92 88
Dewpt 42 41 46 45 44 42 42 40 43 45 46 48 47 43 44 47 49 49 52 46 41 45
RH 80 82 59 35 25 24 40 43 56 66 47 33 24 22 38 49 58 67 47 23 17 22
Wind dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 5 4 10 14 17 11 12 12 12 11 17 17 17 12 11 16 14 12 11 11 12 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
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 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 3600 8000 500 500 3300 5500 1200 700 6900 10000
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 18 21 19 18 23 23 20 21 19 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 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 62 89 56 86 55 92 57 81
Temp 67 63 83 83 64 57 80 83 63 56 86 88 66 57 74 75
Dewpt 45 45 56 47 30 27 34 36 34 32 38 37 36 41 42 41
Max/Min RH 58 29 36 17 40 15 55 26
RH 46 53 40 29 28 32 20 19 33 39 19 17 33 55 32 29
PWind dir S S SW W SW SW SW N
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 40 30 0 0 0 5 10
Rain shwrs S C C
Tstms S C C
$$
TXZ029-122130-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
255 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024
Date Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 81 49 84 48 85
Temp 44 42 58 73 79 76 61 57 54 51 62 77 84 80 63 57 53 49 65 81 84 81
Dewpt 38 38 40 39 35 35 36 35 37 39 44 41 29 28 32 31 34 34 39 35 29 32
RH 79 86 51 29 20 22 39 43 52 63 52 28 14 15 31 37 48 56 38 19 14 17
Wind dir S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 6 12 17 17 13 12 13 12 12 17 16 17 12 8 9 9 8 9 9 11 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt 3200 8700 500 600 3100 10200 1600 500 5900 8500
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 20 21 23 23 23 25 19 19 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 83 48 79 48 86 47 76
Temp 60 55 78 77 56 48 73 76 57 49 80 82 58 48 68 70
Dewpt 30 35 37 26 20 23 30 26 26 26 29 25 28 30 32 31
Max/Min RH 47 15 37 15 40 11 51 20
RH 32 47 23 15 24 37 20 16 30 40 15 12 32 49 26 23
PWind dir SW SW W W SW SW W NE
Wind char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 0 0 0 0 5
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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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