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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
210 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
TXZ024-092115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
210 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
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 77 52 76 54 72
Temp 56 54 64 71 75 74 63 59 55 52 62 71 75 73 64 59 57 55 64 71 72 67
Dewpt 45 42 41 40 40 39 41 42 43 43 45 45 44 43 45 47 47 48 50 48 48 49
RH 65 65 43 31 28 28 44 53 65 70 54 40 32 34 50 62 71 79 60 44 43 52
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E E NE N N NE E E E E SE S S SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 9 8 13 17 17 14 9 9 6 6 11 12 11 10 6 6 4 4 8 10 12 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 4400 5000 1500 100 2400 4100 2000 100 5400 5100
T Wind Dir E E E N NE E S W SE S
T Wind Spd 19 23 8 6 16 10 4 4 6 12
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 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
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 55 72 55 80 56 87 60 86
Temp 55 55 68 69 57 56 77 77 61 57 81 83 63 60 83 80
Dewpt 52 53 58 57 57 54 51 48 51 49 49 47 52 51 53 50
Max/Min RH 96 62 100 33 77 26 73 30
RH 91 94 72 67 100 93 41 36 70 75 33 28 66 72 35 35
PWind dir S S SW NW NW SW S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 80 40 20 10 20 10 20
Rain shwrs C C L D C S S S S S
Tstms C C L D C S S S S S
$$
TXZ026-092115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
210 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 53 77 54 76
Temp 57 55 66 73 77 76 66 61 55 53 64 71 76 75 65 60 57 54 66 74 76 72
Dewpt 46 43 42 41 41 41 44 45 46 46 48 47 46 45 47 49 50 50 51 49 48 49
RH 67 64 42 31 28 28 45 56 72 77 57 42 34 34 52 68 79 85 59 42 37 44
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E NE NE N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 9 11 17 17 17 13 10 9 8 8 12 12 12 10 8 6 5 4 6 9 11 11
Clouds CL SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 3000 4500 100 0 3200 5700 1700 100 5900 6000
T Wind Dir NE E NE N NE E S W NE S
T Wind Spd 17 21 8 5 13 11 6 3 4 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 72 56 81 56 86 59 86
Temp 59 55 68 70 60 57 77 79 62 57 80 83 65 59 83 82
Dewpt 53 55 59 60 60 57 56 52 55 54 55 52 57 57 57 54
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 37 93 31 93 35
RH 81100 74 70 100100 49 39 78 91 42 34 76 92 41 38
PWind dir SE S S NW NW S SE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 70 50 30 20 20 10 30
Rain shwrs S C L L C S S C S S C
Tstms S C L L C S S C S S C
$$
TXZ043-092115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
210 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
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 55 77 57 75
Temp 59 57 67 75 77 76 67 62 58 55 64 73 77 74 66 62 59 58 67 75 73 69
Dewpt 50 51 53 55 55 53 49 48 48 48 49 49 49 48 50 52 52 52 52 52 53 54
RH 72 80 61 49 46 45 53 60 69 76 56 43 37 40 57 71 80 83 59 44 49 59
Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 9 11 12 12 13 11 11 6 6 10 13 12 10 6 5 4 4 5 10 10 10
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1900 2400 2100 500 2500 4000 1300 600 3200 3000
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E SE NW E SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 20 8 16 13 5 2 9 11
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 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
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 55 73 56 84 56 89 60 91
Temp 57 56 67 71 59 57 78 79 62 56 84 86 67 61 88 82
Dewpt 55 56 61 61 59 57 58 53 54 52 55 52 54 53 59 56
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 35 87 28 77 31
RH 93 99 80 69 100100 49 40 76 86 38 32 63 75 38 41
PWind dir SE SE S NW W SW S SW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 80 40 20 10 10 5 30
Rain shwrs C C L D C S S C
Tstms C C L D C S S C
$$
TXZ035-092115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
210 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 79 53 76 54 72
Temp 59 54 65 73 77 74 65 60 56 53 64 72 76 74 66 61 57 54 65 71 72 67
Dewpt 40 43 45 46 43 42 41 42 42 42 44 44 43 43 45 47 47 49 50 50 50 51
RH 49 66 48 38 30 32 41 51 59 66 48 36 31 33 47 60 68 83 58 48 46 56
Wind dir NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 9 12 18 17 17 19 17 14 11 10 16 16 13 13 10 9 8 5 10 12 14 14
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 10 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.11
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Haines 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 2
Mix Hgt 2300 2700 2000 300 3700 4100 2400 600 2200 2700
T Wind Dir E NE E NE E E SE W E SE
T Wind Spd 24 24 16 8 16 16 6 2 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 54 76 54 82 54 89 58 88
Temp 57 54 70 72 60 54 78 79 61 54 83 86 67 59 85 82
Dewpt 53 54 59 52 54 52 48 42 48 46 45 40 48 46 49 44
Max/Min RH 99 47 93 24 74 18 64 22
RH 85 99 69 49 82 91 35 27 61 74 26 20 50 63 29 27
PWind dir SE S S NW N W S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 70 30 20 10 10 5 20
Rain shwrs C C L L C S S
Tstms C C L L C S S
$$
TXZ031-092115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
210 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
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 80 53 79 54 76
Temp 58 56 68 74 78 76 66 61 55 53 65 74 78 77 65 60 58 54 66 75 75 70
Dewpt 49 46 44 44 45 44 46 46 46 46 48 48 47 45 48 51 52 52 52 50 50 51
RH 73 69 43 34 31 32 47 59 73 78 54 39 33 33 54 71 82 91 60 42 41 51
Wind dir NE NE NE E E E NE NE N N NE NE NE E E SE SE S SE SE SE S
Wind spd 8 9 14 17 17 12 10 9 5 5 10 12 12 9 5 4 4 4 5 9 11 11
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms S S C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 2400 3800 500 100 2200 5300 3200 200 5100 5700
T Wind Dir NE E NE N NE E S W E S
T Wind Spd 17 21 6 5 12 12 8 4 5 14
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 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
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 55 73 56 83 56 87 59 89
Temp 59 55 68 71 61 57 78 80 62 57 82 85 66 60 87 83
Dewpt 55 55 60 61 61 57 57 54 56 54 56 53 58 56 59 55
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 37 93 31 89 34
RH 89100 75 70 100100 48 42 80 91 42 34 74 87 39 39
PWind dir SE S S NW SW SW S NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 70 50 20 20 20 5 20
Rain shwrs C C L L C S S S S S S
Tstms C C L L C S S S S S S
$$
TXZ029-092115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
210 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 75 48 73 49 69
Temp 53 50 62 71 74 71 60 55 50 48 60 68 73 70 59 55 51 50 61 68 69 65
Dewpt 40 41 41 41 40 38 40 41 41 41 43 42 42 42 44 46 46 47 50 48 48 49
RH 61 71 46 34 29 30 47 59 71 77 54 39 33 36 57 73 83 90 66 49 47 56
Wind dir E E E E E E E E NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 10 12 17 17 17 17 12 10 8 8 12 13 12 11 8 6 5 4 9 10 13 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Haines 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2
Mix Hgt 2900 3700 2400 100 3700 4500 2300 200 3400 3900
T Wind Dir E E E NE NE E SE W SE S
T Wind Spd 26 26 11 5 17 13 4 2 8 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 50 71 49 79 50 85 53 84
Temp 51 51 65 66 53 50 75 76 57 51 81 82 60 54 80 77
Dewpt 51 51 57 52 53 50 46 43 48 46 45 41 49 48 48 45
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 28 86 21 80 25
RH 100100 76 60 100100 35 30 72 82 28 23 66 80 33 33
PWind dir S S SW NW N W S W
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 70 30 20 10 10 5 20
Rain shwrs C C L L C S S S
Tstms C C L L C S S S
$$
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