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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
235 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
TXZ024-200915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
235 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 98 72 94 68
Temp 99 94 83 80 77 75 84 95 98 94 81 77 74 72 82 90 94 89 79 75 72 68
Dewpt 57 59 64 63 63 63 63 58 53 53 56 58 60 62 65 61 58 58 60 62 63 63
RH 25 31 53 57 62 66 50 29 23 26 43 53 63 72 57 38 30 35 52 65 74 83
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 9 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 13 11 9 8 9 8 11 13 13 12 10 9 9 10
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Haines 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 2 4 3
Mix Hgt 100 100 12300 13800 1100 0 10000 11400 5700 100
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 11 9 16 18 10 6 18 24 13 8
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 09/22 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 53 79 58 82 58 78 58 82
Temp 81 79 60 53 71 77 61 59 79 74 60 58 73 76 63 59 77 78
Dewpt 62 56 52 49 49 51 56 56 58 57 57 56 55 53 55 55 55 56
Min/Max RH 41 88 36 92 42 94 42 89 0
RH 53 45 75 86 47 40 81 90 48 55 90 92 53 46 77 87 47 46
PWind dir W N NE S SE NE NE W S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 5 20 40 40 20 10 10
Rain shwrs C C C S S C C C C S
Tstms C C C S S C C C C S
$$
TXZ026-200915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
235 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 101 72 97 70
Temp 101 96 88 82 78 75 84 95 99 97 85 80 75 72 83 93 97 93 84 79 74 70
Dewpt 61 62 63 63 64 64 65 63 58 56 57 60 61 62 65 62 58 56 58 60 62 63
RH 27 33 43 53 62 69 53 35 26 26 38 51 61 71 55 35 28 29 42 53 67 78
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 9 9 9 6 8 9 11 14 11 9 9 9 8 11 13 14 13 12 10 10 10
Clouds FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 3
Mix Hgt 3300 100 9500 12500 3700 0 10200 12100 5300 300
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 11 8 14 19 10 4 12 23 13 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/22 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 55 79 58 83 59 80 59 82
Temp 83 81 64 55 71 77 64 58 81 78 66 59 76 78 65 60 77 80
Dewpt 64 60 54 50 49 52 55 56 58 58 58 56 55 54 56 56 56 56
Min/Max RH 45 83 37 93 43 90 41 90 0
RH 53 49 70 83 45 42 73 93 45 50 76 90 49 43 74 88 49 44
PWind dir SW N NE SE SE NE NE N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 5 20 30 30 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C S S C C C C S
Tstms S C C S S C C C C S
$$
TXZ043-200915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
235 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 99 71 94 71
Temp 98 97 86 82 78 74 83 93 97 95 84 78 74 71 82 90 94 91 83 78 74 71
Dewpt 64 63 64 64 65 66 68 65 59 58 60 62 63 65 67 63 59 57 60 62 64 65
RH 33 33 48 55 64 76 61 40 29 29 45 57 69 82 62 41 31 31 47 57 71 81
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind spd 9 8 8 6 5 5 9 10 11 9 8 6 5 5 10 12 12 12 9 9 8 8
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 4 4 3 2 4 4 2
Mix Hgt 2700 100 6300 10100 2100 0 8500 10100 4500 200
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW S S SE S
T Wind Spd 10 6 16 19 9 4 14 19 12 9
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 09/22 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 88 58 79 60 86 60 80 59 82
Temp 86 82 67 58 70 78 64 60 83 79 66 60 77 78 66 59 76 81
Dewpt 65 63 60 54 52 56 61 59 61 61 61 59 58 56 59 57 58 59
Min/Max RH 45 90 44 99 42 96 45 93 0
RH 50 53 79 89 53 47 89 97 47 54 85 96 52 47 80 93 53 48
PWind dir SW N NE SE SE NE NE NE NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 50 10 20 30 40 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C C S C C C C S
Tstms S C C C S C C C C S
$$
TXZ035-200915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
235 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 94 69 90 66
Temp 95 92 83 79 75 71 79 89 93 90 80 74 72 69 76 87 90 86 77 72 69 66
Dewpt 61 61 62 62 62 63 65 61 55 54 56 59 61 63 66 65 61 60 60 62 63 64
RH 33 36 49 56 64 76 62 39 28 30 44 59 68 81 71 49 38 41 55 70 83 93
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 10 10 10 9 10 13 16 16 13 11 10 10 9 14 17 17 16 13 12 11 11
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Haines 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 2200 100 8200 11000 0 0 8200 9400 4300 600
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 11 10 16 17 9 5 19 25 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/22 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 81 54 78 59 82 58 77 56 79
Temp 78 78 60 54 70 76 62 59 80 74 62 58 73 74 61 56 75 75
Dewpt 63 57 53 50 52 54 57 56 59 57 57 55 55 53 54 54 55 55
Min/Max RH 45 86 42 90 44 90 43 93 0
RH 60 48 78 86 52 46 82 90 49 56 85 90 53 47 79 91 49 49
PWind dir SW NE E S S NE NE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 10 20 40 50 20 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C S S C C C C S S
Tstms S C C S S C C C C S S
$$
TXZ031-200915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
235 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 73 101 71 97 70
Temp 102 97 88 82 79 75 85 96100 97 85 80 75 71 84 93 97 93 84 78 74 70
Dewpt 62 63 65 65 64 65 66 63 58 57 59 62 62 64 66 62 58 58 60 62 64 64
RH 27 33 48 55 61 73 53 34 25 27 42 54 65 76 56 36 28 31 46 59 71 81
Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 10 9 9 6 5 5 8 11 13 10 8 6 5 5 10 13 13 12 10 9 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 3
Mix Hgt 2700 100 6200 12300 3300 0 9900 11700 4600 200
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW S SE S
T Wind Spd 11 8 13 19 10 5 16 21 13 9
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 09/22 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 55 81 58 86 58 81 59 83
Temp 87 83 64 55 72 79 64 58 82 78 65 58 77 78 65 59 78 80
Dewpt 65 63 57 52 49 53 58 58 59 60 60 58 56 56 59 57 57 58
Min/Max RH 47 91 36 100 40 100 40 93 0
RH 48 51 76 90 45 40 81100 46 55 86100 48 46 81 93 48 46
PWind dir SW N NE SE SE NE NE N NE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 5 20 30 40 20 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C C S C C C C S
Tstms S C C C S C C C C S
$$
TXZ029-200915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
235 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 95 64 89 61
Temp 96 93 79 75 71 67 79 91 94 91 77 72 68 64 76 86 89 84 72 67 63 61
Dewpt 57 57 62 62 62 62 63 58 53 52 56 57 60 62 65 61 59 59 61 62 63 61
RH 27 30 56 64 73 84 58 33 25 27 48 60 74 93 69 43 37 42 69 84 98100
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 8 8 6 6 8 11 12 13 11 9 8 8 6 12 13 13 12 10 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C
Tstms C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Haines 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 6300 100 11500 12700 3900 0 8800 10200 4700 300
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 12 10 16 18 10 8 19 25 13 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/22 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 80 48 79 54 80 52 76 52 79
Temp 76 77 56 48 70 77 58 55 77 72 56 53 72 75 58 52 74 76
Dewpt 59 53 51 48 49 52 56 55 56 56 55 53 53 52 54 52 53 54
Min/Max RH 39 100 38 100 42 100 43 100 0
RH 55 43 82 99 48 42 93100 48 56 95100 51 45 87100 48 46
PWind dir W N E S S NE NE E S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 5 20 40 50 20 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C S S C C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S C C C C S S
$$
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