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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
315 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
NMZ112-032200-
ARTESIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AWOS-EDDY NM
32.85N 104.43W ELEV. 3540 FT
215 AM MDT THU OCT 3 2013
DATE THU 10/03/13 FRI 10/04/13 SAT 10/05/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 92 60 88 46 67
TEMP 62 58 69 85 91 89 75 70 65 62 70 82 87 84 65 60 53 48 54 63 67 65
DEWPT 35 39 39 38 35 33 36 39 40 41 39 36 33 29 29 30 30 30 28 27 26 26
MIN/MAX RH 13 48 13 51 21
RH 36 48 33 19 14 14 24 31 40 46 32 19 14 14 26 33 41 48 37 25 21 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N N N N NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 5 8 10 14 16 13 9 5 5 9 12 12 11 12 14 16 16 12 10 8 5
HEAT INDEX 91
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 5 5 5 6 8 10 13 8 4 3 3 3 4 8 13 15 17 14 10 9 8
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
HAINES 2 3 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2
FREE WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W W SW W W
FREE WIND SPD 35 25 26 32 31 34 25 27 24 17
MIXING HGT <1 <1 <1 10 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 11 8 <1 <1 3 <1 3 6 6 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW W W NE NW N NE N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 8 6 1 20 23 20 12 9 6 6 8 11 11 5 11 18 19 12 16 6 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR EX EX VG PR PR PR PR PR GD VG PR PR PR FR PR FR PR PR
FOSBERG 14 11 18 30 34 37 28 18 11 11 18 24 19 16 25 38 32 20 22 24 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SUN 10/06/13 MON 10/07/13 TUE 10/08/13 WED 10/09/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX 39 70 41 82 48 85 51 86
TEMP 48 40 64 68 51 43 74 79 59 50 77 82 62 52 79 83
DEWPT 26 26 24 23 24 24 21 19 22 25 25 26 33 39 36 31
MAX/MIN RH 60 17 50 10 40 11 63 15
RH 42 57 22 18 35 48 14 10 23 37 14 13 34 59 21 15
PWIND DIR E S S S S S SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
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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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