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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
641 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
TXZ024-110100-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
641 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 28 38 29 49
TEMP 23 25 32 35 34 31 30 28 29 30 35 38 37 33 32 30 30 33 43 48 47
DEWPT 23 24 25 25 25 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 28 26 25 26 29 31 33
MIN/MAX RH 66 96 74 87 51
RH 100 96 75 66 69 78 85 92 92 93 78 74 79 87 85 83 82 76 57 51 58
WIND DIR SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W NW NW NW SW SE
WIND SPD 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 77 80 82 87 91 92 93 97100 92 84 88 91 79 67 56 44 43 41 39 38
POP 12HR 10 20 40 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0 0
RAIN S S S S C C C C S S
SNOW S S S S C C C C S S
LAL 12HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 12HR 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 2
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW NW N N N N
T WIND SPD 11 16 13 14 10 5 6 3 2 5 4 5 4 4 2 3 8 11 16 16 10
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 55 29 43 30 53 29 49
TEMP 35 31 47 52 37 31 39 41 34 31 46 50 36 31 43 47
DEWPT 30 26 29 32 31 29 28 28 28 29 30 31 30 29 30 30
MAX/MIN RH 82 41 97 56 91 44 92 49
RH 80 82 48 46 80 94 66 58 79 91 53 47 77 91 59 51
PWIND DIR S NW N E SE S S N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ026-110100-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
641 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 29 39 30 49
TEMP 23 25 33 37 36 32 30 29 30 31 36 39 38 34 33 31 31 34 43 48 47
DEWPT 21 20 19 19 19 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 31 30 29 28 27 28 30 32 33
MIN/MAX RH 48 85 73 88 54
RH 92 81 56 48 50 61 72 78 82 86 75 73 78 86 86 87 86 80 59 54 59
WIND DIR SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE NE NW W S SE
WIND SPD 5 6 8 8 8 9 8 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 75 80 84 87 90 91 91 95 99 92 84 91 97 84 70 60 50 48 46 44 42
POP 12HR 10 20 40 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0 0
RAIN S S C C C C S S S S
SNOW S S C C C C S S S S
LAL 12HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 12HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 1 <1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 2
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE E SE S S SE SE S S W NW N N N
T WIND SPD 10 12 12 14 17 8 14 10 4 8 6 9 4 3 4 4 3 8 11 16 14
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 55 31 44 29 51 31 50
TEMP 36 32 48 52 38 33 40 43 34 30 45 49 37 33 45 48
DEWPT 31 28 29 31 30 28 26 25 24 25 28 30 29 28 28 28
MAX/MIN RH 85 40 85 48 78 43 82 44
RH 81 84 48 44 73 82 56 49 66 78 50 48 72 82 53 46
PWIND DIR S NE N NE E S SE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ035-110100-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
641 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 29 35 27 50
TEMP 27 28 35 38 37 33 31 30 30 30 33 35 34 31 29 28 28 31 43 49 47
DEWPT 19 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 29 29 30 31 30 28 26 25 25 27 29 30
MIN/MAX RH 54 96 82 97 45
RH 71 75 59 54 61 75 85 92 96 94 84 83 88 97 94 91 90 77 52 45 50
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE S SE SE SE S S SW W NW N NW W SW S
WIND SPD 6 6 9 9 9 9 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 89 87 84 88 92 94 95 98100 93 86 88 89 78 66 58 50 46 41 37 33
POP 12HR 10 30 50 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.12 0 0
RAIN S S C C C C C C S S
SLEET C C
SNOW S S C C C C C C S S
LAL 12HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 12HR 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 1 2 3 4 3 <1 1 1 1 <1 1 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE S S SE SE S S S S S W N N N N
T WIND SPD 10 17 14 14 14 11 13 8 6 6 5 5 2 5 4 3 3 13 14 12 6
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 54 29 47 28 53 30 51
TEMP 35 31 47 51 36 31 42 45 34 30 46 50 37 32 45 49
DEWPT 29 27 29 30 28 26 26 27 26 26 28 29 29 28 28 28
MAX/MIN RH 87 40 84 46 86 40 86 42
RH 78 87 49 43 72 83 54 49 74 86 48 44 73 86 51 44
PWIND DIR S NW N E SE S SW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ031-110100-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
641 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 29 39 30 51
TEMP 24 26 34 38 37 33 31 29 30 31 36 39 38 34 33 31 31 34 45 50 49
DEWPT 21 20 21 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 31 32 31 29 28 27 28 30 32 33
MIN/MAX RH 50 93 75 88 51
RH 88 78 58 50 54 66 75 88 91 91 77 75 80 88 86 87 86 79 57 51 56
WIND DIR SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW NW N NW W S SE
WIND SPD 5 6 8 9 9 9 8 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 75 80 85 88 91 91 91 95 99 92 84 91 97 85 72 61 51 49 46 43 41
POP 12HR 10 20 50 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0 0
RAIN S S S S C C C C S S S S
SNOW S S S S C C C C S S S S
LAL 12HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 12HR 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 3
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S W NW NW N N
T WIND SPD 10 13 12 14 17 8 14 10 5 8 8 5 3 5 5 6 3 9 11 16 14
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 57 31 43 31 54 31 50
TEMP 37 33 49 54 39 33 40 42 35 32 47 51 38 33 45 48
DEWPT 31 28 30 32 30 28 27 27 26 26 28 30 30 29 29 28
MAX/MIN RH 83 39 86 52 79 40 84 43
RH 80 83 47 43 72 83 60 54 71 79 48 44 72 84 53 45
PWIND DIR S NE N NE SE S S NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ029-110100-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
641 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 28 37 26 47
TEMP 24 25 32 35 34 31 29 28 29 30 34 37 36 31 29 28 27 30 41 46 44
DEWPT 24 25 26 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 30 31 30 28 26 24 25 27 29 31
MIN/MAX RH 72 100 77 97 52
RH 100100 78 72 77 87 94 98 96 93 80 77 82 95 95 94 91 83 58 52 59
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW NW N NW NW SW S
WIND SPD 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 79 81 82 87 91 93 94 97100 92 84 85 85 75 64 53 43 41 39 36 34
POP 12HR 10 20 50 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0
RAIN S S S S C C C C S S
SNOW S S S S C C C C S S
LAL 12HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 12HR 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 2
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE S SE S S S S SW SW N N N N N
T WIND SPD 13 13 13 14 9 6 6 5 8 6 5 6 4 5 4 3 11 12 16 12 8
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 52 25 44 27 50 27 48
TEMP 32 28 44 49 33 27 38 42 32 28 43 47 34 29 42 46
DEWPT 29 27 28 30 29 27 26 26 27 28 29 29 29 28 29 29
MAX/MIN RH 95 42 100 51 98 46 95 50
RH 87 95 53 47 85 99 61 53 81 98 57 49 81 95 60 53
PWIND DIR S N N E SE S SW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 10 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 SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING 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...
IS.............ISOLATED
SC.............SCATTERED
NM.............NUMEROUS
O..............OCCASIONAL
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
WD.............WIDESPREAD
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
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FEET
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
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
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS