MESCAL-OTERO NM
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRIX


MESCAL-OTERO NM   AVG ELEV 6200 FT MSL
33.17N 105.83W
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                 40          61          30          56          36
TEMP          65 61 52 48 44 41 47 56 60 54 43 39 35 32 39 50 55 51 45 42 39 37
DEWPT          4  1  7  8 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 18 14 13 17 19 17 16
MAX/MIN RH                   29          16          51          18          42
RH             9  9 16 19 24 29 24 17 15 20 32 39 45 51 40 28 19 21 32 39 40 42
WIND DIR      SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W NW  N  E  E  S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD      33 32 21 17 13 17 17 21 26 21 10  9 14 11  9  6  6  6  6  5  4  5
CLOUDS        SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUDS(%)     49 64 64 64 64 38 38 35 35 26 26 26 26 23 23 22 22 34 34 47 47 70
POP 12HR                      5           5           5           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  3  2  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  3  4  2  2
10K WIND DIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  S  S  S  S SW SW
10K WIND SPD  26 31 32 32 31 28 24 21 24 24 20 16 10  6  5  4  3  4  6  9 10 10
MIX HGT        6  6  3 <1 <1  1  4  7  9  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  N NE  E  E SE SW SW  S SE SE  E SE
T WIND SPD    33 37 26  9  9 14 23 34 41 29  9  9 14 16  6  4  6  6  4  3  2  3
SMOKE DISP    EX EX GD PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR 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          56      37    63      39    64      38    48      27    45
TEMP          51 52 43   39 57 58 46   41 58 58 45   38 46 44 33   27 41 41
DEWPT         17 15 20   21 19 15 17   19 19 16 22   23 20 15 19   17 18 16
MIN/MAX RH       21      49    16      42    15      54    26      67    31
RH            26 23 39   48 22 18 31   41 22 19 40   54 35 30 56   65 39 36
PWIND DIR         S       S    SW       S    SW      SW    SW       W    NW
WIND SPD         GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    BK BK SC   SC FW FW SC   SC BK BK BK   BK BK OV BK   BK BK BK
POP 12HR         10       5     5      10    30      30    40      30    30
RAIN SHWRS        S                        S  S  S    S  C  C  C           
SNOWSHWRS                                                   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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