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The Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix for the
Victoria RAWS Site
28.85N 96.92W ELEV. 23 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 90 73 91 73 91
TEMP 74 73 82 90 90 85 79 76 74 73 82 90 90 86 79 77 74 73 83 90 89 82
DEWPT 74 73 75 73 73 73 74 73 72 71 74 71 71 71 73 73 73 71 73 71 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 57 97 52 96 51
RH 98 98 79 59 58 67 86 90 95 96 76 54 53 61 82 89 95 95 74 54 52 64
WIND DIR SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE
WIND SPD 3 3 5 9 11 10 5 3 2 2 5 6 8 8 5 4 3 2 2 1 3 3
HEAT INDEX 90 98 98 92 89 97 96 91 88 96 94 85
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 49 55 48 45 38 28 34 35 41 51 36 24 23 20 27 30 36 48 47 49 49 59
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
OBVIS PF
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
MIXING HGT 3300 3500 2200 1000 3900 3900 2300 1200 6600 6500
T WIND DIR S SE SE S S S SE S SE E
T WIND SPD 12 17 19 16 10 11 10 6 3 3
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 60 78 53 83 53 88 64 88
TEMP 72 60 77 70 58 53 81 74 59 53 86 81 68 64 87 83
DEWPT 58 48 46 43 40 37 40 42 46 49 59 62 64 62 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 66 30 54 22 86 39 94 50
RH 61 63 34 37 51 54 23 32 62 85 39 53 86 94 51 59
PWIND DIR NE N N NE E E SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL 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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