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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