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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
TXZ081-041030-
CHISOS BASIN RAWS-BREWSTER TX
29.27N 103.31W ELEV. 5400 FT
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
DATE 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
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
MIN/MAX 44 79 44 52 33
TEMP 73 74 65 59 51 44 53 72 78 79 68 61 53 44 46 50 52 52 46 42 38 33
DEWPT 6 4 4 3 3 2 -2 -5 -8 -7 -1 8 16 23 25 25 23 21 20 19 18 17
MAX/MIN RH 17 3 46 24 52
RH 7 6 9 10 13 17 10 4 3 3 6 12 24 44 44 36 32 29 35 39 44 52
WIND DIR S S S SW SW W SW SW SW W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 14 14 12 10 9 9 10 11 13 13 16 20 24 26 26 24 21 18 16 12 10 8
WIND CHILL 25
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 4 4 18 23 33 38 41 48 52 44 27 19 45 25 22 19 20 20 35 49 57 65
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 4 4 3
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW W W
FREE WIND SPD 33 37 33 33 37 31 18 11 11 20
MIXING HGT 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW W SW SW W W W NW N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 12 12 13 11 10 10 11 11 24 24 18 23 26 28 33 21 16 17 17 13 11 9
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR EX VG PR PR PR PR FR GD FR FR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 44 45 37 29 25 23 29 36 44 44 49 57 56 47 48 48 46 40 32 24 18 13
RFTI 3 4 3 2 1 0 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY LO LO LO EL EL NO EL LO LO LO LO LO LO EL EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
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
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MAX/MIN 59 32 69 37 73 44 75 39 58
TEMP 54 59 46 32 62 69 53 37 66 73 58 44 69 75 57 39 54 58
DEWPT 18 20 17 15 16 21 29 35 32 28 35 40 35 26 17 11 7 8
MIN/MAX RH 21 48 15 91 19 85 16 31 13
RH 24 21 31 48 17 16 39 91 28 19 41 85 28 16 21 31 15 13
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE S S SW SW 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 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 10 5 10 0
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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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