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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
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