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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
251 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
TXZ024-072215-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
251 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 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
Max/Min 53 47 61 40 66
Temp 48 47 49 50 52 53 51 50 49 48 50 54 60 55 47 45 43 41 48 60 65 58
Dewpt 42 45 47 50 52 53 51 50 49 48 50 51 46 43 39 38 36 34 36 38 38 40
RH 79 92 94100100100100100100100 99 88 62 65 73 75 75 75 64 44 37 51
Wind dir NE NE E E E NE NE NE N NE E SW SW W W W W W W W W SW
Wind spd 8 12 13 14 13 11 10 11 12 17 16 13 14 11 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 5
Clouds B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 80 100 90 20 0
QPF 12hr 0.40 1.46 0.73 0.02 0
Rain shwrs C L D L D D D D D C C S S
Tstms S C C C C C C C S C S
Flood A A A A A A A A
LAL 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 1600 1600 1200 1300 1800 3800 800 600 3100 4600
T Wind Dir E E E NE NE W W W W W
T Wind Spd 18 17 18 19 17 20 16 18 18 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 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 41 69 43 71 47 75 46 64
Temp 47 42 63 61 49 44 66 63 51 48 69 67 56 47 61 57
Dewpt 37 35 42 44 39 35 41 43 42 41 46 45 35 31 31 31
Max/Min RH 77 37 72 34 77 35 53 25
RH 69 77 46 53 67 70 40 48 72 77 43 46 45 53 32 37
PWind dir W W W W W SW W NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5
$$
TXZ026-072215-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
251 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 59 53 64 40 67
Temp 51 50 52 55 58 57 56 55 54 54 58 60 63 59 52 46 43 40 46 59 66 61
Dewpt 44 46 47 52 55 55 55 54 54 54 56 57 54 47 43 40 38 36 38 41 41 42
RH 77 86 83 90 90 93 96 96100100 93 90 72 64 71 79 82 85 73 51 40 50
Wind dir NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW SW SW W W W W SW S
Wind spd 9 11 13 16 16 13 12 12 14 17 17 17 14 11 9 8 8 9 9 9 6 4
Clouds SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 70 100 100 20 0
QPF 12hr 0.33 2.02 0.98 0.02 0
Rain shwrs C L L D D D D D L L S S
Tstms C C C C L L L C C S S
Flood A A A A A A A A
LAL 1 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 1500 1900 1200 1200 1200 2900 600 400 2600 4600
T Wind Dir E E E NE SE SW W W W SW
T Wind Spd 18 20 21 21 18 16 11 11 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 40 70 42 73 47 77 47 66
Temp 49 41 63 64 50 43 66 65 53 48 69 70 58 48 61 60
Dewpt 41 37 43 45 43 39 45 46 47 44 49 49 42 35 35 33
Max/Min RH 86 40 87 39 86 41 60 30
RH 74 86 48 50 77 86 47 50 80 86 49 47 55 60 38 36
PWind dir SW W SW W W SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5
$$
TXZ043-072215-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
251 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 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
Max/Min 59 57 67 40 68
Temp 55 53 56 57 57 58 58 59 60 58 62 64 66 61 53 48 45 41 50 62 67 61
Dewpt 45 47 50 54 57 58 58 59 60 58 60 58 49 44 42 40 39 37 39 42 41 43
RH 71 82 80 89 99100100100100100 93 81 54 53 68 73 80 86 67 48 39 51
Wind dir NE NE E E E E NE E E NE SE SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW
Wind spd 6 10 11 13 12 11 9 9 10 14 14 14 13 9 6 5 5 5 5 8 6 4
Clouds FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 70 90 90 20 5
QPF 12hr 0.41 2.28 0.59 0.02 0
Rain shwrs C L L L D D D D D C C S S
Tstms S C C C L L L L C C C
Flood A A A A A A A A
LAL 2 3 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1400 1400 500 600 2100 4100 600 500 2600 4000
T Wind Dir E E E SE S W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 18 17 16 14 19 18 11 10 12 13
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 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 41 72 44 75 48 80 48 67
Temp 49 42 65 65 52 45 69 67 54 49 72 73 60 49 63 60
Dewpt 42 39 45 47 45 42 50 48 48 46 52 53 50 37 36 36
Max/Min RH 89 41 89 40 91 42 70 30
RH 76 89 48 53 77 89 50 51 81 90 50 50 68 62 36 41
PWind dir SW W SW W W SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ035-072215-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
251 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 53 50 59 36 67
Temp 49 47 48 49 51 52 51 53 52 50 52 56 58 53 45 43 39 36 45 59 66 61
Dewpt 41 44 47 49 51 52 51 53 52 50 49 49 42 38 36 35 33 32 35 37 37 37
RH 74 89 96100100100100100100100 89 77 55 57 70 73 79 85 68 44 34 41
Wind dir NE E E E E E E E NE NE N W W W W W W W W W W SW
Wind spd 13 17 18 19 18 16 14 13 17 20 18 17 18 14 12 10 10 10 10 12 10 5
Clouds SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 80 90 60 10 0
QPF 12hr 0.32 1.50 0.24 0 0
Rain shwrs L D L C L D D D L L S S
Tstms S S C C C C L C C S
Flood A A A A A A A A
LAL 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1400 1500 1000 1100 3200 4300 700 600 2500 4200
T Wind Dir E E E NE NW W W W W W
T Wind Spd 23 23 19 19 20 21 13 16 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 38 71 41 74 46 77 43 64
Temp 46 39 64 65 49 42 67 65 52 46 69 69 54 43 60 58
Dewpt 34 33 40 40 36 34 43 43 42 41 46 41 34 31 32 31
Max/Min RH 79 31 73 31 83 32 62 28
RH 63 79 41 40 61 73 42 45 69 83 44 36 47 62 35 36
PWind dir W W W W W SW W NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ031-072215-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
251 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 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
Max/Min 59 55 67 41 69
Temp 51 49 52 55 57 57 56 56 56 56 59 63 66 61 52 47 44 42 49 62 68 61
Dewpt 45 47 49 52 55 57 56 56 55 56 57 57 52 47 43 41 39 37 39 40 40 43
RH 81 93 88 91 94 97100100 97 97 92 83 60 62 71 79 84 85 70 46 36 51
Wind dir NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE E S SW SW SW W W W W W SW S
Wind spd 5 8 11 14 14 12 10 9 11 16 17 16 14 10 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 5
Clouds SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 70 100 90 20 0
QPF 12hr 0.39 2.26 0.82 0.02 0
Rain shwrs S L L L D D D D D C C S S
Tstms C C C C L L L C C S
Flood A A A A A A A A
LAL 1 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt 1700 2000 1400 1300 1600 4000 900 600 3400 4700
T Wind Dir E E E NE SE SW W W W SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 20 20 19 17 10 11 14 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 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 41 72 43 74 47 78 47 68
Temp 49 42 65 65 51 44 68 65 53 47 70 71 59 48 63 60
Dewpt 42 38 43 47 44 39 44 48 47 44 50 51 43 34 34 34
Max/Min RH 86 37 85 38 90 41 59 27
RH 77 86 46 52 76 84 43 54 81 89 48 50 56 59 34 37
PWind dir SW W SW W W SW SW NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5
$$
TXZ029-072215-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
251 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 51 44 54 31 61
Temp 43 44 47 48 50 51 50 50 47 45 48 51 53 49 39 38 34 32 42 55 60 55
Dewpt 39 44 47 48 50 51 50 50 47 45 48 49 44 39 38 36 34 32 35 37 37 38
RH 86100100100100100100100100100100 93 71 68 96 92100100 76 51 42 53
Wind dir NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE W SW W W W W W W W W W
Wind spd 10 14 17 17 17 13 12 11 12 17 17 14 16 12 9 8 9 9 9 11 10 5
Clouds B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 90 100 80 10 0
QPF 12hr 0.32 1.19 0.38 0.01 0
Rain shwrs S C D D L L D D D D D C C
Tstms S C C C C L C C S S
Flood A A A A A A A A
LAL 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1500 1500 900 1400 2100 3700 700 500 3000 4000
T Wind Dir E E E NE E W W W W W
T Wind Spd 24 23 21 21 18 21 16 18 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 33 66 36 69 40 73 39 60
Temp 41 34 60 58 43 37 63 60 45 41 65 64 49 40 56 54
Dewpt 35 33 40 42 36 33 39 41 40 39 44 41 32 29 29 29
Max/Min RH 96 40 86 35 94 36 65 29
RH 79 96 47 55 76 85 41 49 82 93 46 43 52 64 35 38
PWind dir W W W W W SW W NW
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
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 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