HATCHITA VALLEY-HIDALGO NM
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRIX


HATCHITA VALLEY-HIDALGO NM   AVG ELEV 4250 FT MSL
31.72N 108.33W
204 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013

DATE           10/02/13      THU 10/03/13            FRI 10/04/13            SAT
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 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                 49          91          54          85          44
TEMP          89 85 70 63 57 52 61 79 89 86 72 66 62 55 63 77 84 79 64 58 52 45
DEWPT         32 31 33 35 36 36 36 35 33 32 33 35 35 35 34 32 29 26 27 28 26 24
MAX/MIN RH                   54          14          47          14          43
RH            13 14 25 35 45 54 39 20 14 14 24 32 36 47 34 19 14 14 24 32 36 43
WIND DIR       W  W SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NE
WIND SPD      12 11  6  6  6  5  2  6 10 13 10 10  6  5  5 13 16 13  5  5  4  6
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)      4  2  2  6  6 21 21 21 21 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 10 10  5
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
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         2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  2  2  2
10K WIND DIR   W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
10K WIND SPD  10  9  8  9 11 13 12 11 12 14 17 20 24 26 23 19 18 18 16 12 10  8
MIX HGT        8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5 10  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6  8  9 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W SW SW  W  W  W SW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NE
T WIND SPD     9 13  6  6  6  4  5  9 16 18 10 10  6  5 10 19 20 19  5  5  4  6
SMOKE DISP    GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR VG VG PR PR PR PR PR VG EX VG PR PR PR PR


DATE           10/05/13  SUN 10/06/13  MON 10/07/13  TUE 10/08/13  WED 10/09/13
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          74      40    75      47    83      50    86      50    86
TEMP          66 69 51   42 65 71 56   49 73 78 61   52 75 81 62   52 75 81
DEWPT         22 24 22   23 22 18 18   18 22 26 28   27 25 25 26   28 30 28
MIN/MAX RH       16      46    14      30    13      39    12      40    14
RH            18 18 32   46 19 13 22   29 15 15 28   38 15 13 25   39 19 14
PWIND DIR        NE       E     E       E    SW       W     W       W     W
WIND SPD         LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

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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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