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523 AM CDT Wed May 23 2018
TXZ012-232200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
523 AM CDT Wed May 23 2018
Date Wed 05/23/18 Thu 05/24/18 Fri 05/25/18
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 Temp 83 61 89 64 94
Temp 64 73 80 83 78 71 66 63 61 71 83 89 87 76 70 67 65 80 92 94 92
DewPt 58 60 58 55 57 58 57 57 57 59 57 52 51 56 57 58 57 57 52 49 44
Min/Max RH 38 87 28 78 19
RH 82 63 47 38 49 64 72 80 86 66 41 29 29 49 63 73 76 45 26 22 19
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 6 13 13 17 14 11 11 8 6 11 13 13 13 12 13 12 9 13 11 9 11
Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 66 56 49 54 73 99 86 96 48 23 7 39 25 15 15 8 13 5 18 37 27
PoP 12HR 30 40 20 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.13 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 4 8 8 6 2 1 <1 <1 2 9 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 13 16 15
Vent Rate <1 80150150120 23 10 7 <1 30117189144 <1 11 7 <1 74 91124135
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SE S NE SE S SW SW SW S SE S SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 5 23 23 23 23 17 11 14 5 17 14 16 13 10 24 14 9 24 8 9 10
RFTI 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
Date Sat 05/26/18 Sun 05/27/18 Mon 05/28/18 Tue 05/29/18
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 Temp 65 98 67 96 65 93 63 93
Temp 72 66 94 95 75 67 94 92 73 65 92 89 73 63 91 91
DewPt 50 50 43 38 47 49 47 44 51 49 46 45 52 53 44 42
Max/Min RH 58 13 52 18 56 20 70 17
RH 45 57 17 14 37 52 20 19 45 56 21 22 48 69 19 18
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 20 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-232200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
523 AM CDT Wed May 23 2018
Date Wed 05/23/18 Thu 05/24/18 Fri 05/25/18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 60 89 62 93
Temp 62 70 80 82 78 69 65 63 60 72 82 88 86 75 70 66 63 78 89 92 91
DewPt 58 61 60 60 60 58 57 58 57 59 56 49 46 51 53 54 55 55 46 43 38
Min/Max RH 47 90 24 80 15
RH 88 75 50 47 54 69 77 85 88 64 41 26 25 44 56 67 78 47 22 18 15
Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 11 13 13 12 12 10 6 6 10 12 12 12 9 10 9 8 12 10 10 11
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 71 60 49 69 81 94 77 61 16 8 8 27 16 13 6 2 6 2 6 16 6
PoP 12HR 40 50 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.21 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 4 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 13
Vent Rate <1 74 70137127 4 6 4 3 17 75144126 <1 <1 <1 <1 38108126113
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S NW E E S SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 24 23 24 26 8 13 9 5 12 17 13 13 6 6 5 6 21 10 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/26/18 Sun 05/27/18 Mon 05/28/18 Tue 05/29/18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 97 64 95 62 92 62 93
Temp 72 64 92 95 74 65 92 92 72 63 90 90 72 63 89 91
DewPt 43 45 37 29 39 43 41 35 38 40 40 40 45 41 38 34
Max/Min RH 54 9 45 13 44 16 48 13
RH 35 48 15 10 28 44 17 14 30 43 17 17 38 44 17 13
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-232200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
523 AM CDT Wed May 23 2018
Date Wed 05/23/18 Thu 05/24/18 Fri 05/25/18
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 Temp 86 65 92 67 97
Temp 65 76 84 86 84 75 71 67 65 75 86 92 89 79 74 70 68 81 93 97 94
DewPt 59 61 58 56 57 60 59 59 58 59 58 52 52 57 59 58 58 58 52 45 42
Min/Max RH 37 79 26 73 16
RH 80 60 42 37 40 59 65 73 78 57 38 26 28 47 58 66 71 46 26 17 17
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 10 13 14 13 10 11 5 5 10 12 12 13 13 13 11 8 13 11 10 11
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 OV B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 67 53 52 53 58 91 85 95 60 17 13 33 21 16 16 2 11 5 19 24 19
PoP 12HR 20 40 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.13 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 5 9 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 13 16 14
Vent Rate 1 94145170140 6 12 6 3 26108195161 6 12 10 2 66100128126
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SE S N S S SW SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 2 20 19 23 23 11 16 12 6 13 17 17 16 13 26 21 10 25 9 9 10
RFTI 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
Date Sat 05/26/18 Sun 05/27/18 Mon 05/28/18 Tue 05/29/18
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 Temp 67 99 70 100 68 96 66 96
Temp 75 68 97 97 77 70 98 97 77 68 95 94 75 66 94 94
DewPt 49 52 44 39 49 50 49 45 52 51 47 48 53 55 47 43
Max/Min RH 58 13 50 16 55 18 68 17
RH 41 57 17 14 37 50 19 17 42 55 19 21 47 68 20 17
PWind Dir S SW S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 20 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-232200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
523 AM CDT Wed May 23 2018
Date Wed 05/23/18 Thu 05/24/18 Fri 05/25/18
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 Temp 85 63 91 66 96
Temp 64 74 82 85 82 73 70 65 64 74 84 91 88 78 73 69 67 81 92 96 93
DewPt 58 60 58 56 58 59 58 58 57 58 57 51 51 55 58 58 58 57 51 48 45
Min/Max RH 38 81 26 73 19
RH 80 62 44 38 43 61 68 77 79 58 39 26 28 46 59 68 71 44 25 20 19
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 5 11 13 16 14 10 11 5 5 10 12 12 13 12 13 11 9 13 11 10 10
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 OV B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 67 53 53 54 62 94 85 96 55 17 12 32 18 14 15 2 10 4 16 25 19
PoP 12HR 30 40 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.11 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 5 9 9 7 2 2 <1 <1 2 7 13 12 <1 1 <1 <1 3 13 16 14
Vent Rate 1 90145174140 31 29 5 3 26112195150 5 23 10 4 66100128126
T Wind Dir E S S S S SE S N S S SW SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 2 20 19 21 23 18 17 11 6 14 18 17 14 10 26 21 9 25 9 9 10
RFTI 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
Date Sat 05/26/18 Sun 05/27/18 Mon 05/28/18 Tue 05/29/18
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 Temp 67 99 70 97 67 95 65 94
Temp 75 68 95 97 76 70 95 94 76 67 94 92 74 65 93 92
DewPt 51 51 44 39 48 50 48 45 51 50 46 47 52 54 46 43
Max/Min RH 57 14 49 18 55 19 68 18
RH 43 55 17 14 38 49 20 18 42 55 20 21 47 68 20 18
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 20 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-232200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
523 AM CDT Wed May 23 2018
Date Wed 05/23/18 Thu 05/24/18 Fri 05/25/18
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 Temp 84 59 91 59 94
Temp 60 70 79 84 78 69 65 62 59 69 82 90 89 75 69 64 60 78 90 94 91
DewPt 57 59 57 56 55 58 57 58 56 57 54 44 40 45 51 52 51 52 44 40 37
Min/Max RH 38 93 18 76 15
RH 91 68 46 38 46 67 75 88 90 65 38 21 18 34 54 65 74 41 21 15 15
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 12 13 17 16 13 10 4 8 13 13 14 14 10 11 9 9 13 10 10 10
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 SC CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 70 61 62 58 81 93 80 79 26 3 2 12 2 4 4 0 5 2 11 10 14
PoP 12HR 40 50 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.14 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 6 6 4 5 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 4 9 9 8 5 <1 <1 <1 1 3 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 14 16 14
Vent Rate 2 74179204152125 7 2 5 12 52179145 <1 <1 <1 <1 26116112112
T Wind Dir E S S S S S S SE SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 3 24 24 25 21 26 14 4 11 12 21 19 19 8 8 9 11 18 9 8 9
RFTI 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
Date Sat 05/26/18 Sun 05/27/18 Mon 05/28/18 Tue 05/29/18
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 Temp 59 97 61 95 59 93 58 92
Temp 71 60 93 94 73 62 91 91 70 60 90 88 69 59 89 90
DewPt 41 43 38 32 38 42 42 36 41 43 40 41 46 48 43 38
Max/Min RH 58 11 49 14 54 16 69 16
RH 33 54 15 11 29 48 18 14 35 53 17 19 44 67 19 16
PWind Dir SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-232200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
523 AM CDT Wed May 23 2018
Date Wed 05/23/18 Thu 05/24/18 Fri 05/25/18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 63 92 64 97
Temp 63 74 83 86 83 73 68 65 64 74 85 92 89 78 72 69 65 82 92 97 93
DewPt 57 59 58 56 56 58 59 59 58 58 56 52 47 51 55 56 55 53 47 43 42
Min/Max RH 36 84 23 73 16
RH 80 60 43 36 40 60 72 79 82 56 37 26 23 39 56 64 71 37 21 16 17
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 12 13 17 14 9 11 10 8 13 13 14 13 12 13 12 9 13 9 8 9
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 59 45 57 54 67 74 81 78 67 15 13 21 13 14 27 10 12 5 18 17 24
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.19 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 6 6 4 6 6 5
Mix Hgt <1 4 10 10 9 <1 1 <1 <1 2 5 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 18 16
Vent Rate 2 72171200180 3 21 6 <1 36103204179 <1 <1 7 <1 36125158121
T Wind Dir SE S S S S E S SW SW S SW SW SW S S S SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 4 20 20 23 23 5 17 13 8 17 21 19 17 8 13 14 11 20 11 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/26/18 Sun 05/27/18 Mon 05/28/18 Tue 05/29/18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 62 98 65 97 64 94 62 94
Temp 72 63 93 94 75 66 96 93 77 65 93 90 72 62 93 93
DewPt 49 49 44 40 45 48 46 46 49 50 44 47 52 55 48 43
Max/Min RH 65 14 53 18 59 18 77 18
RH 44 60 18 15 34 52 19 20 38 58 18 23 49 76 22 18
PWind Dir S S S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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)...........20ft Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20ft Wind Speed
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 for Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12HR(IN)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
Snow Shwrs......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
IS.............Isolated
SC.............Scattered
NM.............Numerous
O..............Occasional
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
WD.............Widespread
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Haines(CAT).........................Haines Index
Mix Hgt(Thousands of FT AGL)........Mixing Height
Example: 6 = 6000 Feet; 12 = 12000 Feet; <1 = Less than 1000 Feet
Vent Rate(Thousands of KT-FT AGL)...Ventilation Rate
Example: 12 = 12,000 Feet; 120 = 120,000 Feet; <1 = Less than than 100 Foot
T Wind Dir(8 Point Compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
Category...
HS............Historically Critical
EX............Extremely Critical
CH............Critical - High
CL............Critical - Low
EL............Elevated
NO............None
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
DewPt(F)............................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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