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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
233 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

TXZ024-221015-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
233 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

Date           11/21/24      Fri 11/22/24            Sat 11/23/24            Sun
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      38          65          40          72          51
Temp          59 54 45 44 42 39 45 59 64 57 48 45 43 41 48 66 72 63 55 55 53 52
Dewpt         35 37 37 37 36 35 38 39 39 41 41 39 38 36 38 39 39 41 40 38 35 32
RH            40 52 72 76 80 84 74 47 40 56 77 80 82 82 66 38 31 44 56 53 51 47
Wind dir       E  E  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W
Wind spd       5  2  2  3  3  3  3  5  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  9 10  9 10 11 12 14
Clouds        CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     5     5     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt               500   500  1800  2900   500   500  1800  2500   500   500
T Wind Dir             SE     S     S     S     S    SW    SW    SW    SW     W
T Wind Spd              5     6     9    11    13    16    17    18    20    24
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           11/24/24  Mon 11/25/24  Tue 11/26/24  Wed 11/27/24  Thu 11/28/24
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          79      43    56      36    64      44    64      37    55
Temp          74 68 56   45 52 51 41   37 58 58 49   45 61 58 44   38 51 49
Dewpt         34 37 36   34 32 33 33   31 34 40 40   37 39 38 36   34 32 33
Min/Max RH       21      65    40      81    37      75    40      84    40
RH            24 32 47   65 45 52 73   81 42 50 71   75 44 47 72   84 49 53
PWind dir         W       W     N      SE    SW      SW    NW       N     N
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
TXZ026-221015-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
233 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

Date           11/21/24      Fri 11/22/24            Sat 11/23/24            Sun
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      36          64          37          72          47
Temp          61 56 47 44 40 38 43 57 63 58 50 45 41 38 45 63 71 65 57 54 50 48
Dewpt         35 36 36 35 34 33 36 39 40 42 41 40 38 36 38 43 45 46 45 44 41 39
RH            38 47 65 70 79 82 76 51 43 55 71 82 89 92 76 48 39 50 64 69 71 71
Wind dir      NE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd       4  2  2  2  2  3  3  5  6  5  5  4  4  5  5 10 12 10  9  9 10 10
Clouds        CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  5     4     4     4     4     5     5     5     5     6
Mix Hgt               300   300  1500  2300   300   300  1600  2300   500   400
T Wind Dir              E    SE     S     S     S     S    SW     S     S    SW
T Wind Spd              6     6     9    12    13    12    13    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           11/24/24  Mon 11/25/24  Tue 11/26/24  Wed 11/27/24  Thu 11/28/24
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          79      42    55      35    62      41    63      37    55
Temp          72 69 55   44 52 50 41   36 55 57 49   42 58 57 45   38 51 50
Dewpt         39 42 39   35 33 35 34   32 36 41 40   39 40 41 38   34 34 34
Min/Max RH       26      70    43      85    41      89    46      85    43
RH            30 37 55   70 48 56 76   85 49 55 71   89 51 55 76   85 52 54
PWind dir        SW       W     N       E     S      SW     N       N     N
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    CL FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
TXZ043-221015-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
233 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

Date           11/21/24      Fri 11/22/24            Sat 11/23/24            Sun
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      37          67          40          75          50
Temp          63 59 50 45 41 38 45 58 66 61 51 47 43 40 49 66 74 67 59 58 54 51
Dewpt         36 39 40 39 38 36 39 40 40 42 42 40 40 39 42 46 46 48 49 50 51 49
RH            36 47 68 78 89 93 82 52 39 50 73 76 89 95 79 49 38 50 69 74 87 92
Wind dir      NE  E NE NE NE  N  S  S  S SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd       3  3  2  2  2  2  2  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  6 11 12  8  9 10 10 10
Clouds        CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     5     5     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt               400   400  1700  3000   400   400  2000  3100   500   500
T Wind Dir              E     E    SE     S     S    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW
T Wind Spd              6     6     6    10    12    13    14    18    18    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           11/24/24  Mon 11/25/24  Tue 11/26/24  Wed 11/27/24  Thu 11/28/24
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          79      47    60      36    64      45    67      39    57
Temp          72 70 57   48 57 55 45   37 57 60 52   46 64 61 49   40 53 52
Dewpt         43 42 39   37 38 38 37   34 37 43 44   42 43 43 40   38 37 36
Min/Max RH       27      67    43      90    42      86    43      91    46
RH            36 36 51   67 49 54 73   90 48 53 76   86 48 51 72   91 55 55
PWind dir        SW       W     N      NE     S      SW     W       N     N
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
TXZ035-221015-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
233 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

Date           11/21/24      Fri 11/22/24            Sat 11/23/24            Sun
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      36          67          38          73          43
Temp          63 56 46 44 40 37 44 61 66 58 49 46 41 38 46 65 72 63 55 52 47 43
Dewpt         34 37 37 35 35 34 36 40 38 40 39 37 36 34 37 41 38 38 38 37 36 33
RH            34 49 71 70 82 89 73 46 36 51 68 71 82 85 71 41 29 39 53 56 65 67
Wind dir       E  E  E SE  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W
Wind spd       3  3  2  2  2  3  3  6  8  5  5  5  5  6  8 11 12  9 10 11 10 10
Clouds        CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt               400   400  1600  2300   400   400  1700  2200   500   500
T Wind Dir             SE     S     S     S     S    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW
T Wind Spd             10     9    10    13    13    16    14    16    17    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           11/24/24  Mon 11/25/24  Tue 11/26/24  Wed 11/27/24  Thu 11/28/24
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          78      44    62      36    66      43    68      38    56
Temp          71 68 55   45 59 55 44   37 59 60 50   44 63 61 47   39 51 50
Dewpt         37 37 32   33 37 35 34   33 38 39 38   37 40 38 36   35 35 33
Min/Max RH       22      63    36      85    34      76    34      85    41
RH            29 32 41   63 44 47 68   85 45 46 63   76 43 42 65   85 54 52
PWind dir         W       W    NE      SE    SW      SW     W       N     N
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
TXZ031-221015-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
233 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

Date           11/21/24      Fri 11/22/24            Sat 11/23/24            Sun
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      37          66          37          74          50
Temp          62 57 48 44 41 38 44 59 64 58 50 46 41 38 47 66 73 67 58 56 53 50
Dewpt         36 38 39 38 37 35 38 39 40 42 42 41 38 37 40 43 45 46 46 45 43 40
RH            39 51 71 79 84 90 79 49 42 56 73 83 89 95 75 44 38 48 65 67 69 67
Wind dir      NE  E  E  S  S SW  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd       5  2  2  2  2  2  2  5  6  5  5  3  3  3  5 11 12  9  9  9 10  9
Clouds        CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  5     4     4     4     4     5     5     5     5     6
Mix Hgt               600   600  1900  2900   600   600  2000  2600   700   600
T Wind Dir              E    SE     S     S     S     S    SW     S     S    SW
T Wind Spd              6     6     9    12    12    13    16    19    19    19
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           11/24/24  Mon 11/25/24  Tue 11/26/24  Wed 11/27/24  Thu 11/28/24
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          81      44    58      35    64      42    65      37    57
Temp          75 71 57   46 54 53 42   36 56 58 50   43 60 58 47   38 52 51
Dewpt         38 41 39   36 33 35 35   32 35 41 42   40 40 41 38   35 34 35
Min/Max RH       23      68    41      86    39      89    43      89    40
RH            27 34 51   68 45 51 76   86 45 52 73   89 47 52 71   89 51 53
PWind dir        SW       W     N       E     S      SW    NW       N     N
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
TXZ029-221015-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
233 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

Date           11/21/24      Fri 11/22/24            Sat 11/23/24            Sun
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      32          63          33          71          39
Temp          59 52 42 39 36 33 41 57 63 56 45 40 36 34 44 63 70 61 51 46 42 40
Dewpt         34 37 38 36 35 33 37 38 38 40 40 38 36 34 37 38 38 41 39 36 34 31
RH            39 56 86 89 96100 86 49 39 55 82 92100100 76 39 31 48 63 68 73 70
Wind dir       E  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W
Wind spd       5  3  2  2  2  2  4  8  8  5  5  4  5  5  8 11 13  9  9  9  9  9
Clouds        CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt               400   400  1600  2600   500   500  1400  2300   500   500
T Wind Dir             SE     S    SW     S     S    SW    SW    SW    SW     W
T Wind Spd              9    10    12    14    16    18    16    18    20    20
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           11/24/24  Mon 11/25/24  Tue 11/26/24  Wed 11/27/24  Thu 11/28/24
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          75      39    55      32    62      39    63      33    52
Temp          69 65 51   41 51 49 38   33 54 56 45   40 60 56 42   34 47 47
Dewpt         33 37 34   33 33 33 33   32 37 41 39   36 39 39 36   34 32 33
Min/Max RH       22      73    43      96    41      86    41     100    44
RH            26 35 52   73 50 54 82   96 52 57 79   85 46 53 79  100 56 58
PWind dir         W       W    NE      SE    SW      SW     W       N     N
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
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