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The Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix for the

George West RAWS Site

28.37N  98.12W ELEV. 215 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                      93          72          93          72          91
TEMP          74 73 81 89 93 88 79 77 74 72 81 89 93 88 79 77 74 72 80 87 91 86
DEWPT         73 72 74 70 69 71 72 72 71 71 73 70 67 67 72 72 72 71 72 69 66 66
MIN/MAX RH                   46          98          43          98          45
RH            96 98 79 54 46 57 78 87 93 97 77 54 44 50 77 86 95 98 76 56 45 51
WIND DIR      SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E
WIND SPD       5  5  6  9 12 12  9  6  4  3  8  8  8 10  9  6  4  4  5  3  8  9
HEAT INDEX          87 94 98 94             85 94 97 91                91 93 89
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     39 47 48 35 30 24 26 29 34 43 28 22 23 23 24 26 34 40 39 39 47 56
POP 12HR                      5           5           5           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
TSTMS                                                                        IS
OBVIS            PF
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES                  3     3     4     4     5     5     5     4     4     4
MIXING HGT           3800  4800  3100  1100  3900  6200  4700   900  7100  8200
T WIND DIR              S    SE    SE     S     S    SE    SE     S    SE     E
T WIND SPD             13    17    21    18    12    12    16    10     9    10


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            63      78      55      84      54      88      64      88
TEMP          76 63 77 70 60 55 78 77 61 54 82 83 69 64 83 84
DEWPT         58 47 45 42 40 40 39 40 47 50 58 61 63 62 65 66
MAX/MIN RH         61      29      56      20      89      39      95      48
RH            55 57 32 35 49 56 24 26 60 87 45 47 81 95 55 56
PWIND DIR          NE       N       N      NE      SE      SE      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      20       0       0       0       0       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS
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