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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1131 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

TXZ024-122200-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
1131 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date             Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25
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                      73          45          84          49          86
Temp                   67 73 63 53 50 47 45 56 77 84 74 61 58 54 50 61 80 86 76
Dewpt                  33 32 34 35 35 37 36 35 32 27 30 31 30 27 26 28 29 28 30
RH                     28 22 34 49 56 68 71 45 19 12 20 32 34 36 39 28 16 12 18
Wind dir               NE  E SE  S SW  W  W SW  S SW  S SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
Wind spd                5  5  4  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  9  6
Clouds                 CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    2300   100     0  2300  6800     0     0  2100  4400
T Wind Dir                    E     S     W    SW     S    SW     W     W     S
T Wind Spd                    9     4     5     6    11     5     8     8     9
RFTI                    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


Date               Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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            58    86      49    77      55    75      45    66
Temp          64   59 82 74 57   49 70 69 59   56 72 68 55   46 63 61
Dewpt         36   40 38 35 36   37 38 40 41   42 36 32 34   34 35 35
Max/Min RH         49    16      62    24      60    22      64    31
RH            34   49 21 24 45   62 32 35 50   60 28 26 45   64 35 38
PWind dir          SW     W      NW    NE      SW     W       W    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      10     0       0     0

$$
TXZ026-122200-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
1131 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date             Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25
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                      74          42          81          45          84
Temp                   67 74 64 55 50 46 43 53 72 81 73 62 56 50 46 56 75 84 76
Dewpt                  34 33 34 35 36 37 37 37 38 35 37 38 39 37 34 34 34 32 35
RH                     29 22 33 47 58 71 79 54 29 19 27 41 53 61 63 43 22 15 22
Wind dir               NE  E  E  E SE NW NW  W  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW  S  S
Wind spd                5  5  4  3  2  2  3  3  4  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6
Clouds                 CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    2000     0     0   900  2700     0     0   700  1600
T Wind Dir                    E     E     N     W     S     S     W     N     E
T Wind Spd                    8     3     4     4    12     6     5     6     8
RFTI                    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


Date               Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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            53    86      47    76      51    78      44    69
Temp          63   54 81 76 57   48 70 70 58   52 74 70 55   45 65 63
Dewpt         40   41 41 38 39   38 40 42 42   42 39 35 36   34 37 36
Max/Min RH         61    18      68    27      69    22      65    28
RH            43   61 24 25 51   68 34 36 55   69 28 28 49   65 35 36
PWind dir          SW     W       N    NE       S    SW       W     W
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      10     0       0     0

$$
TXZ043-122200-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
1131 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date             Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25
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                      76          43          83          49          87
Temp                   69 76 67 58 52 47 43 55 75 83 75 64 60 55 50 62 79 87 79
Dewpt                  33 33 35 38 39 39 38 39 40 37 38 42 43 44 45 45 42 40 43
RH                     26 21 30 46 61 74 83 55 28 19 26 45 52 65 81 53 27 19 28
Wind dir               NE  E  E  E SE SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
Wind spd                4  4  4  3  3  4  4  5  9  9  5  6  6  6  6  9  9  9  6
Clouds                 CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    1900     0     0  1600  4500     0     0  1300  6100
T Wind Dir                    E    NE    NW    SW     S     S    SW    SW    SW
T Wind Spd                    6     4     4     8    12     8     9    11    11
RFTI                    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


Date               Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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            55    87      50    82      54    80      45    72
Temp          65   56 80 79 62   51 74 75 61   55 77 74 59   46 68 66
Dewpt         48   50 49 44 46   42 41 41 42   44 41 37 38   37 38 37
Max/Min RH         82    22      74    22      68    21      71    27
RH            54   82 34 29 55   71 30 29 50   67 28 26 46   71 33 34
PWind dir          SW    SW      SW    NW      SW    SW       W     W
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    CL   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5     0       0     0

$$
TXZ035-122200-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
1131 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date             Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25
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                      77          42          85          45          87
Temp                   73 77 66 54 49 45 42 55 77 85 75 62 56 50 46 58 81 87 77
Dewpt                  30 29 30 31 32 32 31 31 27 22 23 24 24 24 24 26 28 27 29
RH                     20 17 26 41 52 60 65 40 16 10 14 23 29 36 42 29 14 11 17
Wind dir                E  E SE  E SE  W  W  W SW SW  S SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
Wind spd                9  8  6  4  3  4  5  5  9  9  6  6  6  8  8  8  9 11  8
Clouds                 CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    3000     0     0  2400  6200     0     0  2900  7000
T Wind Dir                    E    SE     W     W    SW    SW     W     W     W
T Wind Spd                   11     4     5     8    11     8     9    10    11
RFTI                    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0
RFTI Category          NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO


Date               Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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            51    87      47    83      52    76      44    71
Temp          61   52 81 77 58   48 75 73 60   53 72 69 54   45 67 64
Dewpt         36   40 38 33 34   34 36 36 40   41 37 32 33   34 34 33
Max/Min RH         63    16      58    18      64    21      65    25
RH            39   63 21 20 40   58 24 26 47   64 28 25 45   65 29 31
PWind dir          SW     W       W     W      SW     W       W    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>     <15   <15
Avg clouds    CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5      10     0       0     0

$$
TXZ031-122200-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
1131 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date             Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25
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                      76          41          85          46          89
Temp                   69 76 65 55 50 45 41 53 75 85 75 63 57 52 47 60 80 88 78
Dewpt                  33 34 35 37 38 39 37 37 37 34 37 39 39 35 32 31 32 31 35
RH                     27 22 34 51 63 78 88 55 25 16 25 41 51 52 56 34 17 13 21
Wind dir               NE  E  E SE SW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW SW  S
Wind spd                5  5  4  2  2  2  2  3  5  9  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  9  6
Clouds                 CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    1900     0     0  1100  3900     0     0  1000  2200
T Wind Dir                    E     E    NW     W     S     S     W    NW    SE
T Wind Spd                    9     4     4     4    12     9     5     5     9
RFTI                    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


Date               Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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            57    89      48    79      53    79      44    70
Temp          65   58 84 78 58   49 72 71 59   54 76 72 55   45 66 64
Dewpt         43   45 43 41 41   40 40 42 44   44 40 35 36   36 37 37
Max/Min RH         63    17      71    26      69    21      69    29
RH            45   63 24 27 52   71 32 36 58   69 27 26 49   69 34 38
PWind dir          SW    SW       N     N       S     W       W     W
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5     0       0     0

$$
TXZ029-122200-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
1131 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date             Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25
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                      73          39          81          42          83
Temp                   70 73 62 50 46 42 39 53 75 81 71 56 51 46 43 56 77 83 73
Dewpt                  31 30 33 34 34 34 33 31 27 22 26 26 26 24 23 25 27 27 31
RH                     23 20 34 54 63 73 79 43 17 11 18 31 37 42 45 30 16 13 21
Wind dir                E  E  E SE  S SW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
Wind spd                8  6  4  4  3  4  4  5  8  8  5  4  4  5  5  6  9 10  5
Clouds                 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Mix Hgt                    2700     0     0  2900  6300     0     0  2800  6300
T Wind Dir                    E    SE    SW    SW    SW    SW     W     W    SW
T Wind Spd                   10     5     4     9    12     5     6     8    10
RFTI                    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0
RFTI Category          NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO


Date               Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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            48    82      43    78      47    70      39    65
Temp          57   49 77 72 52   44 70 69 56   48 67 64 49   40 61 59
Dewpt         35   39 36 34 34   35 36 37 41   41 35 32 34   34 35 34
Max/Min RH         68    16      70    22      77    24      79    31
RH            43   68 23 25 50   70 29 31 57   77 30 30 56   79 38 39
PWind dir          SW     W       N     W      SW     W       W    SW
Wind char         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   SC FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5      10     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
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