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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
NMZ112-041030-
DUNKEN RAWS-CHAVES NM
32.83N 105.18W ELEV. 5500 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 53 72 31 55 30
TEMP 72 70 62 58 57 54 58 69 71 66 49 43 39 33 38 51 54 51 41 37 35 31
DEWPT 8 5 7 9 11 12 13 14 14 16 18 21 24 26 26 24 22 20 19 17 16 15
MAX/MIN RH 20 11 80 27 55
RH 8 8 11 14 16 19 17 12 11 14 29 42 54 73 62 35 29 30 41 45 46 52
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W N N N NE NE E SE E E E E
WIND SPD 29 25 26 26 27 28 32 33 27 26 11 6 8 11 12 11 11 9 6 4 2 1
WIND GUST 46 39 40 41 43 46 50 51 44 41
WIND CHILL 24 29
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 36 38 51 48 41 38 36 32 30 34 41 45 59 23 18 13 20 26 31 36 50 63
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W NW W NW SW SW
FREE WIND SPD 41 63 66 57 37 20 12 6 5 17
MIXING HGT 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 8 9 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W N N NE NE SE SE S SE S SW SW
T WIND SPD 32 33 32 14 31 20 47 44 41 40 9 8 16 14 9 5 6 10 4 5 6 5
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 87 74 73 70 70 71 80 92 77 70 23 10 13 14 18 23 25 20 13 8 4 2
RFTI 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EX EX EX HI HI HI HI EX EX HI NO 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 61 43 64 49 70 48 62 36 52
TEMP 56 59 48 44 61 62 53 49 67 67 54 49 60 58 43 38 50 50
DEWPT 17 20 21 21 19 16 16 17 21 25 30 32 24 16 16 18 18 19
MIN/MAX RH 19 40 16 29 16 50 18 47 26
RH 21 22 34 39 19 17 23 27 17 20 39 50 25 19 32 44 28 28
PWIND DIR SE SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 5 20 20 0 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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