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The Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix for the
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS Site
28.30N 96.82W ELEV. 20 FT
318 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
DATE THU 10/03/13 FRI 10/04/13 SAT 10/05/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 87 77 88 76 88
TEMP 78 78 82 85 87 84 81 80 78 77 82 86 88 85 81 80 77 76 81 86 88 81
DEWPT 73 73 74 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 73 72 72 73 75 74 75 74 75 73 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 63 85 60 93 59
RH 83 86 78 68 64 68 77 80 84 85 76 63 60 68 84 85 93 92 82 67 59 74
WIND DIR SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE E SE
WIND SPD 6 6 8 10 11 10 9 9 5 4 5 6 9 9 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 5
HEAT INDEX 88 93 94 91 86 88 93 95 93 87 88 93 94 85
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 47 53 46 44 37 24 30 35 38 46 35 23 22 21 25 27 32 43 58 49 49 51
POP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
MIXING HGT 2600 3100 2400 1700 3000 3200 2000 1300 6200 6100
T WIND DIR S SE SE S S SE S S S SE
T WIND SPD 12 16 18 14 9 12 16 11 6 5
DATE SUN 10/06/13 MON 10/07/13 TUE 10/08/13 WED 10/09/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 65 77 65 80 64 84 70 85
TEMP 75 65 76 73 67 65 78 77 68 64 81 80 74 70 83 82
DEWPT 68 54 53 49 48 47 47 50 54 58 62 65 67 66 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 78 40 52 32 80 51 88 60
RH 77 69 44 43 51 52 34 39 61 80 54 59 82 88 64 66
PWIND DIR NE N N NE E E SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 10 0 0 0 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS
THE TABLE OF CODES BELOW DESCRIBE THE PFW 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 GUST (MPH).....................20 FT. WIND GUST
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
FREE WIND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS).....FREE WIND LEVEL DIRECTION
FREE WIND SPD (MPH).................FREE WIND LEVEL SPEED
MIXING HGT (FEET AGL)...............MIXING HEIGHT
T WIND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS)........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD (MPH)....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISP (CAT(KT-FT)).............SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; VG = VERY GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
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
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