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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
233 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
TXZ024-172115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
233 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 60 93 63 98
Temp 58 57 67 75 79 81 69 65 62 61 76 88 93 89 76 70 66 64 79 92 97 95
Dewpt 58 55 57 55 53 51 54 53 54 52 53 51 48 50 55 56 55 54 54 52 47 44
RH 100 95 71 50 40 36 59 67 74 72 44 29 22 26 49 60 69 71 42 26 18 17
Wind dir NW NW N E N S S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 8 6 6 6 11 13 16 12
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6200 8200 700 500 6400 11400 2000 500 7900 15000
T Wind Dir N W S SW SW S SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 5 11 13 13 16 19 16 24 25
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 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
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 99 69 93 59 85 60 92
Temp 76 70 94 96 75 69 88 90 69 60 78 84 67 61 85 89
Dewpt 49 44 40 36 40 39 41 39 39 42 45 41 48 51 49 40
Max/Min RH 40 11 33 15 52 21 68 17
RH 39 39 15 12 28 33 19 17 33 52 31 22 50 68 29 18
PWind dir S SW SW W NW E S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ026-172115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
233 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 60 92 64 97
Temp 62 59 69 77 81 80 71 66 62 60 73 87 92 90 78 73 67 65 78 91 96 94
Dewpt 60 59 61 59 56 55 58 59 59 58 59 56 55 56 60 62 63 63 62 61 58 55
RH 93100 76 54 42 42 63 78 90 93 62 35 29 32 54 68 87 93 58 37 28 27
Wind dir NW NW NW SW SW SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 5 8 9 10 10 9 8 8 12 14 17 16
Clouds B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6100 7600 400 300 5600 7700 2500 400 4300 10300
T Wind Dir W SW SE S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 5 5 11 11 12 16 18 16 23 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 100 68 94 58 86 60 91
Temp 78 69 93 97 77 69 90 90 69 58 78 85 70 61 84 88
Dewpt 60 55 50 47 53 50 48 45 46 47 50 46 55 57 56 52
Max/Min RH 63 17 53 20 67 25 87 27
RH 54 61 23 18 43 51 24 21 44 67 37 26 59 87 38 29
PWind dir S SW S W NW NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ043-172115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
233 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 60 95 63 99
Temp 58 57 67 76 80 80 70 66 62 60 76 89 95 92 77 72 65 64 80 94 99 95
Dewpt 58 57 59 58 57 55 58 59 58 57 58 57 54 54 58 58 58 58 61 62 55 54
RH 100100 75 53 45 43 66 78 87 92 53 34 25 28 53 62 77 83 53 35 23 25
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW S SE S S SW SW S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 9 12 13 12
Clouds B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 5300 7600 800 400 5100 8900 1600 500 6100 11200
T Wind Dir NW W S SW SW S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 6 5 10 11 11 13 18 13 20 24
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 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
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 70 101 72 97 62 87 62 93
Temp 78 71 94 98 77 72 93 94 71 63 83 85 68 63 88 89
Dewpt 57 58 58 50 54 59 49 43 46 52 50 49 55 57 58 53
Max/Min RH 64 17 65 16 68 26 80 26
RH 48 64 29 20 45 64 22 18 40 68 32 29 63 80 36 29
PWind dir S SW SW W NW NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ035-172115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
233 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 82 58 96 64 99
Temp 57 55 65 74 80 80 71 66 61 58 74 89 95 93 79 72 67 64 78 93 98 96
Dewpt 56 53 56 54 50 47 50 51 50 50 50 46 40 38 46 49 48 48 52 49 41 37
RH 96 93 73 50 35 31 47 58 67 75 43 23 15 15 31 44 50 56 40 22 14 13
Wind dir N NW NW W W W S S S SW SW SW SW S SE SE S S S S S SW
Wind spd 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 8 6 6 8 9 9 9 9 12 16 18 17
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 5400 8400 2300 400 6600 13400 4800 600 9300 15900
T Wind Dir NW W S S SW W S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 6 11 13 14 14 18 18 24 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 99 67 92 58 86 60 93
Temp 76 66 93 96 76 67 88 90 69 58 80 84 68 61 87 91
Dewpt 45 46 35 30 36 40 38 31 36 42 43 40 46 49 46 29
Max/Min RH 48 9 37 11 55 20 65 11
RH 33 48 13 10 23 37 17 12 30 55 27 21 45 65 24 11
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW E S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 10
$$
TXZ031-172115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
233 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 60 95 62 99
Temp 60 58 67 77 81 82 71 66 62 60 76 89 95 91 77 72 66 63 79 93 99 96
Dewpt 60 58 60 59 56 55 59 60 59 57 58 56 55 56 60 62 62 62 60 60 57 54
RH 100100 78 55 43 40 65 80 91 91 54 34 27 30 56 71 88 94 53 34 25 25
Wind dir NW NW NW NW E S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind spd 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 5 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 10 13 17 13
Clouds B2 B1 B1 FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 5
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 6 6
Mix Hgt 6000 8200 900 600 6100 7900 2400 600 4800 11300
T Wind Dir NW SW SE S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 5 5 11 11 12 16 19 16 23 26
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 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
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 70 101 69 97 59 88 61 93
Temp 78 70 95 98 77 70 92 92 71 60 80 87 70 62 87 89
Dewpt 58 55 51 47 51 50 48 45 45 47 51 46 55 57 57 53
Max/Min RH 60 16 51 17 62 24 86 27
RH 50 59 23 18 41 50 22 20 39 62 36 25 59 86 37 29
PWind dir S SW SW W NW NE SE S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 20
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ029-172115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
233 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 53 93 58 95
Temp 53 51 63 71 77 77 65 60 55 54 72 87 92 90 73 67 61 59 76 90 95 92
Dewpt 53 51 56 54 50 47 50 52 51 49 49 46 39 38 48 51 50 48 50 47 40 37
RH 100100 78 55 39 35 58 75 86 83 44 24 16 16 41 56 67 67 40 23 15 15
Wind dir N NW N W W SW S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S S SW SW SW S
Wind spd 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 8 8 6 6 12 14 17 12
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 5300 7900 1200 500 6800 12700 6800 600 9200 15300
T Wind Dir NW W S S SW SW SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 6 11 14 16 13 18 19 24 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 95 62 90 53 84 55 90
Temp 70 61 90 92 70 62 85 87 63 53 77 81 62 56 83 87
Dewpt 43 40 33 31 35 36 36 31 36 41 40 37 44 48 46 31
Max/Min RH 47 10 38 12 64 19 75 13
RH 38 46 13 11 27 38 17 13 36 64 26 21 52 74 27 13
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW E S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 10
$$
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 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