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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
145 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
TXZ024-120915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
145 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 47 83 56 88 58
Temp 68 69 56 52 49 48 62 76 82 80 65 62 59 57 67 80 87 84 68 64 62 59
Dewpt 36 38 40 40 39 39 41 41 37 36 37 36 38 40 45 46 37 33 34 33 35 36
RH 31 32 56 65 68 71 47 28 20 20 35 38 46 54 45 30 18 16 28 31 36 41
Wind dir S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 8 6 8 8 5 12 16 17 14 12 17 16 17 16 13 16 13 9 13 16 17
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW 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 1
Haines 6 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6900 500 500 3700 9100 600 700 3700 10100 500 500
T Wind Dir W SE S SW SW S SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 9 12 11 18 23 21 21 20 23 18 21
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 04/14 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 62 88 56 84 57 90 57 80
Temp 86 85 66 63 83 80 62 57 78 81 63 58 85 87 66 58 76 75
Dewpt 37 35 33 36 39 37 25 25 30 27 28 27 31 27 29 38 35 33
Min/Max RH 13 37 19 29 13 31 11 48 19
RH 18 17 29 36 21 21 24 29 18 14 26 30 14 11 25 48 22 21
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW N
Wind char 15> <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 30 10 0 0 0 5 10
Rain shwrs C
Tstms C
$$
TXZ026-120915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
145 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 45 84 53 86 57
Temp 70 70 58 54 49 46 59 74 82 81 65 62 57 54 64 78 85 84 70 65 61 58
Dewpt 36 37 38 39 40 41 45 44 43 42 41 40 42 44 47 47 46 43 42 42 44 44
RH 29 30 47 57 71 83 60 34 25 25 41 44 57 69 54 33 26 24 36 43 53 59
Wind dir NW S SE S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 5 8 9 8 6 9 16 17 13 12 12 12 9 13 17 19 14 11 11 13 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 5900 500 400 3600 7800 600 600 3500 6500 600 600
T Wind Dir W SE S S SW S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 11 13 19 23 19 17 20 20 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/14 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 60 85 55 84 53 89 55 80
Temp 86 86 67 61 79 78 63 56 78 81 61 54 84 86 66 56 76 75
Dewpt 44 44 46 46 54 50 34 31 34 35 36 34 40 40 42 44 44 41
Min/Max RH 17 59 33 42 16 48 18 64 27
RH 23 23 47 58 42 37 34 38 20 19 39 46 21 20 42 64 32 29
PWind dir SW S S SW W SW SW SW N
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 20 5 0 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
TXZ043-120915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
145 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 47 85 56 89 60
Temp 71 71 58 53 49 47 64 78 84 82 68 62 58 56 67 81 88 86 73 69 64 60
Dewpt 39 38 41 41 41 40 43 43 39 37 38 39 43 43 45 49 45 41 46 50 51 52
RH 32 30 53 63 73 76 46 28 20 21 33 43 57 62 45 33 22 21 38 51 64 74
Wind dir E SE E SE S S SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 6 8 5 5 12 16 17 12 10 10 10 8 16 16 16 12 11 16 11 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL SC SC SC 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 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6900 500 500 4400 8600 600 800 4000 8300 600 500
T Wind Dir W SE S SW S S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 13 13 20 23 18 17 25 20 19 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 04/14 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 92 65 90 57 86 55 92 58 85
Temp 86 89 69 65 84 85 66 57 80 84 64 56 88 89 69 59 81 80
Dewpt 53 46 47 56 56 47 30 27 32 32 29 32 42 38 47 49 43 39
Min/Max RH 20 74 27 31 14 40 16 71 22
RH 33 23 44 74 38 27 26 31 17 15 27 40 20 17 45 69 27 24
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 20 0 0 5 10 20
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
TXZ035-120915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
145 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 47 83 53 88 55
Temp 70 70 58 53 49 47 61 75 81 79 66 60 57 53 63 80 87 83 70 64 60 55
Dewpt 35 34 38 38 38 35 38 39 33 31 34 35 38 41 44 41 30 27 31 34 40 43
RH 27 26 47 57 66 63 42 27 18 17 30 39 49 64 50 25 13 13 23 32 47 64
Wind dir S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 11 10 12 11 9 18 19 20 18 13 17 14 12 17 16 18 17 11 14 11 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8600 500 500 3600 9100 600 600 4100 10900 1100 500
T Wind Dir SW SE S SW S S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 16 19 24 23 21 19 20 23 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/14 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 61 87 52 81 53 88 53 82
Temp 84 85 68 62 83 81 61 53 76 79 61 53 85 85 66 54 77 77
Dewpt 36 29 31 44 38 28 23 24 28 24 25 25 27 22 24 38 32 28
Min/Max RH 12 52 14 32 12 33 9 54 15
RH 18 13 25 52 20 14 23 32 17 13 25 33 12 10 20 54 19 16
PWind dir SW SW SW W W SW SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 0 0 0 5 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
TXZ031-120915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
145 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 46 85 54 89 60
Temp 70 71 58 53 50 46 61 76 83 82 68 62 57 54 66 81 88 86 71 66 63 60
Dewpt 38 38 40 41 42 42 45 44 43 40 41 39 42 45 47 48 46 41 42 44 47 48
RH 31 30 51 64 76 87 55 32 24 23 37 43 57 70 50 33 23 21 35 45 55 64
Wind dir N SE SE S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 5 6 5 5 10 16 17 12 11 12 12 9 14 16 17 12 9 12 16 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 6000 500 400 3700 8300 700 800 3500 7100 700 700
T Wind Dir W SE S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 11 12 19 23 19 18 23 20 17 20
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 04/14 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 62 89 56 86 55 92 57 83
Temp 88 88 67 63 82 81 64 57 80 83 63 56 86 88 67 58 78 77
Dewpt 45 44 46 47 54 48 32 29 34 34 35 32 40 39 41 45 43 41
Min/Max RH 17 57 30 35 16 40 17 62 24
RH 22 22 46 56 39 33 30 35 20 17 35 39 20 18 39 62 30 28
PWind dir SW SW S SW W SW SW SW N
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 20 5 0 5 5 20
Rain shwrs S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
TXZ029-120915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
145 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 42 80 48 84 49
Temp 65 66 51 48 45 42 59 73 79 76 61 57 52 49 61 77 83 79 63 58 53 50
Dewpt 36 36 40 39 38 36 38 39 34 33 35 34 36 39 44 42 31 29 31 29 32 34
RH 34 33 66 71 76 79 45 29 20 21 38 42 54 68 53 29 15 16 30 33 44 54
Wind dir S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 8 8 8 10 9 8 16 17 17 13 12 14 12 12 16 14 17 12 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 7000 500 500 3700 9000 600 600 3500 10200 500 500
T Wind Dir SW S S SW S S S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 10 16 20 25 23 23 23 23 23 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/14 Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 86 55 85 48 80 48 86 49 78
Temp 81 81 61 56 79 77 55 48 74 77 56 49 82 82 61 50 72 73
Dewpt 34 31 29 36 34 28 23 23 29 25 25 24 27 24 24 35 31 29
Min/Max RH 13 47 16 37 14 38 10 56 18
RH 18 16 29 47 20 16 29 37 19 14 30 37 13 12 24 56 22 19
PWind dir SW SW SW W W SW SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 0 0 0 5 10
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
$$
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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