SLAUGHTER-CATRON NM
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRIX


SLAUGHTER-CATRON NM   AVG ELEV 8650 FT MSL
34.07N 108.43W
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                 33          56          22          56          32
TEMP          58 53 44 40 37 34 41 50 55 48 37 32 27 24 34 48 54 50 42 39 36 34
DEWPT          9 10 12 14 17 19 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 11  9 12 15 15 16
MAX/MIN RH                   54          22          68          16          50
RH            14 17 27 34 44 54 39 27 22 27 42 51 63 68 45 26 18 19 29 37 42 47
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NE  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      35 27 19 16 12 17 19 23 21 19 12  8  3  3  6 11 12 13 13 13 12 13
CLOUDS        BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW BK
CLOUDS(%)     53 62 62 62 62 43 43 28 28 24 24 24 24 24 24 14 14 33 33 16 16 54
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0          10
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         3  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3
10K WIND DIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N NE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
10K WIND SPD  23 26 29 29 26 24 26 25 21 18 16 11  4  2  5  8  9  9 11 12 14 14
MIX HGT        7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  8  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    36 33 14  8  8 10 23 34 32 20  6  4  2  5  6  9 14 13  8 10 10 10
SMOKE DISP    EX VG PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR PR PR 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          56      30    60      31    54      25    40      28    37
TEMP          50 50 38   32 53 54 39   32 48 47 34   25 37 37 31   28 35 34
DEWPT         18 18 19   19 14 12 18   18 15 16 20   19 12 13 20   19 18 16
MIN/MAX RH       23      61    16      57    22      76    31      69    45
RH            28 28 46   58 21 18 42   56 26 28 56   78 35 37 63   68 49 47
PWIND DIR         S      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W      NW    NW
WIND SPD         BZ      GN    BZ      BZ    WY      BZ    GN      GN    BZ
AVG CLOUDS    BK BK SC   SC FW FW SC   SC BK BK BK   BK BK BK BK   BK BK BK
POP 12HR         10      10     5      20    50      50    50      40    30
RAIN SHWRS        S                                                        
SNOWSHWRS                                  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C

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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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