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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
NMZ112-041030-
CAPROCK RAWS-EDDY NM
32.93N 103.86W ELEV. 4201 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 48 80 33 53 29
TEMP 77 75 61 55 52 49 55 74 79 77 54 45 39 34 38 49 53 51 40 35 32 30
DEWPT 12 5 9 12 15 17 18 18 17 18 20 22 25 26 25 23 20 17 15 13 11 11
MAX/MIN RH 29 9 75 25 46
RH 9 6 12 18 23 28 22 12 10 11 26 41 57 72 60 35 27 25 36 39 41 44
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W NW N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 25 23 19 17 16 16 19 23 26 23 20 16 12 10 9 9 10 10 9 8 6 6
WIND GUST 37 33 37 41 35
WIND CHILL 25 28 25 22
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 29 43 51 48 42 39 37 33 31 36 46 51 53 17 14 11 15 19 24 29 42 55
POP 12HR 0 0 5 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 3 4 4 4
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W NW W NW W S
FREE WIND SPD 27 60 54 37 28 24 23 13 2 17
MIXING HGT 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 10 12 12 <1 <1 3 3 3 5 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W NW W SW W W W NW N NE NE NE E S S SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 25 27 21 14 4 18 8 35 32 29 23 12 29 21 12 4 4 9 8 9 8 8
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 73 69 53 42 36 35 44 63 75 64 44 25 19 13 13 19 23 24 18 15 13 12
RFTI 7 7 3 0 0 0 1 5 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EX EX LO NO NO NO EL HI EX HI EL 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 58 34 69 40 71 47 66 37 57
TEMP 53 57 40 34 63 67 48 41 66 70 53 47 63 64 45 38 54 56
DEWPT 13 16 14 13 17 23 30 36 33 30 36 39 31 22 22 25 21 18
MIN/MAX RH 18 43 15 85 22 73 19 59 22
RH 20 20 34 41 16 18 51 83 30 23 51 73 30 20 41 59 27 22
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S SW W NW
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 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 10 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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