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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
NMZ112-041030-
BATDRAW RAWS-EDDY NM
32.18N 104.44W ELEV. 4425 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 52 82 37 56 32
TEMP 78 77 64 60 56 53 59 76 81 78 57 50 44 39 42 53 56 54 43 39 36 33
DEWPT 11 6 6 7 8 9 11 13 16 18 21 25 27 29 28 26 23 20 18 15 13 12
MAX/MIN RH 18 8 71 25 43
RH 8 6 10 12 14 17 15 9 8 11 25 37 52 66 58 35 28 26 36 37 39 41
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W N N N NE NE E E E E E E
WIND SPD 31 26 25 23 21 23 28 32 28 33 23 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 5
WIND GUST 48 42 37 35 33 35 44 49 44 49 34
WIND CHILL 29 27
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 23 33 49 46 40 37 36 34 33 36 42 45 59 19 16 12 17 22 30 38 48 58
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 4
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W NW W NW S SW
FREE WIND SPD 42 52 56 55 40 18 13 9 5 16
MIXING HGT 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W N N NE E E SE SE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 31 34 27 25 24 25 23 42 44 37 16 14 17 14 12 8 8 11 13 9 8 6
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 91 80 71 63 57 58 75 93 84 94 49 23 17 14 16 21 23 23 18 16 13 11
RFTI 8 9 7 5 4 3 6 8 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EX HS EX HI LO LO HI EX EX EX LO 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 64 38 72 46 76 50 70 41 59
TEMP 58 62 45 39 66 70 54 47 71 74 57 51 66 67 49 42 56 57
DEWPT 15 19 18 17 19 21 24 26 27 28 32 34 28 21 18 17 17 18
MIN/MAX RH 16 42 14 45 17 53 16 37 19
RH 18 19 33 40 16 16 31 43 20 19 39 52 24 17 28 36 21 21
PWIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW W W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 5 5
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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