HATCHITA VALLEY-HIDALGO NM
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRIX


HATCHITA VALLEY-HIDALGO NM   AVG ELEV 4250 FT MSL
31.72N 108.33W
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                 39          77          33          72          36
TEMP          80 72 57 51 45 41 52 68 75 67 52 45 40 35 46 63 70 64 52 46 42 38
DEWPT          5  4  5  9 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 23 23 24 24 25 24 23 25 24 21 19
MAX/MIN RH                   31          10          64          17          47
RH             5  7 12 18 25 30 21 12 10 14 28 41 50 64 42 23 18 21 35 42 43 46
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NE  E  E SE SE  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD      34 29 16 10 10 14 17 27 32 24 13 10  3  5 14 20 17 13 11 10  9  9
CLOUDS        SC BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUDS(%)     48 57 57 57 57 37 37 22 22 13 13 13 13 23 23 35 35 42 42 52 52 59
POP 12HR                      5           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  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  2  2  3  4  4  3  2  4  5  4
10K WIND DIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NE  E SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
10K WIND SPD  24 26 29 33 36 36 32 28 27 24 17 11  6  5  8  9 11 11 11 11 13 14
MIX HGT       10  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  8  9  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NE  E SE SE SE  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD    32 23  4  6  6  6 20 46 41 29 13  4  3  6 21 21 17 14  5  6  6  8
SMOKE DISP    EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD GD 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          71      39    77      38    76      41    64      42    54
TEMP          63 64 48   41 68 69 49   40 67 68 51   42 59 60 48   42 51 50
DEWPT         20 22 21   20 22 18 22   23 22 20 24   23 19 13 20   21 19 18
MIN/MAX RH       16      45    12      50    13      46    13      43    23
RH            19 20 34   42 17 14 34   50 18 16 34   46 21 15 33   43 28 28
PWIND DIR        SE      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W       W    NW
WIND SPD         GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    BZ
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      10    30      30    30      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                 S  S  C    C  C  C  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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