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The Alice Point Forecast Matrix

27.73N  98.02W ELEV. 192 FT
325 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

DATE           03/03/13      MON 03/04/13            TUE 03/05/13            WED
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                      53          90          55          74          41
TEMP             72 61 58 55 53 66 84 90 81 66 62 58 58 59 67 72 67 54 49 45 43
DEWPT            40 47 48 49 50 53 48 46 48 55 56 56 54 47 41 36 31 28 26 23 22
RH               31 60 69 80 89 63 29 22 32 68 81 93 86 64 39 27 26 36 40 41 43
WIND DIR         SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD         17 17 16 14 13 18 20 17 13 16 16 12  6 16 21 19 14 12 10  9  8
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0


DATE           03/06/13  THU 03/07/13  FRI 03/08/13  SAT 03/09/13  SUN 03/10/13
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          70      44    75      54    75      60    79      64    80
TEMP          63 63 49   46 66 68 57   56 69 70 63   61 73 75 67   65 75 75
DEWPT         20 26 37   39 47 50 53   55 58 57 58   59 59 61 64   64 64 49
PWIND DIR        NE       E     E      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    NW
WIND CHAR        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      BZ    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR          0       0     5      10    10      10    10      10    20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             S  S
TSTMS                                                                  S  S


THE TABLE OF CODES BELOW DESCRIBE THE PFM PRODUCT:

THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS APPEAR DAILY...
MAX/MIN    = DAYTIME HIGH AND NIGHTTIME LOW TEMPERATURE
TEMP       = TEMPERATURE AT 3 HOURLY INTERVALS
DEWPT      = DEWPOINT AT 3 HOURLY INTERVALS
RH         = RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT 3 HOURLY INTERVALS
WIND DIR   = WIND DIRECTION AT 3 HOURLY INTERVALS
WIND SPD   = WIND SPEED IN MPH AT 3 HOURLY INTERVALS
CLOUDS     = CLOUD COVER AT 3 HOURLY INTERVALS
  CL = CLEAR SKIES (0-5% CLOUD COVER)
  FW = MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES (6-25% CLOUD COVER)
  SC = PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES (26-50% CLOUD COVER)
  B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES (51-69% CLOUD COVER)
  B2 = MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES (70-87% CLOUD COVER)
  OV = CLOUDY SKIES (88-100% CLOUD COVER)
POP 12HR   = PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION FOR DAY AND NIGHT
QPF 12HR   = PRECIPITATION AMOUNT IN INCHES FOR DAY AND NIGHT

THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS APPEAR AS NEEDED...
WIND GUST  = WIND GUST IN MPH AT 3 HOURLY INTERVALS
MAX QPF    = MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION OCCURRING AT ANY ONE LOCATION
SNOW 12HR  = SNOWFALL AMOUNT IN INCHES FOR DAY AND NIGHT
WIND CHILL = HOW IT FEELS BASED ON TEMPERATURE AND WIND EACH 3 HOURS
MIN CHILL  = LOWEST WIND CHILL OVER LAST 6 HOUR PERIOD
HEAT INDEX = HOW IT FEELS BASED ON TEMPERATURE AND RH EACH 3 HOURS
MAX HEAT   = HIGHEST HEAT INDEX OVER LAST 6 HOUR PERIOD
RAIN       = PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR EACH 3 HOUR PERIOD IS RAIN
RAIN SHWRS = PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR EACH 3 HOUR PERIOD IS RAIN SHOWERS
SPRINKLES  = PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR EACH 3 HOUR PERIOD IS SPRINKLES
TSTMS      = PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR EACH 3 HOUR PERIOD IS THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE    = PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR EACH 3 HOUR PERIOD IS DRIZZLE
SNOW       = PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR EACH 3 HOUR PERIOD IS SNOW
SNOWSHWRS  = PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR EACH 3 HOUR PERIOD IS SNOW SHOWERS
FLURRIES   = PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR EACH 3 HOUR PERIOD IS FLURRIES
SLEET      = PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR EACH 3 HOUR PERIOD IS ICE PELLETS
FRZG RAIN  = PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR EACH 3 HOUR PERIOD IS FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL  = PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR EACH 3 HOUR PERIOD IS FREEZING DRIZZLE

EACH PRECIPITATION PARAMETER IS CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS...
  IS = ISOLATED (10-20% COVERAGE)
   S = SLIGHT (10-20% PROBABILITY)
  SC = SCATTERED (30-50% COVERAGE)
   C = CHANCE (30-50% PROBABILITY)
  NM = NUMEROUS (60-70% COVERAGE)
   L = LIKELY (60-70% PROBABILITY)
   O = OCCASIONAL (80-100% PROBABILITY)
   D = DEFINITE (80-100% PROBABILITY)
   EC = EXTENSIVE COVERAGE (80-100% PROBABILITY)
   PA = PATCHY (<25% COVERAGE)
   AR = AREAS (25-50% COVERAGE)
   WD = WIDESPREAD (>50% COVERAGE)

OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY (OBVIS) ARE CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS...
   F = FOG
  PF = PATCHY FOG
  F+ = DENSE FOG
 PF+ = PATCHY DENSE FOG
   H = HAZE
  BS = BLOWING SNOW
  BD = BLOWING DUST
  AF = VOLCANIC ASH
   K = SMOKE

ADDITIONAL EXTENDED FORECAST PARAMETERS ARE CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS...
PWIND DIR  = PRIMARY WIND DIRECTION FOR EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD
WIND CHAR  = WIND CHARACTERISTIC FOR EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD
  LT = LIGHT  (< 8 MPH)
  GN = GENTLE (8-14 MPH)
  BZ = BREEZY (15-22 MPH)
  WY = WINDY  (23-30 MPH)
  VW = VERY WINDY (31-39 MPH)
  SD = STRONG (>40 MPH)

AVG CLOUDS = AVERAGE CLOUD COVER FOR EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD

MM = MISSING DATA

IF A HURRICANE IS EXPECTED THEN THE FOLLOWING APPLIES...
0-24 HOURS BEFORE LANDFALL...THE ACTUAL WIND SPEEDS WILL BE USED.
25-60 HOURS BEFORE LANDFALL...THE CODE "HU" WILL BE USED FOR WINDS
                              AND "HG" FOR WIND GUSTS.
61-120 HOURS BEFORE LANDFALL...THE CODE "HU" WILL ONLY BE USED.