DRIPPING SPRINGS-DONA ANA NM
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRIX


DRIPPING SPRINGS-DONA ANA NM   AVG ELEV 6150 FT MSL
32.32N 106.59W
220 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

DATE           03/03/13      MON 03/04/13            TUE 03/05/13            WED
UTC 3HRLY     22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13
MST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 48          67          43          58          41
TEMP          70 66 58 55 52 49 55 62 66 61 53 50 47 44 48 54 57 54 48 46 44 42
DEWPT          4  1  5  6  8 11 13 14 13 14 18 20 17 14 16 20 14 12 17 18 14 13
MAX/MIN RH                   21          13          30          17          33
RH             7  7 12 13 16 21 18 15 13 16 25 30 30 29 27 26 18 18 29 32 29 30
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W NW  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD      34 33 20 10  9 16 18 23 33 28 17 13 11 10 13 17 14 13 13 12 11 11
CLOUDS        SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUDS(%)     41 54 54 54 54 37 37 26 26 19 19 17 17 21 21 22 22 37 37 47 47 54
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  4  4  4  3  2  3  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  3
10K WIND DIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N NE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
10K WIND SPD  26 27 28 31 33 32 25 21 25 25 17  9  3  1  3  5  5  5  6  8  9 10
MIX HGT        7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  9  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E
T WIND SPD    32 27  6  5  6  2 11 34 40 28  8  6  6 10 18 14 11 13 12  9  6  8
SMOKE DISP    EX VG PR PR PR PR FR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR


DATE           03/06/13  THU 03/07/13  FRI 03/08/13  SAT 03/09/13  SUN 03/10/13
UTC 6HRLY     19 01 07   13 19 01 07   13 19 01 07   13 19 01 07   13 19 01
MST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          62      44    69      48    69      47    54      32    49
TEMP          57 58 49   46 63 64 54   49 64 64 53   47 52 50 38   32 45 45
DEWPT         19 18 22   23 18 16 21   23 18 18 24   24 18 16 18   20 16 16
MIN/MAX RH       19      41    14      37    14      42    23      61    27
RH            22 21 34   40 17 15 27   36 17 17 32   40 26 25 44   61 31 31
PWIND DIR        SE       S    SW      SW    SW      SW     W      NW    NW
WIND SPD         GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    BK BK SC   FW FW FW SC   SC BK BK BK   BK BK BK BK   BK BK BK
POP 12HR          5       5     5       5    20      20    30      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                       S    S  S  C  C           
SNOWSHWRS                                                      C    C  S  S

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BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS 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
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
     EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED; BK = BROKEN; 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
       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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
10K WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).......10000 FOOT WIND DIRECTION
10K WIND SPD(MPH)...................10000 FOOT WIND SPEED
MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
     EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FOOT
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
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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