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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
333 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

DATE             SUN 03/03/13            MON 03/04/13            TUE 03/05/13
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                      69          61          78          58          70
TEMP             43 55 67 69 64 61 62 62 63 69 76 77 73 64 61 60 58 62 68 69 63
DEWPT            38 40 44 47 50 53 54 54 55 56 58 59 60 60 60 59 57 54 50 46 40
MIN/MAX RH                   43          77          54          99          39
RH               82 57 43 46 61 73 76 75 75 65 55 55 65 87 99 99 97 76 55 43 44
WIND DIR          E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S NW  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          3  6 10 12 11 11 13 12 14 14 18 18 16 13 12  9 16 21 18 21 14
CLOUDS           CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC CL CL
CLOUDS(%)         5  5  5  6  8 16 15 18 16 35 25 21 26 23 21 20 20 49 39  1  0
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES                  4     5     5     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
MIXING HGT           3600  3600  1500   200  4100  4200  2300  1900  3400  5000
T WIND DIR              S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW     N     N
T WIND SPD             12    18    25    26    32    31    31    26    19    28
FIRE WEATHER                                                         A  A  A  A


DATE               WED 03/06/13  THU 03/07/13  FRI 03/08/13  SAT 03/09/13
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            43    64      47    69      58    71      61    73
TEMP          47   43 61 59 49   47 65 66 59   58 69 68 62   61 71 71
DEWPT         30   28 30 33 42   45 50 52 54   57 59 60 60   60 61 63
MAX/MIN RH         57    29      93    54     100    68      99    69
RH            53   53 32 37 77   92 58 61 85  100 72 74 94   99 72 77
PWIND DIR           N    NE       E     E      SE    SE      SE    SE
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL   CL FW FW SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0     0       0     5      10    10      10    10


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