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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
810 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
TXZ024-190915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
810 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
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 73 97 71
Temp 80 77 74 72 82 94 99 93 82 79 76 73 83 95 97 92 80 76 74 71
Dewpt 66 66 66 66 66 62 56 60 63 62 62 63 64 59 54 54 57 59 61 62
RH 63 69 75 81 59 34 25 32 52 57 63 70 53 32 24 28 46 56 64 72
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind spd 9 9 9 9 10 9 8 6 6 8 6 5 8 9 12 11 9 8 8 8
Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 200 10300 13300 300 100 12300 13800 100 100
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 19 11 12 10 13 14 11 9
RFTI 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
Date 09/21 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
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 93 65 87 56 83 59 83 60 84
Temp 90 88 72 65 84 81 63 56 76 80 64 60 78 80 65 60 79 80
Dewpt 61 58 60 60 55 49 51 49 48 48 52 54 55 55 56 55 55 53
Min/Max RH 31 85 27 79 28 82 36 83 0
RH 38 37 67 83 37 33 64 77 38 32 66 81 45 41 71 80 45 39
PWind dir S S W N NE S E NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 10 10 5 10 30 30 30
Rain shwrs C C C S C C C S
Tstms C C C S C C C S
$$
TXZ026-190915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
810 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 73 100 73 100 72
Temp 85 80 77 74 83 97100 96 87 82 78 73 83 96100 96 85 80 75 72
Dewpt 64 65 65 66 68 65 60 62 62 63 63 63 66 62 57 56 57 60 61 62
RH 50 60 67 76 60 36 27 33 44 53 61 71 56 33 24 27 38 51 61 71
Wind dir S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 5 6 9 11 11 9 9 9 8
Clouds SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 200 12200 12900 5000 100 11500 13200 3600 0
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 10 16 13 12 6 12 16 10 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/21 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 96 69 90 59 85 60 86 61 86
Temp 93 92 77 69 86 85 68 59 77 83 67 60 79 84 67 61 80 83
Dewpt 62 58 60 61 58 55 55 53 50 50 52 54 55 54 56 55 55 53
Min/Max RH 28 76 32 81 30 81 34 81 0
RH 36 32 55 76 39 36 63 80 39 32 58 79 43 36 67 80 42 36
PWind dir S S SW N N SE E NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 10 5 10 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C S
Tstms S S S S C C C S
$$
TXZ043-190915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
810 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
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 97 72 97 71
Temp 85 80 76 72 81 92 97 95 85 80 76 72 83 93 97 95 83 79 75 71
Dewpt 66 67 67 68 69 68 63 61 63 64 65 66 67 63 58 57 60 62 62 64
RH 53 63 73 86 68 46 33 33 49 58 70 83 58 36 27 29 45 56 66 77
Wind dir S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 8 6 5 9 9 9 6 6 5 5 4 8 9 10 9 8 5 5 4
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 100 5400 9200 2800 100 5500 10400 100 0
T Wind Dir S SW S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 6 17 12 9 6 16 13 8 5
RFTI 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
Date 09/21 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
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 95 70 90 61 86 61 86 62 86
Temp 90 92 78 70 87 85 68 61 79 85 67 61 81 84 69 62 81 84
Dewpt 62 57 61 64 63 58 58 55 54 53 57 57 59 57 60 59 59 56
Min/Max RH 29 81 35 80 32 87 37 89 0
RH 39 31 57 81 45 40 70 80 42 34 71 86 49 40 74 88 48 39
PWind dir S S S NE NE SE E E E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 5 10 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S C C C S
Tstms S S S C C C S
$$
TXZ035-190915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
810 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 95 70 93 68
Temp 81 77 74 69 77 90 95 90 82 78 75 70 79 89 93 88 79 73 71 68
Dewpt 64 64 65 65 68 65 60 59 60 61 63 63 65 61 56 55 57 59 62 62
RH 56 64 74 87 75 44 31 35 47 56 66 78 62 39 29 33 47 61 73 81
Wind dir SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SE S S S
Wind spd 12 11 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 11 12 13 13 12 10 10 10
Clouds SC FW FW SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.09 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 500 11100 12900 100 100 8300 11100 100 100
T Wind Dir S SW S S SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 14 10 10 8 14 16 10 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/21 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 64 86 57 83 59 83 58 82
Temp 86 87 69 64 83 81 64 57 77 79 64 60 79 80 65 58 77 78
Dewpt 64 59 60 60 56 51 53 52 52 51 54 54 58 55 54 55 56 53
Min/Max RH 34 87 31 83 32 83 38 90 0
RH 48 39 73 87 40 35 67 83 42 37 69 82 49 42 67 89 48 42
PWind dir S S W N E SE SE E E
Wind char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 10 10 5 20 30 40 30
Rain shwrs C C S C S C C C S
Tstms C C S C S C C C S
$$
TXZ031-190915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
810 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
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 73 102 73 100 71
Temp 85 81 78 73 85 97101 96 87 82 78 73 85 97100 97 85 79 75 71
Dewpt 66 67 67 67 68 65 61 63 64 65 64 65 66 61 57 56 60 62 62 63
RH 52 63 70 82 58 35 27 33 47 55 64 76 52 31 24 27 44 57 65 76
Wind dir S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 10 8 6 5 9 9 9 9 8 6 5 4 5 9 11 11 8 5 5 4
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 200 11800 12400 5100 100 10600 12600 3200 0
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 17 12 10 8 13 16 10 6
RFTI 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
Date 09/21 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
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 97 68 91 58 86 59 88 61 87
Temp 93 93 77 68 87 86 67 58 78 83 67 59 82 85 69 61 81 84
Dewpt 61 59 63 63 58 56 57 53 50 51 55 56 57 56 59 57 57 55
Min/Max RH 28 84 32 86 28 89 34 87 0
RH 35 32 62 84 38 36 73 83 37 33 64 89 43 37 72 87 44 37
PWind dir S S SW N N S E NE E
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 20 5 10 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C S
Tstms S S S S S C C C S
$$
TXZ029-190915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
810 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 66 95 66 93 64
Temp 76 73 69 66 77 92 95 93 78 74 70 66 79 90 93 89 75 71 67 64
Dewpt 64 64 64 64 66 61 56 56 60 61 62 63 63 57 53 54 57 58 60 62
RH 66 73 84 93 69 36 27 29 54 63 76 89 59 33 26 31 53 64 77 93
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 8 8 6 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 5 9 11 12 11 9 8 8 6
Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 300 11600 12800 5000 100 11300 12500 2000 100
T Wind Dir S SW SW S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 16 10 11 10 14 17 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/21 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 59 84 51 81 54 81 53 81
Temp 85 85 67 59 81 79 58 51 73 79 59 55 77 79 59 53 76 78
Dewpt 61 59 60 57 50 46 50 48 48 48 52 54 55 54 55 53 54 52
Min/Max RH 35 96 27 93 30 100 39 100 0
RH 44 41 79 93 34 31 73 89 41 34 77 98 47 42 87100 47 40
PWind dir S S W N E SE SE E SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 10 10 5 20 30 40 30
Rain shwrs C C S C C C C C S
Tstms C C S C C C C C S
$$
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