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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
315 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
TXZ081-032200-
CHISOS BASIN RAWS-BREWSTER TX
29.27N 103.31W ELEV. 5400 FT
315 AM CDT 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
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 85 61 85 59 67
TEMP 65 61 67 78 85 82 74 69 65 61 67 79 85 82 73 68 63 59 61 65 67 64
DEWPT 53 57 53 49 44 41 46 51 52 52 51 50 48 46 48 50 50 49 47 43 42 40
MIN/MAX RH 23 73 28 70 40
RH 65 88 61 35 24 24 36 53 65 73 57 37 28 29 40 51 62 70 59 46 40 41
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 12 9 8 6 8 10 12 14 11 9 9 9 6 5 2 1 6 16 18 19 18 16
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 27 29 25 22 22 23 19 15 21 27 25 22 25 29 28 28 24 20 15 11 11 12
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
FREE WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW N S
FREE WIND SPD 9 10 9 10 17 16 10 6 2 12
MIXING HGT <1 <1 2 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 3 <1
T WIND DIR S SE S SW SW SW SE S S S S SW SW W SW NW N N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 3 2 3 10 9 9 4 5 4 3 4 10 10 6 3 4 12 24 29 25 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD
FOSBERG 18 11 12 14 19 21 25 27 20 13 13 14 13 10 7 8 18 24 30 32 36
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL 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
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 46 66 47 74 51 78 55 80
TEMP 53 46 61 63 54 47 67 71 59 51 71 75 63 55 74 77
DEWPT 37 33 30 28 30 33 32 33 38 42 39 36 41 47 43 39
MAX/MIN RH 61 24 57 21 72 22 75 24
RH 53 61 31 26 40 57 27 24 45 72 31 23 45 75 33 25
PWIND DIR NE NE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 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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