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The Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix for the

Victoria RAWS Site

28.85N  96.92W ELEV. 23 FT
333 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

DATE             SUN 03/03/13            MON 03/04/13            TUE 03/05/13
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      70          57          80          56          69
TEMP             34 49 66 70 66 57 58 57 58 67 76 79 75 63 57 57 56 61 67 69 63
DEWPT            25 35 40 43 46 50 52 51 52 52 54 57 59 60 57 57 50 47 45 39 35
MIN/MAX RH                   36          83          46         100          31
RH               69 59 38 37 49 78 83 80 81 61 46 47 57 90100100 79 60 44 33 35
WIND DIR          E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          3  5 11 16 14 10 11 10 10 16 18 18 17 12  1 21 18 21 19 21 11
CLOUDS           CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)         5  5  5  8 11 16 16 19 16 25 26 22 28 33 22 20 22 41 16  3  0
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES                  5     5     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
MIXING HGT           3400  3800  1600     0  4300  4600  2300  1700  4000  5200
T WIND DIR             SE     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW     N     N
T WIND SPD             11    17    17    14    28    25    29    24    27    29
FIRE WEATHER                                                         A  A  A  A


DATE               WED 03/06/13  THU 03/07/13  FRI 03/08/13  SAT 03/09/13
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX            37    67      39    70      53    73      57    75
TEMP          38   38 62 61 40   40 66 67 54   54 71 70 57   57 72 73
DEWPT         25   22 25 26 33   33 46 49 50   54 57 57 57   57 59 61
MAX/MIN RH         61    21      82    46     100    57     100    60
RH            61   53 24 25 75   75 48 52 87  100 62 64100  100 63 67
PWIND DIR           N     N       E     E      SE     E      SE    SE
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL   CL FW FW SC   SC SC SC B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0     0       0     5      10    10      10    10


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