MESCAL-OTERO NM
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRIX


MESCAL-OTERO NM   AVG ELEV 6200 FT MSL
33.17N 105.83W
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                 48          75          51          71          40
TEMP          72 70 61 57 53 50 56 67 74 71 63 59 56 52 56 66 71 67 55 50 46 41
DEWPT         27 24 24 24 23 23 24 26 27 28 29 29 28 27 27 26 24 23 25 26 24 22
MAX/MIN RH                   34          18          38          18          47
RH            19 18 24 28 31 34 29 21 17 20 27 32 34 38 32 22 17 19 31 39 42 46
WIND DIR       W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  S SE  E  E
WIND SPD      12  9  8 10  8  5  8 16 16 16 13 10  9  6  9 12 12  5  2  5 14 14
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      4  2  2  3  3 11 11 11 11 15 15 15 15 22 22 22 22 24 24 36 36 31
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           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  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2
10K WIND DIR   W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
10K WIND SPD   6  9 11 13 17 19 17 13 14 17 20 24 27 27 23 18 17 17 12  9  6  6
MIX HGT        7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  S SE  E  E
T WIND SPD    11 13  8  9  8  5 11 20 20 21 12  9  9  6 12 16 16  9  3  5 16 14
SMOKE DISP    GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD VG GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR 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          58      33    61      37    69      45    72      45    73
TEMP          53 54 41   35 53 57 45   39 60 65 53   47 64 68 54   47 65 69
DEWPT         20 18 12   12 17 17 13   13 13 19 16   12 18 24 23   24 27 29
MIN/MAX RH       22      38    19      34    14      24    16      40    21
RH            27 24 30   38 24 21 27   34 15 17 23   24 17 19 30   40 24 22
PWIND DIR         N      NE     W      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
WIND SPD         LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW   FW CL CL CL   CL CL CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
POP 12HR          5       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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