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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.
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