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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
315 PM CDT Thu Apr 19 2018
TXZ024-201030-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
315 PM CDT Thu Apr 19 2018
Date 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 44 61 49 56 41
Temp 70 68 56 50 47 44 49 58 61 61 53 52 51 49 49 52 56 54 47 45 43 42
Dewpt 26 26 28 31 32 33 34 36 40 44 46 47 47 46 46 47 45 44 43 42 40 39
Max/Min RH 65 44 90 65 93
RH 20 21 34 47 55 65 55 44 48 53 76 84 85 89 88 81 68 68 84 89 91 90
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE N NW
Wind Spd 12 13 11 8 9 12 16 19 19 18 14 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 10 6 6 8
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 16 19 27 35 51 67 78 88 90 92 96100100100 96 93 89 86 78 70 56 42
PoP 12hr 5 40 70 70 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.35 0.20 0
Rain SHWRS C C L L D D L L L L
TSTMS C C L L D D S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 4 1 1
Haines 5 3 3 4 4 6 5 3 2 2
Mix Hgt 3500 500 2900 3100 1800 900 1600 2400 2500 2200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E E E N N N
T Wind Spd 13 10 25 21 13 13 11 16 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 04/22 Mon 04/23/18 Tue 04/24/18 Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 66 44 73 49 74 48 70 50 79
Temp 58 65 49 44 65 71 54 49 71 72 54 48 63 68 54 50 73 75
Dewpt 41 40 40 40 45 45 45 44 49 44 40 39 38 39 39 44 46 42
Min/Max RH 38 86 37 83 37 71 32 78 28
RH 52 40 72 85 50 39 70 83 45 38 59 70 40 35 57 78 38 31
PWind Dir N E SE SE NE NE E S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10 10
$$
TXZ026-201030-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
315 PM CDT Thu Apr 19 2018
Date 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 44 64 51 55 42
Temp 70 68 56 51 47 44 54 63 64 62 57 55 53 51 52 54 55 54 49 47 45 42
Dewpt 28 28 30 33 35 36 38 39 40 42 44 46 47 48 48 48 47 45 44 43 42 41
Max/Min RH 73 40 89 70 96
RH 21 22 37 51 63 73 54 41 41 48 62 72 80 89 85 81 75 72 83 86 89 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE N N N N N
Wind Spd 8 12 11 9 9 11 14 19 19 17 16 14 13 12 11 11 12 13 11 8 8 9
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 14 18 23 28 42 56 69 82 88 93 97100100100100100 95 90 82 74 58 43
PoP 12hr 0 50 80 70 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.48 0.32 0.02
Rain SHWRS C C L L D D L L L L S S S S
TSTMS C C L L D D S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 4 1 1
Haines 5 4 3 2 4 4 4 3 2 3
Mix Hgt 3400 200 3200 3500 500 900 1500 2300 2000 2000
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE N
T Wind Spd 11 8 23 20 12 14 14 16 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 04/22 Mon 04/23/18 Tue 04/24/18 Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 67 45 73 51 75 49 70 51 80
Temp 61 66 51 45 66 71 57 51 72 72 55 49 64 68 56 51 73 77
Dewpt 42 40 42 42 46 45 47 46 50 45 42 41 39 39 40 45 47 43
Min/Max RH 37 89 37 83 37 74 32 80 27
RH 50 39 72 89 49 39 68 82 46 38 61 74 40 35 55 80 40 30
PWind Dir N NE E SE NE NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10 10
$$
TXZ043-201030-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
315 PM CDT Thu Apr 19 2018
Date 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 46 68 55 68 44
Temp 72 69 58 53 49 46 55 62 67 68 62 60 58 55 60 67 66 61 53 50 46 44
Dewpt 26 28 30 31 32 33 35 37 39 42 46 50 51 51 49 47 46 45 44 43 41 40
Max/Min RH 60 36 86 47 86
RH 19 21 35 43 52 60 47 40 36 39 57 69 80 86 67 48 48 57 72 78 81 85
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S W NW N N N N N
Wind Spd 11 13 10 8 8 10 13 17 18 17 14 12 11 11 9 8 12 16 13 10 9 8
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 21 23 35 46 54 62 74 85 87 89 94100100100 83 67 66 65 55 46 45 46
PoP 12hr 5 30 80 50 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.36 0.16 0
Rain SHWRS C C L L D D C C C C
TSTMS C C L L D D S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 3 5 5 4 4 1 1
Haines 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 3300 200 2700 4500 3300 2000 6300 8700 2500 2300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE S N N N
T Wind Spd 11 6 20 24 19 13 12 12 21 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 04/22 Mon 04/23/18 Tue 04/24/18 Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 69 46 76 52 79 52 74 54 83
Temp 61 67 53 47 68 74 58 53 74 75 59 52 68 72 60 54 75 80
Dewpt 40 37 41 41 43 42 45 45 48 46 44 42 40 40 42 47 45 42
Min/Max RH 31 83 31 77 32 70 29 75 24
RH 45 33 62 81 41 33 62 75 40 35 57 69 36 31 52 75 34 26
PWind Dir N NE E SE SE NE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10 10
$$
TXZ035-201030-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
315 PM CDT Thu Apr 19 2018
Date 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 47 64 51 66 42
Temp 70 67 58 53 50 47 50 59 63 64 58 56 52 51 57 65 66 61 51 46 44 42
Dewpt 23 24 27 29 29 30 32 36 40 44 47 49 49 47 44 41 41 41 41 41 39 38
Max/Min RH 51 42 89 40 87
RH 18 19 31 40 44 51 49 42 43 48 68 79 88 85 61 42 40 47 69 83 84 84
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE N N N NE NE N N
Wind Spd 17 20 18 14 14 17 20 23 25 24 20 14 12 10 10 12 13 14 13 11 9 8
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 24 29 43 57 69 81 81 81 85 88 90 93 89 85 70 55 56 57 50 42 39 37
PoP 12hr 5 30 70 30 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.14 0.06 0
Rain SHWRS S S C C L L L L C C C C
TSTMS S S C C L L L L S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 3 5 5 3 3 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 3 2
Mix Hgt 3900 900 2600 3500 2400 900 7200 7900 2600 2400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE S W N N NE
T Wind Spd 23 20 27 27 13 11 11 18 20 16
RFTI 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 04/22 Mon 04/23/18 Tue 04/24/18 Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 68 45 75 51 76 47 70 50 80
Temp 60 67 52 45 67 73 57 51 72 72 54 47 64 68 54 50 73 77
Dewpt 39 37 40 38 42 41 43 44 47 43 40 40 39 40 42 44 43 36
Min/Max RH 32 76 29 77 33 76 32 80 22
RH 46 33 64 76 40 31 59 76 40 36 59 76 40 35 63 79 34 23
PWind Dir NE E SE S NE NE E S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10 10
$$
TXZ031-201030-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
315 PM CDT Thu Apr 19 2018
Date 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 45 66 52 56 43
Temp 73 70 59 53 49 45 56 64 66 65 58 56 53 52 54 55 56 55 49 47 45 43
Dewpt 26 27 30 33 34 34 35 37 39 42 45 47 48 49 49 48 47 46 45 43 41 40
Max/Min RH 65 37 89 69 90
RH 19 20 34 46 56 65 45 37 37 43 62 71 82 89 85 78 73 71 86 87 87 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE N N N N N
Wind Spd 9 12 10 8 9 11 14 18 18 17 14 13 12 12 11 10 12 13 11 8 8 8
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 15 17 24 30 43 55 68 81 86 92 96100100100 98 97 91 84 77 70 58 46
PoP 12hr 0 50 80 70 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.52 0.29 0.02
Rain SHWRS C C L L D D L L L L S S S S
TSTMS C C L L D D S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 4 1 1
Haines 5 3 3 3 5 5 4 3 2 2
Mix Hgt 3600 300 3200 3700 600 900 1600 2500 2300 1900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE N
T Wind Spd 11 9 24 20 12 13 13 16 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 04/22 Mon 04/23/18 Tue 04/24/18 Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 68 45 74 51 77 49 71 52 82
Temp 61 67 51 45 66 73 57 51 73 73 56 49 65 69 57 52 75 79
Dewpt 41 38 42 41 46 44 47 46 49 46 42 41 39 39 41 45 46 43
Min/Max RH 33 87 34 82 35 74 31 78 27
RH 48 35 71 86 47 36 68 81 44 38 60 74 38 33 55 78 37 29
PWind Dir N NE E SE NE NE E S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10 10
$$
TXZ029-201030-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
315 PM CDT Thu Apr 19 2018
Date 04/19/18 Fri 04/20/18 Sat 04/21/18 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 44 62 47 60 40
Temp 67 64 54 49 46 44 49 55 61 61 52 50 48 47 53 60 60 58 47 44 42 41
Dewpt 25 25 26 28 29 30 32 36 41 45 47 47 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38
Max/Min RH 57 46 98 51 92
RH 19 22 34 44 51 57 52 49 48 56 83 91 95 96 73 56 54 54 79 84 89 91
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E N N NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 13 17 14 12 13 14 18 20 21 20 17 13 11 10 10 11 12 13 11 9 8 6
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 18 20 36 53 67 82 85 88 89 90 93 95 93 90 83 76 73 71 65 59 50 41
PoP 12hr 5 30 70 40 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0.18 0.11 0
Rain SHWRS S S C C L L L L C C C C
TSTMS S S C C L L L L S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 3 5 5 4 4 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 2 5 5 4 3 3 2
Mix Hgt 3600 1000 2300 2900 2100 800 3700 3300 2300 2500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE E N NE NE
T Wind Spd 21 21 28 26 18 13 6 18 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 04/22 Mon 04/23/18 Tue 04/24/18 Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 66 43 73 48 73 45 69 47 78
Temp 59 64 50 43 66 71 54 48 69 69 52 45 64 67 52 48 72 74
Dewpt 39 39 40 39 43 42 43 43 46 42 38 38 38 38 41 43 43 39
Min/Max RH 37 86 33 83 36 76 32 86 26
RH 47 39 69 85 43 35 65 82 43 38 60 76 38 35 66 83 35 28
PWind Dir N E SE S NE NE E S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10 10
$$
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 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
- National Weather Service
- Paducah, KY Weather Forecast Office
- 8250 Kentucky Highway 3520
- West Paducah, KY 42086-9762
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