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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