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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
NMZ112-041030-
ARTESIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AWOS-EDDY NM
32.85N 104.43W ELEV. 3540 FT
106 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013
DATE SUN 03/03/13 MON 03/04/13 TUE 03/05/13 WED
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MST 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
MIN/MAX 54 85 38 58 32
TEMP 82 80 66 62 58 55 61 79 85 81 59 51 45 39 42 55 58 56 44 39 36 33
DEWPT 13 6 9 11 13 15 16 16 17 18 21 24 27 29 28 26 23 20 18 17 15 14
MAX/MIN RH 22 8 70 24 48
RH 7 6 10 14 17 20 17 9 8 9 22 35 50 66 57 33 26 25 35 39 42 46
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NE N N N E SE S S S S S
WIND SPD 26 23 18 16 13 16 24 28 27 26 17 10 5 5 5 6 9 10 9 8 5 5
WIND GUST 42 34 35 44 43 41
WIND CHILL 27
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 32 45 51 47 40 37 35 32 30 35 44 48 58 20 16 11 17 22 27 31 44 57
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 2 3 3 2 4 4 4 4
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W NW W NW S SW
FREE WIND SPD 28 59 55 34 29 24 18 10 4 17
MIXING HGT 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 11 12 12 <1 <1 2 <1 5 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W W W NW NE NE N NE SE S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 26 25 20 17 14 17 5 34 29 31 19 11 27 5 8 4 5 11 8 9 6 6
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX PR PR FR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 78 70 52 43 34 39 60 83 81 76 39 18 10 8 9 14 21 24 18 15 11 10
RFTI 8 7 3 1 0 0 4 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EX EX LO EL NO NO LO EX EX EX NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A A
RED FLAG W W
DATE 03/06/13 THU 03/07/13 FRI 03/08/13 SAT 03/09/13 SUN 03/10/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MST 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
MAX/MIN 65 40 75 47 77 53 72 41 61
TEMP 59 63 47 41 68 72 55 48 72 75 60 54 69 69 50 42 57 59
DEWPT 16 18 18 18 19 21 24 28 28 29 33 35 28 20 21 24 22 19
MIN/MAX RH 16 41 13 47 16 50 15 50 20
RH 18 17 31 40 15 14 30 44 20 18 37 50 22 15 32 48 25 21
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW W NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 5 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
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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
WIND GUST (MPH).....................20 FT. WIND GUST
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX
CLOUDS (CAT)........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; 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
FLURRIES.......FLURRIES
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
OBVIS............................OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY
TYPE...
F..............FOG
PF.............PATCHY FOG
F+.............DENSE FOG
H..............HAZE
BS.............BLOWING SNOW
K..............SMOKE
BD.............BLOWING DUST
AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL
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
MIXING HGT (1000 FT AGL)............MIXING HEIGHT
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
FOSBERG.............................FOSBERG FIRE WEATHER INDEX
RFTI................................NUMERICAL RED FLAG THREAT INDEX
RFTI CATEGORY (CAT).................CATEGORICAL RED FLAG THREAT LEVEL
EXAMPLE: NO = NONE; EL = ELEVATED; LO = LOW;
HI = HIGH; EX = EXTREME; HS = HISTORICAL
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR
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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