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The Goliad Point Forecast Matrix

28.66N  97.39W ELEV. 115 FT
318 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

DATE             THU 10/03/13            FRI 10/04/13            SAT 10/05/13
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      92          73          92          72          92
TEMP          75 74 82 90 92 87 79 77 74 73 82 89 92 86 79 76 74 72 81 89 92 82
DEWPT         75 74 76 74 73 74 75 74 73 73 75 72 71 70 73 72 72 71 73 70 67 67
RH           100100 82 60 54 65 88 90 97100 79 57 51 59 82 87 93 97 77 54 44 61
WIND DIR      SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E
WIND SPD       4  4  6 11 14 13  8  5  3  3  8  9 10 11  8  6  4  3  4  3  8  8
CLOUDS        SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR                     20           5           5           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  S  S  S                                                  S
TSTMS                S  S  S                                                  S
OBVIS            PF
HEAT INDEX          90 99101 95             88 96 98 92             86 94 95 85
MAX HEAT              100   102    89          97    99    87          95    96


DATE          SUN 10/06/13  MON 10/07/13  TUE 10/08/13  WED 10/09/13
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          60    79      53    84      53    89      63    89
TEMP          75 60 78 71   58 53 80 76   60 53 84 82   69 63 85 84
DEWPT         56 47 45 43   40 39 40 42   47 50 59 62   64 62 67 67
PWIND DIR        NE     N       N    NE      SE     E      SE    SE
WIND CHAR        GN    BZ      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 SC   SC FW FW CL   CL CL CL CL   FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR         30    10       0     0       0     0       5     5
RAIN SHWRS     S  C
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.