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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
315 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
NMZ112-032200-
CAPROCK RAWS-EDDY NM
32.93N 103.86W ELEV. 4201 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 91 63 88 47 69
TEMP 64 61 72 86 91 89 76 72 67 64 73 84 88 85 66 60 54 49 56 66 69 67
DEWPT 35 39 40 40 38 36 36 37 41 44 42 38 34 30 27 25 25 26 27 27 26 25
MIN/MAX RH 15 50 13 44 19
RH 34 45 32 20 16 16 24 28 38 49 33 19 15 14 23 26 33 41 32 23 20 20
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 10 8 11 14 17 18 14 10 9 9 12 16 14 14 16 18 20 20 18 14 11 9
HEAT INDEX 91
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 5 6 6 7 7 9 12 9 7 5 3 3 4 8 12 15 17 14 11 10 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 2 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2
FREE WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W
FREE WIND SPD 35 27 26 31 29 34 25 28 24 19
MIXING HGT <1 <1 <1 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 9 8 <1 2 2 2 3 6 7 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W N NE NE NE NE NE N
T WIND SPD 11 9 8 24 25 23 16 11 9 9 8 11 11 1 18 31 25 19 18 9 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR FR FR PR FR FR PR
FOSBERG 21 15 23 35 43 46 35 23 15 13 22 33 34 28 40 56 47 33 33 33 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO LO EL 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 43 73 47 82 50 84 52 84
TEMP 51 44 68 71 55 48 76 79 60 51 78 82 62 53 79 82
DEWPT 25 26 23 21 23 24 21 19 23 27 26 25 34 41 37 30
MAX/MIN RH 50 14 40 9 41 11 66 15
RH 36 49 18 15 28 39 13 10 23 39 14 13 35 63 22 15
PWIND DIR E S S S S S S 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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