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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
314 AM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018
TXZ024-162230-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
314 AM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018
Date Mon 04/16/18 Tue 04/17/18 Wed 04/18/18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 57 94 47 74
Temp 44 39 54 74 85 85 68 65 61 57 70 89 93 91 74 64 54 47 56 67 73 72
Dewpt 22 22 25 26 23 20 25 31 36 36 27 16 11 10 9 10 10 11 13 15 15 14
Min/Max RH 9 45 4 24 10
RH 41 50 32 17 10 9 19 28 38 45 20 7 5 5 8 12 17 24 18 13 11 11
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N E SE
Wind Spd 4 4 9 13 18 17 18 20 18 14 16 20 25 26 23 18 13 11 9 8 5 3
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 25 13 17 21 25 29 29 29 29 29 23 17 11 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Red Flag W W W W W W W
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 4700 10200 4500 400 7700 11800 5400 1900 6800 7600
T Wind Dir S SW S SW SW SW W NW N NW
T Wind Spd 11 26 18 19 23 37 27 17 21 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 7 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 45 75 53 68 47 65 43 67
Temp 52 46 70 71 57 53 63 65 55 47 62 61 46 43 60 65
Dewpt 18 25 31 32 37 46 50 47 45 42 41 37 37 36 38 36
Max/Min RH 44 21 80 48 86 38 78 32
RH 25 44 24 23 48 76 63 51 71 85 46 42 70 78 44 34
PWind Dir S SE SE SE S NW N N
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 50 70 60 10 5 5
$$
TXZ026-162230-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
314 AM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018
Date Mon 04/16/18 Tue 04/17/18 Wed 04/18/18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 85 57 96 51 76
Temp 42 36 51 69 82 83 68 64 60 57 70 90 95 93 77 69 59 51 62 71 75 74
Dewpt 25 21 26 29 28 28 31 36 38 38 31 23 17 13 12 13 13 13 17 20 20 19
Min/Max RH 12 49 5 21 12
RH 50 54 38 22 14 13 25 35 44 49 24 9 6 5 8 11 16 21 17 14 12 12
Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N NW NW
Wind Spd 6 8 10 13 18 18 18 18 14 13 13 18 26 26 21 18 14 13 11 10 8 5
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 0 12 14 15 17 18 21 24 26 29 24 19 14 9 7 6 4 2 2 1 1 0
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Red Flag W W W W W W W
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3100 6700 4000 300 7300 10800 4500 600 7100 7600
T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 11 25 17 13 18 35 19 18 25 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 45 77 54 68 49 67 44 67
Temp 54 45 72 74 58 54 64 66 56 49 63 63 49 44 62 65
Dewpt 22 25 32 32 38 46 52 48 50 47 45 39 40 39 40 37
Max/Min RH 44 19 76 52 93 39 82 33
RH 29 44 23 21 46 74 66 53 81 93 52 42 70 82 44 35
PWind Dir S SE SE SE SE NE N N
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 70 70 10 5 5
$$
TXZ043-162230-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
314 AM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018
Date Mon 04/16/18 Tue 04/17/18 Wed 04/18/18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 88 58 95 53 77
Temp 45 43 61 78 87 85 71 67 61 59 70 88 94 91 77 67 60 53 64 71 76 75
Dewpt 25 23 28 30 26 23 28 35 41 42 36 28 21 15 12 11 12 15 17 18 17 17
Min/Max RH 10 55 6 22 10
RH 44 45 29 17 11 10 20 31 48 54 30 12 7 6 9 11 15 22 17 13 11 11
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N NE E
Wind Spd 4 4 10 16 19 18 18 17 13 13 13 18 23 21 16 9 8 9 10 10 8 4
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 13 15 17 19 22 23 25 27 29 26 22 19 15 12 9 7 4 4 4 3 3
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Red Flag W W W W W W W
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 4200 8100 3800 400 5200 11500 4900 300 6600 7400
T Wind Dir S SW S SW SW SW SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 13 26 17 13 19 36 14 11 20 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 47 79 57 74 52 72 46 70
Temp 55 48 74 76 62 57 69 72 59 52 67 69 53 46 64 67
Dewpt 25 29 32 32 43 51 55 50 51 47 41 39 38 39 39 36
Max/Min RH 48 17 79 44 85 30 76 29
RH 31 48 22 21 50 79 59 46 75 83 39 33 57 76 40 31
PWind Dir SE SE SE SE S W N N
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 60 60 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-162230-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
314 AM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018
Date Mon 04/16/18 Tue 04/17/18 Wed 04/18/18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 55 92 47 75
Temp 46 44 60 78 86 85 70 64 60 55 70 87 92 88 74 63 55 47 58 69 74 73
Dewpt 22 23 23 22 18 15 21 29 34 34 24 12 7 6 7 9 9 10 11 12 12 12
Min/Max RH 7 45 4 22 8
RH 39 44 24 12 8 7 15 26 37 45 17 6 4 4 7 11 16 22 15 11 9 9
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NE E S
Wind Spd 6 8 13 18 20 19 21 21 17 13 16 21 29 31 25 18 13 9 6 5 6 10
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 13 17 21 26 30 30 29 29 29 23 18 12 7 5 4 2 1 2 2 3 3
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD
Red Flag W W W W W W W
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 4200 10000 5200 400 7200 10600 4900 500 6300 7100
T Wind Dir S SW S SW SW SW W N N NE
T Wind Spd 19 25 18 14 19 40 21 16 18 4
RFTI 0 0 0 2 4 5 2 2 0 0 0 6 8 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 46 75 55 71 46 67 42 68
Temp 54 47 68 71 58 55 65 68 55 46 62 63 48 42 61 65
Dewpt 20 26 33 37 43 49 49 43 41 38 37 34 33 35 36 33
Max/Min RH 44 23 80 39 73 31 76 28
RH 26 44 27 28 57 80 56 41 59 73 39 33 57 75 39 30
PWind Dir SE SE SE S SW NW N N
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 40 50 60 10 5 5
$$
TXZ031-162230-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
314 AM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018
Date Mon 04/16/18 Tue 04/17/18 Wed 04/18/18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 88 57 98 50 78
Temp 44 38 56 74 86 86 70 66 61 57 71 90 97 95 78 69 59 50 62 71 77 76
Dewpt 24 21 26 29 27 26 30 35 39 38 32 23 16 12 11 12 11 12 16 20 19 18
Min/Max RH 11 49 5 21 10
RH 45 50 32 19 12 11 23 32 43 49 23 8 5 5 8 11 15 21 16 14 11 11
Wind Dir E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N NW
Wind Spd 4 5 9 13 19 18 19 19 17 16 16 19 26 26 23 17 13 12 10 9 6 4
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 24 20 15 10 8 7 5 3 2 2 1 1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Red Flag W W W W W W W
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3800 7400 4300 400 7300 11400 4600 600 7300 7600
T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 11 25 18 18 19 36 19 18 23 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 8 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Date Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 45 79 55 71 49 69 44 69
Temp 54 46 73 75 59 55 68 70 57 49 65 64 49 44 63 67
Dewpt 21 26 32 30 38 46 51 49 49 46 44 39 40 38 39 37
Max/Min RH 46 17 73 47 89 35 80 31
RH 27 46 23 19 45 72 55 49 75 88 46 39 69 78 41 34
PWind Dir S SE SE SE SE N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 70 70 10 5 5
$$
TXZ029-162230-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
314 AM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018
Date Mon 04/16/18 Tue 04/17/18 Wed 04/18/18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 85 51 90 43 72
Temp 43 38 56 75 84 83 66 62 55 51 68 84 90 86 69 59 51 43 54 64 71 70
Dewpt 21 22 22 21 17 14 19 27 31 31 22 11 8 7 9 12 12 11 12 13 12 12
Min/Max RH 7 46 4 27 10
RH 42 52 26 13 8 7 16 27 39 46 17 6 5 5 9 15 21 27 19 13 10 10
Wind Dir S S S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NE E S
Wind Spd 5 4 11 16 18 16 16 16 13 11 14 20 26 27 23 17 13 9 6 5 6 8
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 0 13 17 21 26 30 30 29 29 29 23 17 11 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis BD BD BD
Red Flag W W W W W W W
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 5600 10200 5500 400 7300 11500 5800 800 6300 7200
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW W N N NW
T Wind Spd 20 26 18 17 21 40 23 20 20 5
RFTI 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Thu 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun 04/22/18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 43 74 52 68 44 64 40 66
Temp 50 44 68 69 54 52 63 64 52 44 60 60 45 40 60 63
Dewpt 18 25 31 35 39 46 48 43 42 38 38 33 33 35 37 34
Max/Min RH 47 22 81 42 81 34 82 31
RH 27 47 25 28 56 80 58 47 68 79 44 36 63 81 42 34
PWind Dir S SE SE S S N N N
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 40 70 60 10 5 5
$$
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 Gust(MPH)......................20 ft. Wind Gust
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
Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage
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
ADI (Index).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
Dispersion..........................LDSI
MAX LVORI...........................LVORI
STA PRES (Inches Mercury)...........Station Pressure
ADI (Index).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
Ceiling (ft)........................Ceiling
Stability (CAT).....................Pasquil Turner Stability
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
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
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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